MasukSurrounding 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
After this came the Bonding stage that included a public declaration of loyalty through an arranged marriage, the mating ritual, and mutual marking in front of their families, making the bond eternal and unbreakable.Once sealed, the betrothed mate bond functioned like any natural mate bond — with o
[Xanthea]Panic surged through me as my unsteady gaze darted across the graveyard.For a second, I thought Nikolai had sneaked up behind me and shut my mouth, but he stood far behind Yandor and the Crown Prince, his horror-struck eyes locked over my shoulder.If not him, then… who could it be?Did t
“What’s there to understand about a grown-ass man who can’t even control his emotions? He looks like he’s a high rank celestial. Still, he lacks basic manners, etiquettes, even the rationality to fathom the consequences of his actions? He attacked the Alpha of the Infernal Pack. Do you think the Pri
[Xanthea]What?What did he say?My pulse roared in my ears, drowning out all other sounds. Betrothed mate bond?Engaged when conceived?My fingers twitched against the cold grave marble beneath me, my nails scraping the fine cracks spider-webbing at its surface.My mother fixed my betrothal with t







