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Chapter 7

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"Enough!" he commanded, his voice cutting through the fountain's song. "Deploy the stasis field generators. We end this now, before they complete whatever abomination they've begun."

The guards moved with practiced efficiency, pulling crystalline devices from their equipment packs. As they activated them, the air itself seemed to thicken, pressing against our water barrier with suffocating weight.

"Costa," I gasped, feeling the connection between us strain under the artificial pressure. "They're trying to force us back into dormancy."

His grip on my hand tightened, and I felt his determination flood through our bond. "Not this time. Whatever we were meant to become, we finish it here."

The pendant around my neck suddenly blazed with such intensity that it illuminated the entire courtyard. The stasis field generators sparked and overloaded, their harmonic whine cutting off abruptly. Lord Vexan stumbled backward, his own markings flickering with what I realised was genuine terror.

"Impo
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  • Forbidden Love - Awakened Hearts   Chapter 7

    "Enough!" he commanded, his voice cutting through the fountain's song. "Deploy the stasis field generators. We end this now, before they complete whatever abomination they've begun."The guards moved with practiced efficiency, pulling crystalline devices from their equipment packs. As they activated them, the air itself seemed to thicken, pressing against our water barrier with suffocating weight."Costa," I gasped, feeling the connection between us strain under the artificial pressure. "They're trying to force us back into dormancy."His grip on my hand tightened, and I felt his determination flood through our bond. "Not this time. Whatever we were meant to become, we finish it here."The pendant around my neck suddenly blazed with such intensity that it illuminated the entire courtyard. The stasis field generators sparked and overloaded, their harmonic whine cutting off abruptly. Lord Vexan stumbled backward, his own markings flickering with what I realised was genuine terror."Impo

  • Forbidden Love - Awakened Hearts   Chapter 6

    Hybrid. The word should have stung, but instead it felt like coming home.The alley walls pulsed with bioluminescent veins as we ran, the light responding to our presence-or perhaps to my emotions, which were cascading through me like a storm. I realised I could sense the guards' positions without looking back, their presence like bright spots in my awareness."They're splitting up," I told Costa, tugging him down a side passage that twisted at an impossible angle. "Trying to cut us off at the next junction."Costa's markings flashed with surprise. "How can you—""I don't know," I admitted, the pendant now burning against my skin. "But I can feel them. I can feel everything."The alley opened suddenly into a small courtyard dominated by what appeared to be the remains of an ancient fountain. Its crystal basin was cracked, but water still flowed through it, defying conventional physics to spiral upward before cascading down in musical droplets."The Nexus," Costa breathed, recognition

  • Forbidden Love - Awakened Hearts   Chapter 5

    "How do we—" I began, but Costa was already moving, pulling me toward a small control panel embedded in the wall."The emergency override," he explained, his fingers dancing across symbols I couldn't read. "If it hasn't changed in six hundred years..."The panel chimed, and a single transit pod detached from the main flow, gliding smoothly to stop before us. Its door slid open with a welcoming hum."Hurry," Costa urged, helping me inside. The pod's interior adjusted immediately to our presence, seats forming from what had looked like empty space moments before. The walls became transparent, offering a dizzying view of the transit network stretching out in all directions."Voidhaven, subsection seven," Costa commanded, and the pod lurched into motion with surprising gentleness.As we accelerated through the tunnel system, I watched the city blur past us through the transparent walls. New Nova had changed dramatically—the rigid separation between human and alien districts that I dimly r

  • Forbidden Love - Awakened Hearts   Chapter 4

    Costa was already pulling me toward the tunnel entrance, but I resisted, needing answers. "What kind of abilities?"Lady Arinna's expression was grim. "The kind that could bridge the gap between our species permanently. The kind that could change everything."A thunderous crash echoed through the chamber as the main entrance burst open. Figures in gleaming armour poured through, their weapons crackling with energy that made the air itself seem to burn."Go!" Lady Arinna shouted, pressing something small and warm into my free hand. "Find the old places in Voidhaven. Find those who remember. And whatever you do, don't let them separate you again—not until you're both complete."Costa swept me up in his arms as my legs chose that moment to betray me again, and we plunged into the tunnel just as the first energy blast scorched the crystal where we'd been standing.The tunnel was darker than the crystal chambers above, lit only by veins of bioluminescence that pulsed irregularly through th

  • Forbidden Love - Awakened Hearts   Chapter 3

    "You're real," he whispered, his markings pulsing rapidly with emotions I couldn't interpret. "They told me you were awake, but I thought—I feared it was another trick.""I'm real," I confirmed, my hands moving of their own accord to touch his face. His skin felt cool beneath my fingertips, smooth like polished stone but yielding like flesh. "I don't remember everything, but I remember you."Behind us, Lady Arinna and the attendants had entered the chamber. "My Prince," she said urgently, "we have little time. Lord Vexan's guards are searching for both of you."Costa's expression hardened, his arms tightening protectively around me. "Let them come. I will not be separated from her again.""If they find you together now, you will have no chance," Lady Arinna insisted. "The conservatives still control the Council. We need time to rally support among the moderate factions."I could feel Costa's reluctance in his body's tension, but I also sensed his royal training kicking in—the politica

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    The silence that followed was answer enough. Lady Arinna's gaze dropped to her hands, and I noticed the other attendants shifting uncomfortably."This time is different," she said finally, meeting my eyes again. "This time, we have support from unexpected quarters. The economic stagnation, the declining birth rates among both species, the growing unrest in the outer colonies—New Nova needs change, and some of the nobility are finally beginning to see it."The attendant who had burst in cleared his throat nervously. "My lady, Lord Vexan's guards are conducting searches three levels down. Prince Costa is... agitated. He remembers more than we anticipated."At the mention of his name, a thrill shot through me, followed immediately by fear. Costa. Even hearing it spoken aloud sent fragments of memory cascading through my mind—warm hands, whispered promises, the feel of alien skin against mine that somehow felt more familiar than my own."Take me to him," I said, surprising myself with the

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