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The Pure-Hearted Princess and the Kiss of Darkness 56. Our Strength
~ ENRIQUE ~I took a while out from the afternoon to visit those who would not be fighting, to give them some hope and some faith even if I have no idea what will go down. I owe them that. I am their Alpha and I am the one responsible for giving them confidence. It is now night and the only sounds that can be heard are people performing last-minute checks and carrying out small tasks for the coming battle.I have never felt calmer, despite the high tension that thickens the air. I feel in control. The Blood Moon that is almost up in the sky is a strong reminder of what it stands for. Some may even find their mates tonight, and if they do, I do hope they make it through the night so they can experience that properly.“Enrique.” I turn as Jose calls me. He’s quieter, the concern in his eyes obvious. “We’re ready for you.”I nod, ready to give my warriors courage and confidence. I will make it through for them, for myself, and above all for Kataleya. Mi Diosa.I step out into the open and
The Pure-Hearted Princess and the Kiss of Darkness 57. A Stubborn Rossi
~ RAIHANA ~“I don’t want you participating, you can remain in the hospital and help Kiara with the wounded.” Rayhan’s words are absolute and final as he looks at Ahren, his expression firm.Ahren stares emotionlessly back at his father, not disrespecting him, but his silence always speaks louder. He will defy him.I do agree with Rayhan. This is no battle for a kid. Even if he has some tricks up his sleeves, he doesn’t have his wolf yet and he isn’t at his full power, and we all know how dangerous it is going to be out there today.“Your father is right.” Delsanra agrees, her voice much softer than Rayhan’s, although his voice isn’t as harsh as some of these alphas.Ahren sighs. “I think I’ll be more help on the battlefield-”“I don’t care. I let you come here and take part then, but you need to obey my orders now, Ahren. This is not the same.”“Do you think I’m not capable? Do you really feel-” Ahren tries, but again Rayhan cuts him off.“I said no.”“Why? I told you I can deal with
The Pure-Hearted Princess and the Kiss of Darkness 58. Proud of Them
~ KIARA ~I watch Raihana leave in anger, wishing there was something I could do to ease the pain that weighs upon her soul. I glance at Liam, who looks a little concerned. They have always had a good relationship. They are an incredible team on the battlefield, but since Chris’s death, I feel she’s pushed everyone away.But how can I judge? I can’t even imagine putting myself in her shoes. Imagining losing Alejandro is terrifying. Just the thought makes my chest squeeze painfully. How would I even live a day without him?Yet Raihana is doing that every single day.Living on.She’s lost her father and her mate…“You were hard on her,” I say to Liam quietly as I step into the hallway. He looks up from his phone.“I didn’t mean to, I just thought she’d appreciate me keeping my distance.”“Telling her the reason probably stung. She’s so strong, Liam. She’s gone through so much… no one goes through that and survives. She’s fiercely protective of everyone and only wants to help.” I remind h
The Pure-Hearted Princess and the Kiss of Darkness 59. With Fire of Magic
~ ENRIQUE ~“Positions!” I thunder, my voice steady and powerful despite the crawlers that are pouring out of the crevice that has opened beneath our very feet like thousands of spiders forced to flee.‘Mi Amor, are you alright?’ I ask through the mind-link, unable to see her.‘I am. Thank you for asking, my dear mate,’ she replies, the happiness clear in her voice. I smirk.‘Good to hear, my beautiful mate,’ I reply, slicing through a crawler. Nothing can take away the joy I feel knowing she’s mine.The clash is deafening, ringing in my ears as my power surges around me and I slice through them. The dark, sinister evil they bring with them is like a cloud of poison, tainting the very air we breathe.“You’re the only one who can kill them. You have your work cut out!” Jose grunts.“I can see,” I reply as I slice through another one. Sending balls of fire at a few who are attacking a group of my men. Despite the brightly lit area, they are not shying away or trying to hide when I realis
The Pure-Hearted Princess and the Kiss of Darkness 60. Tell Me Why
