Lahat ng Kabanata ng ICE PRINCES OF HELL: Veins Of The Omega: Kabanata 71 - Kabanata 80

EZRA'S POV My attention had suddenly increased and so was my urge for an answer. Caelen was certainly taking his time to answer me. I didn't know if he was being intentionally careful of what he was going to say or if this was just leaning towards his habit of not answering questions quickly. "It wasn't about you specifically." He finally spoke. I could sense the carefulness. "When I brought you here as an infant, Caldenmoor had not yet opened its borders to other species without formal permission. The elders council had strict protocols about non-vampires residing within estate boundaries." He paused. "A werewolf child required some sort of justification I had to argue for, like giving more information about where I found you, your parents, etc. I wasn't ready to give the answers and I am still not ready. They pushed back and I pushed harder." He paused again, wrapping his fingers around his wrists and making an anticlockwise movement. "That's all it was. Nothing serious."I loo

EZRA'S POVI gasped in disbelief, unable to move my eyes away from him. "What do you mean it was gone?" "I believe that someone took that drawing specifically. I don't know...I couldn't see signs of break in." "What about your cameras? Aren't they working?" Cole asked him and Matthew shook his head. "Not at all. At that time, the cameras developed some faulty issues and we were yet to get them fixed." His answers were super short and straight to the point. It was something that bothered me closely. Cole and I looked at each other before turning our attention back to him again. "Can you draw her again? From memory? Even something approximate..." "I am not a young man, Ezra." Matthew cut me off. "My memory for faces has been reliable across my life but this happened twenty years ago and the details I held onto were in that drawing." He shifted slightly on his seat. "If you don't know, let me tell you that I am battling with a condition that prevents me from havi

CAELEN'S POVI walked into the meeting room which was on the fourth floor of the administrative building at the center of Caldenmoor's civic district. It was a room that hosted this gathering every third week for longer than most of its current members had been alive. As soon as I entered the room, I was completely unfazed by the new set of chairs that were perfectly placed around an oval table. There were twenty chairs representing the twenty cities in Caldenmoor. I arrived early alongside Aldric. It was my thing to do as it prevented unnecessary problems and disrespect. I took my seat next to him and began to review the summary document when Sam appeared at the door. I didn't need to lift my head to know it was him. He just wasn't worth that reaction. He crossed the room with the ease of someone who considered all spaces equally his. After all, he headed the meeting every single time. "Early as usual, I see." He said but I refused to respond. "Caelen." He stopped beside t

AUTHOR'S POV "Are you alright?" Ezra asked. He was standing right at the entrance of the bathroom, fully dressed in his pajamas that Lucien had bought for him on a date that they had both gone to earlier today. Ever since he came back, he had noticed how odd Cole looked. He seemed so out of touch with reality...almost like he was constantly thinking about something which was likely to be the case. Even now that he was in the bedroom with him, Cole wasn't paying attention until he spoke. "Huh?" Cole faced him, blinking on his part as his brain tried to gather what messages he had missed from Ezra. "Were you speaking to me? What did you say?"Ezra sighed and moved closer to his side. He sat on the bed and flung the small towel across his left shoulder, folding one of his legs on the table just so he could face Cole better. "I asked if you are alright. You've not been yourself since I came back and I can't pretend to not notice. You are my best friend and I am in charge

EZRA'S POVArclock's birthday? I had never been there before. It wasn't because of any bad reason. I just felt out of place. I didn't feel comfortable being in Arclock's birthday or any other elder's presence. "I..." I let out a gentle gasp and looked at Caelen. "I have never attended his events or other related elders' events. Why should I attend this one?"Caelen nodded, "I understand you have no interest in things such as this. However, you are their mates." He nudged at the quad. "Sooner or later, you'd have to get used to seeing them around. You'd have to get used to the elders and everything else." "I am sorry to interrupt," Cole raised a fork and all attention turned towards him. "But wouldn't it be more better if he stays back since we are trying to hide his identity from everyone?" I nodded. That made sense. "Hm. I guess he can stay back. Hopefully, the Arclock doesn't make a special request for your presence. You are twenty now and it's a significant perio