All Chapters of THE HYBRID QUEEN AWAKENING : Chapter 31 - Chapter 37

Zara’s POV“Thank you,” I said quietly as I stepped out of the Coven Court, my boots dragging against the damp stone path while my head still pounded from everything that had just happened inside.The torches lining the black walls flickered strangely tonight. Or maybe my vision was still messed up from the blood. Honestly at this point I couldn’t tell what was real anymore.“You’re welcome, child,” Ozana said behind me.Her voice sounded calm. Ancient. Too calm for someone who had just walked into a courtroom full of screaming witches and casually announced I carried the bloodline of some terrifying hybrid queen like she was discussing weather.I wrapped my arms around myself tightly because the cold here felt different tonight. “What now?” I asked slowly while walking farther away from the court chambers. “What happens after this?”Ozana didn’t answer immediately. I rubbed hard at my forehead. “What the fuck am I?” I snapped suddenly. “Seriously. "Every five damn minutes somebody ke

Lord Vail’s POVI stood at the highest balcony of the fortress while black rain hammered against the stone towers outside. Below me, vampires moved through the courtyards carrying weapons soaked in wolfsbane oil.Torches burned blue tonight. Ancient symbols glowed beneath the fortress walls while blood priests carved runes into iron weapons one after another without speaking. Even the air inside Blood Carticons felt heavier now.A guard approached carefully behind me before dropping to one knee immediately. “My Lord.”I did not turn around. “What.”“The western scouts returned.”“And?”“They failed to locate the witch territory.”Of course they did. Kesh Ina had survived this long because witches buried themselves beneath ancient magic and cowardice. Forests that moved. Runes that erased scent trails. Spells designed to confuse direction and memory. Pathetic, but not impossible.Nothing remained hidden forever. I finally turned slowly toward the kneeling guard. He avoided my eyes imme

Ria’s POV“Zara!” The scream ripped out of me before I could stop it. One second she was standing there burning with enough power to split the damn forest in half and the next her body gave out. I ran forward fast enough that my knees slammed against the dirt when I caught her before she hit the ground. Her skin was burning.The glowing runes carved across the trees around the training grounds flickered violently before going dark one after another.“Hey,” I whispered while grabbing her face. “Wake up Zara.”Nothing. Her lashes twitched slightly but her body stayed limp in my arms while the smell of blood thickened in the air again. I looked up immediately.Lois was pulling himself upright from the broken stone wall Zara had blasted him into moments ago. Blood ran from the corner of his mouth, dark against his skin while gold runes still flickered weakly across his chest. And somehow the idiot still looked calm. “How the hell are you standing?” I muttered under my breath.One of the

Zara's POV “Don’t trust the elders too much.”Ria’s voice stayed low while we crossed the glowing lower halls of Kesh Ina. I frowned at her immediately. “That sounds extremely concerning.”“It should.”That got my attention fast. Ria stopped walking and glanced behind herself first before stepping closer to me. “I overheard them last night after the council gathering.”“The dramatic creepy old women club?”“Yes.”“Fantastic.”Her expression didn’t change. “They’re scared of you, Zara.”I barked out a dry laugh. “Yeah well they should be. I’m one emotional breakdown away from eating somebody.”“I’m serious.”That made me quiet. The glowing runes along the walls flickered softly while cold wind pushed through the trees around the coven paths.Ria swallowed before continuing. “Some of them think killing you before the eclipse is safer than letting the prophecy continue.”My stomach twisted immediately. “What exactly happens during this stupid eclipse?” I muttered.Ria shook her head. “