“The Queen, Your Majesty,” he answered.The King’s brows furrowed together, and he glanced at Candance, who was keeping her eyes fixed on the ground as well.Instead of replying to the guard about the Queen, he asked, “Which cell was Carol staying in?”Carol was the one who mentioned Raelyn, so the
Third Person POV“Wear this,” the queen ordered, tossing a cloak in Raelyn’s direction. She had just woken after consuming the liquid fire. Raelyn’s brows furrowed as she lifted the cloak for her viewing.“W…why?” She asked, peering up at the Queen whose eyes darkened immediately.“Don’t question me
“Raelyn,” she replied, her voice barely above a whisper.She figured the queen had informed her about Raelyn already and there was no harm in introducing herself.The girl, Anna, nodded and gave a sympathetic smile.“I know,” she replied. “Come on; let’s get you bathed and cleaned up.”Raelyn didn’t
Carol’s POVI had no idea where I was or how long I had been here for. I was in a small room, lying on a bed that I did not fall asleep in. I felt groggy like I was coming out of a long sleep, but I had been awake for what felt like several hours. I screamed until my voice was hoarse, but nobody cam
“Is there anything more you need, Your Highness?”“That’ll be all for now,” she said, dismissively. “I’ll fetch you if I change my mind.”Alana nodded and then quickly departed from the room, leaving me alone with Queen Elizabeth.“You are a difficult one to capture,” the queen said as she shut the
Third Person POVBeing Carol was a lot easier than Raelyn had anticipated. She was just so plain and boring that it was easy for her to pretend to be her. It was the next morning; she slept beside Aiden all night. Though, when she tried to snuggle against him, he would resist her. He wondered if he
Hopefully, he wouldn’t pay attention to the fact that she didn’t have a pregnant belly. According to the notes, Carol was only a month or so pregnant, so she shouldn’t be showing that much anyway, even if this baby was part werewolf.Raelyn heard the bathroom door opening and shutting and her heart
Carol’s POVI was surprised when one of the guards came into my room and uncuffed me. It was officially morning, and I spent most of the night crying and praying to the Goddess that Aiden would find me soon and rescue me and our baby. When my wrists were finally free, I took a deep breath and placed
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