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