A few days ago at the hunting ground.“Tell me. Where is she?”“I can’t say anything even if you push me like this, Crown Prince Malikul.” Dhia sighed.“My fiancee, your daddy, and my uncle went missing.”“I am aware of that.”“The state is managed by the queens and the prime ministers.”“Again, I am all aware, Your Majesty.”“So, Princess Dhia… where is your little sister right now?”Dhia, who was riding the horse, pulled up the rein, making the horse halt. Due to the Underworld’s influence, they shifted to horses. The people brought by Shadow were so cute yet bothered when they met the massive lions around them. Their bodies visibly loosened when they met the horses, regardless of their size. Stallion and mare were nothing to them. Therefore, they went out of their way just to forge a relationship that they’d never thought of forging. The horse community got the deal just like that with a condition that their horses or equivalent to it must be treated with respect.And they did.
“Hey.” Shadow clicked her tongue.“That’s what I observed. I am useless to you. I am sorry.”Here we came, a victim card, even though he was a victim.Shadow groaned in frustration. “Af! I know, I neglect you too much. I am wrong. So, don’t speak like that. You’re not useless to me. You’re the dearest person to me. I don’t want you to go. I want you to stay if possible, every day, every hour, every minute, every second.”Malikul looked into her, searching for her sincerity.“I don’t know that. You seem like you can be with anyone else.”“Af!”“Besides, you have the upper hand in this relationship.”“What do you mean?” Shadow looked terrified.“You hold my heart, my love. You have me, my whole. Whereas, I can’t say the same for you. My love, I am not confident. I can’t lose you but you can lose me.”“I can’t lose you, Malikul.” Her voice sounded so painful. It was low, lower the temperature. “I don’t want to lose you. I can’t lose you. If I lose you, I’ll go crazy, Af. Not you, not an
“Princess… princess… please, wake up.”“Ugh…”The servants were trying to wake her up. Yet, Shadow refused to comply. To her, her sleep was much preferable to the wedding day.“I don’t have to be physically present, though,” Shadow mumbled sleepily.She heard laughter from Dhia. “Stop it. Don’t tease your sister.”This time, it was her mother: Queen Aulia.“But mommy… She is cute. How about we cancel the wedding?”“Princess Dhia!”Dhia giggled openly and trudged closer. “My beloved sister. Sister…” Shadow felt the warm hand clutching hers. Slowly, she raised her head. “Sister… Dhia?”“Yes. Sister here.” Dhia sat at the edge of the bed.The soft bed bent slightly to Dhia, forcing Shadow to open her tired eyes. “Sis Dhia…”Dhia giggled yet again upon hearing that cute whining. “Shadow.”The voice was soft yet firm. It left Shadow with no choice. Tiredly, she extended her arms, asking Dhia to pick her up like a child.“Oh, my baby,” which Dhia gladly obeyed.Shadow was a baby to her
Contrary to their beliefs, the ceremony went smoothly. Malikul had no problem reciting Shadow’s real name which coincidentally was so long and people approved loudly.The after-ceremony was conducted at the palace’s compound. Everyone that received the invitation attended the ceremony with grace.Naturally, Albert and Lily on behalf of the wolf tribe came. Liliana on behalf of the hyena tribe came as well. A few other kings from the ranked community were invited. However, a few people stole the show unintentionally.“Oh my, is that…”“I don’t believe this!”“Since when?”“They are…”Miley, Juviana, Julian, and David (the dwarf’s king), and also Nathan appeared.Ibrahim and Ali personally escorted them to the ceremony hall.“Your Highness Nathan, Your Highness Miley, Your Highness Juviana, Count Julian… and Your Highness David.” Ali and Ibrahim greeted them with a smile on their faces.“Who had thought?” Nathan hugged them tightly. “Congratulations.”“Thank you.”“Thank you, pal.” I
Clap, clap, clap!The guests proceeded to stand up and clapped their hands.The couple entered the hall with an elegant and satisfied smile. The aura they exuded was pressuring. Their skin felt like it was being clawed and their oxygen was stolen. Normal kids couldn’t handle such pressure. Thankfully, all of them were strong enough to withstand it. There was why Shadow and Malikul didn’t even invite young kids even though both of them were considered young as well.The guests were mostly leaders and lords from other kingdoms. Some were nobles from neighbors. All of them were personally connected with either Shadow or Malikul.“This is the definition of a power couple.”“They emitted a strong aura.”“Wow.”“I’m here.”Ajiad and Yusuff’s family came in with a heave. Their faces were already flushed red and their attires were sticking with sweat.“Late.”“I am absolutely disappointed in you, brother.”Ibrahim criticized his brother while Aulia pursed her lips at her brother. Each one of
The after-wedding ended successfully. The guests were sent to their respective chambers with a massive longue. Multiple bedrooms and a common room. Nathan wiped his tears off, reluctant to walk away from Shadow. His eyes were fixated on Shadow from the start until the end.However, Shadow literally saw he eyed the hyena’s queen, Liliana. A few questions filled her brain with no answer. Deciding to ignore the questions for today, she placed a happy facade on her face.Her facade fell off only when she saw Hyenas.“Brother…” She shuffled with her wedding dress but with a pouty face and hunched shoulder. She threw the flowers that she unconsciously clenched on the ground, whining out loud. Showing her baby sister's side for the audience to see.“Umpa!” Sleepy coddled her by hugging a bridal style and nuzzled their noses together.“Brother…”Her whining was so deafening. Thankfully, the guests were already returned to their designated chambers, guided by their trusted servants.“Sleepy…
“Can we postpone?” It was an excuse that she had never heard before. It also sounded weird when it came from her.She was hella nervous. Nothing could top this. She wasn’t nervous when she had to conduct interrogation while Dionysus fucked his target. She wasn’t even batting an eye when she tortured someone. To her, it was natural to do all that just to get the legit piece of information.Malikul snorted as if she was singing an alluring song with her siren voice. His eyes were warm yet savage, digging into her eyes, devouring them still.He kneeled on the bed, the bed dug deeper and bounced her closer to him. Malikul grabbed her wrist and pulled her closer and pushed her to the bed with him hovering above her, trapping her to all sides.“Now, you can’t escape.” He growled into her ears, clearly seeing that she was seeking a chance to escape.And Shadow couldn’t talk anymore. The guy who was staring at her with a look that seemed like he would swallow her suddenly got closer and star
It was a good morning like any other day. In a good mood, Wan, Akmal, Anis, Qila, and Apiq came to work. They greeted each other respectfully. Soon, their smiles disappeared, except for Akmal.“What is he doing here?” Wan halted at the entrance of the office. His boss was lounging in the common room in plain sight, screaming ‘I’m here, It is in your best interest to take notice of me’ air around.“... thought he was on the way to their honeymoon.” Anis swallowed her saliva, visibly nervous for no reason.“I have anonymously dropped a few beautiful sites for them to make love,” Qila said in between her gritted teeth.Everyone groaned.“Don’t say it like that.”“We need not know about our head’s sex life.”“What is wrong with you?”Apiq, Wan, and Anis spoke in that order.“My worry is valid. Our boss has stalked his wife for as long as he has lived. Don’t you expect him to not let her go for a couple of days… or weeks in that matter.”“Gosh!” “Qila!”“I don’t want to hear that.”Agai