Carol’s POVWeakness. That was all I could feel. I was becoming delusional. I’m not sure how long I’ve been here for. It felt like days though. Days without food and water; days without fresh air. Days without sunlight; days without my mate. My heart was breaking inside of me and whatever powers I h
When their ears perked up and they started dashing in a specific direction, the driver pressed on the gas and sped after them.My heart was racing as I fought the urge to burst out of the car and shift into my wolf form. I wasn’t sure I’d be able to hold back my wolf once we got close enough. As soo
Aiden’s POV“Katrina is in the dungeon,” Oliver told me as he walked into the waiting room of the pack hospital. “She still won’t answer any questions, but I think we already know everything. Shouldn’t we just kill her?”“We need a proper trial,” I said, running my fingers through my hair. “We could
A low growl emerged from the King’s throat, and he looked lethal.“Is he alive?”“No, sir,” I answered, much to his obvious surprise. “It turns out he never actually swore his allegiance to me, and he wasn’t registered in our system because his file was pretty much empty. We barely had any of his in
Carol’s POVI couldn’t help but be a little aggravated; I just woke up and got Aiden back, and now my father was asking him to leave so he could speak with me alone? I grabbed Aiden’s arm before he could go anywhere; I still couldn’t believe he was there. I had so many questions about what had happe
“I already know, Carol,” he told me gently, running his fingers through my hair and cupping the back of my neck gently to steady my gaze on him.“What?” I breathed; my brows furrowed. “But how?”He sighed and sat beside me on the bed, taking hold of my hands.“She was sloppy in her planning,” he exp
Carol’s POV“I don’t care if she hadn’t given me permission to enter her hospital room! She’s my best friend and I demand to see her right now!!” I heard Fiona yelling from the hallway, bringing my attention away from King Bennet.It was nice to hear her voice again, but King Benne’s request still l
I nodded.“I know,” I murmured. “I heard Allen on the phone with her. He told her he loved her. It was a gross conversation. I could tell she thought I was dead because Allen kept telling her he was going to dispose of my body and return to her.”Fiona’s eyes widened.“So, he kept you alive even aft
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