Ayla POV
I loved talking to Charlotte about what happened between me and Soren, how our connection is, and how free I feel. She told me that my evolution was going very well and that she agreed that I should start walking around the castle more so that people could see the difference between the old Ayla and the new one.
Then, after our conversation, she told me that Skyler was already waiting for me, and it didn't take long for the girl to enter. Her expression was solemn, but she soon approached.
"I'm sorry, I should have protected you!" Skyler said.
"It's okay... People have already been punished, just like you." I said and smiled.
"I'll never make that mistake again! Don't worry." Skyler said.
Ayla POV"I don't know if I want to be Queen or Empress, but I do know that right now I'm your lover, I'm your mate and I don't care if people know it!" I sighed. "Honestly, it won't make much difference if they think I'm with you or Victor, or both... Either way, I'll be a target."Strïth took a while to answer, he's thinking about everything I've said and what he knows. I haven't invaded his mind or tried to sense his emotions,"All right..." Strïth spoke after a few minutes and gave me a light kiss on the lips. "But we need to keep the situation that you're in with Victor and me.""Why?" I asked because I wanted to understand the situation."So that people see that your position is privileged
Ayla POVIsaac approached the cell, but I held his hand, I knew that should make the door open. They looked at me, probably thinking I'd changed my mind."I have a plan," I said and looked at Soren."What do you mean?" Isaac asked strangely."Do you trust me?" I asked Soren."Of course!" He answered immediately."Right." I turned to Victor. "How many people are we questioning?""We're detaining five people," Victor answered me. I know he's surprised too, but he's curious to know what I'm going to do."Got it, one of them is a pregnant woman," I said quietly. "So I need five me
Ayla POV "Once Julian decided to have a competition... He selected several slaves and then put them in separate cells, much like this one, only made of pure stone, with silver and wolfsbane on the walls, there was no place to sleep other than the floor, let alone a vase." I smiled wryly... Nadia had even stopped eating, but she ate a lot. "I was 'lucky' to be selected. The competition was who could go the longest without eating or drinking..." I finished my plate and left it on the trolley. "They left us there, abandoned, but there were cameras to watch our 'progress'..." I approached the left wall and leaned against it, smiling. "I can say that I won that competition, after all, I'd learned early on that you can't be proud when you're very hungry... I
Ayla POV It took a few hours before the door to Nadia's cell was finally opened, we entered, and I could see the woman holding her baby wrapped in a stained white cloth, there's blood all over the bed and a little on the floor, but she didn't look that badly hurt. There's blood on Isaac too, but he's a little further away, so I approach her. "Nadia," I called her name and saw her look at me, afraid. "I need to take the child." "He's perfect!" Nádia spoke in a string of voices, between happiness and sadness. "If I could, I would have chosen differently." "We can't change the past," I spoke calmly and sat down on the bed next to her, but without trying to pick up the baby.
Ayla POVThe trio positioned themselves in the middle of the hall so that everyone could see what was going on."As you all know, I tend to be a ruler who respects individual thought and who always tries to do the best for my subjects." Soren began to speak, his voice resonating throughout the courtyard, and I knew that everyone inside the castle must be listening."I'm not perfect, and I make mistakes." His voice becomes a little serious. "That's why you have Victor and James, so you can contact them if you have any complaints about me."Victor's aura gets a little stronger."If one day I die, then it will be Victor who replaces me, and you all knew it... Which means that Victor has a power as great as mine." S
Note: This chapter has asphyxia.Ayla POV"I chose her, she's my protégé, and she's in my care! Soren accepted her because I chose her! Do you think you're superior to me?" Victor asked, barely able to hold back his anger.Lily shook her head in the negative."If our Emperor were to choose a mate, that person would be me!" Victor slapped Lily across the face again. "I'm the oldest, the one who's been with him from the beginning! Are you saying that your place is better than mine?"My eyes flick to the other members of the House of Orchids, who are certainly not happy with the scene Lily is making."Wasn't it me who found you, you and your
Note: Chapter with asphyxiation and psychological degradationAyla POV"Soren..." I said in a hoarse voice as I moved my waist against his hand.I felt him start to flex his fingers, scraping the tips against my inner muscles, which made me even wetter and hungrier for more. I brought my hands to my breasts and began to squeeze my nipples.Soren's eyes followed my movements, and his wicked grin widened as his fingers moved even faster. My moans were cut off as he squeezed my neck, but never long enough to hurt me, but this air-seeking pressure only made me even hornier."Squeeze your nipples hard and twist," Soren ordered.Part of me didn't want to obey
Soren POVAyla is a seductress, the way she acts, teasing me, but in the right way... She completes me, and I'm on cloud nine seeing the way she gives herself. I couldn't have asked the gods for a better mate.I caress her face, arranging her hair so that it doesn't fall forward. Seeing her gagged makes my blood boil because I want to pin her down and pleasure myself with her body until she begs me to stop, but Ayla isn't yet ready to be totally restrained.I took out a dark red strip with some gold details from the box. Ayla looked at me curiously."I'm going to blindfold you," I said, and she took a deep breath.I sensed a brief fear, but it was soon replaced by anticipation. I wrapped the fabric around Ayla's
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