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The Dragon King's Chosen Bride 90 - Something Is Wrong With Eli
Belladonna was the most distressed when the soldiers returned without Eli, Aniya, or her son. Then her worth worsened when they told her what had happened in the forest. They had felt the quake in the village too but then, the ground had only trembled with no lasting damaging effect. Lytio assured her that everything would be alright. Zesika was no help however, she was a wreck herself. “Arlo would be so cold. My boy, my baby. Aniya, by Ignas, she must be so scared.” Zesika would say to herself over and over again as she wiped her tears from her face. It was dark and many of their warriors were exhausted. With the news the soldiers had reported, many were scared to go into the forest and look for Eli. Armed with a couple of ropes, Belladonna decided to go into the forest herself to find him. Hopefully, her powers would help her. After all, they had worked to protect him once, they probably would do the same again. By Ignas, he should have let her come with him!Lytio tried to di
The Dragon King's Chosen Bride 91 - The End Draws Nearer
Belladonna turned to the door, ready to leave. “Donna?” Something about the way he called her name made her stop and turn to him wordlessly until the silence forced her to speak. “What?”His lips parted, like he was about to say something but instead, he walked to her and pressed a kiss against her lips. “Eli.” She pulled away. “Goodnight.” She left the room but a moment later, Zesika was at the door. “Did you find her, Sir—”“Get out of my face.” Eli slammed the door shut. He rubbed his hand over his lips vigorously as if to rub away every evidence of the kiss. His fingers hovered over the necklace she had gifted him as if to yank it away but he stopped himself and groaned. His hand gripped either side of his head and the alterer on his chest reappeared, glowing softly. ______Lytio was surprised to see Belladonna at the door of his study. Ever since she had arrived in Inaymi, she rarely ever came to him. However, that wasn't what made him worried the most. It was the look
The Dragon King's Chosen Bride 92 - One-sided Goodbyes
So, it was dawn. The smell of dew filled the air and darkness lingered in the sky. It was time for Eli to take Belladonna to Kestra's corpse. Time for him to do as his Mistress had commanded. They were alone, treading through the forest. A lantern was in Eli’s hand and his other hand held her wrist, ensuring not to let her go no matter what. Belladonna glanced up at him briefly. By Ignas, she would miss him. If she were to die from this, he would lose his mind remembering this moment as the time he led her to her death. This situation reminded her of Collin and she couldn't help but hear his voice of regret, pain, and anger once again in her head. The way he had burst into her bathroom, looking for someone to blame while blaming himself for the death of his wife and child. It felt like it was happening all over again, just that this time it was happening to them. Eli would be Colin. She blinked her tears away, trying to focus her thoughts on Alaris instead. She didn't want t
The Dragon King's Chosen Bride 93 - We Meet Again.. To Part Forever
He pulled away and smiled. “The day does not wait. We must hurry.”“Of course. Lead the way.” With that, they continued their journey. Just as Belladonna had suspected, Eli didn't take her to Kestra’s corpse. He had taken her to Kestra, who was leaning by a tree waiting for them.Her ears perked the moment she heard them move closer and a smile crossed her lips. “We meet again,” she stood away from the tree and turned to them, “Little Girl.” Suddenly, a red globe made of ice trapped the three of them within it. Belladonna panicked slightly. She had been prepared for this, still, the fact that this was real was different from just suspecting it to be real. It didn't help that she was now trapped in the same space with her. Could Lytio and the witches break into this Ice globe?By Ignas, it was hard to breathe!All this did was remind her of the Red Moon. She pulled away instinctively but Eli’s grip around her wrist was too tight she couldn't escape. “You said she was dead!” K
The Dragon King's Chosen Bride 94 - A Silent Farewell
The world stopped. Hers did. It was so silent and so loud at the same time, it felt deafening to the point that she was nothing but numb.She could feel the warm liquid that spilled down the dagger and dripped into her palm. Tears welled up in Eli’s eyes and he smiled, as he moved her hand away from the dagger to hold his necklace. The hardness of the wooden pendant made her feel something.Feel everything. Too fast, too much!Tears ran down her cheeks and a whisper slipped past her trembling lips. “No.” Her heart was racing too fast. She glanced at the dagger and up at him quickly. If she were to pull it, wouldn't that make things worse?!What was she supposed to do?!By Ignas, what?!“N—no! Eli, stay! Please, don't do this to me!” He tried to speak but he couldn't. Blood dripped from the corners of his lips and from his nose. Words poured out of her mouth, just as tears rolled down her cheeks. “NO! Live for me! Give me back my string! Why are you so greedy?! It was my death!
