Burn Me by Knight K. A. & Moreno Kendra

Author:Knight, K. A. & Moreno, Kendra [Knight, K. A. & Moreno, Kendra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance
Amazon: B09TPMBJ7W
Goodreads: 61021316
Published: 2023-02-24T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

Roux

“Have fun!” Abraxos calls as he tosses us out, his smile slightly insane as he continues to clutch the figurines. “At least this way, nothing stands in your way. You can be together. Don’t be fools, not like we were. Don’t fight it. Enjoy the time you have together, no matter how short.” With that, the door slams shut, and Vetris and I share a long look.

Abraxos isn’t such a bad guy. I can even understand why he did it.

Have I ever loved someone so much I would be willing to destroy the world for them? No, but the idea that I could doesn’t terrify me like I thought it would. Instead, the notion that I could feel something so great and care about someone so deeply that I wouldn’t be able to live without them excites me. It must be both addicting and consuming in the best way.

Is he right?

Is Jezebel? Could I have that with Vetris?

Not that it matters now.

My world crumbles around me, and the truth sinks into my bones, making them ache, as the reality of what we are facing hits me.

Turning away, I start to walk as quickly as I can without running. I need space to escape my self-destructive thoughts, but it’s no use.

You can’t outrun what is inside of you. You can only live with it.

“So, what now?” Vetris asks as he keeps up with me.

“I don’t know. I don’t know! Okay?” I shout as I whirl on him, my markings lit up. Everything I was working toward, all my hopes and dreams, are crushed. There is no way home for me…

But is it truly home?

Is what Abraxos and Vetris said true?

Am I more than they told me, more than they tried to mold me into? Am I simply going back there because it’s easier?

Either way, it is unnecessary now. I am never getting back into Celestia, and worse than that, our world, Celestia and Soleil combined, is in danger. I finally understand the feeling under me now. The world is unbalanced, and soon, everyone else will feel it, and both sides will turn on each other like they always do, pointing fingers. Wars will reign, and the death toll will be unimaginable. It feels inevitable, and here I am, staring at a demon, at a prince, who will lead his side while I stand with him.

I find myself searching his gaze for comfort, for anything, to tell me I’m wrong.

To tell me we are not doomed.

“Roux.” He sighs and takes my hands, tugging me closer. I try to pull away, even as the comforting fire crawls along my skin, warming my cold, shocked heart. But why am I resisting? I no longer have a soul to save.

I’ve fallen, so why not fall a little more?

I let him pull me into his arms, where he rests his head on top of mine as he holds me tight, comforting me. We are two enemies, two people, who were never supposed to meet.

Two… mates.

“You won’t face whatever will happen alone.

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