[Amor’s POV] I had to do my research, anyway. It was better to not get too attached to a power. I exhaled. “Where are the things from the Enver pack?” I asked Morfan, rubbing my temples. “They are piled in your office in the Aura palace in Arginieth along with other works that have been pending for three and a half months,” Morfan said with a daunting smile. I knew what that smile meant. He was going to make me work overtime for several months to get those works done, along with the new ones that would keep adding up every day. I sighed, “you won’t show me any mercy, will you? Even if I am newly married?” I looked at him, blinking innocently. “Don’t even think about Mercy and as for newly married. No one knows better than me what kind of relationship you have with her highness. I wrote the contract, did you forget? So even if the god of death comes to collect your soul, I won’t let you take a day’s leave. Not to forget all the explanations you need to give for your abiding order
[Amor’s POV] While I went through all the reports, Zeve had completed a hundred rounds of swords’ basics with the knight. She was drenched in sweat from head to toe when she came with the knight. I gaped at her heaving chest, proud smile and the shirt that stuck to her skin. Morfan gaped at both of them, panting like crazy with ruffled hairs and completely disoriented clothes. “What time is it now, Morfan?” I asked. “Midnight, alpha,” he replied. I had asked her to do a hundred rounds in the evening when the clouds were greyish red. Don’t tell me she had been training without a second’s rest. “You can call it a day, knight,” I said. He bowed. “Thank you for your great tutoring, Arki. I understand swords a little better now,” Zeve said, looking at the knight with a smile. Arki? I, being the alpha, never bothered knowing their names, and she had trained with him once and just look at her talking so informally with him as if they were old friends. Why is every freaking man
[Amor’s POV] The whole night I taught her the higher skills and even after being that tired, Zeve learned them all quickly. There were a few techniques she couldn’t understand, and she just asked to repeat them until she did. Her learning spirit was so cool it lifted my teaching spirit. I bet she would have kept on practising the new skills if I hadn’t picked her up in my arms and taken her to our sleeping chamber. “Amor! Let go of me! I can keep going. I am tired, but not that tired…” she uselessly struggled in my arms. “Yeah. Yeah. I know. I know. Don’t overdo or else your muscles will be sore, then you will have to waste days recovering. Remember, a very important part of sword training is knowing when to stop.” “Ok, fine. You can put me down. Everyone is looking at us…” she whispered. “Why do you care about the world? How many times do I need to tell you that the only person you need to care about in this pack is me?” “Amor!” I kicked the door open of our sleeping chamber
[Zeve’s POV] “What should I name my wolf? Hmm… this is annoying…” I groaned, looking at the waves crashing at the ship. I leaned against the railing, but I couldn’t think of any suitable name. Amor’s wolf is Rian, which means king, that he is. So should I keep it something similar to a queen? Ew. No. This is so annoying. I dropped my head and hands over the railing as they dangled over the sea. “What to name, what to name, what to name, my wolf?” I sang it like a pirate’s song. “Zeve! What are you doing?” Lucella rushed to me and made me stand properly on the deck. “Do you wish to fall into the sea?” “Ah! Lucella, what is your wolf’s name?” I asked her blatantly. “What~ WHAAAT!” She shouted. I looked at her, confused. “What’s with that reaction? I just wanted to know your wolf’s name since I am naming my wolf, but I can’t figure out what to name her.” Lucella coughed and then cleared her throat. “Umm. Zeve, do you know what it means when two people share their wolf’s n
[Zeve’s POV] Rian. I chuckled as I kept repeating his wolf’s name in my mind. I was the only keeper of Amor’s wolf’s name. Amor’s wolf’s name, he told me. Maybe as a friend, but still it felt special. I felt special, worthy, and respected. I wanted to see him as fast as I could and then tell him my wolf’s name. Tell him I respected him too, that I would be loyal to him too. Maybe not for eternity, but for as long as he needs me, I will be loyal to him. I took back my hand that I lifted to knock on the door of his workplace. He didn’t come to the sleeping chamber last night. He must be busy, right? Should I come later? No, I want to tell him my wolf’s name. I was about to knock at the door again, but then I stopped. I paced in front of the door, trying to decide whether I should tell him now or tell him casually later. Should I pretend like it’s not a big deal when it was such a life-changing moment? What should I do? “Come inside and think, your breaths are distractin
