FROST AND FLAMES is a sequel to the novel 'Moth and Flames' but it can be also read as a standalone.Alex and Eva are lost in their little world, cherishing the beauty of little things, completely oblivious to their surroundings. They are jolted back to reality when their friend Philip is afflicted with a unique illness. The doctors believe that the illness is caused due to an unknown virus. But, Eva is sure that this is not the case. She suspects that supernatural elements are at play. Will she remain unruffled while hundreds are being killed everyday or will she get out of her comfort zone and embrace danger and adventure once again?Even if she makes up her mind to save the ailing, can she rescue them, now that her powers are gone?The only way Eva can get back her powers is to resurrect the vampires but does it make sense to resurrect Vampires to save human beings??Selfless and pure as the water of Ganges,Can conquer challenges, high as Andes.Beauty of Love is unparalled on Earth,Fortunate ones are loved right from birth.Where hate festers darker than hell,The light of Love can remove the spell.Deep love breeds universal empathy,Caressing wounds; preserving dignity.
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My legs were turned into jelly. I wanted to scream but my lips were sealed. My limbs shook like a leaf in the storm. My clothes stuck to my body drenched in sweat.
I wanted to shut my eyes but the horrifying scene rendered my eyelids motionless. I tried in vain to calm my heartbeat lest it drew the hooded creature’s attention towards me.
No words in the world could describe the horror my eyes witnessed. Dead bodies were strewn on the ground, blood oozed out of tiny holes in their neck.
The hooded creature grabbed another man standing close by and lowered its mouth. The man let out a piercing scream as the sharp teeth of the hooded creature pierced through the sensitive skin on his neck.
After a few moments, the man dropped down dead on the floor. What happened next defied logic. The hooded creature threw up all the blood it had drunk and dropped on the floor amidst all the dead bodies.
“Bah! That was no fun at all. I wish the vampires were around. I would die of boredom without them.” A sickly evil voice was heard from the darkness but I couldn’t find its source.
“I need to come up with something more creative! Ha! Ha! Ha!........” His monstrous laugh echoed making my heart accelerate further.
His laugh sent shivers down my spine. I gripped the stone in my hand harder and a trickle of blood dripped on the ground below. Gosh! No! I wished I could stem the flow of blood but I couldn’t even loosen my hands.
I heard a whistle and then a voice boomed, “I guess I missed out a toy!” When I sensed a stare on me, my whole body got covered in goosebumps. The inevitable had happened. The hooded man had spotted me. Now he would kill me too.
“NO…….” I shouted at the top of my lungs.
Then I sat up with a start. My hands were gripping the sheets of the bed. It took a conscious effort to remove the sheets from my hand.
“Eva…..Eva…..Eva….” Alex called out to me while rubbing my back. It took a few more moments for me to realize that it was a dream. I shook my head in an attempt to get the vision out of my head.
Alex handed me a glass of water and asked, “Was it the same nightmare?”
My lips felt dry, so I just nodded my head.
Alex hugged me and kept repeating in a soothing voice, “It’s okay honey. It was just a dream. Everything is alright.”
I found myself melting in those arms. He always knew how to make me feel better.
“Why don’t you sleep again? It's only 2:00 am ” He asked once I felt better.
“I don’t want to sleep. What if that devil comes to haunt me again?” I shuddered slightly as I said this.
“No problem, We can talk to each other all night but first lie down.” He said with a wide smile patting his thighs. I knew his trick but I couldn’t pass an invitation like that, could I?
He started massaging my temples once I had laid my head in his lap. He did this every time I had a bad dream, which was quite often. His trick worked every time and I was lulled into a deep slumber.
I promised myself that I wouldn’t fall asleep today. I wanted to spend the night looking into his eyes, basking in his love. I am not sure if heaven exists in reality but this was heaven for me.
His hands worked magic applying the right amount of pressure. I found myself relaxing in his touch and slowly slumber greeted me with open arms, my promise long was forgotten
The sweet twittering of birds was like honey to my ears. The sunlight streamed in through the window directly and fell directly on my face. I wanted to ignore it and sleep but its intensity was a bit too much to bear.
Finally, I had to give in. I sat up and stretched my arms. A yawn escaped my mouth. I rubbed my eyes sleepily and looked at the clock. It was 11:00. What! It was already 11 o’clock.
These days I had gotten into the habit of getting up late. It was as if my body was compensating for the 500 years I had not slept.
A heavenly aroma wafted through the air making my stomach rumble. I recognized the smell. Alex must be cooking his wonderful omelet recipe. Over time his cooking had become close to perfection. Mine, not so much, given that Alex cooked most of the time. It was edible but nothing out of the ordinary.
I looked at the nightstand. As usual, there was a note and a red rose for me. A wide smile spread on my face, a girl could get used to this. Alex pampered me to a level that I had started feeling guilty about not being able to return his love.
My stomach rumbled once again reminding me that it was not interested, in my contemplation. I showered and got dressed up quickly in a pair of jeans and a top. I have to say that my fashion sense had gone for a toss too. I looked like a country girl rather than a rich heiress now.
It's not that I had forgotten how to dress up rather I never felt the need to. I trotted down the stairs to find Alex laying the table. His face lit up, on seeing me and he said, “Good morning, You are already here. I was just going to wake you up.”
Seeing me pout he asked in a concerned voice, “What is the matter, honey?”
“Where is my good morning kiss?” I said puffing up my cheeks.
