登入Kaiser’s povThe silence that filled the stone chamber was heavy enough to crush bone. Gonzalo’s hand was still hovering in the air between us, his fingers trembling as if they were touching an open flame. His eyes, usually so sharp and predatory, were clouded with a terrifying, fractured realization.He stared at me, his chest heaving, his brow furrowed in a confusion that bordered on madness. "Kaiser," he breathed again, the name sounding like a curse he had only just remembered how to speak.I backed away until my shoulders hit the damp, cold stone of the wall. "My name is Alora," I hissed, though the conviction behind my words was already fraying at the edges. "I don’t know who you think you’re talking to, you monster. You’ve been sniffing too many lies."Gonzalo didn't blink. He ignored my defiance, his gaze locked onto the pulsing, bioluminescent light still clinging to his own fingertips. He took a step toward me, his movements erratic, like a man losing his tether to reality.
Alberto's POVThe Jade Pavilion was designed for authority, not for the suffocating, claustrophobic ache that currently clawed at my chest. The structure felt like a hollow bone, grand and ornate, yet utterly devoid of the one thing that made it a home: her.Outside, the pack was restless. I could hear them, the rhythmic scraping of boots against gravel, the low, guttural murmur of warriors who had grown weary of chasing ghosts. We had been hunting Enzo for three brutal days, tracing his scent through the mud-choked ravines and the tangled, unforgiving brush of the northern border. Every time we drew close, the trail turned cold, a mocking reminder of my failure to seal the perimeter. My lieutenants watched me with hungry, impatient eyes, waiting for a signal, waiting for the bloodletting that would finally justify our exhaustion.I stood at the balcony’s edge, my fingers tracing the cold, polished grain of the wood until my knuckles were white and bloodless. I was supposed to be th
Sapphire's POVThere was a stern look on Lyra’s face and I couldn’t understand why. She was joking, wasn’t she? She had to be.“You’ll have to birth your child my queen, you must” she commanded softly, her voice always gentle but staggering as though she issued commands on whim.“I..I don’t think I can do it…it’s not time yet” I pleaded, my heart racing faster “Wh..ere is my Alberto?” I asked, but almost immediately she signaled for a maid, I didn’t know or understand how.The agony was absolute, a white-hot current of celestial fire that seemed to strip the marrow from my bones. I was no longer a Queen, I was merely a cage for a power that wanted to be free, a cage of pain.“She is coming!” Lyra’s voice was the only anchor left in a sea of blinding pain, my heart ached, my body shivered in pain. “Do not let the darkness take you! You are the creator, Sapphire, you do not break here!”I screamed, a sound that tore through the stone walls of my chambers, fueled by every drop of the vi
Kaiser’s POVMy parents would be rolling in their graves. How could I lay with their killer? The moment I had distanced myself from that room, I took a deep breath. I couldn’t do it, a disgrace to my mother’s name and I hadn’t even thought of the consequences. What would I say to Lady Sapphire? She had given me a second chance, a chance at life, to kill the man who hurt me the most and I went ahead to lay with him.I slapped myself across the face, not letting a tear drop from my eyes, I didn’t deserve to cry any tears but I still needed to get myself a new cloak, this filth I had on kept reminding me of my stupid mistake.The bustling noise of the market usually provided a sanctuary of anonymity, but today, the familiar shouting of merchants and the stench of salted fish felt like a suffocating shroud. Every step I took felt heavy, tainted by the lingering, ghost-like scent of jasmine and the phantom heat of Gonzalo’s skin against mine.Disgrace. The word echoed in my mind with ev
Gonzalo's POVHer skin smelled of jasmine and something else I couldn’t place my mind on, her body thumping against mine in perfect rhythm made me thrust harder in her, she was tight but more importantly, I felt a connection.She placed her fingers on my back, digging her nails into my flesh as she hung on me for dear life. I could tell that it was her first and so I wanted to be gentle. I had to be gentle, the injury on my side was still causing me immense pain but I had to make it good for her.I heard her loud moans in my ears, my lips melting on her when I leaned closer to those succulent breasts of hers. For some reason, I didn’t care if she tried to kill me, who wouldn’t?I had ruined many lives by destroying all in my path.“Gon..Gonzalo” she moaned hard, so now she called onto me.“I feel pressed” she breathed heavily as our bodies rocked against each other, I felt something warm from underneath, she didn’t know what to call it.“I’m about to..I’m ab..out to..” I couldn’t fin
Kaiser POVThere was something about him, the way his dark hair flowed below his shoulders, the way his eyes stared at my face and then sent signals throughout my body, it was electric, different and weirdly satisfying.I was meant to let him die, to kill him, to put the steel in his heart, yet my body, even my soul wanted him alive. Yes he had killed my parents but it didn’t change the fact that I felt a strange connection to him, it wasn’t just because of that kiss, or maybe it was, there was only one way to find out, I had to confirmAnd so when our bodies were so close together, I pressed my lips onto his, cupping his face with one hand. As someone who is quite inexperienced in such field, his lips made me feel like an expert, like I had been familiar with them for years.After kissing him well enough, I pulled away, letting out some air from my mouth as I couldn’t breathe.“You’re blessed with the art of kissing, lady who isn’t Alora” he smirked, leaning onto my neck and sucking
Kael's POVMy breath caught in my throat as I looked into the dark eyes of the man I called Alpha. He had a small smile on his face, but I could tell he was not pleased from the clench of his fist and the furrow in his brows."I asked a question, Kael," he prompted, raising a br
Kael's POVI was preparing a meal for Sapphire to eat outside of the tent. Elira walked up to me and helped me cut some herbs for her to drink.“I admire your devotion to her.”. She said calmly.“I'd do anything for her, anything”. “I hope you'd be ready to le
Sapphire’s POV Kael sighed and sat beside me. "A long time ago, when I served under Alberto, I wasn’t just a guard. I was trained for something else, something darker. The High Council used me to find and silence threats. I was an enforcer, Sapphire. I did things I’m not proud of. I followed order
Sapphire's POVThe moment I jolted awake, I knew something was wrong.The pain wasn’t sharp like a wound or sudden like a cramp. It was a deep, rolling nausea that started in my spine and crept through my entire body like crawling fire. My bones ached and my skin burned. And my heart, gods, my hea







