“Your mum is going to be so mad at me that you got hurt.” Hayden sighed and she smiled.“It's fine, I will come up with an excuse.” She said and wiped his tears with her thumb.“Cute boys don't cry.” She said and he chuckled.He stopped crying and smiled at her, they both sat close to the river and Ashley smiled.They both played with each other till it was dusk and they decided it was time to go home. They both headed home and Ashley trailed behind them, they got close to Ashley’s house and they stopped.“Am sorry I can't walk you home, am kind of scared of your dad.” He said and chuckled nervously.“It's fine I understand.” She replied and he hugged her.“I miss you already.” He whispered and she giggled.“I miss you too.” “Am I going to see you tomorrow?” He asked as he pulled away from the hug and she nodded.“Are you sure?”“Yes, my dad will be visiting some relatives out of town tomorrow so we will have plenty of time for ourselves.”“That's great, goodnight Ashley.” “Night H
“It's been three days Bryan, it's been three fucking days and she is still asleep, we have to wake her up.” Hayden said pacing in his room.“We can't wake her up, Etheldreda said she might die of shock.”“I am going crazy Bryan.” “I know it's hard but you have to be patient.” “It's been three days.”“It's really no one’s fault, she is the one who chooses not to wake up.” “Is she even okay where she is?” “As long as she is breathing then she is fine.” “I did a lot of nasty things in the past, I murdered a lot of people, I don't want her to see that she is going to forever hate me.” “Yeah, girls don't like being with boys that kill people.” Bryan said and Hayden rolled his eyes.“Wake up Ashley, come on.”********Little Ashley and Hayden spent the rest of the day together, they both had fun after they decided not to talk about her getting married to the Prince. “How are your family treating you now? Better or still worse?” Ashley asked as they headed towards her house.“Still wo
Hayden tried to walk away but Ashley held him tightly and cried. “Where are you going?” She asked in fear and he held her cheeks.“I... I have to go, no one wants me here, I could get in trouble if this gets to the palace.” “What? You are going to leave me here?” Ashley cried and he shook his head.“No, no, I won't. I will be back, I promise but for now, I have to go and you can't come with me.” “Hayden, please don't leave me.” She cried and hugged him tightly. “Ashley, come on. I love you and I promise, I will be back to... “ Hayden trailed off as he felt and sharp pain in his head. He groaned and Ashley pulled away from him to see the castle guards.“No, no, don't hit him.” Ashley cried and tried to hold Hayden but he pushed her away from him and they continued hitting him.They beat Hayden till he passed out and Ashley screamed, the castle guards dragged him away and Ashley cried. She looked around the crowd and saw his family, she rushed to them immediately and fell on her
HOURS LATER Hayden slowly opened his eyes and sighed when he looked around. “You passed out.” Bryan said clearing his doubt and he slowly sat up. “She is still asleep?” Hayden asked and stood up from the couch and walked to the bed. “Yes, we have two hours left.” “Two hours? How long was I out?” Hayden asked surprised. “All night.” “Oh jeez.” “Let's just hope she wakes up before it's time.” Bryan sighed. ********PAST “Hmm, I wonder how Hayden is doing at the castle, are the guards treating him badly?” Ashley muttered and she suddenly found herself in a dungeon, she looked around and saw Hayden sitting and his arms were wrapped around himself. “Oh, I can be anywhere I want.” Ashley said and smiled, she sat next to Hayden and stared at him. “Ashley, I hope Ashley is okay, I hope Ashley is not hurt.” He muttered continuously as tears streamed down his eyes. “How the hell can you be in this kind of situation and still worry about Ashley?” Ashley asked and rolled her eyes wh
“Do you know how you have been asleep?” Bryan asked and she turned to him.“How long?”“Four fucking days Ashley and it was because you chose not to wake up.” Hayden replied and she sighed.“Okay, whatever. I need to go back okay? I need more answers, I need to know what happen between you and the Prince monster and I need to know why you don't remember me when you saw me at Empire.” “What the hell is Empire?” Hayden asked and she rolled her eyes.“Come on guys, I need to go back.” “Okay, you will. But first, you need to really brush your teeth and take a long bath, it's been four days.” Bryan said and she sighed. “I know.” She mumbled and Hayden stood up angrily.“What?” She asked.“I can't believe I have been worried about you and all you care about is going back.” “Are you pissed over it?” Ashley asked “It doesn't matter so never mind.” “Come on, am sorry.” Ashley sighed and he nodded.“Yeah, I know you are.” He muttered and walked out of the room. “Hey, what’s his problem?
