[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
He warned me to stay away from Zosha and here I was carrying her in my pouch.After the anatomy lecture when Boredbones went back in there, he told me that Zosha had recovered. She was conscious, but still fast asleep since healing herself used up most of her energy.And the boy cried silently to sl
[Xanthea]I froze as a tremble rushed to the tips of my cold fingers. My breaths grew shallow and quick as the blade pressed harder against my skin.My mind raced, but my thoughts weren’t coherent enough to come up with something that could get me out of this situation. All I could think of were the
But before I could think any further, a sharp, high-pitched cry pierced the air as a crow appeared out of nowhere and began hovering above my head.Cedric frowned, grunting in frustration.He reached out to hold my arm, his fingers inches away from my skin. His voice was eerily calm and disturbingly
I could feel the disturbing possessiveness radiating from her, turning me on for some darkly fucked up reasons.Why?Why now, Xanthea?Why did you say these words now of all time?Why now when you don’t mean them — when I can’t accept them?I tried to break free, to step away, but she held me tighte
She blushed, lowering her gaze shyly as she wiped off her tears, taking deep breaths.“If you had to punish me… you would have isolated me in your dark room, not here, where I am surrounded by your comforting scent every second.”She chuckled, licking tears off her lips as she shook her head.“No. E
My legs grew heavier as I neared the bedroom. The door was slightly ajar; the room buried in darkness and a biting cold silence.Shards cracked beneath my shoes as I entered. Xanthea knelt in the center of the room, her head held low, her figure a shadow against the towering windows that framed the
[Asher]The numbers on the screen of the laptop before my eyes blurred into meaningless shapes. The voice of my cabinet members sitting around the round table faded into a distant noise.I was supposed to focus on the budget plan, the foundation for the pack’s next financial year — a matter of irref
“And… what about… Xanthea?” Nesryn asked cautiously.“What about her?”“The way she went against the demon lords, and then Ezra relapsed… I know her actions won’t go unpunished. But… she was unconscious for three days straight. She woke up only two days ago. Asher, she’s mortal. She can’t survive lo
And Raven knew it better than any of us. The potion wasn’t as effective as Raven had expected. If the healing went on at this speed, it would take Ezra months to regain consciousness.The tension on Raven’s face said that there were several other complications in the treatment that only a healer cou
“Alpha…” a healer called, snapping Raven’s attention back to the reports as he resumed his focused analysis of Ezra’s condition.***“Waaaah!” Cedric, standing beside me, let out the loudest sigh. “I literally thought Ez bro was gonna die. That’s a relief.”Nesryn, standing on my other side, squinte
[Asher]Raven finally accepted his dragon blessing.He might act all strong and unbreakable, but I always saw right through him. Even now, when I look at him, I see a shattered boy trying to build walls so high that no one, not even his own pain, could reach him again.Our father had scarred him in
“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