‘What reason, Xipher?’ Icifer scowled. ‘You are hiding your godhood to protect yourself, your brothers, your family, and your pack. But what about Xanthea? Had you lent me your god powers, I could have saved Xanthea faster. She wouldn’t have been hurt so badly—’‘I used my divine powers to break the
He gritted out, then gave a dry, hollow laugh.‘For you, my mate bond was always just another tool. And my mate, just another pawn.’‘No. You and Xanthea… you’re the only real bonds I’ve ever had. So no, Icifer. Your mate bond isn’t a tool and Xanthea definitely isn’t a pawn.’ I said firmly. ‘I agre
[Asher]Black had always been a constant color in my life and at a point it was the only color.Until Icifer came to me as my demon wolf and the canvas in my eyes was painted gray.Even though I couldn’t see white, and was blind to every other hue, his gray was enough.He made the silence inside me
A few minutes later, the music faded.The prince lowered his flute, his gaze studying Xanthea as her body tensed up again, reverting to a half-conscious state.The prince stopped a few hands’ distance from us.Lowering himself to his knees, he shut his eyes tightly, his body stiff, as if straining t
[Asher]The thing I had avoided my entire life finally happened: Icifer’s desires had reached the Throne.“The weapon Cadence mentioned in Alpha Caelum’s letter,” Yandor’s voice shook a little. “The weapon that’s powerful enough to bring down heaven. The one that must be obliterated. Could it be a d
My grip on her loosened, her words hitting me harder than the realization that she had already figured it out.Then again… I showed her every side of me, because even if no one else ever did, I wanted her to know—“Ugh!” she groaned, clutching her chest as her labored breaths became more irregular.