~ ENRIQUE ~Kataleya, Benigno and Antonio are in front of me.“Enrique!” Kataleya shouts, “Are you alright!” She swings her sword at one of them, but unlike the others, they are trained well and dodge swiftly. Letting out a blood-curdling cry, one that seems to target every corner of our souls. I can taste the blood in my mouth.“Careful!” Alejandro growls before he’s beside her, motioning me to stay back. Irritation flashes through me, but I know why he’s being protective. We all know Azarakh can take control of me, and we can’t risk putting her in harm’s way.I jump back, touching my neck as blood spills down it.‘You’re hurt!’ Kataleya exclaims.‘I’m fine,’ I reassure her as Royce and Skyla engage the third crawler and I back up, giving myself some space.“Who the fuck are you and where is your cowardly leader, Azarakh? What’s wrong? Is he not able to fight?” I sneer. They spoke moments ago. I know they can understand me.Antonio and Benigno circle us, creating a protective shield w
The Pure-Hearted Princess and the Kiss of Darkness 61. Chaos
~ KATALEYA ~‘The Alpha is down!’ someone shouts through the mind-link. My heart thunders as I spin around, my heart hammering. He was heading to the circle! What happened!I break into a run, forcing my way through the throngs of crawlers. The bright light of my aura that emits from me forces them to part. But even that does nothing to stop the pungent smell of something vile from poisoning my throat.These things shouldn’t even exist.“Enrique!” I shout aloud and through the mind-link simultaneously, but I’m hit with a mental wall. “Enrique!”“He’s on his knees and bleeding from his nose and ears!” Rayhan’s voice comes. “I can’t get to him.”Blood? What is happening?!“There was no one near him when I got his beta out of there! I’m returning soon,” Uncle Liam says, concern clear in his voice.“I’ll try to get to him,” Royce adds just as I see lightning flash in the sky, followed by Skyla’s intense aura, but I hear the shrieks of a new wave of crawlers.“Something is really wrong thou
The Pure-Hearted Princess and the Kiss of Darkness 62. A Storm
~ KATALEYA ~“Alright, the hospital is reinforced,” Raihana says. “I made sure the entire protection went from beneath the property. Only my death can take that away.” Her confidence makes me smile as I push forward, raising my hand as wisps of blazing pink twirl around me and I push them away.“Thank you, Ri.”“No need.”I smile, glad I have such an amazing family.I behead another crawler, my eyes blazing as I feel my thigh tingle as my mark surfaces, making the crawlers hiss as they shrivel back.I summon forward my power, gasping when I feel the crown on my head, and the shield that now appears strapped to my arm. I raise my arm, my hair whipping across my face as three crawlers slam into it before they shriek and jump away.I spin, jumping forward before kicking one of them. My armour is impressive and flexible. I can feel the power in the shoes, the way they adapt to any terrain, the way that the fabric itself is armour, even the crawlers are unable to rip the fabric. Science at
The Pure-Hearted Princess and the Kiss of Darkness 63. Working Together
~ ALEJANDRO ~This isn’t going how it should have been. Kataleya was meant to stay by my side, especially when she foresaw her fucking death. I can’t even fucking shift, since we need to use the weapons with the flames to destroy these fuckers. They are never-ending. Somehow, they’re using the essence of the Blood Moon. I’m not fucking sure how, but something about it is helping make it easier for them.The chasm in the earth is fucking insane. It’s huge, and although I know we need to close it, even I know Del and Ri are not going to be able to do it.I see Kataleya disappear into the darkness. Royce is forced back as a crawler manages to catch his shoulder, throwing the powerful fucker across the fucking battleground. He hits the tree, but he’s up in seconds.Like I said; powerful fucker.‘Dante, get to your sister now.’‘She’s the only one who can get through to him,” he answers.‘She foresaw her fucking death,’ I snarl through the mind-link.He doesn’t respond, which only makes me
