“They made me drown people.” The boy whispered, peering out at me through his curtain of hair. “I’m an elemental. I control water, like my dad. I lost count of how many I killed, but I still see their faces. I dream about them a lot. When I was little, I wanted to be a warrior.” He swallowed, “I sti

Lilac utilized my presence as I’d hoped, ushering me in and out of several dressing rooms until she realized how biased I truly was. “Nox!” She whined, “You’re supposed to help me, not say yes to everything I try on.” I leaned against the wall, drinking in every dip and curve of her body. It wasn’

“So, how do I look?” Lilac puffed out her chest, which was covered in the same tac gear as the rest of Lyra’s warriors. A black, bulletproof vest overlapped several layers of fire-proof clothing, fitted with numerous pockets that each held various types of weapons. We stood in a clearing just a fe

Through the haze of bloodlust I kept tabs on my half-brother. He remained in that building, surrounded by a handful of guards. Enough to tell me that prisoner or not, he was important. A phantom breeze danced up the back of my spine, so light that I would’ve missed it if it hadn’t been for the voic

Nox’s P.O.V. The second my eyes locked on his, I wanted to tear his throat out. Not because we were now magically connected via his strange ability, but because of the hand he had in Lilac’s capture. She was all that kept me from watering the earth with his blood, and the fucker knew it. “Finally