Light (A Choice of Light and Dark, #2)

by Lacey Lehotzky

“The ones that are part of all will be born under a full moon Her white light will fill the land But her mates darkness will rise Kings will fall Rivers will run with blood There is a choice Follow the light Descend into the dark The harrowing pass decides it all”

Kriztof, Zekari, and Kirigin’s bloodied and lifeless bodies lay side by side on the cold marble floor.

Half our group, gone in one night.

“You really had no idea that was happening?” he snorted like he didn’t believe me.

“And you did?”

“No,” he coughed, his face turning purple as I crushed his windpipe.

Crouching so I was level with him, I purred, “Are you sure about that?” The gleam in my eyes was a warning to be truthful with his next response. “I swear. I figured you were such a fucking control freak that you’d gotten a daily report on her all these years,” he grunted.

My breath shook as I sucked down much needed air, saving myself from drowning in the never-agains.

the High Priestess’s eyes rolled back in her head, and she began to shake.

opening her mouth wide to speak. “Millennia ago, I spoke a warning of a pivotal time when world order would come under threat. It seems many have forgotten or obfuscated this prophecy, and I am most displeased. I am merely the creator of life, and I have no control over your actions. And yet I urge you to heed my warnings. The Fates are fickle, weaving many futures into the fabric of possibility. You must choose quickly and wisely, for too many are filled with horror.”

“The ones that are part of all will be born under a full moon Her white light will fill the land But her mates darkness will rise Kings will fall Rivers will run with blood There is a choice Follow the light Descend into the dark The harrowing pass decides it all”

“My sprite, you’ll be begging for me to fuck you before the week is up.”

His words were like a punch to the gut – because Kazimir had told me I’d be a better queen, even helped me plan to take the throne. “Did you ever stop to think that he was using you for his own gain?”

“How do I know that you aren’t doing the same right now?”

“When have I lied to you?”

But he had been nothing but honest, brutally honest, with me from the second I woke up in this wagon.

What was wrong with me?

come onnnn just fuck him

“You are so sexy when you’re angry. I would much rather see your hostility than despair, my sprite.”

Between us, the thread that I still tried to deny was there hummed with worry,

ma’am this is really interesting because she couldn’t feel emotions right ? with kazimir ? is it possible they aren’t mates ? that it’s truly an obsession from having to basically dedicate his life to finding her ? BUT ALSO was finding her and making her queen really for their own house gain ?

“I will burn every book of poetry in the Iron Realm for you, if that is what you want.” He flung the leather tome into the fire, sending sparks flying from the burning logs.

YO THAT WAS HIS ALL TIME FAVE AND HE JUST CHUCKED THE BITCH INTO THE FIRE

“You are my mate, and you and I will love each other unconditionally because that’s what mates do. That book is nothing compared to the lengths I would go to for you, Izidora. I will burn the whole fucking world down for you to show my undying devotion.”

YALL I AM KICKING MY FEET N GIGGLING

Ruslan was an intense male, and I held no doubt that he would carry out his promise to me.

IS SHE STARTING TO TRUST HIM ?!

“I waited for you for so long… but I will wait longer if that means you are mine willingly. All I wanted my whole life was to be loved, and real love is worth waiting for.”

Whether or not he was my mate was still up for debate.

DEBATE ?!?!?!?!?!!!!!

i am loooooving his chapters hehehe. loving HIM so far honestly

What would it take for her to fall into me, to say yes to me, to love me as mates should? She had all the power, but I could not let her know that. There was no way I could lose the upper hand, because at the moment she would leave me without a second thought. No one else was going to leave me – unless I allowed it.

???

“Wedding?”

“Of course,

I have it planned for the final eve of the year, during Béke.

oh fuck dude 😂

??? why force

hmmm she never felt like that so confident with kazimir ? she’s feeling different w dragon man

his smoky eyes never left Rares’s fingers, as though he would not hesitate to throw the male against the wall if he made the wrong move. It made me feel safe in a way that I’d never felt safe before, only serving to confuse me further.

“What is going on, Ruslan? Is there something wrong with them?” I whispered. “You have pure Angel wings.” Rares did not look up from where he still scribbled notes. “None of the other Angel Félvér received them. It’s a shame Ithuriel died after your mother did. He might have been the key.”

So I pushed her in the direction I wanted her to go, and she gladly accepted my plan because she felt it too. Until Ruslan ripped her away from me.

the wording is so weird

Black ropes, unbreakable and corrupted, latched themselves over my heart, over my soul. Binding magic.

thats suspicious that’s really weird

And that was yet another difference between Ruslan and Kazimir. Ruslan never made me feel like a victim or someone in need of saving. Instead, he showed me how to be my own hero.

“The prophecy says ‘the ones who are part of all’ and then refers to mates later. Who is to say that it is you? What if it is Ruslan?”

gettttt em

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN

When she bounded to me, filled with brightness after her first lesson with the Angel, the opening I needed exposed itself, and I immediately took advantage. By mimicking her energy, I showed her the potential for me, for us, and what our future could look like, together. Slowly, she fell into the carefully laid trap, and when she let me take her, fuck, it was better than any dream I conjured during the twenty-one years I spent waiting for her.

wait i don’t love that

am about to show you just how hard you’ll come for me when we let our inner demons out to play.”

In the original prophecy, the language spoke of not one, but two mates.”

The set of her jaw told me she was more than ready for the fight we were about to have, and as I opened the door, she stalked into my father’s office like she was the predator and he was the prey. My fucking sprite.

Something was off, and it was not only the snow that kept everyone indoors this day.

“Do you feel it?”

I was such a piece of shit.

“Pull it together, Ruslan,”

“You have a kingdom to rule now. Act like it.”

“Fuck you, Zuriel. If my mate didn’t need your help right now, I’d make sure ...

“Why don’t you get Rares to do it?” Anton whined, his Wolf side forcing his pitch higher.

loved her, and I could not go through with my plan. She deserved better than a male who was too crazed with fear to let her fly free.

YESSSSSS