Chapter 0866

“Highness!” the voice commands. “Please, highness! Are you all right!?”

“It’s been three minutes,” Jackson growls.

Gabriel groans and pushes himself up straight, looking into my eyes one last time, devastated. Silently he nods, giving me permission to go.

I smile back at him even as I reach for Jackson’s hand. He pulls me shakily to my feet and sniffs my hair, starting back a step and frowning down at me. “Did you…”

“Let’s go, Jacks,” I say, exhausted and shaky after breaking the bond with my mate.

“Oh my god, Ariel,” Jackson murmurs, frustrated. He shakes his head even as he wraps me up in his arms. My eyes are on Gabriel for one last moment as Jackson and I tilt away to the Land of Darkness, leaving the Prince – now King – alone with the corpse of his uncle to face whatever fate awaits him. A fate of his own making, after all.