LOGINShe watched him eat, her gaze gradually softening, and I couldn’t understand what exactly she felt about our mates. Her attention lingered on a piece of food caught at the corner of Pheles’ lips. I didn’t think she was going to do anything about it. But then she leaned forward and wiped it away w
[Xanthea] “All this meat will give you the building blocks your body needs to grow stronger for your wolf,” Raven said, cutting plate after plate of steak and arranging them around the table for me, his fairies, and Zxlorthon. I had never seen anyone get so flustered over a single word—date. Then
She believed he deserved more punishment than being starved for weeks.“It was during that time Beric sneaked his butterflies into my room with milk.” Raven lifted his face, his eyes red as he tried to smile, but the tears betrayed him. “It felt wrong to drink milk when… when I could see my brother
Before Zxlorthon could show how offended he was from being called a lizard, fairies clustered around Zxlorthon, tossing him in the air.My laughter united with Raven’s as we watched their aerial show because now Zxlorthon was giving back rides to the fairies.Fairies drifted around Raven, turning hi
[Xanthea]Cadence’s memories were like monsters in my head—whispers that refused to leave.Ever since I inherited her knowledge, there hadn’t been a moment of silence. Information played endlessly in the background, like a television blaring at full volume that I could never turn off.There was alwa
“I’ll help,” I said, holding his gaze.He turned to face me completely.“I’ll do whatever I can to help you and your brothers,” I said.His Adam’s apple bobbed as he swallowed hard.For a long moment, he simply looked at me, as though he were seeing me for the very first time.I knew he wanted to sa
A few minutes later, the music faded.The prince lowered his flute, his gaze studying Xanthea as her body tensed up again, reverting to a half-conscious state.The prince stopped a few hands’ distance from us.Lowering himself to his knees, he shut his eyes tightly, his body stiff, as if straining t
[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
But I remembered the flowers — forget-me-nots were Xanthea’s favorite flowers.I hissed, my fingers throbbing with pain.I didn’t expect the burns to be bearable, but I didn’t expect them to be this painful.“Ugh!” I gritted.This pain felt wrong, dissociated as if it had nothing to do with the burn
My eyes narrowed at the dagger in Asher’s hand.“The dagger…” I mumbled.“That dagger holds the key to Xanthea’s divine wolf,” Azum said. “The fang alone carries enough divine power to exorcise a high-ranking demon easily.”Xanthea’s grip tightened on my hand, her anxiety thickening the air around u







