All Chapters of Rise Of The Forgotten Queen: Chapter 1 - Chapter 3

Chapter OneArias POV“No, please! I can’t leave! We can find another way!”I grabbed Kael’s arm desperately, my fingers tightening around his sleeve as I stared at him in disbelief.“Why are you being so selfish, Aria?” he snapped, shaking off my hand. “This is the apocalypse! The only way to protect our son and survive is for you to go and stay at King Asher’s residence!”“No!” I shook my head violently. “You know who King Asheris! Everyone is afraid of him. Women enter his residence and never come out again. You want me to go there?”“Would you rather have our son die?”His words struck me like a slap.I froze.Our son.My three-year-old baby.The thought of losing him was enough to make my heart clench painfully. I looked at Kael, desperately searching his face for some sign that he understood how terrified I was, but all I saw was impatience.“Kael, please,” I begged, forcing myself to remain calm. “We can still find another way. We can quickly buy food, water, and other supplies

Chapter ThreeThe Woman From His PastThe vehicle stopped near my former home, and my heart immediately began to pound.I gripped my sleeping son’s little body against my chest, praying that we hadn’t arrived too late. The entire journey had been filled with terrifying thoughts of what might have happened to him, and now that we were finally here, I was almost afraid to get out of the vehicle.The street was almost unrecognizable.Abandoned vehicles blocked the road, smoke rose from several burning houses, and terrified people ran in every direction. Somewhere nearby, a woman screamed for help, but nobody stopped to answer her.The infected were everywhere.I swallowed hard, struggling to control my fear.One of King Asher’s guards opened the door and glanced at me.“Stay close to us, ma’am. We don’t have much time.”I nodded and climbed out.My eyes immediately searched for our house.I needed to find my son. Nothing else mattered.The soldiers moved ahead, their weapons raised as th