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~ KATALEYA ~I wake with a gasp, my lungs clawing for air, it feels like I’m drowning. I suck in a breath, clutching my throat. My heart is thudding but it’s as if the sound of it is coming from all around me, reverberating through the chilling darkness. It’s too silent.This place… it’s similar to Azarakh’s crypt, but not quite.It holds the same evil. Feeling something move, I look down and realise something cold and slimy is clinging to my legs, black tendrils - slithering as though alive.I gasp as I scramble to my feet or try to. The stench of rotting meat and damp earth so thick it feels like it’s inside of my mouth. Shuddering, I try to get up quickly, flinching as pain rushes up my waist and I touch it; there’s no wound, but the pain remains.How did I even get here?I frown slightly, trying to remember what happened.That woman! Her face was so warm and innocent. Was she a part of this? I touch my head. It hurts too.Dragging myself to my feet from the tar-like slime that cove
The Pure-Hearted Princess and the Kiss of Darkness 71. The Pain Before Me
~ SKYLA ~Rayhan…I won’t forget this moment, and it won’t be one of those good, happy memories. This one is devastating. The heartbroken Delsanra who has always rushed to help others despite the risk to her own life. Ray…. Ri…Despite everything, they always were there for us, but in their time of need, where the fuck were we?Fuck! Why them?Raihana now wraps her arms around Delsanra as both women kneel on the ground, their grief so strong, their pain so sharp it could carve away flesh from bone.There has to be something we can do!Enrique is examining the symbols, his power swirling around him subtly.I look up at Royce, “Let’s try to open the portal, maybe he’s ok. Royce, Dante, you both saw the symbols-”“It’s too late for that. Kiara said Ahren felt the shift in power. He is now the Alpha of the Black Storm Pack,” Dad says brokenly.“How can he be Alpha?! He doesn’t even have his wolf!” I shout. This can’t be happening!“Love…” Royce wraps his arms around me tightly.“We have to
The Pure-Hearted Princess and the Kiss of Darkness 70. Until the Last Hope
~ DELSANRA ~“Rayhan…”Something isn’t right, I know it.I know I shouldn’t leave my spot, but the worst is sorted. I warn a few of the warriors I’m moving, and I rush to the crack where Rayhan and the others disappeared. I jump in, creating a barrier around me to protect myself from the crawlers that are still trickling out from the ground.They’re coming in smaller doses now, but they are still resilient.“Does anyone know if they managed to find the opening?” I ask worriedly.“No, not yet. We lost contact ” Liam replies, worry clear in his voice.He’s currently manning the break in the packhouse wall, making sure no crawlers get inside to the people.“We need to get down there!” I hear Sky shout from somewhere above.“What happened?” I ask.“I don’t know. Royce called for help!”My heart thuds as I keep going, moving as fast as possible.I can sense both her and Raihana not far behind me, the urgency and fear within me growing. I suddenly stop as a powerful pulsating that comes from
The Pure-Hearted Princess and the Kiss of Darkness 69. A Difficult Choice
~ ROYCE ~We kept going down, and the deeper we go, the more I feel a power that is fucking immense and there’s only one other aura I’ve felt with this much power and that was Apophis’.“Do you guys feel it?” I ask, my voice low, but even then, it feels too loud in this darkness. Occasionally, a crawler or two will hiss and claw at us as they come from somewhere beneath us. A confirmation that we are headed in the right direction.“The aura?” Dante mutters. “Yeah, and I have no idea who it belongs to.”His unease is obvious, and I remain on alert. My royal mark is glowing, and I am not the one who is summoning it forth. Almost as if it too is warning me of the dangers ahead.“Don’t worry I won’t let anything happen to you both.” Rayhan jokes, although we’re both stronger than him.“Don’t fuck around,” Dante’s harsh reply comes.Rayhan turns to him, a flicker of concern on his face. “Dante, do you want to turn back?” he asks.“All three of us?” Dante replies.“I speak for myself. You tw
The Pure-Hearted Princess and the Kiss of Darkness 68. Into Darkness
~ ENRIQUE ~Magic fills the air, strong and powerful and I know it’s Raihana’s. I can feel Delsanra’s reinforcing the barriers, her magic feels different, and there are parts that are not like ours – not from Hecate.Raihana is working on blocking out the moonlight, in a huge attempt to completely stop the crawlers from coming out of whatever shithole they are coming from. Jose quickly filled me in, and I sent more power to both witches, giving them the strength to continue.They are two witches alone and they are doing a lot. Royce, Rayhan and Dante have gone down to find the exact location. ‘Send some warriors to handle the crawlers so they are not burdened.’ I command Jose.It doesn’t even make sense that so many crawlers are able to get in. It’s not a fissure in the veil, but that’s something that’s been obvious from the start. The crawlers have appeared everywhere at any time, not from one point like the chupacabras. They had a different way to get through. Another means that we n
