DEARONMy mate. Never had I thought I would feel such peace, and I knew it was because of her. My love for her had grown before our mate bond appeared, but only now did I realize how I longed for her in my life.Made for me. She was perfection, every inch of her, and every single detail could easily trigger more desire. I craved her, wanted her beyond the limits of sanity. I would have gladly spent days or weeks buried in her and killed anyone who would have tried to separate us.Especially that last detail turned out to be quite uncontrollable. I'd even growled at Saura when she had helped Kaira get dressed for the road. Fortunately, the witch had only laughed and explained that extreme possessiveness had been something natural among newly mated couples. Well, I wouldn't know. The bonds no longer existed when I was born…Even if my logical mind reminded me of how ridiculous it was, I felt restless knowing we were heading to the training camp with over a hundred male warriors in it. B
KAIRAI wasn't supposed to be here tonight. After several hours of practice with no effect, Saura had told me to rest. She and her apprentices had lived in a cottage by the woods, and they had prepared a bed for me there. I'd begun to undress when I had felt the odd calling, the pull, the urge to go to the caves…The crystals had whispered to me, and the energy within me responded. Then my heart began to hammer, filling me with this strange anticipation. I hadn't known what or who I was waiting for until I heard Dearon's voice calling me through the link.Now I finally understood. I felt it. Never had I imagined the mate bond might feel like this. Dearon stepped closer, and his arms instantly drifted to my waist. “You did it,” he murmured. “You brought back the mate bonds.”“I'm not sure about that…” A nervous chuckle escaped me. “Maybe… it's only ours that appeared.”He pressed a tender kiss to my lips. “But that's a start.”“Mate,” I whispered as my hands slid up his firm chest to c
DEARONHonestly, a part of me wanted to see Auretta executed here, in Korendorr. Kaira, however, had chosen otherwise. Finally, we had put all Farindorians into prison wagons and escorted them to Thaloris for Raden to decide on their fate. It had been the right thing to do. No matter how many schemes Auretta had crafted during her time here, I was certain it had been merely a fraction of the wicked deeds she had committed in her kingdom.Vulir and Morvan needed to be dealt with next. I had told the council about everything they had done, and let them choose Vulir's and Morvan's fates in a vote. As suspected, the remaining members of the council decided on their execution.Unfortunately, that was merely the beginning of a long list of things that needed to be handled. The day after Vulir and Morvan had been executed, Torin and I left Oryndale to inspect our newest squads. We were hoping to find more strong warriors that could reinforce our army's core.While we headed to the camp, Kair
KAIRAHome. I was heading home. Never had I thought I would be so restless while crossing the Korendorr's border. Even with my back pressed against Dearon's chest as we rode together, my muscles remained tense, and my chest clenched.“We'll camp here,” Dearon decided, pulling Nox's reins.I just nodded, preparing to dismount. Rafe and Nazo discussed where we should set our tents while I silently untied our bags. My mind raced. I had been trying to come up with a plan since we'd left Thaloris, and no matter how hard I tried, I ended up with the same conclusion: I had to fill the Moon Tears with magic. Shivers coursed down my spine each time I thought about it.‘With all power gone, the body dies.’That one sentence said by the voices in my dream kept haunting me. Right now, filling the crystals with magic seemed like our only option. But should I succeed, it was possible I would die…“Kaira.” Dearon's deep voice pulled me out of bewilderment. Frowning, he grabbed my hands and led me aw
DEARONRaden had sent three warriors after the witch, but they had turned out helpless against her magic. She had used some deadly spells, leaving their scorched bodies in the courtyard and escaping.I saw guilt on Kaira's face as she saw the corpses, but before she could say something idiotic like claiming it had been her fault, I pulled her into my arms and whispered, “We will catch her one day. She will pay for this.”Kaira slid her arms around my waist, muttering, “She will.”I looked around, surveying the members of the resistance surrounding the courtyard, celebrating their triumph. The rebels had seized control of Thaloris just as easily as we'd predicted. The quick seizing of control of the army had been slightly more unexpected. It had turned out that Alpha Gaios's elite warriors had not been as loyal as the Calogeros had believed.The other squads of rebels had taken over the remaining White Fire Pack bastions, making sure no retaliation would come. And now, with every still
I watched Haizea run toward the stairs, and my blood boiled. She needed to be stopped. Someone had to stop her, and the growling obstacle blocking my way made it clear that someone wouldn't be me.‘Kaira, where are you?’ Dearon's words sounded through the link.I kept my eyes on Seth as I answered, ‘I'm on the third floor.’‘We were supposed to meet on the second.’‘Change of plans. Haizea's here. She's running away with a small chest in her hands. I would run after her, but Seth Calogero is here…’‘Fuck,’ he hissed. ‘I'll get there as fast as I can, but there are complications. That guy from Demir's group, Mandel, is dead, and someone raised an alarm. We have more than twenty guards here to handle.’‘I can fight the Calogero, but someone needs to get the witch.’ I shifted my stance, watching Seth slowly prowl toward me.‘I'll try to send someone. Where did she go?’‘The staircase near the southern wing of the castle,’ I tossed, fixing my eyes on Seth's posture, surveying his movement