تسجيل الدخولXXVIII: Things I Must Face~XENOS~Silence settled between us for a moment. She raised her head, watching me. “I…” She stopped herself. "I don't know.” "You do.” I nodded. I'd heard them talk about why they were here, even though it seemed almost callous that in a whole month, the only reason they were here to see her was that they wanted something. She deserved better. Better than they'd ever given her. “You know what you want. You love them, even though it annoys and irritates you so much.” "God.” She leaned back on the bench, burying her face in both palms. We were both quiet. Until her voice crept into my head. "Release them?” "Admit it. Admit that that's what you want, don't fight it.” A bitter smirk pulled at my lips. "You're pure and it's a thing to embrace. Don't let them make you hate that part of yourself.” "I already do even if no one makes me.” This was something I understood. I hated that part of myself too, until I couldn't anymore… "I want you to let them go.”
XXVII: Us.~ROENNA~ I knew his voice. Xenos walked down the stairs to join me while I stood there, my hand pressed against my cheek. Two guards walked up to my mother and sister, forcing their arms behind their backs and restraining them as though they were criminals.Tears didn't fall from my eyes but somewhere between struggling to not react and wondering if I deserved this, I wondered what exactly I should have done. I turned to Xenos, a bitter laugh escaping me with much air from my lungs. “How dare you hit my mate?" He ignored my broken plea, his eyes brimming with something I'd never seen— a quiet shade of rage. Dark and raw. “We… we— w—” My mother stammered, her pretentious expression returning to her face. "but she's still my daughter, Your Majesty.” "How dare you talk back at His Majesty?” Somewhere between all of this, my instincts screamed at me to run. Standing before my Mother and saying no was already courageous enough and right now, I knew I'd done enough and
XXVI: Boundaries Exist~XENOS~“What's wrong?" I looked at her. Her expression had shifted very quickly. "Nothing.” She blinked, her face emotionless and straight as she got out of bed. "Are you going to them?” "Yes.” A humorless chuckle escaped her as she slipped her robe on, adjusting her hair. “Do I look shocked?" “No…" My eyes dimmed. “And that's even more surprising, because I don't know if you're actually shocked or just pretending not to be." “That's because I expected them." She let out a disbelieving laugh. “They're so predictable after all.”I got up and changed into more appropriate clothes as soon as she left. How would she face them? I knew her Mother— Victoria Lancaster. She was such a pretentious person acquainted with Lowell. I stood by the rails so I could watch her meet them downstairs.There were two women downstairs, and Roenna stood at a reasonable distance from them. Her mother, and the second was obviously her sister, pregnant. ~ROENNA~“My darling."
XXV: My Past Against My Present.~ROENNA~“Our matebond." His eyes widened as they met mine, as if he was just as surprised to finally see the very thing we've both wanted. My breath caught. I hadn't felt a matebond since four years ago. Since Traven. And this pain was fresh, yet sweet because it was the very thing my soul and wolf needed. "We're mates, Xenos.” A tear spilled from my eye, streaking down my cheeks as I held my chest tight, ignoring how deep that pain struck. "Yes.” He crawled to the other edge of the bed where I'd rolled over, his hands finding mine. "We're one, Roenna.” The matebond made us one. "I accept you, Roenna Lancaster as my fated mate forever. You shall rule with me, bear my babies, have my name, and be mine forever.” “I…” Instead of words, a sob broke from my lips. "I accept you, Xenos Nikolai as my fated mate forever. In one love shall we grow, one love shall build our legacy and stand by each other." My lips wobbled as I kept sobs buried deep in my
XXIV: Our Matebond.~XENOS~I walked out of her bedroom with oneness. She looked like someone who'd given up already, especially with the way she kept stopping herself from shedding tears while I assured her. “What's wrong?" Lowell asked as we walked into my chambers. “Nothing." I lowered my head, strapping the chains around my wrist in silence. “You're scared, aren't you?" Lowell paused, his gaze lingering too long on me. “I never said I was." I locked it around my wrists. “Deny it all you want, Xen." He crouched before me. For a fraction of a second, he glanced toward the window before bringing his eyes back to mine. "But I see it in you.” "Leave.” "You might not run wild anymore, Xen.” His certainty overshadowed the doubt flickering within me. "She carries your child.”"That's if the prophecy was correct.” "You don't believe it all of a sudden?” He pulled back, his brows knitting together. "Not that I don't believe it.” A frustrated sigh escaped me. “I'm just trying to se
XXIII: When Fate Proves Itself ~ROENNA~ How many things was I really supposed to be dealing with? Odessa. His tendency to run wild. Xenos. How many, really? “What's wrong with you?" He muttered, his breath fanning against the shell of my ear. "What?” I lied, tipping my head back against his shoulder as I glanced up at him. “Why's your heart beating this fast?" He placed his hand on my back, then rested his ear against it. “It's probably stress.” I forced a stupid laugh, hoping it would make the lie sound convincing. “No, Odessa.” He turned me by the shoulder until I was facing him. "We both know you're lying to me.” I had somehow forgotten how to look him in the eye. Shit. “Look at me, Roenna." His finger caught my chin. "Tell me something is not wrong.” Sometimes, I really wished I had power over the way my emotions controlled me. “Odessa said she was pregnant for you." I tightened my jaw, my fist folding beneath these sheets. “You say you love me, but you haven'







