Irina became pale.'Did he find out about my lab? ' she thought worriedly."Son? What are you saying? Do you think I can kill people?" she asked, still keeping up with her innocent act.Raphael gave her a death glare. He is not in the mood to entertain her nonsense anymore. He was fooled by her for a long time now. He refused to waste his time by speaking with her."Ya? But your lab is telling me another story altogether. You remember your lab right? The same lab which I burned down to the ground? The same place from where I rescued those innocent kids" he revealed.Irina felt like the ground under her feet is shaking violently. "What? Did you burn that lab?" she gasped with shock. For over a couple of weeks, she is trying to find Blake, the boss of the people who ruined her dream. But learning that Blake is none other than her son Raphael is like a bucket of ice-cold water on her head. She was so shocked that she forgot to keep up her innocent, 'I don't know anything act '.Her shoc
Valerie all but ran away from the party area. Angoori is hot on her heels. She rushed inside one of the receiving rooms which are meant to receive guests. As all the guests are at the party, she found an empty room easily. Angoori stood outside the room and texted someone on his mobile phone. While Valerie on the other hand is not as composed as she made everyone believes that she is. Her heart is pounding and she is sweating. She is on the verge of a breakdown. That needle and every other torture Irina put her through during her captivity kept flashing in her mind. She is feeling as if she is reliving that pain all over again. "No no no, please not now. Raphael needs me now. I just cannot go through all that again and risk a panic attack. Please almighty, please help me" she whispered to herself with tears. Just then the door of the room opened and Liliana rushed inside with Hector who was hot on her heels. "Valerie" Liliana hugged her sister to offer comfort. That made Valerie cr
"Irina" she sneered with anger. Her fear is replaced with unhinged anger and hatred towards Irina.Valerie cannot seem to digest the fact that Irina is threatening Raphael. She can forgive being tormented by Irina, but she couldn't tolerate it if Irina decides to torment her mate. Valerie remembered everything she has gone through because of Irina. When suddenly Raphael's face popped instead of hers, she lost it. All of her fear is transformed into hate and anger. Her eyes turned into a dark shade of gold while her dragon demanded for control. Her body started shimmering with gold."Princess Valerie, you should not do anything in haste. I know you are upset, but remember it's Prince Raphael's coronation today. You should play your cards wisely. Be subtle like how Irina is being. She hid her true self from everyone around her. Everyone still thinks that she is a very good person and the best queen. They still love her. Every Raven is watching this ceremony from their homes as it is bro
"No need, I am here Queen Irina. How can I make a queen like you wait for me?" Valerie's voice rang loudly with confidence.Every eye turned to take in the grand graceful reentry of the Ernest princess. Her shoulders are squared and her spine is straight while she walks with regal elegance flanked by Prince Hector and her sister on either side, while Angoori is a step behind them. She is radiating grace and immense power, which was not there when she left a few minutes ago. Everyone gasped with shock and surprise. The raw power radiating off of her is new. She no longer looks like a weak human. A shiver of fear crawled down everyone's spine. It is uncommon to see so much power in a she-dragon. Now, she looks like she is Raphael's equal and a right fit to rule beside him as the Raven Queen.King Arthur and Anesthesia are surprised to see their daughter walk so confidently. Just a moment ago she ran away from here scared out of her mind because of Irina. Now, all the traces of fear are
"What? Forgive me your highness, but I cannot accept this. You are choosing her as your new queen? She is weak and pathetic. How can she rule the Raven clan alongside you? Why can't you pick me? I am better than her in every way" Tasha yelled angrily.Raphael is the least bit bothered to answer Tasha. Because he knows Valerie would not leave this chance to teach the spoiled Agnes princess a lesson in dignity and install some fear while she is at it. "Valerie is my blessed mate. No one will replace her. Not even you. When it comes to the question of her being weak, I will let my Queen give you the answer to that question, Princess Tasha" Raphael replied with a smirk. He squeezed Valerie's hand so that she could take over from there.Valerie took a step forward.'Give me control, I will shred her into pieces. This is a long time due. She has been a troublemaker for a long time now ' Laila hissed in her head.Valerie has a smirk on her face.'No Laila. I have to settle things with her a
The entire Agnes clan bowed their heads when Valerie approached them. They don't have a choice. Going against a gold dragon is like going against a mountain that is taller and stronger. It's useless to fight with a mountain when you clearly know that you cannot win that battle. A gold dragon's wrath can destroy an entire clan. Her blessing would help any clan flourish and grow. The land that she touches will be greener than any other land."I am not killing you merely because I don't want my mate's coronation to be remembered with a blood bath. Ravens are known for their hospitality. You came here as a guest. I don't want to hurt a guest. But be aware, Princess Tasha. I will not tolerate disrespect either. If you open your nasty mouth to pass cruel comments, then I would not hesitate to kill you in the future. Keep your judgments to yourself. Me, Valerie Ernest, daughter of King Arthur, princess of the Ernest clan, and the mate of the Raven King here by declare you, Princess Tasha as
After the coronation of Raphael and Valerie as the new king and Queen of the Raven Kingdom, Cadmus is given the respectable position of the Royal advisor and the Royal godfather of the Raven clan. He is given the power that he can involve in every matter that concerns the Raven clan. His position is equal to Raphael and Valerie's. He is overwhelmed with joy and his happiness has no bounds. But the same cannot be said about Irina. She is not at all happy. Raphael gave her no position to hold in the Royal court. He decided that it was time for her to rest. He made it look like he is doing her a favor and all of this is for his good..'The previous queen of this clan has given her everything for the well-being of this clan. After my father's unfortunate demise, she took it upon herself to take this clan under her care. She worked restlessly toward her goal. I think it's time for her to leave these heavy responsibilities to us and rest. She deserves this more than anyone ' he announced.
