MasukI 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
“Did you finish speaking with him?” Aiden asked, looking at Oliver as he continued to hold me.“Yeah,” Oliver said, shaking his head and staring at the ground. “I didn’t really get the closure I thought I’d get. But it’s done now. I guess now we just move on from the events.”“You don’t need to pret
“Okay,” she finally said after a long pause. “I will… support you.”I knew it strained her to speak those words, but she had nothing left to argue. She had no more fights in her. Aiden threw in the final straw, and it left her vulnerable and with nothing. I was about to step away and return to my se
Carol’s POV“So, what are you going to do? Do you want a relationship with your biological father?” Fiona asked on the other end of the phone. I leaned against the wall, the nurse had allowed me access to the phone earlier to call my parents kept giving me dirty looks, especially after I asked to us
Carol’s POVI sat in the waiting room with bated breath. Aiden’s parents hated me, but that didn’t mean I wanted anything to happen to either of them. After being stuck on an island for days, I had a new appreciation for life and all that it has to offer. If Aiden needed us to stay at the Capitol so







