My mind was struggling to comprehend what was happening in front of me.I kneel on the floor, my hands flat out before me on the ground. I had no recollection of how I managed to break free of my cuffs. I could only assume that the fiery blast had freed me from their confines.A gentle drizzle had began to fall from the dark sky, clouds gathering in, and a sense of mourning filled the quite courtyard.Smoke danced all around us like a mist that wouldn’t dissipate, the smell of burnt flesh and fat stung my eyes and nose as charred bodies and piles of ash lay littered about the floor like some horrific horror movie scene. The only body which remained untouched was that of Lucas. I wasn’t sure how he had managed to survive the blast unscathed, yet he had. I assume our bond had protected him.I crawl towards his lifeless body on my hands and knees. Tears still streaming down my face.He laid on the floor unmoving.But as I crawl acro

Lilith disappeared from sight in the arms of Dario.Confusion clouded my mind as I try to make sense of everything that had happened to me. I couldn’t help but feel that this was all part of a larger plan that I had no idea on.Dario was obviously Lilith’s lover, did he know about who I was before he sent me to her door? He must have done. Otherwise why trust me with the address of someone so dear to him.I look down at Lucas, Lilith forgotten for now. His breathing was shallow but ragged. His mind had gone blank and he did no respond to any of my attempts to rouse him.I watch with hopelessness, as the realisation dawned on me that there was nothing else that I could do for Lucas now.As he took his last breaths, tears slipped from my eyes and pain from my heart. Our bond began to fade, leaving a gaping hole in my chest. I wait for the onslaught of pain and the in turn my own demise.After all we had completed the bond. And so I

I arrived at the cave at around midday in the human realm. The Autumn sun was high in the sky, and trees surrounding the lake were shedding ready for the long winter nights. I stepped into the dark cave, which gave off a dark aura that made me want to step back into the light. I would assume it is a self defence mechanism to stop unsuspecting humans from just walking into the underworld. The portal itself was remarkably unspectacular. It stood tall like a standing mirror, only with no glass. It was a doorway, that you stepped through. From my minimal knowledge of portals, I had gleaned that portals could be tricky. They had a standard point that they would pick you up and drop you off as it were. But should you wish to go to a more specific location, it was possible if you thought about the room in which you wish to enter. I had thought long and hard about what my plan of attack would be when I reached the underworld. And it was a fairly simple one. F

Lucien stepped out from the dark hallway that split off from the garden room and into the light. Stopping in his tracks as he looked upon the scene in front of him.His annoyed expression soon disappeared as his gaze fell upon me.“Niece, how wonderful of you to visit. I had no idea that you had even been recovered. How fortunate.” His words dripped sarcasm, half of his face that was stretch grotesquely over his cheekbones from the scaring he had incurred from our previous tryst.“Well, I couldn’t allow you to think you had won Uncle. Afterall, we do have unfinished business to attend to.” I spoke with just as much sarcasm as I could muster, all the while letting the low burning heat radiate through me.Lucien stepped out into the middle of the room so he was stood beside Nova, who by now had taken on a whole new shade of white, looking as if she may just faint on the spot.I stand with my feet set apart and my hands r

For the first and last time I left the St Leger family home behind, the water gardens having been my only window into what the residents was like. Where my mother had spent the majority of her childhood.A part of me curious, to know the woman who had raised me for 8 years. Who loved me and was so gentle and kind. The other just wanted to be done with the underworld forever.Unsure as to where to start to search for Lucifer. I found myself in the long gallery, pictures of the all the dead and damned family member of the Royal House of Caine. The picture of Lilith hung high up before me, like the Queen presiding over her court.The gallery was quiet, and much darker than the last time we were here. The usual torches which lined the halls of the royal palace unlit casting the room into an eery glow.I stepped forward quickly, with soft footsteps so as not apprise anyone of my approach. The door to the banqueting room was sat slightly ajar, poking my head ar