LOGINBut only one sapling survived.Asher’s.I never understood why. And before I could find out, I had to destroy the carvera to save Xanthea.I knew Asher was powerful.But to survive such high rank celestial weapons? To fight four gods alone while being wounded by holy rain and trapped within a divine
His fists tightened. But he did not deny it.I let out a sigh.“This will break you,” I said quietly. “Asher and I are different. But Ezra? How will you watch him suffer all over again? How will you end the life you once saved with your own?”A shudder ran through his body, pain fracturing his compo
[Raven]“Ruhna is a prophesied wolf now. So, I can’t say for certain. But when she was Cadence’s wolf, Lord Yandor told me she was powered by soullight.”My eyes widened.Soullight.The word seared through my veins like acid.Soullight was an element of the soul — abundant in celestials, dormant in
But she would have the freedom to choose her methods.And from what I knew of her…If she can take a dagger to her heart for someone like me, then for Ezra—She wouldn’t hesitate to experiment on people.“The carvera X23,” Azum said, walking beside me. “Was it one of your experiments?”I nodded.“An
Because right now, I saw no way out of our curse.My research was ruined, and so was Asher’s plan.“Xanthea wouldn’t give you the kind of weak children you needed as curse blockers for your sacrifice, even if she conceived,” Azum said.“The curse will not let her conceive,” I replied.I wouldn’t let
[Raven]“Yours?” Azum tilted his head.Stepping closer to me, he held my glare.“Are you sure you possess the power to make her yours?” Azum questioned my claim, yet it felt as though he had questioned my entire belief system.In my arrogance, I opened my mouth to reassert it.But the word ‘mine’ t
“Really? How is she?” I asked. “Still the same, if you ask me, but Alpha Raven says she is improving. He has restarted her usual treatment. High lady’s nurse was talking to other nurses about it. She said it was like restarting the treatment all over again, but it seemed as though they started with
Nyssa narrowed her eyes, her glare traveling from the nurse to me. She looked clearly annoyed. “And can you bring those reports from there before Raven gets here?” Nyssa asked sharply. “I didn’t know mortals could teleport faster than immortals.” “I-I can’t…” “Of course you can’t! You just like a
She looked at me and smiled slightly, brightening her ethereal features even more. “Thank you for telling me that.” “Umm… pardon me… High lady, but… if you permit, can I come to visit you more often?” I stammered. “I’d love that, dear, but I want you to concentrate on yourself and your healing. A
[Xanthea] “I didn’t expect you to visit me again,” said the High lady. “Why not, High lady?” I asked, preparing the color palette, brushes and blank canvas on the over-bed table for her. She looked into my eyes and then lowered her gaze. “Well… because of what happened yesterday with Nyssa,” she







