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
"What did you say?" Gasper asked, his eyes growing huge. "You are saying that we go in there and attack just like that?" Even though I agreed with Gasper that Duke Randal's plan didn't necessarily sound all that appealing, I was curious about what else he had up his sleeve. Would he simply say that
"It's fine." I said, done with all the emotions I was being forced to feel. "Instead, shouldn't all of you be getting back before you get in trouble?" "No one is going to notice that we're missing." Henry insisted, defiantly. "Plus, from what I've heard, you have a surprise attack happening soon. D