[Amor’s POV]“Is it what I am thinking it is?” Rage said, fluttering around Zeve’s hand, holding the key.“Yes, it is. The key to Derek’s underground palace,” Zeve said. “The place he so desperately wanted to erase from everyone’s memories that he built the main palace of the Elvira family over it.”“That is why you destroyed the Ichor palace?” Laila asked.“Yes,” Zeve said. “Then what are we waiting for? Let’s go inside the underground palace,” Lily said excitedly.Zeve’s legs were literally shivering from exhaustion.‘No, let her rest,’ I said, grabbing the attention of the dragon fairies. ‘Tell her to go back to safety, get her wounds treated, and rest before proceeding further.’Lead nodded. “I think you should rest before…”“No need,” Zeve said, getting on her feet. “All of you, get back in my veins and rest. I don’t have time to waste.”‘No! Zeve! Don’t be an imbecile. You are in no condition to keep going like this. Holy goddess! The time taken to rest and reboot oneself is no
[Zeve’s POV]When the dragon fairies told me about how they could see Amor as a glowing yellow light, I understood something was going on with him. They told me that Amor wanted me to rest before doing anything further, so I went where Ez and others were. As soon as I saw Aria’s guilty face, I understood she had done something. She told me everything that happened in Arginieth and also about Amor’s unstable condition.I couldn’t believe that all that time Amor had been around me and I was so preoccupied with executing my plan that I didn’t even notice his presence. To save my mana for fighting Mayavi and Kaltain, I didn’t even create my spy butterflies. Maybe I should have done that, but I had no time to regret.I rushed to the room where Amor was with Ez and the doctors.They had made him lie on a bed of ice, but even that was melting, as if Amor’s body was hotter than the red heated iron.I touched Amor’s body and tried to read his recent memories, but I didn’t get any clue why his
[Zeve’s POV]His words set my whole body on fire. His leg parted my legs. My body arched away from the wall. He gripped my hips. “How did you go through your heats during this time, Zeve?” He asked, licking two of his fingers and running them gently over my folds. “Have you been touching yourself or did you get some—”“Amor! How could you even say such a thing?” I was filled with an excruciating rage. How could he say something like that in a moment like this?“What I was going to say was, did you get some medicine to stop your heats, but I think my wife thought of a completely different thing, hmm?”“Don’t play with me. I know what you were going to say. Did I let someone else touch me? No, I didn’t. No matter how desperate I am… if it’s not you, I will repel every other man in this universe. What about you? Did you get yourself someone to get you through your ruts, or did you go to the courtesan court?” I asked daringly.He entered his fingers inside me and I tried to close my leg
[Zeve’s POV]“Do you want to meet Ez?” I asked. We went back to Ez’s castle.“Not really,” Amor said.He hugged me from behind while I buttoned my shirt. He helped me button up my shirt. “I know you hate vampires, but Ez is different. Trust me, if you meet him and get to know him, you will understand that his vision is ages ahead…”“I know how much he likes you. If you keep praising him like this, I will get jealous,” he said, licking my neck. I shuddered as he nuzzled against my nape.I turned around and looked at Amor. “How did you know?”He pulled me in roughly and kissed from my throat to my cleavage. “I didn’t mean to witness your romantic time together with him, but things kind of led to it…”“Then I hope you also heard my reply…” I gasped as he picked me up in his hands, made me wrap my legs around his waist, and pinned me against the wall.“Of course, your polite rejection saved his life that day,” he said, peering at my lips.I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him.
[Zeve’s POV]I set off with Aria to the Ichor palace’s ruins. There were already several of Ez’s vampire soldiers and Aria’s team on the site. Some were taking care of the debris and others were digging out precious items from it and Aria’s team was looking for the door that could lead us to Derek’s underground palace.The problem was the magic around that palace that didn’t allow me to enter it through teleportation. There was definitely something that Derek wanted to hide from everyone, and maybe the Nyx scythe was there, too.Through Mayavi’s memories attached to the key, I came to know about the door that could allow me to enter Derek’s personal palace. There, I was also expecting to find some clue about who had Derek reincarnated into.
[Zeve’s POV]“Check mate,” Amor said.“Oh man! I lost again!” Ez ruffled his hair, looking at the chess pieces in front of him.Amor sat leisurely, folding his hand across his chest.“You are only concentrating on your strategies, but you should also be able to comprehend what your opponent is thinking and then make probabilities. Chess is a lot more than just being good with your pieces. You will win once you can play the game not just with your pawns, but with the pawns of your opponent as well.”Ez dropped his head on the table. “All my life was a lie. I want a refund from life.”Amor laughed. “Keep playing. One
[Amor’s POV]More than a week has passed since I returned to Arginieth. I had been having dreams of bright light every night. But that wasn't a bother because somehow I felt I was a part of that light. I was that light.But reality seemed darker than my dreams.I don’t know why I thought it would be a good idea to have a coming of age party for Celeste. I just wanted to change the environment of the palace that had been unbearably heavy for three years. Jade’s death, Yule’s disappearance, and Zeve’s decision to leave the pack saturated the gloom looming over the palace.I thought it was time Celeste socialised with the other kids of the nobles and made friends of her age, so I invited them to the party, but I think I was wrong about it all. Maybe I should have given Celeste more time.After a lot of coaxing from mother and aunt Lozbi, Celeste was ready to attend the party, yet she clearly looked upset.Celeste entered the party hall dressed as a boy. That was enough to create a seve
[Zeve’s POV]There was forever in those portraits, and the love Amor had poured into them was glittering brighter than the paint.All my nude portraits had a translucent robe covering my body, although it barely hid anything. In one portrait, I was lying on my stomach on a messy bed with my head propped on my hand. Another had me posing on a sofa with my legs drawn to my chest.Another had me lying on the bed in a red dress that had slid down from my chest to my waist. My one hand covered my breasts while the other was tucked between my legs.One had me completely naked against the wall with my hands slithered over one another as if someone had pinned my hands over my head against the wall. All my portraits had me in messy hair stuck all over my body with my white strands fluttering gracefully.I was awestruck by how realistic those portraits looked. It was as if I was seeing the perfect version of myself in a mirror.I am so pretty, I thought, gaping at my portraits.I didn’t know