LOGINDorian clicked his tongue and rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly.Something very unlike Dorian."You were my first love, Maeve," Dorian said suddenly and bluntly.Delivered in that same flat tone of voice. His honesty struck the air between us."And you were also my first heartbreak. Scientifical
MAEVE POVThe cheers were deafening, echoing from the square and bouncing off the stone walls of Nightwhisper Palace. I stood at the threshold of the balcony doors. The cool spring breeze brushed against my face.There was no longer any freezing air or suffocating sulfur stench. The Capital had come
"Your skin color has returned to normal. No signs of tissue damage from the parasites. Congratulations, Princess, you're officially a mortal human who's completely useless in combat.""Thank you for your honest diagnosis, Dorian," I said, trying to sit up.Alaric immediately slipped two large pillow
MAEVE POVSunlight pierced my eyelids with scorching heat. I blinked, feeling my eyelids as heavy as lead. My body was stiff, and my muscles ached as though they had just been struck by a sledgehammer over and over again.Yet something felt very different. The cold that usually nested deep within my
“To hell with your magic!” I roared without the slightest hesitation. “To hell with this throne and your ancestors’ power! I don’t love your magic, Maeve! I love you! Throw away that damned magic and come back to me!”My words seemed to become an anchor in the storm inside her mind. The black haze i
ALARIC POV“Let me go, Bastard!” I roared, my voice cutting through the sound of the storm of darkness raging in the middle of the throne room.I struggled with all my strength, wrenching against Dorian’s hands as he tried to lock my neck and pin me to the shattered marble floor.“You’re insane, Ala
I freeze for a second.“You…” I whisper in disbelief.One of the Academy instructors. Or at least, what used to be him. The creature standing before me now is nothing but a monster without a mind or heart.He lets out a savage roar and swings his sword toward my neck.CLANG!I block the attack with
ALARIC POV“No.” Maeve’s voice comes out choked.She turns toward me and shakes her head. Fear is written all over her face. Even her hands are trembling from the shock.I grab Maeve’s hand and nod firmly. “Go. Now.”“I can’t. You and the others could get infected by the parasites. You know what tho
She hits me again, but this time I catch her wrist.“You can’t back out now, Maeve!” I growl, holding her tightly.“Then let me fight beside you at the gate!” Her sob finally breaks free. Her body trembles violently in my grip. “I would rather die torn apart beside you than live as a Queen without y
MAEVE POV"Meave, your only worth is your womb — bear an heir for Nightwhisper's allies." The elders' words echo in my chest.I stand before the mirror in my wedding gown, the high collar tight against my throat.My twin brother, Reeve, is the sun everyone adores. I am his shadow: the disgrace of th







