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THEON I entered the king’s office, trying to do my best to remain emotionless. The burning rage of resentment and hatred bubbling beneath the surface of my skin was growing ever stronger. I couldn’t remove the image of her from my mind, in that thin white shirt, as she stood in the cold with concern and fear clear in her grey eyes… I hated it, hated that I had left her when I could see her breaking before my very eyes. She had only wanted one small gesture of reassurance that I wasn’t leaving her, but I was, and I couldn’t string her along any longer than I already had. It was one of the hardest things I have ever done in life, but I had to. She was a distraction from my goal. "Theon, are you alright?" Andres asked, frowning as he looked up at me from behind his desk. I gave a curt nod. "You wanted to see me?" I said. Never had I detested him as much as I did at this moment. He was the reason for all of this. "I did, but if now isn’t the right time, we can postpone our meeting
CHARLENE "Really Charlene, can you pay a little attention? You need to choose a dress." Mom scolded flipping through the samples of fabrics that sat on the sofa next to her. I frowned as I stared out at the blizzard outside. We were currently in the sitting room of our quarters and Mom was trying to have our dresses finalised for the upcoming ball. Was Yileyna ok? I heard Theon was moving back to the castle. This time of year was brutal in terms of how cold it got, I didn’t get why Yileyna hadn’t moved to the castle with him as well. It had shocked me when the staff said it was just Theon alone… What was going on? It wasn’t like either of them to be separated. Theon was so possessive about her. Everyone could tell from the way he looked at her, he was even going around making it known. So it was strange she wasn’t at the castle, it was worrying me. Did they argue again? I wished she had the ability to mind link so I could at least talk to her. "Charlene!" Mom snapped, making me j
YILEYNA I felt numb. Over twenty-four hours had passed, but as he said… he didn’t come back. I spent the night before pacing the cabin, wanting to see him, to go to him, until I realised I don’t hold that right… I was a distraction, and one he didn’t need… I didn’t sleep that night, unable to enter the bedroom after what had happened there just the night before… His emotions… He… There was more to last night… I knew it… but where I thought he was falling for me… he was actually saying goodbye… I ran my hands through my hair once more, staring out at the blizzard. The fire in the hearth had died down yesterday afternoon, and the cabin was cold, but I didn’t care… I don’t think anything felt as cold as it was inside my heart. Ten o’clock tonight. He said he’d meet me… and although I was counting the minutes, what was I to do? Pretend to be normal? When Theon himself told me it was over… it made clear all I was to him: A simple pass time. I couldn’t just sit here doing nothing, b
THEONI had just showered after having trained with the men, I hadn't even been able to face the princess so had told Madelia to handle training her today. My anger at just the thought of being tied to her made me physically sick. I hated her with such vengeance that I wished I could just kill her, I'm sure I could take over without the fucking heart of Kaeladia.I wrapped a towel around my waist just as there was a knock on the door.My heart raced for a second, and deep down I prayed somehow that it was Yileyna. Just to look into those beautiful grey eyes of hers.I wanted to see her again… but at the same time, I knew I couldn’t. I had to push her away. I opened the door, and my mood instantly darkened when I saw the woman before me."Theon, may I have a word?" Charlene asked, her eyes fixed on my face.The look of determination in her eyes was something that you didn’t see often from her.No, you fucking can’t."Make it quick." I said, turning away from her.She stepped inside, pa
YILEYNA After meeting Charlene, we had gone our separate ways. I had first walked around the city for a while trying to relax my mind before I requested a meeting with the king. I now waited patiently for the guard to tell the king that I had requested an audience. "The Alpha said he is busy, but what is it regarding?" The man asked me coldly. "I wanted to see the evidence against my parents." I said quietly, knowing the king obviously didn’t want to see me anymore. I just wasn’t worthy of his time. The man quirked an eyebrow before looking at me scornfully. "Are you actually wasting the Alpha’s time with your pathetic requests? You should be grateful he hasn’t demoted you to an omega." He muttered scornfully. I frowned, about to reply when I heard footsteps. "That is not your place to decide, Gerald. I’ll let the Alpha know and I will take miss De’Lacor where she needs to go. You are speaking to a Zeta rank guard, even if you are an Epsilon… treat her with respect." Raiden’s s
YILEYNAMy head was screaming with agony when I woke up. I looked around, realising I was in the cabin, on the floor in the kitchen area. A few bottles of wine lay scattered on the floor, and my entire body was aching.What happened last night? I remembered crying but then I had gone to the spot Theon had told me to wait for him. I just… I had needed to see what he’d say, if anything.I waited until twelve, for two hours I waited in the cold, promising myself that if he didn’t come today, I would truly never forgive him, and he didn’t.He hadn't come.I was a fool to think he would.But wasn’t that exactly what I was? I was always foolish when it came to Theon.I pressed a hand to my forehead, feeling broken.I was an idiot… I really was…I got to my feet, running my fingers through my hair. What time was it anyway?The pain of last night was still there, but the throbbing in my head was overpowering it and I welcomed it.It was then that my heart began pounding when I realised the en
YILEYNA "And that’s why the sofa and everything is wet." I finished. I had spent the last hour telling Charlene about my powers, how Theon assumed I might be part mage or fae, and about the frost all over the cabin. "Dear Selene… that’s… amazing." Charlene whispered in awe. "I don’t know if it is, but I was thinking of asking Madelia or maybe Zarian to see if they could help me channel it or something?" I mused as I stood up from where we had both been sitting cross-legged on the floor. "Hmm, I think Zarian is the better choice. Madelia is far too close to Dad. She obeys his orders without question, and if you don’t want Dad to know, then I would say avoid her." Charlene said. "You have become stronger since your birthday, even I can sense it… Yileyna, do you think you made the odd storm happen last night?" I almost laughed. "A storm? I highly doubt that." "I'm serious… like you said, the entire place was frosted. The storm came on suddenly and was crazy all through the night, a
YILEYNA I had managed to secure myself a small room and bathroom at the new inn, which was called The White Mist. The inn owner had simply given me a once over before telling me he expected me to pay the rent on every full moon. He warned me that if I was even a day late, he would boot me, and so I had paid for six months in advance, which appeased him greatly. The room was nice and clean, with simple furnishing and an adjoining bathroom. It was warm too. I had gotten all my things brought over for me. I had placed the keys to the cabin with a small note into an envelope and I had left it on the table at the cabin. That moment had felt like a resolution. When I had left my childhood home, I had promised to be strong, yet I had fallen so deeply into things with Theon that I once again let my heart be broken. Losing sight of what I wanted. It still hurt, every night he lingered on my mind; his gaze, his touch, the comfort and emotions he awakened within me, but I refused to let it o