SONG OF THE CHAPTER: CARRY ME BY TAYC.RHEA'S POV: The night is thick with whispers and even the stars seem to retreat behind layers of stormy cloud as I stand at the edge of the sacred grove, the weight of the mirror cradled in my arms. It’s older than the court itself, carved from obsidian kissed by lunar fire. The Court Faes call it forbidden... too dangerous, too unpredictable, but I don’t care. Not when Lucien’s soul is fading somewhere beyond the veil, slipping further from me with every breath I take. My hands tremble as I lower the mirror to the moss-covered altar stone. The runes beneath my skin hum with disapproval, but I ignore them. I press my fingers to the etched edges of the mirror and whisper the incantation I stole from the scrolls hidden beneath the Queen’s chamber.The surface of the mirror shimmers. My heartbeat stutters. I have to do this incase the dragon plan does not work. This is my only solution... I have to do this... I keep trying to conv
SONG OF THE CHAPTER: PARANO BY DDB.RHEA'S POV: The maid walks beside me in silence, her steps light and practiced, but I can feel her side-glances. She's curious or maybe wary. I’m not sure which unnerves me more. That's her business. The halls of the palace unfold like a memory I’ve tried to forget. The marble underfoot glows faintly, pulsing with enchantments laid centuries ago. Tall archways rise above us, carved with runes of protection and power, but the air feels cold, too pristine like a shrine built over something long dead. My eyes trail over the walls; faint golden veins shimmer inside the stone like living starlight. The windows are made of spun crystal, catching the moon’s reflection and scattering it across the corridor like broken promises. I used to dance in those moonbeams. I used to believe this place was beautiful.Now, it feels hollow and empty. We pass through a garden corridor where ivy glows silver in the dark. The same ivy I once used to bra
SONG OF THE CHAPTER: HAVE YOU EVER BY BRANDY. RHEA'S POV:The portal opens like a wide wound in the fabric of the world. It hums, quiet and treacherous, in the clearing where moonlight spills over frost and grass. The Guardian waits beside me, his stance rigid, his jade eyes unreadable. The Guen brothers stand behind, watching with a silent intensity that pins my spine straight. Kaia hugs me first, tight and fierce. "Come back with him," she whispers.Ezra doesn’t say anything, but he clasps my hand for a long moment, his grip warmer than I expect. Rowan offers a nod, the kind that speaks volumes. I understand what he's saying: If they hurt you, I burn their kingdom down.I step into the portal and light swallows me whole.*** The Fae Realm hits me like a memory I tried to bury. Familiar and terrifying but beautiful and cruel. Everything here glimmers. Trees shimmer with crystalline bark and blood-red blossoms. The air tastes like magic. Alive. It dances across my ski
RHEA'S POV: I wake up to the sound of my name. The voice is soft, drawn out. Like a memory not fully mine.“Rhea...” I sit up, my heart slamming against my ribs, sweat slicking my skin despite the frost curling at the edges of the windows. The moonlight pouring through the glass is too pale, too still. And I know without needing to check the time that it’s him. Lucien’s name is stitched into the fabric of my bones now. I feel his absence the way lungs feel drowning. I stumble to the bathroom. Cold water splashes across my face but does nothing to banish the dizziness that’s becoming far too familiar. My reflection blurs. My veins pulse silver, only for a second, then fade. It’s the magic. Or more precisely... the vow. I press my hand to the center of my chest. There’s a weight there, invisible but constant. A pull. A thread of soul-string wound tightly from my heart to his. Wherever he is. Downstairs, the Guen Pack house is hushed. The others are still recovering. Kai
AUTHOR'S NOTE: SO BOOK TWO MIGHT BE A SLIGHT BIT DIFFERENT FROM THE SITUATION THAT HAPPENED WITH LUCIEN BECAUSE OF THE PLOT. NOTHING ELSE CHANGES. NOW, LET THE ADVENTURE BEGIN!!RHEA'S POV: Ash still clings to the wind, stinging my lungs as I run. The battlefield lies behind us like a nightmare unspooling into daylight, but there’s no waking from this. Not yet. "Kaia!" I scream, my boots slipping in the mud slicked with blood and magic residue. I skid to a stop, heart punching against my ribs as I spot her... kneeling.I hope she's not hurt or worse stabbed. Her auburn hair is tangled, her face streaked with dirt and tears. She’s cradling something. No, someone.Lucien. My breath catches. He’s limp in her arms, black veins crawling like vines up his neck. His eyes, usually so sharp, so guarded, are closed, his mouth slightly parted as if he fell mid-word. A sickly shimmer of dark magic dances across his skin, pulsing with each slow, dragging heartbeat. “No, no, no,” I w
AUTHOR'S NOTE: HI GUYS! WE HAVE COME TO THE END OF BOOK ONE AND BOOK TWO WILL BE STARTING IN THE NEXT CHAPTER. THIS DOESN'T MEAN KAIA'S STORY HAS ENDED. IT JUST MEANS WE WILL BE LOOKING AT ANOTHER COUPLE AS THE MAIN FOCUS. ENJOY!RHEA'S POV: The wind is sharp tonight, like it’s trying to cut through the layers on my top, like it knows I have something to lose now. The stars are scattered like stones across the black velvet sky, but I don’t look up. My eyes are fixed on him... Lucien. His chest rises and falls in slow, uneven breaths. The healers said he’s stable but unfortunately, stable doesn’t mean awake. Stable doesn’t mean alive, not really. It just means not dead. Not gone. And I don’t know if that’s better or worse. The edge of the bed is cold beneath my feet, the ground crusted with cement from the earlier renovations done in his room. I kneel beside his bed, my fingers hovering over his hand, not daring to touch him, not tonight. I’m afraid even the weight o