Aria povI was wrong. I was wrong about everything, I was starting to understand the reason why this strange forest was called the dark forest. There was no food or water here. Not a little fruit someone could eat and regret later because it was poisonous. There was nothing, not even a dirty pond of water to drink from. This forest was curses. Most of the trees that looks like it was supposed to bear fruit was dried up. Even my hope of killing myself by drowning have also been dried up by this cursed forest. It been two days now, I haven't eaten or drank anything, which was not good, I'm a werewolf, we get hungry easily, when we don't eat, it was easy for us to get weak. There was no one in sight, I couldn't run anymore, every part of me was exhausted, my fast running pace had been reduced to just a drag of my foot on the ground, with hope that I could still move on.Jenny ghost was going to probably hurt me for eternity if I died here. Makes me wonder if I could kill her if she eve
Aria povI grimace at Kaiser horrific dead body that was in view. The man who had killed him was standing in front of me with his long cloak. He was dress in a different kind of way, an unusual style that was old, like he went back in time."Drink up!" He ordered as he pushed in a water bottle to my face. He had gotten it from Kaiser bag packed that he had throw away before the whole fight began. He sniff the water before giving it to me, probably to check if there was any poison. Why he cared if I died or not was beyond me because I didn't know him. He looks like a man that was in his late 40s, build and strong with unique facial features that were calm and dangerous at the same time.I drank Kaiser water greedily and stop when I realized the man who save me was still there looking at me, like I was a test subject he was experimenting on. I will give anything to know what was in his mind right now."Do you want?" I asked awkwardly as I remove the bottle from my dried lips.He tossed
Aria povForget how he looks for his age, this old man was insane. His plans for me was crazy. "I'm a werewolf, there's no way I could pretend as if I was human. It's simply impossible." I have heard of his kind but I have never seen them before. From what I have heard about them, they hated werewolf and pretty much everything around them. They shouldn't be able to walk in the sun, but here I was walking with a man out in the open sun. His explaination of what he was, made me knew why he was able to kill Kaiser. But him telling me to let go of my name and origin was ridiculous."It's not impossible, you have no choice but to do everything I tell you to do from now on, unless you want to die. I don't mind helping your dead friend to finish what he started." This was the reason he save me, to use me for the rest of my life. "Make a choice now Aria. Which do you want, death or to be my son's fiance." I folded the palm of my hands, I didn't have a choice, the answer I will choose now w
Aria povI almost fell flat on my face on the cobblestone when I saw a huge castle in front of me. Kaida was really a king, he wasn't bluffing. "Your majesty."A girl appeared out of nowhere in front of Kaida, her head was in a deep low bow. I couldn't fully tell what she was, was she a human or a vampire? There was a little chain hanging by the side of her neck, it was attached to her skin with no blood in sight like it was natural.What sort of creature was she?"Nadia, please don't tell me you are here to nag me." Kaida said in a tired voice."Master have been searching for you." Nadia rose her face up from her bow. Her eyes went between me and the king, one of her eyes was blind. The little piece of thin silver chain on her neck was like an ornament that stop at her slim collar bone, the chain was like a piece of her. "It's had just been five days, I haven't been gone for that long." "Master Zane wish to speak to you about the false rumors that have been going around the palac
Aria pov"Prince Zane." Brunhilda said, "this is lady Aria, the lucky human that have been chosen to be your fiance." "My fiance?" Prince Zane words hangs in air, although it was obvious that Nadia, had already inform him of the situation, there was still confusion etched into his face. He didn't know that he had been given a fiance as much as I didn't know that the prince I was betrothed to was blind. Not that it matters much to me, the only reason I was here, letting someone dress me up like a child, bowing down before a man, was because this was my only way of living. If I had another choice I won't be here."On whose order are you here?" There was power and authority in his voice, as he directed his questions at me. If I was an actual human and not a werewolf who was a bit too full of myself to be scared of anyone, I would have been trembling in prince Zane sight, not that he had any, he was blind."On my order." King Kaida said as he walk into the ballroom, two guards were at
Aria povOkay to be honest, I won't lie that prince Zane words made me fluster. The first time I met him, he said so much to the elders that made me worried on if he was serious about making me a mother, because come on, that wasn't what king Kaida told me I was going to do. And with this place literally feeling like survival of the fittest, i honestly don't have what it takes to last until my marriage with prince Zane. I doubt the marriage was ever going to happened. Don't get me wrong, prince Zane is cute and all, but marrying a blind man wasn't exactly how I planned my future husband would be, the only one I have dreamed of marrying was alpha Bryant. Too bad he's now more interested in killing me than putting a ring on my finger.It been over a month now since the event that happened at the hall, ever since that day, I have been completely ignored by prince Zane. I didn't even know where he stays in this damn palace. After he had the pleasure of using me to irritate people that co
Aria pov"My Lady you need to get ready, it's almost time." Erika my new maid told me. I haven't seen Petra ever since I told the prince about her plans, Erika was the one who brought dinner for me that night. "What happened to Petra? Are you going to be my new maid?" I asked Erika, who was busy looking for the perfect dress for me to wear, I could wear a lace gown, along with some modern gowns that could make any girl look like a princess. But everyone in this kingdom love tradition so much that they mostly put on their traditional silky clothes. I wish I could break the rules and wear something else, but that wouldn't be good for me since I was prince Zane fiance."I don't understand your question my lady, who is Petra?" I could see clearly that she was trying to play dumb so that she wouldn't get to answer my question, it's annoying, Erika was good at acting. I would have believe her if I didn't know that no one in Esterial kingdom was to be trusted, no innocent face could change
Aria pov"Straighten your back!" Lady Brunhilda ordered.My back couldn't get any more straighter than that. Telling that to lady Brunhilda was a waste of time, she wasn't going to listen to me. She have decided to teach me how to dance a proper ball dance. According to her, even though prince Zane had led me through the last dance, I was like dirt, spoiling his sparkling graceful images. I'm not joking, lady Brunhilda actually called me dirt. Erika was acting like my male guide, she was still compose even after I have match her poor feet for an hundred time. "I heard of how you dine with prince Zane, the day before yesterday." There was excitement in her voice. "It is the first time prince Zane have ever dine with any human before, he's going to make a fine king someday." I thought he wasn't getting the crown. "Lady Aria is so lucky, I doubt she realizes how lucky she truly is." Erika said to Lady Brunhilda as they both look at me with the same sadness in their faces. They couldn
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.'