LOGINBut 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
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
I closed my eyes and pressed the back of her hand to my forehead.The warmth of her other hand cradled my face, lifting my chin.Then her lips were against mine.Wrapping my arms around her waist, I pulled her closer, deepening the kiss.When we finally parted, we held each other’s gaze for a quiet
[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