The Dragon King's Chosen Bride 95 - Grief Of An Unknown
Trigger warning - Grief. (Please read with caution, this chapter contains a very sensitive subject.)__________There was a lady in a white flowing robe, with long silver hair, and a dagger dripping with blood etched into her stomach with her hand over it. She extended her other hand to Belladonna and whispered something in a language that she seemed to understand despite not having ever heard it before. Belladonna's hand held the lady’s outstretched own, something surged through her at their contact and she woke up. She was drenched with sweat, her heart was racing wildly and her breathing was fast and ragged. It was dark and the room she was in was lit with a lantern. There were people in the room too, standing at either side of her. “You are awake,” Zesika, the one she recognized in this room, said. “How are you feeling?” Belladonna parted her lips to speak but slowly she frowned, as she remembered everything. Tears welled up in her eyes. “Where is Eli?” She asked instead,
The Dragon King's Chosen Bride 96 - With You
Trigger warning.______“Are they dead too?” She asked.He closed the door and he went to her, where she was seated on the floor. Sadness swindled in his eyes, as he knelt in front of her. “No. They are not in the Realm, he knew I would go there. But they are safe, I promise you. A shifter would never hurt his mate.” “And Arlo?” “Aniya loves Arlo, Ikrus will not hurt him.” Belladonna nodded, exhausted, pain sinking into her chest. “I hurried back.” He held her wrist where the bracelet he had given was still on. “I felt you needed me.”“Eli is dead. You must hate me. I know you loved him.”“I don't hate you. Nothing was your fault.”“Why are you offering your sympathy to your brother's killer? He died for me, he died in my place and my body couldn't even keep his child alive.”Child?“I killed both of them, they are dead because of me!” He pulled her into an embrace, holding her while her body shuddered with tears and grief. “I don’t deserve to live.” “You did nothing wrong.”
The Dragon King's Chosen Bride 97 - At The End Of A Tunnel
“Maybe things would have turned out differently, maybe Eli would still be alive, maybe our child would be alive—”“Eli made a sacrifice,” he held her head between his palms, commanding her attention, “knowing fully well what it would entail. He laid down his life for yours. He wanted you to live.”Belladonna blinked at those words. Eli wanted her to live. “You did not kill him.”“But— but my hand was on the dagger and I—”“You did not kill him, Nightshade.”“Let me speak, Alaris!” She yanked herself away from him. “Let me be mad at myself!”Silence fell between them and his hands fell to either side as he watched her scream and pull her hair, breaking the silence. “Ahhhhhhhh!” Her eyes were filled with tears, his eyes glistened with the same. A grieving person trying to console another. How would that even work?“Alright then. My Eli…” she wiped her tears away aggressively as if annoyed that it was even there. “He made such a great sacrifice, the least I could have done for him
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The Dragon King's Chosen Bride 102 - Versions Of Him
Her stomach rumbled, but it was quiet, and for the sake of her dignity, she hoped that he hadn't heard it. “You don't need the sun, you need food; I know a place.”“Get out of my sun.”“I’ll take you there.” Quickly she was on her feet, his arm along her waist to keep her stable. “Are you even listening or are you just deliberately ignoring me?”“Deliberately ignoring you.” “What? I expect the elderly to behave with more sense,” she jabbed, annoyed with his interference. “There are no elderly here.”In a flash, he is with Arlo. Then before she could tell, they were before a table that must have been prepared for them only moments ago. She was dizzy from the speed but the lovely aroma in the air could not be mistaken; there was food here. She felt Ikrus push her into a chair and she took her seat, blinking to regain her stability and clear vision. When she finally did, she looked around. They were in a kind of glass room with flowers on the ceiling. The table before her was smal
The Dragon King's Chosen Bride 101 - "You Are In My Sun Again."
