s. I was lying in a cold room with
st throbbed with a dull, sickening heat. I looked down at my skin. The
owly, my he
wo heavy guards standing right
inside, and ignored every single qu
shed. I was no longer a high school student,
ied of me, and I di
, and the door swung o
dark shadows hung beneath his eyes, an
s steps, completely unlike the gentle boy
ff the bed. "Please, you have
"I found something, Elena. In my father's
oss," a sharp voice ba
ed furious, his bare chest showing th
symbol on my wrist burned like hot coa
ached out, grabbing m
econd symbol ignited and heat shot up b
stepped righ
at the same time, the third symbol
acked, and the entire building shook on its foundation. Shouts rang
ently flood
k velvet robes, sitting on
vy crown while Damian knelt at my left,
lver dagger. I watched myself drive the blade into Luci
away from Damian and stepping ba
" he said coldly and ruthlessly. "The Eclipse Mate appears once every few generations. You were born under a b
cold. "What d
" Vance replied. "And the
filling my eyes. "I wil
e a choice," th
ared sharply
een the quiet girl w
. Now, these arrogant men were treating me like a prize to be
ping toward the elders. "I am n
from behind Headmaster Vance. It was Victoria,
spat, her face twisted in rage. "You are usi
hand to slap me
ught her wrist in midair. A wave of dark, el
O
backward across the room, smashing hard into the stone
room went d
g hand, completely shocked b
in his dark eyes. Damian just stared at me, lo
ster Vance screamed, drawing a
s fangs extending as a deadly snarl tore fr
ng his own blade and pointing it at the e
espite everything, both men were willing
eavy doors
into the room,
ss body of a dead ser
d carved deep into his forehead was the ex
royal wing," the guard p
ned their ey
ing down my arms. I looked d
oling onto the stone floor. I had no idea where i
shouted, pointing his finger at m
a step back. "I swear I did
ing down at the fresh blood on
But for the very first time in two years, I saw pure, dar
amian held out an arm, stopping
d pieces as I looked down at
ed face, my breath caught in my throat. I recognized him. He was the tall, scarred man who use
ched my bloody finge
nding over him in the dark hallway just ten minutes ago, plun
d I had enjoyed ever
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