"Take her away." King Nigel growled while turning and beginning to make his way back towards the compound with Brailyn in tow. "I'll deal with her later." Deal with me... I couldn't help but laugh at the words that left his mouth. It sounded almost as if he was going to end up killing me. Hell, I k
"Do you really think that we would be dumb enough to use weak chains?" No, I didn't think that, but you never know. Remaining quiet, I simply watched as the man began to unlock my cell door. "You've been summoned by his majesty." He announced, once my cell door was open. Entering my cell, the man
Moving in front of me, King Nigel lifted a clawed finger and placed it under my chin, forcing me to look him in the eyes. "Did you truly think you would get away with trying to kill someone with royal blood?" He growled, applying just enough pressure to begin cutting into my skin. Biting back my r
The sound of shouting and bangs broke me from my delirium. Wincing I mustered up what energy I had left to pull myself towards my cell door hoping that I could figure out what exactly was going on. "Haidan!" The overly familiar voice sent a surge of warmth through me as I felt my conciousness begin
"You've been a healer this whole time?" I asked as Antoine sat me down on a bed for TJ to examine me. "Is it that hard to believe?" TJ asked, looking slightly offended. "Why can't I be a healer?" "Because the Elite Squad is supposed to be the ass puppies of that bastard." Asher offered with a smir
"Because you didn't need to be involved." Antoine quipped, appearing beside me and wrapping a protective arm around my waist. "I had everything under control." "Clearly." Ashton snorted, his eyes roaming up and down my body, taking in my battered state. "So much so, Haidan is luckily still in one p
"What happened?" I asked as tears began to freely flow down my cheeks. "Why is she like this?" "Side effects of the spell that was on her." A man that looked to be in his forties with bright red hair and intense green eyes responded, taking me by surprise. Whirling, I forgot about my injuries, ins
The next day, I found myself sitting at a round table with eight others. They eyed me curiously as I tried to not squirm under their scrutinizing gazes. When I woke up in the morning, Duke Randal immediately came to find me, insisting that I needed to be part of their tactics meeting. Apparently, w
Ouch…"Anyway," Chloe continued, looking into the distance once again. "I’ve been observing you all morning and you’ve been acting strangely. If you don’t get it together, they’re going to grow suspicious. ""I..." I began, but stopped as Chloe got up and wiped dirt from her pants."That was all I w
[Asher’s POV]A gasp escaped me as my eyes flew open. What was… lifting a hand, I touched my forehead to find it covered in sweat. Sitting up, I watched as a black comforter fell down my body, revealing perfectly smooth skin."My scars..." I murmured as my memories of everything that happened up to
[Asher’s POV]"Asher!"Antoine’s voice drifted through the roar of the power I was slowly drawing in as Selene struggled to break free. From the sound of his tone, I knew that he already had an idea of what I was about to do and wanted to stop me."Stay back!" I called, turning to meet his terrified
[Asher’s POV]Jumping up, I kept Leah close to me as I drew on my power once again. The duo would pay dearly for what they had done. And then, once I was done with them, I would go and join Leah."Asher!" Antoine called as footsteps began to make their way towards me. "You need to calm down.""Calm
[Leah’s POV]"Stop it!" I shrieked, shoving Selene aside. "You’re hurting him!"Behind me, I could hear the yells of my comrades, but I wasn’t about to stop now. Sucking in a breath, I lifted my fingers and began to wipe the blood from Asher’s injuries."Why did you let her do this?" I murmured, fee
[Leah’s POV]I kept my gaze fixed on Asher as I continued to touch Ian. Despite the indifference that remained in his features, I could see the jealousy burning in his eyes. Good. This meant that even when the darkness had taken over, he still felt the bond between us. That meant there was a chance
[Leah’s POV]"Mallard has been around for a very long time." Craig began, growing serious. "I know that sounds impossible, but some claim he may even be immortal."Immortal…Shivering, I tried to picture being unable to die. After losing those closest to me, I found it hard to imagine carrying on. I
[Leah’s POV]"You’re Asher." I insisted. There was no way that I could mistake the sensations I was feeling from where we touched."Who?" The man asked in confusion."Leah," Ian murmured, giving my body a slight tug. "That isn’t Asher."Frowning, I continued to take in the man. The eyes that met min
[Leah’s POV]I held my breath as Craig led us into a dark hallway with a long stairwell leading down beneath the earth. Once we reached the bottom, the sound of laughter drifted towards us, filling the deafening silence that was becoming unbearable."In here." Craig announced, beginning to knock an