[Raven]This was the first time Ezra had been this vulnerable with us, and now everything felt painfully awkward.Honestly, I preferred it when Ezra would just lose his mind and burn down the world. The nauseating, smoky stench of boiling blood and burning flesh was far more tolerable than the suffo
Like now. He should have been with Ezra. They somehow bond better, but no — Mr. I-am-always-busy-because-I-am-the-true-alpha had yet another oh-so-important meeting to attend.What could possibly be more important than Ezra right now?He left his oh-so-dear Xanthea all alone as well, and then I had
“What about her?”“I want you to give the were-cat a chance. I know she’s dangerous, but Xanthea wants her as her healing partner.”I let out a sigh. “How much did that omega pay you to threaten me to do this?”“I’m not threatening you. It’s a request. Give weak people a chance. They can—”“Ok! Ok!
“Think whatever you want! She wanted the knowledge, and I needed her knowledge. Fair bargain. Also, don’t compare my decision with yours. I didn’t put her life at risk.”“Really? You say that as if you don’t know how dangerous Helxton’s exams are.”“Yeah, and Luna candidates can easily make them dea
[Raven]“Where have you been all this time? I thought you left,” I addressed Nyssa, walking towards the entrance of the council hall with Asher.Asher entered the hall while I stayed back with Nyssa.She glared at me. “What kind of boyfriend are you? Your girlfriend was missing for over an hour and
The door creaked open, drawing my attention away from the elder.Ezra entered the hall, all eyes turning in his direction.I thought he would come with Xanthea. Stupid, he should have talked to her before the meeting.Not my problem if he makes a fool of himself. I warned him already.As he neared t
[Raven]Xanthea’s eyelids fluttered to Ezra as he stood before her, her breaths shallow, and when he leaned closer to her, she wasn’t breathing altogether.Ezra held her gaze, his eyes dropping to her parted lips behind the veil as he took in her features like a drug. With a swift gulp, he looked aw
“Alpha?” Xanthea took in a sharp, broken gasp, involuntarily stepping back, shock clear through her veil.Ezra’s gaze softened as he smiled at her and then lowered his head as though in deep thoughts.Hesitating initially, he reached his hands towards his collars and pulled out the ring pendant he h
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