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24 — COMPLIANCE IS THE ONLY WAY
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2026-08-08 00:40:42
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FORBIDDEN BLOOM 30 — A TASTE OF FREEDOM
KAELITHWe climb back up the long flight of stairs, leaving Amari and Valerian inside the ancient temple. Both of them being mates will never not be the most shocking thing that’s happened today. Jay’s arm stays around me to keep me steady as we ascend until the sounds of voices begin to filter in from above. By the time I reach the top, the air is warmer and the darkness gives way to the familiar glow of the mansion above.My knees scream in protest but I don’t stop, knowing I still have an unfinished conversation with Diandra after everything that happened. “I’m going to find her now,” I turn to Jay. His eyes sweep over my face before he nods. “Be careful.”“Ares?” There is a faraway look on his face before he sighs, “I don’t think that’s a good idea right now. She still doesn’t want to see anyone. Maybe I’ll go talk to her myself.”I try not to let my face betray my emotions. “Could you…could you let her know that I’m sorry? I was wrong in thinking that…you know…” He simply
FORBIDDEN BLOOM 29 — THE REDHEAD’S GAMBLE
KAELITH“Diandra, please wait!” I call out after her. Someone grabs my hand right before I can touch her. Fury lashes hotly within me when I see who it is. “Let go of me!” But Jay’s hold tightens around my wrist. “Not in this state. Give her some space to calm down and then you both can talk some other time.” Although so many emotions swirl through me at the same time, I decide that he’s right. Diandra and I had an argument when I tried to convince her to help Valerian and now…I turn to look at the main culprit, keeping only him in the line of my vision as I walk back inside where he leans against his cane, staring in horror at his fingers. “You crook! You lied to me! Do you know what you’ve just done?” I yell, my voice bouncing back in the quiet place.Slowly, his head raises but his eyes travel past me. “You want to blame a desperate man? Have a go at it.” My face contorts in disgust. “The gods did have a righteous reason for putting you in this sorry state you’re in. I riske
FORBIDDEN BLOOM 28 — THE PRICE OF SALVATION
DIANDRAThe door closes, keeping Ares out of sight but not out of mind. For some reason, the look on his face causes an all-too familiar ache to bloom in my chest. I know it is not the right time but I want to tell Kaelith ‘I told you so’. Before I can carry it out, the sketchy werewolf calls our attention.“Come now, you two. Let us begin,” Valerian says as he leads us through another door which takes us down several stairs below. The further we descend, the more wariness seeps into my bones. The place goes darker and darker, I have to reach behind for Kaelith’s hand to lead her.Despite how every bone in my body yells at me to flee, it is too late to take back the promise we made.In the gap of silence, Valerian’s coughs fill in the space at intervals.Finally, tiny lights line up the passageway in front of us, almost bringing the place to life. We stop in front of giant doors that look like they haven’t been opened in a century.Valerian mutters some words under his breath. It
FORBIDDEN BLOOM 27 — A SICK FEELING IN MY STOMACH
THE JESTER“So what now?” I ask Kaelen who’s the mastermind of this foolhardy plan.The pack is on the edge of the old map Amari showed us. Almost invisible. But with what I see, the place is a fortress and is by no means somewhere that can be hidden.Except the recent maps had been altered to keep it out of sight.Somehow we manage to evade the guards at the entrance but with the way they are armed, something feels wrong.It feels too easy to walk right into a place we have no insider knowledge of and be able to bypass security. One of two things are involved.He’s either extremely careless about his welfare or…“Greetings, my friends.” Ice slithers down my spine at the sound of a male whose voice I don’t recognize. “Shit,” Kaelen says. “He knows we’re here.” Tension lines Ares shoulders as he steps forward first. “This bastard.” I put a hand on his shoulder to stop him. “We are in his territory. You have to trust Diandra is fine like Kaelen said.” According to my beta, the ly
FORBIDDEN BLOOM 26 — A RISK WORTH TAKING
KAELITH“YOU WHAT?!”I wince as Diandra’s shriek of horror pierces through my eardrums, possibly bursting them in the process.I just filled her in with every detail of Valerian's story including my promise to help him.“Calm down.” Even though I’m also spiraling on the inside. “It was the only out, I had to take it.”“DO YOU—” she begins but blows out a harsh exhale as though it has a calming effect on her. “Do you have any idea what you’ve just done?!”“I tried to save both our lives. There was no other choice in sight!” I whisper harshly, equally frustrated. “Of course there was!” she yells back. “There was. We should have waited for Ares to make his way to us.”“When?” A tiny feeling of jealousy bites at me. “It’s not like he has one of us injected with a tracker so he can know our exact location. Instead of waiting for them to show up, I made an actual move albeit a risky one.” “So therefore our lives are fucked because he told you one little whiny story about his mate who died
FORBIDDEN BLOOM 25 — STRIKING A DEAL WITH THE DEVIL
KAELITHWhat the fuck have we gotten ourselves into?Only in the books and the movies have I seen vampires. But to be sitting across one a few feet away from me, chilled every single drop of blood in my body.An even bigger smile breaks out on his face as he says, “I thought we werewolves loved jokes? You think I go about drinking raw blood like some cursed Alpha?” “Not really.” I chuckle, but it is filled with deep sated relief.Relief that of all the ways I picture myself dying some day, being bled dry by a vampire won’t be on my list anymore. “What is the real reason you went through all that trouble to have us brought here? Surely, it’s not for telling jokes. Afterall, you seem to have a lot of servants for that purpose. You know, burn them if they do not laugh.” “Diandra, please,” I’m forced to call her out before she pushes it too far.She purses her lips like she’s about to say something in protest but thankfully does not. Yet, it is no indicator that she’s out of words in
FORBIDDEN BLOOM 2 — ONE TWIRL AND A DIP AWAY
VANESSA This one was probably the popular whore of the royal family who viewed women as trophies.Indeed, every family had a black sheep. And he was theirs.Disgust rolled within me when he had the guts to reach further down and cup one of my ass cheeks, pulling me tightly against him and rolling
FORBIDDEN BLOOM 1 — TO FIND THE MARK
VANESSAThey nicknamed him the Great Khal. Maybe it was because he lumbered like a giant bull or because he was as aggressive as one. Whatever the reason, I did not care.“Open the gates!” A man yelled from below the balcony where I stood with a glass of wine in my hand, watching distinguished gues
FORBIDDEN BLOOM 6 — HITTING THE MARK
VANESSANyra’s ultimatum still echoed in my head the next day; seven nights to kill the King. My belongings weren’t much. Just a few dresses and shoes I’d snagged from a store on my way. By the time evening came, I found myself walking alongside several noble guests invited for a festival in the
FORBIDDEN BLOOM 5 — THE ULTIMATUM
VANESSAPatting the small dagger still pressed into the nook of my inner thighs, I watched him dash out the door. There was nothing more frustrating than watching an unfinished business still breathe. “Wait for me,” I mimicked Leonidas, scoffing. “In your dreams.”What if the fire alarm was a ruse
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