All Chapters of ICE PRINCES OF HELL: Veins Of The Omega: Chapter 171 - Chapter 180

EZRA'S POVI just laid on my bed. The ceiling of my room had nothing useful to offer but I kept looking at it anyway. I had rejected all of them tonight. This included Lucien's casual suggestion that I come to his room, Riven appearing at my door with no stated reason beyond standing there until I either invited him in or closed the door which I chose to do, Caius sending a message that said simply 'you don't have to be alone tonight ' that I had read three times and not answered. Dorian hadn't said anything but I knew his door was always open. I had said no to all of it and came here and lay on my bed in the dark. After what had happened today in the meeting, I just needed the time alone. My brain was buzzing and my body's temperature had dropped. I was cold and hot at the same time. I sighed heavily and rubbed my face. I thought about two versions of the same history and how neither of them was clean. I was somewhere in the middle of it, trying to figure it all out without a map.

COLE'S POVThe last practice of the session ended very well. I was at least proud of myself for the effort I had put in throughout. We all were tired yet satisfied with how far we had come. We had won the match three days ago. It was a clean win that didn't require much processing afterward because everything had gone the way it was actually supposed to go. Coach had been in a good mood since the day we won, which somehow filtered down through the whole team in a good way as well. The laughter, energy and smiles were unbeatable. "Let's go out for dinner, guys. Bills on me." He had suddenly announced and everyone praised him in the locker room. I loved free food so yes, I was gonna be there. The dinner was at a restaurant two blocks from the rink. The whole team plus the coaching staff sat at a long table and it was a bit noisy. But the people around didn't mind. Even the owner of the restaurant helped in celebrating by playing us some songs for about an hour and we sang along wh

EZRA'S POVThe mansion was quiet when I got back and my soul could only happily thank my stars for it. There was no staff movement or sounds from the kitchen. Just complete silence...like everyone had disappeared. I stood at the entrance hall and looked everywhere. My heart was so heavy that for once, I wished to have it out of my body, maybe it would reduce the burden I was feeling. My mind kept going back to the words of Vera before I left the apartment, "I believe there is no other way I can make you see that you mean nothing to these vampires but a tool until you find out yourself. So I encourage you to do that and when you do, come back home. Valden will always be your home, a place where you belong."I walked toward Caelen's study. I didn't plan on doing so initially but my feet just moved and I followed them. I arrived at the door and as usual, it was locked. I stared at it for a moment, feeling something run and vibrate in my veins. Then I did what I had never done to an

AUTHOR'S POV "I did it to protect him." Caelen argued back. "Protect him?" Arclock chuckled once more. "Well, what now is the result of that protection huh? Jeopardising everyone else's life?" "You are acting as if keeping Ezra would cause the whole of Caldenmoor to fall!" Riven spat. "Aren't we all on our way to damnation because of his existence, my young man?" Arclock frowned and pointed a finger at them all except Caelen. "Listen, the person I have issues with is your father. Learn not to butt in when the elders are speaking. Your father can sometimes be too smart and worse at the same time. Tying your sons' lives to an omega? He was just a tool either way but..." He exhaled. "Listen, the council will simply not accept this." "Why won't they?" Lucien spoke up. "We don't live for the council's approval. You are acting like we committed a crime." "You formed a Five-Fold Bond with a being whose status has not been assessed or cleared by this council since his

DORIAN'S POVAs soon as I got back to Veyrath, I didn't head home. I went straight to Aldric's clinic to kind of get my mind off some things. He came out of the back when I arrived, still in his clinical clothes, and looked at me as if he was trying to assess my situation. "Well, you look terrible. Is this the effect of not having one's mate close?" "Please don't joke with me, Aldric. I am not really in the mood." "Where are you coming from? The air around you smells different." "I went to Voss City." "Hmm. Before we proceed, Riven brought a woman yesterday. He said she is Dave's mother." I nodded, "Yeah. She is." "Hmm. She's been with him since yesterday afternoon, sitting and talking to him...I don't know how much he hears at this stage but it doesn't seem to matter to her. She looks better for it. Being in the room...having somewhere to put all of it. I feel pity for her." Aldric recited. "We had to bring her close seeing as her health was also deterior