Irina has a malicious smile on her face. She is hiding how angry she is. She never thought that there would come a day when she might have to see her son laughing and chatting with the people she hates the most. What's worse is, he made her the worst enemy and made Arthur's daughter his Queen. "Hello Eugene" Irina greeted the Nester king. She intentionally skipped his title. This is the same way she used to address him when she used to stay in the Ernest clan. But after things turned bad between her and Arthur, she distanced herself from Eugene as well. Because she knows that he is loyal to Arthur.Eugene became stiff and so did the others. Raphael tightened his fists. Valerie's eyes flashed with anger. Anesthesia, Arthur, and Liliana have matching frowns of disgust. Hector and Cadmus look uncomfortable."Hello, Irina" he replied with a blank face. Irina turned her gaze towards Arthur. She wanted to disturb their happiness. "You look happy Arthur. I saw this kind of smile on you on
After one year....Raphael wanted to hide everything Irina did, because she was once a queen of the Raven clan. Her black deeds will forever become a black mark on the Raven clan. The hard earned reputation of his ancestors would be ruined, which he doesn't want to happen. So he hid her death when it happened. As everything happened in the middle of the night and as the Raven palace is sitting at a fair distance away from the town, no one knew what happened or suspected anything. By morning, only ashes were left behind. The dead army and even irina who brought them to life are all gone. Cadmus lied to everyone that irina went on a spiritual journey to find peace. Everyone believed that lie as Irina made sure to keep her reputation spotless when she was alive. Only peace was left behind after she passed away. "Raphael? What are you doing here?" Valerie asked from behind him. He is standing in the palace court yard while looking in the exact place where his mother died. Valerie noticed
Raphael and his men together surrounded the dead army from all four directions. They start to burn the dead army with their dragon fire. As Irina is momentarily disoriented, the dead army stands still like statues, while their bodies are burned down to ashes. When Irina realized what was happening, she gained back the control she has on the dead people again. "You dumb idiots, attack" she screeched loudly. At once the dead army started charging toward the Raven palace again. As their bodies already started burning, they are now walking fireballs charging towards the Palace gates. At once the palace gates shook with the force of the dead army. It creaked loudly, protesting from the force with which the dead army was pushing at it and trying to breach the palace walls."Guards, shift and stop them from entering the palace. The gate will not hold that much force for longer. Barricade the gates with sandbags. Quick" Raphael instructed his men while he resumed burning their decayed bodie
"Your Highness, dead bodies are walking," he said in a rush. The guard is pale and looked scared. Raphael and Angoori ran outside and were shocked to see an army of dead and decaying people walking towards the Raven palace. Their bodies are muddy as if they just came from inside a grave. Bones can be seen in their half-decayed bodies. Most of them are just walking skeletons, and the rest are in the process of decaying. Irina is leading them in the front. She looked happy at herself. Raphael thought he was prepared to deal with anything Irina threw at them this time. But no amount of mental pep talk would have prepared him for this. 'How does anyone fight with already dead people?' he thought while taking in the walking dead steadily approaching the palace. The Raven guards look scared out of their minds. But the guards are trying to look brave and do their part by locking the tall wrought iron palace gates and positioning themselves to shield the entrance with weapons. That dead ar
In the dark forest, Irina is pacing the uneven land with fury. She is furious with Raphael who destroyed her lab and then ruined the souls for the dark powers. Out of all her enemies, she never imagined that it would be her own son who would destroy everything. The years of planning, pretending and after a million cunning ideas, everything was burned down to ashes because of Raphael."No one, I mean not a single soul dared stand against me. But now, after twenty-five years of unhindered rein of only victories, my own flesh and blood is standing in my way" she screeched with anger and frustration.The dark forest shook with the intensity of her anger. "After everything I gave you, you decided to take up my enemy's side and betray me. Now, after I learned that you stole my dark powers, there is no going back for you from this betrayal. You have to join your dear Father in heaven. You never really saw my true nature, Raphael. I only ever pampered you and hid my true self from you. I onl
