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
Caspian:I took a deep breath as I walked out of the villa, knowing that this was not something that I was going to be getting out of easily.And though I did not want this to happen, I knew that it was going to be the one way for me to be able to control things, for me to get to Valerie, to push me
“Do you really think that Caspian is not going to be looking for me? Even if I do leave, he is going to end up sending search parties to find his son. Do you think that it is going to end well for me if he finds him?” She asked, taking a seat in front of me.“That is something that I can deal with.
Valerie:“I want you to give this to Mom.” I said, looking at my brother who frowned in confusion as he looked down at the pendant that I had in my hand.“You can't be serious, Valerie. It was a wedding gift from her. She gave it to you when you were getting married. You cannot be seriously returnin
His nostrils flared. “The villa, Valerie. It burned down. And my son was trapped inside.”The room seemed to tilt.My stomach dropped so fast I almost lost my footing.“What?” I breathed, my voice barely more than a whisper. “Is he…?”Caspian took a step closer, eyes flashing with something dark.“D







