Rosa POV.I look around the prison and see the prisoners and smile at them. They all bow their heads as I’m led out in obsidian chains.“Rosa, we have a plan.” I look at my pops and shake my head.“No, I will deal with this, pops. Don’t be doing anything that will get you in trouble.” I say to him and he sighs as we are flanked by guards. I pass the glass cells and look at the dragon, who is smirking at me when I stop and turn to face him.“What is your name?” I ask him, and he steps forward, and he is big, huge even. Asteria hisses, but I ignore her.“Casta.” I nod my head at him.“Very well Casta. It is nice to meet you. We will meet again.” I say to him and he nods his head at me with a smirk as he steps back. He turns and walks to his bunk and sits down, his fists clenched. His black hair tied at the back of his head. Golden scales ripple under his skin. His orange eyes like fire look at me.“Come on.” My pops says, and I look ahead and continue walking.“What was that?” he asks m
Charlie POV.What the fuck was that? I think as I watch the golden dragon carry her further away from me. This is not fucking happening.“Someone, find where they are going.” Aberdone screams when I turn to look at him and stalk him. My fists clenched when I rear back and punch him in the face, and he staggers before falling to his ass in a pile of rubble.“You will do nothing. You go after her. I will kill you.” I let my siren side shine through and he scoffs, spitting blood at the ground.“You and what army boy? I will destroy you all for this,” He says when Fen walks up and grips him.“You declaring war Aberdone? That isn’t very wise.” He says when Gaia chuckles as she moves forward. I step back as she looks at him.“You tried to kill my daughter. You tried to attack my brother’s pack? Well, that is an act of war. Be ready for it, Aberdone. Right now, you are at war.” She shoves him away before she turns and opens a portal and walks through. We all look at him before we follow behi
Rosa POV.“Wake up, little angel. We are here.” I hear the gruff voice of Casta as I open my eyes and look around. The clouds part as I see the mountains on an island. The Waning mountains.“How long have I been asleep?” I ask him as I rub my eyes and stretch. He chuckles.“Not long little angel, but we are here now,” he says and I grab his little spiky horns and lean forward again as he flies down and my stomach flips and I squeal as we fly over the mountains.I’m in awe. The ground is so green and lush, palm trees, and animals run in herds. Cece perks up in my head. For the first time since I climbed on his back, she has calmed down. She was freaking out, screaming like a little girl while Jadara was laughing and cheering.“Well, at least we will have food wherever this place is,” Cece whines in my head and I roll my eyes as Casta circles looking for somewhere to land. I point to a clearing and he moves towards it. Pulling up as he hovers in the air as his huge paws touch down. I wo
Charlie POV.I dive into the salt water and shift quickly. I swim at speed towards the Waning mountains. It won’t take long to get to the island because I know where I am going. If you don’t know where you are going or are not in need, the island is impossible to find.“Charlie, keep her safe and tell her we are not mad at her for anything. Also, please apologise to her for my attack. I needed to make it believable.” Queen Asteria’s voice is in my head.“I will, my queen. Thank you. Keep me informed on any developments. I will find her and keep her safe.” I reply to her as I swim under shoals of fish.“Go, be safe, my boy. Tell her we are all awaiting her return and we are preparing the armies.” She says and I reply with I will and shut the link down.The fastest way to the island is through the singing stream. This stream is an underwater current like the EAC East Australian Current. But this has currents that run off it like a highway. If I don’t take it, it will take days and miles
Rosa POV.Charlie looks at me, and I give him an awkward smile. Casta chuckles next to me. I look at him and smile at him; he knows what I am talking about. Oh, gods, I’m in deep shit for releasing him and the others.“We will fight with you. We are bound to you.” I turn and see the others from the prison as they stand there behind a woman.“I can’t ask that of any of you. Casta, thank you for helping me, but I can’t allow any of you to die for me.” I say, and he smiles at me. It is warm and understanding.“Little angel, you are the one to stop him. Aberdone is like a ravenous monster, consuming everything in his path. He needs to die. We know what you are. I knew the moment you were brought into the prison. The power coming from you is nothing I have felt before. You need to learn to control it.” He tells me and I look down in embarrassment. How do I control the angel when I couldn’t even make a ball of light? How do I control her when I couldn’t control Jadara and Cece? Gods, we are
Rosa POV.My wings wrap us up as I deepen the kiss. His hands move to my waist and squeeze. I break the kiss breathless and gaze into his eyes. Placing my forehead against his as I close my eyes, breathing in his scent.“I love you,” he murmurs and I bite my bottom lip and pull back slightly, only for him to tighten his hold on my waist. “I’m never letting you go,” He says and I bite my lip to stop it from wobbling.“I know.” I reach and caress his cheek and he leans into my touch. A cough brings us out of the moment between us. I blush, and Charlie chuckles as he reaches for my cheek. I unfurl my wings and shrug my shoulders as they disappear back into my skin.“Rosa, what do you want to do?” I turn and look at Casta. Charlie steps behind me, keeping his hands on me.“I won’t ask you all to fight. I know you only want to live in peace and safety. So I won’t ask or try to convince any of you. This is my fight. Aberdone is a threat to us all. If you want to fight, I will forever be in
Rosa POV.“So, how are we going to handle Aberdone?” Casta asks and I take a deep breath.“The last time a fae king tried to attack was because he was blinded by rage and disgust because of my ancestor Rosalie. You should know the story.” I say and he looks at me and nods his head.“Ok, for those of us that don’t, care to explain.” Brody asks as he sits with his ankle resting on his knee and his arms stretched over the back of the sofa. Giving off an air of aloofness. Which I find funny, considering he is an assassin.“Well, my ancestor was the elder priestess of the fae called Rosalie. She was fated to a werewolf. She was also the first Angel of Death. Anyway, she was happy with her mate and had children. The dream, right? Well, the fae king was disgusted and hunted her and her mate down. He attacked them and in her rage, the angel was released to keep her mate safe. Unfortunately, he was still killed. So the angel turned her fury on the fae king’s army.” I say as I remember what I w
Rosa POV.Casta stands and nods his head and we all stand too and follow him out.“Well, shit is about to get real. I’m so excited.” Bogo says, rubbing his hands together as he skips outside. I look at Charlie and he chuckles.“Ok, that was not weird at all.” I say and he laughs, pulling me to his side.“He is a vampire. They are always peculiar. Besides, he doesn’t look dangerous.” He says as he points at him as he runs towards a child and my heart stops when he picks her up and twirls her around.“That is Matilda.” I smile as Henry explains. I watch him pepper kisses on the little girl’s face as she giggles, pushing him away with a little squeal of delight.“Daaaddddyyy, you slobbered on me,” she says in disgust, wiping her face as we walk towards them when Sunny moves closer to her and kisses her on her head and lifts her into her arms. Wait, are they mates?“Go on, ask the question that is right there on the tip of your tongue.” Brody says and I shake my head and he chuckles.“To