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“I am the queen,” I say, my voice echoes throughout the ruins as my lips curl into a smirk. Vesta howls inside me in approval. Power, that’s what I want. I want to be powerful.
“Indeed you are.” A voice boomS throughout the place and I freeze. Footsteps e
SOME MONTHS LATER...-HER-“I am not meant for this,” I say out loud, as I sit in front of the mirror and comb my waist long hair. Archander is sitting on the bed beh
-HER-“Nefret.” I look up from my book to find Phoebe standing by the door of my room. I keep my book away and nod at her in acknowledgement.“I want to talk to you.” She says grimly.
-HER-“What was that?” Phoebe asks, glaring at me, breathing fire. Right after the conversation with the Head of the Council Members, she dragged me into her office beforeexcusingourselves from the people in the meeting.
-HIM-“What are you doing here?” I growl at him, stepping closer. He left my Nefret alone! Anything could happen to her!“Arles, it’s her. You need to see her soon...” He trails off. Desperation and helplessness are brimming in his eyes. Rey has started pacing
- HER-“MINE!” A growl rings throughout the room and that’s when I turn around.My eyes find his silver ones as he’s holding Phoebe, resting a knife against her neck which is pressing angrily against it. A drop of blood runs down her neck when Vesta says the word I c
-HER-“Yes, you will and your third task is...” He trails off. Silence follows his words. Only our breaths could be heard. This intimacy is bothering me now. My body is acting against me and I could feel myself melting into him. The heat of his body is escaping into mine while his hot breath blows on my face, “to be my queen.”
-HER-“I don’t want to be here,” I groan as Archander leads me through dark corridors. After showing me to the council, Arles commanded Archander to’take her there‘. I am still wondering where ’there’is. It could be anywhere ra
-HIM-I sigh after stepping outside the room she is staying in.I have done the easiest part: bringing her to Zaeris. Now, I have to work on the hardest part: get her to be the queen. I know that she’ll be the finest queen. Archander told me about her diplomatic skills and leadership