Enden stepped forward then. “As king of Hesstia, I will not retaliate. But you need to make certain this does not happen again.” He looked to my mother and father. “I don’t speak for Delhoon, however.”
“We will not wage war on Collweya,” Mother said. She stooped down and touched the unconscious girl they brought back. “Why aren’t they awake?”
Demetrius bent over at the waist in a slight bow. “I am sorry but both of them will wake as vampires.”
Several gasps and cries of anger loosed among the guards. Even my hand covered my mouth before I blurted something out. Zyacus nudged my arm, “At least Aric won’t be the only new vampire since it’s likely Bindy will tell your parents about him. I was worried about that.”
I wanted that to be a positive but I wouldn’t wish this blood curse on anyone.
Demetrius stepped toward the portal. “When we got to them they’d already been fed blood and… died. I don’t recommend sending them home. They’ll need to be controlled.”
“That’s it?” my father growled. “Don’t send them home?”
“I can offer my services to teach them—the way. For a price.”
Greedy bastard.
My mother shot up. “Leave. Before I change my mind about waging war.”
Demetrius stepped through the portal and it closed in seconds.
“Bind them,” Mother ordered to the guards. “We’ll bring them with us and find a way to help them.”
Once Mother sent most of the guards home, along with the two vampire students, the halls of the academy were depressingly quiet.
“We’ll close down for the rest of the academy year,” Mother said and put an arm around me. “You’ll finish out your classes in Delhoon. And in the spring, we’ll reopen and see how many of the students will come back.”
Zyacus and I looked at each other. If I was going back to Delhoon that meant he was going to Hesstia. I desperately wanted him to come train in Delhoon with me. Months apart from him would be absolute torture.
Apparently having the same thoughts, Zyacus turned to his father. “May I have your blessing to finish out the year in Delhoon? They have better magic professors and I want to be with Visteal.”
King Enden’s glare was sending mental daggers. “No.”
“Why?” Zyacus asked, sounding calm but his hands clenched into fists at his side.
“I’m going to need your help with some things.”
Longingly, Zyacus watched me. “I want to be allowed to see her at least once a month.”
“We’ll discuss it later,” Enden said although it sounded like one of those empty promises. “Please open a portal to send us home, Daelyn.”
I didn’t even ask to go to Hesstia, I already knew the answer.
A black rip formed in mid-air and slowly opened to the Hesstian castle. Enden stepped half-way through and waited for his son.
Without an ounce of hesitation, Zyacus took my face in his hands and kissed me hard on the mouth. Ugh, please don’t go.
“See you soon,” he murmured against my lips and then he was gone.
Eyebrows raised, my father turned to me. “I think you have some explaining to do.”
“They’re together now,” Mother said, just as Legacy had. “But it is something we need to discuss.”
Father let out a slow breath but seemed to be at a loss for words. A second portal opened revealing my mother’s throne room.
“Wait, before I forget,” I said as my father was walking through. “Who is Midlan? His son Vyce was part of this attack.”
We stepped into the throne room in Delhoon, and after giving a brief explanation behind my question, Mother said, “He was the man who betrayed your Papa.” The portal closed behind us. “His best friend that sent him to prison for ten years. If you want to know the whole story, ask him and Madison. It’s a long one.”
The twins came roaring through the doors, battling with their swords and shouting at each other. It was going to be a long three months of wishing I could spend time with Zyacus. Thinking about the students we lost. Reliving the attack in my nightmares. I’d have to really focus on my studies to keep myself occupied. Legacy would too after what happened with Aric, so at least we had each other. But what I wanted was Zyacus, my forbidden prince.
When my parents first told me I would be going to the Allied Kingdoms Academy, I hated the idea. Now I couldn’t wait to go back.
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Other books by J.M. Kearl The prequel to Allied Kingdoms Academy
RISE ( Book 1)| WRATH (Rise book 2) | RIVAL (Rise book 3
About the author
J.M. Kearl is an award winning author who has been writing since 2005 but decided it was time to let the world enjoy her stories and she published RISE in 2018! She loves fantasy and is a sucker for a good romance, which is exactly what she writes. She's a mother of a little girl, a baby boy, and is married to a great guy. Currently she resides in Idaho with her family, but is usually dreaming of somewhere tropical.
