Se connecterVioletMy mind drifted back to the conversation from earlier, a sigh escaping me.The day had been too quiet and tense.For me…After I told them about my suspicions, no one really said anything. They nodded, processed it, and then went on about their day without thinking about it too hard.Even now, at evening Elite training in the indoor training center during Rochwall’s class, everything went on like usual. Dylan was somewhere off to the side with some of the other guys while Nate’s laughter echoed across the room at something Mandy had said.Trinity, who had finished classes earlier, talked about going shopping with some of the girls.They all just moved like the world wasn’t possibly ending, and Kian wasn’t out there somewhere…waiting.I didn’t know what I expected. Panic? Questions? A bigger reaction?Instead, I got nothing. Maybe they were just processing in their own way. Or maybe they didn’t want to face it until they had to. But it could also be that I was just overthinking
VioletI looked at Kylan, waiting for my sight to return to normal as everything was still a blur. My eyes were wet, my body was shaking, but at least it happened while I was in his arms.This dream…this nightmare, was way more intense than the others. Then a thought suddenly hit me, and my breath hitched.“Breathe,” Kylan instructed.I shook my head, trembling harder. “I didn’t save them…I didn’t save them!”My eyes squeezed shut again. I needed to go back. I couldn’t believe I ran. I actually ran and left them there when I could’ve saved them. My parents were right there, and I turned around and ran like a coward.When nothing happened, my eyes flew open.“No, no. You don’t understand!” I tried to explain. “I have to go back and save them.”“Who?” Kylan asked, his hands gripping my arms.“My mom and dad.” I rubbed my face with my palm, trying to ground myself. “And Kian? He was there, Kylan. Kian was there!”“It was just a nightmare—”“You don’t understand!” I shook my head frantica
VioletA soft sigh escaped me as Kylan’s lips found my neck where he had marked me just a while ago. It was past midnight, and lightning still flickered through the rain outside. Not that either of us noticed.My knees pressed into the mattress on either side of his hips, and my hands pushed against his bare chest as I tilted my head to give him more access.I needed him. All of him.His fingers dug into my waist, pulling me closer, guiding me against him in a slow rhythm that made my breath catch.“Kylan,” I sighed out. I just wanted to feel close to him again. Or so I thought…All I had to do was fully let go, allow myself to feel, but my eyes kept opening. Every few seconds, they would find his face, searching and checking for that red glow I feared. The one he had claimed Valerius had stored away.I really wanted to, but it was frustrating. Not being able to close my eyes and lose myself in him like before. I truly thought everything would be okay again and was ready to dive back
Violet“So let me get this straight,” Kylan said. “The professor everyone has been losing their minds over is Jason?” he asked. “The same Jason who was still a kid last time we saw him?”“Yes,” I confirmed.“And Aelius sent him here to teach you how to heal shadow wounds.”“Yes.”“And he wants us to come to Bloodstone Haven tomorrow night because Aelius needs your help and it’s about your parents?”“Well, our help,” I corrected. “But yes!”After class this morning, I had nearly knocked over two desks trying to follow Jason out the door. But he refused to give me more answers. All he did was tell me to wait until tomorrow with that perfect smile of his and those dimples.I walked closer to Kylan as we followed the path away from the Starlight gates. We had gone far enough from campus that no one could hear us, and we were surrounded by trees and silence.Even though it hadn’t even been that long, I had missed him. Missed this. It felt nice, finding comfort in him again.My thoughts dri
KylanI walked beside Nate as we left for our final class of the day. Combat training.The halls were busy as students rushed past us, desperate to get to their next class. It should’ve been a normal afternoon, but for some reason it didn’t feel like it. I couldn’t quite put my finger on it.“Kaelis sent me this message last night.” Nate pushed his phone in my face, and I turned the other way. It had to be at least the tenth time he’d brought her up today. “She said she’s counting down the days, and I told her so are we.”“Are we?”Nate looked at me as if I had just asked him the strangest question. “Yes!” he stated. He kept talking, and I forced myself to listen. Or tried to.But my sister coming here wasn’t something I was looking forward to. It didn’t matter that we had made up or that things were much better between us. She was still Kaelis, and Kaelis was a problem. Chaotic.So was Nate. They didn’t mean to be, but they just were. That was the worst part.Together? I didn’t even
VioletI tried to focus on the black apple in front of me. Everyone had received one after Jason’s demonstration, and now the room was filled with students attempting to replicate what he had done.Everyone was failing. Including me.“This is going to take months to master,” Trinity muttered beside me. Her hands hovered over her own apple. “There’s no way we’re getting this in one class.”Trinity never bragged much, but she had exceptional talent in healing. Yet even she was struggling.No matter how much I thought about it, it didn’t make sense. I knew I wasn’t using my eyes, but I had seen what I could do with my hands before. Experienced it. And if a child of blood couldn’t do this, then what could I do?I tried again. My palms hovered above the apple, trying to pull the darkness out. The action only seemed to be draining the energy out of me.Either I wasn’t trying hard enough, or I was too focused on Jason. Every few seconds, my eyes would drift toward him as he moved through the
Kylan“You must’ve gone through a lot,” Jack spoke, his voice hoarse. “And I am so sorry no one was there for you. Both of you.”A lump formed in my throat, and it took a few seconds for me to react, mainly because I didn’t know what to do with something like this. From Violet? Sure. But not with a
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
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







