FAZER LOGINKylanThe smallest breath escaped Violet.My Violet…She looked tired because she had been holding too much together for too long. She had come from the Bloodrose to become a healer, and her life had taken a turn way too fast.She found out she was a witch, the crown prince’s mate, one of the few who was able to stop Baelor.None of us would blame her for simply being tired, and she had to know that.I gave her a small, calming smile, hoping she would be honest with herself. She let out a soft chuckle and shook her head like she herself couldn’t believe what she was about to say.“I can seal him,” she said. “I really don’t doubt that.”She hesitated as her gaze flicked to Dylan for just a split second before it turned back to me. “But it’s too easy for me to lose control because…” she trailed off, taking a deep breath. “I do get frustrated if things don’t go my way, and I don’t know how to control it.”I listened without interrupting.It turned out me and Pup were much more alike than
KylanAs soon as I finished talking, the table was full of confused faces. No one spoke right away.Sora and Lian frowned at each other like they were trying to make sense of it. Trinity and Dylan stared at me as if I was crazy, and Nate chuckled like it was a laughing matter.“So…what you’re saying is,” he frowned, “that your brother, who we are supposed to be fighting tomorrow, is asleep?”“Yes,” I answered. “And I just want to be clear. It really wasn’t me.”I heard Violet let out a quiet sigh beside me.She straightened a little and looked around the table, biting her lips nervously. “It was me,” she said. “I know it was.”“No, you don’t know that.”“It could’ve only been me,” she interrupted. “It must’ve happened around the time Baelor…you know. That’s the only explanation, and we both know it.”I shook my head. “Then it could’ve been me too.”I wasn’t completely oblivious.Just like her, I also knew what it felt like to have something that powerful inside me. It was overwhelming
KylanTears still streamed down the queen’s cheeks, and an uncomfortable ache settled in my chest. Even after everything, I could not stand seeing her like this.“I don’t know why I’m crying,” she huffed. “I regret the years we lost, but I suppose I brought this upon myself, didn’t I?”I lowered my head and blinked hard, forcing my own tears away. When I looked up again, I saw the embarrassment in her eyes. She did not want us to see her like this either.I stood up, and three heads snapped toward me at once. Kaelis, Kiora, and the queen all looked tense, as if they were bracing for something worse.Maybe they thought I would walk out like I usually did. But I couldn’t.Not anymore.Instead, I stepped closer, gathered some courage, and wrapped my arms around the queen.“Please don’t cry,” I whispered. “I didn’t say all that just to see you cry.”I did not know why I did it, but I leaned down and pressed a kiss to the top of her head. Maybe this was the comfort I had once hoped for, af
Kylan“I’m willing to listen.”The queen smiled as those words left my mouth. “Willing to listen,” she breathed. “That’s what I should have said years ago.”It was that smile on her lips that bothered me, because this was no smiling matter. A hot sensation burned within my chest as I suddenly began to wonder what the fuck I was doing here.I had this fear that I knew exactly how this would end.She might have taken responsibility for the way she handled things, but I just could not see her apologizing. That wasn’t her.The queen would tell me to apologize so we could all start over, I would refuse, and lose all the progress I had made regarding my anger. That’s how this would end…or how it could end.Kaelis and Kiora had gone completely quiet. I glanced back at them, then back at the queen as I waited for her to speak.“I spoke with Kaelis and Kiora,” she said. “About family, how much has changed over the years.” Her eyes shifted to my sisters. “And there’s also a lot I haven’t told y
KylanThe sound of the instructor’s loud claps filled the room. She stood in front of us with her hair pulled tight into a bun and shouted at Kaelis in frustration.“You are not giving it your all!”I barely held my laughter, looking at the woman’s face. It crinkled from all the stress she had probably endured these past weeks because this clearly wasn’t going anywhere.She clapped again, harder this time, making Kaelis stumble. I caught her instinctively and tightened my hand around her as we traveled across the floor.Even as I guided her, I could feel how stiff and tense she was. She was trying too hard not to mess anything up, and her face gave it all away.She looked like she was one wrong step away from panicking.At the side of the room, the queen and Kiora watched quietly.I leaned in slightly. “You look like you’re about to shit yourself,” I muttered. “Smile.”“I am smiling!” Kaelis hissed through her teeth, still moving. She had so much to say about me back in the throne roo
KylanI never thought I would be back in this room, but here I was. In Kayden’s room.I closed the door softly behind me and stood still for a moment, watching the morning light slip through the tall windows. My eyes followed the light all the way from the floor until it finally reached Lady Mona.She was sitting in the chair beside his bed, her face resting between her hands as she slept. She still wore the same dress from last night, only the fabric was wrinkled now. It looked like she hadn’t moved once.There was no doubt she must have stayed with him all night, just like she said she would.I knew I was unwanted, so I didn’t bother waking her. I ignored her and made my way to Kayden.Not much had changed from last night. His fragile body still lay in the bed, and as I looked down at him, I felt the strangest thing. That feeling was the reason I hadn’t closed an eye last night. Neither had Violet, for obvious reasons that I was sure didn’t involve Kayden’s condition.A few days ago







