âScrew off! Just get rid of that boy before Ezra shows up.â He entered the bathroom, shutting the door behind him with his tail..I think we were already too late for that because Ezra had already shown up. He had arrived in the Aile castle minutes after Xanthea did, but he had been monitoring her t
âNothing I did was impulsive. I knew exactly what I was getting myself into, but I couldnât just unsee the obvious and ignore their cries. I know my actions have put everything at risk and itâs not just my life, but I am willing to take them, anyway.ââWhy?â I asked.She bit her lower lip, pausing f
[Asher]Taken aback by her unexpected question, Raven froze in his place, his grip loosening on her.Ezra opened his eyes wide.âOnce they are born, will my kids have the right to live? Will they live? Or will they suffer?â Her words shuddered out of her lips.Her eyes skimmed from Raven to me.So t
Ezra clenched his jaws while his expression flickered â 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.âI canâtâŠâ His voice cracked, unguarded. âPlease, d
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 soldierâs attempt to minimize damage, chaos rose like doom.I glanced towards the door, opening it up. Nesryn
[Xanthea]âMay 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.âA womanâs voice echoed in the back of my mind, weaving through the symphony of shattering glass when my eyes locked w
Even so, I could neither wake up nor save myself. I had been buried in a grave of my motherâs memories in the middle of nowhere. Some of them were so horrifying, for a second I thought I was losing my mind.I couldnât breathe. I couldnât understand. I was suffocating, but I knew that even death woul
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
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]Asherâs tone grew heavier and I could see why through my motherâs memories.âThe weak bloods were promised a permanent secure shelter within these wallsâŠâAll 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 Iâd felt it when I called Ezra for help with the kids and waited. Those few minutes shattered me. I couldnât even imagine what six-year-old Ezra endured, waiting for years.âA 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]â⊠to cure the curse your mother put upon us because only you can.âAsherâs 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 couldnât decipher who I wa
There were glimpses and unfinished sentences. Lifeless body of a child, probably a weak blood.âAnother disappointmââPeeled skin. Severed muscles.âBurn him, prepare the otherââEyeballs 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.âThank you for your contribution,â she would say to each te
âAnd that is why they will be punished as well,â Alpha Caelum replied coldly. âAs for you, you are hereby expelled from the Solvaris pack â and the Celestial realm.âMy mother looked devastated, but she didnât plead for mercy.âI accept,â 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.âNo.â The word slipped out, trembling and frail. âThatâs not⊠Itâs not possible.âAsherâs gaze remained distant. There was a cruel pity in the w