❤️ Mary's Arrival ❤️Nyxoria looked at him, not with pity, but with something else, something she couldn’t quite place herself. She picked up the parchment and started writing."Believe me Tharros when I say I have not seen you before, we may have met according to you but I don't remember. Truly there might be something wrong with my memory. And don't worry I will also fix whatever that is broken in you." She paused, biting her lip. She wanted to write more and tell him about Daisy and how the priestess is willingly to help her regain her memory but stopped at the last minute and passed the parchment to him to read.Tharros read her words. He let out a short, bitter laugh, his head tilting back slightly.“You can’t, Nyxoria,” he said softly, more to himself. “You can’t fix what’s already lost. You can’t bring back the dead.”His voice was low, filled with a pain he thought he had buried long ago. He didn’t realize he was speaking out loud, but Nyxoria noticed. She narrowed her eyes, p
❤️ Vyrelen's Investigation ❤️Nyxoria soon left the garden and made her way back to the chamber Tharros had brought her to earlier. She remembered the way clearly. When she entered the chamber, she noticed two doors beside each other. She opened the first one and froze, it was the room he had chained her in. Her chest tightened a bit, but she quickly shut it. She opened the second door and found it was a bathroom.Sighing in relief, she went in, undressed, and took a quick bath using Tharros’s soap. The scent was musky, a little stronger than what she was used to, but it wasn’t bad. After cleaning up, she slipped back into her old clothes—they were still the only ones she had.When she stepped out of the bathroom, she was surprised to see Tharros standing by the door, arms crossed, his eyes fixed on her. She raised her brows at him.He gestured towards the parchment and handed it over. She read his words:"I thought someone took you away when I couldn't find you in the garden."Nyxori
❤️ Sheba's Jealousy ❤️Vyrelen didn’t argue. He stood there for a moment, his arms crossed, deep in thought."You think, whoever this person is, they can actually take me out?" he finally asked.Tharros met his gaze and gave a small nod. "Yes, so we need to be very careful and very calculated," Tharros said."So we are not arresting them yet? I can quickly arrange their arrest for you now." Vyrelen pressed."Yes we are not and as a matter of fact, we leave Vyr and concentrate on Oberon."Vyrelen frowned. "Why not Vyr? Sometimes the small fish swimming beside the big fish, ends up learning the tricks and becomes the biggest fish, my Emperor."Tharros smirked a little at that. "Vyr is just a tool and for that, I am going to use my bride to reveal his true intentions so he won't be in the picture for long, because once my bride has cut ties with him, he will be a dead man."Vyrelen nodded slowly, seeing the plan clearer now. "I trust your judgement my Emperor, I will keep my eyes on Obe
❤️ Dika ❤️Tharros noticed the slight doubt in Nyxoria’s eyes, and he knew it was because of his last words. He quickly picked up the quill and wrote:"I’m not joking, Nyxoria. If you can remember when we met, I promised you I would marry you."Nyxoria took the parchment from him, read it, then grabbed the quill."I don’t doubt you Tharros. I just wish I could remember you the way you remember me."Tharros smiled a little, but his hand moved fast as he wrote his next question:"So that means you don't hate me even though I am the cause you can't speak or hear?"Nyxoria read his words, shook her head, and wrote back:"I don't hate you, I just wished you had believed me when I told you I don't remember you the first day we met at the Arcane, maybe all those threats and fighting wouldn't have happened."Tharros sighed, feeling guilt wash over him. He quickly wrote:"It's my fault Nyxoria, from now henceforth, I promise to always listen to you."Nyxoria read it and gave him a small nod,
❤️ Dika (2) ❤️For a moment, there was silence. Then, Vyrelen chuckled, shaking his head.“You’re bold. I like that,” he said. “But you’re lucky I’m not in the mood to fight today. Besides, I don’t fight women.” he added.“Well, unlike you, I fight men,” Dika shot back, her eyes narrowing.Vyrelen’s smile widened, but his eyes darkened a little. “You’ve got a sharp mouth, I’ll give you that. But let me give you some advice. When you face someone stronger than you, sometimes the smartest move is to back down.”Dika stepped forward again, her chin raised."The first rule of the Amazon is that we fight till death and even if I am dying, I will be taking you down with me."There was a brief pause before Vyrelen let out a low laugh, impressed. “Alright then, let’s settle it. We’ll make it quick.” He cracked his knuckles, his dark veins faintly pulsing. "If you can draw out a single drop of my blood from me in the next five minutes then I will personally take you to see Nyxoria, but if you
❤️ Vyrelen Rules ❤️Vyrelen pointed at her, struggling for words as the small cut on his arm slowly healed. "You—You cheated.""Ah, you said I should draw out your blood which I did," Dika said, showing off the blood in her sword. "And these two vampires stand as witness to my win and also you didn't add any rules and no, I call it strategy instead of cheating. You just assumed you couldn’t be beaten, and that was your mistake. The blame is on you." she huffed out.The two vampire guards standing nearby exchanged glances but said nothing."You cheated," Vyrelen accused once again, he exhaled sharply, clearly frustrated. "If you have nothing else to say, please lead the way to where my friend is." Dika uttered.Vyrelen’s jaw clenched. "This isn't over, you just don't know what you've done, when you do, I won't back down."Dika shrugged. "And I don’t care. Are you taking me to Nyxoria, or do you want another round? Maybe this time I’ll make sure the cut doesn’t heal so fast."Vyrelen
