Ayla POV
I know Klaus isn't going to give up his pride any time soon, that he's going to try to pretend that everything is fine with his new status... I grinned, I can prolong this for a long time, make him think that I believe him, and in the end crush his expectations...
"This is going to be fun," I said to myself. "Skyler, have them prepare a soup, with pieces of red meat, but I want some pieces to taste like chicken and others like pork."
I've used this trick before, but it will work on Klaus.
"I bet Klaus must think that Soren works with those who wish to remove him from power." I smiled a little wider.
"I thought you were going to starve him," Skyler said in surprise.
Ayla POVIt's been almost 24 hours since Klaus was placed in the new room. I've carried on my day as normal, training and learning more about the society around the Vampire Court. The only difference is that I've simply stopped talking to Victor, I slept in Soren's room and haven't even been near Victor's room, even though I miss it because Soren's scent is much stronger in the other room. Besides, almost all my memories with Soren were in that room.Of course, Victor tried to talk to me, but I just ignored him and anything I needed I asked Skyler or Sebastian. The two of them are now by my side, Skyler is holding a black mask embedded with illusion magic, while Sebastian holds the silver chains.I nodded briefly and Skyler opened the door that gave access to the room where Klaus was, the smell of urine and feces was intense, and I was careful not to step in the piss that was very close to the door."What an ugly thing..." I said condescendingly. "I should make
Ayla POVI know that, given the size of the kitchen, it will take Klaus all afternoon to finish the job, especially as he's not used to this kind of work, and I can hear the rumbling of his stomach from time to time.After a few hours, I ask them to bring my lunch, along with Skyler's and Sebastian's, and as soon as the trolley arrives, Klaus stops working, and I see him shudder, putting his hand to his stomach.The smell of hot, well-prepared food overwhelms the whole place. Skyler pushes the trolley over to one of the benches that Klaus had already cleared, and serves us our plates, nothing very sophisticated, but very appetizing, a plate of rice, with black beans, a nice piece of meat cut to the right point.Lunch was slow, after all, Skyler and Sebastian were beginning to understand my actions better, but we didn't make any unnecessary mess. As soon as we'd finished, I looked at Klaus, who was on his back, cleaning out another set of cupboards.There's
Ayla POVAs soon as everyone was seated at the table, I began to explain my plan. At least for this dinner."I'll soon ask Sebastian to pick up Klaus and bring him some dinner... It's a relatively simple red meat soup, some pieces of which will taste like chicken and others like pork." I said calmly.Victor looked at me surprised; I'd used this technique before. He knows what it can do to someone's mind."Human meat can taste like chicken or pork, depending on your palate..." I continued.The expression on everyone's face was one of astonishment."No, I've never eaten human flesh... But there are lots of books in the library about it. I had a lot of time to read in the beginning, and I read a lot because it was my way of beginning to understand the rest of the world." I explained.I can see and feel everyone's relief."I don't just want to humiliate Klaus, I'm going to destroy him," I spoke with determination.It's the first time I've s
Ayla POVSoren's expression is that of someone tired, but I can see in his eyes how much he loves me. Also, his hair is slightly messy, and he's wearing lighter clothes, so I know he's going to sleep. The atmosphere behind him is that of a bedroom."Soren," I called out, unable to hide the love in my voice.We stared at each other for a few seconds, just enjoying each other's company. After all, it's been a while since we've seen each other."How are things?" Soren finally said, sitting down on the bed."Look, I said I wanted to learn about the etiquette of the place..." I said with a low laugh. "But I'm starting to regret it, an annoying thing.""It's not Ayla's fav
Ayla POVI look at the box on the bed, I know that what's inside is going to completely change how things are going to be from now on. It's something that will make Klaus give up in one fell swoop, but at the same time, I wonder if I want to go to that level.If I've learned in all these years, it's that physical torture doesn't always work, and that psychological torture is much more effective. These last few days, from the first moment I had the idea to use the soup and started paying attention to the people around me and what the justice system is like, most punishments have more to do with the mental than the physical.I put my hand to my heart because my biggest worry is what Soren will think of me if I go ahead with this plan. Even though I've given him a few hints about what's going to happen an
Ayla POVOf course, his words must have caught the attention of Skyler and Sebastian, wanting to understand how I was linked to Klaus."Don't worry..." I said in a sweeter voiceI reached out to stroke Klaus' hair, I could feel the magic that surrounded the handcuffs that bound him, and it also showed me that he was not being so sincere. After a while, I pulled away."You can put the chains on," I said, stepping back and giving Sebastian room to approach.Klaus didn't resist physically, and it wasn't long before he was on all fours. I took the chain Sebastian handed me and started walking towards the exit. There's a guest room near here and for everything to be perfect, I need a mirror.
