Ashton remained quiet and continued to move until we reached the edge of Lake Ramsy. Small ripples danced around it as harpies swam below. From my vantage point, I could just make them out through the plants and rocks that sat at the bottom of the lake. "What are those?" Ashton asked, squinting dow
I slowly reached out a finger and pressed it against the smooth skin of Serenity’s little hand. As I did so, it clenched, grabbing hold as tightly as a tiny little creature could. "She’s perfect." I whispered, feeling tears pricking at my eyes. Never in my life had I ever considered myself the emo
"You can leave if you’re going to be like that." Antoine continued poking that beast. "I’m pretty sure I can find someone else to go along with Thia." Despite his attempt to keep calm, Antoine’s aura had begun to trickle off of him and reach towards Ashton, who was already on high alert. These bro
"I’ve asked nicely." Ashton said quietly, his eyes flashing gold. "If I have to ask again, I’m not going to be so nice." "Could you two calm down?" Antoine’s voice drifted towards us, but it sounded like a soft whisper in my ear. The room seemed to vanish all around me, and all that was left was m
Club music blared and colored lights danced around the floor beyond. Carlos, the DJ, was set up and ready to do his thing while I busied myself cleaning cups. This was how my nights usually started before the whole place was filled with bodies that wreaked of sex, drugs, and alcohol. Sure, it didn’
"Ashton." I murmured, not quite believing what I was seeing. Why in the hell did he have to appear at this exact moment, and who was that bitch he was holding hands with? Despite not wanting to admit that I was bothered, I could feel jealousy slowly rising up in me. How dare he hold hands with ano
After work, I walked along the dark streets of town, taking in how dreary and lonely it looked. Usually when I headed home I wouldn’t feel this way and would easily welcome the peace, but after my two run-ins with Ashton, after two years of not seeing or hearing from him, I was feeling some type of
"But how?" Haidan asked, pulling Serenity closer to her as if the creature would attempt to snag the new-born. "Aren’t they supposed to reside in the inbetween?" The inbetween was a place where most mages and dark beings resided. It was placed somewhere between the human world and the world of the