"We have the witch you were looking for." Max said as soon as I had picked up the call.
AvalynMy door slammed open and I jumped a little in my chair, startled. I looked up to see Nik. He was breathing hard and his eyes were dark. The thing that scared me was that he looked terrified.
AvalynThe inside of the palace was beautiful. Tall circular beams supporting the high rise ceiling demarcated the main hallway.
Nikolai"Yes?" A ginger opened the door with confusion on his face. He didn't look over twenty. He had freckles peppering the bridge of his nose and his skin was paler than most people here which made his blue eyes pop. In a single glance, I c
Nikolai"I'm going to announce the Councilmen today in the Court. This is not the right time to party so the official announcement ceremony will be on hold till peace is established. I will however expect everyone to start their jobs without d
AvalynMy eyes fluttered open and I looked around the darkness. Nik wasn't here but he had closed the drapes. I sat up and a wave of dizziness crashed against my head. I sat still, taking deep breaths until it passed. When I finally felt bette
Nikolai"Okay, tell us what we got." I said and then Andrei stepped forward.
AvalynWhen my eyes opened, I realised that it was the middle of the night and I was lying on the bed, on my back.
NikolaiI decided to stay up all night, just in case something happened. I'll call the healer and the doctor again first thing in the morning. It was just an hour for sun to rise anyways.
Avalyn"You'll be sunburnt. Let me put sunscreen on your back." Nik pulled the strings of my bikini, making it fall open and then rubbed the cream all over my back. I was lying on the beach chair, getting the tan in on my back.
NikolaiI slammed her against the wall and kissed her lips hungrily.
NikolaiWe went back to the palace after that.
Nikolai"Now there is only one thing remaining." Mom announced and then looked at Faelern. "Can you summon Gabriel?"
NikolaiI tasted the salty taste of tears before I felt something soft of my lips. A kiss. A kiss of life.
DimitriThe second Nikolai was shot, chaos erupted. I pulled over the car and jumped out, running towards where the bullet came from.
NikolaiThe second I got off the helicopter, I knew something was wrong. The sky was too dark. And it was colder than what it was supposed to be. And there was a dark aura around here.
AvalynI extended my arm to search for Nikolai and found the mattress cold and empty.
NikolaiMy phone rang and it was a random number. I picked up.