“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
Carol’s POV“The hell she is!” Aiden growled, completely forgetting that he was speaking to the Alpha King. However, the King was quick to remind him of his place. Even I could feel his Alpha powers washing over the entire room, willing us to bow in submission.“I wasn’t asking you,” The King growle
“I can learn here,” I said firmly, hating that I was showing how desperate I was to stay.He shook his head and took hold of my hands.“You know it wouldn’t be the same,” he whispered.“He’s right,” the King agreed. “There are things you can't learn here. It’d be best if you came with me. Please, do
Carol’s POVI was faced with visitor after visitor for most of the day. Oliver and Fiona ended up leaving with my parents; they took them back to Aiden’s penthouse so they could rest for the night. They promised to be back in the morning before I was scheduled to leave with the King.After a while,
His eyes darkened with each word he spoke. I raised my brows at him and ran my fingers up to the side of his face.“How about we take care of each other?” I asked him.He kissed my hand before leaning down and brushing his lips against mine again, his kiss soft and tentative. I felt like a princess
Carol’s POV“You have to call me every day,” Fiona said as she hugged me tightly. “Promise me…”I chuckled as I hugged her back just as tightly.“Every day seems like a stretch,” I told her.“I’m going to miss you,” she cried. “We finally get to live in the same area again and now you’re leaving.” S
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