Laiken
I wanted Naevys to live. I wanted to give her the chance to have the life she should have had if Nylion hadn’t entered our lives. Saving Nylion was duty. Saving Naevys is a choice, my choice. Something I haven’t had a lot of since being claimed by Nylion.
I never expected her to have the same desire for me, not after I killed her father and brother.
“He doesn’t get to take you, Laiken. You deserve so much more.”
Unfortunately, it’s not a choice that I get to make. My life was bound to Nylion’s. I felt his body burn in Kenna’s fire as if it were my own. And now, my time is done. I close my eyes, ready to accept my death.
“Live, Laiken. You need to live,” Naevys whispers.
Suddenly, I feel warmth, calm, beautiful warmth, spreading through my chest.
“Naevys,” I gasp, opening my e
