ALEX'S POV
I didn’t feel like leaving Eva alone, but she was already tired. Her legs would ache if she had to keep walking through the passages.
It wasn’t convenient for me to carry her either. It seemed a bit awkward to carry Eva while Victoria walked. Moreover, it was the King’s order. I still had to figure things out and didn’t want to piss me off, at least not yet.
I slowly extracted my arm from Victoria’s hold, trying extra careful not to seem rude.
I decided to make the most of the situation by gett
EVA'S POV“Come and sit, Eva.” Alex’s father said, motioning to a chair beside him. My legs shook slightly as I walked to the chair near him. God, why did this table have to be so long? I left a few chairs in between and sat across him. “Eva, I want to talk about something important.”“Yes.”
THIRD PERSON’S POVMr. Frosco dragged Victoria to her room and shut the door quickly. He gripped her by the shoulders and lifted her chin so that she was looking straight into his eyes.“What do you think you were doing, Victoria?” His voice boomed in the room.
EVA'S POVI was falling freely and was about to hit the ground. I clutched my belly tightly, hoping that at least my baby would be saved. I waited for the hit, the impact, the pain. Instead, I felt like I had landed on a warm, soft cloud. I looked down to see that I was mere inches from the ground. I was lying on what seemed like a cloud of golden light. I got up and landed on the floor. My jaws hit the ground when I saw that cloud of light transform into Alex right before my eyes.
ALEX'S POVFor some reason, I felt irked by Eva’s question. I didn’t like the fact that she was confronting Victoria. Shouldn’t it be the reverse?Victoria looked around for a few seconds. She was a bit flustered at being questioned. I was about to say something in her defense, but Victoria started speaking. “I had just gone for a stroll by the waterfall when I could sense the blazing forests on the other side of the waterfall.
ALEX'S POVMy room detection power seemed to be working again. I could sense the direction of the dining hall. I noticed subtle changes as I walked through the corridors. The ambiance had turned several shades darker. That must be their way of indicating the time to rest. I sucked in my breath when I entered the dining room. It was large and could accommodate at least 300 people.
EVA'S POVI felt relaxed and peaceful when I woke up. I was glad that Alex had listened to the whole story and had agreed to give his father a chance.I let out a deep sigh when I saw the other side of the bed empty. He must have left while I was asleep. A cute young girl walked in with a trolley. She bowed to me and said, “His majesty has sent some tea for you.”I felt t
EVA'S POV“I want to meet, father,” I said the moment she had placed me on the floor. “Okay, madame, I will convey your message to the king.” She said, bowing to me and then left. I let out a dry laugh when I caught my reflection in the mirror. I had been so excited to dress up this morning. Little did I know Alex was not even interested in me anymore. &ldqu
THIRD PERSON POVVictoria and her father were deep in conversation. “Agrrh!! How did that b**** get saved again!”“Victoria! Why don’t you listen to me? I explained to you how dangerous it is to kill Eva in The Golden Land.
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