LOGINI chuckled as I held back tears.“Sorry,” I murmured, trying to pull back, but she held me tighter.“I’ve missed you like crazy,” she breathed. “How’s life in the empire? I’ve been keeping tabs on you in the media. Seems you are kicking ass as the queen.”Since the inauguration ceremony last year, I
She flinched away for a moment, afraid that the darkness might hurt him, but I had faith that it wouldn’t because it was under her control now and the light in her wouldn’t be dim for the darkness.“It’s okay,” I assured her, bringing Caleb even closer into her view. She stared at him with admiratio
EpilogueAiden’s POV“She still won’t come out of her room?” Fiona asked, staring at the closed suite door with a frown. “It’s been a week since she killed her sister…”“She’s scared,” I told her, cradling Caleb in my arms. “Raelyn’s darkness is inside of her and she’s worried that she’s going to do
She was quiet for a moment while the Queen continued to bark orders in the background. The dark tendrils only seemed to grow more agitated with each passing moment.“Please, call the tendrils off and—”“I can’t,” she said quickly. “They don’t listen to me anymore… they listen to her more than they l
I wanted to believe that there was still good in Raelyn. That the darkness hadn’t taken over completely. I grabbed her arm, and I brought my gaze to meet hers; I wasn’t sure if my powers would work on her, but I had to try. I channeled her mind and when I found a connection, I realized it was weak,
Carol’s POVI used my powers to fight off the guards, using my mind manipulation to make them fight one another and using some of the spells I was taught to ward them off. I’ve practiced with mind manipulation a lot so I was able to do it quickly. I soon had some of them at least turning against the
“Think of what?” The King urged. “Is there something we need to know? Is it possible for the darkness to just disappear?”She shook her head.“Not fully; but she can disguise it,” Candance explained. “With a potion. It’ll take away the darkness swirling around her and the dark aura that consumes her
Aiden’s POVI had to kiss her to make sure it truly wasn’t her. Which is exactly what I’m going to tell Carol once I find her. But the woman in the suite was not my mate. I had a sinking suspicion that she was actually the girl Candance was telling me about… Raelyn. But Candance had told me that she
She knew that soon she would need that potion to ward off the darkness that surrounded her. If Aiden saw that darkness, he would know she wasn’t the real Carol. She swallowed the lump in her throat and threw on a pair of jeans and a T-shirt. She put her hair in a pony, examining her face. She did th
Carol’s POVI had no idea where I was or how long I had been here for. I was in a small room, lying on a bed that I did not fall asleep in. I felt groggy like I was coming out of a long sleep, but I had been awake for what felt like several hours. I screamed until my voice was hoarse, but nobody cam







