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
“How sweet,” Luna Estelle swoons. King scoffs, lightly shaking his head in disbelief. He knows I'm bluffing. All I ever miss about this place is nothing but memories. Mom and Luna Estelle immediately fall into conversation and when our father’s return to the table, we order our lunch. I don't get
AELIANA There hasn’t been a single second that I didn’t wish I had gone no contact, not one moment since I came back have I found a silver lining to my return. I’ve been nothing but miserable, it’s funny how I’m no longer that frail little gir,l and yet I’m treated just like her. I’m being forced
“Your marriage to her is going to be political and nothing else,” she sniffs. “I don’t mind. I’m willing to wait until you divorce her, I'll wait right by your side.” My head shakes. She’s too attached to me, and I don't want to break her heart, not after she’s gotten me through some hard times. B
KINGSTON Sometimes instinct overrides logic. That’s the only explanation I can find for what happened this morning. Seeing Aeliana up close after so long stirred up some memories, memories that she ruined when she decided to show me her true colours. It’s been roughly eight hours since I left Ael







