•• Arabella’s POV •••After some time, Shawn came back carrying a hacksaw, and I breathed in relief.“This should be enough to cut through those chains…” he muttered as he squatted in front of me to free my feet first.“Do these chains not have magic on them?” I asked him curiously.“No,” he said as
I didn't need to see who those pairs of arms belonged to.His hold and scent were too familiar to me. Those arms and scent always enveloped me at night.“Arra, are you okay?” Max’s deep voice asked me.“Just a bit weak,” I told him.“Ari!” Rosa approached us and held me up while Max patted my body t
•• Arabella’s POV •••I circled my arms around his waist and held him back.“Max, I was… I saw you and Abigail… And you looked like…” I couldn't finish my sentences and didn't know how to tell him what I saw without sounding like I was blaming him again.In the end, I could only apologize again, “I’
Suddenly, Iris screamed happily, “Mate!”My body froze like a statue.Mate?Now?Where?Who?A faint, soothing smell of the rainforest hit my nostrils, but I couldn't pinpoint who it came from.I looked around to see if anyone was coming, and my gaze landed on Max.For a second, the only thought tha
•• Arabella’s POV •••As expected, judging by Rosa’s look, what happened to Lina must have involved magic.But what had that got to do with Max and me?What did she mean by she knew what happened between us?Was she talking about how we suddenly were able to sense that we were each other fated mates
I looked at the man, and then Max, and back to the man to compare them and saw no difference between the two of them.His face, figure, build, and even his hairstyle and clothing were identical to Max's.Max looked at his ‘twin’ and sneered in disgust.Abigail smirked triumphantly at me, but her exp
•• Arabella’s POV •••“Bella…” Shawn’s soft, pleading voice was heard after everything was settled.“Let’s go home,” Max stirred me toward the door, ignoring Shawn’s attempt to talk to me.I glanced briefly at Shawn, who had a guilty expression before going away with Max and Rosa.There was nothing
“Alright,” she agreed readily.Jaxon literally jumped from his seat and pulled Rosa away in excitement. “Come, let me show you the guest rooms. You can choose one that suits you.”I shared a look with Max, and we both shook our heads helplessly.Jaxon was acting like the host, disregarding me and Ma
He nodded fervently and repeated my words like a mantra, “You are right. My woman is always right; even when you are wrong, you are right.”And I couldn’t hold back my laughter anymore.“You better remember that,” I warned him.“I will,” he promised earnestly, adding, “We better finish our shower so
•• Rosa’s POV •••“Jax... What... What are you doing here?”He didn’t answer my question but began taking his clothes off while gazing at me with such a scorching gaze that it made me blush.When he was naked, he stepped in front of me and pulled away my hand and arm, pinning them above my head with
“You wanted to give me the stone? So there shouldn’t be any tests?” I asked her incredulously.She stayed silent, and I knew who the real culprit was.I stood up and glared at the only mischievous person in the room. “Dad!”“Rosa, my daughter, I wanted to show the Witch Queen of your power so far,”
•• Rosa’s POV •••Just what in the world is going on?“Rosa, are you okay?” Ari asked as she helped me to stand up.“What... How are you here?” I asked in shock. “What’s going on?”“Let’s talk once we get out of here, okay?” she asked and led me to the portal.“Wait!” I stopped moving. “Jax...”“Don
I didn’t struggle.I had chosen to be the sacrifice so Rosa could live, but I felt a pang in my heart when I saw tears running down Rosa’s beautiful face.Was this how our relationship was supposed to be?Were we really not meant to be together?“Jax!” Rosa stood up and ran toward me, only to be thr
•• Jaxon’s POV •••I drove a distance away from them, enough for them not to notice but close enough for me not to lose sight of them.It wasn’t a wonder Dagon hid the stone at his last hideout.Damn demon, I thought to myself.What a pussy for using such a trick to wipe out the whole world after hi
“Dad? Elder? Lillian?” I called out to them as I looked around my surrounding only to be replied by the echoes of my own voice.Shit, this was bad!I never thought we would be separated like this!How in the world was I going to find the crys-Suddenly, I felt a very dark aura from the crystal that
•• Rosa’s POV •••After saying goodbye to Max and Ari, the four of us got into the car with Dad, in his real appearance as the driver, the Elder wizard sitting on the front passenger seat while Lillian and I sat at the back.I glanced around secretly and couldn’t find any sign of Jaxon, which I thou
The thought of Rosa dying made my heart feel like it stopped beating as my fear for her safety intensified.“Jax, Rosa might die. We can’t let it happen. We can’t let it happen,” Rhun kept mumbling in my mind and paced around, ready to take over my body to stop Rosa from going.“I will go with her.