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
She knew that soon she would need that potion to ward off the darkness that surrounded her. If Aiden saw that darkness, he would know she wasn’t the real Carol. She swallowed the lump in her throat and threw on a pair of jeans and a T-shirt. She put her hair in a pony, examining her face. She did th
Aiden’s POVI had to kiss her to make sure it truly wasn’t her. Which is exactly what I’m going to tell Carol once I find her. But the woman in the suite was not my mate. I had a sinking suspicion that she was actually the girl Candance was telling me about… Raelyn. But Candance had told me that she
“Think of what?” The King urged. “Is there something we need to know? Is it possible for the darkness to just disappear?”She shook her head.“Not fully; but she can disguise it,” Candance explained. “With a potion. It’ll take away the darkness swirling around her and the dark aura that consumes her
Aiden’s POVRaelyn took a step back and I worried she was going to run.“Who is putting you up to this?” I asked, trying to draw her attention to me.She glanced at me, and I could see the inner turmoil through her eyes.“I… I can’t tell you,” she said hoarsely. “I… I’m sorry…”“See, right there,” C
“She’s been using me?” He asked, his voice coming out breathy as realization dawned on him. “The whole time… None of it was real?”“She’s going to kill me…” Raelyn whispered as tears fell from her eyes.“We have to get her out of here,” Candance said quickly, rushing to Raelyn and grabbing her arm.
Carol’s POVBeep. Beep. Beep. The sounds of the heart monitor rang in my ears, and I winced as pain shot through my head. I let a breath before my eyes fluttered open, but then I immediately shut them when the light penetrated my eyes. Most of my body felt numb, but my head ached terribly, and I ju
Relief flooded me and I burst into tears. Our baby was okay; I had a baby boy. We had a baby boy.Aiden wrapped his arms around my body and held me close.“I’m sorry for scaring you,” he whispered.“We have a baby…” I said as more tears slipped down my cheeks.I felt him smiling as he peppered kisse
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