[Zeve’s POV] “Will you listen to everything ‘Ria’ means?” Amor gently caressed my cheeks. “I will listen to everything you have to say.” His hand slid down my arm as he held my fingers. His thumb gently caressed them. The heat from Ria and Rian’s kiss was still lingering in my body when Amor’s touch elated my sensitivity again. But I liked that proximity and how he didn’t let such an important moment for us turn awkward because of our wolves’ desperation. “Ria means river. River that keeps flowing no matter what’s in front of it. It overcomes every obstacle. If a path is blocked, it carves an alternative path. If there’s a boulder in front of it, it smashes through it or just gently passes by. It always carries destructive power, but still nurtures life by giving its everything. River keeps flowing. It keeps crossing all limits, all barriers to unite with the sea that is its destiny. I will keep flowing too until I meet my destiny. I promise…” Amor placed his index finger on
[Zeve’s POV] Time flew by as my training upgraded every day. Amor taught me skills and Arki helped me refine them and fit them into my muscle memories. Arki and I had become good friends. Even so, he never talked informally to me and strangely, he hadn’t touched me once. Not even by mistake. He followed Amor’s orders gracefully. He was a true knight in all aspects. He told me how he was working to support his younger sister, who also wanted to become a knight. They lost their parents when he was too young and had to live in slums until he joined the knights. He inspired his sister, and she was adamant about following in his footsteps. Even though female candidates weren’t allowed to join the royal knights, he never told her she couldn’t. He always said that dreams are shown to people who have the ability to bring them to reality. All they need to do is believe in their dreams, work on it and allow their failures and patience to do the rest. The one who wins is not the one who
[Zeve’s POV] “Luna!” Morfan dashed to me with Arki and the other knights. “Morfan! What’s going on?” I asked breathlessly. “We haven’t been able to identify their identity yet, luna. Your safety is our priority…” Morfan stopped speaking and tensed his brows, looking at the deck. Morfan looked at Arki and the other knights, who tensed their faces. “What happened?” I asked, annoyingly. “Luna. Alpha needs me on the front lines. I have to go. Knight! Protect luna at all costs…” “Alpha? Where is Amor? He is ok, right?” I asked, my heart pulsating wildly against my ribs. “Luna. Our alpha can’t be defeated that easily. Of course, he is alright. It’s just that he needs reinforcements to nullify the attack. We will get over this attack safely. Please evacuate with the royal family immediately,” Morfan said before dashing to the deck. Arki stepped closer to me. “I have got the boats ready for you and the royal family, your highness.” “Where is alpha?” I asked. “He is in the bow area
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[Zeve’s POV] As I plunged into the magma, I had no thoughts in my head. My body was being consumed by the flames, while my heart almost stopped. It was cold inside the volcano. My clothes and armour melted away, but neither the flames nor the magma touched my skin. They flowed inches away from my skin. I held my breath. The bright red glowing magma flowed magnificently inside the volcano. It was scary how I could feel its heat yet not get burned. It was like one of those dreams came to reality, except this time the one to be burnt in flames was me and not Amor. The magma behind me started taking some kind of form. I felt Amor’s presence and my heart skipped a beat. I felt hands warped under my waist and knees. I shut my eyes with a shudder. The next thing I remember was I was sitting far away on the ground and watching the magma, ashes and rocks explode out of the volcano like fireworks. There was a dazzling figure hovering above the volcano, suppressing it back into the ground
[Zahir’s POV]Why don’t you smile?Why don’t you cry?Why don’t you fight?Why don’t you get angry?Why don’t you get scared?What the hell is wrong with you?You are my son, and you cannot be the monster they say you are.Feel!Feel something!Feel anything!Feel everything!‘If nothing, then feel the pain!’That face of a person I was supposed to call my mother.Those glowing eyes floating in sheer darkness.Those words were like pure acid, pouring in my ears.Those snarls of pure hatred and screams and cries, those slaps and whips.The dark bathroom flooded with water everywhere and blood dissolved in it through my veins.I remember.Maybe I felt nothing but cold. It was unbearably cold.That time, that’s all I felt. A cold that made my spine shiver.I wanted to feel, but how?Everything I locked up within me and in the magic and key core came back.It all came back, but I think it never left in the first place.Even after hundreds of years, I could still feel her presence by the s
[Zeve’s POV]“Mother, stop!” Killian yelled.“Venus, calm down… we can make things right, ok? Trust me. Put down the blade…” Zahir coaxed Venus into his manipulative tone.Venus distanced the blade from her throat as if Zahir’s words were controlling her on a mental level. Her hands were shaking as she held the blade to her throat.Her eyes were frozen, as if she was in Zahir’s control. She shook her head with a gasp, “no, not anymore. You can’t control me anymore…” her voice came out hoarse and shaky.And she put the blade against her neck again, this time cutting her skin and bleeding.“NO! NO! Stop!” Zahir panicked and stepped back from Venus, raising his hands.“What the hell is going on here? Venus!” I called out and was about to go to her when Hikari held my hand.I looked at him and frowned. Hikari shook his head.I looked at Venus again and the blade was Hikari’s katana.“Your katana?” I felt a strange fear take over me as I stared at Hikari for an answer.“I must have dropped
