"What do you think happened?" I questioned Eva and she whined telling me Selene is now on the run and will be sentenced and released from her position. My brow furrowed as I followed the blood scent back into the dining room. My eyes widened at Galen's corpse lying on the floor and Azrael hunched over with his hand covered in a dark liquid. I rushed over to him and lifted his chin. His eyes were narrowed and looking at me incredulously."That bitch is a crafty one," he winced. I grabbed a cloth napkin off the dining table and held it against his gouged midsection. I felt a chill when his hand went through mine to hold it in place. Azrael was similar to a spectral and it boggles my mind."Aren't you immortal, sir?" I questioned curiously and he shrugged. I glanced around the darkness and growled roughly, "help your lord." Azrael grunted and sat up, shaking his head."They will not interfere with anything that happens to me, they are only here to serve.. the Enforcers," he coughed and I

I entered the kitchen and headed to the table with a smirk on my face."Did my idea work, princess?" Azrael asked me and I nodded."Yes, he refused to remove his mark," I said softly as I rubbed Lucian's mark on my neck. Azrael chuckled and his eyes changed to a light green color. I eyed him strangely and sat across from him."Your loneliness manifests itself into the entire realm…does that mean that you can change it based just on how you are feeling?" I asked him carefully. When he looked over at me he shrugged."It was once a lush area centuries ago but shit happened and my sorrow made it rain constantly. When my heart grew cold so did the rest of it," he said stoically and I frowned. "I'm sorry…it must be tiresome," I mumbled and he asked me, "how so?""Just being alone with the apparitions. By the way, thanks for your hand-wavy thing and for taking away the dark circles under my eyes…I had a rough night," I mumbled softly and gave him a small smile. I realized that Azrael was a

"Lucian, wait! The princess should be dressed in more than just your dress shirt," Azrael grinned slightly and Lucian grabbed the sweatpants from his hand. Lucian's shirt covered me like a thigh-high dress but rode up to allow my cheek to peek out. When he handed the pants to me I grinned."Poor baby, you won't get to see my bare ass any longer,'' I teased playfully, pulling the sweatpants up my bare flesh. Lucian wasn't smiling as he watched me which caused me concern. I squeezed his hand when I finished tying the knot and asked what was going on. He shook his head and led me to the back of the castle. Once outside he roared out a pitiful sound."What is it, Lucian?" I asked with deepening concern. He gazed at me with blood tears falling down his cheeks. Cupping his face I kissed his mouth.He grabbed my wrists and pulled my hands gently away."I have put you and our unborn child in harm's way because of my blood oath. Can't you see that?" He said solemnly and I shook my head."We wi

Standing in Lucian's shower I scrubbed the tiredness from my eyes. The hot water worked my stiff muscles from the awkward way I'd slept during the evening and half the day. I had fallen asleep on Lucian's couch holding a recent photo of him to my chest. I had awakened abruptly once I rolled onto the cold floor and broke the glass inside of the frame. I ignored the visitors who knocked on the door, not wishing to speak to anyone. When I headed to shower I saw my black gown hanging on the door hook and huffed in annoyance. My anxiety was spiking and my nerves were frayed due to having to attend my debut."You must attend the celebration for your father, it is an important matter for you to be presented to the others for your position," Eva growled bluntly and I rolled my eyes. After drying and wrapping my hair in a towel I donned one of Lucian's t-shirts and a pair of shorts I'd found in the dresser and brought in with me. When I opened the bathroom door I was greeted by Jaxon screechin

Waiting impatiently for Noah to return I practiced using the sword as my Lycan. It was harder to move fluidly as my bigger creature but as I practiced I adjusted to my form and altered my balance to compensate. I paused momentarily and studied the room I was in."They must have individuals who can transport because this room has no entrance and was similar to the room the moon Goddess had trapped me in with Galen," I growled roughly."The higher Gods are going to make Violet the new moon Goddess," Eva whined in my head. I nodded. Violet Grayson was a good choice and was a fair council member. "I'm not part of the wolves any longer, Eva," I mumbled softly and she whimpered. I was startled when Noah and Faelon suddenly appeared in the dark room with me."Lucifer said that Faelon can help hold back the bloodsuckers with his blue bolts while we get your boyfriend out of the iron maiden but we cannot kill any of them because technically he broke his blood oath and is serving his punishmen