LOGINChapter 94KAI's POVMarcellan was my alarm this morning because his entry made me wake up. He raised a brow when he turned around after shutting the door behind him, only to find me sitting up on the bed."You used to be a deep sleeper. Were you already awake, or...?"I hissed so hard that he raised both brows, his mouth widening into an 'O' before he wrapped a hand over his chest."Wow. I suppose it's not exactly a good morning."My hair was sprawled all over my face. Shoving my lips to one side, I blew out a breath, trying to get the strands away. That's how weak I felt when I woke up this morning."It's not.""Aw." He cooed and came to occupy the edge of the bed where he could look into my eyes. "Tell me about it.""Oh, I'd gladly do so, except you're already aware," I said, twisting his rhetorical question into one that felt as though he'd actually asked.I rested my back against the headboard, one knee brought up to my chest while the other slanted toward the floor, my heel maki
Chapter 93KAI's POVIt was midnight when I went to see Alex in our room. My breathtaking Luna was asleep, curled up on his side. A headlamp was strapped to his head, its band having latched deep into his strands, and I wondered how that hadn't discomforted him.A chuckle escaped me.I sat on the edge of the bed, content to simply watch.Alex was the most beautiful Omega I'd ever seen. Blessed with such perfect sculpting, he looked unbelievable. From his height to the shape of his body and the warmth of his beige skin, everything about him captivated me. The light spilling over his shut eyes caught against lashes that were almost unfairly thick, as though he'd brushed them before falling asleep.His skin glistened beneath the influence of stars and shadows. Not even the darkness could steal his spotlight. I gave him another once over, unable to stop myself.His fingers stretched out before him, one palm resting flat against the bed while the other lay beneath the pillow supporting his
Chapter 92KAI's POVI was the only one who remained after Alex's outburst, as breakfast faded into nothing more than a cynical affair.He was truly a light in any space, and my decision had flickered out that light, blurring it beneath what I believed was protection.My thoughts spiraled, and I zoned out for the longest time. The sun had climbed high above the clouds, its gleaming nature resiliently brightening the sky, when I finally left the spot.For the next thirty minutes or so, I spent most of my time taking a stroll. My wolf helped maintain my metabolism, and so the heat wasn't much trouble.As I passed by, more maids and guards bowed their heads in respect to my title, and it gave me much to think about.Precisely why I needed Alex protected.The Michaelson line was much too important. The world was tainted. People were dying, and someone had to help protect and safeguard it until the world was cleansed of danger and evil again.And now that Alex carried the next heirs, he he
Chapter 91Kai wasn't in the bed with me when I woke up the next morning, so I went on with completing my morning routine. Even when I finished, my nostrils still couldn't catch his scent.His scent had completely faded, a clear sign that he had left no less than an hour ago.The maids came to clean the room, and when they slid the curtains open, the morning sun poured in, gleaming across every solid object in the room.I made my way out, and through the directions given to me by one of the doormen, I ended up in a greenhouse.It was a small greenhouse beside a swimming pool. To the left was the greenhouse, the crops soaking in the sunlight, and to the right was a chatter formed by Kai, Marcellan, and Clawface.The swimming pool sat in the middle, its top covered.“Damn, you bagged a beauty. Look at that baddie,” Marcellan commented first. His comical tone was a drastic opposite of how he had been the day before.I sincerely did not wish to see such a Marcellan again.Clawface’s stoic
Chapter 90I woke up to a familiar warmth. Kai wrapped me in his embrace, his linen shirt having glued itself lightly to my cheek.My eyes opened slowly to a dimly lit room. Our room. The duvet felt softer than I remembered when Kai was not here.“You slept like a baby,” he said. The rumble of his chest reverberated against the side of my face as I rested on him, his steady heartbeat grounding me.“I’m a baby,” I stirred, stealing a glance at him. “Your baby.”“Yes, you are,” he finalized.Silence wafted in, and we let it settle between us.I took the chance to think about what had happened earlier. Though the interior design still carried its familiar beauty, I could not say the same for the outside world.“Do you think the others would see me as a monster?”“No,” his response came too quickly.I pressed on.“They say the things I did. I didn’t even know I could do that. I didn’t even know I got lost inside myself.”“Do you remember what happened?” he asked, his neck angled so he cou
Chapter 89Alex's POVIt was a day the sun was shadowed by the moon and darkness had overtaken the light, and I hadn't been there.I failed to save them. Or perhaps I brought the wraith.This was no ordinary massacre. People didn't die this way.Bodies lined the rugged ground. In fact, there was no path anymore. The stench of death was suffocating, and it made my muscles ache from the amount of shivering and fidgeting I'd been trapped in.Yet my focus remained, most expectedly, on one person. The love of my life. The father of my babies. And it was all because I hadn't saved him. All because I failed to be the Peace-bearer Aetherblood.I failed woefully."I'm sorry," I broke. Tears blurred my vision. Like rain, they slipped down my lashes. I sat beside Kai's lifeless body. The side of his face that wasn't crushed told me of the pain he'd endured and the disappointment of me not being there for him."I'm so sorry."I repeated the words like a mantra. There was nothing more I could do.
Chapter 84LEO's POV"My Luna." The familiar voice of Ser Cavriel reached Leo inside the cell.Leo rose to his feet."Are we being attacked?"Dust clustered down from the bricks, reminding Leo of the many wars the House had since witnessed, yet every time it had prevailed. He never let anyone who t
Chapter 83LEO's POVThe crackling of fire as it burned wood into ash was unmistakable. Its constant flickering met Leo's stare. He was more lost in the flames than he was in his own thoughts.The damage done was more than his heart could take, and so anything was a distraction from the pain. Perha
Chapter 82LEO's POVHis legs took him as deep into the forest as they could. The night was the darkest Leo had ever seen, and he'd seen quite a lot.His uncle was dead. His backbone had been snatched from him.What else remained?He had completely lost.The pain was far more excruciating than his
Chapter 81We veered into the ballroom, commotion an inseparable dye in the atmosphere. The entire royal family was here, and just outside the doors were the paparazzi, carrying along with them the newscasters.Tonight's event was definitely one that wouldn't go without being broadcast.My eyes met







