Mag-log inAfter training with Sage, Malisha is back home, and is with her mother, Beatrix. “Hello, my dear daughter. I feel like I have not seen you in years,” Beatrix says. Malisha grins shaking her head. “Now Mum, you are exaggerating. “Am I?” Beatrix asks. “Because I have missed this face of yours for some time now.” “I think it is just the training that has been taking up my time,” Malisha says. “Just the training?” Her mother, Beatrix asks wiggling her brows. “Yes of course,” Malisha replies. “So there is nothing going on between you and Sage?” Beatrix asks feeling slightly sad. “No, ma’am.” The relieved look on Beatrix’s face is so obvious that even Malisha noted it, but did not say anything. Beatrix likes Sage, but she felt like the bond between Grayson and Malisha was so powerful and beautiful. She was holding out to hope that her daughter and Grayson will finally be together, but she did not want to push her daughter to do something she is not ready for. “I heard
After training with Sage, Malisha is back home, and is with her mother, Beatrix. “Hello, my dear daughter. I feel like I have not seen you in years,” Beatrix says. Malisha grins shaking her head. “Now Mum, you are exaggerating. “Am I?” Beatrix asks. “Because I have missed this face of yours for some time now.” “I think it is just the training that has been taking up my time,” Malisha says. “Just the training?” Her mother, Beatrix asks wiggling her brows. “Yes of course,” Malisha replies. “So there is nothing going on between you and Sage?” Beatrix asks feeling slightly sad. “No, ma’am.” The relieved look on Beatrix’s face is so obvious that even Malisha noted it, but did not say anything. Beatrix likes Sage, but she felt like the bond between Grayson and Malisha was so powerful and beautiful. She was holding out to hope that her daughter and Grayson will finally be together, but she did not want to push her daughter to do something she is not ready for. “I heard
Annalise grins when she sees the acceptance on everyone's faces. She turns to look at Eric with a smug look on her face. He is in shock at the acceptance. "When are we going to meet the Royals, then?" Eric asks. "As soon as we can," a noble replies. "We will need the handlers with us," another noble mutters. "They are already on our side." They all nod. As Annalise plans for the meeting with the Royals, there is an interruption. All their eyes widen when they see what the interruption is... The Royals. "How did they know we were gathered here?" Eric mutters in a low voice. Annalise does not give him a reply. Instead, she puts a relaxed look on her face. "My dear Royals," she greets. A slap immediately hits her on her right cheek. There are gasps in the room, but it doesn't wilt her smile. If anything, it makes Annalise smile even brighter. She spits out some blood on the ground, and she asks, "What was that all about?" "Are you really calling a private meeting and not inf
Annalise is heated as she turns to look at Eric. "We have to meet with the Royals." Eric's face is scrunched up. "Why?" "Because it is time for us to get the vessel."Eric's eyes widen in shock. "If we keep on waiting for her to come to us, we might lose another vessel and have to wait for decades," she says, pacing. "Do you think they will listen to what we have to say?" Eric asks, unsure about the whole situation. "I mean, I haven't gotten rid of the curse yet." Annalise waves that off. "I'll handle that when the time comes, but for now, we have to snatch the vessel." "How are we going to do that?""We need to get other Nobles and Noblesse to see the work we have put into place. If we can get them on board, the royals will move on with it," Annalise says, sounding almost too sure."You talk as though your plan is a sure thing," Eric mutters. "Because I know it is." Annalise stops to look at him. "Do you think I am the only one who is tired of having a vision for decades, and
Grayson stares at her for a long moment without speaking. The wind moves lightly around them, but neither of them seem to notice it anymore. Malisha’s words hang heavily between them and the longer the silence stretches, the harder it becomes for her to breathe properly.“And you did not think to tell anyone that earlier?” he finally asks quietly.Malisha looks away immediately. “Because I already know how everyone will react.”“And how is that?”“You especially?” she asks with a humorless laugh. “You will lose your mind.”“That is because someone wanting me dead while using you as the messenger is not exactly comforting information, Malisha.”“I know.”“Then why hide it?”Her jaw tightens slightly. “Because I am tired.”That answer catches him off guard.Malisha exhales shakily before continuing. “I am tired of everyone looking at me like I am going to break at any second. I am tired of the voices. I am tired of feeling like my body is not fully mine anymore.” Her voice lowers. “And
The word settles heavily in the room. The fact that they’ll be coming soon seems to dampen every single one. The expression on everyone’s faces, shows that they all understand exactly how dangerous that single word is. Grayson’s arm tightens around Malisha instinctively. “What are we even going to do?”Leo immediately asks. Malisha shakes her head slowly. “I do not know.” But that is not entirely true. Because deep down? She thinks she does know, and that terrifies her. The voice has become more confident lately. More patient. Like it already knows something she does not. Sage notices the fear flicker briefly across her face. “You know something,” he says quietly. Malisha immediately looks away. “No.” That alone tells everyone enough. Grayson exhales sharply beside her. “Malisha.” She hates the disappointment in his voice. Because it sounds too close to hurt. “I just…” she starts before pausing. “I think it is getting stronger.” Nobody speaks immediately after tha
The silence surely is deafening. Training grounds were never this quiet. Had she known it was going to be this bad, she would train with Sage alone. Conversations died the moment she passed. How was she supposed to ignore that? She lets out a mental frustration. She was going to ignore
“Grayson, I do not appreciate the way you are speaking to me,” she says. “And mother, I do not appreciate the lies you are spreading. I thought we had found some common ground, and you understood that whatever it is you are planning will not happen?” “What common ground?” His mother asks in ann
Joanne looks at Grayson’s mother in shock. His father leaves the both of them sensing that the conversation is not for him. “You are actually really serious,” Joanne says in disbelief. “Of course, I am.” His mother says rising from her seat with grace. “I only want what is best for my son, and
She was so going to kiss him, and she knew it. She would blame it on her ovulation because Grayson was saying all the right things, and she obviously could not think clearly anymore. “You know, I will always want you, right?” Grayson asks lowly. “I would not know,” Malisha replies even though s







