Aria pov"Are you done reading those books I gave to you?" Lady Brunhilda asked. Right now I didn't know if I should be grateful that my dance lessons, together with my lessons on proper manners as the prince fiance, was exchange for this. Reading books about what I didn't care about, was something I did back in my school days. Highschool was torture, but it was a bit tolerable because back then my favorite people were always with me. College wasn't fun either. School system are mess up, lady Brunhilda was starting to make me feel like we should go back to dance lessons, atleast that doesn't make my brain hurt. "I'm not done, yet." If only I could lie that I was done and move on with my life, the last time I did that, lady Brunhilda asked questions from the book. And yeah, I couldn't even answer one. She said that she was ashamed of me, I was getting married to the prince Zane when I knew nothing their history and traditions. Lady Brunhilda was determined to make sure I don't end up
Aria povSo here i was sitting with prince Zane. Honestly, still don't know how I ended up here. All I knew was that I got an invitation through my maid Erika, who had told me the news excitedly. Instead of my usual boring routine with lady Brunhilda, i ended up learning how to properly behaved in a royal court filled with nobles from the outer court. And somehow I ended here. There wasn't enough time for lady Brunhilda to teach me what was needed of me, instead she gave me one advice, it was an advice I could say Brunhilda was sincere about, even though she could easily put horrible dust on my face, it turns out she sincerely cared for me. Her advice were simple, say nothing, follow prince Zane lead. If I wasn't careful enough, I would be used by the nobles. They could manipulate me into saying yes to a scheme they are trying to force on prince Zane. I was already been use by king Kaida. I had no interest in becoming everybody rag doll."My prince we are grateful that you agreed to
Aria povI was still angry with all that had happened with the nobles from the outer court. Didn't fully know who I was angry at. Was it the prince? The nobles? Or the damn king for locking himself up, refusing to attend to his people. A king wasn't supposed to be this reckless, prince Zane was taking each blow of his father recklessness without complains. I guess he really is a good son, I could give him credit for that. Prince Zane didn't come to back to his room for the rest of the day. It was as he knew that i was waiting for him. I wanted to question him on why he let all that happened to him at the court, was he really that pathetic. I was ready to mock him regardless of any answers he would give me.Right now, I can't understand my emotions, I should have joined the rest of the nobles that despise prince Zane to go against him. I should have laughed among them when they laughed at him, even if I was trying to protect myself from king Kaida by acting like a good fiances. At the
Aria povWaking up to a nice soft bed wasn't a surprise for me. Prince Zane always made sure I got move from the floor early, before Erika comes into the room to dress me up. If only the bed was the problem, the problem here, was that prince Zane who was sleeping half naked had his arms wrapped around me.A scream came out of my mouth the moment I woke up. Prince Zane wasn't move by my scream, all he did was smiled at me with those silver eyes. If only i wasn't so surprised right now. It somehow seems like prince Zane was expecting more reactions from me, worst ones, like the scream I gave wasn't fun enough for him. There was this disappointment hiding in his smile. Before I could question him on what the hell he was doing, Erika opened the door to the room like she did every morning without knocking, because she was sure that prince Zane wasn't around."Oh... I.. I'm sorry to disturb, I should have knocked." Erika said in a small voice, feeling embarrassed, her back turned so she co
Aria pov"This! Miss Erika, is exactly what happened when our kind king decided to give powers to some foolish buffoons who called themselves nobles." "I agree with you Lady Brunhilda. I'm still in shock at the news, I fear greatly for the life of our great king, even though, I know he's a strong man capable of crushing little insect like Sir Nuriel and his cohorts." "Indeed Erika. This was part of the reason I refuse to join the outer court, the people there are so full of themselves, all they have is a little status, now they are starting to get way too ahead of themselves, all because of their desires for a power that they can't handle." Lady Brunhilda and Erika were both taking the news of king Kaida more personal than I was. It's not like I didn't care, it was just that my ability to feel strong concerned for the man who holds my life in his hands have been affected by prince Zane."Bless whoever it was, that exposed Sir Nuriel. That wretched man is no different from a crimina
Aria pov"Our king is back." Erika said. He's your king not mine."Is it an habit of his to disappear like this?" I asked Erika as she arrange my already wash corset that was now dry."Yes, there are times king Kaida disappear and hide himself away from those in the inner court. But none of us can blame him, those old men can sometimes be too demanding. If I was the king, I would probably be a tyrant. You know, those kind of king that can easily say off with their head."I chuckle at Erika words. Those kind of king only existed in movies, but the thought of being one was fun, instead of scheming, you can just be plain with your desire to get rid of those you don't like."Maybe that was the reason I was born a human, lady Aria. Heavens forbide I commit such a grave sin." Erika chuckle to herself. Although she forbid the idea, she clearly enjoy her weird thought of power. "Even though king Kaida have the habit of disappearing, he always return back to his throne on time. This was the l
