All Chapters of Ascend or Be Consumed: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

“What about the others? Corin, Dominic, the rest of the Circle? Who were they before Blackcroft happened to you all together?” I asked him to distract my attention from his hard cock. “We were all powerful beings before Blackcroft. Each of us came for different reasons and was forced to bleed out more than their potential. We became a Circle to support and protect her but she…” Lucan’s voice roughened, and for a fleeting moment, despair flashed in his dark eyes. It was gone almost as quickly as it appeared, shuttered behind the hard set of his jaw before I could name it aloud. I thought of asking about ‘her’ the mysterious woman at the center of their world but I quickly warned myself that if I pressed too soon, he would close himself off completely. And I wasn’t ready for him to stop talking. Not when he was finally peeling back the armor he wore so tightly. Instead, I leaned, letting the steam curl around my skin, and my breasts pressed eagerly on him. “You said each of you c

“You can hear him from here, can’t you?” Dominic murmured. His voice sounded taunting as his hand rested possessively at my waist. His eyes never left mine. I was losing every bit of sanity left in me just by holding his gaze. Yet I couldn't tear my eyes away from him. I flushed as the air thickened around us. My hands slowly moved to his chest and stayed. He was the least I liked least among them but I didn't know how to resist the attraction between us. My body and soul were submissive to him. I couldn't tell the reason. Maybe it was because he was tall, hot, had regal horns, and had a big cock. Perhaps that was why I was never attracted to any of the coaches that I was dared to seduce—they were not terrifying enough. Or maybe because… “You are distracting her.” Corin’s voice came out as a snarl. “That was my intention all along,” Dominic replied in an obnoxious tone. Corin dragged his chair to us. I could feel his presence behind me. “Juno,” he said, “do

The cool air brushed against my bare skin as I walked around the back of the building. That was when I saw it—a spiritual stream, filled with shining stones that reflected the moonlight. It looks so magical, and exceptional as it flowed between the black rocks. I approached carefully, kneeling at its edge. The water was clear, so clear I could see the golden stones glittering at the bottom. It was indeed a spiritual water filled with magic. I dipped my hands into the water, the cold biting in the most refreshing way. When I brought it to my lips, it was soothing and pure, sliding down my throat and easing the tightness inside me. I drank more. I felt greedy for the calm it gave me until droplets ran down my chin, neck, and all over my blouse. The cool stream beckoned to my soul in a way I couldn't explain. For a moment, my mind flashed with visions of me drinking, dancing, and bathing, in this same stream, but those memories were not mine. They couldn't be.

Corin explained the spell he used patiently, but I still couldn't grasp it. “I will gladly teach you if you want.” I nodded with a second thought. “Yes, I want to. I’m willing to learn how to cultivate and be powerful.” His expression softened before he asked, “Do you have anyone you would like to see before we leave?” A thousand emotions tangled inside me after his questions. I was afraid to see who I truly wanted to meet and I felt like I wouldn’t recognize her. It had been so many years. The next person I would like to see, I doubt he'd want to see me. “Yes, my Uncle,” I whispered, my heart hammering in my chest. “I will never forget his kindness. Uncle Ashfien was the only one willing to offer us help. He’s my mom's older brother and always protected her and me from other Faes.” “Then let’s go find him,” Corin said, his voice steadying my racing heart. We followed the winding path through the heart of the Fae city, where trees like gilded spires rose proudly and

I faced High Chancellor Veylor, meeting his piercing blue eyes. “If I remembered correctly, you said that if I submit to you and the Circle, my Core remains intact. And more than that, I’ll be claimed, trained, and fucked by one of you, or all of us every single day.” I let the words he said to me in the Hall of Mirrors sink in before I added. “I can remember being fucked, but not trained.” Veylor stared at each of his friends menacingly. His jaw tightened as he sported their guilty look. “You have all slept with her.” He stated, his lips curved in something between anger and disdain. I didn't know what he expected. But he appeared disappointed. Slowly, he turned to me. “Remember, no one must know we are training you. Keep our relationship hidden. Lucan will bring you to where you will be trained every evening except weekends if you don't want to.” I lowered my gaze but my voice was steady. “I understand. I’ll keep it hidden. And I’ll come.” For a moment, his piercing bl