The Dark Guards, the councilmen, the Elder, and even Nate were watching this like it was a fictional event, something played on the TV where a script was involved and hours of rehearsal where the characters feigned emotion without really feeling it. That’s what this was to them, a puppet show, put o
She was pressing her small frame against the woman next to her and when I lifted my gaze all I could see was that it wasn't Ophelia, it wasn't her mother who walked her in here.The woman wore a grim expression, she looked like a younger Mrs. Smith with a deep frown that had formed wrinkles around h
If the deepest form of pure sadness had a word, the one where everything died and rotted leaving behind a soul-crushing void- I would use it right now as I looked at Darian’s face. They say the eyes are a mirror to a person's soul, if that’s the case then I just saw Darian’s soul being crushed by th
I could feel Darian’s anger rising rapidly, engulfing the air around us while the Dark Guard got into a defensive stance. “Kiera, why don't you go into the room and draw a picture of some beautiful flowers that you would like to see?” I said calmly.Ophelia stepped up, let go of Mr. Light's arm, an
Darian held my gaze and his ’I am’ was lost on me. How on earth was he helping the situation? He wasn't doing anything to get us out or make his former queen shut the hell up. She was just allowed to say whatever she wanted and we just had to stand her and listen to her mid-numbing voice that made m
My arms were stretched out and I was ready to catch her but her features twisted in confusion and it made sense, she had no reason to trust me. To her I was a stranger who somehow stood in her home with a King she thought wanted her mother dead, oblivious to the fact that he was her dad. Our eyes l
Darian was heading toward Mr. Light and Nate, the Elder had created distance from them to keep his ass safe for the moment. He locked in on them, everyone knew what they had done, and they knew it was over, but before he could reap his vengeance the door burst open and the Dark Guards ran in. Their
DARIAN’S POVFuck, I don’t know what’s better; the feeling of their warm flesh around my hand, the smell of their blood as it covers the floor like a red carpet, or the taste of their lives when I rip it from them and watch their souls leave their bodies.Death wasn't immediate, even when I broke th
Darian’ POVWhy the fuck was her heart slowing down? I listened to every beat and felt myself sinking the more time passed before each one. “Baby, stay with me,” her breaths were so fucking shallow and the doctors and healers were cutting her open to get the baby out but the cord was tangled around
I turned my head and looked at the babies in their bassinet.“Welcome to the world, my angels. Mama’s right here. I’ve got you,” I and turned my head. The ceiling wobbled in my hazy vision.“Come on my love, we’ve got this,” I said and stroked my hand over my belly. Tears streaked down my cheeks and
Two Months Later. “FUCK! Get them the fuck out of me!” I punctured Darian’s skin with my nails when I lifted my upper body off the bed and screamed at the doctor who sat between my legs. She was focused on the first baby’s head crowning. First. And then there were two more. The strikes of pain tha
A gasp peeled from me as I bent over in pain. I had been standing for too long. Darian grabbed my arm and told everyone to continue the preparations, with the housekeepers and maids running around with laters and boxes with trinkets and decorations. He led me up the stairs and got me into bed. “Yo
1 Month Later. “Holy shit! You’re kidding me, did that really happen?” Mathilda screeched and covered her mouth.“Fuck, Hazel,” Gabe winced and stepped back when he heard the news. A trial was held today, where a male member of the Lycan pack had been charged with rape- which meant today when he wa
“Is everything okay?” Darian asked and slipped his fingers between mine, entwining them in a soft knot. I nodded and sighed in contentment.“It is now,” saying goodbye to my parents was the last of a bad year. The amount of pain and grief we had suffered this year, all of us, was beyond my wildest
Another two days passed and the ceremony for the Guards who had been killed was held yesterday. It was beautiful and honorable but when I saw all the families distraught and heard the loud cries, I nearly fell apart. Today was our turn, Mathilda and I were saying goodbye to our parents.The driver t
“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