[Zeve’s POV]The religious leaders were seated together on the left side of the blue carpet that led to our throne and the royal family was to the right. Amor was seated on his throne and priestess Melantha was seated closest to Amor’s throne.I entered the courtroom, and everyone got on their feet. Amor peered at me while I looked at him, then dropped my gaze. With my knights walking behind me, I walked to the stairs that led to our throne.Amor got up and walked down the stairs to me, stretching out his hand. I took his hand, and we sat on our throne. Everyone took their seats after an affirming nod from Amor.The look on the religious leader’s face was as if they were forcing themselves to show respect to the devil on the throne. That wasn’t my first time receiving such hostile glares, so it really didn’t matter. At least, I hoped it didn’t.Once I was expelled from the pack, the danger would come searching for me all at once. I was well aware of what I would face. First the vampi
[Zeve’s POV]Impossible.There is no way.Except for Amor, everyone’s eyes were on me.I gulped the dryness in my throat. When I first shifted into my wolf?‘Ria…’ I called out to her. Whenever I shifted into my wolf in the Enver pack, I never remembered anything except the excruciating pain before and after I had shifted. ‘Zeve, I told you to stop listening to them. They have clearly plotted against you. All these are nothing but lies. Tell me, who do you trust more — a lowly pack who gave you all the scars, hurt you, abused you — or me?’ Ria asked.‘Of course, I trust you, Ria,’ I thought back to her.‘So, don’t overthink about what they say right now, because all of it is nothing but a lie. We’ll leave this pack anyway, so let them be.’ I could feel her shrug.She was right. None of them could be trusted; they were all lying.“Proof?” Morfan asked. “What is the proof that the bunch of you aren’t lying? As far as my knowledge serves me, this lady…” he pointed towards Talia. “... i
[Zeve’s POV]“Take them to the dungeons and interrogate them. I will show you the wrath of a devil today. Bearers of light, it’s time you meet the devils of dungeons. Take them away!” Amor growled. “I was stupid to not meddle with religion earlier. I thought it was a place I, a sinner, should not pry. But I should have looked into it. God knows how many lives of my people these bearers of light have pushed into darkness.”Most of the leaders were taken away; only three of them were still seated in the court with a serene smile on their faces. I remember they were the only ones who didn’t speak a word against me and calmly observed me sitting in the back.Talia, Leora, Bower, along with others were still in the hall.“Now, the pack of scums and liars. Give me one reason I should trust someone who is associated with the vampires? Not just that…” Amor signalled gamma Nash with his hand and gamma Nash presented the receipts to the members of the werewolf council and dukes with the proof a
[Zeve’s POV]“In the presence of the five elements that forge this world — fire, water, wind, earth and sky — I, Zeve Amor Blaze, the luna of the Aurora pack vow before the high priestess, Melantha Narkissa, the alpha of the pack, Alpha Amor Blaze and the pack public…”The next day, the vowing preparations were made in the same arena where I had my duel with Hikari. The arena was once again filled with thousands of people who were to witness my vows.A bonfire was lit in front of me, big enough to light the entire stage I was kneeling on. Behind me was holy water in a bowl. Beside the bowl was a small seedling in a flowerpot that was filled with soil. Wind was something that persisted with the flames, making them grander and the sky was right above me.The five elements of nature surrounded me while I took the vow. Amor, the three priests and the priestess were standing in front of me behind the flames to be the witness of the vow, along with the pack public, the royal family, and the
[Amor’s POV] The recent events introduced me to the worst of all fears — waiting for someone to leave with an uncertainty of ever meeting again. People cry on deaths because they know they would never see the deceased ever again. There was a certainty of never meeting again in death, but this… this wasn’t death because there was hope. A hope of reuniting alongside a fear of never reuniting again. I feared sleeping, blinking, anything that would take her out of my sight. I was scared of the moment she would leave and yet all I could do was long for it. I wasn’t trying to stop her because I knew, the moment I tried to stop her forcefully, I would turn into a monster, and that was the last thing I wanted to be to her. Even if it was in the slightest of her memories, in some corner of her heart, I wanted her to love me. Whenever she thought of love, I wanted her to remember Amor. On the ribbon of Zeve’s rose, in every Black Light festival, I wanted Amor to be the only name beside h
[Amor’s POV]I touched my beards looking at my face in Zeve’s dressing mirror.“I think I need a shave.”We had taken a bath after sleeping for a few hours and dressed in nightwears.“No, you look sexier in beards,” she said, combing her hair sitting in front of the dressing table. We looked at one another through our reflections in the mirror. I was standing behind her chair. I crouched and rubbed my cheeks with hers. “Ouch! Your beard pricks!” she yelped.“You said I looked sexy in them. Now bear my sexiness.” I rubbed my cheeks on her neck.She giggled, trying to escape me. “Amor, stop… haha.” she sang in laughter.She got up from the chair and tried to glare at me, holding back her laughter. I reached out to catch her when she teleported behind me, tickling me all over.I broke into laughter, “stop… hahaha… Zeve! Fine! I won’t rub my beards on you again… ok… haha… stop!”I caught her hands and pulled her in front of me, hugging her as I kissed every inch of her neck. “Amoris, y
[Amor’s POV]“You said if we knew where your Katana was?” One of them stood on her palm and looked at her, lifting his head.Zeve nodded.“Well, we are your Katana. I remember your scent. It was your blood that awakened us.”“I don’t understand,” Zeve said, tensing her brows.“We feel the same scent from him too…” the three fairies glued to my chest said together in a dreamy voice as they snuggled against my sternum. It literally gave me chills down my spine.“Don’t lie. The three of you are all over him because he is handsome.” The sleepy one said and fell asleep again.Zeve held the three of them by their wings and tore them off my chest.Zeve’s eyes glowed as she said, “don’t ever touch him again or I will break your wings…” her voice was hoarse. Ria!The three fairies flinched at her words.Thank God! Ria to the rescue. I love you Ria!“Who are you guys?” Zeve’s glowing silver eyes turned to normal and so did her voice.“We are dragon fairies. Simply put, we are the blood cells o
[Zeve’s POV]Hikari silently peered at the dead raven. Amor had mind-linked everyone in the palace to stay on high alert and inform him instantly if they felt anything odd. Meanwhile, he called Hikari, Morfan, Lucella and Zahir in our room to see the raven’s blood letter from Derek.By then Red had taken their Katana form.“Lady Ella?” Morfan said with a tensed expression. Amor glanced at him with a blank, uncertain face. “I will stay with her just in case…” Morfan ran out of the room. His voice had a slight shaking. He was disturbed. Everyone in the room was.“Call all the members of the royal family in the courtroom,” Amor told his butler. But then he mind-linked to the royal family himself. I could clearly see him panicking. I could see it on his face and in his body language.Meanwhile, I had sent as many spy butterflies as I could create all around the palace, but I had found nothing strange.“Forget about it… I will go get them all myself…” Amor said, and Hikari held his hand.