Chapter 3️⃣5️⃣❤️ Quiet Questions ❤️"What?" Myrrak asked, his eyebrows drawing together."But," Daisy continued, not ready to stop talking yet as she ignores Myrrak, "I don’t really think he’s the one. I mean, the Erezhul I knew was always moving around. You could never find him in one place for too long. He just... wandered. But at the same time, that name isn’t something you hear every day, so maybe Lynn is lying about it. That can't be his name." She paused for a moment, then went on quietly, too quiet for Myrrak to hear but he heard anyway."I’ve only seen him once, a long time ago, when I was still a child. It was in the realm of the gods. He came to visit, or at least that’s what Zeus told us, he is scared of him. He helped me back then. I was small, but I still remember his face. I don’t think I could ever forget it."Myrrak just looked at Daisy for a while, not really sure what to say. He was honestly grateful that she was on his side. For someone like her to have been among
Chapter 3️⃣4️⃣❤️ Daisy's Warning ❤️“Really?” Laka asked, blinking in surprise. He didn’t even realise he had forgotten to say your highness. The words just slipped out, like his thoughts were too loud to be dressed properly.“Yes, I did,” Liora said softly, still lying through her teeth. “That’s why they’re very good. That’s why I train with them. They’re strong because I pushed them to be. So if you are interested, I can train you.”Laka’s mouth fell open a little. He looked like someone had just told him the sky wasn’t blue. “Wow,” he breathed, shaking his head slowly. “I swear, I’ll do everything I can to be worthy of being your student, your highness.”“That’s alright,” she replied, her voice a little softer now. “Just don’t tell anyone else here that I gave you my sword or want to train you, especially not the people. They don’t need to hear about this. I don’t normally show this side of me.”Laka nodded quickly. “Even if I try to tell them, they won’t believe me. They’ll say I’
Chapter 3️⃣3️⃣❤️ A Warrior’s Kindness ❤️They trained a bit more, pushing each other until their bodies ached and sweat soaked through their clothes. By the time they finally called it a day, the sun had already climbed halfway through the sky. It was almost noon.Lynn was already up by then. She had gotten out of bed, stretched slowly, and asked one of the maids where her sister was. The maid told her that Liora was in the courtyard, training with their guest. Lynn didn’t bother to leave her chamber. She had a feeling that if Myrrak came to the palace and was going to look for her, he would come to her room first before anywhere else. And honestly, she didn’t want to run into anyone just yet.Meanwhile, Liora had just finished her training, and she could feel it in every muscle. Her arms were tired, her legs heavy, and her stomach had started to rumble from hunger. She looked at Noah and Fefe, both of them also looking just as drained.“You two should return to your chambers,” she t
Chapter 3️⃣2️⃣❤️ A Kingdom Promised ❤️Lynn couldn’t go anywhere that night. Each time she turned or even tried to leave the bed, Liora would open her eyes and ask her where she was going and then proceed to hold her hands and sleep off. It was almost like the universe had made up its mind to trap her there for the night, as if it didn’t want her to leave for the meeting.†††Meanwhile, far from the palace, in the place they had all agreed to meet in secret, Myrrak and the others were already waiting for her. When they had waited long enough and realized Lynn wasn’t coming, the meeting began without her.“As you all know,” Myrrak said, his voice steady but serious, “we are going to make our move on the next full moon which is closer than we think."He looked around at each of their faces. In the center of their round table, a floating ball of magical light hovered quietly, casting a dim glow that touched every corner of the dark space.After he had left Lynn earlier that night, he ha
Chapter 3️⃣1️⃣❤️ You Are Mine ❤️"Why did you push me away?" Erezhul asked, his voice soft but filled with confusion. He was sure she had been enjoying everything just as much as he was. "What’s wrong, my Sunray?""Don’t ever say those words to me," Liora said quickly, her voice shaking as she stepped back. "I have a mate. Someone I love with all my heart. My heart belongs to him, and only him."She looked around in panic, her eyes darting across the open space as if someone might have seen them and had gone to report to Myrrak. Her pulse was racing."No one can see us," Erezhul said quietly, almost as if he had read her thoughts. "I made us invisible the moment I touched you, so relax."She clenched her jaw, her eyes narrowing. "That doesn’t make this right.""But I love you," he said. His words were desperate and raw. "You’re the one made for me, my only one. You’re mine.""Stop saying that! Stop!" she snapped, her voice breaking. "You’ve already kissed me. Are you going to keep to
Chapter 3️⃣0️⃣❤️ A Favor For A Kiss (2) ❤️Liora swallowed hard and took a step back, but Erezhul followed her slowly, step by step, until her back gently hit the wall. He didn’t touch her, but he stopped right there, just a breath away from her.“A...a kiss?” she stammered, her voice barely above a whisper. “You want me to kiss you?”She tried to keep her face steady, to not let him see how much his closeness was affecting her. It was strange. She, the same Liora that people feared across all the kingdom, the same one the clan leaders avoided eye contact with, was now standing still, frozen under Erezhul’s gaze. Her heart was beating too fast, too loud.And the question that played over and over in her head was simple.Why wasn’t she pushing him away?Why wasn’t she even trying?Even now he was too close, so close that she could feel the warmth of his breath on her skin. And yet, she didn’t push him away.“Yes, my Sunray,” Erezhul said in a quiet voice, as if he was just speaking hi