She cleared her throat, changing the topic. “Is my age a problem for you, Ikrus?”He sucked in a deep breath, looking away, still thinking about why he had brought her and Arlo here - still trying to figure out his thoughts. “No. I was merely surprised, that is all.” “I’m not bothered either.” She leaned closer to him, a hair’s breadth between them, catching him off guard with her action. “Don’t worry,” she skimmed her fingers over his hair and he stilled, forcing himself not to move as more of her fragrance consumed his air. “I have always fancied old men.”What?!Old men?!Old men where?!“I’m not old,” he said, clearly offended. “You are thirty-two,” she said as she lay down and closed her eyes. “Exactly. I am not old.”She felt his shadow over her and she sighed, wanting the warmth of the sun on her skin once again. “You are thirty-two… and blocking the sun.”“That is not old at all.” He sounded like he was losing his mind, but his voice was leveled. She shrugged nonchalantly
The Dragon King's Chosen Bride 100 - Age Game
She turned to him sharply, wheels turning dangerously in her head already to come up with a lie, her lungs clogging with fear, only for her to discover that he wasn't looking at her but at someone else. “Look! Arlo is walking!” He declared in hushed excitement. Aniya rolled her eyes, taking a deep breath of relief, tucking away the poison bottle. He didn't catch her, she could still kill him. “Arlo can walk.”“For long distances like that?” He turned to her, surprised. “Yes.”“Oh.”“In fact, we must redesign the room to accommodate him. He keeps on trying to pull things down.”Ikrus frowned. In a flash, he was holding Arlo who was strongly protesting against being held. He certainly wanted to play on the ground. “How old is the little one?”“Arlo,” she said, emphasizing his name, subtly ensuring that he wouldn't call him “little one” again, “will be two soon.”Ikrus nodded, taking the information in as he easily moved Arlo from one hand to another in his struggle to get down. “H
The Dragon King's Chosen Bride 99 - Poison? Real.
Aniya told her about the strange lily she found in her coin bag while telling her how she had come by it, although leaving out part of the poison, while watching to see if the witch had told Oana about what she was searching for. It didn't seem like the witch told her anything. “I have seen something like that in my room before,” Aniya said. “I’m scared of what it means and I am afraid—” she looked over to Arlo for the umpteenth time, “of harm coming to Arlo or me.” Oana was very concerned and she said she would tell the Alpha and Luna about it so that they could give orders for the Pack House to be thoroughly searched. Then Aniya asked, “What about last night? Why did the sun suddenly come up and merge with the moon?” She rushed to the window. “Everything seems normal now.”“Elder Superior said it was a result of something that happened in another realm. It is none of our concern; our Realm stays unaffected, and all the portals remain sealed.” Aniya panicked.Another realm? Wha
The Dragon King's Chosen Bride 98 - Creating Warriors
That night, after they had both eaten, Alaris took Belladonna to a nearby river, where a burning incense was placed on a leaf pad to float away. “It is to let go of the past and begin anew,” he has explained. It was something that helped Belladonna even though she hadn't known she needed it. Her heart felt lighter and with a more positive perspective, she left the river bank.The Belarion Rebellion and the rest of the Cave had fully returned now. Shortly after, Belladonna and Alaris started trying to create the army. They were once again under an open sky. Nyka watched from a distance, just like every one of the dragon people had been advised to do. Her father was right next to her, he wasn't supposed to be here. He was still injured from the torture he had received from the White King’s warriors that had captured him but he was terrified that if he as much took a step from her, the Heir would seize her and kill her. “What do I do?” Belladonna asked, trying to shake off the press
The Dragon King's Chosen Bride 97 - Streak Of Silver
