登入SERAPHINA~~One second, I was sitting in a bedroom within the childhood home I never thought I would find peace in, carrying my daughter on my lap. But the next second, I was pulled out of that reality and gently shoved into a realm I didn’t know how to navigate. I had no choice but to struggle for control. But soon I heard Celeste’s voice in my head, “Relax, Mama. Let go.” W-what? I tried to make use of the same link I felt her through, but for some reason, I couldn’t connect to her. I could sense her presence, perceive her smell, and hear her heart beating, yet I couldn’t connect to her. Not in this realm that seemed completely out of my control. But somehow, Celeste was in charge, and the second I listened to her, I didn’t have to navigate. Instead, I was carried on floating clouds, or should I say something close to that? Anyway, I soon found myself in the middle of a forest. And I wasn’t alone. I was surrounded by warriors, both Lycans and werewolves, on one side. On
SERAPHINA~~Death had shown itself to me in so many different ways. I have seen it happen in the Lycan hospital more than a few times. I have witnessed it as a healer, and I have seen near-death experiences that were just too—too near to death. Perhaps that was why I had held on to hope for the past few days, convincing myself that Rexton’s death wasn’t permanent. “He would wake up soon.” I have told myself countless times in the past four days. “Nicola can heal him. He just needs time.” That was funny because I knew that the heart of even the strongest being in the realm couldn’t survive after being still for over four days. There was no way… and time wasn’t on Rexton’s side anymore. Yes, I knew that. Yet, I disregarded the fact, longing for the second someone would come into the Beta Mansion to tell me that Rexton was back. That he was alive. That he was–“Mama…” My daughter’s voice yanked me out of my thoughts, causing my eyes to leave the plain white wall I had been star
KIERAN~~The heart. It has always been a powerful organ, but also the weakest. Aside from the brain, the heart was the powerhouse of the entire body, and even the most powerful being on the surface of Earth will fall as long as the heart remains dead, lacking beats.The same organ that had made Rexton one of the bravest… that in fact helped him to make a big sacrifice was also the same organ that kept him cold on Nicola’s table, lifelessly. The irony. And not to compare the loss of his life to my heartache, but Rexton’s heart wasn’t the only one that failed that day. Mine did too in so many ways that I could think of as I held on to Ina, keeping her from sacrificing her own life to revive the man she obviously cared about. Her destined mate. I mean, he was destined to be her mate for a reason, right? The Goddess wouldn’t have made a mistake. Perhaps she knew that Rexton was a good guy deep down, even though he had made some grave mistakes. Maybe she knew he was a better matc
SERAPHINA~~“No.”The word tore from my throat before my brain could even process the cold finality of Nicola’s words.I threw the wool blanket that Kieran had placed over Celeste and me off my legs, ignoring the sudden protest of my healing muscles as I swung my feet over the edge of the metal bed. The floorboards felt like solid ice beneath my bare feet, but the freezing shock was nothing compared to the roaring fire that suddenly flared to life inside my chest.“Ina, what are you doing? Stay down!” Kieran’s voice slammed into our mind link, sharp with panic as his hands instantly reached out to catch my shoulders, stopping me from placing Celeste on the bed.“He can’t be gone, Kieran!” I snarled back through the link, my voice echoing with a fierce, royal authority I didn't even know I could summon right now. I pushed past his arms, my eyes locked on the flatlining monitor across the room.I didn't care if Rexton was a monster. I didn't care if this was his ultimate manipulati
SERAPHINA~~I got more than the answers I bargained for. Kieran told me everything, making me understand that Rexton had apparently asked Nicola to perform a forbidden ritual that linked his life force to Celeste. Even if I heard it a million times, I probably still wouldn't believe it. I mean, if I couldn’t wrap my head around it after Kieran, the man I trusted with everything, explained to me, I didn’t know what else could convince me. “Rexton… He is a selfish Alpha who is only capable of fighting for his interest, K,” I argued with Kieran. I wasn’t the one who went to a deadly war, but I still argued with facts because I believed I knew Rexton more than anyone else. “I suppose Celeste became his interest, Ina… because he did save her even when I couldn’t.” Kieran breathed into my mind, his shoulders falling as if he had been stricken by sadness. I hated it… I hated the fact that his words made sense.I hated that the crushing reality of it settled heavily into my chest, fo
SERAPHINA~~“You should get some rest, Princess Seraphina.” Nicola’s voice was what took my attention and eyes off my daughter after I embraced her and relished in the fact that she was truly safe in my arms. “Rest? How long have I been out?” I asked, my eyes finally settling on someone other than Kieran and Celeste since I regained consciousness. That simple movement of my eyes didn’t satisfy the curiosity burning within me. In fact, it triggered more questions because I got to see so much more than Nicola’s tired face. I saw Remi sitting on the other bed, which I knew was in the lab before I passed out, and Ethan was right by her side. Of course, I wanted to ask if she was okay and knew why they were in the lab, but then my eyes found another familiar body. And this one was lying on a bed that had been placed where Nicola’s huge research table used to be. Rexton… and he looked like–“A dead body?” I heard Kia’s voice for the first time, and of course, she completed my thou







