Chapter 55 - Nymphean Woman

“I met the Goddess,”

I started off, brokenly, still sitted on the Royal chamber’s bed with him.

“She told me all sort of unexplainable things, like how my blood is an original Scavenger’s.”

No more secrets…he had said. Had to tell him the entire scene from my nightmare, or I won’t be at rest.

“Ada was right,” I carried on, saying. “She talked about the same destiny…”

“Ava.” Caspian whispered, cutting my words and taking my hands in his to calm me down.

“She wants an eradication. She quests to put an end to all creatures she created. And I-I, tried giving her reasons not to. That only made her mark me as a rebel.”

“She does?” he asked. “Thought we had an agreement. She gave me her requirements, not to be a weak King, and I followed everything. So why?”

“Don’t know,” I sighed, before continuing. “I just hate that we’re in the middle of this…I mean, we have a pup to protect. What if it all goes wrong, Cas?” I added, in a worried tone.

“It won’t.”

He seethed, in a protective tone