[Xanthea] “She’s alive?” “Good goddess…” “Look at what she’s wearing.” “Isn’t that the latest gown from the most recent luna collection?” “One of the most expensive gowns in the world.” The living area greeted me with a hushed buzz of disbelief and surprise from the maids. Their murmurs ceased
I felt a knot tighten in my stomach as I peered at Nathalia, widening my eyes. A thick, suffocating white mask was wrapped around Nathalia’s disfigured face. Every inch of her body was wrapped tightly in fabric to conceal the burn marks on her body and her melted skin. I quickly averted my eyes fr
He looked at Nikolai and continued. “Let your father rest in the hospital. I won’t consider it disrespectful. Tsk! But it would have been more fun if your father joined us for the dinner, baby,” Ezra looked at me. I shook my head slightly. “No? Pity,” Ezra winced. “You’ll be staying for dinner,
[Xanthea] “You threw away all the food just because I ate a freaking blueberry. As though I was contaminated, untouchable. You punished me just because I entered this dining hall. Favorite food? I have hated pancakes and blueberries ever since! I don’t even know why! They feel like shards of glass
A swift wind gushed past me, followed by Nathalia’s shrill scream that pierced through the roof. “MOM!” Meesa widened her eyes. “No, Lia! Let go of her! Mercy, my lord. Mercy! Please!” she said, falling to her knees. “She doesn’t know what she is saying. Please forgive her! She is just a kid.” “M
[Xanthea] “Doctor! Call the doctor!” Meesa howled. “My baby! My Lia! Lia! Sweety! Respond to mamma! Baby!” Taking a knife from the table, I walked closer to Nathalia. “What do you want?” Meesa looked at the knife in my hand, hugging Nathalia protectively. Nathalia was partially unconscious, her
Meesa paused for a while, probably peering at the fruits rolling across the dining table, then she continued. “Your mother started this tradition of hurting and healing. On one hand, she had an affair with my husband and on the other she helped me bear children with her unusual medicines. Pain and
I looked at her, confused. “That’s the name of the person whose identity your mother stole. Freya Plath is not your mother. And identity theft is the worst of the worst crimes. Where does your mother stand on your moral compass now? No one knows where she came from. No one knows her name. No one kn
So… the celestials know about the curse and the throne madness.The throne madness, huh?Right. That was the very reason the curse was created in the first place.I looked at Asher and all the instances of Alpha Deimos, the demon lords’ father, suffering from the madness flashed before my eyes.Moth
The prince took a quick gulp before reading the letter addressed to my grandfather.“~Father. A lot happened after I fell from grace. I’ve missed you, mother and my siblings dearly over all these years. I want to tell you so many things, but perhaps it’s better if I don’t. Yet, there’s a part of my
Nikolai read the letter further where mother revealed her real identity to Alpha Valdimir and she assured him that the celestials would help him protect his pack.She specifically asked him to burn down her books and diaries before interacting with the celestials. Doing so would break the seal on th
[Xanthea]“These letters are enchanted and only the ones they are addressed to can unseal or open them,” the prince said.He paused.“They’ve been kept in Alpha Valdimir’s care since your mother’s death. All of them have been opened by their addressees… except yours.”“Alpha Valdimir gave me everyth
But Asher—Every inch of him was covered in them. Dense. Spreading. There wasn’t an inch of his body that hadn’t been wounded critically.How is this even possible?What the hell has he been through to end up like this?No… who did this to him?For a second, I thought it was the holy rain. Or maybe
“What’s there to understand about a grown-ass man who can’t even control his emotions? He looks like he’s a high rank celestial. Still, he lacks basic manners, etiquettes, even the rationality to fathom the consequences of his actions? He attacked the Alpha of the Infernal Pack. Do you think the Pri
[Xanthea]A sharp pulse of pain zapped through my head, every nerve and blood vessel screaming in agony. My muscles spasmed, my bones felt as if they were melting as the life force was yanked from my body and poured into my tongue — fueling the spell with raw energy.My vision blurred for a moment,
Mother had performed the spells and drawn the magic circles and symbols so many times that they became an instinct ingrained in her. And that instinct was passed down to me.I bit the tip of my finger. Ignoring Asher’s protests, I drew the recovery symbol, a symbol that accelerated healing, on his c
But I stayed calm, drawing in a deep breath while all my mother’s knowledge, experience and abilities manifested in their full force within me.I had naturally inherited 5% of my mother’s basic healer skills, which included things like instant diagnostic sight, blood analysis and manipulation, mana