Semua Bab The Betrayed Luna: Rise Of The Phoenix : Bab 51 - Bab 60

Aurora’s POVMy heart skipped a beat.Was he really asking that? Or was he trying to use this to guilt me?“Alaric,” my voice shook at the end. “This isn't the time or place for this.”“Yet,” he leaned in closer. “You won’t come home so we can talk. I'm not stupid, Aurora. Something is happening and I don’t want them to get any worse. Whatever it is—““Whatever it is,” I cut him off. “It isn't for you to handle.”I wanted to tell him to let me go once more but he didn’t give me a chance, instead pressing his lips against mine, taking me by surprise.The kiss was fervent, nothing like the usual calm Alaric who was so sure in everything.I broke under the pressure and unwittingly gave in.His breaths fanned my face, heavy as we got entangled in each other. I had no idea why but this time his touch ignited something inside of me. It was a need to be seen, to be understood by the man I used to treasure so much.I wrapped my arms around his neck, pulling him closer, and he groaned, low and

Aurora’s POVAnd so she led me into the back to her kitchen. Not her normal, food kitchen, but the place where she concocted all sorts of herbs, where she had taught me to make those sachets from before. Already I saw two large round cauldrons on stovetops, smoke billowing from both of them. I leaned to look in the one closest to me, seeing a familiar looking broth.Wasn't that what Asher had been forced to ingest before?“He will take it every night, and purge the poison from his body,” Elder Miriam explained like I had been asking the question out loud.“You have to stop doing that,” I mumbled without any heat behind my words. She chucked in response.“After that, he will take this. It is the antidote to the Puralis Poison,” She explained, tapping the second boiling cauldron with the spoon she now held.“Puralis Poison?” I inquired. It sounded familiar. I had seen a glimpse of it while reading at the library once. But it wasn't called a poison, but… ‘isn't it a love potion? I mean, s

Aurora’s POVAs she finished doing that, she addressed me one more time.“We must test it properly. One would be for solid formulation, one for a liquid, and the other could be diffused into the air for inhalation,” she explained. “Once we prepare these formulations we will test them.”“On who?” I asked.“On the patients, of course,” she chirped, then went about. My lips parted, shock and panic flooding my body. On the patients? What if something happened?I was about to protest once more when she called me over, giving me a look that was both amused and chastising.“What, did you think you would be able to formulate an antidote without making a few sacrifices?” She demanded, tossing an empty jar at me. “Get some of the spring water in that barrel on your left.”My reservations, unfortunately, had to be put on hold. Knowing Elder Miriam as I did now, she wasn't going to listen to a word I would say anyway.So, I sighed, hemming and hawing while doing her bidding. We worked to begin f

Aurora’s POV“Asher, baby,” I called my son by his name.I took a step forward, only for Asher to turn to me, and then I froze.His gaze was full of hatred, something that sent a sharp pang through my heart.“Asher,” my tone was low. “It’s me, it’s Mum.”“I want Aunt Sera!” he yelled at me, his childish voice rising to a manic pitch. “I want Aunt Sera! Where is she?!”“Aurora, step back!” Elder Miriam shouted and I obeyed, my eyes burned with tears upon seeing his reaction to me. What could have caused this? Was I such a horrible mother that he didn't want to see me? “He’s under the throes of the poison, Luna. Look at his eyes properly.”I raised my gaze again, wiping my tears. There, I caught the flash of purple in his orbs as he continued to yell at me, cursing me. Though his words hurt, I had to try my best to not show any reaction, as the realization set in.Seeing the dark energy swirling in Asher, the purplish hue in his eyes, made dread pool in my gut, and a searing heat that s

Aurora’s POVThe next morning, as soon as I finished dressing up, I got a knock on the door. To my surprise, as soon as I opened the door, I saw a guard, bearing the crest of the Council.My heart skipped a beat but I tried my best to remain calm. Why was the Council coming to me?The Elders and I rarely had interactions save for important events like the full moon festival.“Luna,” the guard bowed. “The Elders wish to see you this morning in the meeting hall.”A familiar feeling of dread spread across my stomach, making me rooted to the ground. I dismissed him, and tried to steady myself.Lyra had just arrived, and she wore her white ward coat, already clocked in. She also had a nurse standing behind her, carrying a tray of hot steaming porridge and some eggs.“Hey, what is it?” she asked, noticing my countenance.I smiled despite the way I felt and shook my head.“It’s nothing,” I said, stepping aside to let them in. “Asher’s still asleep.”“He looks a lot better than yesterday," my