ColterNew York City“Sorry, I have pressing matters to attend to!” Colter announced, hurriedly leaving the bar as soon as their shift ended. He ended up drawing weird looks from Tessa and Vida as he sheepishly grinned while stepping around them and out into the streets.“Take care!” Vida called after him with a blanching Tessa by her side, “Girl, he just abandoned you and you tell him to take care?!”He slipped through the crowded streets of bustling New York City, weaving sidewards and dodging them as these citizens paid no mind to what was in front of them. His thoughts were still filled with the visions of the kingdom in utter chaos. Fear had been injected into his veins, his blood running colder than ice.Moving into an abandoned area, it was an alley that stood between two derelict factories. Glancing around for any watchers and spectators, Colter focused his powers all over his body and with a whoosh, he darted upward into the air, flying with blinding speed.He gazed around th

AquilaNew York CityThey had finally arrived in this weird place, like Colter before them and any other creature that might have crossed the portal, it was an alien landscape. The buildings were so tall that they cast shadows over the bright city.Aquila was annoyed at how excessively large it was and how polluted it had seemed. He had been able to smell their air and it was not as fresh as the air in their home world. Unlike every other village, town and city they had seen before, Aquila noticed at how in this world, the people are still active even at the latest of nights.“Find him” Dyron’s voice echoed in his head and Aquila doubled his concentration on tracking the missing prince. He had isolated the scents of everything that was in the air, from the smoke that their steel carriages seemed to emit, the cold breeze of the night air, the smell of human essence that was vastly different from an Ecanus, the animals that were littered around New York City and finally, after flying fo

ColterVida's Apartment, New York CityColter knew he was screwed the moment he decided to say goodbye to Vida one last time. He had foreseen how Vida would protest about him leaving. However, what he did not expect was her to be saying those sweet words.I love you.When she pulled him down for a kiss, he was a goner. He was shocked, yes, by her boldness to establish that she did indeed love him. A goner, nonetheless.The moment slowly heated up as they craved each other's touch. Colter knew it was long, long overdue. That day in the park, he wanted to take Vida home and have his way with her, but he wondered what Vida would think of him.It was a good call that he did the noble thing of avoiding such situation. Or else, he would not be here right now with her.He could feel Vida's passion with that one kiss. Her hands roaming across his back and to his chest. Colter could not resist but reciprocate and let his hands wander her body. He caressed her waist and ran up his hands on her

VidaVida’s Apartment, New York City“Look Colter, I’m not up for any drugs, if you want to go, feel free to go” Vida said worriedly, her paranoia getting the better of her as her mind told her that Colter could also be just some drugged out junkie messing around with her feelings.But the gorgeous man in her apartment clasped her hand in both his hands and smiled at her wryly, “Look, I am not in a position to ask you to trust me” but as he said those words, Vida felt the affection and the warmth spilling out from him, he was not lying. “Trust me.”She sighed and pulled her hand away from him, shaking off the blankets that she used to cover her naked bodice, she stepped out of the bed, feeling Colter’s stare at her all the time and grabbed her clothes.“Please, if by flying you mean taking drugs, I don’t want to take part in any of it” Vida said her back turned, putting on clothes while Colter chuckled from behind her. “So, there are drugs in this kingdom of yours as well?”“Drug mean

VidaNew York City“Well, happy birthday to me, I guess…” Vida thought to herself with building disdain, her face was blank and her eyes gave off a chilling deadness. She was clearly unhappy at what was going on, she felt sorrow, disdain and resentment welling up inside of her.“Colter left without saying when he will come back or how long he will be gone…” Vida muttered to herself, starting to look slightly crazed.It was Vida’s birthday, as she had sung to herself in her mind, she and Tessa had planned to take a day off and just celebrate her birthday. They were supposed to go to the mall, a cinema, food and also drinks at night. But plans had changed and Vida was simply too depressed to do anything ‘happy’.“Let’s just go to work” Vida texted Tessa, who immediately reply with a barrage of angry, sad and cursing emojis. “Already on my way there” Vida replied to Tessa’s string of emojis.Well, if that didn’t secure anything, nothing will, Vida thought wildly, knowing that this will a