MILAThere was something Felix was not telling me. I could sense it deep in my soul, that despite everything, there was still some sort of secret my husband was refusing to let me in on. When he looked at me now, there was a deep sense of haunting in his eyes, like he was looking at a ghost.I knew
MILAFelix’s condition had become unbearable. He was in constant, searing pain, and his paralysis was happening more frequently, now lasting hours instead of minutes.I was sick with worry. I spent every waking moment taking care of him, either attempting to spoonfeed him food or doing my best to so
“Does Felix know about this?” I asked, my eyes darting between Ivan and Rowena. “What are his thoughts? I’d like to speak with him before I make this decision.”Rowena’s face tensed for a moment, but she said, “Yes, he knows. He thinks it is the right thing to do. For the good of the kingdom. Freson
FELIXMy sleep was dark and dreamless. Quiet, as if I was underwater. I could vaguely hear someone saying my name in the distance, but it was so far and it was so peaceful where I was…“Felix. Felix. Wake up, man, you have to wake up.”Somewhere in my dream, someone was calling my name. There had ne
MILADeath was not what I expected. I could still feel my heart beating, albeit slowly. The world was not dark, either. I was standing in a vaguely familiar field, the warm breeze tickling my neck and flowers saying at my feet.Wait. I knew this field from somewhere.My visions. This is what I had s
Samuel was ambushed on his way to battle, jumped by mercenaries working for Abernathy. They beat him with clubs and poured a drug into his wounds that would slow his magical healing. When Samuel was brought back to the castle, his advisors looked at me with fear in their eyes.“I can save him,” I pr
SOFIAI had been trapped in the void for so long, I had forgotten what it was like to be alive.I was not a ghost, exactly–I wasn’t haunting anybody or bound to a specific place. Rather, my last burst of magic had bound me to the In-Between Realm, a plane of existence in which Mila now dwelled.As I
FELIXThe sight of Mila’s dead body caused my legs to buckle under me. I wasn’t aware that I was falling until my knees hit the cold stone beneath me, sending ringing pain throughout my body.But none of that compared to the pain that was in my heart.Mila was dead. Mila was dead, and it was all my