Victor POVI heard the calls in my mind. What Ayla had done was completely shocking. I know she had asked Augustus for some specific things, but I never thought he would agree to something like that.“Why didn’t you try to convince her otherwise?” I asked exasperatedly.“Ayla needs to find out who she is… It’s the first time she’s dealing with power…” Augustus replied calmly. “What kind of Queen or Empress will she be?”"FUCK!" I shouted angrily. “This is no joke! Do you know how many people are asking me to handle this?”“If Ayla doesn’t realize how much this is affecting her image… There’s no point in me, o
Victor POVI can feel the sensation of worms starting to crawl up my fingertips, as I see them start to turn purple as if they were losing all the blood they had there.I endure the sensation and hold Ayla's wrist, close to the bracelet, and it's like having my body invaded by these shadows. They're different from the ones Strïth manipulates... No, I'm wrong, the shadows are the same, the difference is that these are not controlled but in their purest state.Ayla turns to me, her emerald eyes completely black."You dare defy me?" Her voice comes out almost cadaverous.I start to hear whispers and see shadows moving around Ayla's ears as if talking to her."Yes,"
Ayla POVEvery step I take away from the imperial bedroom, my heart races, this is a dream come true, and I still can't believe it's really happening. A part of me is afraid that it's all just a dream and that I'll end up waking up on the cold floor of Julian's pack.The aisles are full of flowers that are typical of spring, as this was the first thing I decided, that the theme of the wedding would be the season when most flowers bloom.In addition, of course, to having the flowers from each of the houses, even those that bloom at specific times... Ishtar had already helped me with this, making sure they were all bright and at their peak.I stop at the window to see how happy everyone is, with the music echoing even as high as I am. Most of them are my subj
Ayla POVThe days passed in the blink of an eye, even though I felt weaker with each passing day, as the amount of auras weighed heavily on my shoulders.The potions that fairies give me are very strong and every time I take them I end up sleeping for the whole period, so I started taking them every morning, as soon as I woke up, because it added to the strength that Ghost was feeding me.It was only because of this that I was able to spend the afternoon and part of the evening with my guests and so many races had arrived, the Castle was lit up with so much happiness and so much diversity.Gradually, everyone got on board with the theme of the wedding, "Spring". The flowers have been hand-picked because they symbolize what we are, there are all the flowers
Victor POVSeeing Ayla interact with the rulers of the Faerie Kingdom is history in the making, and I'm sure the other Kingdoms will be more afraid of how gigantic our Kingdom is becoming.The alliance with the Kingdom of the Fairies is something very unexpected, as well as important because their magic is just as powerful as that of the Kingdom of the Wizards and the Witches. It means that in this war we are taking several more steps towards victory.These revelations add to what Ghost has told us. Of course, we're not happy to know that others can see how our bond is doing and that worries me because when the Kingdom of the Wizards and the Witches arrive, it will be very clear and that will make us targets for attacks.My mate's sadness resonates in my ch
Ayla POVI could feel something different as I approached the Hall of Thrones and when we entered it became clearer why there was music in the air, something like what I've heard in some Soul stones, but this one is different.There are so many different voices and I don't understand what they're saying, but I don't need to, because I can feel the emotions they want to convey and as I looked at the Rulers it became clearer that the music came from them and was made for them.The pain is hidden behind happy, fast notes, with a lively beat that the other fairies follow instinctively, and it's almost impossible to perceive the undertones of sadness and melancholy.The voices want to cheer up their Rulers after a sad event, and I can connect with that because I
Victor POVI let my aura flow towards Soren so that he calms down because Ghost is right and Soren hates it when he's challenged. No matter who it was."You're right, Ghost," I said before Soren could say anything. "We really need to decide on the next in command. A lot of decisions have been put on the back burner by all the situations we've been through."Ayla is feeling guilty because she knows that Ghost only did what we asked, and she thinks she could have done more to help him."But this isn't the place for something like that. I'll arrange a meeting in the afternoon with the Heads of Houses and also with the leaders of the strongest Packs in your Kingdom." I continued speaking.Ghost looked at Ayla intens
Ayla POVI wake up and realize immediately that I'm not in the imperial bedroom and the smell of Ghost is everywhere, enveloping me and my heart squeezes because I had hoped this wouldn't have to happen and I couldn't hold back the silent tears that started to flow.I'm feeling so miserable, simply because I'm not strong enough to regenerate on my own. Then I feel a blanket being placed over me, the smell of Soren and Victor is there, and at the same moment, I feel better.It's as if I had betrayed my mates before, but now it's as if they are embracing me and understanding the situation. In parts, I can't believe I have such good and understanding mates.I lay there for a few more minutes before getting up and looking around; the room has a medieval style a
Ayla POVThe days have passed and more and more I feel my body aching and hurting when I take the potions, but at least I'm managing to withstand the auras of the various types of creatures and beings that are arriving to take part in the wedding.Of course, I don't meet all of them, just the most important ones for now and always in the Hall of Thrones, because there I feel much stronger, and I'm not so affected by the auras.Of course, I'm sleeping more and so the surrounding security has doubled. I always have a few soldiers around me when Victor and Soren aren't around. Even with Ghost present, everyone agreed that this extra security would be better.I didn't pass out in any of the encounters, but I was always drained at the end of them. This shows how
Ayla POVThe meeting to choose the flowers was kind of fun, as there are many types and many ways to create bouquets, and it was a bit difficult to choose the ones that made the most sense for the wedding.Of course, there can't be too many magical flowers, as that would add more weight to my aura and probably hurt me more, so I decided on just two flowers around the Castle that mean many things, the Smeraldo and Selene's Tears, even though we have few Tears, it's still an important flower.The two flowers will even make up part of my bouquet, and it's going to be beautiful, I never thought my life would change so much. After all, I was a mere slave, with no prospect of anything but dying.Living only to serve others, without ever uttering a sound or a word
Soren POVThe meeting with the Heads of House was extremely boring, one of the few things I hate about being Emperor, as these meetings can often go on for days, as each one wants to be better than the other and have the upper hand.Although each House had its function within the Kingdom, the Heads always wanted to have a greater influence. Even more so with Skyler's problem, I need to put someone else in charge of the House of Poppies, but the person I choose will be my third-in-command.For a while now, I've been thinking about putting Ghost as my third-in-command and choosing another leader for the House of Poppies, but the problem is that this is going to cause some strife among my subjects, whether they're Heads of House or not.I know the Lycan race w