Maliyah   I stare at my clock as the minutes slowly go by. I’ve been up for hours and my family has been meeting since like six. I can hear them talking about and I know they are worried about me. These visions have been awful and this was the worst one yet.  I finally sit up, knowing I need to get out of this bed. I feel bad for ignoring my siblings this morning. I don’t really know what happened after I blacked out with the hunter on top of me. I shutter thinking about what lies before me in the future. What’s worse is I know the exact date of this happening and it feels like I am just going to count down the days.  I head to the bathroom attached to this bedroom and take a much needed long, hot shower. I decide I need to perk up and stop wallowing in something that hasn’t even occurred yet. It’s months away and I don’t need to make everyone else mis

MaliyahAs usual I wake up before dawn from my nightmare, but at least the screaming has stopped. I hate waking others up over a nightmare. It’s really cruel to have to relive my sister’s death over and over for the past six years. The only time I can get a good nights rest is if I have Dimitri spell me to sleep, but he said it’s not good for the mind to not heal from it’s trauma so he doesn’t do it often.Normally I loath getting up so early cause I can never get back to sleep, but today I don’t mind. I am standing on the balcony attached to my room, drinking some coffee the kitchen staff kindly made for me. I’ve been sitting here for the past hour just listening to nature as the sun rises. There is an easel set up here with plenty of paint, but all I have done is stare at it. I haven’t painted since the war ended. I just haven’t had the inspiration, but somet

Maliyah “Maliyah, I’m sorry about last night,” says King Bjarki.“It’s okay, you didn’t know she was going to challenge me,” I reply as I throw my hair up in a pony tail.It’s been crazy busy all morning with elves tearing down the dance floor outside and preparing the training grounds. King Bjarki has been upset with himself and I’ve been trying to comfort him. “You are a guest here and this kind of disrespect is unacceptable. I can stop the challenge,” says King Bjarki.“No don’t do that. I will never earn your people’s respect if I let you do that.”King Bjarki smiles at me and nods his head. I know he has come to love me like his second daughter and I have come to love him as a second father. “Well you be careful, you are awar

MaliyahOne more week left and I’ll finally be eighteen! These last few months have dragged on and on. I’ve really missed Aspen, but at least we’ve been able to write each other with the help of Olivia and Oliver. Dad ordered me to not contact Aspen, he never said my friends couldn’t for me. There is always a loophole if you look hard enough.Strangely, Luca and I have become good friends since I’ve returned. I am still unsure of what these feelings I have for him are but he has kept me company and always knows how to make me laugh. I trust him and had asked dad to make him one of my guards. Mom, for some reason, was not happy about it but dad agreed since I feel comfortable around him and promised not to ditch him.Today the twins and I are going over the birthday preparations have a tailor is coming for one last alter of the twin’s outfits. I decided to wear the dress I wore to the spring solstice as I have fallen in love wi

Aspen I am unhappy with the situation but I knew this was always a possibility, I just wish it wasn’t with Luca. There is something I just don’t trust about him and how he came out of no where. I don’t believe his story, but I haven’t been able to prove otherwise. I leave Maliyah in room to sort through her thoughts. I know she is stressing over this and needs her space. Derek is not happy with Luca. Maliyah is still underage and even if she is his mate, he is not allowed to say or do anything. I promised I wouldn’t hurt him, but I am going to find him and confront him about this. It would make sense as to why he is always hanging around her, trying to get close to her since he arrived. I head for the unmated warriors dorms and I find him, talking among other warriors. The smirk on his face turns into a frown as he stands.