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
He grabbed my hands, drawing my attention back to him. When I looked into his eyes, I saw the love and admiration hidden in his gaze. “You are the most extraordinary person I’ve ever met,” he told me with such honesty that my heart swelled. “I always knew you were special, even before I realized
Carol’s POV By the next morning, the doctor told me that I should be well enough to leave by this evening. They just wanted to keep monitoring me for the next few hours before they discharged me. I couldn’t wait to return home and sleep in a bed that wasn’t from a hospital. We were woken ear
“How did the rest of the game go?” Aiden asked. Mr. Whitlock and Coach Bower shared a look that I didn’t understand. “It’s been postponed for two days,” Coach answered. “Well, at least the second half has been postponed.” “What??” Aiden asked, now his mouth was dropping open. “Why?” “Mr. Whi
Carol’s POV When we finally broke apart, a couple of minutes after the most mind-blowing and incredible kiss of my life, Aiden grew serious as he took a seat at the edge of my bed. “So, tell me what happened. What do you remember?” I sighed, not really wanting to talk about it right now. My he







