Total pages in book: 104
Estimated words: 98082 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 490(@200wpm)___ 392(@250wpm)___ 327(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 98082 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 490(@200wpm)___ 392(@250wpm)___ 327(@300wpm)
I’m not sure what Nori’s secret is, but I want to be ready the moment she’s done talking. Seraphina doesn’t get another day to breathe. This is my chance and I’m going to take it.
Seraphina looks around at the flames surrounding them and snarls. She then turns her glare to Nori.
“Why am I not surprised that you were with them?” Seraphina hisses at her sister.
“Why am I not surprised you’re doing this? You’ve crossed the line, Sera. How has it come to this?”
“How has it come to this? I did it all for you,” Seraphina says incredulously.
“You did not. Stop lying to yourself. This hasn’t been about me in a very long time. You wanted to be his queen, knowing that wasn’t possible. You were willing to sacrifice anything, including yourself.
“How many times did I have to heal you after you bedded him? He was tearing you apart, yet you continued with the relationship as if you could handle it.
“Whatever grace you were given in the beginning, it faded and you chose to ignore it. Even if I could create a love potion for you, it would have failed because you would have died in the process. And all for what?” Noir seethes.
My temper flares as I listen to her words. A love potion. Seraphina lost her mind long ago it seems. She is definitely a good liar. I had no idea I was harming her during sex.
“So I could retrieve your heart from that fucking psycho,” Seraphina spits.
“But who’s the psycho now? I told you we should have just asked Bradan to help. This all could have ended so much differently.”
“Ask him for his help? He knew the situation and the circumstances. Dagger has been covering you this entire time,” Seraphina says angrily.
“That was a choice Dagger and I made. Neither of us ever told Bradan about my heart. He didn’t know until recently, after retrieving the locket for me.
“It was that simple. I’m free now and no one had to die for it,” Nori says with so much hurt in her voice.
“Then you’re a fool. You truly think there will be no price? You think the prince will not come for you? Without power and control, you will become his captive again. Is that what you really want?”
“I am not a fool. I know the price I must pay, but I also know that I am free. The prince will not come for me,” Nori bites out.
“So what, am I your price?”
Nori sighs and looks down at her feet. “There is a reason why you and I are so different. I don’t have the full temperament of a fire fairy. You and I are not sisters by blood. My mother was not yours, nor was my father.
“I was told this out of my husband’s cruelty. To shame me for my dragon and light fairy blood. I didn’t want to believe him, but I later learned he was telling the truth.”
“What? How? From who?”
“From our own family. My mother was your aunt. Your mother is mine.
“You were born of the forbidden one. Your cold heart is that of hers. This is something I thought you should know. Azar is your mother.”
“Argh, you half-breed bitch,” Seraphina screams out.
“Fuck,” I growl.
In the blink of an eye, I wall off Nori from Seraphina. It’s just in time as Seraphina tries to torch Nori. I don’t have time to be surprised or shocked.
This is Seraphina after all. She has no loyalty. She’s all for herself with that nasty temper.
“Taylor, no,” I roar as my mate teleports from my arms to go after Seraphina.
She moves faster than she ever has, but she’s disoriented when she appears before Seraphina. Nori is able to get away, allowing me to focus on what’s most important. However, Seraphina is locked in with Taylor who’s on her knees trying to regain her bearings.
I don’t have time to scold her now, but I’m going to spank Taylor’s ass. I get that she wants this over, so our children are safe, but I had this. That fucking temper of hers is proving to be as big a challenge as all the others around here.
I allow the flames to absorb me so I can step through the force field faster. Once within them, I step right out, then go to throw a fire spear, but Taylor stands to her feet and blocks the way. She and Seraphina are around the same height. I can’t hit one without hitting the other.
Not willing to risk it, I move swiftly to get between them. Wrapping Taylor in my arms, I go to take her to safety before I finish this. However, Seraphina pulls a shotgun. I knit my brows as this is way out of character.
Then it dawns on me, she knows my mate is part human. I flash to shift positions, placing Taylor behind me, using my body to shield hers. I’m stunned as I jerk with the impact and searing pain rakes through my chest, spreading throughout my body.