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[Amor’s POV] “I, Melantha Narkissa, shall now begin the marriage ceremony in the presence of the families of the bride and the groom as the witnesses. The divine powers of the temple shall bestow their blessings upon the couple. But before that I shall ask for the consent of the bride and the groom.” She walked to Zeve and whispered something in her ear. Zeve shook her head in denial. Priestess whispered again, and Zeve nodded. Of course. I knew what she asked her. First she asked if she was forced into the marriage and the second time she asked for Zeve’s consent for the marriage. It was done privately before, too, in the bride’s dressing room and once again before the gathering so that they could avoid forced marriages. Then she came to me and asked for my consent. I nodded, giving my consent. Priestess shifted two steps back and ushered Zeve and me to come closer. We stood at a hands distance facing each other and then turned to the priestess. She started chanting the pra
[Amor’s POV] The greetings of marriage started showering on us from all directions. I had to get Zeve out of there, but I couldn’t find a way with all the family members trying to see Zeve. I knew they were curious. Some with good intentions and almost all of them with evil gaze. Whatever it was, Zeve needed rest. I mind-linked Morfan, Lucella and my mother. “Please help me get Zeve out of here. She is tired. It seems she might actually pass out at any moment now. Do something!” The three of them looked at Zeve together with a worried expression over their faces. Mother and Lucella looked at one another while Morfan— “What! An emergency! What happened? Is everything ok?” Morfan yelled at a soldier, standing next to him. The soldier looked completely clueless why the beta was suddenly yelling at him. “An attack! From where?” Morfan asked the soldier while the soldier looked as if his soul had left his body. “A-attack? Beta?” He froze, peering at Morfan with his widened eyes.
[Amor’s POV] Why does everything have to be so dangerous today? I entered my sleeping chamber with my wife in my arms. The maids shut the door. I gently laid Zeve on my bed. I stood beside the bed. I don’t know how long I peered at her sleeping in that ethereal attire. The bed creaked as I placed my knee beside Zeve’s hip on the bed. Placing my hands beside her ears on the pillow, I leaned closer to her lips. “My wife is the most beautiful lady in this entire world,” I whispered against her lips. I fought the unholy urge to devour her lips, hazing my mind. “You look perfect Zeve. Internally, externally. From soul to heart. There is no match for you in this world. So stop ruining me right now. How can you sleep so soundly? How can you entrust yourself to a beast who has no self-control right now?” I glided my fingers from behind her hair down to her neck. She brought her shoulder closer to her neck as I trailed my hand from her arm to her fingers, entangling mine with hers. I
[Amor’s POV] Her breath hitched as her heart sped up. She looked around frantically. She turned to the door. I shut the door the moment she opened it. I slid my hand over her hand, almost hugging her from behind. She jerked off my hand as she turned to me, “don’t touch me!” “Zeve,” I looked into her eyes earnestly. “Don’t be scared. Please. You know I won’t hurt you.” I wanted her to look at me with her smiling eyes that she had started seeing me with. My few wrong steps and all of that were gone. I had to earn back her trust and for that, I could bury my every fucking desire or urge. Nothing was more important than her feeling safe with me, even in her heat. The silence between us, the yearning in our eyes, the hesitation in our bodies, everything was painfully beautiful. Strange as it might sound, it was what I felt at that very moment. Zeve was dressed in the purest colour, adorned with the purest soul. White as crystal was her smile, and even her darkness was purest of a
[Amor’s POV] I scooped her hair off her back and slid them over her shoulder. I unhooked the gold chain harness from her back and slid it off her breasts. She shut her eyes. Her chest rising and falling faster as I took off her jewelleries. Maybe she really thought I would go against her will. I could do anything but that. I might be a ruthless beast who can ravage anything and anyone on his way, but I was still a man whose mother taught him to respect women’s dignity. She taught me that nothing can come before a woman’s dignity. No promise, no vow, no oath, no law, no politics, no government, no king, no alpha, no royalty, no nobility. Nothing in this world came before a woman’s dignity. So, out of all the women out there who get my respect even when they try to poison me, how could I disrespect the woman who genuinely cares about me? The woman I want to keep close in all phases of my life from here on. The only woman other than my mother, I genuinely respect and adore with a
[Zeve’s POV] Amor’s aura was flickering faster than a candle’s flame in a storm. Sometimes, I felt like he was going to take me down any time and sometimes the soft gaze in his eyes melted me like a candle. Sometimes his gaze was brighter than the moon’s love and sometimes darker than the night sky’s lust. But what scared me the most was not his closeness or his advances, but my own urges towards him. Being drawn to his scent, craving to be blanketed by his warmth. I wanted him to touch me, yet I didn’t want to give away my heart in the flames of my heat. Because even if he touched me, it would be because of my scent and physical conditions, not because he felt something in his heart for me like I did for him. Fearing that I would fall in love with him, I didn’t even realise when I had already fallen into his abyss-like love. It was an eternal falling and my only destiny was to keep on falling endlessly. I love him and I can’t deny it anymore, but it’s history repeating itself.
[Zeve’s POV] “I am sure he hasn’t eaten his dinner.” I placed the fork and knife on either side of the plate. I looked at the medicines, the juice, the flower vases, the comforting warmth in the room. “And you say you don’t love me, huh? If so, why even bother to arrange all this in such a short time period? You have always been caring in your own ways. From the very beginning, is it one of those cares which is common for everyone in your pack? Or is it something special for me?” I rubbed my arm with my palm. The first person to genuinely care about me and my needs was Amor. I tried so hard to tutor myself to not love him, but when he does things like this, can I stop myself from deepening this love? Can I really not love him? I got up from the chair with a jerk. The chair almost fell on the floor. I dashed and fetched a woollen furry cloak from Amor’s closet. It was then I saw ladies wear included in his wardrobe. There were simple but classy gowns, light ladies’ night robe
[Zeve’s POV] Before thoughts could cage my headspace, the sparks from our kiss got the freedom to travel through every inch of my body. It felt like I had finally found my destiny, like I had finally reached the right destination. My fingers trembled as I held Amor’s shoulder. His lips were cold, but warmed up instantly. They were neither too rough nor too soft. Exactly like I had imagined them to be. My heart thundered in my chest. I felt a heated flutter clench around my stomach. I didn’t breathe, nor did I feel Amor’s breaths on my skin. I parted from Amor’s lips, panting, and opened my eyes slowly. But I was too scared to look into his eyes. I chewed on my lower lips that felt fuller and searing with the warmth from his lips still lingered over them. I stood peering at the floor, fidgeting with my fingers. Did I offend him? Is he mad? Did I get too close? My chest tightened just thinking that maybe before building anything, I had already ruined everything with that kiss.
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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