[LYCANS’ REALM]The coins vibrated on the floor, clanking as they added to the slight trembling she could feel around her. Aniya’s heart jumped. Quickly, she dashed to her bed and grabbed Arlo, taking him swiftly into her arms. She could hear a bell ringing from a distance. Voices of terrified people seeping into the air, even with her ordinary human hearing, the building chaos felt loud to her.What was going on? Before she could make it out of the room, though, she felt someone sweep her away, and in a flash, she was in an enclosed space, an arm around her, so that she held Arlo between them. She knew it was Ikrus; with such speed and the feeling of momentarily ease that went through her, it could be no one else. She hated the Matebond for many things but for this little ease that she could feel right now, she appreciated it a little. Even if this relief was a lie that everything was alright, it was better than the sheer terror she had been experiencing.The rumbling continued,
The Dragon King's Chosen Bride 96 - Lily From The Shadows
Finally, they were under an open sky.The Moon was full in its glory above them. “It is a perfect night,” Ny'ka said before intertwining her with Belladonna's.“Close your eyes.”She obeyed. “Think of the Bearer, of her grave, of her presence, and connect with her.”The Bearer. Belladonna allowed her mind to roam, remembering the silver-haired woman she would always dream about. She had never seen her face so there was no way she could see that. The image was blurry and soon it was nothing but darkness. “Open the windows, open the door,” she could hear Alaris' voice. Then she remembered her way of sealing the windows and the doors of her mind. So many things were happening in her mind. She could see the path to the castle, down to that room, to that sarcophagus, Then she was back in that room again - with the windows sealed and the doors locked.There was a white beam outside the window and a woman with long silver hair that shadowed her face.“Open the doors and the windows!”
The Dragon King's Chosen Bride 95 - Beautiful Consequences
“Don't kill me please, I believe now. You are the Heir, you are the savior. I see it.” Ny'ka begged. They were in one of the underground rooms, away from the people of the Belarion Rebellion and those of the Cave. This was something Alaris didn't want many to know about.“Please, take my life instead and spare my daughter,” Leader Tyrek begged. He knew what crimes Nyka had committed, the Priest told him everything.“You tried to kill me,” Alaris said to Ny'ka who was still on her knees, begging, tears running down her cheeks.“It was a mistake. It won't happen again.”Alaris smiled. “It won't.”He held her wrist and pulled her up, but while he did that, he crushed her bones, and pressing his flames into her skin, he healed her, just like he had seen it happen with Nightshade and that stranger in the Castle during their escape.It was an excruciating moment for Ny'ka and it didn't help that he did it again and again and again…By the time he was done, she was back on her knees, breat
The Dragon King's Chosen Bride 94 - A Growing Rebellion
The moment the ambush came upon them, some guards had taken Ny'ka and discreetly escaped from the scene. They were headed to the White King’s Castle to be highly rewarded for bringing to him the daughter of the leader of the revolution against him. They were supposed to take Leader Tyrek along too, but it seemed the guards who had him in captivity had been attacked. There would be much to tell the King upon getting to the castle. While they silently snuck away, Ny'ka found a way to free herself from the bondage and attacked them. She would rather die than have them take her alive; it was looking like that was the only option for her until she felt she had until Alaris' showed up. He descended from the sky with his massive leathery wings and he saved her; he killed the guards and swept her up into the air in his arms. In that moment, she saw what the others saw in him. A saviour.In that moment, something changed. “You saved me,” she said, the wind almost stealing her words away
