“Morwenna!” I screamed as the bottle fell off her hand, spilling the liquid on the floor.*****************************************I jerked awake as my eyes darted around the room. I sat up quickly as my heart drummed hard inside my chest, threatening to explode.Standing up, I walked to the center of the room.Taking out the necklace, I tried to summon her again, but she wasn't responding.My head began to hurt as worry clouded my mind, a dull pressure building behind my eyes.“Calm down,” I tried to tell myself, but deep down, I knew I couldn't.“What do I do now?” I asked myself, but all that answered was the silence in the room.No… I had to do something. If she wouldn't come to me, then I would have to go to her. I knew where to find her, but then—how do I get to her?A thought crossed my mind.“Xavier.”Yes… Xavier.I hurried towards the closet. I took out my combat clothes. After putting them on, I took out my boots and jammed them onto my feet.I walked out of my room, closin

“I’m your mother.”The words echoed through my head again and again, making me unable to speak.“No… no, it can't be. How?” I asked as tears dropped down my face.“It’s not true… it can’t be true,” I said, shaking my head.“Hazel, it is,” she said, turning to face me.“I can explain,” she added.“But I have a mother and a father… how could you say you're my mother? I don't get it,” I asked.“The mark on your neck… how did I know it was there?” she asked.I raised my head to look at her in shock.“I placed it there,” she said.I froze to the bone as a chill ran down my spine.“Your mother… her name is Elise. Elise Macelion. And your father… his name is Marcus Macelion,” she said.I stared in shock.I couldn't bear it anymore, so I ran out.I needed fresh air. This house had now become suffocating and tight.I ran downstairs. I couldn't take it anymore. I looked back to see if she was following me, and thank goodness she wasn't. I had to get fresh air.I ran towards the door as tears ke

NATHAN'S POVFor days, I moved through the woods, confused and tired.Climbing the mountains was never easy, and when I descended, I couldn’t feel my legs and hands.I was badly bruised, with cuts all over my body.I had been tending to these wounds for days, not proper care, but just enough to prevent infections.Food was also a problem. The dried meat was gone, and now I had to feed on wild fruits, praying dearly for my life that they weren’t dangerous.I looked into my bag still had a few. My stomach grumbled badly.These fruits wouldn’t even satisfy me, but for now, that was all I had.I took out a few. They were slightly orange but they looked like grapes, I would say, but they weren’t.“Maybe wild sort,” I thought, stuffing one into my mouth. It wasn’t sweet, but at least it wasn’t bad.My body was growing weaker daily, but I kept going, walking deeper and deeper into the woods of Drakharis.The deeper I went, the eerier the place became.I looked around. Something wasn’t right

HAZEL'S POVI woke from sleep, and moving my hands over the bed I couldn't find Dravon as my hands landed on empty sheets.My eyes flew open and truly he wasn't there.He had left again. I frowned.I wasn't happy about the fact that he had left, but I had to get out of bed. I hadn't really been useful since morning as Dravon and I had spent most of the day in bed.My mind drifted back to us and I couldn't help but bite my lips. It was a bit embarrassing honestly. I couldn't imagine I had done all that. I had been so consumed that I had completely lost myself. All I had wanted was him, and I was sure it had something to do with what Sylthara had told me. It must have been the bond. I was slowly becoming something else, but it wasn't a bad thing after all, I thought.I stood up from the bed lazily, about to head for the bathroom when a knock came on the door."My lady, are you awake?" I heard Lilian call from outside."Yes I am," I said. "What do you want?" I asked."I came to help you

DRAVON'S POVI stared at Aiden in surprise at what he had just said and scoffed in confusion."Oh, stop this, brother… just give me my woman and I will pretend like this never happened," I said, my voice shaking with anger.He put his drink down, stood up and walked toward me slowly, his eyes studying me calculatingly as he took each slow step closer. When he was close enough, he stopped."You sure know how to put on an act," he said, balling his hands into fists.I furrowed my brows, confused at what he was saying."My men have checked round the palace and still we can't find her anywhere, and now you stand here and tell me you have no idea where she is… interesting," he said in an angry tone.I looked into his eyes, trying to find something that looked like regret, love, affection even a hint of lies but no. Instead all I saw was hatred… and a burning fire threatening to explode. Then it dawned on me. He didn't have her. He wouldn't radiate this level of anger if he did.If Aiden di