ADELEโs POV.A week later.Seeing the smile on all their faces, my heart swells in joy. They all look Look happy to see me like I have been a part of them for thousands of years. I don't know but somewhere within me I know that I have to protect these people even if I don't know anything about them. They are under my command now. They have become my own people and I have become their leader.The last week has been hectic for me, I tried to forget everything that Cahir said to me, how he made me feel like I was a bother to him and I actually regretted the fact that I felt vulnerable in front of him even for a moment. He is not to be trusted, he is not someone I should have put my trust in and now I have witnessed that first hand. Diets, he wanted to take me to his father and as if that was not enough, he lied about Bastian being responsible for what happened to my father. He knows how much I get triggered by my father yet he chose to say to me. I will never be able to forgive him and I
ADELEโs POV.โOf course I killed that old manโ the grinning Bastian half yells, his sword to my neck, โhe found out about things he shouldnโt have bothered himself with and you think I would let him live?โThe grin on his face widens as he tries to slash my neck with his sword but I immediately open my eyes, it was a dream. My entire body is covered with sweat. The dream looked and sounded real like he was in front of me.Itโs true, I still havenโt got Cahirโs words out of my head but does that warrant this kind of life like dream? The Bastian I know can be unruly but he wouldnโt dare to kill my father, will he? He told me he was innocent and I believed him so why did I have this dream? What in the god's name is going on that I do not know about?I gently climb out of the bed and make my way out of the room. Morgana and her father must be asleep. Not wanting to wake any of them up, I make my way out of the castle into the huge courtyard. Looking at it, it reminds me of the courtyard b
CAHIRโs POV.โYou are making a mistake, Generalโ Ivar tells me as I gulp down the content of the glass. I have always loved good wine, I just haven't had the time to drink them for a while now because I have been too concerned about my stubborn little wife who decided to choose my brother over me. I should have known that she would always choose him. She is with me because she can not be with him, she chose me because she didnโt know how to be with him. How dare her not believe me? His dare she thinks I would lie about her father when I know how much he means to her but my pretty little wife looked me in the eyes and called me a liar, she took his hand and led him out of the room.I angrily smash the goblet on the wall as that image somehow creeps Into my mind. My jaw clenches together and I close my eyes trying to push that memory out. She held his hand, she knows how much I hate him and how many fucking times did I tell her to stay away from him? Why the heck does she never listen?
ADELEโs POV.โAre you sure about this?โ Morgana asks for the umpteenth time and once again, I nod. I think I am more than ready. It has been two weeks, two weeks that my family have been thrown in prison, two weeks of trying to purge him out of my system and I canโt lie, it hasnโt been easy but it is worth it. He arrested my family and thatโs the deal breaker for me.โDo not worry, Morganaโ I touch her shoulders lightly, โI wonโt let anyone hurt me okay? And moreover, I am going with heartfyre, do you think that dragon will let anyone hurt me?โโOf course I trust her, I just donโt trust that GeneralโโI will take them to a safe place and come back okay?โSmiling at her, I pick up my scabbard and off I go. In no time, hearfyre is up in the sky, our destination Drakeswoth. Today, I am going to put an end to every fucking thing.โI am sure the general is awaiting your arrivalโ her voice filters into my ear again.โHe can wait all he wants. Do not speak or him againโWith that I close my
CAHIRโs POV.One last chance and she took his hand again. One last chance and she showed me why I shouldn't have bothered to give her a chance. She came to my banquet and decided to hang around my brother? I will kill her. I have always been a jealous one, not wanting to share what belongs to me. That is probably why I hate Bastian because I have to share my father with him and now I have to also share my wifeโs affection with him. Even the gods bear me witness, I rather die than do something like that. She has made an enemy of me and I wonโt just sit back, I wonโt let her continue to ruin me. I made the right choice, she means nothing to me anymore.โYou donโt look so happy here?โ Fatherโs voice jolts me out of my thoughts, โis the banquet not to your liking?โโOf course it is fatherโ I flash him a fake smile, wishing to be anywhere but here right now. Fuck!! I hate this, I hate this with every fiber of my being.โI thought soโ I can see the strained smile on his lips. He never wante
ADELEโs POV.I freeze the moment the dagger goes through him. He put himself in between Bastian and I willingly drove the dagger into him. My whole body starts to shake seeing the blood dripping from his injury.โCahir!!โ His name rolls out of my mouth as someone immediately pushes me away from him and I crash into a nearby table.People immediately gather around him, trying to hold onto him.โCease her murderer!!โ Someone yells but my whole attention is on the man in front of me whose gaze is still on me. Two men grab me from behind but I donโt even struggle with them, not when the man I love is bleeding in front of me. Why did he have to run in front of the dagger like that? I wanted to hurt Bastian because he killed my father, I didnโt plan on hurting Cahir. My body is shaking at this point, what will I do if something happens to him and he doesnโt make it?โLet her go!โ His voice resonates in the entire hall, I can feel pain and anger from his voice, โshe is going to stay by my s
