Nora had left to continue working but she said I could stay in her room for as long as I wanted. I got into reading her book, it was a fairytale about a water elf who fell in love with a forest elf. They were rivals with great responsibilities to their own land and people but their love didn't dim w
I forced my feet one step at a time and stopped when I stood in front of him. “Do you know what I did today?”Was he delusional or did he have time to do more than slaughter my entire family?“Yes,” I seethed.The bastard chuckled and wiggled his finger with a ’tsk’ sound dripping from his lips.“N
It's been three days since I ran away from here and Darian brought me back. Three days since he slaughtered my family and three days since he put me on a literal leash. The marks from the leash took hours before it healed and the day after, I found that the door was locked and I couldn't get out. On
I was in the dressing room and heard the chitter chatter of the customers outside. The store was packed and the sales reps were running around like crazy tending to everyone but I just grabbed my dress and skipped right in to try it. Standing in front of the mirror in the dress, I couldn't help but
The second we got back Darian had some pressing matters he had to get to which meant I had time to stash the dress and grab something to eat before I got ready.The clock had to be around five pm and I still hadn't eaten, my stomach growled and I was still reliving our moment in the car. There was
It wasn't an option. I couldn't stay here, I didn't dare to be alone with my thoughts right now.The carpet would catch a dent from me tapping my foot to relieve some anxiety while I waited for the time to pass by. I counted down the minutes and then the seconds until it was time to go.I opened the
We headed straight to the bar, past all of the sweaty bodies writhing tighter on the dance floor.The lights pulsated in different colors to the music and I couldn't hear my thoughts in here. It was perfect. I saw the liquor on the glass shelves behind the bar. The lamps shed a cold light over the
Iliana’s eyes fluttered breathlessly under his scolding gaze and she even fell back a step on the plastic floor. Nora stood back, not at all as confused as I was, and then she crossed her arms and lifted her head. Should I say something?“Iliana-“ “No,” the guy said standing next to me when I was
“Your mother gave you a potion in a needle to stun your abilities?” Gabe was fighting back a growl as he walked in.Darian stood still in the back, equally as angry as his brother but when his eyes landed on me they softened and he smiled as he pushed off from the wall and walked over.Kiera nodded
Darian had to hurry off and help with the cleanup- after which he needed to get word out to all the members of the pack and let them know what had happened. I was aimlessly strolling around the bottom floor, unsure of where to start and what my job was right now. When I neared the door I saw Nora’s
Nora heaved where she stood a few feet away. It was a morbid sight- all the bodies that lay scattered, some in pieces and others like dolls- you’d think they were just asleep.The smell of decay rose in clouds; my eyes wouldn’t be able to see in a shade other than red for quite some time.“You did g
I slid on my knees when an arm shot out about to smack my throat and the ones I needed to fight on the way, I took care of. But I was close now, the Elder’s naturally hooded eyes were focused and his nose wrinkled as I closed the distance between us with a swift hit that he dodged. For an old wrinkl
The Elder staggered back and held a hand over his wounds but from the choking came a laugh, a dark chuckle as he lowered his hand and his wound started healing. That shouldn’t be happening, he should not be healing from that, not that quickly anyhow. Nora’s head whipped to the side when his fist cra
Every visible inch of the Elder’s skin turned cherry red, as he stood unharmed on the sidelines. There there was barely a nick on his wrinkled skin apart from the cut in his hand. The news of my pregnancy was not celebrated by anyone, let alone myself as we stood in the middle of a war field, our nu
“Why?” He sucked on his teeth and looked around the fight starting again.“I can’t say, but you can figure it out.” He grabbed my shoulders and gave me a light shake. “Figure it out, Hazel, and everyone will walk away from this,” he searched my eyes desperately, but his riddles were lost on me.“Yo
“Well it’s a shame that your future Queen chooses her own life over her people, of course enticed by her King to do so I’m certain,” the Elder’s voice scraped my ears like thorns when I walked out. He lifted his hand about to give another grand speech when his eyes rounded and landed on me. “Well,
It was impossible not to listen to the grunts and the last screams of a person before they fell dead. The bloodshed was already massive and the healers were running around to tend to all those who had been hurt.We had volunteers outside bringing in the wounded and the bodies of the dead ones were l