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
The raging storm did not stop the young lord from running through the forest. His people were riding horses behind him, and he insisted on going on foot as he deemed it would be faster than the horses.“Adolphus! Adolphus! Addy, slow down!” Lian, a friend, and a colleague, followed him in the running. He could not bear seeing the young lord on his own when there could be monsters lurking by the vast forest. Lian could understand Alphonse’s haste, but he could also see a tired and desperate friend who could kill himself if not controlled in this storm.“We are just two towns away. You should slow down a little!” Lian shouted, making sure his voice was heard through this storm. Adolphus looked at him with raging eyes. His expression is dark, but you can sense the sadness in his eyes.Worry, depression, anger, and sadness. Lian punched him. “What the hell!?” Adolphus punched him back. Lian spit blood and stood up before punching the young lord again.“What the hell are you doing?” Adolp
“Have you sent the letter to Charlene?” Alphonse asked Camon. The latter bowed and nodded at him. He was instructed to send it to the woman a week ago, and there was no reply even now. If this was the old Charlene, she would have rushed to her sister’s side the moment she heard of the news.So what could have been different now? What is so important that she does not stand here beside her sister? “Send another letter,” Alphonse said. Camon did not argue further and instead left to send another letter to the young lady. “No, no. Don’t send another letter. Call Adolphus here,”Camon stared at his lord for a while, “Did you not hear me? Call my eldest son now!” he shouted. No one could really be any more surprised that he’s agitated. It had been over a week since his eldest daughter had gotten worse.No father could have been able to withstand the fact that his daughter could die at any moment, and their family was not even ready to send her away. “I hear you, my lord. I will be sendi
Adhler stared at the woman sleeping on his lap. He did not know how it happened. He was resting his head on her shoulders, and the next thing he knew was that Charlene was sleeping on his lap.He let out a chortle before fixing her position. Adhler thought it must have hurt on the neck. Charlene looks uncomfortable, but surprisingly enough— she sleeps so well! Adhler was brushing her hair between his fingers when someone entered the room. He glanced at the door and saw a woman in her thirties looking at them with serious eyes. She does not look displeased but not particularly delighted either. She cleared her throat before sitting on the couch, “She looks tired,” the professor commented, looking at Charlene now. Adhler stared at her before averting his gaze to Charlene. “She is,” he replied. “What took you so long to approve our research?” Adhler asked directly. His patience is not long enough to tolerate such a late approval when the matter is fighting with time. Adhler knows that
I stared at the blue and clear sky as it radiated light that I have never adored so much until today. I feel warm though my body is soaked wet at the endless lake that I am in. Where am I? Have I died? What happened to my son? Did he meet his father? Did they finally unite? I want to see him… I want to hug him… I want to live a life where I could watch him grow up and run around and do things that he wants. But how? How could I do that? The Queen has died… and they still blame me— he still blames me. Julian may believe me, but the King was not listening to her. He wasn’t listening to anyone now. “You should go back…” “Why? They don’t want me there… they want me gone… Why should I go back? Why must I go back to that place?” “Your son is waiting for you… and he’s waiting for you,” I looked at her. She had been with me before I had given birth to my son… and to my daughter who passed right after I held her. “But no one believes me,” “He believes in you… and he is waiting for
Adhler's Point of View “No!” I shouted and ran to her. No. No. NO! This can’t happen. Open your eyes. Open your eyes for me, Samarah. “Yulo… call Yulo right now— you’re here… help her. Help her, Yulo,” I begged. I never thought I would do something like this. I never thought I’d beg this man. He looked at me and then touched Samarah’s face to close Samarah’s reyes… “I am no god, Adhler… I can help her get better… but I can’t bring her back to life—” “No! Do something! She can’t die! Not when… not when she thought I… no!” I cried. I should have not asked her those questions. There were people who were watching us and I had no choice but to ask her that or they would have killed her in an instant. No. No. I hugged her body and shouted. I shouted my heart out… Do I even have a heart? Do I have the means to even hug her right now? This is all my fault. I should have not left her. I should have stayed by her side… I should have— I should have never forced myself into her life
Louise entered the room through the help of a mage because she would have not been able to had she tried to break in. “Charlene!” Louise ran to Charlene’s side… Charlene who looks like she had seen a ghost because of how pale she has become. Louise did not waste another time and put the woman to sleep so they could run away. But Charlene awoke in few hours and demanded that she needed to go back… because she had left the ring that she received from Adhler… the ring that symbolizes that she’s not a murderer. (Note: from here on is the prologue of the story though some part has been edited) Charlene’s Point of View I stand in front of the room we used to meet up in. The cool shade of blue that made it different from the other doors in this hotel. How odd that I never asked him why he painted this door blue when it stands out more by doing so. The knob flats cold on my palm as I twist to enter. I sniff the rustic smell as it settles in my nostrils. "Are you sure you're leaving?"
