I was blind to its beauty before, but the region of Madria was easily one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been to. It was like Windshire in many ways, like the chill in the air, the beautiful landscape and the warmth of its people. However, it was also vastly different from the somewhat modern way of living of people of Windshire as opposed to the more old school way this region was built. Minutes into the ride, I was greeted with tall buildings that I’d only ever seen in history books before. It felt like people lived in the past here, and the chariot that I was riding no longer seemed odd to my eye. Infact, I saw many versions of it throughout the city. Few had its passengers revealed to the world while the one that we were riding in gave us privacy as we rode through the streets. I suppose ours was more of a carriage. I could sense Marcus’ eyes on me occasionally as I stared out of the window in wonder. He drastically increased my expectations for our destination. He surel
As I stared at my own reflection in the mirror, I couldn’t help but be pleased with my appearance.The bottle green ball gown Bella picked out for me was proving to be a great choice now, contrary to what I believed before. When we’d initially bought it, I wasn’t sure if it would make me look the way I wanted to tonight. I didn’t mean to stand out but I surely wanted to look different. I wanted to appear fierce and bold, somebody who belonged. Somebody who suited the man she was accompanying, somebody who would be respected as the Luna.At the same time, I wanted to look beautiful. If there was a part of him that initially fell purely for my external beauty, then tonight I wanted to revoke that part of him. I wanted him to court me into the ballroom with pride, reinstating to everyone that I indeed
As we turned to our side, I found a young man, perhaps of Marcus’ age or little older, grinning at us.I watched as Marcus’ face split into a grin as his eyes landed on him. “Roger.” He said, “What a surprise. I heard you weren’t in attendance tonight.”“Well, change of plans and here I am.” He said and opened his arms.I stood awkwardly as both the men exchanged pleasantries but not for long. Soon, his eyes fell on me and a knit formed over the bridge of his nose.“And who is this lovely lady by your side?”I wore my best grin once again as Marcus wrapped his arm around my
Roger instantly let go of my hand and placed it in Marcus’ awaiting palm. “She’s all yours, Mark.” He then looked at me, “See you later, Kiara.”Once Marcus snaked his hand around my waist, he pulled me against his chest and stared down at me. He had an unreadable expression on his face as he said, “So..” He started, “If you wanted to dance, you could’ve just asked me.”“I was going to, but you had other business to take care of.”He frowned to himself for a heartbeat before he realized what I was saying. An apologetic look crossed his face, “Right. My bad.” He said, “I wasn’t aware you liked to dance.”
With a heavy heart, I walked back into the ballroom. After Marcus left me in the corner, I remained there for a few minutes to compose myself. I hadn’t anticipated hearing what he said, and his words have sent my heart into a ruckus.My suspicion had been true.Marcus wasn’t entirely unaware of our situation. He knew everything. He knew about the potion and what it was doing to him. Only difference was that, despite knowing everything, he wasn’t doing anything to fix it. From his words, it seemed to me that he was trying to fight it with everything he could, but he was failing.Why would that happen?If he knew that he was driven by a magic potion, why would he
His morose eyes bored into mine as I felt a touch on my hand. When I looked down, I found his fingers wrapping around mine.“I’m sorry I left you like that.” He said, “I didn’t mean to abandon you here all alone. I just-”“I know.” I said. “I wasn’t angry with you. I just want to go home, Marcus. Can we please head back?”“Of course.” He said, “I need to meet Hugh before we leave. Would you like to accompany me or will you wait here?”I shook my head, “No, you go ahead. I need to use the loo anyway.”“Alright.” He said an
Marcus just finished speaking to someone on call as I peeled my earrings away from my skin. I watched from the corner of my eyes as he shut the door to the balcony behind him before he started approaching me. I placed all the jewelry back in a box before I placed it on the desk, and right when I was about to get up from my seat, I felt Marcus reach me. He forced me to face him as he kneeled down beside me, turning my seat toward him.“That was Hugh on the call.” He said, “We got that bastard.”I stared absentmindedly ahead of myself, unaware of what to do with that information.“I promise you I’ll kill him, Kiara.” He said, “You won’t ever have to see him again.”
“What the hell are you talking about?” I brought myself to say as I found my voice.“That’s the only way.” He said, “I’m chained to her, Kiara. She’s controlling my brain and my actions through her magic. The only way her influence on me will die is if her magic dies with her. And only you are capable of getting away with killing her, because it is only you my wolf would never harm.”“I…” I said, “I’m supposed to kill her?”“Yes.” He said, “I found out about it just this morning.”“I.. I can’t kill her.” I said as tears flowed out of my eyes, “I dont- I ca