Galaxy Of Hope

He stayed quiet for a second before continuing. Searching for the right words. ‘Andrew needs to go through the culling to get rid of the Oath. He basically has to die.’ He saw my eyes widen and put a finger on my lips. ‘He will be able to fight himself out of the Shadowlands, but it is difficult. The success rate is small. Only one out of thirty makes it out of there. And it has not been done in the last hundred years.’

‘Than we will never be mated Dosch. We can’t risk that.’

His eyes burned. ‘You are in so much danger Carina, it’s not even real anymore. Can’t you see it?’

‘See what exactly? I will not let Andrew die for me. For any of this.’

’You are mated to not only almost every Paramore of Rivellin, but to the Verr Boyas Golden Dragon and to me.’

I snorted. ‘Humble much.’

’It’s the goddamn truth. And with that claiming you will be receiving six powers Lux. Six…’ do you know how long it’s been since anyone, any Tika really, has received six.’

I had not thought of that.

‘A very goddamn long time. The most we’ve seen is five and that had come with some serious complications.’

Dosch continued. ’You will be unkillable. And for the highest profile target of the entire continent, maybe world, right now. I want you to be fucking unkillable, Carina.’

He took my hand. ’They will try to end your life. They will. They do not want any of the six to receive powers. We are too powerful now for that, let alone giving the fucking Golden Dragon a gift. What the fuck would that even create?’ he closed his eyes as if that image was too much for him. ‘The entire Rainer society is trembling in their boots right now. Killing one of the seven is enough, and right now, you are the most easily killable of all of us.’

As if on cue my door opened and the golden dragon walked in. He spotted Dosch close to me on the couch and he clenched his fists. ‘Get away from her now.’

Dosch was immediately on edge as well. ‘Like fuck I am.’

Andrew stalked over to the couch, ready to throw down, and I knew for a fact that Dosch would not win that fight. Not with him.

‘Calm down!’ I jumped in between them, placing my hands on Andrew’s chest. He was wearing a white t-shirt and black joggings. Hair still wet from a recent shower.

‘I will not get used to seeing the biggest gangster in Rivellin next to you, Princess.’

Dosch rose. ‘Says the fucking Widowmaker. I cannot stand to have those hands on my girl.’

‘Both of you stop!’ I yelled. ‘Both of you are bad guys okay, no need to point fingers at who’s the baddest.’

They looked at me as if I was crazy calling them bad.

‘Well you are, stop looking at me like that.’

‘I want to talk to you alone.’ Andrew said. It was probably a good idea. But looking at Dosch, that was not happening.

‘Dosch..’

‘Nope Carina, not leaving you with him.’

‘Hate to break it to you, but in the last few months when you’ve been MIA, I have been spending every day with him you know.’

That just made him flex up more and Andrew softly smiled at me.

‘Well, you make sure to tell him that he is going to that fucking Culling, or he will be responsible for your death Carina.’ And with those parting words he left me and Andrew to it.