~Rain~I should have told him and not kept it to myself. If I had done that, I wouldn't have to deal with how Gasin played me. Now that it had happened, I had expected to be happy about it, but instead, it had been proven to be something else. Cody had not said a word to me for a whole day. "Leave!" he had shouted at me. "you have gotten what you wanted, and now, what more do you want?" he had asked me, yelling angrily at me, but I had held it in and walked out because I deserved it but I couldn't stop thinking about him and what I had done wrong. "you didn't make the right decision," Rufus, my wolf, muttered in my head. It felt perfect to have a wolf, but at the same time, I had used the alpha king and Luna Queen as the price of getting what I wanted. I had sold them to the devil, and in exchange, I got what I had always wanted, and now, Cody was never going to forgive me. "It was not your fault," Rufus said. "You did what you thought was the best, and if Cody can't see it, just k
~Rain~I heaved a deep sigh as I stood in front of the gigantic gate of the royals. I had been waiting for more than ten minutes, and still, I couldn't summon the courage to walk in because I was scared of what would happen to me. Would they allow me in? Would Cody want to see me? I had concealed my identity with my hoodie because I didn't want anyone to see me. If they did, the paparazzi would take pictures of me and ask questions again. It was one of the reasons why I had remained at the front of the gate, thinking of how I could enter. "The crown prince is here!" someone shouted from the crowd, and all the paparazzi who had gathered and those sitting jumped to their feet and rushed to meet the black vehicle driving in. I clenched my fists tighter together as the car moved past me. I raised my head and looked out the window, hoping that someone would see, and he did as the car stopped beside me and the car door opened. "Get in!" Cody's voice sounded from inside the car. "That is
~Cody~ "He started it!" I yelled as I pointed to Caden, who had initiated the whole thing and made me feel like his enemy. "No, you started it," Caden retorted. "You are the one putting this family into jeopardy with your stupid attitude. Everyone is affected by what you are doing!" he accused. I chuckled and pointed my fingers at him. "Look who is talking. You are the problem of the family, always in one scandal or another because you can't keep it in your pants. You are the one everyone should be wary of!" "At least I love women. What do you have to say about yourself?" Caden shouted at me. I chuckled and then lunged at him, only to be grabbed by the ear by Uncle Kylan. "You both should cut it out and start acting like brothers. Why are you behaving like this?" he shouted and sighed. "Your father and mother are missing, and this is what you decided to do!" he scolded us and pushed us into the living room until we were both seated on the couch. Uncle Tristan, my father’s
~Rain~ I took a deep breath and closed my eyes, holding Cody's hand on the bed, hoping our decision was correct. My heart started pounding in my chest as I pictured us not returning. I had to admit that I was scared of what could happen to us if we didn't come back. Could we end up like the man in the taxi with us? I didn't want to remember his death, but I couldn't stop thinking about it. "Look at me one last time, Rain," Cody muttered beside me. I opened my eyes to his beautiful blue eyes. "If anything happens to us there, you can forget me. But you should know that I will always love you, forever, no matter what happens." I smiled at him and gently rubbed his hands. "I love you too, Cody. You don't have to worry about anything because we are going to be fine, and there is no stopping us from achieving what we aim for," I reassured him, even though I was getting scared about the possibility of never returning. I had to appear strong before him because everything was my i
~Cody~ Countless hours of walking had left me exhausted and hungry, and despite the weariness, our limited time in the realm compelled me to push forward. I couldn't bear to be responsible for wasting precious time, especially knowing Rain would worry. As my legs trembled, they eventually gave way, and I found myself on the ground. "Cody!" Rain rushed over; concern etched across his face. "What's happening? Are you alright?" Gasping for breath, sweat streaming down my face, I shook my head. "I'm not doing well," I confessed, sighing heavily. "I..." Pausing, I noticed the worry in Rain's eyes. "I don't want to impede our progress, and now..." "Mortals," Teo interjected. "I wouldn't blame you if you're getting tired. After all, this is not your home. Don't worry; I'll get you something to eat, and there's a stream down there." He pointed in the right direction. "You can go there and drink some water. I'll fetch food for both of you." With that, he flew away. "Can you walk?
~Rain~ ‘’watch where you put your feet!’’ I shouted to Cody as we started climbing the valley. It was hard even to walk perfectly because the steps were not straight, and that was not all; it was dark, and the only glint of light we could rely on was the light that had penetrated one of the holes in the valley's walls. It was challenging to walk perfectly, and holding onto the wall was our only support. ‘’soon, we will reach the other side,’’ Cody assured me and laughed. ‘’And then, we will return with the sword, and it will spell the end for Gasin.’’ I should have been laughing alongside him, but I didn’t find the urge to laugh because I thought about many things that could go wrong. I feared something dangerous might happen to us In the valley because Teo had mentioned something about a boiling valley, but I had not seen anything related. I was starting to get worried about what could go wrong. ‘’are you alright? You are not…..ah!’’ he screamed as he tripped and fell.
~CODY~ My eyes widened in shock as I watched him fall. ‘’Rain!’’ I shouted his name. It shouldn’t have to end this way, I thought. He didn’t have to sacrifice his life because of me, and now, he expected that I would be happy that he was gone. I could feel the rage building inside of me. It was just like the heat emanating from the boiling fire. I was angry at myself; it wouldn’t have happened if I hadn’t fallen. ‘’Everything is because of me!’’ I screamed and hit my chest repeatedly. ‘’if only I had tried my best to convince him then…..’’ I let out another scream as I placed my hand on the ground, tears flooding my eyes. How was I even supposed to live without him by my side? He was selfish, that I believed. He wouldn’t have left me alone and fell to the fire if he were not selfish. He was a selfish man who only thought of himself and not others. If he was not selfish, he should have let me go instead; now, he was gone. ‘’Rain!’’ I leaned against the edge of the step and
~Rain~ Finally, we were there, and it was the last phase, meaning that we would face Gasin sooner or later once we got what we wanted. That meant it would be the end of her. She wouldn’t bother us any longer, and everyone would be freed from her cruel rule. It also meant I could be together with Cody again without worrying about what others think about us."Are you ready?" I asked him. "This is the last place, and here, anything might happen. Promise me that you will return to me?" I asked, and he nodded in response, grabbing my shirt collar and pulling me into his arms."You also promised me that everything would be fine and you wouldn’t die in there?"I nodded in response, and he leaned in, kissing me quickly. I kissed him back, cut short by Teo, who had appeared from nowhere behind us. "I believed that you two are already done with your lovey-dovey moments," he laughed, and then his tone suddenly changed. "You also need to know that even though you might have promised yourself to