All Chapters of The Reaver Chronicles: The Keepers (Book 5): Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

Chapter 32She took a breath in and looked at me before turning and leaping from the edge. I watched her as she fell, and the exhilaration I felt was next to none. I leapt off the cliff after her. I swooped down, carefully scooping her into my arms towards the bottom. We landed gracefully in calf deep water. She had made eye contact with me while we fell and I wasn't about to break it. I knew how much she loved the thrill, we had spoken about it numerous times. Her living in that pet shop for so long, she was deprived of a lot of things. And for some reason I wanted to be the one to give her everything she wasn't able to have. I set her down gently in the cool water, and to my surprise she stayed where I set her. I promptly removed my arms from around her but she stopped me before I could. She was still looking up at me, and I had just noticed that the bioluminescence was glowing around us. “Thank you, that was amazing.” She said softly, and then we heard a rumble in the trees to th

Chapter 34I turned and looked at everyone lined up, ready to give their very lives, or at least fight until they couldn't fight any longer, to stop us. But actually, unbeknownst to them, to help us open the Box. The guilt was rising in my chest. I can't believe I'm second guessing this. My eyes locked straight onto Ambrosia, even though I was trying to purposefully look anywhere else but her. I could see the sorrow in her eyes and I knew she had come to terms with what she was going to have to do. I could see her pain and I wanted nothing more than to take it from her. I could fly… I could just give up the amulet and go. I could stay, I could give her the amulet and beg her to send me home. Beg her to come with me. I tried to hide the emotion on my face but I couldn't. It was too strong. I was in utter turmoil and I know she could see it. She could read me like an open book, she always had been able to once I opened up to her. I knew this was no different. She could see exactly wha

Chapter 36I took his chin in my hand and raised his head so we were locking eyes. I was crying, all of this was just too much. I couldn't bear the thought of killing him and I couldn't bear the thought of merging the realms. I refused to release anything from my Box onto this realm. This was my home too. I could tell my tears were bothering Dominik but I didn’t mean to cry, I was just so full of emotion. It always bothered him when I cried. "Brosia, why are you crying?" He asked me, and he reached up to wipe a tear from my cheek. I fought the urge to hit his hand away, but I thought it would have more meaning if I let him wipe it. So I did. “You guys don't have to die. You don't have to do this! Is revenge really that important that you have to pull this realm into pandemonium over it? Dom, you know what the creatures are that reside within my Box. You know what kind of havoc they will wreck on this realm if you release them. You can take the higher path. You can let the anger go."

Chapter 38She jumped when she saw me unexpectedly. “Rowen, holy shit, you scared the fuck out of me.” Jade cried, grasping at her chest. I just stood in her doorway with my arms crossed, leaning against her door. She saw my eyes and instantly walked over to me. “Oh, you need to feed?” She asked, while running her fingers down my chest. “I do, but this isn’t a social call. I’m kind of in the middle of something... But I will make it up to you.” I purred. She moved her hair and got closer to me. I pulled her in and sank my fangs into her neck greedily. I drank a little more than I should have, but I would, of course, heal her afterwards. She let her hands wander while I was drinking and normally I wouldn't have minded but my mind was elsewhere tonight. I wasn't even paying attention when she full on grabbed my package, and I didn’t even react. Once I was done drinking I healed her and made sure her blood was replenished. “Thank you, doll.” I said, but before I left she grabbed me and

Chapter 40I exhaled a breath I didn’t realize I was holding as Azrael flew out of my line of sight. “Well that was a crisis averted.” I said out loud, to no one. I needed to go visit Hilda while I was here. Her house was the last stop I planned to make, and I guess I was at the end of my trip. I started heading towards her house. I knew that it would be a little of a walk, I was a bit far from it. I swear I hadn’t been here that long with Azrael. It was daytime when we arrived, but I saw that the sun had already set and the bioluminescence was starting to peek through. I just kept walking, and I watched as the land transformed into a spectacular sight. I watched as the trees changed, the colored grasses and mushroom patches appeared. I saw the last inkling of daylight disappear behind the horizon and looked in awe at my realm and its sheer beauty. Just the thought of leaving this place had my stomach in knots. I wanted to stay here, forever. I knew I couldn’t, I had a life, a lover