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The Queen's Mate Chapter 26
TANIA My body was a jittery mess with the giddiness which coursed through my veins. I awoke at the crack of dawn because of the slices of warm sunlight penetrating through the gap in my closed curtains. When I peered out the window I noticed that the weather was perfect for flying. Everything, for once, was going right in my life. The optimist in me was thrilled and felt that this was a long time coming. I deserved something to go right in my life after everything had gone terribly wrong. The pessimist in me, however, was rearing her ugly head. Anyone would get suspicious when things suddenly began working out for them after everything in their life fell apart. It could have been a strike of good luck which everyone needed at some point. Or, it could even be a nasty trick being played by the hands of fate just to leave you questioning your existence all over again. I stifled those negative thoughts as much as I could but, at the back of my mind, I felt them running their sharp claw
The Queen's Mate Chapter 27
SYLVAINI scrambled to my feet and leaped to the side to avoid the second blast of magic that Tania hurled toward me. She had sent my body across the room with so much force the first that it left an indentation on the moss-ridden wall and fractured a few of my bones. They were healing at a remarkably fast rate but I needed to keep her busy until I healed completely so I could shift if I needed to. "Tania..." I called her name once more hoping I could break through the trance she was under. It was as if she had lost herself in her mind, letting her greed for more magic control her. If I could just reach out to her—the real her—maybe I could drag her back to the surface. The last time she had siphoned from me this didn't happen. I quickly concluded that her overdoing it—over-siphoning—resulted in her losing herself. It was like an alcoholic who didn't know when to stop and caused havoc when they exceeded their limit. "Stand still so I can kill you," Tania growled but her voice didn'
The Queen's Mate Chapter 28
SYLVAINI paced the length of the room restlessly as I waited for Tania to awaken. Hours had passed since I had marked her. In that time, I had taken a shower and forced myself to eat because I needed the sustenance but I could barely stomach the food. All I wanted was for her to wake up so I could see if my marking her had worked or not. I'd face her wrath of being marked unwillingly as long as it worked. I didn't miss the irony of my situation. It seemed like my family had a tradition. My father had marked my mother without her consent because he didn't want another mate to reject him. Quade had marked Sydney because he had to save her, not because either of them wanted him to mark her. And me, I had marked Tania to restore whatever bits of sanity I could before she lost herself completely—again, not because she wanted me to. Of course, I wanted to mark her and make her mine. I wanted her to show off my claim on her because she was proud to be mated to me. But now, she would proba
The Queen's Mate Chapter 29
TANIA"What are we doing here?" I asked Sylvain as I stared down the rocky face of the cliff we were on. We were so high up that the oxygen seemed thinner here—making it difficult to breathe—and the icy breeze whipped around me almost burning my skin. "You said you wanted to go to the highest cliff and scream for everyone to hear that you've gotten your wings back," he nonchalantly shrugged and sat at the edge with his legs flailing feebly over the cliff, "this may not be the highest cliff but it will have to do."I remembered telling him those words—it was one of the last things I remembered before blanking out. The fact that he brought me here just because I had mentioned it was something I wanted to do had my heart swelling two sizes too big for my ribcage. It pained. Knowing that he would do something like that to make me happy made me elated but it also gave me a bucket load of pain. I wasn't sure how he did it. He must have been a smoother talker than I had pegged him for if h
The Queen's Mate Chapter 30
TANIAI didn't know how it happened or when it happened but somehow my mindset had shifted. Sylvain had gradually chipped away at the wall I had built around my heart until the entire thing crumbled. Now, he found a place in my heart, taking up a permanent residence and I wasn't sure I wanted him to leave. The thought of evicting him was unbearable. I couldn't imagine waking up and not being caged in his warm, strong embrace. I didn't want to go a moment without hearing his gruff, authoritative voice. I loved his goofy nature and how comfortable he was with himself. I didn't know how I lived my life without him but, now that he was a part of me, I knew I couldn't face another day if he had to leave my side. It wasn't the bond that had me opening up to him. The bond had just brought us to a place where being civil was our only option. It what his character and the way he carried himself that melted my anger and molded it into love. This foreign feeling which collided with me each tim
The Queen's Mate Chapter 31
SYLVAINI should have seen it coming and yet it still somehow took my breath away. My jaw was still unhinged when Zora left the room and my mind was still processing what Tania had said. Conviction dripped off her words. She spoke as if she had spent sleepless nights pondering the matter until she arrived at a confident outcome. It was that confidence that had a giddy smile twitching at my lips but I stifled it. Tania admitted, not only to me but also to herself, that she no longer wanted to sever the bond between us. In doing so, she made me the happiest man alive. I honestly didn't know what to expect from her. Nothing she did was predictable so, although we had fully mated, a part of me wondered if she still wanted to cut the link between us. Confirming that she didn't had hope inflating my chest cavity. There was now a greater possibility of her loving me and of us working out. Tania nimbly turned the book over in her hands as if she were scared any hasty movements would destroy
The Queen's Mate Chapter 32
TANIA"Are you sure this is a good idea?" I rocked on the balls of my feet anxiously as I glared at the entrance of the cave.It was originally my father's idea to use this cave to conduct council meetings. It seemed a bit over the top with the stone table and thrones but it was magically concealed which made it the safest place to meet. Apparently, Sylvain had called for a council meeting and all members decided tonight would be the best night to conduct it. "No," Sylvain was brutally honest when you needed him to be and I appreciated that quality, "I'm not even sure they will go along with what I'm proposing.""I don't even know what you're proposing," I pointed out with exasperation. From the moment he decided to drag me here I had tried to get the reason out of him but he remained silent and just told me not to worry.When I asked my father how come he wasn't joining the council meeting he simply shrugged and said that it was now my duty and he was stepping down. I was trained my
The Queen's Mate Chapter 33
SYLVAINI brought two fingers to my temple and began messaging in small circles to alleviate the building tension. Only a few hours remained until sunrise and yet everyone still bickered about the rules and guidelines of the treaty. Quade, Lilith, and I gave our input where we could but the rest was left up to Julian, Sydney, and Tania to sort out. They constantly argued like children, never coming to a single agreement. Sometimes I felt they did things just to spite one another. If they couldn't agree on anything it worried me. Our fate lay in their hands and, right now, it didn't seem like very capable hands. I was grateful they went along with my idea and no one tried to protest it. Julian had a right to have his reservations but I appreciated Quade having my back. He wasn't wrong when he said the mate bond was their best security measure against Tania. As another alpha, I also appreciated that he both respected and trusted me. I sank further in my seat when Julian shot up from hi
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