❤️ Vyrelen Rules (2) ❤️"Of course, I always have the best ideas," Nyxoria said with a playful smirk.Dika nodded. "Well, since you're fine, I should be on my way home. I just wanted to check on you, and from what I see, you're doing fine.""I am fine, though it's only been a day that I have been here," Nyxoria said. "What about Nasa, did you see her today at the Arcane?""Of course I saw her, she wanted to pick a fight with me. Me." Dika snorted as she continued. "If not that you told me not to ever fight with her, I would have put her mouth in place, though I warned her."Nyxoria grinned. "I knew you would."Dika stretched and got up from the bed. "I should get going. I didn't tell my mother I would be coming here, I came right from the Arcane."Standing up as well. "Let me escort you out,"Both girls left the chamber with Nyxoria holding onto the parchment and quill while Dika rolled her eyes at that and was trying not to laugh.†††Vyrelen Chamber:"So, Dika beat you?" Tharros as
❤️ The Queen Wolf Dragon ❤️"Well, I marked my bride as mine the first day I saw her in the forest, and luckily for me, she turned out to be my mate as well.""Will she feel the mate bond with you?" Vyrelen asked.Tharros shrugged. "I don’t know, and I don’t care. Her cousin told me she was wolfless—you were there yourself. But that doesn’t matter to me. Whether she has a wolf or not, she is mine forever.""Even if you’re not her true mate?"Tharros scoffed. "My wolf never makes mistakes. Even if she had a wolf, it would still recognize me as her mate. That’s how it works, I think, regardless I know her wolf will choose me.""Well, things worked out in your favor," Vyrelen admitted."They did.""I don’t want mine to stress me the way yours does.""Want me to come with you?" Tharros offered.Vyrelen shook his head. "No need. If I need help, you’ll be the first to know. Besides, I can handle things myself.""But you couldn’t handle her friend," Tharros teased, playfully punching Vyrele
❤️ Between Love and Escape ❤️Tharros Chamber:Nyxoria slowly woke up, feeling a strange warmth inside her chest, not just warmth, but strength. She felt stronger than she had the day before, like the wolf part of her had settled deeper inside, lending her more power, more energy. She turned her head and smiled softly when she saw Tharros still fast asleep beside her, his arm slung lazily over her waist.Carefully, she shifted, trying to slip out of bed, but the moment she moved, Tharros’ arm tightened, holding her in place.“Where are you going, love?” he murmured, his deep voice rough from sleep as he cracked one eye open to look at her.“Nowhere,” Nyxoria said with a small smile, brushing her fingers lightly across his arm. But before she could say anything else, the whole chamber suddenly vibrated under them. The walls trembled, the furniture rattled slightly, and then a loud noise echoed, something crashing, something breaking. Nyxoria stiffened. “Are we under attack?” she asked
❤️ Possession and Promise ❤️Dika’s heart slammed hard against her chest, each beat loud and shaky in her ears. She hadn’t expected this, hadn’t expected this talk to twist and turn into something so raw, so heated, so intense that she could barely breathe.She stood frozen, staring at him, unsure if she should move, unsure if she should speak.“I will never hurt you,” Vyrelen said softly, pulling her out of the whirlwind of her thoughts. His voice, low and rough, slid into her like a warm knife. “I told you I love you and that I will marry you. Do you really think a man out for revenge would go this far? Would go as far as wanting to bind you to him forever as his mate?”Dika’s throat tightened, her hands clenched slightly at her sides. She opened her mouth, her voice trembling. “I…I believe you, Vyrelen.”The breath Vyrelen let out was sharp and deep, like he’d been holding it for hours. Slowly, the wild, writhing shadows in the room began to sink back into his skin, pulling away fr
❤️ A Heart Torn in Two ❤️Dika didn’t sleep at all that night. She tossed and turned on her bed, her eyes wide open in the dark. Even though she had acted like her mother’s words didn’t bother her, deep down, they had hit her hard.She kept thinking and thinking, her mind spinning in circles. What was her mother’s story? Why had her mother looked so worried, her face tight with fear? Was it true? Was Vyrelen just playing with her, pretending to love her when, in reality, he didn’t care at all?The more Dika thought about it, the more restless she became.At one point, sometime in the middle of the night, she almost stood up to go back to the castle right then. But she forced herself to stay put. No, she would wait for morning. She needed her strength.When dawn finally came, she sat down and ate as much as she could. She ate until she was sure her body was full, because she knew that if there was even the smallest chance her mother was right, she would need every bit of energy she had
