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
The car came to a slow stop, and I turned to see Caspian waiting outside, his posture relaxed but his gaze locked on me. I knew that he was listening to every word that I was saying, however, that was not something that I wanted to be caring about right now.I took a steady breath and opened the doo
I let her words settle in the air, unbothered by her outburst.Eva slammed her hands onto my desk, leaning forward. “This is a mistake. She’s a threat, Caspian. Maybe not in the way you think, but she will turn Adrian against you. She will turn people against you. I can already see it. She is going
And Eva froze.For a moment, even though I was taken by surprise by the fact that Eva of all people chose to stay quiet. I would have expected her to snap for y'all, however, it was as if Valerie's dominance was one that she could not overpower.Valerie’s voice was calm, controlled, but there was a
Ah. So that’s what this is about. She was jealous about Daniel.I tilted my head slightly, feigning innocence. “Daniel? Did I do anything wrong to him or was me playing with him like any woman would do with a child when she has her own child? Something that bothered you? Oh, I need to add that he is







