[Xanthea] “I didn’t expect you to visit me again,” said the High lady. “Why not, High lady?” I asked, preparing the color palette, brushes and blank canvas on the over-bed table for her. She looked into my eyes and then lowered her gaze. “Well… because of what happened yesterday with Nyssa,” she
I lowered my head, biting my lower lip. “People say after dying, the souls of the mortals in the earthly realm goes to either the celestial realm or the infernal realm… then could it be that someday I…” I paused, unsure if what I was about to say would make any sense. “I think I know what you wish
“My mother had blonde hair just like mine, a heart-shaped face, sharp features, long eyelashes, greenish blue eyes, thin lips… oh! And a mole right at the corner of her right eye… her skin as fair as a swan… oh! And her nose…” The next few hours with the High lady were all about my mother. I never
[Xanthea] I peered at the High lady. “It’s ok if you don’t wish to,” she said. “The position of a mother varies in the lives of different people and as far as I have known you, you regard your mother quite highly. So, it’s completely fine if you don’t wish to call me mom. Not everyone deserves to
He glared at the paint brushes and palette. “Maids!” He called. High lady’s maids and Mavka instantly rushed in front of Raven. “Clean all this up and help the High lady take a shower.” They bowed and immediately began cleaning up the stained blanket, over-bed table and the paintbrushes. They wer
“I-I did not cheat, alpha.” “Oh, really? Then prove it!” He left my throat, and I patiently drew in a long breath instead of unsteady gasps. He grabbed the original reports. “Describe the gene sequence of the TTAH1 genes at 4 pm on the fourth day of the observation,” he asked surly. The report
[Xanthea] Should I have gained some ability after the poisoning? Raven asked this question because he was probably waiting for something to show up — something to happen. After a poisoning, the body forms some kind of immunity or resistance towards the poison. In the mortal world, the most immun
“Alpha…” I inhaled sharply, my legs shaking slightly. My crotch was inches away from his face. I tried to make some distance, but his grip was firm on my hips. He lifted his gaze to mine. “Uh!” I widened my eyes with a sharp gasp when he squeezed my ass before sliding his hands down the curves of
The controllers frequently singled out groups of weak bloods, forcing them into perilous situations before kidnapping the survivors under the cover of night. These survivors were subjected to experiments, injected with various drugs, and then sent back within the walls.Most died, but those who surv
[Xanthea]Asher’s tone grew heavier and I could see why through my mother’s memories.“The weak bloods were promised a permanent secure shelter within these walls…”All the giant gates and smaller exits of the walls were closed, trapping all the weak bloods while they were fast asleep.For the first
Waiting, uncertain if someone would show up, was the worst feeling. I knew because I’d felt it when I called Ezra for help with the kids and waited. Those few minutes shattered me. I couldn’t even imagine what six-year-old Ezra endured, waiting for years.“A girl had been observing Ezra all this tim
The soft flutter in my chest instantly turned into electrifying goosebumps as he wrapped his fingers around mine, his grip tightening, holding my hand with an intensity that sent a shiver through me.We stood at the same distance as before, yet somehow, we had come closer.There were no words betwee
[Xanthea]‘… to cure the curse your mother put upon us because only you can.’Asher’s words hit me like a blow to the chest, leaving me breathless and blank. I stared at him as thousands of thoughts rammed into my mind. I was scared like I had never been before.Although I couldn’t decipher who I wa
There were glimpses and unfinished sentences. Lifeless body of a child, probably a weak blood.‘Another disappointm—’Peeled skin. Severed muscles.‘Burn him, prepare the other—’Eyeballs leaking from the eye sockets. People struggling as her helpers stuffed clothes in their mouth to muffle their gr
Experimenting on living subjects thrilled her. It was all fun for her. It was astonishing how she remained utterly undisturbed by it all. She justified every action with the belief that it was for the advancement of healing and immortality.‘Thank you for your contribution,’ she would say to each te
‘And that is why they will be punished as well,’ Alpha Caelum replied coldly. ‘As for you, you are hereby expelled from the Solvaris pack — and the Celestial realm.’My mother looked devastated, but she didn’t plead for mercy.‘I accept,’ she said brazenly as she strutted out of the court.With a sl
[Xanthea]I stared at Asher, my chest tightening as his words echoed in the air, heavy and inescapable. My mind scrambled to process what he had just said.“No.” The word slipped out, trembling and frail. “That’s not… It’s not possible.”Asher’s gaze remained distant. There was a cruel pity in the w