ログイン~RYLANMy eyes flew open and the first thing that struck my brain was the large room.“Where am I?” I whispered as I turned around, scanning the place I was in.There was a golden chandelier above my head with silk sheets that felt too soft to be real.And the chairs…“No way!” I mouthed as I hurried out of bed to observe them closer.They were not mere chairs made out of wood and fabric. They shone under the golden lights, reflecting even more lights…Like crystals… But they were so bright. Could they be—My eyes widened as it finally struck me. These chairs weren’t made of our crystals… They were diamonds!I turned around unable to understand how someone would own so much luxury to the point of embellishing an entire room with it…Then my heart flipped as my eyes landed on the mirrors. Yes, tens of them.The entire wall was lined with mirrors and unlike the other items, these ones didn’t stir awe… It made my insides feel uneasy.And the closer I got to them, my reflections within ea
~NYRAOnce Lyon had finished dressing the injuries I sustained from those evil birds, we set out of his hideout back to the darker side of Varek’s mind in search of the triplets.We moved quickly through the haunted pathways and whispering woods.But we weren’t searching. Lyon knew exactly where we were going and how to get there.He avoided the mangled birds in the sky and led us through paths with less hideous trees. It was obvious that he knew the place like the back of his hand…Which made me wonder how long he had been here to know so much?How many times did he try to save the triplets? How did he survive? How many times did he get hurt to learn the patterns of surviving in this place?I wanted to ignore the questions. But the more we moved and I observed him I couldn’t.In the end, I told myself that I was going to save him too. Maybe he didn’t deserve it after what he did… but he didn’t deserve to be lost in this hole for eternity either.“We are here,” he pointed up ahead but
~NYRA“So it’s you!” I yelled as my anger increased with every passing second I saw his face.I couldn’t believe it. My head was blank and filled all at once.How could I let myself be tricked by Lyon again? How could I willingly follow him down here when he was already corrupted totally by Varek?“I can’t believe this!” I hissed, turning around without second thoughts.“Nyra, please—” he dared to pull my hand back but I smacked him off.“Don’t you dare!” I snapped, glaring at him. “Don’t!”I resumed walking out of there but he chased after me.“It’s dangerous out there, Nyra. Please just listen to me!”“I would rather face the monsters outside than deal with the one here!” I hissed.This must have been a game to him. Fuck! How could I be so careless?“Nyra, it’s not what you think. Just— please listen to me. Give me a second chance…”“I think we are way past second chances by now—” I spat out storming out.But just before my hands could touch the makeshift door, Lyon grabbed me. Then
~LYORAI could not believe our luck. The person we had set out to find, somehow turned out to be our savior.“With the look she has given me, I am guessing you have been talking about me, Ried. Yes?” Nathan laughed, taking us deeper through the building.Ried laughed too. But he didn’t respond. Not until we got to a sitting area.There were chairs and a small rechargeable lamp hanging in the corner, illuminating just enough shadows to make us feel some sense of comfort.“So my friend, what was it you were searching for in the open at a time like this?” Nathan asked, when we all settled.Ried gave me one sharp look before letting out a sigh. “We actually need your help, Nathan.”Nathan’s brows furrowed and the ghost of a smile he had vanished.“Hmm, I have been observing everything that has happened in the last couple of days… and it looks a lot like what our fathers faced in the past…”He shifted to the edge of his seat and continued;“…a time when the greatest and most dangerous Vamp
~LYORARied and I made our way out of the castle as swiftly as we could.We avoided the main roads and stuck to side bushes and forgotten paths just in case Odette’s diversion didn’t work as planned.My heart raced with fear as we moved but I kept pushing for my daughter’s sake. I was doing this for her.I knew how much she loved the Thornevale boys. Even when she refused to admit it, I saw right through her. So somehow I knew that fixing this whole mess would give her the happiness she deserved.She had been through so much. All her life I couldn’t even give her peace. We were always moving from one place to another avoiding what was inevitable.At this point, I knew that the best approach was to end it all. So that my baby girl could finally have the life she deserved.“If you need to rest, let me know,” Ried’s voice swept through my ears.But I waved his offer off. “No need. We are almost there.”He threw me a glance clearly seeing the sweat on my face. But before he could say anyt
~ODETTEThe moment Ried’s idea echoed through the air, I knew I was cornered.My pride was getting bruised badly.To think that I, Odette, the first high priestess had to be reduced into taking ideas from mere creatures…It was frustrating. In fact it was pathetically absurd that I was even considering it.The very reminder that I was stooping so low to let Lyora and Ried help me end Varek, made my stomach turn.I was in a very desperate position in this life. And I blamed the vessel I chose.But I had no choice.I couldn’t think of something better and we were already running out of time.I rolled my eyes and took in a deep breath before glaring at Ried.“So, where can we find this… Danielle’s father you claim to be your friend?”Ried’s posture instantly straightened. “He resides in the city just outside the capital. If we leave now, we can reach him before dawn.”Again, his calculation was right. But I sneered at the loop hole it presented.“Okay, so we have his location and a time
~RYLANThe entire table was quiet, save for Father’s booming voice as he went on with his command—About our mate.“Now, I am going to let you— Danielle choose,” Father went on, turning his large smile away from Lyon and to Danielle.Danielle’s smile appeared ghostly as she agreed to Father’s comma
~LYONAs I took in Ried’s absurd words, the water I was sipping went down the wrong pipe.I started coughing violently, dragging even Ried’s attention onto me.It took a couple of seconds for the choking to stop and for me to recompose myself.But Ried’s eyes did not stray from me.His strained eye
~CASSIANNyra’s question felt like a bulb had been turned on in my head, a bulb I never thought to explore.The journal.Of course, there had to be something in there. Something I never thought to look into all these years.Why didn’t I think of this earlier?“Did she ever keep one?” Nyra’s voice t
~SYLVERMy anger multiplied like sand in a desert storm.The tolerance for what was happening in my house was slowly failing, and I could feel my control slipping away with each passing second.And it was all because of Lyon.It was already terrible that Father accepted him as his son. Even worse t