“What did you do?” Adhler asked. He stared at the woman who was lying dead on the floor. Adhler ran to her but he did not know where to touch her. “What did you do?” he asked Charlene again. “I-I… I don’t know! It wasn’t me, Adhler— It wasn’t me! I was kidnapped… and then… and then I woke up here! She… Oh… what… what is… what happened… the Queen… the Queen!” She cried as she crawled to the corner. Charlene was surprised. She hadn't seen the face of the body on the ground until Adhler came. “I did not do this… It wasn’t me. It was not me Adhler,” she begged, but Adhler was not looking at her. He was staring at the woman on the ground. He went pale when he felt her pulse. “She’s dead. The queen is dead. Samarah—” he cleched his jaw and squeezed his eyes. “You are not going to leave this room without my permission,” “But it wasn’t me! I was not me!” "You don't know that," "What?" "It's a red moon... your father— The werewolf king has said that you becomes a monster whenever it’
“What do you mean the queen is nowhere to be found?” Adhler asked after Daimon reported to him that the Queen had gone missing. Adhler punched the desk, “Have they caught on the plan that the Queen did?” he could not believe that the Queen had gone missing on the day that they planned to execute her plans. They were going to subjugate the King of the Werewolves today… but how would it be possible? How if she’s nowhere to be found? “What about Samarah? Who was left with Samarah!?” Adhler shouted. Yulo pushed the door and exclaimed inside, “You are not with her? Where did you bring Charlene— did you not know that it’s the full moon today?” *** Charlene could feel her head spinning. She blinked her eyes and stood up from where she was laying. Where is she? Charlene looked around and saw that it was the same room that Adhler rented for her… for them to meet. She clenched her chest when the pain started again… her head spinning— she was about to get a glass of water when she stumb
Charlene shivered in the cold when the breeze touched her skin. Adhler put a coat over her shoulder and smirked, “I told you… the bed would have been warmer,” “You are not funny, Your Highness,” Adhler pushed her to the tree and locked her in between his arms. He leaned his face toward Charlene, brushing their noses— he smirked. “Do you think I am trying to be funny? Hmm?” He kissed her. Adhler carried Charlene and went to put her on the blanket that he prepared on the field. It was a famous field in the country for couples to enjoy the night sky and the light of the city. But Adhler specifically emptied the whole place for the both of them to enjoy themselves. “Are you really going to do this out in the open? You are getting bolder, Your Highness,” Charlene smirked. “I hope our son would not be as wild as you are— ahhh! Stop doing that, Your Highness! Adhler! Stop! It tickles,” Adhler laughed as he continued teasing the woman… though he had to stop when a knight entered the
“Why don’t you bring her to the festival, Uncle?” Julian asked as she watched her uncle look devastated. It had been a month since the two proclaimed Luna had given birth. “Festival?” “It’s happening in the city later this night,” Julian jumped off the stairs and looked at Adhler. She sighed at him, “You look like you need the break too, I will watch over your son for you two,” “You just wanted him for yourself, don’t make me laugh, Julian,” the princess rolled her eyes. She took a few books from the shelf and looked at Adhler, “Because he looks just like Charlene,” “When will you call her aunt?” “Do I have to? I want her as my sister more than my aunt, and besides,” she rolled her eyes at Adhler again. “She deserves better than having you,” *** “Festival?” Charlene has started to talk now. Her body is still weak but she could eat on her own now. And she refuses to be fed. “Where? When? Later?” She asked with her eyes sparkling like a child. Adhler nodded, “If only I k
Adhler left the cellar and Keiffer was waiting for him. “It seems like she was not lying, Your Highness. Bodies of two individuals were found in the deep part of the Dark Forest and it was as if a beast had taken a liking to them,” he reported. “I will be heading to the hotel where Samarah is staying,” When Adhler arrived, he heard a loud shout. An agony. He ran to the room and saw Charlene crying while she carried a child covered in cloth. Adhler was late. He had always been late when it came to Charlene. “Samarah,” he called her name. Charlene looked at him and then stared at their child. “Where have you been? Where have you been, Adhle? Our child… our child is gone,” *** It has been two weeks since Adhler stayed with Charlene. Their son is not with them just yet. The mighty dragon was keeping him safe in a shell that he created to fill the prematurity of his birth. Charlene woke up with a heavy chest again, Adhler was told that Charlene had been experiencing the same
Adhler received a report on the situation that the Queen had made. It really did seem like they had captured the Beta and the woman that was behind it all. He went to the cellar where they are being tortured, but instead of shouts… he could only hear laughter. “Look who we have here… the Lycan King,” the woman smirked. Her face looks like it was burned, but her red eyes indicating that she’s a royal from the werewolves are still visible. Adhler glanced at the Beta… William Heran, “Does your son know that you are here? Does he know that you have betrayed your pack?” William smirked at him… “Who knows? Maybe he’s with your Luna?” he let out a chuckle. “Well, I don’t really know… After Alpha Alphonse Adams kicked me out of the pack… I had never seen my son once,” “What does the Alpha know about the things that you did? Is he included,” “Do you really think I would answer you honestly? Why should I do that? Why must I do that? What if I tell you that he’s the one that commanded me to