For King & Country Run Wild Novels & Stories

the ground where he'll be, together you'll win ___ I glance at the book in my hands, knowing fully well I am not reading anything, and it's one of my favorite. I stare round the park, and see it's crowded and bursting with life, and no one notices me, all caught up in their own lives, and I don't know if that's beautiful or selfish. I have this insane need to be alone, I want to run from here, not to New Orleans, somewhere far away where no one knows me, where I can be whoever, and they's be no strange women ranting prophecies, then disappearing.

"What's the difference between Kingston and Crestview? The important thing is where Maddie wants to go." Brandon had told me countless times that Kingston University was the school of his dreams, and yet all it took was one sentence from Maddison for him to give it up. Suddenly, even the last traces of attachment I still felt seemed laughable. Silently, I moved my cursor to the very top of the list. Then I typed into the search bar: South Coast University. It was a university on the southern edge of the country. More than 700 miles from home. Click. Submit. Confirm.

“You’ll survive.” Grammy slammed her palm against the table, cutting through the banter. “Listen. This fight will not be won by species. It will be won by unity. A dragon cannot hold without a witch’s ward. A vampire cannot move in sunlight without a wolf to guard his back. You will mingle. You will fight as one. Or you will die as many.” The tent went quiet again, the weight of her words pressing into every chest. Kael, perched on Serenya’s knee, tilted his head. “That’s what W.I.L.D. means,” he piped up. “We all fight together. We all win together.”

Tonight, he needed to quell the storm Eliana had ignited inside him. “Come here,” he commanded, voice low, rough with need. Cassandra obeyed without hesitation, stepping closer into the heat of his presence. As she closed the distance, the king’s mind raced, but his body spoke for him—hungry, fierce, and aching. Eliana had broken something inside him… but Cassandra would help him find the control he lost. Tonight was not over.

“The snow glows white on the mountain tonight Not a footprint to be seen A kingdom of isolation And it looks like I'm the queen The wind is howling like this swirling storm inside Couldn't keep it in, heaven knows I've tried Don't let them in, don't let them see Be the good girl you always have to be Conceal, don't feel, don't let them know Well, now they know Let it go, let it go Can't hold it back anymore Let it go, let it go Turn away and slam the door I don't care what they're going to say Let the storm rage on The cold never bothered me anyway It's funny how some distance makes everything seem small And the fears that once controlled me can't get to me at all It's time to see what I can

The silence that followed was absolute. Slowly, Karlo turned around. The expression on his face wasn't anger, it was a completely blank, hollow, void of pure, unadulterated carnage. The ruthless king who had built an empire on blood had finally revealed his single, fatal weakness to the world. He had tried to hide his little bird, but the hunters had smelled the gold on her gown.

They all look terrified, but with a stern look from Rayne and a glance between them, they seem to come to an agreement before finally breaking into dance and shocking everyone by almost dancing as well as Rayne. “YES! That’s how it is done, boys! Make mama proud!” Laughter erupts at her words and the kids rush out to join us before others begin clapping to the beat. The song ends only to be replaced with the third song from this band and while I know that Rayne is a fan of theirs this song is an even harder one to dance to, ‘Wild ‘n free” it’s basically country rave. Rayne is unstoppable but she is stunning, her movements completely fluid and she never misses a beat.

I saw it. I stepped as quickly as I could, pushing aside all of the people, blocking my way. I could not hear the conversation between the Higher King and Queen Ice, however, King Ice’s agriness was a sign that it was not good. He closed his fists while his jaw was tightening. His teeth were attached to each other, grinding it. The loudness of the music filled my ears. It was rock, causing everybody to sway. I inhaled and exhaled heavily, and ran faster.\

‘Besides, if the ring is already on your finger, you can't run away, Pasaraya. “You're really a bastard, huh!” “What do you mean, bastard?’ King straightened his thick hair. He adjusted his seat a little and then concentrated on the steering wheel again. “Instead of you being angry all the time, you better sing. Maybe you'll lose your anger.” “No way, Kingkong!”

They don't notice we're here yet. "Get off of me!" Exclaims Aziel. You can't help your face from twisting a little. That looks like a very painful position to be in. And the girl isn't even showing any mercy. Yvon's got his arm pinned rright behind him, turning a deaf ear to his protests. And they say that he's the future king?