“Dad, what’s going on?” Aiden asked, stepping towards his parents who were still speaking with the King.“We were just sincerely apologizing to the King and his family,” his father answered.“Yes, the disrespect wasn’t necessary. Whatever you need to do to punish Katrina will be supported by the Cru
Carol’s POV“You’re happy,” Aiden said simply, his tone soft and a small smile playing on his lips. We said goodbye to our family and friends and now we were seated in the limo, getting ready to leave and return to our home.Home.It still felt weird to call the penthouse home, but it felt right in
He kissed a specific spot near my ear, and I found myself whimpering, wanting and needing so much more of him. I felt his lips smiling against my skin as his fingers made their way into my panties and slid through my wet suit.I gasped when his fingers met my core. I let out a moan as I threw my hea
Carol’s POVToday, I made a ton of food. I made eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes, French Toast, regular toast, and waffles. I also made homemade orange juice. Coffee was already brewing and filling the penthouse with its aroma. My mouth was practically watering at the sight of it all. I managed to get
“I like cooking, and I wanted to do something for you,” I told him. “Go sit and I’ll bring you the coffee.”He nodded and went to sit at the table. I moved around the kitchen and poured a couple of mugs of coffee. I brought the coffee mugs over to the table and casually set one down in front of him
Carol’s POV“So, I made a decision,” Fiona said, peeking over at me from across the table at the restaurant. I had successfully spent the last 24 hours in the penthouse with Aiden and we had sex like crazy the entire time. By the time we woke up this morning, neither of us wanted to part from one an
“I’m not very hungry,” she muttered.I froze.“Then, why are we here?”“Because you told me you were starving,” she said, raising her brows. “You insisted on that we got food, and I wasn’t going to deny you a couple of days after your wedding.”“You could have said something, Fi,” said, sighing. “Wh
Carol’s POV“Carol? Are you okay?” I heard Fiona’s soft voice outside of the bathroom stall. I curled up in the corner of the stall, burying my face in my lap, waiting for the next wave of nausea to subside. I felt so sick suddenly and I wasn’t even sure why. “Carol, talk to me.”Fiona sounded genui
I chuckled as I held back tears.“Sorry,” I murmured, trying to pull back, but she held me tighter.“I’ve missed you like crazy,” she breathed. “How’s life in the empire? I’ve been keeping tabs on you in the media. Seems you are kicking ass as the queen.”Since the inauguration ceremony last year, I
She flinched away for a moment, afraid that the darkness might hurt him, but I had faith that it wouldn’t because it was under her control now and the light in her wouldn’t be dim for the darkness.“It’s okay,” I assured her, bringing Caleb even closer into her view. She stared at him with admiratio
EpilogueAiden’s POV“She still won’t come out of her room?” Fiona asked, staring at the closed suite door with a frown. “It’s been a week since she killed her sister…”“She’s scared,” I told her, cradling Caleb in my arms. “Raelyn’s darkness is inside of her and she’s worried that she’s going to do
She was quiet for a moment while the Queen continued to bark orders in the background. The dark tendrils only seemed to grow more agitated with each passing moment.“Please, call the tendrils off and—”“I can’t,” she said quickly. “They don’t listen to me anymore… they listen to her more than they l
I wanted to believe that there was still good in Raelyn. That the darkness hadn’t taken over completely. I grabbed her arm, and I brought my gaze to meet hers; I wasn’t sure if my powers would work on her, but I had to try. I channeled her mind and when I found a connection, I realized it was weak,
Carol’s POVI used my powers to fight off the guards, using my mind manipulation to make them fight one another and using some of the spells I was taught to ward them off. I’ve practiced with mind manipulation a lot so I was able to do it quickly. I soon had some of them at least turning against the
“It’s not personal darling,” she said, waving off his concern. “It’s strictly business.”“Was any of it real?” He asked, shaking his head with disgust written all over his face. “Did you ever love me?”She let out a bitter laugh.“Love?” She scoffed. “Please… There’s no room for love when I have a n
My entire body went cold when I saw what they were running from. Clouds of darkness snaked through the ground, slithering like snakes. I could feel the cold darkness and the chilling aura that penetrated it.In the distance, I squinted at the figures standing in the center of the town.The Queen.St
Carol’s POV“You promised you’d help me buy a ring for Fiona,” Oliver said as he leaned against the doorframe of my suite. I had just finished changing Caleb’s dirty typer for the 5(th) time this hour when Oliver decided to bless me with his visit.Collectively, we’ve been in the Empire for 2 months