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
Carol’s POVFor a solid second, I was in a state of shock. Then his tongue entered my mouth, and I had the shield up in front of my face, causing him to bounce off it and land on the ground with a thud. He was shocked by the sudden blow, and I was shocked by the sudden kiss. I released the shield an
Her cheeks reddened and she nodded.“Yes… after Ben left the first time, I grew depressed. I could feel every time he was with another woman… every time they…” her voice trailed off, unable to continue the sentence.“It’s okay,” I whispered, trying my best to be understanding.She swallowed and took
Carol’s POV“Carol, are you okay?” Allen asked, rushing into my office after I just finished throwing up. I wiped my mouth with the back of my hand and peeked up at him, forcing a smile.“Yeah, just a stomach bug,” I told him.It’s been a few days since I last threw up and I was starting to doubt it
Carol’s POVI wasn’t really sure what I was expecting when it came to spending time with Aiden’s mother. I knew she hated me, but after finding out that my father was the Alpha King, I really wasn’t sure where I stood with her now. I would be lying if I said I wasn’t a bit nervous about this, but Ai







