MasukVioletKylan looked down at our hands for a moment.“Barely,” he said. “It’s really just me. My thoughts, feelings, body.” He tugged my hand. “It’s all me. Valerius keeps it contained.”I nodded slowly, processing. “So if we…you know,” I blinked. “It’s not like your eyes will suddenly turn red and you’ll start saying ‘Child of Blood,’” I said, my voice dropping.Kylan burst out laughing. As the sound filled the room, I realized how much I had missed it, and it hadn’t even been that long. I just loved the way that genuine laugh would make his whole face light up. It was hard to get that out of him, but not for me.He reached out and softly flicked my forehead.“Maybe we do need to go to Aelius,” he said, still chuckling. “Because you’re being weird again.”“I am serious!” I laughed, rubbing my forehead. Our laughter faded as we stared into each other’s eyes. His hand traveled to my cheek, and he stroked it gently. Then we both leaned in, and he rested his forehead against mine.“Weird
VioletKylan’s eyes lit up. Which was strange, considering I had just told him I was disappointed in him. He almost seemed relieved.“Do you want to talk about it?” he asked. “About your disappointment?”I suppose talking about it gave him a bit more hope. He had been pushing for this conversation.My eyes scanned the busy diner. Students were walking past, laughing, eating, and these seats were a bit too light for a conversation that heavy. This wasn’t the place.I nodded my head. “I want to try,” I said. “But it’s probably best in your room. I don’t know how intense it might get, and my eyes…”“Intense?” Kylan repeated. “What do you think might happen?”There was this confused look in his eyes.“Like I said,” I told him, “I’m afraid we might never agree on this. No matter what you tell me.” I went on. “But I’d like for you to make me understand because I really want to.”He bobbed his head. “Yes, then we’ll do that,” he agreed. “Whatever you want.”~That’s how we ended up in his ro
VioletWe gazed at each other. It felt strange. In front of me was still the same Kylan. The same person who could make my heart skip a beat, the same face I had memorized a thousand times, but there was still something underneath it.Something I couldn’t unsee.‘Say something!’ Lumia urged.I was just about to. But then Nate pulled away from Trinity and greeted me with a slight, playful push on the shoulder. “What’s up with you two?” he asked, glancing between us. “You’re being weird.”Kylan chuckled softly, his eyes never leaving mine. “Nate,” Trinity smiled. I knew she had read the situation from a single glance. She grabbed his arm. “Let’s go for a walk.”“Just the two of us?” Nate asked. He never got his answer, but the two of them started walking away together, leaving us behind.Now the silence was really suffocating as both of us were cracking our brains, trying to find a place to start. There was a gap that had to be filled, and it was one that had never been there between us
Violet“How are your eyes?”“They’re alright,” I mumbled, not daring to look at her. Trinity.We walked side by side through the busy courtyard. It was late in the afternoon, and we had just finished our last class. Usually, she would’ve run off to Dylan and I would’ve gone to Kylan, but things were different today.She suddenly moved in front of me, walking backwards so she could face me. “You are not alright,” Trinity said. “You just told me this morning that you almost lost control again, and we both know it has got to do with him.Kylan…“And you won’t tell me what he’s done to you, but you also told me not to tell anyone about it,” she hissed.A tired sigh left my lips. Nothing was alright.My eyes were a huge risk, my mind was a mess, but what was I supposed to say? That I had found out my mate was ‘embracing’ the devil, and that the only thing keeping me from burning everything down was the tiny bit of self-control I had left?That he had hurt me more than I wanted to admit, bu
Kylan~Present~I opened my eyes, the memory fading.That was the night everything changed. I had made a choice that I couldn’t take back. I didn’t want to take it back.But I had also made her a promise I wouldn’t forget. I had promised to always be there for her, and that wasn’t exactly what I was doing right now.I could still feel her pain, and I doubted even half of it had anything to do with Baelor, and more with the words I had said to her.“No,” I muttered under my breath. “Not like this.”I pushed myself up from the bed. Thorne and Jumpie shifted off me immediately, both of them watching as I stood.‘Kylan!’ Valerius warned.‘I need to at least tell her I didn’t mean it,’ I said. ‘That I do not regret this bond, and that I love her. I don’t want them to feel any pain, and I know you agree.’Valerius let out a heavy sigh.He agreed.It didn’t take long before I was already out the door, on my way to her dorm. I knew she was still in there…still hurting.I didn’t even know if
Kylan~Two months ago~I tried to breathe through it, but I couldn’t. The shadow was halfway inside, suffocating me. It was the same feeling I had already felt once before, but a thousand times worse.The power was too much, too dark…My body was just about to give out, but then I felt Valerius.He surged forward, pushing through me with everything he had, and took over. I caught a glimpse of his purple eyes in the reflection of the blood moon, and the choking stopped.Suddenly, I could breathe again.I could focus, and somewhere in that focus, I managed to control the darkness. The shadow continued traveling through me.I felt it in my veins, in my bones, and in my soul. Everything was on fire as my skin and my chest burned. As the shadow spread further, it felt as if I was being torn apart from the inside, but I could take it this time.It was all because of Valerius.I felt the final impact through my beating heart, and then it stopped. Thorne’s red eyes, my purple eyes…Startled
VioletPrepare ourselves?How?Aelius gave the order so calmly, like we were all supposed to have any idea what that meant. Jason moved first. He grabbed Little Violet and Little Dylan’s hands, leading them to the center.Both children looked at him with big eyes. “It’s going to be okay,” Jason rea
VioletThe moment the guards opened the doors to the throne room, there was a slow creaking sound, and every head inside snapped toward us. All the noise and chatter that filled the room a second before had disappeared.I held onto Kylan as I scanned the room, taking in all the faces. The council m
KylanNate and I walked side by side past the gates. It suddenly felt as if everything was back to normal again, but I knew it wasn’t.This was the first time we had actually walked together since everything went to hell, and if Nate didn’t have something serious to tell me, I wasn’t even sure he’d
VioletI woke up with two strong arms locked around my body. Kylan held me so tightly, I barely even felt the cold air brushing against my bare chest.It had been like this for hours, and he hadn’t let go of me since I fell asleep in his arms last night.A small smile tugged at my lips, and I leaned







