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
“I don’t think celestials will attack us upfront. I have a feeling that they are going to use mortals to do their dirty work,” Draknor said.“Mortals?” Nesryn asked.“Yup. I just got the reports, Alpha. Today, celestials have officially joined hands with mortals,” Draknor said and I glanced at him o
Because, along with its powers, the Obsidian Throne also brought madness to its bearer — a madness that plagued my father, my grandfather, and all the Alphas who came before them.The throne feeds on the soul of its bearer and creates in them a desperate hunger for more power. All Alphas who ever sa
[Asher]For the time being, Xanthea was safe with Ezra in the Glass palace.As for Raven…“Why are we here?” Raven demanded an answer from Nyssa, closing the space between them, but Nyssa just hugged herself tighter, avoiding his gaze.Nyssa had teleported Raven into the empty, dimly lit student lou
“This is ridiculous…” Raven scoffed, frustration draining into his eyes as he glared at Nyssa.“Deny it all you want, but you care about Asher, perhaps more than you care about Ezra or yourself… because you see him. He has always been your coping mechanism. What can be a better relief to pain, insec
He had spent most of his university days under the dragon skeleton.“It’s been a while.…” Raven whispered weakly to the dragon before shutting his hollow eyes and draping his arm across them.Raven was the butterfly who needed to see his own wings to trigger the metamorphosis of his soul. And accord
“Okay.” Ezra nodded, oblivious to the storm that had started to pick up the pace. “Get ready; I’ll take you to the castle—”“NO!” she yelled.Ezra raised his brows, puzzled.Xanthea chuckled, “actually… I asked Mavka, m-my maid, to pick me up. She’ll be here any moment.”“It’ll be safer if I take yo
[Raven]‘Ezra… please stop! Please get a hold of yourself, brother! Help! Someone!’I had never felt as helpless as I did that night. Ezra’s consciousness was possessed by a berserk power that burst out of him, blindly obliterating everything and everyone that came in his path.As the sole survivor
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