Chapter 132 Charis I wanted to shout out to him to pass me the keys to my chains and the door, but I was still in a daze. The van had landed upright, which meant the water was rising from the floor up. Already, it was over my ankles, and
Chapter 131 Charis I heard a voice from the radio say “Movement—” but as soon as the person said it, it died with a squeal, and there was an instant disconnection. “Transport Six,” Luce called out. “Come in, Transport Six. Can anyone hear me p> Still silence. “Maybe the signal
Chapter 130 Charis How many times do I have to die before the Moon Goddess understands that I get it? How much more pain does she need to rain down on me before she sees the white flag I’ve been waving for years? When will my life stop being one
Chapter 129 Charis “What p> “You have a choice now, Charis,” she nodded with a smile. “If you agree, tonight Eamon Riggs will die and by tomorrow, Charis Greye will live again p> I stared at the strange woman. What did she mean? Would I ever be able to live
Chapter 128 Charis. I couldn’t believe I left home to jump into trouble, trouble and more trouble. It’s been three days and two nights since the verdict, three days without being allowed any visitors. The boys hadn’t even tried to see me as far as I knew. Maybe they were
Chapter 127 Charis Three days earlier p> In the end, I was found guilty, and the person who hammered the last nail into my coffin was Kael, making me learn what it feels like to be buried while still breathing. I’m on the floor now, my knees to my chest
Chapter 126 Charis “Mr Riggs, do you understand the charges against you p> “I…yes, I think so. The data breach, the p> “Think so?” he interrupted. “This is not a thinking exercise. Do you or do you not understand what you’re accused of p> “Y-yes, I understand,” I managed. “On
Chapter 125 Charis Two sure things were going to happen today. Number one, the investigation council would find me guilty. Number two, they would find me not guilty. That contradiction alone has been in my mind for seven days now like a bomb waiting to explode. There was no middle
Chapter 124 Charis With our bond finally in place, his scent wafted up to my nose, intoxicating me. He ran his wet tongue along the side of her neck, scraping my skin with his canines that had slightly extended. This wasn’t the first time I was getting marked, so I
Chapter 123 Kael We walked in silence until we were deep in the garden at Rhett’s house. The moonlight filtered through the trimmed trees, casting shadows across the manicured pathways as we walked. After walking for a few minutes, I found a garden bench tucked between two flowering bushes and
Chapter 122 Kael “No?” my master sounded confused. “No, what p> “I won’t be taking up this job. You can give it to someone else p> Another long stretch of silence as he searched my face as if he was looking for clues to my sudden rebellion. This was the
Chapter 121 Kael The message from my Master had come at the worst possible time. My phone buzzed just as I sat at my desk. ” Urgent. Come now p> Since my Master knew I had problems with reading words, he never sent lengthy messages that would make it difficult
Chapter 120 Rhett It took exactly sixty-four minutes for everything to fall into place. My father moved like he had spent his whole life preparing for this kind of thing. By the time the courier sprinted up the steps of the administrative block of Ravenshore Academy with our sealed envelope,
Chapter 119 Rhett My dad looked past me, gazing out at the vast expanse of farmland behind my house. When he looked at me again, he said. “Explain in detail what happened. Plus, tell me the real reason why you’re anxious about the whole thing, please don’t give me bullshit
Chapter 118 Rhett We trudged out of Vale’s office in silence. I’ve never felt so helpless like I do now, and from the expression on Slater and Kael’s faces, I could tell they’ve been crushed, too. Outside the administrative building, the air felt colder. None of us spoke. Kael walked
Chapter 117 Rhett The three of us stood in Headmistress Vale’s office, staring at the computer screen in stunned silence as the security footage played. Headmistress Vale dimmed the lights and hit play. The screen on her wall came to life. A wide, fisheye view of the deserted classroom corridor
Chapter 116 Charis I kissed Slater first. It was a sweet goodbye kiss. His hands curled around my waist possessively. He tried to deepen it, but I pulled away with a laugh. Next was Rhett. His kiss was softer and lingering. His hands brushed my cheek, and he was almost
Chapter 115 Charis I showered until my head cleared before stepping out of the shower and drying off. I pulled on the outfit Kael had left on the bathroom counter for me: soft joggers and an oversized tee shirt with Rhett’s half body suit. The full-body suit had been destroyed
Chapter 114 Charis When I woke up the next morning, I found myself squished between Slater and Rhett. Slater’s arm was draped over my waist while Rhett’s hand cupped my left breast and hooked an ankle around my calf. For a disorienting heartbeat, I thought I was still in the
Chapter 113 Slater “It is if she’s a Shadewolf,” I said. “They can have more than one mate, but she can only mark one, the one chosen by the Moon Goddess as her true fated mate. If she makes a wrong choice, then our world stands a great risk that