Aria"Beta Brian, was one of your childhood friends right?" King Kaida ask Aria. "Yes, he was." "Please tell me, are you planning to have some sort of reunion with him here in Esterial? Because I can't think of any other reason why beta Brian decided to stay." Aria bit the inside of her cheek as she realized what King Kaida wanted. King Kaida was irritated with Alpha Bryant and Brian still staying in the palace, like prince Zane, King Kaida thought that Aria was the only one that could be blamed. Aria couldn't understand why they blamed her. Did they see through her desire to have Erika and Brian by her side? Or was it because Erika was her maid?"I'm currently trying my best to make Erika understand that she has left with Brian." Aria didn't add the fact that her best wasn't good enough because Erika wasn't listening to her. This was the reason why Aria was still at King Kaida's office. The reason why King Kaida hadn't let her go. Was he going to lay out the same threat his son
Aria The door to Erika's room in the servant quarters was pushed open as Aria walked straight to Erika who was dressing up in her maid uniform together with Genevieve. "My lady," Erika said in shock. Genevieve quickly got dressed and left the room to Aria and Erika, after a little bow of respect to Aria. It was the first time Erika had seen Aria up so early in the morning. The light outside wasn't fully out yet. It was still a little bit dark. Aria could read Erika's thoughts. The only reason she was up so early was because she couldn't sleep in the first place all because of Erika. Never before had Aria ever thought that she was going to be losing her sleep because of Erika. "You need to leave Erika." "Leave where?" Erika ask confused.Aria frowned and came closer to her. But stopped because of the mirror Erika had been looking at together with Genevieve. "I'm sorry." Erika quickly turned the little mirror that was placed on the table around. "You need to follow beta Brian t
AriaAria shifted her body, trying her best to find some sort of comfort in the little space she had placed herself in. Each time she moves, trying to find a comfortable position to place her body she becomes afraid that Brian and Alpha Bryant are going to find her and realizes that she is hiding there, close to a flower pot.The hall that led to Prince Zane's room was one of the halls Aria had classified as a safe spot ever since alpha Bryant and beta Brian moved into the palace. Aria most times walked around the hall, only because she was looking for Erika. Erika went out. Aria made the mistake of assuming that she was with Brian. Aria was bored alone in the room, it wasn't nighttime yet, so she had thought of taking a walk around the hall. A walk that went wrong because she ended up meeting alpha Bryant and beta Brian. Before they could see her, she quickly hid herself close to a little table that had a flower pot, which was used to decorate the hall. Her tall frame trying to ben
Aria"I think it's a human?" Brian said."Why is this person hiding?" Bryant came closer to the table."Are you two lost?" Nadia asks, she uses her body to shield Aria. Stopping alpha Bryant and beta Brian from taking another step. Aria gave out a little sigh of relief. It didn't matter to her now if Brian or Alpha Bryant heard her or not. As long as she was safe that was all that mattered. Alpha Bryant kept a stoic face, he kept looking between Nadia and the table. As though deciding on what he should do. "Let's go Alpha Bryant. I don't want us to cause any trouble here." Alpha Bryant folded his fist tightly in anger as Brian dragged him away. He kept looking back between Nadia and the table. "Thank you, Nadia," Aria said words she never dreamt of ever telling Nadia. She came at the right moment. "Don't thank me. Thank Prince Zane. He's the one who instructed me to watch over you. I'm only doing this for him, I don't care about helping you." Aria still smiled warmly at Nadia.
Aria"What are you doing?" Prince Zane asked Aria as he walked into the room. Aidan and Nadia weren't with him. Aria glances at Prince Zane and then moves her eyes back to watching Erika and Brian. Erika finally got the chance to speak with Alpha Bryant.Alpha Bryant was trying his best not to scare Erika away by giving off little smiles but Aria knew that his smiles were all fake. It was a hard try, his real smile died along with his mate. Watching Erika and Alpha Bryant brought a bittersweet smile to Aria's face. Alpha Bryant's old self wasn't completely gone, he was trying to act the way Brian wanted, not as an alpha of the pack but as a friend. Aria couldn't hate that part of him. "Are you ignoring me now that I have helped you get rid of your problem?" Prince Zane asks, exasperated. Aria removed her gaze from the window and looked at Prince Zane. She gave out a surprised gasp and moved backward because Prince Zane was standing too close to her. Vampires and their fast feet,
AriaAria was staring blankly at the book in front of her. She had tried her best to focus but she couldn't. Erika felt like a sister to her and Aria couldn't push off the fact that Erika wasn't doing well. "I want to shout at you so that you can focus, but I know what is on your mind and I can't blame you for it." Lady Brunhilda said. She sat down close to Aria. Closing the book Aria was staring at, she wasn't reading anyway. "I heard what Erika did. And sincerely I think she's going to regret it." Aria turned away from Brunhilda as she laid her head on the table. She waited for Lady Brunhilda to blame her for the choice that Erika made but Brunhilda didn't. Rather she kept talking about how much she knew about mate and their bonds. It was something that they couldn't escape from unless they rejected each other. Aria couldn't imagine Brian and Erika ever rejecting each other. Something as terrible as that would be too much for either Erika or beta Brian to handle. They both didn'
Aria The running sounds of water from the bathroom weren't the only thing that woke Aria up. She had been awake for a while now, and Erika had been busy arranging and cleaning things around the room. The noise she made was enough to wake Aria up even though Erika thought that Aria was still sleeping. Erika was back. she was preparing hot, scented water for Aria to bathe with but Aria still didn't know how to face Erika.She got up from the bed without bothering to pretend like she had just woken up because Erika was in the bathroom. "You finally decided to leave the bed, my lady." Erika came out of the bathroom. "I was about to come and tell you that I know that you aren't sleeping." There wasn't any dark circle around Erika's eyes. Her eyes were bright, she didn't look like someone who had spent the night crying over a lover. It hadn't even been up to a week since beta Brian left. How was Erika so okay? Aria knew how long it took for her to get over Alpha Bryant when she was in
Aria The guards in front of King Kaida's office gave Aria a little bow as soon as they saw her. One of them went inside the office to inform the king before Aria was permitted to come in. Aria went to see King Kaida without making any plans. She stepped into King Kaida's office, thinking she should have told him earlier that she wanted to see him. It was irresponsible of her to show up like that. "My king." Aria gave a little courtesy to King Kaida who was lying down on the couch in his office, looking stressed. What Aria was about to tell him was going to make him even more stressed out. "You didn't kill." Aria rushed over to his side. She didn't know how much she was allowed to say. King Kaida's office couldn't always be safe. "The werewolf that tried to kill me the first time we met, he's still alive," Aria whispered and yelled at King Kaida's face.He looks annoyed. Aria was telling Him something like this on a day that he didn't want to hear it. "That is impossible." Some of t
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.'