Semua Bab Alpha Erik: Bab 171 - Bab 180

Chapter 25 - Shadows Nesrin It's a strange feeling, being stuck between two realities, teetering on the edge of life and death. One reality was filled with promises of freedom, happiness, and never-ending possibilities. The other was filled with truths, twisted fates, and choices that would taint one's soul beyond redemption.  I could hear the faint whispers of both places. The power of one's pull shifted constantly. I felt no pain here, but I also felt no peace. It was as if I was stuck in a dream I couldn't wake from.  I could hear shadows whispering around me as I floated in the black abyss that seemed to cover me. The air was cold, and if I had a body, I knew it would have been frozen.  The only sensation that seemed to change was the

Chapter 27 - Value   Apollo   I couldn't help but feel responsible for all of this. And honestly, it was my fault. So the feeling wasn't entirely wrong. If I had never done any of this, then maybe I would have had a little more time with Ilaria. I would have worked my way up the ranks and met Nesrin differently. We would never have come to this horrible place, and she would still be her kind, loving self, free from the horrors of this world that would now haunt her nightmares.   I understood why she avoided me all night. Why she hadn't said more than a couple of words to me this morning, I deserved her hatred. And I knew this would come, the hatred the resentment, but I didn't expect it to bother me so much.    I gritted my teeth as I turned my focus towards the straps on my saddle. The Nightrider I was given huffed impatiently as it waited for me to fi

Chapter 29 - The Abyss Nesrin  My night resulted in very little sleep as I turned over every thought of the past two weeks in my head. The eerily silent night didn't help ease my worries either. All of the Dark realms held a presence to it that made your skin crawl, but the closer we got to the North, the more unsettling that feeling became.  Everything about Sol was terrifying, which felt like a joke within itself, considering the word meant sun—besides the sky always being grey. The fog that never seemed to dissipate and the dark magic constantly weighing down on us. The vegetation and wildlife seemed to be stuck in a frozen state between death and torment. This place was death within itself, and it seemed the further we went, the more prominentnate that statement became.

Chapter 31 - Stars Nesrin  Apollo's lips crashed against mine. And it felt as though I was pulled into a dream. Sparks ignited from my lips and moved their way down into the pits of my stomach. Desire dulled all my senses, all my worries and pain. His hand slowly moved down my side until he reached my waist, gripping it tightly, pulling me closer.  His other hand cupped my neck and face. Every touch of his skin against mine was electric as if my body was being awakened for the first time.  I didn't know whether it was the fact that tomorrow wasn't promised in this god's forsaken place. Or if it was because of all the times I dreamed, wished, for him to touch me like this, for him to claim me. But nothing compared to this moment, not even that one time in the

Chapter 33 - AlwaysNesrin We had three days until we made it to the border of Visha. It was the outer village of the northern capital—the place where the weaker witches of the Kaltain coven resided. Once we reached the small village that bordered Visha, Vello, on the west side of the Dark realm, we had all agreed that we would sell our horses and proceed the rest of the way on foot through the forest lines. But now that we were actually here in Vello. Everything just seemed to sink in. I hadn't told Apollo about what had happened. I hadn't even told him about the original deal I had made. But now, with the weight of that secret now on my shoulders, I couldn't bear to put that burden on him. So I kept my distance. Made him think I regretted what we did, regretted baring my heart and soul to him. It hurt, but I had to protect him for as long as I could. Let him have the chance to walk away before I dragged