MasukCHAPTER SIXTY:Saphielleâs POV: âYouâve been warned!â The old lady yelled at me, tears rolling down her cheeks. âStay away!ââThen tell me why?!â I shot back. âWhy do you keep coming to me if you won't give me clarification?âShe didn't answer; instead, she kept crying as I watched her form disappear slowly. Goddess. This was frustrating. I need to wake up. How do I leave the stupid dream?I was fucking sick and tired of coming back here. It drove me crazy!!!âSaphielle!â A familiar voice called out behind me, making goosebumps scatter across my skin.What the fuck? It couldn't be. I turned and the last person I expected to see, dressed like the rest of the soldiers with a sword in his hand was Azrael. âAzrael?â I gasped, taking in his form. âThis isn't real.âIt felt like I had to remind myself of that. This is a dream.But Azrael, he felt too real. The man before him was every bit the man I knew except his eyes.Where were his eyes?Why was there just plain skin where there s
CHAPTER FIFTY-NINE:Saphielleâs POV: It was going to take some getting used to. I still felt that slight ache in my heart. And I feel kind of awkward around her but itâll get better, I hope.I really want to let it go. I'll try.âDoes Kasper treat you well at least?â I asked moments later after we both settled down. She forced a laugh. âOf course, he's the sweetest.âThe way she talked⌠her body language⌠I wondered if I was reading too much meaning into it. If I should tell her he tried to get back with me recently.Wait. How did I forget that? I'd been so self-absorbed that I completely forgot about that..But I couldn't tell her. What if Iâm wrong? I mean, it could mean he was messing with me, right? After all his actions proved he never really liked me, even though he was trying to make us âwork.â Eventually, she asked me about my dream again. I gave in. âNot to be overly superstitious, but these aren't just dreams anymore,â She said quietly. âLast time we summed it up to y
CHAPTER FIFTY-EIGHT:Saphielle's POV:Liora?But that name doesn't ring any bells⌠Sure, it wasn't a common name but I know at least five girls in this dorm who bear it.âMom, is there anything else you can tell me about the night terrors from that time?â I asked, hopeful. âNo, hon. That's all I can remember,â she replied. âAnd please, Saphielle, keep your necklace on at all times. I'm begging you. Please, you knowâââIt was just that ONE time, ma.â She sighed. âIt still is dangerous. I'm so worried right now; I might go down to your school to confirm everything is fine. Please, protect it, guard it like it's your life or our family will be ruined.âHere we go again.âAnd you still won't tell me why a necklace holds the safety of our family?â She paused for a second. And then she spoke, âNo dear, itâs much safer for everyone if you're kept in the dark.âSame reply as always. Why did I even expect any valuable response? âAlright ma, I've gotta go. Say hi to dad for me.ââOkay, ho
CHAPTER FIFTY-SEVEN:Saphielle's POV:âYou wanna tell me what happened in your dream?â Leanne asked, breaking the awkward silence.âNo.âShe blew a breath, flexing her fingers around the wheel. âSame nightmares? The one with the woman and child?âI kept quiet. But she didnât take the hint.â⌠I don't see any marks on your neck like the last time. Was it because I woke you up?âUnable to hold back, I blurted. âIt changed. Now can you stop trying to spark a conversation?ââWait.â She eyed me briefly, completely ignoring my request. âWhat do you mean it changed?â âNothing,â I said firmly. âLet it go.âSurprisingly, she obeyed. Which was good because I had bigger problems and I wasnât even sure mom would pick up the phone. It's been three weeks since I tried reaching her.Minutes later, we pulled up to my dorm. âThanks,â I said quickly, climbing out of the car. I hurried up to my room, but as soon as I walked in, I was surprised to find someone sitting on my bed.âRina?â I frowned. Ri
CHAPTER FIFTY-SIX:Saphielle's POV:The heavy stench of burning flesh, the overwhelming smell of blood, I could almost taste its metallic taste on my tongue.It's happening again.But it's weird. This time I am aware it's a dream... or is it?Because it didn't feel like one, it felt familiar, like a memory⌠I can't explain it but it feels like this was something I was supposed to remember? It felt like my mind was trying to get me to remember what happened here but it made no goddamn sense.Goddess help me. Am I going insane?One thing is certain, though: it's the same dream I've been having. But the crying mother and her child aren't here. I don't know if I should feel relieved about that because the soldiers are still as violent as ever ignoring the cries of the people as they put an end to their lives one after the other without any mercy. Why are they doing this? Why is no one stopping them?More importantly, why do I keep dreaming about this place? About a world I never existed
CHAPTER FIFTY-FIVE:Azraelâs POV: âYou think heâll be okay?â Caspian asked, breaking the silence as I drove us up to the palace. âHe looked worried as hell.âAn annoyed sigh escaped me. âOf course he was worried. Why wouldnât he be when you ran your big mouth about âproblems we needed to tackleââ From my peripheral view, I could see his jaw drop dramatically, eyes widening..âOh, so itâs my fault now?â He retorted. âYou know damn well it is better to deal with this mess faster than let it linger. Like, yeah, you wouldn't be punished but the people would start talking if we let things get out of control.â I said nothing as I continued to focus on the road ahead.He was right though. Things could get out of control.People would talk. I know what this looked like; the heir to the throne killing alphas like they were bugs. The people would fear for their lives thinking it was worth so little. So it was better to give them an explanation earlier on, put their minds at ease, and do w
CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT:Saphielle's POV: Is it wrong to spy on your best friend? Izar said it wasn't wrong. He said he understood that I had been so worried about her, and even though she would get mad if she found out, she would realize that I hadn't done it with bad intentions.So, yeah. This was
CHAPTER FORTY-NINE: TW!!! Saphielleâs POV:My feet kept hitting the ground as I ran with no destination in mind. The wind brutally slapped and hit my face, drying the tears on my cheeks. I need this to be a dream. I need this to be a lie. But the ache in my chest proved it was all real. Leanne
CHAPTER FORTY-SIX:Saphielle's POV: âWhat do I do, Annie?â I sighed. âI can't keep having this confusing nightmare.âBut she's not listening, she's lost in her own head, her soda abandoned.I turned to Izarâwe'd made it a tradition to hang out whenever we all had free periods at the same time. âD
CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN:Azraelâs POV:Everyone had enough reason to be worried about me.I'm worried too. I can feel how strong he is, I can feel how hard he's trying to break me. Maybe going back to Rosita was the right choice but I wouldn't. I wasn't kidding when I said I wanted Saphielle and I wan







