[Amor’s POV] Aria and her people created a circular fire wall around Zeve using some kind of metallic tube, and the hellhounds backed off. Zeve rose above the fire in the air, looking down at Kaltain with her nonchalant eyes. “Show me your best today, Kaltain. This entire palace is our little playground where I have nothing to lose and you only have your life to protect. Anything less than your best will cost you your life,” she said in a rather impassive tone. That was a warning for him, but I got goosebumps. It would be impossible to get out of there unnoticed, and if I jumped in the middle of them, I would only end up becoming Zeve’s weakness. I should have gone while I had time. “Someone’s getting cocky. Impressive. Last time I saw you, you were trembling beneath me. If it wasn’t for that Amor Blaze, I would have crushed you already. Well, I have some personal grudges against that man. It’s because of him I wasn’t able to inherit lord’s spirit. Yeah. You got the wrong man, an

[Amor’s POV]I could see myself sleeping on a bed in a room royally decorated in the typical vampire colours and aesthetics. Aria, Ez, and vampire doctors were all around my body on the bed.My mask was long gone. They were wiping my body, dipping white cotton rugs in the iced water. “What has happened to him?” Ez asked. “A werewolf’s body shouldn’t be this hot, right?” He looked worried. “Indeed, king. But we cannot find the cause of his condition. His wounds were normal and have healed already. He should have gained consciousness by now,” the doctor said.I was seeing them from the corner of the ceiling. It was then I realised that I was floating. I looked at myself and my hands were translucent yellow.‘Wait! Did I die?’ I panicked, but then looked at my body on the bed again and my body was breathing. ‘Is it what people call out-of-body experience? Maybe I suffered a concussion.’I looked around, and Zeve wasn’t there. ‘Right! What happened to Kaltain and Zeve’s fight? Who won?’

[Zeve’s POV]When the dragon fairies told me about how they could see Amor as a glowing yellow light, I understood something was going on with him. They told me that Amor wanted me to rest before doing anything further, so I went where Ez and others were. As soon as I saw Aria’s guilty face, I understood she had done something. She told me everything that happened in Arginieth and also about Amor’s unstable condition.I couldn’t believe that all that time Amor had been around me and I was so preoccupied with executing my plan that I didn’t even notice his presence. To save my mana for fighting Mayavi and Kaltain, I didn’t even create my spy butterflies. Maybe I should have done that, but I had no time to regret.I rushed to the room where Amor was with Ez and the doctors.They had made him lie on a bed of ice, but even that was melting, as if Amor’s body was hotter than the red heated iron.I touched Amor’s body and tried to read his recent memories, but I didn’t get any clue why his

[Zeve’s POV]“Do you want to meet Ez?” I asked. We went back to Ez’s castle.“Not really,” Amor said.He hugged me from behind while I buttoned my shirt. He helped me button up my shirt. “I know you hate vampires, but Ez is different. Trust me, if you meet him and get to know him, you will understand that his vision is ages ahead…”“I know how much he likes you. If you keep praising him like this, I will get jealous,” he said, licking my neck. I shuddered as he nuzzled against my nape.I turned around and looked at Amor. “How did you know?”He pulled me in roughly and kissed from my throat to my cleavage. “I didn’t mean to witness your romantic time together with him, but things kind of led to it…”“Then I hope you also heard my reply…” I gasped as he picked me up in his hands, made me wrap my legs around his waist, and pinned me against the wall.“Of course, your polite rejection saved his life that day,” he said, peering at my lips.I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him.

[Zeve’s POV] “Check mate,” Amor said.“Oh man! I lost again!” Ez ruffled his hair, looking at the chess pieces in front of him.Amor sat leisurely, folding his hand across his chest. “You are only concentrating on your strategies, but you should also be able to comprehend what your opponent is thinking and then make probabilities. Chess is a lot more than just being good with your pieces. You will win once you can play the game not just with your pawns, but with the pawns of your opponent as well.”Ez dropped his head on the table. “All my life was a lie. I want a refund from life.”Amor laughed. “Keep playing. One