Natalie's P.O.V. "You seem disturbed." Aurora's soft voice called out, and I glanced over at her with a forced smile. I trained for hours with Tobias, exhausting myself as I learned new ways to fight against vampires and avoid getting bitten. He still wouldn't talk to me, and I refused to pressure

Killian's P.O.V. Camps were set up all around town. Anyone who could take someone in did. Houses were overflowing with creatures of all kinds. Even humans started showing up, much to my surprise. They had been quiet until recently when they began reporting mass amounts of missing people and deaths

It was easy to see who had been in battle before, and it put me at ease knowing that they weren't concerned. They had either accepted their fate or trusted their king to lead them to victory. I scanned over a group of familiar barbarians. They wore their weapons with pride, and Charlie sat beside D

I swallowed hard as I watched the crowd part behind her. The sound of chains rattling reached me before I could see them. The other council members were nowhere in sight, but Agatha and my mother hung limply as they were dragged to the front and forced to their knees next to Lillian. They were inju

I raced forward, following after Killian, not wanting to be separated, but he was a good way ahead. He was closer to his smirking mother than he was to me, and that did not sit well with me. He was strong, but he had struggled with the idea of her death for years. Plus, with Lillian's newfound powe