Lahat ng Kabanata ng Orphaned Queen Goddess: Kabanata 251 - Kabanata 260

CelineThe world feels quieter as we fall behind the others, the distant murmurs of our people fading as Sebastian leads me away from the main group. His grip on my hand is steady but tense, his thumb pressing against my palm in a slow, deliberate motion.Something is wrong.I can feel it in the way he moves, the way his gaze flickers between me and the horizon ahead. He’s trying to find the words before he speaks them.I don’t wait. “You know what’s happening,” I say, keeping my voice even. “Don’t you?”Sebastian exhales, nodding once. “Yeah. I do.”Glancing up at him, I narrow my eyes. “How?”He hesitates, but only for a moment. “I had Queen Nymia and Queen Sereia use their magic to uncover it.”I stop walking.He takes a few more steps before realizing I’m not beside him, then turns back. His expression is unreadable, but his pos

CelineI stare at him, the weight of his words settling into my chest, pressing down like an uncomfortable truth I can’t ignore.He’s right. I never thought about what happens after. Never thought about whether Helios would want those moments with me, the ones I give to Sebastian without hesitation.Because in my mind, he was Sebastian, or at least, that’s what I told myself, but now, looking back, I see the mistake. I assumed.I assumed that because I gave those moments to Sebastian, it was enough. That Helios would be satisfied knowing I stayed in Sebastian’s arms, even if it wasn’t him I was holding. But that was wrong.Helios isn’t just some extension of Sebastian’s consciousness. He may be Sebastian’s dragon, but he’s also his own being. He's also Sebastian, so to give him part when he's in control is wrong.I never thought to give him the same love I so easily give to his other half

Jonathan’s POVI understand why Dolton keeps things hidden. He’s right. None of us truly know how powerful he is. No one has ever fully understood Lycans. They have no records, no history to explain what they are, only stories passed down through whispers.“You think that you’re normal?” Dolton asks, looking at me.“Am I not?” I ask. I’m so normal that I was a guard and a servant.“How many Fae do you know who lost their mate and survived?” He watches me closely.“I didn’t lose her, I rejected her, Dolton, which is why I survived.” If I had kept our bond when she died, I wouldn’t be here.Dolton shrugs. “Do you honestly think you rejected her fully? Fae are unable to reject their mates if they love them, so how did you, Jonathan?”The question catches me off guard.“I know a lot. While I grew up, I tried to lea

Dolton’s POVJonathan walks beside me, his steps steady but his expression tight, like there’s something on his mind he hasn’t decided if he wants to say yet. I don’t push him. He’ll talk when he’s ready.After a few minutes, he exhales. “You were right.”I glance at him. “About what?”“My merfolk side,” he mutters, rubbing the back of his neck. “I’ve been hiding from it. Avoiding it.” His eyes flick toward the darkening horizon. “You called me out on it, and I can’t even argue. I’ve only shifted into it twice in years.”“Figured as much.”He huffs a short laugh. “You’re not gonna gloat?”“No point,” I shrug. “You already admitted it.”He rolls his eyes but doesn’t argue. After a few moments, he glances at me again. “There’s a l

Jonathan’s POVThe longer I stay in my merfolk form, the more I feel the magic flowing through me. It isn’t something separate from my fae magic, it’s woven into it, intertwined in a way I never realized before.I test it, moving the water, shifting its patterns, changing the way it flows. Simple things. Yet every time I do, it feels more natural, like something that has always been a part of me.Dolton watches in silence, arms crossed as he stands at the edge of the lake. He doesn’t speak, doesn’t interrupt. He just observes, letting me figure it out for myself.I never thought about how much I’ve locked this side of myself away until now. How much I’ve hidden, even from myself.“So, I was thinking,” Dolton finally says, his voice casual but pointed. “Get out, shift into your fae side, and try again. Fae can’t manipulate water, but if your magic is really linked, maybe you can now.&