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EVANGELINE. I finished bathing and have wrapped the undyed cotton cloth around my waist like a sarong. The additional square isn’t big enough to cover my torso, but I manage to fold it into a triangle and knot it behind my breasts. I walk to the mirror and even I’m not ready for what I see. The woman in front of me isn’t the one I saw this morning. There’s something different about me, from the power that I hold in my eyes… even my skin doesn’t look the same… My heart thunders and I take a few breaths to calm myself. Picking up a towel I wrap my hair up in a turban hiding away the white and look down, I feel rather bare, the makeshift skirt doesn’t even fall past my knees, and is sitting below my belly button and the top is not much more than a crop top. I suddenly feel worried, wondering what Zed will think, and shake my head. It's ok, even if I have changed, he'll still love me. But how long do we have together? I miss him… ‘Kash, I’m ready to come out.’ I say through the l
EVANGELINE. I walk across the rocky ground of the chamber, the rippling waves in the lake and the wind settling a little. My own aura glows around me, illuminating the darkness. It’s still as cold as it was the last time we came, and I wait as I go down on one knee. I need to slice my hand and wait… Scanning the ground, I select a jagged sharp rock and pick it up, slicing it into my palm. The slight sting of the sharp rock cutting into me is barely noticeable due to how cold it is. My fingers feel numb. I hold my hand out, letting the blood pour into the lake, just as the castle clock hits twelve. The gongs echo in the dark cavern. I close my eyes, waiting. His aura lingers, but he’s refusing to appear. I take a deep breath, knowing this is the only chance I have. “Alpha Raziel, first of our kind… father to our race… please allow me to help you. Help me to end this curse… I think I know why we have always failed.” I swallow hard. I’m going on guesswork. This could backfire… “And
EVANGELINE. Zedkiel is the king of vampires… “Is that why you hate him and refused to show him the sign of our true king?” “Don’t make assumptions… I was angry. The rage within me knowing that my mate was taken from me drove me to the brink of insanity. I cursed Evelyn because I was jealous that Zerachiel got to live… only I didn’t realise the Eternal God had cursed my daughters too…” He lowers his head, gazing into the rippling water. My heart squeezes as I look at Raziel… even though he had simply wanted his love, in his rage, he had cast a curse upon his own child. “Zedkiel has drank from you… for his and this kingdom’s future, you must make sure nothing happens to you like every other time… because when Selene created a protector for her daughters… she gave him powers to rival my own.” He warns me. “Zedkiel will be fine… even if something does happen to me.” But even as the words leave my lips, I don’t believe my own words. “Will he? You wanted my truth, then take it and hee
ZEDKIEL. “Where is she!” I growl murderously at the guards as I storm down the halls. “T-the Luna and King are at the Chamber of Sight, Alpha…” I have just arrived home after feeling something rip through me and a strange sense of power. I knew something had happened to her, to make it worse even Kash isn't picking up. Something has happened and I'm going insane. The serum to block the mind link has faded and since we were out a new dose was not given. The moment I am within range to mind link, I reach out, but still no one is telling me anything. 'KASH!' I thunder through the link ‘Shit Zed, she wanted to go there herself! Give me a chance to explain, she gave us no option and trust me she can take-’ ‘I don’t fucking care! I told you to look after her! If anything happens to her, I swear I will burn the whole fucking world down!’ I growl as I run down the halls. I hate this feeling, what if something happens to her down there. Reaching the entrance to the dark tunnel that
ZEDKIEL. ‘I am going to punish you Little Mouse for disobeying me.’ I say through the link feeling that connection and I'm satisfied when her eyes widen, a blush coating her cheeks. Oh? So she knows exactly what kind of punishment I have in my mind. ‘Lets bend the knee to our queen.’ I say to Zerachiel keeping my eyes locked with hers. I can feel his pride as he struggles before growling and pulling back. I take her hand as I go down on one knee and lower my head to her. Something I have never ever done, even to my father. “Zed!” She whispers. Placing her hands on my arms. "Please don't…" I stand up slowly, our eyes meeting, before I turn to the others. “The true Queen has been chosen, which means the tournament is off.” “B-but a-a woman is going to be queen?” Franco splutters earning a cold glare from Dad. “If our creator, the goddess herself is a woman, then why can't our ruler be a woman?” I snarl. He shuts up instantly and Dad nods. “And she will have the guidance from Ze
EVANGELINE. ‘He’s only angry because we disobeyed him.’ I tell Luna, who chuckles. ‘Yes, and he said he will punish us.’ She purrs. I raise my eyebrows, internally shaking my head. She’s a naughty one. ‘Of course, that’s the only part you remember.’ I reply. I hear Evelyn’s faint scoff and my heart squeezes. She’s Zedkiel’s mate too… yet she has to watch us being intimate… ‘Don’t blame yourself, plus she can’t see everything like I do, like right now she can't hear your thoughts.’ Luna reassures me. ‘I know, but I want her free.’ Luna says. ‘I understand.’ She falls silent as the Alphas and Alpha heirs troop into the room alongside the other members of the court. All of Zedkiel’s brothers are here, Danciana, the Luna Queen is beside Alpha Ambrose, a small frown on her face. Kash is here too… the king’s beta and more. Looking at him now, to my surprise, he reminds me of Kash a little. How interesting… no wonder Kash is a powerful wolf. He must be of beta blood… I’m getting ma
EVANGELINE. We have returned to our original quarters, and for a moment I think he’s about to leave when he enters and shuts the door. I turn to him, stepping closer and look up at him. I know my love has a temper. He diffuses as fast as he gets heated up and I’m ok with that. Even if it does scare me at times. I place my hands on his upper arms. “I’m sorry.” I say gently, gazing into those golden-green eyes. Goddess, his eyes are so gorgeous… “It’s fine. Let’s try to be on the same page going forward. If you want to handle matters once you're crowned, you are welcome to, but I am an Alpha, Little Mouse and as much as I respect you, I do not like to be told what to do.” He says. His gaze dips to my lips, making my heart pound and I nod. “I wasn’t trying to tell you what to do, I just… there’s this feeling inside, a bit like how I felt before I forfeited the match against Vienna.” I whisper, turning away from him. The unease is still there in the pit of my stomach. “Then… maybe y
ZEDKIEL. I don’t know what he’s hidden from me and a part of me doesn’t want to believe that there even is anything. He should have told me everything when he returned, to know he has been keeping something from me… someone who I thought has no secrets from me. I trust Kash with my life and more, from him and his half-brothers who are all of beta blood, if I were to take the throne Kash would have always been my choice for beta… I trusted him and I hope I still can. He’s standing there, a deep frown on his face. “What are you not telling me?” I ask. My voice is deadly calm, my eyes burning red as I watch him carefully, my aura surging around me as it takes everything not to simply lash out and attack him. “I… It’s not what you’re thinking and to be honest you can’t trust them, Zed.” He answers me quietly. “I’m not asking you to give me your advice. I’m telling you to fill me in on what you have kept from me. My patience is depleting fast, Kash. Answer me now!” I snarl venomously.