He laughed and held my face in his hands. Then he said in a husky voice, “Every morning I thank God for bringing you into my life. I love you more than anything else in this world.”
Then, he lowered his head and gave me a chaste kiss on my forehead. Though I craved his passionate kisses, Kisses like these made me feel cherished.
“The breakfast is waiting for you, my highness,” Alex said ushering me towards the table.
He pulled a chair for me to sit and served me some omelets. Then he sat opposite to me and filled his plate too.
I moaned in pleasure as I took the first bite. The omelet tasted heavenly. I wolfed down all of them in five minutes flat.
My face turned beet red when I saw Alex watching me.
“What? I was just hungry.” I said indignantly.
“Ha…ha….ha… I wasn’t watching that. I just loved the way your eyes lit up with the reflection of water in the glass. Wait let me show you” He said and clicked a picture. Then he showed it to me.
I couldn’t see anything out of the ordinary. Love is truly blind. It makes even the most ordinary things appear magical.
My eyes met his and I got lost in them. This was the best version of life I had dreamt of and It was going to get better, much better. I smiled at that thought.
I placed my hands on the table and leaned forward. Maybe it was the right time to tell him the good news.
“Alex…..”
“Hmmmm……”
“I wanted to share something with you.”
“Hmmm…..” He said sitting up straight and taking my hands in his.
I licked my lips a bit unsure as to how I should break the news to him. Just then his phone buzzed and the screen flashed Susie’s name. I knew he would be distracted if the phone kept buzzing. So I said, “ Pick up the call, Alex. We can talk later.”
He hesitated only slightly before he picked the call. His face contorted in worry and he heard what was said on the other side.
“Susie……” He whispered as the phone dropped from his hand and the screen cracked in the pattern of a web.
ALEX’S POV“Ahhh!!! No!! Please… Alex… ambulance…” Eva’s piercing cry woke me at the dead of the night. She was doubled over with pain."Are you alright?" I asked caressing her head."Do I look alright? Call the damned ambulance." She screamed grasping her abdomen.“F***!” I said jumping off my bed and picked up the phone. Tring…tring…tring…
EVA’S POV“Where are we going, Alex?” I asked trying to peek at the destination shown on the Google map. “Don’t cheat, Eva. Don’t ruin my surprise…” Alex said steering the car. “Alright… alright… You can at least tell me if I will like this place…” I said shrugging my shoulders.“I don’t know, Eva. It isn’t exactly the kind of place you like.”“Then, why are we going there?
ALEX’S POVI had to leave the room. I was scared I would hurt Eva if I stayed there any longer.My blood boiled when I heard Eva talking about drinking the potion. I had died a thousand deaths every day watching her life ebb slowly. Here she was, ready to risk her life in the blink of an eye. I continued walking aimlessly through the palace, then the garden, just trying to let out some steam. Suddenly my feet came to a halt. What if Eva tried to drink the potion while I was not with her.
EVA'S POV“Alex… what if I die before giving birth to our daughter? Worse… if I die after her birth…” My lips trembled as I voiced out my concern. He ran his hand over my head and said, “Don’t think like that Eva, I promise, I will not let anything happen to you…”I pursed my lips and nodded my head. I didn’t want to worry Alex anymore but I couldn’t get the words of the spirit out of my head, ‘You will die a slow painful death!’“Remember the words of the spirit, Eva. She has ble
EVA'S POVThe moment I opened my eyes, I had to shield them with my hands. I winced and said, “Ah… please draw the curtains. This light is unbearable.”Once the intensity oflight decreased I was able to open my eyes again. I tried to get up when I realized that I was in an unfamiliar room. I was still squinting as the light hurt slightly. Someone grasped my hands and made me lie down again. “Queen, you need to rest…&rd
I stared at my flat stomach in the mirror. It had been a week since the spirit had blessed me… alright… cursed me too but Alex and I had decided to focus only on the blessing part. “Wondering if you are pregnant?” Alex whispered as he hugged me from behind, softly nibbling my ears. “This wait is driving me crazy, Alex… when do you think I would get pregnant…”“I don’t know about that but we can try to increase our chances you know…” When I caught the naughty glint in his eyes my face heated and lowered my
EVA'S POVThe queasy feeling subsided after all the drink was out of my system. I heaved a sigh of relief and sat on the throne. My eyes flitted to Alex and the other Golden Shiffters gazing at me with worry. Damn! Why was this giving me a headache?“Are you alright, Eva?” Alex said, placing his hand on my head and projecting some energy into me. “Yeah… I am good… I think the glasses got interchanged and I drank Soma instead of blood… by the way, where is Victoria. Is she alright?”“I think she went to her room, Quee
THIRD PERSON’S POVCheerful chatter filled the Dining hall as everyone gathered in the hall. Every once in a while there would be silence when a pang of grief hit someone but they tried their best to keep up the lively atmosphere. “I have to say that Queen Eva has a very large heart…I mean I have never known anyone who can forgive someone who tried to steal their husband…”“True… She not only forgave her but she is accepting Victoria’s daughter as her Godchild….”“Hmmm…. But I am a bit scare
ALEX'S POV“Eva, I can’t believe a week has passed without any mishaps..” I said hugging Eva from the back. “Hmmm… everyone is still depressed. It tears me apart to see them lamenting and brooding. We have to do something, Alex…”She was right. We couldn’t continue to spend our entire life buried under layers of sorrow and darkness. It would defeat the purpose of our existence. “Eva, I think I know what to do…”&ldq
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