Ezra took in a rough inhale, clenching and unclenching his jaws, looking outside the glass walls at the sea of skyscrapers. All of us sat in silence for a while before Asher began serving me breakfast. “Alpha, let me serve. You don’t have to. I can—” I said, getting up from the chair slightly, alm
“Xanthea…” A faint voice echoed through me. “It’s ok, angel. Everything you feel is valid, and it’s not your fault in any way. It’s ok.” Ezra stroked my back, hugging me tightly against himself. I felt a jolt behind my guts as I crashed back into reality. Parting from me, Ezra cupped my face in hi
[Ezra] As I entered the dining room again, the first thing I noticed were the two flower pots placed in the middle of the table. I squinted my eyes. Aren’t they the same flowers Xanthea had in her garden? I looked at Raven. He cocked a brow, gesturing towards Asher who was in the kitchen prepar
“Me too, Ezra. I am serious so that you don’t have to be. And everything I have done so far and am still doing is for us. To end what our father started, to fix what he ruined—” “Alright!” I snapped, clenching my fists. Asher let out a sigh. “And you still ask why I don’t talk? Because you are no
“No,” he said with finality in his tone. “You don’t have time to waste on that cat.” “A cat?” Asher chimed in. “Not now, Asher. We’re talking about a werecat who cannot control her healing powers,” Raven stopped Asher before he could obsess over cats again. “But she controlled her powers. You saw
[Xanthea] Healer Bazaar: Where magic meets medicine Catering needs of healers since the beginning of the time. (In collaboration with Helxton and Wrengmore) I read the words on the arched wooden hoarding. Multi-storey buildings flanked the cobblestone pathway. There was something about the vib
“They must have gone that way!” The people following us passed by. Once all of them were gone, I bit my lips, breaking into laughter. Ezra’s hands wrapped around my waist. He pulled me closer, his eyes lingering on my lips before they traveled back to my eyes. But I couldn’t stop laughing. “Wha
Baby unicorns? Real unicorns? My heart twisted at the mere thought as the horror behind the production of those vials flashed before my eyes. They no longer looked beautiful to me. “The abilities of the potion stored in them get enhanced considerably,” the owner said. “But they are not for sale.
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