Aria pov"I heard about what happened between you and two nobles called, Arnon and Njal. From what I heard, they saw a certain human princess who was willing to bow her head easily in front of them because of fear."Nadia poured another wine for prince Zane, when the first wine she gave him was finished. I didn't know what prince Zane was expecting me to say. He found out through his two loyal lackeys that I had eavesdrop on some vamp before, so what? I don't see how any of that matters to him. "I believe you are already aware of how much your kinds looks down on humans, It's nothing new my prince." "I know. it's good you have done what you did. I can see you took my advice from last time." Prince Zane places his wine glass on the table, it rims was covered in gold. The glass was beautifully design in a way an ordinary human wasn't capable of. "You two," he called out, "leave us!" Prince Zane order Aidan and Nadia out of the room. Nadia glared at me as she followed her brother out
Aria pov"I understand that sometimes as humans we can be subjected to our desires. But it's a must that we discipline ourselves enough to exhibit some form of self control, i believe it's the only way we can overcome our weak human nature.""All I'm going to do is ride a horse. Just because I missed one of Brunhilda lessons doesn't mean I'm giving in to desires, Erika." I kept walking around the horse stable, searching for the perfect horse. Each horses here where good. But each one of them reminded me of that day. The time I went out with prince Zane."My lady, if king Kaida knows that you willing missed your lessons with lady Brunhilda just so that you could have some fun, he's going to be furious." Then let him be furious, everything about this place was choking me. I was a werewolf, not a super human, I get fustrated too at things in life. I just needed sometime to myself, I need to think.Was my desire in this place survival? Was that really the only thing I was going to do whi
Aria "I'm sorry my Queen."the young lady whose name is Clover bowed down in front of Aria. She was one of the new batch of humans who had agreed to come to Esterial. Aria had chosen to show them around the town. she loved going outside the palace, Aria now knew every place in Esterial kingdom. the human Clover, her head was still down. she was afraid, the other humans with her, looked as though they were equally afraid."It's okay. it's just a little stain." Aria said kindly as she encouraged Clover to raise her head.Clover had clumsily stained Aria's dress with the snack that was given to her. Aria brought food for them when she noticed that they were hungry. although they were afraid of her, Aria knew that they were going to adjust to a different lifestyle in Esterial, and they would soon realize that they were safe. "Please forgive me, my Queen," Clover begged again."don't worry, my current maid is not the type who loves to scold me for everything I do." Aria tried to clean
Aria "Dad there's not much things to pack," Axel said to his father.Aria had thought that she would be relieved when her father and her brother returned to the pack, but she didn't feel relieved. her chest tightened with unknown pain. a little voice in her head said, 'Everyone is leaving you. no one is going to stay, you are all alone.' Zane's hand brushed against hers, driving away her fears, taking away her pain, and helping her to feel light. he won't hold her in front of her father. Zane usually likes to do whatever he likes without caring, but he is careful with his actions in front of alpha Draven. "why won't you let me escort you out?" Aria argues with her father in his room. We heard that your last escort ended in tears, I can't let myself cry in the palace in front of all the girls who are always watching me," Axel said. it annoys Aria that she couldn't tell Axel that no one cared about him because he was right. somehow, he had managed to get himself a lot of admirers du
Aria Aria tried to hide the tears in her eyes as she gazed at Erika and Brian. Erika was already crying, and seeing her tears made it difficult for Aria to stop herself from crying. "you two ladies are making me feel bad." Brian said, "Maybe we should stay in Esterial." he said to Erika. "no. it's okay if you both don't stay here, staying here means you have to quit your job as Bryant Beta, and let's be honest, Bryant would be lost without you by his side." Aria said in between tears. Brian chuckles softly. "Besides, living here isn't a good idea. there are a lot of politics that can turn into a headache. I'm sure you don't want that." Aria wipes the tears on her face. she was in front of the palace gate. she had only wanted to follow them out a little. but now she couldn't stop crying. "Queen Aria." Erika left Brian's side and hugged Aria. "I'm going to miss you." "I'm going to miss you too," Aria murmured into Erika's shoulder. "thank you for everything, Brian." Aria removes
