A heavy horrifying feeling soon replaced the excitement in my veins. I knit my brows, trying hard to not look into the labs. “Don’t worry, they are trained as subjects. They have a high tolerance to physical pain and they are licensed subjects. They earn a living by allowing the healing students to
“Oh… that’s... new…” “Yeah, but that Kieth of a shit is an ungrateful brat! Meow! Meow!” Zosha hissed, stamping her feet angrily on the floor as rage flashed in her eyes with tears again. “By the way, where are we going?” I asked. The busy corridors became more and more isolated as we moved ahead
[Xanthea] Azum stopped at some distance from me. His gaze tried to decipher me while his face remained unreadable. Then he shut his eyes, his fingers glided in the air as though he were playing an invisible piano. And then his hands moved as though he was conducting an orchestra. He started hummi
“Narcissist!” “How cute of you to say that…” “Will you stop panicking? You’re giving me a heart attack!” Zosha countered. Azum took a deep breath and nodded. “What about all the attacks you gave me by bringing her here?” “She needed help!” “Look, Zosha, you can bring as many lab rats as you wa
[Xanthea] I was about to step beyond the university campus, but I took back my step. My heart raced, breath quickened, filling my lungs with icy breaths. I clenched my fists so tightly my nails dug into my palms. Gritting my teeth, I shut my eyes, hating myself a little more. I am really a cowar
“It’s scary, isn’t it? Life is scary. I know it’s scary to live a life that’s not under our control. When someone else gets to define who we can be and what we can and cannot do. More than scary, it’s painful…” I cautiously stepped closer to her. “My mother had a different view. She used to say th
After a while, she clenched my jacket tighter. I could feel the charge build in her hair as I stroked her. She tried to pull herself away from me. “It’s gonna happen again… please go away from me! I am dangerous! Let go!” she sniffled. “It’s alright… I am not going anywhere.” “No…” she groaned.
[Xanthea] My eyelids fluttered to his eyes, trying to decipher his gaze. “T-thank you…” I said. He cocked a brow, tilting his head. I lowered my gaze and continued. “... for bringing me here.” “Mostly canary serenades the vocal cord. Seems like a cat did that job this time,” he chuckled slight
“Dragons, especially dead dragons, don’t make mistakes, Raven,” Asher said firmly, holding my gaze. “There is no greater healer than a dragon, and they chose you. They responded to the purity of your heart and blessed you. So that night, when you felt nothing but helpless, you unknowingly came up wi
[Raven]Asher peered at me, his gaze lingering longer than usual, before turning toward the distant walls with a heavy sigh.“I can’t believe you are saying this,” Asher said.I lowered my eyes.“Me too,” I admitted, my voice quiet. “I can’t believe I want those people near Ezra again, but… my knowl
It took him a few minutes to fully return to reality. He squinted his eyes, his hand pressing to his forehead as if trying to orient himself.“Raven?” He mumbled.I stared at him, panting. Licking the dryness from my lips, I forced myself to calm down, trying to hide the frenzied worry that had cons
A dense forest now sprawled across the grounds where the FA facility once stood. Beyond the woods loomed the accursed walls, cloaked in vines and creeping vegetation, still as tall and foreboding as ever.My blood boiled with uncontainable rage every time I saw this place. Why Asher hadn’t torn down
[Raven]“The sutures are stable, Alpha, but… Alpha Ezra’s wounds aren’t healing.”“No potion, in any dose, is effective.”“It’s almost as though something is blocking his recovery.”I ran my fingers through my hair, trying to pacify the throbbing headache as I went through the scrolls of medical not
“Asher…” I whimpered, unsure if I wanted him to stop his steps or words.“I am used to being invisible to everyone around me, but not you. Please, not you,” he begged, his voice raw as he fought to keep his composure.I shut my eyes, covering my face with my hands, hoping to gather myself, but I end
The distance between us was nothing, yet I kept my head low. Not because his aura had turned heavier, nor because I could feel his gaze searing into my soul, but because I was terrified. Terrified that this time, when I looked into his eyes, I would see the love I had only dreamt of.After a long mo
Electric sparks ignited beneath my skin at his touch, as though my body were the black, blank night sky and he was the moon, the stars, the clouds and everything cosmic.When his lips finally met mine, a weak smile quivered on my face as tears traced warm paths down my cheeks, every inch of my body
[Xanthea]A shroud of darkness enveloped me as his wings wrapped around us in an embrace that had never felt so hollow and full at the same time.My entire existence had abruptly been reduced to a body.My body felt alien. A hollow shell that carried my mother’s sins in every fiber. I wanted to rip