❤️ 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
❤️ The Queen Wolf Dragon (2) ❤️"To see my wolf," Nyxoria said excitedly. "I still have plenty of time to get to know you," she added with a grin.Ora nodded her head and stretched out her hand towards Nyxoria. Without hesitation, Nyxoria placed her hand in Ora’s, feeling a strange warmth spread through her fingertips.The moment their hands touched, the air around them shifted. A powerful force surged through Nyxoria’s body, making her gasp. The wind howled, and before she could process what was happening, the world around her blurred.In the blink of an eye, they were no longer on the mountain top.★★★★Queen Ashani's Palace:Queen Ashani and her daughters sat around the dining table, quietly eating their meal. Dika sat close to her mother, enjoying the warm food, until Queen Ashani cleared her throat, her gaze settling on her."You came home late from the Arcane," the Queen said, her voice calm but firm. "Was there a problem?"Dika shook her head. "No, Mother, there wasn’t. I left
❤️ The Queen Wolf Dragon (3) ❤️Queen Ashani’s Palace:Dika glared at Vyrelen with everything in her, her hands clenched into fists at her sides. In a flash, she slammed her palm down on the table so hard that the wood groaned under the impact. The table didn’t break, but the force of her anger was clear. She then pointed one of her fingers at Vyrelen, her eyes burning with fury."I only did that to win so I could see my friend, which you and your useless guards at the gate refused to let me do," Dika spat, her teeth gritted. "What did you expect me to do at the last minute? Let your ugly ass win?" She scoffed, shaking her head.Vyrelen’s grin faded. His expression turned dark, his jaw tightening as he slammed his hand against the table. Unlike Dika’s hit, his strike shattered the wood into pieces, sending plates and cups crashing to the floor."Did I ask to be kissed?" Vyrelen bellowed. "I was minding my own business, humoring you in that pathetic excuse of a fight, and then you—" h
❤️ 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
❤️ A Friend Worth Fighting For ❤️When Tharros entered his chamber, a soft smile crossed his lips as his eyes landed on the peaceful, sleeping face of his soon-to-be wife. She looked so calm, so beautiful, lying there like she belonged in his arms.He quietly pulled off his boots, then removed his shirt before carefully climbing onto the bed beside her. As if sensing his presence, Nyxoria instinctively moved closer and rested her head on his chest, breathing in deeply like she was finally at peace.†††Nyxoria’s Dream:She found herself standing alone in the ruins of a palace. Silence stretched in every direction of the ruined throne room as she waited for Ora to come but when she didn't she decided to call out her name, trying not to raise her voice up.“...Ora?” she called out softly.She called the name again, and just like that, the veiled woman appeared beside her without a sound. Nyxoria stepped back a little, putting some space between them.“Is there anything else we’re suppos