All Chapters of The Cold ones. Part 1, In two worlds.: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

My eyes flashed open, startled from the sudden bang outside my room, I bolted upright and as I tried to blink the sleepiness away, I could hear raised voices in the distance. I quickly leapt out of bed and opened my bedroom door to see Talon chucking his cloak over his shoulders and flash out of the doors, leaving them wide open. Within seconds I ran, curious to know what made him dash off so quickly in the middle of the night. I peeped around the door to see him standing down the hallway looking over the balcony down to the hall below. I squeezed my eyes shut, trying to clear them from their fogginess, when the smell of smoke hit me and I realised it wasn’t my eyes that were foggy, but the air. I darted over to him and looked down to see the main castle doors were in flames as Kyan, Zekan, Del and others were rushing to put the blazed fire out. I stood in shock as I watched the commotion, looking from them to Talon, his face with a stern and furious expression. “How did all

Kyan's POV: I sat at the table in father’s quarters as I waited for him to come out of his study. I kept glancing at Ellie, sitting in her chair. I could see the book she was reading wasn’t distracting her enough from whatever was on her mind. She never looked at the book for long and kept staring out the window. I couldn’t tell if she was looking for an answer or an escape. She was particularly quiet today, no smile, no joy in her voice when she said ‘good morning’ to me today. Can’t say I blame her… she spent all day yesterday worrying about my father, only to be woken up in the middle of the night to be accused of something she had no control over. I hated the fact that I did trust Ellie! Zekan was right in his thinking, we knew from experience the majority of humans couldn’t be trusted and only a few months ago I would have voiced the same shit Zekan did last night. It was fucking crazy how much I could just feel that she was trustworthy. When he questioned her, it didn’t

Kyan's POV: Over the last week since the mayor's visit, it feels as if we’ve all been on house arrest. The only air and daylight we see is when we’re doing guard duty on the towers. In some ways I can’t complain because of the extra hours me and Zekan were now putting in, it kept me away from Ellie, not that it stopped me thinking of her though. But, of course, today, father decided to throw another spanner in my aim to keep my distance by including me in his surprise for her. We never really bothered to celebrate it before, but now she’s here he wanted to make an effort. I couldn’t blame him, she’s tried hard to help out with bringing us all refreshments and extra food with Constance and Bianca, to lessen their workload and keep up our strength. Only the other night, when Melanie, Stuart, Faye and Duncan had retired for the day and were sleeping, Ellie took it upon herself to fix us all something to eat at two in the morning so we wouldn’t go to bed hungry. Kiko’s also been

Kyan's POV: As I let go of her hand, I felt myself panic the moment she turned away and walked back into her town. We all waited, not a word muttered as we watched everyone trying to clean away their world that had just been destroyed. We could already hear the faint cries from some of her people while others tried to take care of them. I could smell the blood being washed away and with every step she took, my heart thumped, preparing myself to dash in and grab her in an instant if there was still danger lurking in their midst. I saw her approach a broad, rotund man. They spoke only for a brief moment when he was suddenly taking her away. I felt myself breathing heavily, hoping he was taking her to her parents where they were safe and she’d be able to hold them after all this time she'd spent away from them. “Oh shit!” I heard Zekan whisper behind me as we saw her standing next to a long row of sheet covered bodies, with the man she left with, kneeling down next to one. My

Ellie's POV: I woke up, blinking open my eyes that felt almost as dry as my mouth and I could see by the light shining through my curtains onto the wall, it was daytime. My stomach sank once again, just as it did every time I woke up from my perfect dreams. I’d sleep and see her just as she always used to be… smiling, happy, dancing! Then the moment my eyes opened, I’d see her face breathless in my arms and the reality would hit me, like I was seeing it for the first time all over again. I pushed myself up against my pillows, relieved to see the glass of water on my nightstand. I gulped it and felt the coolness run through my body, finally hydrating myself, but unfortunately it didn’t wash away the heaviness in my chest. I can barely even remember coming back here. I knew someone was holding me and in my mind I saw Kyan. I wanted it to be Kyan, but I only noticed the cold breeze, but just for an instant before, I slipped back into the peaceful darkness of my sleep. I h