[Chloe’s POV]I held my breath while everyone around me considered my words. The whole situation seemed similar to the first time one of my premonitions from a dream had come true. Would they believe me this time? Or would they think I was crazy like they did the last time?"The goddess led you." Th
[Leah’s POV]I stood in the hallway listening to the voices that drifted from the room I was currently outside of. After waking up and finding myself in an infirmary completely cleaned up and bandaged, I immediately reached out in an attempt to find the others. Once locating them, I wasted no time g
[Chloe’s POV]"Leah!" Thia shrieked, clutching at Leah’s unmoving body. "LEAH!"The room around us was silent as Thia frantically tried to wake Leah. The scene was almost surreal, and I found myself wondering if this was a dream. How could Leah be that wreckless? Didn’t she know that there was a be
[Leah’s POV]I slowly crept around the side of Kelvin’s castle, looking for a way to get in without being noticed. However, I was coming up empty-handed. I knew that it had been a long shot, but I had come this far. I couldn’t give up now. No matter what, I had to get into the building. Arabia and A
[Leah’s POV]I don’t know how much time passed as Kelvin continued to attack my back with his whip. It could have been seconds, minutes, hours, or even days. Time only existed between lashings. And when he decided he was finally done, I was unceremoniously tossed into a cell, bleeding and broken.I
[Asher’s POV]I waited until Leah was safely out of the area before turning my full attention to Kelvin. There was no getting around it this time. I had committed a grave sin against him and now all that I could do was fight to stay alive until I could get Arabia back."How sweet." Kelvin laughed, g
[Asher’s POV]Pain... That’s all I could feel as my body hit the spikes below. A pain so intense and so all-consuming that it felt like I was being ripped into tiny pieces. It was nothing like the time I was nearly burned to death helping Haidan, and it made clear that my life truly was over.Biting
Tilting my head back, I let out a primal shriek as fire raced along my shoulder blades. Agonizing pain devoured me as something grew from the places that felt to be on fire."No," I continued to growl as I felt my consciousness beginning to fade. "No, no, no."It was all I could say, all I could thi
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