LOGIN~NYRADarkness suddenly consumed Sylver and I. I didn’t try to break away.I closed my eyes and held him close as he cried. And when the darkness eventually faded, we were back at the Wraiths’ cave.Sylver was no longer hanging against the vines. He was in my arms and we were hugging each other. Just like we were in that burning court.Relief cascaded through me like a river and I felt my body shaking with excitement as I hugged him even tighter.“Sylver, you did it!” I whispered against his neck.In response, he gently pulled back, a smile stretched as he held my face. “Yes, Nyra… I did it.”Butterflies fluttered inside of me at the intensity of his gaze… and the way he was holding my face…It was a moment I never thought Sylver and I could share. He wasn’t one to show affection— no, he would rather punish me than show how much he loved me.But this Sylver, he wasn’t ashamed to look into my eyes and smile…“Oh Sylver…” I whispered as a single tear trickled down my face.And without a
~LYORA“We need to poison him,” Kalista repeated her suggestion despite the shock etched on everyone’s faces.I tried to take it in but I just couldn’t.“That will kill him,” Ried growled, turning to face me. “And our children.”“Yes,” I quickly agreed with him, “Odette mentioned that killing Varek will only be our undoing. The boys will go berserk!”“That’s not what I am talking about,” Kalista corrected, her firm voice tripping the tempo in my chest.“Giving the monster poison— if it’s even possible— will kill him, no?” Nathan slipped in.“No, the kind of poison I am talking about won’t kill him,” she replied. “It will only stop him from being strong enough to hold the convergence in place—”“By convergence you mean this thing he has going on with my sons, right?” Ried cut in.Kalista’s eyes narrowed as if Ried’s interruption had raised a nerve.I was almost expecting her to flare up at him but instead, her cold eyes only rolled in irritation before she continued;“This will snap th
~NYRAThe vines took me to a place of total darkness.Everywhere I turned was dark. There was nothing around me— at least nothing I could see nor hear.The silence was as void as the darkness. There were no screeching cries from wraiths. Nothing at all.Was this another illusion to try and stop me from reaching Sylver?“It has to be an illusion,” I concluded to myself as I slowly lowered myself to the ground.Maybe, if I stayed focused enough, I could find the exit, just like I did with Rylan’s.But as I sat scanning the darkness, I couldn’t help but wonder just how powerful Varek truly was…How could he hold so many cells and illusions in his head?And all the while he was still quite active in the real world right now… how?He was truly powerful… because how else could I even explain all these—My thoughts suddenly stopped as my eyes caught something.A flicker in the darkness.Instantly, I jumped to my feet and started towards it. Whatever it was— had to lead somewhere.And eventua
~SYLVERMy eyes opened and I realized that I was sitting on a burning throne.My insides stiffened at the shock of what I was seeing.Blazing fire oozed from every side of the throne like it was being fed by the very gold that made up the seat.And what was even worse— I wasn’t burning along with it.It was almost like the fire was a shield… or a prison that kept me where I was.Confused, I tried looking around. But as soon as I moved, I felt the weight on my head.Surprised, I felt around it… it was a crown…What was going on? Why was I on the throne… I wasn’t the heir anymore…Father had given everything to his son… he gave it all to Lyon…Why then was I—“No! Please make it stop!” Screams suddenly filled my ears, stopping my train of thoughts.My eyes moved towards the sound and they almost popped out of their sockets at the shocking scene!They were on fire. People. Hundreds of them!They tried to get away, screaming at the top of their lungs. But the fire was like a living being
~NYRAI gasped awake with a violent fit of cough.My breath came out sharp and heavy as I looked around trying to understand where Varek’s crazy dark mind had thrown us this time.The vines flashed before my eyes and I realized that I was back at the entry point.“Nyra!” Lyon cried out, ripping the vines off of me.A sense of calm trickled through me as I saw his worried and sweat covered face. He must have been by my side the whole time when I was—Rylan!The thoughts instantly stopped as my head went in the direction his body had been.Lyon understood my plight and quickly hurried to where Rylan still was buried in the same vines.My heart was pounding with hope as I joined them. But as I got closer, my hope crashed.His eyes were still white and he wasn’t awake.“Rylan,” I whispered, meeting Lyon’s gaze. “Why is he not waking up? I— he broke the mirror…”Lyon’s eyes blackened in conflict but just as he opened his mouth to speak, the screeching from the shadowy creatures that guarde
~LYORAAs Nathan’s doubtful thoughts echoed through my ears, I turned sharply back to him with my hands joined together.“Please, you— we have to try to convince her otherwise all will be lost!”“I am not refusing to help, no,” Nathan shook his head and hands at me. “I want to. But this witch wouldn’t listen to me the way my true daughter would… You understand me, yes?”“Nathan, I understand. But we can’t give up without trying.” I helplessly added, turning to Ried for support. “I mean, there has to be a way out of this…”Silence descended over us with the dark aura oozing from Danielle growing even stronger.My heart was already squeezing with even more pain in the aftermath of what could become of my daughters if things didn’t work out here.But just when I felt like my chest would blow up, Nathan sighed.“Okay,” he mumbled as he lowered himself to reach for something underneath the bed.Confused, my eyes narrowed at his movements trying to understand what he was doing.And right be
~NYRAMy fingers turned cold as I took the blank journal from Cassian, unable to make sense of anything.How could it be blank?"Why would she keep a blank journal?" Cassian blurted, kicking his leg hard against the wall closest to him.The sound sent a shock wave through me as my eyes returned to
~SYLVERI was on my bed, sleeping peacefully. Too peacefully.Then everything changed.Blinding pain scattered through my core, and I shot out of bed, only to find black veins taking over my body."What the fuck!" I hissed, gritting my teeth as the pain intensified.But pain was a part of me. I had
~CASSIUSThe moment I left Orion and reached my room, I suddenly couldn't breathe.Confused, I clutched my chest, trying to comprehend what was happening as it certainly felt external…But trying to figure it out proved difficult, as the pain only increased. It seized me so hard that I dropped to m
~NYRAMy heart continued pounding heavily as I stared at Cassian and Sylver, waiting for them to come up with something.Because as for me, I didn't know what to do. I didn't know how we could stop this... Convergence—Whatever it was...I didn't even know how to handle all the information that we







