LOGINCaspian:One Year LaterThe breeze was warmer today.Softer.Gentler in a way I hadn’t felt in years.More peaceful and more contenting, More calm and even happier.I stood at the edge of the gardens, the same gardens where so much had been taken from us, and so much had been given back, watching Ad
Valerie:The sun was rising over the horizon, golden streaks splitting the sky wide open, like a promise finally fulfilled.I stood at the highest point of the estate grounds, the wind tugging at my hair, the scent of fresh earth and morning dew wrapping around me like a cloak.It was over.Giovanni
“Impressive,” Giovanni called, his voice carrying easily across the clearing. His smile was cold, razor sharp. “I knew there was more to you, Valerie. I knew it from the second I laid eyes on you. I did say that I had more respect to you than I had for others, but it seems to me that I did not expec
Valerie:The boy's cries ripped through me like claws.My heart raced with each passing moment and I did my best not to harm that child. I did my best not to dirty my hands with his blood, to save him out of this, to get him out of this before the man played the game that I was not willing to handle
Caspian:The air was too still.It was the kind of stillness that came after the fight, when the blood had dried and the bodies were cleared, but before the real danger revealed itself.I didn’t like it. Not one damn bit.Because I knew that stillness was one that only told me that more danger was
Valerie:The earth still smelled of blood.I smelled of blood. People's blood the blood of our enemies the people who had dared invade our territory.The ground beneath our feet was turned upside down. We were going to need to fix that later, but I knew that the vines that worked their way from the
It was a shame that I only saw that when it was too late…“I know she’s a problem for you,” I admitted. “And I also know that you’re not wrong for feeling the way you do.”Surprise flickered in her eyes for a brief second before she masked it. “That’s a first.”“I’m not here to argue,” I muttered. “
Caspian:I walked inside the house knowing that the day was not going to end as good as it began.Daniel was nowhere to be seen, though I knew that he would be in his bedroom. It was far too late for him to be awake anyway. And if he was, I knew that it would mean that he was in trouble, but I also
Valerie:“Did you like the school today?” I asked Adrian, knowing that the last school was the best option.Holloway clearly knew what she was saying. When she told me that I was going to like her at school, it had everything that I was looking for, for my son, and also knowing the past when it came
Caspian:“Need I ask where you're going?” I asked, looking at Valerie as she held Adrian's hand.“I doubt that I need to ask you for permission to go out with my son. Or is that a new rule that I do not know?” She asked, raising an amused eyebrow at me.I looked at Adrian for a moment, debating on h







