“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
[Xanthea]Luckily, my first lecture was an introductory session on botanical alchemy, which put me at ease since I already had some knowledge of the subject.The professor taught us about the primary plants used in potion-making and ended the lecture by telling us to prepare for a field trip, becaus
Vish looked at Vincent.“And you!? You used her when you needed an extra hand to complete your assignments faster. But now when she needs your help the most, all you can think about is saving your fucking ass. Go for it! You men are all the same, anyway!”“No baby. I am not like the other men. I lov
[Xanthea]I sat in the extreme corner of the cafeteria to avoid unwanted attention.Lana disappeared somewhere while I ordered my lunch. I was about to go look for her once I had fed Zosha and the kid.I put the fit-it-all on my lap and was about to whisper to Boredbones when I almost jumped at Lana
“Guess whose fault that is?” Vish muttered, giving her a side-look before silently continuing with her lunch.“Hey, look, I was scared, alright. I just couldn’t risk it all. I’m sorry. I saw the authorities, and I froze—” Karima tried explaining herself.“I don’t get it. No one cared about the squir
[Xanthea]“Genocide…”I blankly stared at Vincent as the word ‘genocide’ hung heavily in the air before it finally sliced through my bones like shards of glass.One moment, I was numb and the next, thoughts stormed through my mind, crashing into the growing pit in my chest as he kept speaking.“It w
“Please… I don’t want to hear any more.” Karima’s voice cracked, panic rising in her throat as she hugged herself tightly. “Did you forget what Professor Ashstone said? If they even suspect we know about it, they’ll silence us forever. Just like they silenced him. No one’s seen him since that day.”
“I am curious though… where did you hear about it?” Vincent asked, studying me closely.“Just… heard of it somewhere…” I said, taking a nervous gulp. “It’s not something you just hear somewhere—” Vincent narrowed his eyes suspiciously.I looked into his eyes and questioned him back, “where did you
“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