Lavi’s reverie is broken by Ariel who suddenly steps between him and Anna. Ariel is beaming at him but he is utterly annoyed by the intrusion because she is blocking his view of Anna. Anna, on the other hand, tightens her grip on Guinevere’s arm. She heard a feminine voice addressing Lavi in an intimate way and she does not like it.
In fact, she wants to wring the girl by her throat and punch her.
“Vanya, you are hurting me!” Guinevere squeaks.
“Oh! I am sorry-”
“Lavi, you look so dashing tonight!” Ariel goes on. She clings on to his arm and grazes her chest against him. Her low cut dress is showing off her cleavage and the yellow gown she is wearing easily catches the eye of the people.
Lavi is shocked by the revelation. He turns to his soldiers and says in a cold tone, “Leave. Now! If I catch any of you leaking this conversation, your fates will be worse than death! Also, send Jemal here.”The soldiers gulp and nod before scurrying away. Lavi waits until all of them are out of earshot before turning to the boys. Both of them are barely ten years old, small and scrawny for their ages. One of them has hazel eyes which means that he is a fae while the other one has dark eyes but his scent is strange.“You are a vampire?” Lavi frowns at the dark eyed boy.Sam nods his head. “Ace saved us when we were fleeing a rebellion at Ra’im.”“Ace? Is that her name? The one who was sent to kill me?” Lavi dema
Lavi turns to Anna who maintains a poker face. He frowns at her, feeling suspicious.“Why were you with him?” He demands.“I was talking to him about the mountains of Ezealyra,” Anna says innocently. “They are pretty.”“You are lying.”“Think whatever you want,” Anna sighs. “But we really were talking about the mountains. Sir Sidorov is also the one who killed the Emperor of Soloma in battle so I wanted to know more about him. Frankly, I am impressed by him.”Lavi scowls in annoyance.“He is nothing but a pretty face!” Lavi snaps.“So he is
Anna is confused by Lavi’s sudden cries of pain. Everything was fine only moments ago…Lavi gasps for air as he straightens himself. “I have to go,” he pants. “You can take a rest here.”“But-”Before Anna can ask him what happened, he vanishes in thin air. She is still trying to process what happened. They were kissing and he suddenly felt some kind of pain. Why?“Anna, something does not feel right,” Thena says, feeling uneasy. “He is acting suspicious.”“I want to know what is going on as well…”She fidgets as she paces around the chamber. Is it something to do with Ras? Is Lavi going to
Damien smirks at the girl. Anna is unflinching in her stance. She can feel Damien’s happy persona being replaced with the sadistic one as if he wants nothing more than to torment her.“You are Lavi’s mate, are you not?” He asks in a soft whisper. “I knew it all along…”Anna hears him walking across the room.CREAAAAK!Goosebumps rise in her arms as Damien drags something. He places a table in front of her and grabs Anna’s left wrist. Her body is too weak from the silver and she cannot attack him. Taking advantage of her weakness, he places her palm on a smooth metal surface.Anna growls when he places her index finger in a round ring-like object. Two clamps clasp her nail
“Are you insane?” Jemal hisses at Lavi. “What the hell did you do?”The whole town is on alert after someone allegedly destroyed half the castle. Soldiers are prowling the city, looking for Lavi and his mate. Lady Ariel has been found dead in her apartment in the inn. Silver and blood had gushed out of her mouth and the healer declared her dead. Her omeg maid stated that she had been feeling unwell after receiving a drink from Lady Vanya at the ball but no one else saw Vanya doing anything like that.But no one will dare to step up and take her side.Jemal is utterly confused. Lavi had instructed him to take in two children of unknown origins and now, he brought his mate, all bloodied and injured, to Jemal's apartment!“Do you have any
At the crack of dawn, there is a loud knock on the door. Jemal is startled by the rough voices outside and it seems that the royal guards have caught up to them. The two boys are cowering in a corner, scared that the guards will attack them.“Do not worry!” He assures them. “Pretend to be my slaves and do not do anything!”“B-But…” Same glances at the room where Anna and Lavi are resting. Jemal is worried too but he cannot hold off the guards.“Open up!” One of the guards outside demands. “Otherwise, we’ll break down the door!”“Do you not know that I am a diplomat?” Jemal snarls. “I will not open the door to some rude omega like yourself!”
Back in the Faikan palace, the Emperor is in the throne room. He is anxious about the events which took place while Moira is sitting next to him. She puts a hand on her mate’s arm.“Calm down,” she tells him. “I am sure that we will find him.”“Find him?” Phillippe snaps. “What will we do after finding him? Look at this bloody place!”He points at the ruins. The palace is barely standing and all the faes in the kingdom are working to restore it, but even their powers are not enough to fully repair the castle. They have all seen the destruction that Lavi is capable of and frankly, it scares Phillippe to no end.The truth is clear to him now. He is sure that the girl he sent to kill Lavi is his mate. Otherwise why
“The former Emperor had gone to Soloma and tracked her down,” Lavi narrates. “My mother used to live in a remote village. She was the most beautiful woman there. Her sparkling blue eyes used to make many people fall for her but she was a priestess in the local temple. She had taken a vow of celibacy because she was hiding a secret.”“What secret?” Anna probes.“She is a direct descendant of the Dragons,” Lavi reveals. “Our ancestors were among the Dragons who stayed faithful to the Moon Goddess. They fought against the treacherous gods but were defeated. Some of them escaped, though, and hid their powers. Over time, they stopped using their powers and blended in with the humans in order to keep their existence a secret. Many Dragons were being hunted for their powers or for their perceived betrayal in the wa