“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
They used magical symbols and circles like we used machines in our earthly realm to diagnose. I was curious and wished to know more about these fascinating ways, but… I anxiously looked at the time. It was 9:01 already. I had to be in the Aile castle before 9:09. I had no idea how Ezra and Asher
“Closer, omega. Bring that cunt closer. Your pussy shouldn’t lose contact with my dick tonight…” he said, and my heart skipped a beat. He started the bike, and I hugged him tightly. Heat of his body raced into mine as he rode the bike out of the parking lot and I shut my eyes. Even though it was
[Raven] Out of nihility, two sports bikes burst onto the road, racing behind us with an adrenaline-pumped intensity that echoed in the air with the roar of their engines. Within moments, they surged forward, effortlessly catching up with my bike. My eyes darted from Asher’s sleek white bike on th
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