Ava Pov After hearing the deep growls, I got out of bed to see what the problem was. I could feel myself healing as well when I took notice, it was not hurting as much to move. The questions I was going to ask Rose were still heavy in my mind, but I would have time. I felt myself healing, but it was strange. This healing felt different than what I was used to. " I'm not healing you. Your healing yourself. Or something else is healing you." My wolf told me, which left me confused. I had never been able to do this without a spell before. I kept walking, staying out of eyeshot from anyone as I heard my name and felt the air was tense. I could hear Atlas arguing with someone else. I listened to everything that was going on. Atlas' brother, Adam, was trying to claim me. What the fuck? I could hear my wolf growling in my head as well. She too did not like the idea of another man laying claim to us. I heard him challenge him to a Serpent Selis. Why did the sound of that send chills through
Atlas Pov " Tell me, Atlas, why do you not want me? ". The ultimate question. One that made sense until I met her. Everything about her was starting to scream home and while one part of me hated it, the other part was stubborn, and was going to stick to it. I could blame the stubbornness on Kai, but in the end, I know it's all me. Ava Pov He seemed lost in his head after I asked the question. He looked at me, and I searched his eyes for the slightest emotion, but he kept his face straight, giving nothing away. " Witches killed my mother," he said, and my breath caught. I looked at Rose, who was sitting by the tree, looking at Atlas with a sad look. " Tell me your story”, I told him, taking a seat on the ground. He was still my mate, and even though I had a mission to find Brandon, I still had to sort out things with Atlas too. He looked at me strangely before sitting across from me and looking at the sparkling lake. " Five years ago, my father and mother ruled this land. Our ki
Ava Pov " What do you want?" I questioned Adam, who had portaled me away from the security room, into what I can only assume was his bedroom. He sat on his bed and smirked. " You have a feisty nature. Much like my Sorena. That's good. Will make you much more fun when you are my queen," Adam says, infuriating me. " I already have a mate. I'm damn sure not looking for another", I told him. " A mate who does not want you from what my sources tell me," he says, crossing his arms. His hazel eyes tried burning into mine, but all I felt was annoyance. " That's none of your fucking business. Mated or not, Atlas is still my mate, and I will never betray him, unlike Sorena, who betrayed you. " I told him cockily. I knew I was playing with fire when I said it and his eyes turned pure gold before turning back to hazel. " I know what you’re trying to do. Provoke me. It won't work. Unlike my brother, I am not the monster you think I am. I loved Sorena. I would have died for her. " He told me.
Adam Pov I watch as Atlas takes one more look at Ava. His last look at the only beauty in this arena. Good. Let him get one last look. My face will be the last one he sees before I crush it with my claws. I could feel the sickness trying to take over my body again. Ever since the loss of Sorena, I had been drinking the lake's water to stay ahead of the dragon sickness. I took a swig of it, letting the power of the lake fill me. I looked at Ava. She was strong and powerful. A true queen. Same qualities as my Sorena. She would make a fine replacement, and nothing was going to sway me away from her. Not even my brother. It was finally time to show who really deserved the kingdom of Draconis and get rid of him for good. I looked at my father, released from prison to see the fight. I will be putting him right back where he belongs as well. His suffering also had yet to begin, but first. Atlas. Atlas Pov When Ellis pronounced the one rule, I felt distress fill me, and I knew it was not m
Harmon Pov " What do you mean you can't help me?" I asked Pythia. I found her in Netilan, the realm of Jasmine's grandparents. Getting here was hard. Thankfully, I told Jessica to arrange a meeting before I left. " Exactly what I said, Harmon. Look, he is my son, and I loved him more than life itself, but what happened to him, needed to happen for reasons I am not allowed to explain." she said, with a sad look in her eye. My wolf and I were not taking no for an answer. She was pinned down on the ground with my blade to her throat. She looked into my eyes, not even looking fazed." You won't kill me. It is not yet my time." She said bluntly. She was calling my bluff. " Brandon spent his life not knowing who you were. Being thrown into our world without warning. No idea of his real power. Forced to be a wolf. Are you so dim as to just let this happen to your own son? YOUR SON, Pythia. You stopped none of it. Always saying this and that, for a greater purpose." I spat at her. " Do you
Ava Pov My sister. I was at a loss for words as the tears started to fall from the impact of the punch to my eye. " She took my life and for what? So, you won't get sick! Witch cancer, father said she called it. Witch cancer doesn’t fucking exist." She spat out. " You're a liar" I said to her. " My father" ...." Your father lied to you. I bet he fed you some bullshit ass story about someone cursing our family line and whatnot for using dark magic" she said. I stayed silent. Loss of words. Waiting. She smirked at my silence. " Our family line isn't cursed. Our great ancestor Myra tapped into magic, to bring her lover back from death. It was a different type of magic. Magic born of chaos, called expression. She used expression to bring her lover back, but could not control it. She ended up killing her lover all over again from its power. Expression chooses the witch, not the other way around. Our mother tapped into expression on a false claim from dear Rose here. Mother wanted to k
Samael Pov " Jasmine and I have been searching every realm, top to bottom. It's like she just completely disappeared", I tell Rynyxon. It had been a few hours since Ava and Adam were taken. Due to Jasmine turning me part demon, I could sense when other demons were around, and a huge wave hit both Jasmine and I the second that demon and Brandon walked through the portal. One look at Brandon and I knew he was no longer himself. From my study of demons, only high-level demons were able to control those already dead. Brandon was now a changeling. Nasty monsters who feed off the flesh and blood from live or dead victims, to stay alive. There was only one way to reverse the changeling process, and that was to find his spirit and blast it back into his body. I would find a way to save him, for my sister, but Ava was a priority. Atlas has been keeping his cool about the situation, but from one king to another, I know the pain of having the fear of not knowing whether your mate is alive or d
Harmon Pov Someone was watching me. That much was clear as I made my way back home. I promised myself I wouldn't be going back any time soon, but it seemed like things were about to happen. Events much bigger than myself. My mission to find Brandon's body was not over, and I planned to keep looking, but everything in my mind told me to go back home. That, somehow, the answers would be waiting for me. I traveled through some cities until I came close to the border of home. Every time I turned around, I saw someone in black jeans and a black hoodie, getting closer and closer. I decided to travel through the trees. I would catch them off guard and kill this stalker. I waited in a tall oak tree until I saw the stalker pass the tree, I was in. They were too late in turning around as I had jumped out of the tree, putting my dagger into their back. They fell to the ground. I grabbed my knife from their back and pulled the hood off of them, but the site of who it was, made me stagger. No way