ログイン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
Kylan~Two months ago~I had walked so far I didn’t recognize where I was anymore, and ended up at a small clearing between the trees.There was no one in the woods, and nothing but silence as I looked up at the blood moon. It was massive, larger than the average moon, and burned a deep red. It was…breathtaking.If only the reason behind it wasn’t so terrifying.When I was a little boy, Mom used to tell me the blood moon was the Moon Goddess crying. She would pull me close and warn me to stay inside. To stay away from the darkness that crawled out during nights like this. The king used to laugh at her. I used to ask her how she knew, but she never answered.Now I think she might’ve been right…This was the moon that held ancient power. Power strong enough to transfer something that dark from one vessel to another.It wasn’t our moon.It was Baelor’s…I took a breath.Was I scared?Fuck yes! Who wouldn’t be?Though I certainly didn’t want to leave Violet alone, I wasn’t scared of dyi
KylanI regret marking you…Those words had been in my head all night. They followed me into my sleep, haunted my dreams, and when I woke up this morning…they were still there.They were taunting me…Yesterday shouldn’t have happened.I didn’t regret not telling her about it.I didn’t regret protecting her.But I did regret those words…The truth would’ve come out one day, and I was going to tell her myself. I know she was only trying to gain her trust, but why did Lumia have to interfere?A sigh left me as I stared at the ceiling, my back leaned against the wall. It was something I used to do when I first came to Starlight, when I didn’t have the high towers Mom insisted on.My jaw tightened as I replayed everything for the thousandth time. I remembered every word. Every look, and every tear that fell down her cheek. Even her sobs as I walked away.I regret marking you…Good job, Kylan.A huff escaped me. Of course Valerius had scolded me right after, and rightfully so. A mate bond w
VioletWe had led Kylan to the kitchen and were already standing in front of the pantry. Sora reached for the handle, but her fingers froze halfway.That’s when I heard it too.The three of us glanced at each other as muffled sounds came from the other side. That could only mean one thing.Kayden w
VioletTalk to my dad?Right.That was the deal we had made in the garden.He would talk with the queen, and I would talk with Fergus. My smile weakened. “After all of this is over.”I was really going to do it, but after seeing everything, after hearing Fergus question whether Little Violet had be
KylanI glanced at the clock, thinking it might move at the pace I wanted it to if I stared hard enough.Six.The celebration would start soon, but that wasn’t why I wanted time to move faster. I just wanted it all to be over. The howl, the sealing, Kayden, everything.I stood in line with my eight
KylanThe 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 w







