you belong

aging beyond the walls. Estella stared up at him, uncomprehending, her

managed to say at that moment.

and something dangerous simmered beneath it now. "You are not going to die

hisper. The grief in her heart turned into hatred and rage. She tried t

t enough to remind her exactly how little room she had to fight him. "From the moment I sav

ed up at him

high, brittle pitch. "I belong to you? You delude yourself, you bastard!

little she-wolf. Calling yourself a prize is preposterous. Because to the rest of the world, you are already dead. You have nothing left... no Nightbound, no family, no title. Nothing.

scribable urge

could feel his breath against her skin, his voice dropping t

what happened in Silv

lace and at the same time, her mouth gaped. 'Four day

whole. Claiming you were a spy for those bloodsuckers." He paused a

g her eyes. But why would she believe

She said, denial e

r it on my life, and by the Moon Goddess herself... What I've told you is true. And what I'm about to

ed oath, then every word of it was real. "It can't be..."

letting her recover from

r al

on

arched

Just stop it." Estella had an inkling of what he would say next; she just didn't want to hear it from

mething close to malice, but not quite it. He would have listened to her. He would have s

wanted to see her break. He wanted

acked out of her,

that same sadistic cruelty she saw any time she battled with him. In his eyes burned a desire to see her suffer, to see her hurt, as if her agony were somet

de through thick and thin... Those who swore their allegiance to your name were all captur

d. Execute

e this. But it still broke her to hear it. The colors of

y died because of you." His gaze didn't leave her face, savoring every single reaction on it, every single twitch and attem

hed her teeth to hold it in. However

rieving, loyal and devoted Darius... Do you know how

ed to dance in his eyes. "Barely long eno

ow, but she didn't sob, nor did she scream. She felt that the entire life she had been living, and the life she had been envisioning, was all a lie. Estella felt

--

as sharp. She was breaking before him, piece by glit

ly. One, he got to savor Estella's suffering. Two, Estella wouldn't try to commit suicide anymore. Inste

he tho

ll me now... I don't deserve to live. Just let me go to hell. I beg of you." If anythin

ew her wrists together, pinning both within the grip of his left hand alone. "I'm going

e edging toward desperation, as if

ritated Adrian further. For her to be

m, were it not death she wanted. He didn't want her begging for d

free hand and placed it over her head. Slowly, silver light gather

overcame the shock. It didn't matter if she died, anyway. Still, whatever Adrian was about to do, she wasn't going

ht shot out like a beam and sank into her head. Her eyes r

e was about to move again wh

rame. The wounds that had reopened were still red with blood. For a strong wer

else in this world, he knew exactly how fast she healed. And right

ilities, he summoned th

d by the new names... In this w

iend status. You can feel a speci

be done before or after marriage. After a couple is Runemarked, a unique tattoo that has never been drawn on anyone or anywhere else in the world forms on

ering someone's soul thread, which can leave you weakened and vulnerable