Mag-log inDAISYI was dressed in a deep plum satin midi dress with a plunging V-neckline, fitted waist, and flowy skirt, accented by delicate shoulder tie straps. My hair was packed in a loose bun. Gideon wore a black suit set, a white dress shirt, a black tie, and black shoes.“You look beautiful. As always,” he whispered into my ear as we both stared at our reflection in the mirror.He stood behind me, his arms wrapped around my waist.“You also look breathtaking. As always,” I returned the compliment.“Not as beautiful as you, though,” he muttered, and I let out a little laugh.“I’m never going to win against you, am I?”“Never,” he leaned in and placed a kiss on my shoulder blade.As I continued staring at myself, I felt something was missing. Something to finish up the look.A necklace, I said to myself. I walked towards the jewelry drawer and scanned through the necklaces. My eyes caught the diamond necklace Jadis had gifted me.Using it wouldn’t be a bad idea, I thought as I picked it up
DAISYWe all turned our heads towards Lila, wondering what Axel meant.“Me?” Lila tilted her head to the side.“Yes, you. I forced my way into his head, and he was thinking about a redhead,” Axel explained.“And you automatically assume that that was me?”“You are the only redhead that I know that’s associated with him.”“Exactly. That you know. If you are worried about me being a betrayer, I would not defend myself. But I’d rather side with Gabriel’s enemy than side with him. I want him gone as much as you all want him to. And I am tired of being the center of your suspicions all the time. You’ve shown me time without a number that I do not belong here. I’m out,” the rage in her voice was volatile. Before anyone could say anything, she disappeared.“Wow,” Mother breathed, then turned her gaze at Axel. “Did you really see a redhead in his head?”Axel nodded in response.“She’s telling the truth. It wasn’t her,” Mother said.“Then who is it?” Axel wondered out loud.“Was this person a
AXELThe moment the cuffs circled Gabriel’s hands, I burst into his mind to read it. I knew Gabriel was powerful as hell, and those cuffs wouldn’t hold him for long. He was thinking about a redhead, but he didn’t clarify who it was. His thoughts were scattered, but it seemed she made him an offer, and he was considering it. Who could this redhead be? Lila?“Jokes on you if you thought this was going to hold me,” Gabriel grinned heavily. He snapped his gaze at Uncle Lucius. “Where did you get that necklace from?”“And how the hell is that your business?” Uncle Lucius retorted.I slowly walked towards Gabriel, pulling out my sword, while I also tried to read his mind.He snapped his gaze at me. “I feel really insulted that you all thought I could be restricted by a mere relic,” he groaned and performed a spell that made the cuffs crack. “Goodbye.”With that, he disappeared, and I let out a frustrated grunt. What I had counted on was reading his mind, but I couldn’t get anything tangible
LUCIUSMy wife, my mate, my baby girl had left only a few hours ago, and I really missed her already. I couldn’t wait for her to come back from the west.Right now, I was at the training ground with my brother, Maximus, and his son, the northern Alpha King, Axel.We were all training together. Even with the bones getting weaker with age, I still had to train for physical maintenance.Maximus and I had been fighting fiercely for a few minutes now, neither of us willing to back down.“So what’s the plan? Would you also fight on the said coronation day that Gabriel would be attacked?” Maximus asked as our swords clashed against each other.“I had always wanted to have that motherfucker’s head myself,” I told him breathlessly.“You are out of breath, brother,” Maximus groaned. “Just give up already. You don’t have to struggle to win against me anymore.”“Never!” I growled as I summoned my full strength, fighting fiercely until I successfully knocked the sword off his hand.His nose twitch
ALDRICI quickly picked myself up, despite the ache on my back from the impact of it colliding with the wall.“What are you doing here?” Amelia screamed at me as she lifted her hand to blast me with magic again.“Mother,” Daisy quickly stepped forward, stopping her. She reiterated everything I had just told them.“We don’t know if he’s lying though,” she concluded.Amelia fixed her gaze on me. “Is that so? Let’s hear it from your mouth.”Without hesitation, I said everything all over again.Once I was done, she sighed heavily. “He’s not lying.”“Then your service here is not needed anymore,” Gideon growled, his eyes darkening as he commanded, “leave. We have important things to discuss.”“Is this about Gabriel? If it is, then I demand to be involved. I was exploited. Used. Stripped of my fundamental rights. So I am also desperate to catch him,” I blurted.His eyes narrowed, venom consuming them as he growled slowly, “I did not stutter. Leave!”He bared his canines and his claws sprout
ALDRICI was on my knees in front of a man. A witch. He was in a black robe, holding a candle in one hand and, in the other hand, a golden cup filled with blood. I had lost sense of everything. I didn’t know where I was or what I was doing. Lilith stood in a corner of the room, her arms wrapped around herself as she watched.I couldn’t fathom what was happening.The witch cast spells as he moved the candle around my head in circles. After a while, he handed me the cup filled with blood.“Drink!” he commanded.Like I was under a spell, I took the blood and gulped it down. His laughter roared across the room. Loud, chilling, and evil.The loud laughter suddenly faded out and my eyes snapped open.I was drenched in sweat, my heart beating rapidly.I placed my hand over my chest and sighed in relief. It was a nightmare.“Are you okay?” Lilith asked beside me.I turned to look at her, and the second my eyes met hers, strange memories zapped through me all at once.My eyes widened in perple
VIOLET“We go through the same thing every time you have a date with him,” Daisy said exasperatedly as she helped me pick a dress for the date.“You say this as if we’ve gone on dates countless times.” I rolled my eyes as I picked up a blush pink chiffon midi dress with flutter sleeves and stared a
AXELI scratched the back of my neck, trying to think of a lie to tell.“I am listening,” Zara urged with a hard frown when I wasn’t talking.“It’s kind of a family issue, Zara. Please don’t make me share,” I said, pressing my lips together. “And I’d appreciate it if you don’t tell the principal,
AXEL“The fuck do you want to talk to me about?!” I growled as I tried to punch him again, but he dodged, punching me instead on my jaw. “You know where Violet is, yeah?” he growled, rage burning in his eyes. Without hesitation, I ducked and grabbed him by his waist, pushing him to the floor wit
AXELTo say that I was shocked that Silas agreed to allow Violet to remain in the school is an understatement. I had expected him to forcefully take her back. He snapped his gaze at me, a deadly glare shooting through his eyes. “I give you seven days to reject her, else you will find out what I w







