LOGINOuch…"Anyway," Chloe continued, looking into the distance once again. "I’ve been observing you all morning and you’ve been acting strangely. If you don’t get it together, they’re going to grow suspicious. ""I..." I began, but stopped as Chloe got up and wiped dirt from her pants."That was all I w
[Asher’s POV]A gasp escaped me as my eyes flew open. What was… lifting a hand, I touched my forehead to find it covered in sweat. Sitting up, I watched as a black comforter fell down my body, revealing perfectly smooth skin."My scars..." I murmured as my memories of everything that happened up to
[Asher’s POV]"Asher!"Antoine’s voice drifted through the roar of the power I was slowly drawing in as Selene struggled to break free. From the sound of his tone, I knew that he already had an idea of what I was about to do and wanted to stop me."Stay back!" I called, turning to meet his terrified
[Asher’s POV]Jumping up, I kept Leah close to me as I drew on my power once again. The duo would pay dearly for what they had done. And then, once I was done with them, I would go and join Leah."Asher!" Antoine called as footsteps began to make their way towards me. "You need to calm down.""Calm
[Leah’s POV]"Stop it!" I shrieked, shoving Selene aside. "You’re hurting him!"Behind me, I could hear the yells of my comrades, but I wasn’t about to stop now. Sucking in a breath, I lifted my fingers and began to wipe the blood from Asher’s injuries."Why did you let her do this?" I murmured, fee
[Leah’s POV]I kept my gaze fixed on Asher as I continued to touch Ian. Despite the indifference that remained in his features, I could see the jealousy burning in his eyes. Good. This meant that even when the darkness had taken over, he still felt the bond between us. That meant there was a chance
For the rest of the morning, I watched King Nigel run his troops through drills. Even though I knew that I shouldn't be impressed with the enemy, I couldn't stop myself from appreciating their fluid and in sync movements. Afterwards, King Nigel allowed me to stick around to 'reacquaint' myself wit
The next day I was woken up much too early by someone banging on my door. Growling, I rolled out of bed and made my way over, ready to rip whoever it was to shreds. "What do you want?" I hissed, yanking the door open and finding myself standing face-to-face with King Nigel. "Why the hell are you he
"What?" I rasped, trying to wrap my head around Asher's words. "How can you even say something like that? You don't even know me!" "I've known you since you were a child." Asher pointed out. Reeling I was once again reminded of the fact that my whole life was a lie. When I was angry, I could igno
I sat at the table, staring around. My mother sat beside King Nigel looking like the perfect wife as he played the part of the doting husband. The whole scene was weird, especially when you threw in Brailyn, who was smiling from ear to ear due to my discomfort. "After we finish eating, I have somet







