LOGINChapter 7:Brooke’s POVI stared at Reid as he fought the urge to pace across the pavement, his hands balling into tight fists at his sides. After convincing the King to let us speak, he’d managed to avoid walking out on us or at least, he hadn't left until he stationed guards along every path leading from where I sat.“I swear, I’m going to kill him,” Reid snarled, his jaw ticking with barely suppressed rage.His eyes met mine for a fleeting second. I managed a faint smile, turning away as though I were completely consumed by the thought of ruining this man’s life the way he had ruined mine.“You need to lower your voice, Reid…” I faked a soft cough, biting my lip to keep my composure. “The guards can hear you.”He glanced toward them, exhaling heavily before coming over to sit beside me. I fought back the instinct to pull away, forcing myself to stay put. Everything ached. Ever since that dark room, my whole body throbbed with a deep, persistent pain. I still wondered how I was surv
Chapter 6Brooke’s POVI bit back a groan as the lady dabbed the concoction on my wounds, not even sparing me a glance. Digging my fingers into the sheets, I ignored her and kept my gaze on the roof, counting numbers until another jolt of pain spread through me.It’s been more than a day since the king and I had faced out in that dark room and every single thought I’d had about their marriage shattered right in that room.The king undoubtedly hated his wife. In fact, it seemed like he was trying to punish her for ever agreeing to marry him and the Queen must have tried her best to take all of it, knowing that she’d never been able to convince him otherwise.Even though I know that it was just my soul in that body, I couldn’t deny the pain I felt when Jade started to scream and scratch at the walls, looking for a way to get out of her own skin. We haven’t merged and yet, I was in so much pain with her that I thought we never going to escape it.And the king? He just watched her, puffin
Chapter 5Brooke/Jade’s POVA sudden cold crashes into me and a strangled groan rippled through the air. Shivers ran down my spine, forcing me to straighten my back. A low, strangled groan slipped from my throat and I coughed, pain exploding in my chest. Breathing felt like swallowing granite and I could feel my head being split into two with the intense pounding in my temples. I brought up a hand to touch my head but it didn’t move. Managing to gather my strength, I tried to lift up the other hand again but it’s also stuck. Sighing and nearly out of breath from the little struggle, I opened my eyes and the sudden brightness attacks my vision, forcing me to seal them shut again as I winced at the pain. I dragged in a few breaths before slowly peeling them open again, adjusting them to the light.The empty room stared back at me with hollowness, the light hung from the ceiling illuminating every corner of the room. A throbbing pain attacked my wrists as I tried to lift myself off the
Chapter 4My heart thumped. Sweat trickled down the side of my face.Both of my legs were so tightly shut and I didn’t care about the pain starting to run up my bones. I pressed myself against the car door and kept my eyes closed, counting the time until I could get out of this suffocating space with him.Just like I’d expected, he didn’t acknowledge me and I didn’t know if that made me feel better or worse especially since I knew he was fuming.The air around him exuded nothing but control and power. It was almost like every breathe he took seized mine into the confines of my own body and I couldn’t get it out. It was taking longer than ever to get to wherever we were headed and I dared not to turn my body in his direction, even though I’d been glancing at him secretly. His jawline was set in a hard line and I could almost taste the anger on my lips from just staring at it. His posture was as straight as a ruler as he looked straight ahead, almost not blinking at all. He looked li
Chapter 3Pitch black eyes. Cold. Empty.I clutched the edges of the bed subconsciously as they settled on me. Blood rushed into my veins and made its way harshly into my skull. I grabbed the sheets tightly, forcing myself to look away but they drew me in.My body froze in place. Fear coursed through my veins, my instincts telling me to run. I couldn’t even if I wanted to. The room was suffocating, my lungs were closing up and I couldn’t breathe. He was staring at me, eyes unmoving. His presence occupied the entire room, Reid disappearing into the background as we held each other’s gaze.“Your Grace. I didn’t know you'd be back so soon.” Reid broke the thick silence in the room and even then, I dared not to look away.He had me pinned in place. I feared if I breathed, it’ll be my last. There was something intensely chilling about this man that made my skin crawl and my body obey.I didn’t like it. I didn’t like him.Still trapped under his gaze, he took a step forward and I instincti
Chapter 2Beep. Beep. Beep.The beeping of the monitor didn’t sound like death. It sounded like a high pitched metallic shriek vibrating through my skull.“Call the doctor! The Queen is breathing!” Someone screamed from afar.A sharp, suffocating pain pierced through my chest, forcing me to gasp as air violently flooded my lungs. I tried to sit up, but the crushing weight on my torso made me arch my back and cry out. The voice that slipped past my lips wasn't my own, it was a high, fragile sound that felt utterly foreign.I blinked through a blinding, white glare. The dark woods, the mud, and the crimson blood moon were completely gone. Instead, bright fluorescent lights burned my retinas, and a chaotic blur of doctors in blue scrubs rushed toward my bedside.Instinctively, my shaky hands flew to my chest, expecting to feel the sticky warmth of my own blood and the deep wound where Lorelei had driven her silver dagger.It wasn’t there.My fingers brushed against smooth, premium silk.







