Carol’s POVFor a solid second, I was in a state of shock. Then his tongue entered my mouth, and I had the shield up in front of my face, causing him to bounce off it and land on the ground with a thud. He was shocked by the sudden blow, and I was shocked by the sudden kiss. I released the shield an
“It happens. Shifters are still part human,” he explained. He glanced at Fiona who looked mortified now. “I would never cheat on you, babe. You know that.”“How do you know so much about this juice then?” Fiona asked, putting her hands on her hips.I took the juice and thanked the bartender as I too
Katrina’s phone rang from beside her and when she saw who was calling, she rolled her eyes.“Where have you been?” She asked into the phone, unable to hide the irritation she felt. “You were supposed to meet me here an hour ago.”“I ran into an issue,” the man muttered. “I need you. Buzz me into you
Carol’s POV“Ouch!” I exclaimed.“Sorry, but it would be helpful if you stopped moving,” Fiona huffed as she stuck another needle in the jeans, she forced me into. Don’t get me wrong, I was glad to be helping my best friend, but seriously, she needed to stop poking me with that damn thing.When I fi
But I also didn’t want him to kill Allen as soon as he found out; Allen was just a drunk mess, and I doubted he even remembered what had happened. I needed to talk to him about it at work tomorrow and I wasn’t looking forward to that conversation. I also wondered when Aiden would realize I still had
Carol’s POVI was surprised when Aiden asked me to be at the execution and use my powers to provide a less hostile environment. I was also flattered he trusted me enough for such a task. I was used to using my powers for this kind of thing during hockey games, but this was something different entire
Without another word, he hung up the phone.He smiled at me when he noticed me watching him and then he walked over to sit with me, wrapping an arm around my shoulders.“Who’s Damien?” I asked.“My intern,” he answered.I looked at him surprised.“You have an intern?”He nodded and sighed.“Yeah, he
Carol’s POVSpeaking to Allen was not something I wanted to do. But I knew it was necessary. I was so nervous about it though. I hated awkward conversations, and I just wanted to get this over with. I waited until after practice before I called him into my office. I avoided eye contact with him for
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