[Xanthea]“Ezra has set up and customized the laptop and phone for you. You know how to use a phone, right?” Raven asked while driving me to Helxton as I scrolled around the phone.I nodded quickly and fumbled with the phone, accidentally turning on the music that boomed through the speaker. Startle
Making some distance between Raven and me, I averted my gaze.“Don’t look at other men,” his voice was low but held a serious depth. “Don’t look at them with these challenging eyes. Don’t look at them at all. And don’t let them look at you the way we do.”His words did something strange to my heart,
This might seem too much, but with a strategic approach, I can reach the passing points within a year. I just need to get my basics clear so that I can quickly catch up to my regular lectures.Excitement coursed through me, making my heart swell with happiness.“Control your heart. Its badum badum m
Karima stiffened and kept peering at the boy in the hospital building as though she hadn’t heard a word I said.I stepped closer to her, and she timidly stepped away from me.“Don’t waste your time on them. Most here won’t even dare look in your direction,” Lana said, standing beside me. “As for tha
[Xanthea]It took me about five minutes to reach Azum’s library.As I jogged closer to the library, I heard the crackling noises of the lightning coming from within.Oh no!“Zosha—”I was about to open the double door of the library, but I stopped, panting slowly.The pressure of the power that came
My eyes widened as I realized Lana could control and manipulate the plants and their growth. In some intricately complex way, her powers complemented Zosha’s, almost as if…I placed my hand over my thundering heart.It was as if Raven foresaw this event and he chose Lana as my healing partner becaus
He squatted near Lana. His expressions grew bluer as he examined her wings.“I’m sorry, princess. I wish I had time to get your permission, but they’ll be here any time,” Azum nervously glanced towards the door and then gave Lana an apologetic smile. “But your wings. They’ll need special care to hea
“Certainly not, officer. The cat was here,” Azum said calmly, gesturing to the destruction around them. “She had a power outburst, then vanished. I don’t know where she is now, but I’ll inform you if she returns.”I couldn’t understand how Azum was so calm, when I was literally trembling just thinki
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