ASHER To say that I understood anything that had happened in the past ten minutes would be lying to myself. One moment, I saw myself strolling to fields, and wanting to turn around the second I saw Sophia. The next minute, she was in my arms, and I had to summon every ounce of strength in my muscl
"Fine," I replied. "I'll meet with her." Mother's smile broadened, seemed more genuine. "That's my boy." She said, cupping both my cheeks with her palms as she stared into my eyes. "Everything that I do, I do for you. You know that, don't you?" Her warm touch was more than enough to put a smile
SOPHIA "Asher?" Gérard called out, and I turned to Asher. "Gérard?" Why did the both of them seem like they hadn't seen each other in ages? They were inseparable, like bees to honey when we were younger, at least before I had left. Even though I didn't see much of Gérard after Asher's coronatio
ASHER "Can you believe it, man? Sophia? Three boys? Man! I wouldn't have ever thought she had it in her." I heard Gérard say, once Sophia disappeared from our sight. His words dragged me back to the present and I managed a chuckle. "I know right?" He smiled, shook his head, and looked away from m
SOPHIA "Are you certain you want to remain here, Dr Bailey?" The lab attendant, Becca, said to me while she stood in front of the door. "Yeah. I am certain," I started to reply, looking over the electron microscope in front of me again. I needed to look through the results as many times as possibl
ASHER I turned around in that instant, not wanting to look at her for one minute longer. I wasn't sure I would be able to contain everything I felt standing so close to her, especially now that the future of my kingdom depended on it. Sophia was a distraction, one I couldn't afford. It was funny,
Like a hurricane, they rushed towards me. My eyes widened in shock, I called out to Gaston but he was nowhere close. I turned on my heels and ran as fast I could. Once I pushed a door open, I found my courtroom. Only it wasn't my courtroom anymore. Reed was seated on my chair with Adeline next to h
SOPHIA I could swear I had the weirdest dream. One moment, someone was screaming my son's name really loud, and the next thing, my door was almost ripped off its hinges. It was the banging that caused me to jerk up from the bed. I knew my boys got up immediately after I did, but the urgency of the
This has been an emotional roller coaster for me. This story began in January, and since then, a lot of things have happened. I’ve been sick, I’ve had countless visits to the hospital, gotten an operation, entered final year in medical school, a lot of things actually. And finally, after nine months
SEVEN MONTHS LATER AUTHOR The sound of the door closing had everyone up on their feet. Daniel, Darwin, Lillie who had been fidgeting on her seat, Queen Sophia, even little Emilia. The doctor blinked twice, fairly surprised by how fast they had all stood. All the set of eyes that peered at her
She didn’t speak, just nodded, her tears continuing to fall silently. Darla joined me, and together, we guided Queen Sophia and Emilia downstairs, where the burial was about to take place. The palace courtyard was filled with the people of Darkmoon, all dressed in black, their faces solemn as they
Lillie’s POV *THREE WEEKS LATER* I stood outside Darla’s room, taking a deep breath before knocking softly. No response, but I knew she was in there. I could hear her crying from where I stood. Even her large twin doors had done nothing to mask the sound of her sorry. I turned mine into a ba
"You both… you both stepped up. I always knew you had it in you, but seeing it… it’s an honor." My gaze lingered on Darwin, and I squeezed his hand weakly. "You’ve done more than I ever could. The kingdom is safe because of you." Darwin’s grip tightened, and he shook his head, tears spilling down
David’s POV Blood. All over the room. Dripping from every wound in my body. I didn’t need to see my reflection in the mirror to know I had been beaten up real good. Yet, when I saw it, a bitter chuckle forced its way out of my throat. I had managed to kill them all even in my state. The fuckers
We ran toward the sound, and there she was—Darla, crumpled on the ground, her body hunched over a figure lying in a pool of blood. Logan. His chest was still, his eyes closed as if sleeping, but the deep gash in his body told a different…completely different story. Lillie fell to her knees beside
Darwin’s POV Heavy is the head that wears the crown, but there wasn’t a crown on my head. However, I knew I had stepped into David’s shoes the moment he was hospitalized. It suddenly made sense why he had been so stoic and protective of everyone. For the first time in a long time, I could feel wha
"You vile bastard!" I growled, my claws jutting out. "I'll make sure this time, you don't leave alive!" "You can't even take me on, Darwin. Weak bastard." Two large wolves tore past us and Daniel immediately shifted in his anger, going after them before they could get in. He tore them apart in s