Page 152 of Her Ivory Flame

“That would require you to have your power.” he scoffed.

She watched iron manacles being latched around Kaden’s wrists and her eyes found him staring at her with calmness and pain. There was nothing she could do, nothing he wanted her to do and she had to swallow the lump forming in her throat.

Mavros didn’t know they were mates, they didn’t know she had her power and it had to stay that way. They had to play their part and she had to stick with Kaden’s plan no matter what.

“You came here for Emris, take him.” Mavros said in a mocking tone. “Don’t worry, I want him around when I kill every single oneof his people in one flick of my wrist. Show him what it’s like to lose everything he loves.”

“If you think I was hard to break, you have no chance with Kaden. He won’t give you his power.” she snarled again, her eyes glaring at the evil male in front of her.

“Oh, don’t you know?” Mavros chuckled. “I can take what I want now thanks to that fun little book I found. Once I get him back home, I’ll take his power and you won’t be able to do anything about it. Too bad you are too weak to get your power back, I really thought Silas would succeed but this new plan is so much better.”

She watched Mavros waive his wrist and a magic lined circle formed next to him, the Obsidian mountains showing through the other side. He had summoned a portal and Kaden was being dragged towards it.

They were outnumbered and she had to watch helplessly as her mate struggled across the floor.

“I’ll be seeing you.” Mavros smirked one last time towards her and she saw him disappear with Kaden being dragged behind him.

The portal closed, leaving a few of the red cloaked males and the two traitors staring at her.

“Stay calm Alrya,” Declan said, stepping closer.

“Take one more step and I’ll cut your fucking throat out.” she roared, his steps halting.

“I did all of this for you.”Declan pleaded.

“You really are out of your mind if you think that.” Xander's chest vibrated against her.

“I made a deal.” Declan started, his eyes staring heavily towards her. “I give you to Mavros and when he got your power, we would have been free to live our lives together.”

“You betrayed my whole kingdom!” She roared.

“Your power makes you a target Alyra! He was going to come for you anyways and I did what I had to do to try and save you!”

“So you just stood by while he carved me up and tortured me for months?” she scoffed.

“I didn’t know he was doing that to you or I would have intervened.” Declan’s voice dropped low. “You have to believe me.”

Her eyes darted to Silas who was now leaning against the throne with a cocky smirk on his face.

“Let me guess.” she barked. “You were just another soldier playing your part?”

“Mavros knew you locked your power up as soon as it happened.” Silas chuckled. “He told me to do whatever I could to get you to trust me and get you to get it back.”

Boone shifted next to her and they all sensed the darkness in Silas’s voice.

“I wasted a century playing Emris’s good little soldier in hopes I could complete my king's command, leaking information every once in a while. I really thought finally fucking you would have worked but you really are hard headed. At least I can say I was ableto take you for a ride a few times.” The sinister look on his face made her power flicker at her fingers but she didn’t let it grow.

“Come with me.” Declan pleaded.

“I’d rather die,” she snapped back.

“Well that will happen soon.” Silas snickered. “Better fly home little birdy and hope you are one of the last to die.”

Another portal appeared and Silas stepped through with the rest of the cloaked males, Declan walking towards it and he glanced over his shoulder. “Last chance Alyra, let me save you.”

“Next time you see me, I’ll be ripping your throat out with my bare hands.” she sneered.

He shook his head and disappeared into the portal and when it closed, there was only silence.