Charlene pulled her hand from Adhler's grip the moment they reached the small forest by the end of the academy. Very few students linger around the area because it emits an ominous atmosphere. Adhler did not even realize they had reached the area until Charlene forced her way out of his grip. "What do you think you're doing?!" Charlene exclaimed. She's panting under her nose. They walked really far from the cafeteria at a fast rate. Adhler slumped to the grass and looked down. He controlled his breathing before gazing at Charlene. "Why did you not get mad?" "Why did you get vexed?" Charlene asked back. She had been thinking what Adhler must have been thinking while they rushed their way out of the cafeteria. But nothing came to mind. Charlene could not understand why Adhler would go to such lengths to defend her. He could be tarnishing his good reputation in the academy. Not that anyone could just defy a royal, but Charlene knew it would not be good for Adhler to be associated
“You mean you don’t remember what happened after you went blackout?” Ms. Hoffman asked Charlene. Though it was not her intention to encounter the young woman again, she was assigned to investigate the matter.Not about the discipline that the fellows had received but about what the young noble suffered. Alphonse was greatly angered by the incident and threatened to retract the investments and donations they had put into the academy.Ms. Hoffman could only feel assured when she learned that the duke’s family still treasured Charlene even after that incident. She would have blamed herself if the young woman suffered a drawback due to her mingling.Weak, Charlene shook her head. She could not really recall what had happened after she passed out. Charlene could remember a guy throwing a rock at her head, causing her to lose consciousness. She felt embarrassed. Charlene could not believe that little bullying like this brought her to this state. Ms. Hoffman asked her some more questions be
Adhler stared at Daimon for a while. He could not gather his thoughts. Now that he looks back, there is very little about the woman that he knows. He does not even know her favorites. What she does when she’s bored, or what her dreams are.Adhler only knows about the Charlene Samarah Adams, who is the younger sibling of his old friend, a fellow student in the academy, and a person he’s starting to fall into.Now, Adhler is even starting to question himself whether he's really falling in love with the woman or is it just the idea of loving her that thrills him. Adhler dismissed Daimon after he examined Charlene. It did not take long for Daimon to stabilize her heartbeat. Adhler instructed him to look further into her condition.Adhler left after making sure that Charlene was asleep. He went straight to his room and slumped onto the bed. He stared at his ceiling, drowning himself deep in his thoughts. ‘What do I want from you? This is not me. I do not do things without gaining somethi
Adler’s POVAfter learning about my brother’s injuries, I had no choice but to go back to the castle and oversee the situation. My father specifically asked for my presence, and the elders are probably gnawing their fangs to see our family go downhill.This has happened before when my mother died. I could still remember them pressuring my father to step down for a while because he was grieving my mother’s passing. They were trying to put Dia on the throne, though he’s obviously too young to handle the weight of the crown.The elders wanted him to be their marionette, to pull strings for his limbs to move by their words. “Prince,” the head butler greeted me when I got off the carriage. A few servants are taking the few belongings I brought from the academy. I certainly would not stay for long, so I only brought my sword and the papers that I still needed to read for my graduation.When I reached my brother’s room, I could smell the nasty and bitter medicine in the air. I wrinkled my n
Adhler’s POV I stared at my father for a while before I felt my heart thumping. Unbelievable. Samarah? So… does the incident she had when she was just five have anything to do with my mother’s accident? I heard that it was an encounter with the vampires at that time. Lycans had no business with the vampires. We had maintained peace with them for centuries time. There is no way they’d suddenly attack one of our kind. The queen, at that. “Do not be alarmed. I investigated the matter. It was a coincidence that they passed through the dark forest that day. I heard the coachman they had on them was a spy from the enemy. They were a victim too, son,” “Why are you defending them,” “I just don’t want you to have wild thoughts about the woman you found interesting,” I was stunned. My lips parted as I shifted my weight to face my father. He had never been this invested in my personal life. He’s an absolute ruler. A definition of how a royal should be. He rules his people and treats his su
“Help me cure my sister’s disease, Adhler. I beg you… help me,” Charlene fell on her knees. Kieffer was about to help her up when Adhler came to her.He glanced at Kieffer, and the latter immediately understood what his gaze meant. “Excuse me,” Kieffer left the room in haste, glancing over the two before finally closing the door.“What happened, Samarah? How did you come here? I’m sure the borders are closed for outsiders now. How come you are here in my room with Kieffer?” Adhler asked. Charlene stared at him.She calmed herself and let Adhler help her sit on the couch. “I don’t know how Kieffer did it,”“He must have used my knights,” Adhler said. “Alright, let’s leave it at that for now. And… tell me what happened,” Charlene did not talk for a while. She just sat there. Adhler was patient. He sat beside her until she was ready to tell him whatever had happened when he was gone. “You left,”“I needed to do something here. It’s a confidential matter so I’m afraid I can’t tell you t
“Samarah, please don’t give me a reason to be the bad guy,” Adhler caressed her cheeks, tracing her jaw, then held her chin gently. “Because you’re worth every atrocious thing I could commit just to make you mine,” Adhler put Charlene to sleep. She was tired from the journey and from all that had happened that week. Charlene had fallen asleep the moment her back relaxed on Adhler’s bed.The Lycan Prince stared at the woman as he brushed her hair in between his fingers. Gently, he goes up and down, making sure she’s sleeping tight. “I never expected you’d do that, Samarah,” he said, remembering the moment the woman kissed him first. Adhler knew Charlene from the years they spent in the academy.They were not lovers, but they were good friends. They spend the nights in the library, they walk in the garden when they feel stuffed inside the buildings… they watch the moon at night, feeling the breeze against their skin.They eat out at the festivals, they sneak out during night hours to
“Charlene Samarah Adams!” A raging man pulled Charlene up from behind, dragging her roughly away from Kieffer. “You have been avoiding me for days, and I’ll see you flirting with another man? Are you making a fool out of me? What do you think you are doing when we’re still engaged!?”“Woah, woah, calm down, Heran,” Kieffer tried to butt in. Weiss was immediately annoyed. His vision darkened, and the next thing that Charlene knew was a bleeding Kieffer on the floor. “Kieffer!” Charlene pulled her arm from Weiss’s grip and went to Kieffer, who was spitting blood from his bleeding lips. “You’re bleeding,”“I can see that princess,” Kieffer chuckled, and then his eyes focused on Weiss, who was glaring at him. “And your fiance seemed pissed, princess,” Charlene turned and saw how knitted Weiss’s brows were, looking at Kieffer and her.“What kind of idiocy is this, Weiss?” Charlene helped Kieffer up, still looking at Weiss, who was looking at her with confusion and irritation. “You have t