Cadmus understood what Raphael meant by 'Our plan ' after half an hour. They are standing in the palace Courtyard and all the Raven guards are standing in front of them. Confusion is seen on their faces. It's almost midnight and a meeting with their king at this hour is not common. But Cadmus understood why Raphael is doing this now. Because they cannot afford to waste any time, especially when they don't know where Irina is and what she is planning. "You must be confused and thinking about why your new king wants to speak with you all at this hour. But I understood that this is the best time to speak about things that all of us want to hide from others" Raphael spoke.His words left everyone confused in the beginning, but then the men who are loyal to him understood where this was going. So they looked at each other and nodded their heads in understanding. Stealthily they changed their positions in such a way that they are now surrounding Irina's loyal men whom they are sure would g
After her failed attempt to threaten her enemies, Irina left the Coronation party in a fit of murderous rage. "No, if they think that they can intimidate me, then they are dead wrong. Raphael might not know about me, but Arthur, how did you think that I would let you go so easily? We grew up together. You know how stubborn I am. If I set my eyes on something, then that should either belong to me, or it should be destroyed. Just like you. I wanted you, but you rejected me and married anesthesia. I thought of killing you, but that would be an easy punishment for you. I want you to suffer. And your suffering would only end on the day you die. Now, your daughter made a huge mistake by taking over my position as the Raven Queen. You made my son go against me. That is a sin deemed to be punished by death. Now she will die, and so will you. None of you know what I did for two years after I left the Ernest palace. I practiced dark magic. All these years I was trying to amplify my dark powers
Irina has a malicious smile on her face. She is hiding how angry she is. She never thought that there would come a day when she might have to see her son laughing and chatting with the people she hates the most. What's worse is, he made her the worst enemy and made Arthur's daughter his Queen. "Hello Eugene" Irina greeted the Nester king. She intentionally skipped his title. This is the same way she used to address him when she used to stay in the Ernest clan. But after things turned bad between her and Arthur, she distanced herself from Eugene as well. Because she knows that he is loyal to Arthur.Eugene became stiff and so did the others. Raphael tightened his fists. Valerie's eyes flashed with anger. Anesthesia, Arthur, and Liliana have matching frowns of disgust. Hector and Cadmus look uncomfortable."Hello, Irina" he replied with a blank face. Irina turned her gaze towards Arthur. She wanted to disturb their happiness. "You look happy Arthur. I saw this kind of smile on you on
After the coronation of Raphael and Valerie as the new king and Queen of the Raven Kingdom, Cadmus is given the respectable position of the Royal advisor and the Royal godfather of the Raven clan. He is given the power that he can involve in every matter that concerns the Raven clan. His position is equal to Raphael and Valerie's. He is overwhelmed with joy and his happiness has no bounds. But the same cannot be said about Irina. She is not at all happy. Raphael gave her no position to hold in the Royal court. He decided that it was time for her to rest. He made it look like he is doing her a favor and all of this is for his good..'The previous queen of this clan has given her everything for the well-being of this clan. After my father's unfortunate demise, she took it upon herself to take this clan under her care. She worked restlessly toward her goal. I think it's time for her to leave these heavy responsibilities to us and rest. She deserves this more than anyone ' he announced.
The entire Agnes clan bowed their heads when Valerie approached them. They don't have a choice. Going against a gold dragon is like going against a mountain that is taller and stronger. It's useless to fight with a mountain when you clearly know that you cannot win that battle. A gold dragon's wrath can destroy an entire clan. Her blessing would help any clan flourish and grow. The land that she touches will be greener than any other land."I am not killing you merely because I don't want my mate's coronation to be remembered with a blood bath. Ravens are known for their hospitality. You came here as a guest. I don't want to hurt a guest. But be aware, Princess Tasha. I will not tolerate disrespect either. If you open your nasty mouth to pass cruel comments, then I would not hesitate to kill you in the future. Keep your judgments to yourself. Me, Valerie Ernest, daughter of King Arthur, princess of the Ernest clan, and the mate of the Raven King here by declare you, Princess Tasha as