MasukShade Shadows is what the pack calls a Keffer, a cursed name for a being without a wolf and therefore denied the moon goddesses' greatest gift, a mate. She is Bullied, tormented, shunned, and finally slaved to the Night Court. The cruelest court in the 4 territories. However, there are a lot of secrets and hidden truths behind her cursed veil. of the rare gift she wields, of the Night Wolf demon Alpha she's bewitched and of the war that dawns for the sake of her blood.
Lihat lebih banyak[A/N] The POV's switch twice this chapter. (Dual POV chapter)•|•|•Come, and I will teach you, Pup—things of old.How to keep a heart beating, warm and living. Feed it with a kiss, let it dine on affection and at night, when it is coldest, let it nestle in your utmost devotion. •|•|•[KAYOS ADREN PRIME]Beneath the low gleam of torchlight, I set down two wine glasses on the large master's table that sits at the heart of the library.With precision and care, I align them with the rest of the silver plates and golden bowls, paired with matching cutlery. The rich scent of exquisite foods from all over Valcane fills the air, placed atop chargers, covered beneath intricately designed royal dishes.The books and maps that had previously littered the table had long been cleared, the old chairs replaced with stronger ones, the surface wiped clean. My eyes study the spread, taking a mental note of what was and was not, eyebrows drawn.Everything had to be in place. Every detail had to be
•|•|•See how they haunt us, our regrets, our reckless mistakes?They are shackled to us like ghosts. We cannot escape. So we hide in the dark, where no one may see.•|•|•[MASTER GREGORY]Many new feelings afflict me...Confusion, excitement, fear, apprehension, indeed only the strangest emotions and the oddest combinations. My mind runs wild, thoughts rapid as I tread the empty passageways from the Night Wolf's Sanctuary, coming to a slow stop in front of the familiar wall where I now know the hidden doorway lies.I stare at the cold brick that towers before me, eyes trailing the rough ridges beneath the low flicker of torchlight. It is strange how even this close to the light I feel a cold shudder cross my spine.So this was how he did it.Mmm. Back then, I had always wondered. When I served in his time. My lips press thinly and almost by instinct I turn to the left, glimpsing the gloomy hall I had only just left behind me as if I might see that familiar haunting figure cross
•|•|• Of all things that we have tamed. Of all the things beneath our control, one thing remains wild and free. The way the heart roams, which direction it chooses to run. And we, the so-called free, are slaves to every beat. •|•|• [SHADE SHADOWS] My smile lingers, softly stretching into a comfortable line as Kayos remains quiet. I look up at him from the chair, and he, from his towering height peers down, with warm eyes of blue-green, searching mine. We take this moment for ourselves. The silence is welcome. Comfortable. In fact, it is delightful. Like the way his gaze softens and my heart folds in response— "I will clean for you," he suddenly announces. "What?" I barely register what has been said, still lost in the moment. In a time with him and me. "You are in no position to work," he explains slowly, "so...I will do it for you." By the finality in which he speaks, I know it is a command I can not dispute and yet even so, he waits for my response, eyes still
•|•|•Adeline, do you not know that you have saved me from eternal damnation? My soul only rests in your embrace. Without it, I am not a man, not even beast, I become things unknown. I devolve into nightmare and shadow. I become—wrath entirely.•|•|•[KAYOS ADREN PRIME]The Black Death deforms into a cloud of smoke, shadow, and night, descending the outer walls of the Night Court in broad daylight from the High Window.Mimicking the form of a black cloud it plunges into the gardens of the court, crawling through the grass toward the dark maze that looms farther away in the distance, like the beginning of a lucid nightmare.There—I watch as it slips in noiselessly, deep into its dim interior where an eternal mist pools and the morning dew glistens in the new sun. To the naked eye, the maze is only a massive unsolvable puzzle of overgrown hedges and vines that sits behind the Night Court, standing hauntingly in a shade of endless shadow, despite the brightness of even the brightest day,
•|•|•It is strange that I now see the world through color since I met my Adeline. Not only the shades she paints, but the ones that form around her, visible to my eyes only. When it is Yellow, as it is usually, I am at peace and the Kingdom sleeps. But when it is red…even the leaves tremble. •|•
[Kayos]It's been years since I walked these underground halls buried beneath the court. I am alone with a singular lamp to light my way. It is not needed, I can see quite well in utter darkness and yet, light is the best company.Alchest screeches above my shoulder and I roll my eyes. It is as if the
•|•|•"The stories are real Dula. The nightmares father used to tell. The beasts are coming. The villages have disappeared. There is darkness in the air. Do you not feel it?"•|•|•[KAYOS] The human girl trembles before us. Her hair is thin, long, and stringy, a fade-off from the color of the earth. H
•|•|•"The sea is no place for a wolf."•|•|•[KAYOS]Vaeln was here.2 weeks before he was intended. His scent was strong as I pushed the doors of my study open, my eyes falling on the Light Wolf, a hardness in my jaw I couldn't quite get rid of. Vaeln was a menace if I ever had one. He was the reason f
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