BASTIANโs POVAs soon as she disappears out of the room, I turn my gaze to the unconscious man on the bed. The urge to grab a dagger and thrust it into him envelops me but I canโt do that, not when the physicians are both here and the king is just outside the door.What the hell Cahir? Why did he have to show her? I have kept that secret for a long time but somehow he managed to find out and even show her the evidence. I didnโt know Cahir had mastered that magic art, now I was taken unawares and it would take the grace of the gods for me to be able to talk my way out of this one. Adele always believes everything I tell her, but I have a feeling she wonโt believe any kind of lies that I tell this time around.โYou should leave now, my princeโ one of them tells me, โwe want to clean him upโWith one last angry look at him, I make my way out of the room stopping when I come across my father and Desdemona.โHow is your brother?โ He asks me frantically and I scoff. I have never taken him a
ADELEโs POV.I let out a light groan as I lower myself on the rock, pulling out my water container, I take a mouthful, letting out a huge sigh. Finally, I have gotten all the medications and itโs time to get going. It has been hell of a day and right now I genuinely want to lay down on my bed and take a nice nap.A frog jumping at the side catches my attention and somehow it reminds of Bastian and the horrible things he has done. I took him as my own family and this is what he does to me. He killed my father and pretended about it for years, making me believe the dragons did it. How could he do something like that? How could he look me in the eyes all these years whenever I told him about my father? He has no conscience, I can see it now. The fact that he pretended to be my friend for years while being my fatherโs killer says a lot about him and everything I have ever believed in.โYou canโt continue sulking hereโ hearfyreโs irritated voice rings in my ears, โunless you want your husb
CAHIRโs POV.With a little grunt, I slump down on the bed beside her. I can hear her raspy breathing. Leaning closer, I pull her naked body into my arms and press a kiss on her bare shoulder.โAre you okay?โ I ask her, pressing another kiss on her back.โMy body is shakingโ she says trying to stifle a smile but she canโt, her face breaks into a huge smile, โbut I am fine, thank youโโI can see it,โ I tell her.I rest my head on her back and close my eyes again. I want to be in her arms forever, loving her and giving her the world. I want to give her a world where she doesnโt have to care about anyone or anything else. Where we will raise our child without being scared of the prophecy coming to pass. A world where there is no Bastian and no king Taurus. Just the two of us loving each other without any care in the world.โWhatโs going on in your mind?โ She asks me.โNothing princessโAfter kissing her again, I gently pull away from her and stand up from the bed.โI need to see the kingโ
ADELEโs POV.I donโt know for how long Cahir has been gone this time but when I open my eyes from my sleep, I see a familiar figure seated on the chair away from meโฆDesdemona. How did she even get in here? How did she..โDid you enjoy your sleep?โ She asks mockingly, โbecause after all the mayhem you caused, you are sleeping peacefullyโโIs that why you sneaked into my room when you shouldnโt?โโOh spare me the trash!โ She backs out, โyou are the reason why Cahir is in this state. He gave up the throne because of you, he has become the enemy of the king because of you and you think it is okay to stay and sleep? How dare you even think of closing your eyes when you have turned the whole kingdom upside down?โโYou..The door bursts open and Cahir saunters in, his eyes darkening as he steps into the room. A cold air settles in the air, he is upset and he is not even trying to hide it.โHow dare you come into my chambers, Desdemona?โ He growls, his jaw clenching together and his face beco
CAHIRโs POV.As soon as I step out of the room, the smile I was struggling to contain comes bursting out of me. All that was needed was just a simple conversation and we caused a lot of trouble because of that. I have missed her, I canโt even lie about her. The gods know how much I wanted to pull her into my embrace and tell her how much I love her. I thought she deliberately chose Bastian over me time and again. It turns out it was a miscommunication on our part. I am never letting that happen again, I am never letting her go away from me again no matter what.โCahir!โ Someone calls behind me and I come to halt, I donโt bother turning because I already know who it is.โWe need to talkโ she says again, โand I mean a fucking conversationโโI donโt have time for youโ I tell her, โI have a lot I need to doโโYou destroyed your fatherโs ice dungeon and you abdicated the throne. I thought you wanted it, Cahir? What is going on with you? Is it because of that lowlifeโโShe has a name, Desde
