My chin quivered as I smirked, forcing out a chuckle.His steps halted, but he didn’t turn around to face me.“Do you think I don’t know how fucked up I am?” I said, staring at his back. “I am a mess, Asher! I am a fucking loser! People hate me! I know! And it’s all your fault! You think I had it ea
“AHHHHHHHHH!!!” All the pent-up rage and frustration inside me erupted into a deafening scream. “I GAVE UP ON MYSELF TOO! ARE YOU HEARING ME!?” The words burned as they sliced through my throat like shards of broken glass.“I GA-VE UP—” My voice cracked, faltering as my throat clenched tight.The we
[Xanthea]“I’m sorry,” Ezra said, caressing my fingers as he applied an ointment that lowered the redness in my fingers around the ring almost instantly. “You are hurt because of me.”‘... Good luck protecting her. I hope you’re not too late this time.’Ever since Raven said those words, Ezra had be
He took a quick gulp and nodded.“When I entered the council, I was expecting to be played with, humiliated or even punished, but instead… you honored me… you empowered me.” My voice cracked. “I am not afraid, Alpha. I’m grateful. And after everything you’ve done for me, I couldn’t let you down.”Ez
[Xanthea]The surprise on Ezra’s face turned into a mischievous smirk. He leaned back sprawling on the couch as he surrendered to my control.My heart hammered against my ribs as I leaned and kissed his Adam’s apple.With trembling fingers, I unbuttoned his shirt, sliding it off his ripped chest. I
“Fuck…” he growled in a drawl. “Your pussy feels… so fucking… sinful, angel.”He pounded harder and harder, our skins colliding in a brutal pleasure with such urgency that I grabbed on the couch, his hand, anything I could hold to brace myself.My broken moans merged with his throaty groans as he pu
[Asher]I stripped off my blood-soaked coat and shirt, letting them drop to the floor. My footsteps echoed against the dead crystal walls, which shimmered back to life as I stepped into the throne room.At the other end of the room, right across the entrance, loomed the heart of the Prime Infernal P
I nodded. “Ok. Any leads on Xanthea’s mother?”“Umm. I’m trying my best—”“So no lead so far.”“I just need… more time. That woman is nowhere. Like she never existed before becoming Freya Plath—”“Nesryn, close all files on Xanthea’s mother. Even the investigations that Ezra and Raven requested. Sto
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
I shook my head, tears streaming down my eyes incessantly.I wanted to deny it all, forget it all, but even a fleeting glimpse was enough to carve it into my memory forever. The horrors I had already witnessed sent shivers through my body, and just the thought of what more might lie ahead filled me
Even so, I could neither wake up nor save myself. I had been buried in a grave of my mother’s memories in the middle of nowhere. Some of them were so horrifying, for a second I thought I was losing my mind.I couldn’t breathe. I couldn’t understand. I was suffocating, but I knew that even death woul
[Xanthea]‘May you find my guilt at the right time and may it save you from your own. May you find answers to all your questions in my memories and I hope you hate me a little less.’A woman’s voice echoed in the back of my mind, weaving through the symphony of shattering glass when my eyes locked w
Ezra staggered backward. His gaze flickered toward her one last time before we lost him.The next few minutes felt to have slowed and stretched into hours.With every shuffle of feet and the soldier’s attempt to minimize damage, chaos rose like doom.I glanced towards the door, opening it up. Nesryn
Ezra clenched his jaws while his expression flickered — anguish broke through the hardened lines of his face. His eyes, pained and bleary, betrayed all his senses.Unable to summon words or reason, Ezra stepped forward and pulled her into his arms.“I can’t…” His voice cracked, unguarded. “Please, d