ALEX’S POV
I whizzed through every house, scrutinized every person I could lay my eyes on, eavesdropped on conversations.
I scouted the forests, hills, valleys, markets, colleges, but there was no sign or mention of Eva.
I glided to The Amor Lake in the hope of finding her, but she was here either. I felt an intense urge to run over our names engraved on the swing.
ALEX'S POVYou are allowed to make mistakes in your life except for the one that destroys your life. The consequences of some mistakes are so grave that even you can’t repent for them even if you keep trying your whole life. So, does that mean we should give up hope and stop trying altogether? No, if we do that, we will be lost in a tunnel of darkness. We should keep trying to rectify the damage as far as possible.
ALEX'S POV“Father,” I whispered, turning around. “Yes, you do remember you have a father, right. You have been missing for two days. I send my messengers to look for you everywhere, but they couldn’t find you. In the end, I had to come looking for you myself.”“Father….I….”Alex started saying something, but his father interrupted him midway.
ALEX'S POVI stood outside Dixonville, the place from where our friends had thrown us out. I expected it to be empty since things had gone back to normal. The door was locked from the inside. So, I knocked at the door. Susie opened the door. I almost expected her to slam it shut on my face, but she ushered us in. “What happened to Eva?”“We were in
ALEX'S POV“ I can never do such a despicable act! It is all in the Prince’s imagination.” Albert’s pleading voice broke the silence. Victoria came running at that very moment and said, “It wouldn’t be fair to punish Albert without verifying the facts.” “Hmm…you are right. I know this is hard, son. But, as a king, I have to hear both sides of the argument before passing a judgment.”
I was more worried about Eva than myself. What if someone tried to harm her while I was away?I punched my palm in frustration. I should have reigned in my anger. I could have taken revenge even after Eva got well. Damn! Why did the rooms in the palace have no windows? I punched the wall, but it hardly left a mark. I tried to use my power to destroy the wall as I had destroyed the apartment, but I could not use my power either. F***! What had they done to me? I looked around frantically for anything that could h
ALEX'S POVWhen Susie had finally calmed down enough to listen to me, I narrated everything to her. At first, I was a bit reluctant to tell her the truth but I needed someone to help me with everything. I couldn’t do everything alone. Moreover, it would be impossible to protect Susie without telling her the truth. “You mean to say that you are a Golden Shifter. I have lived with you for a long time, Alex. If you were any different I would have noticed right. Don’t try to fool me just because I can’t understand certain things.” She said squinting at me. “I didn’t know
ALEX’S POV“Susie, I think I have found a way to revive, Eva,” I said to Susie, wiping Eva’s body with a damp cloth. “I thought you had tried everything…”“No, not everything… There is one thing we can do…”“Then just do it, Alex. I don’t care what you do if Eva becomes normal again.”
ALEX’S POVEva’s words kept reeling in my mind. She had agreed to give her soul to that B****** because she couldn’t find a way to get the Alexart.If I could get those Alexarts, she might wake up from her trance. I had to find the location of the other two Alexarts. For the next week, I read extensively. I even brought all the books from Eva’s apartment to Dixonville but there was no use. I couldn’t find the mention of Alexarts anywhere.
ALEX’S POV“Ahhh!!! No!! Please… Alex… ambulance…” Eva’s piercing cry woke me at the dead of the night. She was doubled over with pain."Are you alright?" I asked caressing her head."Do I look alright? Call the damned ambulance." She screamed grasping her abdomen.“F***!” I said jumping off my bed and picked up the phone. Tring…tring…tring…
EVA’S POV“Where are we going, Alex?” I asked trying to peek at the destination shown on the Google map. “Don’t cheat, Eva. Don’t ruin my surprise…” Alex said steering the car. “Alright… alright… You can at least tell me if I will like this place…” I said shrugging my shoulders.“I don’t know, Eva. It isn’t exactly the kind of place you like.”“Then, why are we going there?
ALEX’S POVI had to leave the room. I was scared I would hurt Eva if I stayed there any longer.My blood boiled when I heard Eva talking about drinking the potion. I had died a thousand deaths every day watching her life ebb slowly. Here she was, ready to risk her life in the blink of an eye. I continued walking aimlessly through the palace, then the garden, just trying to let out some steam. Suddenly my feet came to a halt. What if Eva tried to drink the potion while I was not with her.
EVA'S POV“Alex… what if I die before giving birth to our daughter? Worse… if I die after her birth…” My lips trembled as I voiced out my concern. He ran his hand over my head and said, “Don’t think like that Eva, I promise, I will not let anything happen to you…”I pursed my lips and nodded my head. I didn’t want to worry Alex anymore but I couldn’t get the words of the spirit out of my head, ‘You will die a slow painful death!’“Remember the words of the spirit, Eva. She has ble
EVA'S POVThe moment I opened my eyes, I had to shield them with my hands. I winced and said, “Ah… please draw the curtains. This light is unbearable.”Once the intensity oflight decreased I was able to open my eyes again. I tried to get up when I realized that I was in an unfamiliar room. I was still squinting as the light hurt slightly. Someone grasped my hands and made me lie down again. “Queen, you need to rest…&rd
I stared at my flat stomach in the mirror. It had been a week since the spirit had blessed me… alright… cursed me too but Alex and I had decided to focus only on the blessing part. “Wondering if you are pregnant?” Alex whispered as he hugged me from behind, softly nibbling my ears. “This wait is driving me crazy, Alex… when do you think I would get pregnant…”“I don’t know about that but we can try to increase our chances you know…” When I caught the naughty glint in his eyes my face heated and lowered my
EVA'S POVThe queasy feeling subsided after all the drink was out of my system. I heaved a sigh of relief and sat on the throne. My eyes flitted to Alex and the other Golden Shiffters gazing at me with worry. Damn! Why was this giving me a headache?“Are you alright, Eva?” Alex said, placing his hand on my head and projecting some energy into me. “Yeah… I am good… I think the glasses got interchanged and I drank Soma instead of blood… by the way, where is Victoria. Is she alright?”“I think she went to her room, Quee
THIRD PERSON’S POVCheerful chatter filled the Dining hall as everyone gathered in the hall. Every once in a while there would be silence when a pang of grief hit someone but they tried their best to keep up the lively atmosphere. “I have to say that Queen Eva has a very large heart…I mean I have never known anyone who can forgive someone who tried to steal their husband…”“True… She not only forgave her but she is accepting Victoria’s daughter as her Godchild….”“Hmmm…. But I am a bit scare
ALEX'S POV“Eva, I can’t believe a week has passed without any mishaps..” I said hugging Eva from the back. “Hmmm… everyone is still depressed. It tears me apart to see them lamenting and brooding. We have to do something, Alex…”She was right. We couldn’t continue to spend our entire life buried under layers of sorrow and darkness. It would defeat the purpose of our existence. “Eva, I think I know what to do…”&ldq