NORAAfter my conversation with my mother, I drove back to the castle. At this point, I was extremely tired and needed to rest.Stepping out of the car as I shut the door behind me, I murmured to myself, "What a day!" as I walked into the castle.I thought I was deaf at first, but I kept hearing someone clapping toward me. I was still adjusting my gown that got tangled up in the car.Raising my head, I was startled when I saw a one-eyed man standing right in front of me.Dammit! Rodriguez...I tried to hold in my laughter, but I couldn't, so I ended up pouring out all my laughter at him.I couldn't believe the little thing I did to him ended up taking one of his eyes.So satisfying.I could see him clenching his fist tightly when I laughed. Unable to hold his anger, he quickly pulled me by my hair.Pulling me closer to him as he made me stare at his bandaged eye.Disgusting!Growling, "You see this. You are paying for this in ways you didn't expect."The smile on my face disappeared a
"To get the Tribrid, we need to kill Lilith," Ophelia suggested as Mira's jaw dropped.Ophelia called for a meeting with all the leaders of the Phantom Shade coven.Staring at Ophelia, "Lilith is still alive? That god-damned bitch!" Mira cursed.Michela, the queen of the Phantom Shade coven, sat still as she observed them without saying a word. She couldn't believe that Lilith was still alive because she was the one who burned her family."We have to act fast," Orion said as he continuously clicked his fingers on the table.Ambrose was uncomfortable with the conversation because he has never been among their plots... he is completely surprised they called him into this conversation when they knew too well that we have never been interested.Michela cocked her head. "Ophelia, what are you suggesting we do?"Ophelia took a deep breath, crossing her arms around her chest. "Like I said initially, Lilith is in the Midnight Prowlers pack protecting the Tribrid, and she clearly warned me to
THIRD PERSON POV"What!" Raina staggered backward.She knew that something was off with Marcel. Surprised as she sees him in a conversation with Ophelia, she has no idea what he is doing with a witch.'Are they working together?' she asked herself as she fell to her knees.Taking out her phone, she takes a quick shot of the both of them and heads back to Vlad.She needed to report it to him immediately.~Walking into the courtroom, she bowed her head. "Lord Vlad," her voice was unstable.The courtroom was quiet as usual because Vlad hated noise.Waving his hand at Raina as she stood straight. "What's wrong?" he asked.Raina had no idea how to break the news to Vlad because Marcel is his favorite.Taking a deep breath, she slips her hand into her jacket and takes out her phone. "I have something to show you," Raina said as her hands began to shake.Somehow, she found her confidence as long as she had evidence to show that Marcel was having a conversation with a witch, but Vlad was the
NORANo, I don't agree with that!" staring at Gavner as he gave me reasons why I shouldn't let anyone trample over me. I am quite surprised because I haven't seen this side of him before.But he didn't understand my point... there was never a time when I didn't want to retaliate, but I had to hold myself back from doing so.I knew too well that I should not be bothered by the situation I put Rodriguez in, but I had no choice because I defended myself from his callous attitude.I just wondered, What gave him the right to think he could get me... on his bed?That was crazy!The fact that he still makes me feel like a nobody in the castle still sickens me to my guts.Taking a deep breath, I said, "Gavner, I understand exactly what you are trying to tell me, but..." He cut me off again several times I lost count of.He shook his head continuously as he slightly pushed me against the headboard, helping me relax my back.No, Nora, you do not understand," he says calmly as he sits beside me o
THIRD PERSON POVQueen Naida paces around her chambers, her mind and soul occupied with different feelings that she can't differentiate.She was happy that Horace had finally regained consciousness after all the months of lying lifeless on the hospital bed, but she was still worried.She was extremely scared and heartbroken.The way Horace spoke to her at the hospital brought back incidents that happened years ago to her memory.She shook her head as she heard a knock on the door. "Come in quickly," she ordered.The door creaked as it was pushed open, and a maiden walked in with a cup of coffee in her hands. Quickly she walked up to Queen Naida and offered her the tea, "Your tea, my queen." the maiden as she stood back."You can leave," Queen Naida ordered, waving her hand toward the door.As soon as the door was shut, she took a deep breath... sure that the maiden had left, she picked up the cup of coffee and gulped down the entire contents in the cup.Rubbing her palms over her face
NORAWhen Gavner told me that Horace had finally regained consciousness, I couldn't believe it.My jaw dropped as I stared at him.After waiting for so long, he finally woke up."I need to go and see him," I said to Gavner as I pushed the duvet away from me and stepped down from the bed.Gavner shook his head as he stretched his hand, trying to stop me, but I was going to consider anything he was going to say to me.The fact that I even forgot that Gavner was now my mate actually made me sick to the stomach... I didn't even get a chance to think about how he felt when I jumped down from that bed.Walking straight to the wardrobe, I pulled the handle open as I accessed the clothes neatly lined up on the hangers. Without wasting any more time, I quickly dragged out a short gown and put it on."It is necessary for you to go and see him," Gavner asked as he walked up to me, helping me zip up my dress.Trailing his fingers on my back as he gripped my waist slightly. Slowly, I turned around,
Candra was just analyzing how her day would go when she got a message that Horace demanded her presence at the hospital.Baffled, she gets to her feet as she mistakenly pushes the glass of wine to the floor.'Why would he send for me?' Candra asked herself as her heart began to thud fast in her chest.All she knew was that Horace was supposed to be dead... he wasn't supposed to even survive the accident, so how was he awake?How was he demanding her presence? Why was he there?Realizing how she was stuck on three men, including Marcel, whom she has been sneaking away from. Never in her life had she sneaked around in the castle, but now she is not just sneaking around because of one, but three.Knowing that she wasn't on Marcel's side again ever since Rodriguez asked her to move in with him. Marcel was furious, but she made sure he never got the chance to run into her in any way."Goddammit!" Candra screamed as she pushed everything on the vanity table to the floor.'Does he know about
NORAGrasping my shoulders, Gavner held me tight as he leaped into Doctor Charlie's office. I couldn't withstand the pain of what had happened... Not only did Horace push me away, he even tried to strangle me.All my life, I could swear that nothing like that had ever happened to me. I know I've been hurt many times, but at this level, I felt a piercing pain in my chest.A pain that couldn't be subsidedDid he push me away because we quarreled before he left?There were a lot of questions running through my mind, and I wasn't getting a straight answer.I was sick and tired of it. Feeling Gavner's breath on my neck made me wonder if he was aware of what Horace would do to me.Leaning closer to me from behind, she said, "You have to calm down and stop worrying too much... it's not good for your condition." He whispered into my ears as he dragged out a chair for me to sit on.As much as Gavner was right, how did he expect me not to think too much after what just happened?Horace clearly p