LOGINAnd then, with one arm, Melo pinned her hands over her head. The other gripped Uneece's cheeks, fingers digging into her jaw that was raw and unforgiving.“Pathetic!” she hissed. “Pathetic human!” As she said, she smashed Uneece's head.Once.“He was supposed to be mine!”Twice.“I deserve him!”Thr
Uneece’s heavy breathing was heard. It was ragged and desperate gasped. She ran barefoot until her lungs screamed, making every effort not to faint. Though her head was pounding and her throat sore, adrenaline fueled her to go forward.She ran and ran.She dare not stop. She had been through a lot o
The sound of tearing paper echoed through the forest, and then bodies dropped to the ground with a loud thud.The impact woke Uneece, but her body was still immobile.She lay there, her back against the grass. The full moon shone on them as bright as day.Her mind tried to register what happened. Th
The first sniper fired a bullet through her head. Her left eye exploded, leaving a hollow socket that stared at nothing. The second struck her arm that held Uneece and tore through her bone. Only her muscles and flesh held on. The limb was dangling like a thin thread. The third shot was aimed at her
Chris was unrecognizable. Seventy years had carved themselves into her face overnight, or perhaps not overnight at all. Perhaps it has always been there, hidden beneath the mask of youth she had worn like a stolen coat. Like a wolf hiding under the sheep's clothing.She looked much like Melo's true
A blade of wind sliced across Lex's face as he tore through the castle at a supernatural speed. Room after room, corridor after corridor. His boots barely touched the ground. His heart barely beat. He was not running, he was flying, a creature of pure momentum and desperation.He pushed his body bey
Alexander couldn’t believe what Reeze blurted out. “It couldn’t possibly—“ he muttered. When the strong blast of wind ceased, they stood up on their feet. Their ears were ringing in pain. Some shook their heads to relieve the dizziness, but it only made it worse. Then all of a sudden, black sm
THIRD POV “What is your name?” “Ha—Hazel, Your Majesty.” She trembled as she said so. She fisted her dress as to ease her apprehension. Alexander noticed her little move. This reminded him of Uneece scratching her arms till she bled. A bad habit she had to endure. He closed his eyes and pres
“The girl is next, let her be slaughtered in the arena.” A bulky cyclops entered and boomed. “But we were told to deliver her unharmed. Why so suddenly?” “Shut up and obey.” “What are they talking about?” Uneece, who had no knowledge of their language, quirked her eyebrows. Both thinned cycl
“Please enlighten me so that I won’t murder you in your sleep next time.” “It’s the truth! The witch cursed you.” Uneece didn’t want to believe. She had been testing his patience and prodding about his past and unfortunately, Alexander showed no signs of annoyance. Though she concluded that the







