LOGIN“What the hell are you doing?” I grunted. “Get off me.”“Shh. Let it out. Let it all out,” he said. “It’s okay.”“What the hell, old man!” I scowled. “I’m okay. Now, let go.”“It’s okay, son,” his voice quivered. “You’re not abandoning him…”My eyes widened, my body stiffening.“Shut up,” I gritted
[Raven]“A nightmare?” A calm voice came from my right.Licking my parched lips, I looked at Professor Killburg, sitting on a chair beside my bed.He poured a glass of water, mixed a vial of potion, and then slipped a glass straw into it.Instead of handing it to me, he held the glass in front of me
Surrounding 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
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,
‘Which includes me,’ I said.‘We’ll have only seconds to escape.’‘I know.’ Steadying my breath, I pulled away from Madness.I glanced at Azum and Yandor, standing a few steps behind him.In that brief window of seconds, I would have to escape with Xanthea and Azum.It wouldn’t be easy with celesti
[Xanthea]Azum.I need to find him and get back to the infernal realm.“Azum!” I yelled, barely breathing as I broke through the last layer of the shadow barrier and sprinted toward him.It took me a while to register the chaos.Azum and Yandor, along with the other celestials, battled through the s
“I told you, didn’t I, omega? No affairs…” I said, holding her gaze as my breath remained stagnant in my lungs.Xanthea’s eyes widened.“What? No!” she stammered, tensing. “He’s not affair—”“She’s telling the truth, Raven,” Asher stepped toward us and stood beside me. “Azum is not her affair. He is