Aria "My Queen, I was sent to tell you that you have a visitor. General Radford isn't sure if Alpha Bryant is allowed into the palace or not." Genevieve said, her head bowed. "is Brian here too?" Erika ask. eager to know if her mate was in the kingdom. she removed her hands from Aria's hair even though she hadn't finished braiding. "Beta Brian is with alpha Bryant, along with Lady Lillian." without a word, Aria hurried off to them. She didn't need Genevieve to relay a message to people she wanted to see. "You still haven't informed your guards that we aren't enemies anymore. I don't want anybody threatening me anytime I come here." alpha Bryant nagged Aria. Aria rolled her eyes. "I have told them, but they are vampires, you can't expect them to start trusting our kind just because I say so." "but they trust you," Bryant stated. Aria could see that he still couldn't understand the difference between them. She was Zane's wife. of course, they trust her. after Aria free alpha Bry
Aria Aria looked at Zane's schedule, she collected it from Aidan. even though she was no longer doing any of Zane's duties she wanted to help him. there was not much for her to do as a Queen.Aria squirted her eyes at the paper she was holding. "Erika." she called. "did Zan_ I mean did the King leave the palace today?" Erika put down the tea she was having with Lady Brunhilda. "I believe King Zane had been in the palace all day." "What is the point of coming to my chamber to see me if all you are going to do is think about your husband." Lady Brunhilda mumbled audibly for Aria to hear. Aria examined Zane's schedule again. "he's doing it again." she said to herself. she got up from her chair and headed straight to the throne room. Erika wanted to follow her but Lady Brunhilda stopped Erika. She raised a tea cup in front of Erika. "we are not yet done with our tea." "everyone please excuse us." Aria tried being polite so that she could hide the anger in her tone. all the official
Aria The dungeon was just as Aria remembers. Zane was back to his duties as king. not many people in the palace have seen him yet. Aria suspected that he didn't want them to. but he couldn't hide forever. those who have seen him were shocked, some were scared. Aria had almost fired a servant who was terrified of Zane's looks but Zane stopped her."Are you sure that you don't need General Radford's help with interrogating them?" Aria asks Zane. Elder Orvyn had gained back his consciousness. but Svend was still passed out. elder Orvyn screamed in fear when he saw his colleague's swollen face. 'this could be you.' Aria thought as she watched Elder Orvyn distancing himself from his friend who hit him. She wonders if he appreciates the fact that he was passed out while Zane beat Svend up. "This is something I want to personally handle," Zane said. he hasn't been able to get any words out of Elder Orvyn."you can't keep me locked up in here." Elder Orvyn said!Aria raised a questioning
Aria the wind blew with a heavy rush around Aria's ear. her eyes were closed as she held on, tightly to Zane. She could feel herself going up, higher and higher. made her wonder how far Zane could Jump. they were supposed to be coming down by now but his feet hadn't touched the floor yet. in curiosity, Aria opened her eyes and gasped out loud at Zane's dragon wings. "you can fly?" she asked amazed. "yeah," Zane replied in a low voice. he sounded as though, his being able to fly was a crime, an abomination. Aria was barely able to catch his words, it almost escaped her. A few minutes ago, he was able to face her, now he was hiding his face from her again. his fears were coming back. Aria knew that it was because of his dragon scales wings, 'I have to do something,'"this. is. amazing!" Aria screams out loud in a voice full of excitement. her random outburst caught Zane off guard. he was confused. "I can't believe I'm flying. I can't believe you can fly," she said excitedly, as thou
Aria Elder Svend comes out of hiding with a sly grin on his face. Aria and Zane both watch him as he claps his hands together as though he just came out of an amazing movie theater. He was being annoying. "That was so sweet. the two of you know how to put on a great show." he continued clapping and pretended as though he was wiping a tear off his face because of how touched he was. "what are you doing?" Elder Orvyn asks, Svend. he came out of hiding with an angry look on his face. "can't you see what I'm doing?" elder Svend asks, "I'm clapping, it been over a hundred years since I last saw an entertaining love tale like theirs, so full of sickening emotions, I'm too old to feel anything like that," he said in irritation. "This wasn't the plan." Elder Orvyn's fearful eyes looked over to Zane before he turned his fears away. "you are ruining the plan." "of course, the plan." Elder Svend said in a voice that sounded like he didn't care about whatever plans they had made. "the plan
Aria 'he's afraid.' Aria thought. after listening to Zane, she understood the fears she saw in his eyes. the fear of being accepted as though all his life he had lived like an outcast even though he was King Kaida's son. something like that wasn't going to disappear in one day just because she told him that she loved him. even if Zane could hear the truth in her words, he would prefer to isolate himself and believe in what he had always believed all his life. it was his way of safeguarding his heart. his way of living. 'I need to bring him out of it.' Aria thought sadly. if she left him like this, he wasn't going to change. he won't want to change. Aria thought that Zane was no different from a blind man if he continued like this. he got his sight back but he still wanted to remain in darkness. his darkness. something he had unconsciously created for himself without knowing. 'I need to be gentle, let him know that he can trust me instead of assuming that he was going to trust me.'