I swallowed hard, even though I had no idea why. Asher's mother reached out to Savanna, instead of me? His wife? How did that even make sense? "How is he? Where is he?" Savanna asked, her eyes dramatically wandered all over the room. When they locked with mine, a frown appeared on her face as she
"Mummy?" David tugged at the hem of my shirt. "Why wouldn't she let us see daddy?" I flashed him a weak smile as I looked at him. "We can go see daddy, just not with them. Don't worry, once the rain stops, we'll take one of daddy's cars and go see daddy, okay?" He nodded with a smile on his face
SOPHIA "Who…who are you?" I blinked. Once, twice, thrice, repeatedly. I continued to stare at him, waiting for him to burst into laughter after mocking me. I waited for him to tease me about how easy it was to scare me like that, but he didn't. The confusion still remained, and it intensified wit
"Where is your mother?" I heard her ask. "I'm right…I'm right here." I replied, trying to sound strong. She turned to look at Savanna, who nodded and took her hand off her shoulder. Queen Claire turned to look at me with the usual displeasure etched across her face. "We need to talk." Of course,
FEW HOURS LATER SOPHIA As we drove back to the Palace, I stayed silent. David, Daniel, and Darwin continued to go back and forth with endless theories concerning what had happened at the hospital, but I knew my boys, and I also knew that they were too smart. We all knew what had happened, what wa
ASHER Fucked up. That's the one and only word I had for everything I had been told in the past…what? Seventy two to one hundred and twenty hours? Once again, I kept my gaze on the window and allowed my thoughts to wander off. It was the only thing that kept me busy these days. The nights I fou
ASHER The door pushed open a few seconds after nurse Karren stepped outside. I raised my head to find a smiling Dr. Brian at the foot of my door. Great. Just great. He shut the door close after giving the nurse a curt nod, and returned his attention to me. If I didn't know better, I would have
When I was done speaking, doctor Brian heaved a loud sigh and returned to his chair. "You say you do not know who the woman in the dream is." "I am certain. I have never seen her face in the dream because she technically has no face. It's like bare skin." "But you see the color of her hair?"
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