The man looked thin, hungry, and poor, with a disheveled appearance and dirty clothes.Max pulled me behind him, hiding me from this stranger, and stared at this strange man.“A rogue?” I mindlinked Max.“I’m not sure. He doesn't smell like a rogue, and rogues shouldn’t be able to enter this area,”
•• Arabella’s POV •••Hearing that the strange man in front of us was my best friend’s dad, Max reined in his Alpha aura, and I felt like spring had returned to the world - the unbearable pressure was gone, and everyone seemed to be able to breathe again and regain control of their limbs. They began
Paviar took my hand and kissed it as he said, “Not only that, but I would be happy to serve a beautiful lady like you, Princess Arabella. I think you are as beautiful as your mother.”“You know my mom?” I asked him in surprise.Why did Mom never tell me she knew a powerful male witch?“I was your Mo
•• Maximillian’s POV •••Looking surprised, Rosa asked, “Bring Dad to see the corpses?”“He might find somethin' we’ve overlooked,” I explained.Rosa thought about it for a while until she screamed at the top of her lungs at her dad, who was waiting in my car, “Dad! Come here!”Both Arra and I wince
What the hell was so funny about sacrificing my child?!I nearly let out a snarl when suddenly he tiptoed and flicked my forehead playfully.The heck?!“You have a wild imagination, Alpha Maximillian,” he chuckled again.“Then what do you mean by telling me about the child saving the princess?” I hi
•• Arabella’s POV •••We arrived at the dungeons and went straight to the room where the bodies were stored.Although well preserved, the bodies were beginning to decompose, and there was a putrid odor in the air.It was really strange since well-preserved bodies didn’t usually give out odor.But th
“I’m sorry, Luna Arabella,” she bowed slightly at me.“It’s fine.” I waved my hand.“What seems to be the problem, Luna Arabella?” she asked as she set down her bag and began taking her equipment out of it.“It’s nothing,” I shrugged. “I got dizzy and felt nauseous when I smelled the corpses.”She b
•• Arabella’s POV •••We went back to the office to find Alpha Daniel had already waited for us there.“Alpha Daniel, sorry to have kept you waiting,” Max apologized for our lateness while I greeted him with a smile.“Don’t worry about it, Alpha Maximillian, Luna Arabella,” he smiled at us.Max quic
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.