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
I would have lost him. If Asher hadn't seen him, if Asher hadn't gotten there fast enough, I would have…I couldn't bear to think about it. My hands reached for my eyes to wipe off the tears that threatened to fall. I sniffed them in and blinked rapidly, hoping to fight them back. The knock on the
ASHER I walked out of the room and closed the door behind me. I knew that I was supposed to return to the Palace, get myself to bed and get some sleep, ready to face the ordeals of the next day, but I couldn't do that, not when I knew Sophia was in so much distress. I pushed the window blinds asid
ADELINE I liked to tell myself I had set the mood for the night. I looked over at the rose petals I had scattered on the ground, the candles I arranged in strategic positions - most especially the scented ones. Everything was going to be just perfect when my baby returned. Dressed in a red lingeri
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