Chapter 151: Will You Kiss Me Again?

*Ciana*

It was a long dream.

Fire. Smoke. Howls of desperation.

It was a battlefield.

They said he was the ruthless Alpha of all, a cold-hearted monster who only knew how to destroy, and the thousands of bodies under me were the proof.

They told me that only eternal darkness was left in him, and I wouldn't sense hope in the air.

And there he was, standing on top of the pile of corpses, coated in blood.

His body was as still as a statue; his face was emotionless, almost no different than those of the dead on the ground below him.

Then he saw me.

I watched light gather in his dark eyes and life seemed to return to him. Slowly, his lips parted into a stunning smile that outshined the starry night sky.

He reached out his hand. 'Come to me,' he whispered.

My legs moved toward him as if they had a will of their own.

Even though they told me that every step I took was one step closer to my own eternal death.

'But they were lying to you!" a crisp child's voice said.

As I walked toward him, I suddenly noticed that I wasn't alone. There was a tiny little girl holding my hand. She had my hair, but a pair of beautiful sparkling dark eyes.

Her cheeks were round and rosy, a wide smile on her face. She wore a little yellow sundress and matching jelly sandals. Her hair was tied up in pigtails with little butterfly barrettes.

Light and warmth radiated off of her like she was a little sun, dispelling the gloominess around me.

I took her hand, and we walked to the man ahead of us.

He was waiting there patiently, watching us. With every step we took to get closer to him, the smile on his face grew bigger.

Without hesitation, I placed my hand in his, feeling my life leaving my body in exchange for the precious memories of our past.

Yes, I remembered who he was.

The Dark King Theo.

My love.

Then I heard the little angel next to me say, "Mommy, let's go home."

***

*Theo*

I leaned against the windowsill and looked out at the palace as it stretched out around me. With a bourbon glass in one hand, I swirled the amber liquid around, hearing the ice cubes clinking against the glass.

Taking a sip, I looked at the broken lapel pin that I clung to in my other hand. The person who gave it to me meant more than anything else in the world. But it was broken. It broke from saving my life.

like it was on fire and the whole world seemed to

only person who could do

up three months ago, Jake told me that her father had taken her to the Realm of Light to get help, and I hadn't heard anything about her

been gone from

it

they’d taken her away but Jake had filled

help Ciana. She could be physically healed and have her

so promising except for no

she remember me yet? If she did, was she missing me like I

was the baby? Had anyone even told her she was pregnant yet? After so much time, it

get to meet my own

longer would this

years? After all, Soren himself hadn't been able to

I wanted her in my arms

under my touch. I

would return. I had

away from the open window. As much as I missed her and wanted to

wanted to go chasing after Ciana and check on her, for the time being, I had to first

Even now,

is," Jake said, coming into

work was all caught up. Did

"but you have someone's homework to check up

the pin into my front pocket, keeping it close to my heart like before. I

went

important for his education and growth. He was learning the history of our kingdom along with military strategies, economics, leadership and

then he thought of something and bowed with a serious

he also added etiquette to

I needed to set a good example, especially if

tutors were with me and

is incredibly smart and continues to excel,' one tutor

self-defense and has progressed well in his attacks as well," his

looked over the report card they’d put together for

I'll have to quiz you on

He grinned at me.

One might say too hard. He is still a young,

true?' I asked, arching an eyebrow at my

"I still have much to improve

few years to do so. You

want to be able to

focusing on

he didn't fight back this time, I could tell he still wasn't

I dismissed them so that Alexander and I could talk privately. I tossed

can help you,"

on a lot growing up. While you have your royal responsibilities, I want

very grown up already," Alexander reminded me. "There's not much you

hair. He

and Alexander were alike. Independent, determined, and always

"When the time

miss Ciana,"

that come from?"

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