FAZER 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
Carol’s POVWhat was all set? What had Oliver done? Me: What did you do?King Bennet turned his attention back to me and nodded toward the pastries and tea.“Help yourself,” he said as he grabbed a cup of tea and took a sip; he hummed in satisfaction. I thanked the maid who had just poured me a cu
“So, what are we learning today?” I asked him innocently, giving him a forced smile.“First, I wanted to speak with you about what happened last night,” he surprised me by saying.My heart stuttered in my chest.“What about last night?” I asked, thinking he was talking about Moncia’s death. Was he g
She folded her arms across her chest and glared back at me.“Why are you doing this,” I asked her, my tone wavering only slightly.She grinned.“Why am I doing what?” She asked. “I was the one who walked out of my room at the sound of a commotion and saw you hovering over poor Monica with blood all
“I… I’ll see where she is,” the butler said, bowing his head again before hurrying towards the grand staircase.The queen rolled her eyes and let out a huff at his retreating back and then her eyes turned in my direction. That plastered smile was back on her lips as she stepped towards me.“My apolo