The Pure-Hearted Princess and the Kiss of Darkness 67. His Wrath
~ KATALEYA ~My eyes widen as I turn sharply and stare into Enrique’s molten gold eyes.“Enrique!”‘No!’ Azarakh shrieks, the earsplitting sound hammering into my head causing me to flinch.“I’m sorry it took a while,” Enrique murmurs in his deep, beautiful voice that makes my stomach flutter. I shake my head before looking back towards the spot where Dad had fallen. I can’t see him! I can’t sense a heartbeat amongst the storm of crawlers.“How did you break free?” I ask softly, torn between running to Dad and keeping my hold on Azarakh.I know Enrique is in control for now. I can sense his presence, his aura strong and free from darkness.“You needed me,” he answers softly as he stands tall. “You’re my strength, Mi Amor.” My heart surges with so much emotion as we gaze into one another’s eyes, pink and gold, perfectly complimenting each other.Azarakh’s form has solidified as he fights to keep a grasp on Enrique, but he’s failing.His unearthly shrieks are all that he has left as Enr
The Pure-Hearted Princess and the Kiss of Darkness 66. Not This Time
~ KATALEYA ~Azarakh’s mouth twists into a snarl as he lifts his claws, aiming for my heart. I can see the glint of triumph as he lunges at me, but I hold my ground, letting him think he’s got me. But the moment his claws dig into my waist, slicing through fabric and skin, the smell of the hot rush of blood, and the sharp sting of agony makes me cry out. I suck in a gasp, gritting my teeth as I clamp my hand around his wrist, ignoring the searing pain at the contact.In a single motion, I call forth every ounce of power I have, letting it surge forward in a blinding wave. A scream leaves me as I put everything into it. My blinding pink aura swirls around him in a flash, engulfing him completely. Azarakh recoils, his shrieks cutting through the night like metal scraping against metal. He claws at his prison of light, his form writhing, his shadowy form twisting in agony as he tries to escape and get away from my aura.But not this time. My aura is like an iron cage holding firm, shackli
The Pure-Hearted Princess and the Kiss of Darkness 65. Good and Evil
~ KATALEYA ~‘We can share! I told you together we could have had it all. Yet you declined!’ Azarakh hisses, but he’s still only clinging to Enrique. The shadow form still surrounds him, but he hasn’t possessed him yet. Or perhaps he can’t.I fuel my power forward, trying to reach through our half-formed bond.“I would never choose you,” I say, my voice quiet yet firm. “Never.”‘You served your purpose, and you will continue to do so. That is why you were chosen, whether you wished for it or not.’ He chuckles darkly.What does he mean?“How do you have a hold on, Enrique? He is not evil,” I ask as our powers continue to slam against one another, attacking, hammering against one another. Light against dark.‘We were created from the blood of the same goddess. One could say we are brethren.’ I shudder at the very thought as his evil eyes now burn into me. His sharp teeth stained with blood. ‘The Goddess Hecate created us for another goddess, yet she betrayed my goddess by creating someon
The Pure-Hearted Princess and the Kiss of Darkness 64. Into the Darkness
~ RAYHAN ~“Alright, let’s do this,” I say, looking at Royce and Dante the moment the three of us are within reach of one another.“We’ll have your back and cover you from behind,” Royce says.“I’m assuming you can’t mask the moon, Magic Fingers?”“I wish I could, but with that tornado thing going on, it would need a lot of power without being sure of the results.”“And you would call every single crawler to you,” Dante adds.“Not necessarily a bad thing, really. I could be the decoy,” Royce answers as they both cut through the crawlers and I asses the area.“I don’t think so,” Skyla says through the earpiece.“Don’t worry, Love, I’ll return to you in one piece. But call me back if you need my help, Raihana, I’ll be there.”“Thanks, I’ll let you know,” she replies.“It’s intriguing how our auras attract the crawlers but somehow Kataleya’s is the only one who isn’t attracting crawlers with her aura. Instead, hers is deflecting them,” I murmur as I look through the storm of crawlers, aur
