"I loved Max since the moment I saw him" she finally relented with my endless teasing."He came here after you and your mother were snatched away from them. He was always silent and would always concentrate on his own thing. He used to train from a very young age. He is two years older than me. I used to come to the royal pack often. My father is an Alpha of a pack nearby. I never used to like if my father brings me here. I never used to like their pack parties" she sighs deeply.She moves away from the couch and stood facing the lake."One day during these parties, I sneaked out. All the children were either too young or too old for me to play with them. I was 7 and he was 9years old. I came near this lake to play in the water. That's when I saw him. His back facing me. He stood there like a statue, so still and so beautiful. I was instantly drawn to him. I stood there and observed him for so long. But I couldn't muster the courage to approach him" she stops as

"Think a little deeper your highness. Past, not your immediate past. Your last life" she hints looking at my inner turmoil."Why can't you tell me the name, my lady?" I ask her in confusion."There is much more going on behind you both, you only know about Althea and yourself," she is talking in riddles."I am not understanding my lady. My past life is not my life now. The Lord of the underworld then is now no more. I haven't seen ornan in the past 20 years. I killed so many innocents, I don't even remember them anymore. My past life is something that I am not very proud of. How will I know who is after my Angel?" I ask her with helplessness."This is simply not about you both King Darius. Do you know who am I?" She asks dodging my question."Of course, you are her mother" I answer immediately."It's not that simple king Darius" she says calmly."Please my lady, I never requested anyone in my life. Please tell me who is after my Angel

A big shadow appeared above us obstructing the moonlight and making the already dark surroundings darker.I Shiver with fear, at the sudden appearance of this mysterious figure. Even the dead army stopped in their tracks.We look up only to close our eyes and shield our heads to protect ourselves from the approaching thing.By the flapping sound it is making, it might be some kind of a bird and a big one if we go by the shadow."Let's get into the room" I whisper to Melanie.She seems to come out of the trance-like state and we start to pull Amber with us.The water makes a sound as we start to pull Amber.This seems to alert the dead army, they start chasing us. But before anyone can even touch us, fire emits from the sky and it starts burning the dead army. They open their mouths, they would have screamed if they were alive, but now only gurgling sound comes from their throats.Within a minute, the dead army is turned int

"Why do you want my daughter" my mother asks a question of her own."I don't have to answer to you. But since these are your last moments, I will humor you. I want your daughter to control my brother. I want power, I need control. My ex-brother has both in abundance. If I can't get the power of my own, then It's powerful enough then I can have some semblance of power by controlling my brother" he laughs like a maniac.Little Thea got scared of this boogie man."You will never be able to do that. Your brother knows how to protect what belongs to him" my mother promises with a cold voice."Ha ha.. Protect what belongs to him? Do you know how I killed your dear daughter in her previous life? That too right in front of my dearest brother" he laughs at his joke.My mother smiles at him like he is stupid."He is loyal to his blood and responsibilities. If you think his love and loyalty are his weakness, then wait and watch his love becoming his strength

I start to cry as soon as wake up from my dream. They are not my dreams, they are memories which my grandfather suppressed.They are the painful memories that he never wants me to remember again. But somehow they are getting back. Every single thing which he tried to erase from my mind is coming back to me with a vengeance.But why is that Ornan searching for me? He was in my dreams. Is he real? Is that why I was dreaming about him? What is happening to me?"Angel, what happened? Why are you crying?" Darius asks with concern laced voiced?"He killed my mother" I whisper in between my ugly sobs.Darius becomes stiff beside me and stops breathing for a second."Who," he asks carefully."Ornan" I spat his name like it's a curse.His hold tightens around me and I can sense he is shifting into his angry demon form.He picks up his phone and makes a call."Johnathan, I want your father in law here in the M