ADELEโs POV.As soon as he says those words to me, itโs like my world came to a fucking standstill. He let Bastian go? What does that even mean? Why would he let him go when he knows the kind of a criminal his brother is?Once again, he has shown me that he will choose others over me. What the hell was I thinking? He has always had his things all planned out and the people he cares about are at the top of the pyramid.I scoff at the reality of my relationship with him, I was the only one having a second thought. He never cared and he would never.โGive me an explanationโ I ask after a while, my jaw grinding against each other, โwhy would you let him go?โโMaybe to spite youโ he scoffs, โdoes it hurt?โโHow dare you, Cahir?โโYou kept choosing him over me!โ He yells, his voice reaching the roof, โevery single time when I wanted you to choose me, you always chose him like I mean nothing to you. We are married, we are having a baby but yet you always chose him over me Kirk I mean nothing
ADELINEโs POV.I didnโt expect him to come for me the moment he woke up but here he is, carrying me out of the ice dungeon despite how own injury. I purposely allowed the king to capture me because that was the only way for me to see Cahir when he woke up. I spoke to hearfyre and idrid about it and they agreed. Itโs not like I forgot what Cahir did to me but I couldnโt bring myself to leave when he was still unconscious. I was the one who stabbed him, I was the one who put him in that position so it was okay for me to wait until he was better. Father didnโt teach me to break relationships unnecessarily and I am not going to do that.As for Bastian and my family, I have let them be for now. I am going to take my revenge later in a way that the three of them would be sorry for what they did.Now I have to stay alive no matter what, I canโt let myself die yet.โPut me downโ I force myself to tell him but he ignores me and continues on his way. He is so stubborn and thatโs one thing that
CAHIRโs POVBlood..fireโฆthe dagger. She took his hand instead of mine and I promised to take my revenge on her. She chose him over me, I should take my pound of flesh and make her pay for not believing in me.โGeneral?โ I hear my voice from a distance and I gently turn around to see her standing behind me.โEven in my dreams. You are hereโ I manage to force the words out of my mouth.โWhy? You donโt want me?โโYou chose my brother over me, this is what you get for being what you areโโYou speak like you donโt understand the severity of things, generalโ she starts to walk towards me, โyou think you are one hell of a man but you are worse than anything. Do you think the prophecy is a joke?โโAre you instigating me to kill?โโYou canโt change what has been written, general. You can only do what is necessaryโShe comes to a halt in front of me, my huge frame towering above her. Now looking at her, she doesnโt look like my Adele. They have the same face but different temperaments and way o
BASTIANโs POV.From the window, I watch all of them battle her and I know deep inside of me that they are no longer a match for her. She has evolved in a way none of us thought was possible. She was now someone we couldnโt afford to mess with and thatโs why laughed at Desdemona when she sent that useless assassin after her. I bet everything I owned to the fact that Adele will come back unscathed and she did. Now Xena under the command of the mint has refused her entry but i know my best friend. She doesnโt back down from a fight and I admire her for that.โFor someone who is about to be killed by her, you really have a happy look on your faceโ Carolineโs voice rings in my ear as she comes to stand behind me, โshouldnโt you do something?โโI already have all this figured outโI tell her, โnow you wait and watch what happens. I am not going to let my best friend become a stranger to meโโShe is not stupidโโWell, letโs see how this goesโPulling out my sword, I make my way out of the roo
ADELEโs POV.I let out a light groan as I lower myself on the rock, pulling out my water container, I take a mouthful, letting out a huge sigh. Finally, I have gotten all the medications and itโs time to get going. It has been hell of a day and right now I genuinely want to lay down on my bed and take a nice nap.A frog jumping at the side catches my attention and somehow it reminds of Bastian and the horrible things he has done. I took him as my own family and this is what he does to me. He killed my father and pretended about it for years, making me believe the dragons did it. How could he do something like that? How could he look me in the eyes all these years whenever I told him about my father? He has no conscience, I can see it now. The fact that he pretended to be my friend for years while being my fatherโs killer says a lot about him and everything I have ever believed in.โYou canโt continue sulking hereโ hearfyreโs irritated voice rings in my ears, โunless you want your husb
BASTIANโs POVAs soon as she disappears out of the room, I turn my gaze to the unconscious man on the bed. The urge to grab a dagger and thrust it into him envelops me but I canโt do that, not when the physicians are both here and the king is just outside the door.What the hell Cahir? Why did he have to show her? I have kept that secret for a long time but somehow he managed to find out and even show her the evidence. I didnโt know Cahir had mastered that magic art, now I was taken unawares and it would take the grace of the gods for me to be able to talk my way out of this one. Adele always believes everything I tell her, but I have a feeling she wonโt believe any kind of lies that I tell this time around.โYou should leave now, my princeโ one of them tells me, โwe want to clean him upโWith one last angry look at him, I make my way out of the room stopping when I come across my father and Desdemona.โHow is your brother?โ He asks me frantically and I scoff. I have never taken him a