LOGINI clenched my fists, but didn’t allow myself to react.Slowly, I looked from him to Kyrell, still in full bow.“Get up,” I said.Kyrell lifted his head but not his eyes as he rose to his feet.I turned my back on them.“Your doubts are justified,” I said quietly. “I’ve spent years running from respo
He had hoped — just like me — that Deathless Death wouldn’t work.But it had.Because Asher made sure it would.That was why he oversaw every step of its creation.Back then, I thought he had an enemy he hated enough to build a weapon like this.I didn’t realize it was himself.I looked at Kyrell.“
[Raven]Draknor, Kyrell, and the others closed in, their attention fixed on Zxlorthon.“Classify everything that has happened in this room since the throne’s disappearance. Effective immediately,” Draknor said, his tone controlled.“Understood,” Kyrell replied. “But the elder council will demand an
But they couldn’t parry it all.My heart no longer pounded.It… slowed.For a moment.Then ripped itself apart, drowning every voice, including Zxlorthon’s warnings.Until only one voice remained.“Give back my brother!”“Return Asher to me!”The shadows writhed violently, hissing as they stopped sh
I frowned as my mind went completely blank.What happened next… was a jumbled chain of fragmented memories.I got up from the couch, opened the cabin’s door and strode out.The corridors swam past me, stretching and warping.Panicked staff. Military trying to pacify them. All blended together.Faces
The bunker wouldn’t hold.Ezra. Xanthea—“I need to get to them.”I didn’t realize I’d said it out loud.I got to my feet.Power surged beneath my skin as I reached to teleport—Cold metal snapped around my wrists.I froze, my power dying in my veins.Mana blocker cufflinks?“What the fuck do you th
“Don’t be scared. You are not alone, Asher. I’m here,” she said, taking a tight gulp as she forced a faint smile through the tears. “I’m right here with you. And I won’t leave. I promise. If the Madness takes you, it’ll have to take me too.”No.The shadows stirred, slithering toward her.Icifer loo
[Raven]Even without Azum, controlling Zosha’s powers wouldn’t be a problem for me, but the process involved hurting her, and that kind of pain could be deeply traumatic for a child.And if Xanthea found out, that omega would turn hell upside down. From recent events, it was clear she cared more abo
Parting from me, Xanthea leaned closer to my face.“I love you, too…” she said against my lips.Something stung in my eyes and before I knew tears streamed down my cheeks.“No, you don’t understand… I-I really ‘love’ you,” I said through the lump in my throat. “With all my heart… ”Those words hurt
[Xanthea]“Lady Xanthea… are you ok?” the prince asked, his gaze drifting to my hand that had involuntarily clutched my hurting chest. Lowering my hand, I gently straighten out the letter I had crushed into a ball, taking my time to gather myself and my thoughts.“I have a few questions for you, Cr







