Aria povThe last time I spoke to prince Zane wasn't good, we were both at each other throat, at the end of the day, we were both angry with each other. The insult he throws at me wasn't true, but still it hurts. Prince Zane had a venomous way of making his words really hurt. I haven't bother myself to do anything that could cross him, even though if he found it amusing. I wasn't here in Esterial for his amusement. For me, this was just a survival game, one I wasn't sure I could ever be free from. Seeing prince Zane leaning on the wall close to lady Brunhilda chamber, where I normally take my lessons wasn't exactly something i expected would happened. Erika kept telling me in that annoying girly voice of her's, that he was here because he missed me. I knew that wasn't true. Erika still believe that we were actually in love and that he had strong affection for me. When i came out from lady Brunhilda chamber and sighted prince Zane, I doubted I was the one he was here for, it could be
Aria povThis was the strong healthy man who save me from Kaiser and took away the rest of my life as a compensation for his act of kindness. King Kaida was looking exactly like himself, no trace of the person I saw, who had lock himself up in that room. My guess was that king Kaida must have took in the poison, but because of political issue, he wasn't ready to address any of the issues, so he didn't arrest Sir Nuriel for his actions. Prince Zane wasn't like his father, so there was no way he was going to show the same act of kindness, neither was he going to care. The conclusion I had form in my head about what had happened to king Kaida sounded so perfect. Still, I knew that wasn't it. King Kaida was no much different from his son. Though I doubted he would ever waste his time on small flies like Sir Nuriel. King Kaida act of kindness was not so much as something I would called kindness. I was quite sure, base on the fact that my current life was as a result of it. "Never knew y
Aria povI wonder if I was the only one in Esterial who knows about king Kaida secret. Elqenna could know but I doubt she lives in Esterial. Ever since the day I met her, I haven't seen her again since then. I only remember about her whenever I thought of how I got my pendant. Secret could be nothing but an heavy burden sometimes. Usually I don't care, but this situation about king Kaida bothers me. "Lady Aria your skirts is up." Erika said. "Lady Aria, lady Aria!" "Stop shouting, I can hear you, Erika! is there really any need to put it down? I wasn't the one who made it go up anyway." Vampires kept coming in full speed, it somehow felt like they were battling among themselves on who was the fastest. Couldn't they just walked in like any normal beings? Because of their damn fast feet, the wind kept lifting my skirt up. I'm sick of putting it down. Even my hair feels ruined.King Kaida had ordered everyone to gather at the garden. Sir Nuriel cases would finally be clearfield. Was h
Aria povI rolled around the bed, stretching out my hand to the little table by the bed side. Usually Erika always kept a cup of water there for me to drink incase I was thirsty. She didn't know that the only time I ever got to drink her water was at noon, when I was done with Brunhilda lessons early for the day.I got the chances to lay down on prince Zane bed, have a proper sleep that no floor in the world could grant me. To think I was worried about a prince who had done nothing but torment my life ever since I came to the palace. As I took in the water from the glass, I look at my surrounding. Time flew away while I was asleep. The day was becoming dark. Why didn't Erika wake me up? I always instructed her to wake me up early before evening came with it cold breeze. If only the chilling breezes was the only thing the evening brought to me. My evening always came with prince Zane coming back to the room. Although most days he never comes back early, the moment he's back, I go back
Aria povLast night was strangely unforgettable for me. It was my first night with prince Zane on the bed. The first night he actually allowed me to stayed on his bed, together with him. We didn't do anything sexual, it feels wrong to touch him like that. Mostly when he was feeling down for reasons I didn't understand. Okay, to be honest I was no saint, I hated myself for it. But being with prince Zane alone, watching him looking so vulnerable for the first time in my arms gave me the desire to do more than just lay down with him on that bed. I don't know what was wrong with me, maybe the only reason i felt like that was because he had ordered everyone to leave us alone. Last night we slept together in each other arms without a single word. His embrace was gentle. Each time I would like to tell myself that the only reason I still haven't pulled myself away from him was because the last person that acted like they wanted me like this was alpha Bryant. It could be that my heart still mi
Aria povNormally I woke up on the bed alone whenever I slept on the floor. But this time around, I woke up on the floor. To be more precise, Erika woke me up from the floor. At first she was confused on why I was sleeping on the floor, where there was a good bed in sight. Fortunately for me prince Zane was peacefully having his early morning tea in the room. He manages to convince Erika that I easily roll off the bed whenever he wasn't there with me. To me it was an obvious lie, but Erika believe it because she still thought that we were in love. Erika was done with helping me get ready for the day, prince Zane was still in the room. I wonder what he was waiting for. Things between the both of us have been back to normal, and by normal I mean we weren't talking to each other. Not like we ever did, I sort of thought things will change after that day. Now with the way things was, it was just as though that day nevered happened. Any thoughts of it was a lie.Erika braided my hair and t
Aria pov"Something on your mind lady Aria?" King Kaida ask me. I wonder if it was okay to ask him. Would it be rude? But then again, when have I ever cared about being rude. "your majesty is this place another one of your secret chambers?" The room looks different from the last one he called me to when he was feeling unwell. At that time he was hiding his sickness from everyone in the palace.King Kaida chuckled. He didn't always laugh with me. Whenever I got too deep in his matters, he always made sure to remind me who he was and my place in Esterial. In short, even though we understood each other. King Kaida always made sure to remind me that our friendly relationship should always be kept at arm's length. "This isn't a secret chamber Lady Aria. This is my office. Don't tell me you thought the king of Esterial spend all the days of his life in a throne room." King Kaida drop the pen he had been using to hit his desk lightly. He smirked at me. "Although it's just an office, it
Aria pov"Have you heard of the news, my lady," Erika said, as she braided my hair."What news?" "The Athelstan royal family, they are coming to Esterial." Ohh, it was just a piece of old news. King Kaida recently inform me of their forthcoming arrival. "Okay," I replied to Erika with zero excitement in my voice. "I'm guessing you don't know. I thought you would be worried, my lady. either you trust prince Zane's affection for you or you are just confident that you can handle what was coming." Now I'm a bit confused, what was she talking about?"My lady, what do you think of this style? It is new, should I bring in the mirror for you, so you can have a look at it?" "No Erika!" I panicked at the idea of seeing a mirror in front of Erika "remember I don't like mirrors." My hands went up to check Erika's braiding. It felt neat. "It's okay. I trust whatsoever style you make for me. It's always beautiful." As long as I don't look like a clown, I'm okay."Thank you, my lady." Erika ga
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.'