“Huh? What do you mean?” He asked and she sighed.“Don't worry about that, it's nothing.” “No it's not, come on, tell me what you said, I didn't get that.” “I asked why you always choose to forget me?” She asked and he scratched his hair in confusion.“I... I don't understand.” He replied and she nodded.“I know.” She replied sadly.“Am sorry Ashley, I don't just know what you are talking about, I feel like you are upset with me.” He said and she shook her head. “Am sorry.” “It's fine, I will finish up the meal myself.” She said and took the spoon for him and started to eat.“Ashley come on, am sorry.” He apologized as she ate. “It's fine Hayden, you did nothing.” She smiled at him.“Are you sure? You look disappointed in me. You asked me why I keep forgetting you, I don't think we have ever met before right?” “Nah, I don't think so too, forget I said that.” She replied and smiled at him.“Are you sure? Bryan said I marked you that am your mate, did I lose my memory or something
“Huh?” Ashley asked confused and he wrapped his arms around her waist.“Marry me, Ashley.” He said and Ashley kept staring at him, she needed time to process what he just said, is he being for real?“Hey, you don't have to reply now and you don't have to say yes if you don't want to, I just want you... ““Yes.” She cut him off and smiled at him.“What?”“Yes Hayden, I will marry you.” She replied and he smiled.“Thank you, thank you so much.” He said and kissed her lips, Ashley smiled and giggled happily.“I promise to remember our memories as soon as possible.” “It's fine, I will also help you remember.” Ashley replied and he nodded with a smile. They both suddenly heard a knock on the door and they glanced at each other.“Come in.” Hayden said and the door opened revealing the Royal guards.“Good day Sir Hayden, the King demands Miss Ashley’s presence in the throne room immediately.” The guard said and Ashley sighed.“Shit, I forgot about that. Are they going to do anything bad t
“You know what? It's fine. You don't have to tell me if you don't want to, all I need right now is a favor from you.”“What is it? I promise to do anything for you, I have really caused you a lot.”“Good, in that case, I need you to tell everyone the truth in the throne room tomorrow.” Ashley said and she froze.“What?”“I believe you heard me, Evelyn.”“I... I did but I can't... ““You made a promise just now, remember?” “Yes, and that was because I thought you would ask for something else.”“Really? What do you think I would ask for?” “I don't know but I expected anything apart from that.” “Well, sorry but that is what I want.”“Am sorry Ashley, I can't do it.” She said and Ashley sighed.“Look, I get the fact that you are scared of the royal family but I will get locked up tomorrow for something I didn't do, do you really want that?” “Then what will happen to me if I tell the truth? I could get punished for having a secret affair with the Prince or worse, I could get killed for
“What?” Hayden asked and Bryan sighed.“Yes, she might not wake up.”“How many percent possibilities is that it will be successful?” Ashley asked and Hayden turned to her.“Oh, it's 50-50.”“Okay, I will do it.” “What? No.” Hayden yelled and walked to her.“Yes, I will.”“No, you are not, what if you don't wake up?”“What if I die anytime? Huh? Then we won't get to be with each other.”“But you might not wake up.”“Might Hayden, it's not certain that I won't wake up.”“I don't care, you are not doing it. I own you so I have every right over you.”“You can't tell me what to do and not do, I am not a child.” She yelled and he scoffed.“I don't think you know what being a mate is, you have to be submissive to me which means you will do everything I ask you to do.”“I am not some kind of an item or property you can control, I can do whatever I want. So what if I don't listen to you?”“I want you to listen to me.” He yelled.“Okay, this is getting worse. My bad.” Bryan muttered and watche
“Good morning beautiful.” Ashley heard in her sleep and felt soft kisses all over her face, she giggled as she slowly opened her eyes. She saw Hayden smiling at her and she chuckled before sitting up, he pecked her lips and she sighed.“Morning.” She replied and he nodded.“Go and get ready and come down for breakfast, I bet my baby is hungry already.” “Yeah, yeah.” Ashley laughed and he helped her up, she walked into the bathroom and he waited for her in the room. She walked out of the closet minutes later dressed in her clothes and Hayden smiled at her.“You aren't dressed in my clothes today.” He said as he stood up and wrapped his arms around her waist. “Well, that is because I am back in my room which is filled with my clothes and not yours. I can't enter your room in this mansion because you never let me.” “Oh, do you want to see it?” “Seriously?”“Yes, I mean, it's not really that bad.” “Why don't you want me to see it exactly?”“You will find out but that will be after b
Bryan stared at the Princess as she walked angrily away from the throne room, he followed her and she glanced at him as she walked.“Stop following me.” She said with her voice starting to break and he ignored her.“Slow down Ariadne.” He said and she ignored him, she got to her room and tried to close the door but he got in forcefully.“What do you want Bryan?” She asked with her eyes starting to get clouded with tears.“You don't have to cry, I get the fact that you are upset but you really don't have to cry.” He said and she rolled her eyes which made a tear roll down her eyes.“I never knew you could cry.” Bryan chuckled and she glared at him.“Yeah, sorry. My bad.”“Please leave.”“No.” He replied with a frown and moved closer to her, he wrapped his arms around her waist and sighed.“Don't cry over something your selfish mother did.”“Yeah, you are right.” She muttered and wiped her tears, Bryan chuckled and creased her waist.“So, you hate me.” Bryan said and she smiled.“And yo
