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
A bright bonfire is burning brightly in the middle of the dark room. Several figures in dark hoods are standing around the fire, waiting for someone to arrive. The whole room has an eeriness to it because a bloodlust is visible among the people standing there. Their eyes are dark, filled with hatred for the world which has wronged them. They are ruthless, their hands smeared with blood of innocent people.A thin girl steps forward, impatient at the delay.“Where is he?” Nine scowls. “We are already late! I need to head for Faika!”“Be patient, Nine,” an elderly man says. He is nicknamed Three and he is one of the oldest members of the guild. His hawk-like eyes are calm and he is the only one who is more tame compared to the others.“I can’t be patient!” Nine snaps at him. “Ace is mated to that Crown Prince and now, she’s on the run after destroying half the castle! Her clan is dead and now we are stuck with hunting her down. It’s not gonna be easy at all!”“Ace is merely suffering the
Lavi and Anna rest in the cave for the whole day. Anna managed to recover from her injuries and the color on her face is also returning. She can walk as well albeit slower than usual. Lavi stood guard at the cave, not sleeping a wink. Anna sometimes wonders why he does not sleep. Is it because of his paranoia? Or something else?“I can stand guard,” she offers. “You should sleep. You did not sleep for days!”“I can sleep at will,” Lavi mutters but his eyes are quite reddish. He is exhausted and even though sleep sounds nice, he knows that he has to hold on until they reach Soloma. Anna, however, is not going to let it go.“Rest!” She scolds him. “No one can stay up this long. Not even you. I can see that you are tired. I promise, I can handle myself.”But Lavi shakes his head. “It will be night time soon and we will be traveling in the dark,” he explains. “I cannot fall asleep now. I can hold on for a day or two but I will not be using my powers for a while. It will only make me even
“AHHHH!” Both of them scream and make a run for it. The worm is at least fifty feet high and very thick. It lets out a high pitched cry which nearly bleeds Lavi and Thena’s ears but they do not stop running. The giant worm slams itself on the ground, missing Lavi by inches. It has a foul stench of rotten eggs and swamp, nearly making Lavi sick. Thena manages to detect him and pulls him out of safety but the worm is slithering behind them at an incredibly fast pace.“Lavi, get on my back!” Thena shouts. “It may be big but I can run faster! Just guide me, okay?”Lavi does not waste time and hops on Thena’s back. “Go right!” he orders. Thena makes a turn to the right, running at incredible speed. Thanks to her hybrid nature, she can run faster than average Lycans and she is using her senses to find her way. The worm is still on their tail, its foul smell filling up their nostrils. Thena tries to ward off the smell and focuses on finding a way out of this mess. “Sandworms cannot move b