LOGINI see my knees push up, and he positions himself between my legs again. The realisation of what is about to happen makes terror explode in my veins. I don’t know where I get it from, but feeling returns in my body. My leg jolts with a force, and I dive my knee into his chest. He staggers enough for
⚠️Trigger warning: SA. Feel free to skip this chapter and start with the next one. AELIANA Petra got to me. I can’t get her out of my head. Something about her being right has my heart pounding. By the time we got back to my room, I was on the verge of tears. I couldn’t go another day without kn
Petra doesn’t flinch, she simply blinks and smiles again. “Sure you are, there’s a baby right….” She points at my stomach over the table. “There.” “No, I shake my head, pulling my tank top down some more. My idiot of a mate packed one of my old ones, it's a super-tight fit. “Is it a secret?” She f
“Is that why you came back?” The girl asks. “Because you and your mate are not on good terms?” I simply stare at her. She seems pretty invested in my life, and for a moment, I start to think she might have been planted by someone out or in here to find out about my plans of potential escape. It’s
AELIANA Day three, round two. I hate this place. Every single day, my hatred for this place grows, and these last three days since I came back have really gotten to me. I have more eyes on me than I did before, which has made it very hard for me to speak to someone. Someone whom Mama Bird instruc
Me? He had me, and he drove me straight to the lion's den. He can’t be serious right now. My eyes quickly shift back to Evelyn. “Do I go to confinement if I punch him?” “Yes.” She almost whispers. “What are you doing here?” I ask, watching him to ensure he keeps his distance. “I came to see ho
“No, I’m simply getting ready to go to bed.” She snorts out a laugh. “Of course, we are going out, King.” “It’s the night before the inauguration, Ellie.” “I know,” she murmurs. I keep my voice even. “That means tomorrow is a big day for us both, I don’t think you should be going out tonight,
“Yeah,” I nod. “It was a bit of a hustle getting up to mount Thione, even shifting didn’t help, I might have tumbled once or twice.” Her gaze shifts, and she stares me up and down. “Are you hurt?” “No,” I half-truthfully say, touching my shoulders. I did get a few scratches, but they’re nothing. R
“I don’t choose any sides,” I tell her, my words calm, unlike the internal turmoil I’ve been experiencing since our talk the other night. “You’ve convinced yourself that I do, so I never have a chance with you.” “Because you choose Audrey’s side, you—” “How about this? You talk to me,” I offer. “T
KINGSTON The next morning, I wake to the sound of someone puking. It doesn’t take long for me to realise that it’s Aeliana once I feel how empty my arms are. I walk over to her bathroom door, trying to push it open, but it seems to be locked. I hear her again, this time, the sound strangled. “Aeli