“Oh my God, you guys pulled it off really well, I never expected it.” Ashley said as Hayden held her tightly from behind. They were still in the garden and everyone was still celebrating the successful proposal.“Yeah, we did. All thanks to Ariande.” Hayden said and the Princess smiled happily.“I played my role right.” She said proudly and Ashley nodded.“Yes, you did. Thank you so much.” Ashley said and pulled away from Hayden, she walked to the Princess and hugged her.“I want a hug now.” Bryan said walking to her as she pulled away from the Princess. Ashley chuckled and hugged.“Now I get the reason why you don't want me to hug you, you don't want me to read your memories.” “Yeah.” He chuckled and hugged her again.“Hey, that’s enough.” Hayden said and pulled her to himself, Ashley laughed and hugged him.“I am so happy.” She giggled and he smiled at her.“Yeah, me too.” Hayden replied and kissed her.“Yes! Let's celebrate this!” The Princess yelled and the maids around smiled ha
After they both got their hair treated and styled, they did their nails and they both walked out of the saloon. They entered the chariot and Princess Ariande heard Ashley’s stomach grumble.“Hey, are you hungry?” She asked and Ashley nodded in response. “Okay, there is a restaurant close to this place, let’s head there.” The Princess said and she nodded. They got to the restaurant and Ashley smiled knowing it was familiar.“What's with the smile?” The Princess asked as they walked in.“Oh, Hayden has brought me here before but it was like a month ago.”“That's nice.” She replied and smiled, the people in the restaurant bowed as usual and the waiter and waitress treated Ashley and the Princess well. People left the restaurant for them and Ashley turned to the Princess and she shrugged with a smile.They both sat down and ordered for what they wanted, Ashley ordered a lot of things which surprised the princess.“Are you sure you want to eat all of these?” The Princess asked as they st
Ashley slowly opened her eyes and sighed, she frowned when she couldn't find Hayden beside her and she slowly sat up.“Great, you are finally awake.” She heard a familiar voice and she flinched when she saw the Princess walking out of her closet.“Princess Ariadne.” She called surprised and stood up immediately, she bowed and the Princess smiled.“Oh, please. Stop that.” She said and Ashley looked up at her.“Hmm, is... Is everything okay? Why are you here?” Ashley asked nervously and the Princess smiled at her.“Yes, dear. Come on, hurry into the bathroom, we have to get ready and why are you up so late?” She asked and Ashley stared at her surprised, she has never been this confused in her life.‘What the hell is going on? And where the fuck is Hayden?’ She thought and the Princess smiled.“I know you are confused but don't worry, am not going to hurt you. See? No claws, no fangs, just me in my human form.”“Okay. Am sorry, please where is Hayden?” She asked.“Oh, he put me in charge
“Open up.” Hayden said to Ashley and she slowly opened her mouth, he fed her brown soup and she frowned.“I don't want this Hayden, I really don't want it.” Ashley said and made an irritated expression.“But Lucas said you have to take it that it will help.” Hayden replied as he fed her another spoonful of the soup.“It's just brown soup, it's not helping.” She argued and he smiled at her.“Relax baby, as long as Lucas said it will help, I believe it will and besides, you were the one that wanted Lucas’s meal.”“Ugh, I thought he would prepare his normal delicious meals, I didn't know he was going to give me this recommendation.” She scoffed and he chuckled.The sorcerer walked to them and smiled at them, Ashley smiled back at him.“How are you feeling madam Ashley?”“Am feeling good, thanks.” She replied and he nodded.“Are you feeling any pain anywhere?” He asked and she shook her head in response.“Okay then, you are free to go to your room but if you feel any pain or you need anyt
“The Queen?” Bryan asked and she nodded.“Why the hell does the Queen wants you?” Bryan asked and she sighed.“Can you help me up?” She asked Hayden who remained quiet but kept staring at her.“Yeah.” He muttered and helped her up, she leaned on him and sighed.“She is mad at me because I am with her daughter’s supposed mate to and I also caught her son’s attention and much other stuff.” She explained and Hayden sighed.“Why aren't you saying anything?” Ashley asked Hayden and he turned to her, he stared at her for a while before wrapping his arms around her. “I really have nothing to say, I am just glad you are okay.” He said and kissed her. “So you are just going to let the Queen go?”“Hell no.” Hayden replied and pulled away from Ashley.“She is going to pay for making my beautiful babies go through hell.” He said and kissed Ashley’s forehead. “Oh, that reminds me. She knows am pregnant and she was planning on using my baby as a sacrifice by midnight.” “What? How did she know t
“Hayden, we have been searching for hours, the guards are starting to get tired, we need to go back.” Bryan said but Hayden ignored him and kept walking deeper into the woods.“The guards can go back, you are with me.” Hayden ordered and Bryan turned to the exhausted guards.“You can go back now.” He said and they all bowed.“Thank you, Sir Bryan.” They chorused and they all walked away, Bryan sighed and ran to Hayden.They kept walking but Hayden stopped when he saw an old house from a distance.“Hey, did you know there is a house in the deepest part of the woods?” Hayden asked and Bryan looked at it.“Yeah, kind of but only a few people know about it.”“Who does it belong to?” Hayden asked as they walked towards it.“It is abandoned now, it belonged to a poor family but they got moved into the city and that happened hundreds of years ago.” “Does the Royal family know about this place?”“I don't know but they should.” Bryan replied with a shrug.“Let's take a closer look.” Hayden sa