Offered to the Triplet Alphas

Chapter-15. Confiding

[Xanthea]

I watched the Aile castle become clearer and clearer in the side-view mirror of Nesryn's car the farther we drove away from it. Yet its sprawling grandness couldn't be captured in one frame.

The royal castle was the perfection of Baroque architecture, rising majestically to the extreme of excellence against the dark sky. Its pointed turrets and its colossal form were adorned in a regal aesthetic of black, gray, white, and gold. It took us ten minutes just to drive out of its stretched out precinct covered with the dense trees. Nesryn said that there was a lake among those trees that revolved around the palace, so she warned me to never enter the woods alone. The private driveway was built through those trees elevated from the land in such a way it never got in the lake's path.

I sat in the passenger's seat. I still couldn't believe I had been in that castle. Just seeing it from afar would be the dream of many.

If I didn't look at the sky, I couldn't even tell I was in the underworld. Although scary, the dense red and black clouds beautifully intertwined in the sky like paints in crystal clear water. The red clouds had a subtle glow that made the sky even more enchanting.

"The sun here always remains below the horizon, but its rays reach the land, although the sky just eats up most of the light," Nesryn said, changing the gear. "Like sunset?" I looked at her.

"Yeah, like the sunset in your realm. It's just that our days are all about sunsets and our nights are about the moon rising. We get most of our energy from the moon and night, so... we don't really need sun as much as your realm does," she said.

I nodded once, seeing the Aile castle disappear completely from my sight. A long stretch of forests sprinted behind us before we finally entered the city.

I gaped outside the window at the packed buildings with towering spires adorned with statues of gargoyles, dragons, devils, and sculptures of naked men, women, and angels with broken wings. They were all reaching out for the sky. The car raced on the cobblestone streets before it transitioned into asphalt roads. We reached the market square with skyscrapers and luxurious shops, with a soothing dark ambiance becoming more prominent.

The city's atmosphere was bustling with an eerie yet jovial energy, as the immortal werewolves trotted down the winding roads.

The buildings were decorated with runes and dark symbols that glowed in vivid neon colors. There were shops, taverns, pubs, cafes, banks and what-not. If I ignored the ominous decoration of statues around the buildings, the city resembled the normal cities in the earthly realm.

There was no traffic system, yet the private and public vehicles never collided.

"So... are you ready to tell where you learned all that medical stuff? I don't know much about alchemy, but I can tell you have quite an advanced knowledge on this subject," Nesryn asked, speeding the car through the traffic. There were times I felt as though we were going to crash into several cars, but we didn't.

"I wanted to become a doctor." Words left my lips before I could control them.

Nesryn peered at the farthest end of the road.

"A doctor?" she reiterated.

A subtle smile appeared on my face as I dropped my gaze.

I read a lot

where did you get such detailed information of Infernal alchemy? We share our knowledge with your kind, yes. But not to this extent. We can't allow the mortals to have much knowledge about immortals or immortality. That would destroy the balance between the three realms, Xanthea,"

the only legacy my deceased mother left behind. She died while giving birth to me," I mumbled. "So, I wanted to dedicate my life to the dreams she couldn't live because of me. I just wanted to make her proud before I died. Make my life worth more than it ought to be." I chuckled softly, shaking my head. "Seems like

listened. The next

breath. "Are you confiding in me?"

It took me a while to understand why I told her

am..." my voice came

you are the only one in this car other than me and I was genuinely curious about how you know about all that. So, why would you share your personal

your question truly. And I just... wanted someone..." my voice quavered slightly, but I held back my emotions to pour

looked outside the window, blinking back the blurriness in

more questions, because I wasn't sure how I would answer them, detaching myself from the emotions linked to

- Pheles. It was yet another wonder of architecture standing in the middle of blooming gardens, glowing greenhouses and

gazebos. Stems and leaves of runners and shrubs spread across the stairs

five minutes' drive through the iron gate, Nesryn parked the car right in front of

get out of the car, but it was still

you to know that-" Nesryn said without looking at me. "-your life hasn't ended yet. As long as you can take your next breath and feel it in your lungs, you are

let out a sigh, running her

looked right

you always wanted to? Yeah, maybe you will die sooner because you offend someone or you disobey someone, but you'll be happy and grateful to yourself that

cleared her throat, her voice slightly

many don't even know what to do with their lives. They follow orders and try to impress others by losing themselves. Why? Because they are immortals, and an immortal's biggest fear is loneliness and abandonment. At least

away, but I had already seen the tears line

She unlocked the doors.

reached out to touch her

not alone. You have such a beautiful family. A

nodded, looking

like this I wished we could die. At least there would be a permanent remedy for

her lips, taking a

my hand on

stop and if there was any way to make the treatment less

out a shaky breath

in me now?" I