LOGINSurrounding me from every direction at once.“Stop!” I shut my eyes, covering my ears with my hands. “Stop it, please!”“Remember how she trembled? How she begged you to stop?” The other me grabbed my hands, yanking them off my ears.“Did you stop, Raven?” he asked.I shut my eyes tighter, refusing
My blood ran cold as the memory struck.“Right,” my voice trembled. “That’s why Asher never allowed us to get close to the throne after we were crowned as Alphas. That is why he asked me to use him to feed the throne.”“Yes, only a part of Madness is sealed in Asher’s body; the rest still lies in th
[Raven]“Raven…” A woman’s voice echoed through the darkness like a beacon.“Come back to me.” A silhouette woven from light stood beneath the Carvera tree in my Healing Valley.“You promised you would not forget,” she said, her hand reaching out to me.Her voice pulled something loose in my chest
“Reality?” Ezra scowled. “What the hell do you know about reality?” “Much more than you do,” Asher replied coldly. “Survival demands sacrifice. That’s the only reason you’re still standing here. People within those walls sacrificed themselves to save you.” “And that’s why I don’t want any more sac
[Raven]“Because if that day ever comes… I will choose Asher.”A chill crawled down my spine. Something sharp and slow spread through my chest, consuming me piece by piece. It wasn’t what he said.It was how easily he said it.As though the choice had never been difficult to begin with.I shut my
And I had never seen Ezra look at him with such fury.Ezra had always been restrained and understanding when it came to Asher.But that day, there was no warmth left in him.Only wrath.Asher walked to the desk, opened the file, and skimmed through its contents before letting out a quiet sigh.“You
[Raven]A burning throb pulsed behind my closed eyes.All my physical pain had condensed and collapsed into the storm in my heart.Every breath was like walking on shards of ice; every second dragging me closer to a loss I couldn’t name.Like waves of a violent sea, emotions crashed against my chest
He scrubbed a tear away with the back of the hand holding his dagger, then nodded to himself.“I will fix all his mistakes,” he said quietly. “And I’ll start with you.”Father’s face settled into that familiar, impassive expression. The one he wore before he massacred people, and I knew exactly what
Then, past her, to the lone, mature Carvera tree standing in the middle of the valley.The last bits of confirmation snapped into place.Ignoring the way divine energy seared my skin, I knelt into the pooling light beneath her.“What’s your blood type?” I asked Azum.“What — why?”I grabbed his arm,
I always had. I just never trusted my eyes enough to believe it.Even now, my mind wanted me to believe a lie, while my guts saw the truth crystal clear.Asher’s emotional aura had shown color once before, and because of that, I wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt.But the harder he tried t







