"You sure? You look like you're about to," Hadeon teased, leaning in with a mischievous grin. "With the way you walked, I thought you were going to walk back to the castle. I was almost impressed." After a few seconds, he asked, "You doing, okay?"
"He might, but it is my responsibility to impart wisdom," the Mother Queen stated with a self-assured nod. Leaning towards Anastasia, she not-so-quietly whispered, "After my husband died, I endeavoured to taste all the available fruits the garden had to offer."
"Aiden, take Emily back," Dante ordered, and without questioning him, Aiden and Emily disappeared from there with the guards. "Do you need a special invitation to get out?" His question was directed at Anastasia. She didn't have to be told twice, and she quickly got out of the river.
"I hope the way you have touched my life, I will be able to do the same. Where your days will be filled with happiness because your existence is my blessing."
He tucked one side of Eve's hair before resting his hand behind her ear. He said, "Let me steal a little more of you." She gripped the front of his shirt as if, deep down in her heart, it was something she wanted. Closing the gap between their lips, he kissed her.
Eve stopped talking when Vincent placed his other hand on one side of her head. He stated, "You are right, we aren't friends as it is pointless to hold something that doesn't hold to be true." His words pierced through her heart. He then said, "Because being friends is not enough."
Lord Rayven was also coming with them. Hopefully, he wasn't an enemy. She loved his wife so she badly wanted him to be a good person. It was enough that there were already two bad people in this crowd. Lord shady and her.
'You did it, Lulu,' Keith spoke into the mind-link, even though he knew Lulu couldn't hear him anymore. 'You proved your loyalty. Luna and Alpha acknowledged you and are mourning your loss. Did you hear you've got a spot on the wall of fallen warriors? That's the highest honor a warrior could have. Your father will be proud.'
'I can try to put pressure on his mind and brainwash him.', Liseli suggested. 'But that's risky. If I use too less, it won't work, and if it's too much, he might become a vegetable.'