[Zeve’s POV]‘I see him burning and these nightmares just don’t stop. Day after day, it’s always the same thing. I try to save him, but the flames always find their way to him. His body… it’s like it’s melting. I couldn’t get these nightmares out of my head and it’s disturbing. A lot. So, I came to you for guidance. Do these nightmares mean something?’‘Dreams are often a window for the future. We just need to interpret them rightly,’ priestess Melantha said when I met her in my third year in Phantoria. ‘For a seed to turn into a sapling and then into a huge tree, the seed coat needs to break. He’ll burn for you and this world.’‘No, he won’t. I won’t let death touch him, not because of me — especially not because of this world.’ This was what I told her, and then she replied with a subtle smile.‘What is the definition of death for you, luna?’ She asked.‘I don’t know. Death for me is what it’s for everyone else. Bad, painful and gloomy and… end.’‘When the right time comes, you will
[Zeve’s POV]There were two souls active inside Killian. One was of Derek and another of Polaris. Killian decided based on the soul that dominated him at a time.That was the only sane explanation I could give to why he was using Celeste as a hostage when Killian saved her, risking his own life.“Fine,” I said, calmly. “Let them go. But I don’t know how to get the core out of my body. Extract it yourself.”Killian frowned. “No hidden tricks, Zeve. I don’t have time for that.”I raised my hand to my shoulders as if I was surrendering myself. “I am telling you the truth. I was born with this core and never took it out. I am not playing any tricks.”Killian thought for some time and then stretched his palm towards me. Four black magic circles appeared around me. One above my head, one below my feet, one in front of my chest, and one behind it.“I am already stuck here. I can’t escape. Please let them go now,” I said. The hellhounds backed off from Lucella and Celeste.The suction from
[Zeve’s POV]The sound of gunshots, along with screams of the knights getting attacked, mashed up with the howls of the hellhounds dominating the road. Killian coughed vigorously and threw out the broken pieces of rock with his teeth and blood from his mouth. “Oh, I know what devilishness it takes to create a utopia. But you really piss me off whenever I see you…” Killian snarled at Amor.Killian created a dark energy ball between himself and Amor, who was pressing him against the ground. The energy ball exploded, flinging Amor far away from Killian.Amor jumped back to his feet and drew out his sword. The armour worked. Amor wasn’t hurt badly. But I could just stand and wait for him to be hurt.I looked at the sky with my apprehension increasing with every second.On the training grounds, the screeches of shadow eaters were tackling the fire wall, keeping them locked within the magic circle. It was as if their screams were summoning the rain because heavy clouds had started looming
[Killian’s POV]Dark clouds stirred over the ruins of the Aura palace and its training grounds. The land had prepared to devour the souls and vomit a curse in the darkest shade of black to open the portal to the dark world from where the creatures of hell would flood the land, turning it into their grazing field. They would feed on souls and lock them in timeless gloom — in a world of nothingness and doom. Their minds were under my control and their souls on my command would set themselves ablaze on the magical ground.I was prepared and so was the enemy.Heavy military and army of hundreds guarded the boundaries around the precinct of the Aura palace and its land. The knights were armoured and ready with their swords, defending the boundaries of the palace from outside.Warriors were ironclad in their wolf forms. The wolves of darker colours were standing on the front lines and surrounded the training grounds.The soldiers created a wall of shields on either side of the criminals’ p
[Zeve’s POV]“Should I take off this gown now?” Celeste asked, walking to me and then standing beside me as we peered at the air where Killian stood seconds ago.I looked at Celeste and caressed her cheek. “I know it’s uncomfortable, sweetie, but wait a little, hmm?”Celeste looked into my eyes and nodded once.“You did a good job. I am proud of you,” I said.A week without the key core and Celeste already looked so fragile. I had to get back the key core from Killian after the plan played out the way I wanted it to.I looked at the sky. The chess board was laid out, the only thing left was the game to begin.“Zeve, I don’t like this at all. You are pregnant and even if everything goes according to your plan, it’s still dangerous because we don’t know what might happen when things actually start happening,” Amor said.I looked at Amor and smiled.“I have heard kids take after their parents. I want my child to be brave, and for that, I have to be braver today. I am going to be a mother