บททั้งหมดของ The Dragon King's Chosen Bride: บทที่ 391 - บทที่ 400

“My sincerest apologies for the necessary pain.” Gaya’s voice echoed in their ears. Belladonna straightened up, the pain now little tingles on her veins. Her attention was drawn to the part of her arm that still hurt the most. Carved into her skin was a Sandglass, illuminating with different colors. The upper part was filled with sand, stagnant, while the lower part was absolutely empty. Alaris pulled her to him immediately, standing in front of her once again, before he could speak his words of rage fully, Gaya spoke. “HOW DARE—”“The map will show you the way and the Sandglass is there to reveal how much time you have left. Only the one connected with the Gem can take it, but you both can see the map.”From behind, Belladonna could see the golden, almost-transparent scroll hanging in the air. The map had different detailed images on it, along with the names of these places. “If the bracelet is lost, then only he will be able to tell the way.”From where Belladonna was standing,

He stood in the doorway, with a sack in one hand, blood dripping from it. “Ikrus—” The man in front of her started to say but Ikrus turned away, he ripped the door out of its hinges and left. Stupid man. He could have just used the key.Before the man in front of her would decide to go after Ikrus, considering that it looked like they knew each other, Aniya stopped him with her words. “He was the beast, he attacked me! Please, you have to help me out of here. He would kill us next time. Have mercy on my child.”“It was a mistake. Please, forgive him. It will not happen again.”By Ignas, what stupid— she would have to try something else!“Who were those? The ones that attacked us.” There was a woman among the attackers. She needed to know if the woman was alive or if the earring she had with her was useless. “Some of the Alpha’s men.”Well, that was a general term. “They were all dead.” She patted Arlo shakily. “Male, female, their faces—” “Female? Ikrus said they were all male.

With Belladonna's absolute trust in Alaris, he led the way.At the point where the road splitted into two, there was a metal rod with a board of the names of the two pathways, carved into it. Where the road was buried into the ground, laid a beast. It had taken Alaris sometime to kill it but he did and it instantly turned into ashes after. They both agreed that for the next turning point, Alaris would go first just in case there was a beast lying in wait for them. Belladonna was useless in combat and she would only slow things down than help out. As they journeyed deeper in their search, things got worse. Every fruit they came across turned into ashes once they touched it, giving off a rotten smell as they vanished. The land was dry and any hopes of running into any body of water was lost. Water, food and healing herbs. The Tree of Life promised all that and in Alaris’ mind, he could see the dire ruins that would lead them there. However, the tree was too far and in the state th

“Be at ease, Aniya. I understand how you feel but I didn't tell my brother anything. Why would I? I was trying to help you.”It took a couple of exchanges of harsh words before Aniya finally gave up on fighting and started begging her to help her get to her son.“He has taken my son away from me. Please help me get my son back.” After all, she was the Princess; she should be able to command some power like Ikrus could, maybe, if not totally, at least to some extent. But the look in Oana's brown eyes held no promise.Could she not do anything about it?Instead of talking about how they could rescue her son from that evil monster she called a brother, Oana inquired about the condition of her legs while she laid down a sack of healing medicine and materials. She pushed her to her bed and started tending to her feet. Aniya sprung up. “Can you not hear me? My son is out there—”“My brother will not hurt him. He is your mate, he is like a father to him.”Father? That was something Aniya

Alaris returned at that moment.“There isn't a beast anywhere close by. We are safe here—” He paused, noticing that her wounds had healed. That was something they were both happy about. They ate their fill from the tree and decided to take some fruits with them on their journey. The effects of the fruits were different on both of them though - it didn't heal Alaris’ wings, not any of his lingering cuts. Alaris didn't want to waste time feeling sad about that, he wanted them to continue their journey and get out of here as soon as they could. This Garden was cursed, and the thought of being forced to be with a Star-Headed creature just didn't please him at all.Ugly fucking being!“We have to go.” “I am so thirsty, I wish there was water here somewhere that I could drink. I thought this place had a river on the map, where has it gone?” Belladonna asked, exhausted.Her wounds were now healed, and she felt better, but thirst was thirst. As soon as she said the last word, a gust of