❤️ Before She Returns ❤️“What did she say to you?” Ora’s voice came softly, but Nyxoria could hear the eagerness hiding underneath. It was clear Ora was hungry to know what she and her wolf dragon beast was talking about.Nyxoria let out a slow breath. “I… I couldn’t really understand what she was saying,” she answered honestly. She didn’t want to lie about it, not now. The only thing that stuck in her mind was that Nevera had said she had made a wrong choice. But no matter how hard she tried to pull at the memory, it stayed hazy, slipping through her fingers like water. She knew it must be tied to that night, that night when her parents had brutally died. Something had happened, something important, and she was sure she had missed it.Nyxoria rose slowly to her feet, brushing dust from her clothes.“That’s how they are,” Ora said gently, stepping closer. “They speak in riddles and parables, and most times, their chosen ones don't understand. At least, not at first.” she added.Nyxor
❤️ Mark Of Obsidian ❤️"You can go," Queen Lynn said, waving her hand like she was brushing away something unimportant.Lady Bana gave a respectful bow and turned to leave, but she hadn’t taken more than a few steps when Queen Lynn’s voice floated after her, stopping her in her tracks."What about Daisy? Has her brain finally been reset?"Lady Bana paused, keeping her back turned for a second before slowly facing the Queen again with her head slightly bowed. "No, my Queen," she answered quietly.Queen Lynn clicked her tongue and shook her head, walking slowly to her bed like she was dragging the weight of memory with every step. "You do know that if Daisy hadn’t had a change of heart at the very last moment, you wouldn’t be where you are today, right?" she said with a strange kind of calm in her voice. "You would be serving under her, just like that obedient little Noah and that Fefe of a girl who always follows you around."Lady Bana's fingers curled into fists at her side, and her f
❤️ A Dance Upon Fate’s Blade ❤️Vampire Kingdom: Queen Aurora Chamber:Queen Aurora had been quiet all through the journey back to her palace. She had kept a calm face, not letting anyone know what was going on inside her. It was only when she finally stepped into the safety of her chamber and closed the heavy door behind her and removed her boots that she allowed the flood of thoughts to crash into her.She leaned her back against the door and closed her eyes for a moment, breathing in slowly. King Oberon was dead. No matter how many times she said it to herself, it still felt like a lie. Like maybe she was dreaming and would wake up any moment.First, it had been High King Laka and his wife, Queen Lynn. Now Oberon too. One after the other, they were falling.Aurora opened her eyes and began to slowly walk around her chamber, her bare feet making soft sounds on the cold floor.“What is happening?” she muttered under her breath. “Is it the sins of our past coming back for all of us?”
❤️ Cracked Shell, Shattered Truths ❤️“You don’t understand, Dika,” Queen Ashani said, her voice calm but serious, trying to make her daughter see reason. “I honestly thought you’d be smart enough to figure things out on your own, but now, now I’m starting to wonder if you’re even using your head at all.”Dika’s eyes narrowed, her chest rising and falling as she tried to keep her emotions steady. “Mother, whatever it is you’re trying to do right now, just stop it. Please. This thing you’re trying to plant in my heart, the doubt, the confusion, it won’t work. I won’t let you mess with what Vyrelen and I are beginning to have. If something happened between the two of you, that’s your business. I don’t want to know, I don’t need to know. Don’t drag me into it. Leave me out of your past mistakes.”Queen Ashani didn’t flinch. "What if it involves Nyxoria? Do you still think you will be her friend if she comes to know the truth?"That made Dika pause. Her heart skipped a beat. “What does Ny
❤️ Queen Ashani ❤️Queen Ashani Palace: Dika's RoomDika blinked a few times when she saw where they had ended up. It wasn’t the Emperor’s grand castle, it was her mother’s palace, and more specifically, her own chamber.She turned to Vyrelen, a bit confused. “Wait… I thought we were going straight to the Emperor’s castle. Why are we here?”Vyrelen raised an eyebrow, a small playful smirk tugging at the corner of his lips. “And here I thought you’d get angry if I dragged you off to that huge castle, my chamber, instead of bringing you home. Aren’t you happy I’m finally thinking with my head, for once?”Dika rolled her eyes and pushed herself slightly away from him, realizing she’d been leaning on him without even noticing. She cleared her throat and looked around awkwardly.“Whatever. Thanks… for bringing me home,” she mumbled. "You can leave."Vyrelen just shrugged casually and leaned against the door like he owned the place. “I never said I was leaving.”She frowned. “What do you me
❤️ Daisy, the Unbroken ❤️An Unknown Place:The room was dim and cold, with barely enough light to see the stone walls. Daisy was still chained, slumped quietly in the corner like a broken doll someone had forgotten. The air smelled like dust and iron.Lady Bana appeared without warning, her dark dress swaying slightly as if it had caught the wind, even though there was none. She walked slowly, her presence filling the room like a heavy fog.Noah, who had been standing near the wall with folded arms, straightened quickly when he saw her. He hadn't expected her to come here.“My Lady,” he said, trying to hide the nerves in his voice. “Did Oberon win?”Lady Bana didn’t answer with words. She raised her hand slowly, like she was pressing something in the air, and in an instant, Noah’s hands flew to his throat. He began to choke, clawing at something invisible wrapped around his neck.“Does this look like my happy face to you?” she growled, her voice sharp and angry. Her teeth were clench