Baal X Aether Novels & Stories

Theo blinks at me through the darkness, his hazel eyes locking with mine. “Mate.” The word is barely out of his mouth when I feel the mate bond snap into place between us, pulling me to Theo like a bungee cord. It’s warm, enchanting, enticing. I’m drawn to him with every fiber of my being- it’s physically painful to hold my ground, resist the pull. He takes a step toward me, the moonlight illuminating his naked form. “No,” I breathe, shaking my head. Theo stops in his tracks.

Destiny can sure play dirty games at times. “Cassie!” I call and she jumps in fright. “Follow me” I instruct as I place the mic on the stand and that earns me confused glances from both mum and Ella. I’m going to explain everything to them later, I need to sort this out right here and now. “Alpha Elijah” Cassie calls with a tiny voice and I close my eyes and deeply inhale her very sweet Pheromone that only I can perceive. The mate bond is so strong that the decision I’m about to make right now causes my heart to bleed, but I have to do it.

“You can feel it too, can’t you?” Mina hesitated, then nodded weakly, pressing her palm to her chest. “I can. I—I don’t understand it, Alpha. But I can feel you. What you’re feeling.” Theo’s anger slowly ebbed, replaced by a heavy, quiet awe. The bond between them pulsed like a faint light—unmistakable, divine, alive. His heart clenched painfully as realization dawned. “The Moon Goddess…” he breathed, eyes lowering as if in prayer. “She’s given me a second chance.”

Liquidation is absolute. ​"The Apex Bloom is entering its third phase," Franco announced, his voice dropping into a lethal register. "The physical trials are over. The psychological games are over. Phase Three is total, unmitigated betrayal." ​The heavy steel doors that led back to the living quarters slammed shut with a deafening boom. Red emergency lights bathed the room in a bloody, pulsing glow.

“Brother, an ability rarity on a scale of 1 to a million Spirit Beast births, would you think that the omen that Heavenly Eyes Haku gave off was merely a sign of the existence of a friend?! You have underestimated the majestic Heavenly Eyes phenomenon!” Bao Yin was silent for a moment as he absorbed his brother's words. What Bao Yun said sounded quite reasonable after Bao Yin did some reflection. “That boy…?” Bao Yin's sentence was cut off because he was having a hard time getting his head around. “Brother, who is that brat really?” Bao Yun didn't respond to his sister's question, he seemed to take out something from within his spatial ring, which was a book and writing utensil. Bao Yun jump

Either way, no matter how the rumours were made to be, I received the hate. “Tesson,”I whispered but my voice was overshadowed by a familiar harsh, gravelly growl, deep enough to rattle the air. “This isn’t a request, it’s an order,” the voice said. I recognised it to be Tesson’s father’s voice-The Alpha. “You are to leave that girl,” he says. Are they talking about me?

Kael felt her before he saw her, the steady alignment of something vast and grounded. They stood facing one another without words for a long moment. “The council is finished,” Kael said finally. “Not destroyed. Finished.” Her gaze was steady, searching. “And what will you build in its place?” “A system that cannot erase truth,” he replied. “That cannot hide behind balance to excuse cruelty. I want your voice in that.” She shook her head. “No,” Ariana said softly. The word struck harder than any refusal Kael had anticipated. “You’ve already become a symbol,” he said. “Whether you want it or not.”