RONA'S POV The next few days were total nightmares. I didn't step out of my room for fear of running into Olivia and causing a bigger mess. "My lady, you have fully recovered now. It's alright to walk around or go downstairs. Just ensure to get adequate rest and eat more nutritious meals. I have sent the kitchen a list of foods to be added to your menu. Just remember to apply the elixirs, and take the herbal teas as I instructed. Your maid Annalise knows what to do. We will be moving out of the palace later today since you are now out of danger." The chief physician said with a smile, as the junior physicians and assistants packed up their tools. I smiled and nodded. However, I sure as hell was not leaving this room to fall into another unexpected trap. "Annalise, I'm sure you know what to do," he said as they turned to leave. "Of course, thank you respected physician, we owe you her life." Annalise said with a smile curtseying before him. "You should thank the emperor, he spare
The sounds of people rallying around the door made me uneasy, but I couldn't say anything but scream in pain. "Someone should alert the emperor!" I heard the head housekeeper of the emperor's palace shout in panic. "No. Aaarrrrh!" I shouted, trying to tell them to go away. But I was unable to form a coherent word. My eyes were already bloodshot, and I vomited a clump of blood as my insides flamed without ceasing. Just as I was losing hope, I felt a very cold energy spread in my mind. It was very cold, but compared to Ara's malicious fire, it felt soothing. I felt the cold presence battle Ara's influence and soon I felt Ara being pushed back. The red hue on my skin immediately got replaced by a thin sheet of ice and snow flakes. However, I was still sweating and gasping weakly. Suddenly the door was kicked open in one swift move and Richard rushed in. "Baby girl" he called in alarm as I felt my eyes closing. ***** EMPEROR RICHARD'S POV I was alarmed the moment I saw her. The
EMPEROR RICHARD'S POV Before I could rush the physician to tear his mouth apart, he raised his hands up in surrender, barely holding back his laughter. The glee on his face had me freezing as I immediately realized I was acting like a very jealous lover-boy. He was a doctor, I'm being irrational by getting angry. Besides, he's already an old man. "Calm down, I'm not stealing your wife or doing anything inappropriate with her. It's a necessity, she needs to bathe in warm herbs and Annalise is too weak to comfortably move her", he explained calmly. The knowing smile on his face pissed me off greatly. "I will do it myself. I'm right here, why should another man bath my wife for me? I will execute anyone that ever sees my wife's nakedness, whether intentionally or not!" I declared harshly, making everyone gasp. I looked at the door and noticed the servants still watching worriedly from the door. "And what are you guys looking at? Are you bored with your life? Quickly go back to you
EMPEROR RICHARD'S POV Nope. It's a bad idea, especially now that she's weak. "Thank you for your concern, your majesty. But I'm awake now. You may leave and attend to things that are important." Erica whispered, trying to leave my arms. Is it that she doesn't want me? Or she thinks I don't rate her as important? "The rest of my schedules are cleared today. My wife's not feeling too good. Of course, I should stay with her. Besides, I feel that if I stay with you often, you won't get into trouble as much", I whispered and laid her back. I saw her frown at me, she doesn't seem too happy to stay with me today. What's wrong with her? "Is there any way we can stop her wolf from trying to force her way out till we find an antidote? At least, she will stop causing her pain momentarily." I asked, looking at our chief physician. "There's nothing that can be done about it. She has to build up her mental strength, in order to defeat her wolf. Once she has a higher mental and emotional toler
EMPEROR RICHARD'S POV She gasped as her body finally relaxed against the bed. I smiled at her and kissed her forehead and lips, staring into her emerald eyes that were just like the purest gems. I pulled out my fingers and popped it into my mouth, enjoying the salty sweetness. I slipped down her body and spread her legs, burying my mouth in between them. My tongue slid out and licked up the sweet juices which she discharged during her orgasm. She tasted amazing, she always does. I began to tongue her opening with relish, enjoying the way she shivered intermittently when my tongue hits a sensitive spot. I thrust my tongue into her pu**y and began to lick her walls while she grabbed my head, pushing me deeper into her pus*y and running her fingers through my hair. I reached down to grab my co*k, squeezing it to relieve the pressure. I was so turgid and oversaturated with my seeds. My co*k was leaking precum, I don't think I can wait any longer. I quickly pulled away and mounted her
EMPEROR RICHARD'S POV I quickly pushed her ass up. "No need to fuck the entire length baby, I'm already impressed that you made the effort to take all of it. I'm really happy. Once is enough, it's not worth trying to please me by taking all of it when you're in pain. Slowly, we will continue, till your body widens enough to take all of me, okay?" I whispered with a doting smile. She nodded obediently and stared at me, making me smile again. "Good girl. Baby, I have something to tell you." I whispered, caressing her waist as she rode me. She nodded and stared at me waiting for me to continue. "What I told you last time, I lied. I like you a lot. I was so scared when you were sick. I just said that because I didn't want you to insist on hurting Olivia. I promised her parents to love and care for her. I contributed to her father's death, so of course I must take her dad's place and provide her with all the love and care she will ever need. Please don't be angry", I whispered, rubbin
EMPEROR RICHARD'S POV I quickly stopped and pulled out. I touched my co*k and realized that it was coated with a mixture of fluids, including blood. I stared at it in confusion. Why was she bleeding because I went a little rough on her? She's no longer a virgin for godess's sake. "Baby girl, did I hurt you?" I whispered, bending down to kiss her neck. She shook her head and smiled. "It's nothing" "Is it very painful?" I asked again, fondling her pu**y. She shook her head with a smile, making me feel relieved. I kissed her and slipped it back in, telling myself to be very careful while thrusting, to avoid causing her pain. I continued kissing her while fondling her bo*bs and thrusting, till I felt her approaching release. She threw her legs around my waist as she began to spasm. I focused on her face watching her expression of bliss as she climaxed. She grabbed my arms, her nails grazing me slightly as she bit her lips to hold back a moan while her sweet juices trickled out o
EMPEROR RICHARD'S POV I sighed as I stood up from my office chair. I work all day long yet there's always more work to do. If not for the fact that I am Immortal, I would have broken down a long time ago, because my body won't be able to carry the stress. From judging an annoying case between bitter ex-lovers immediately after breakfast, to getting buried neck deep in piles of documents and other annoying work. Some of the accounts were messed up and I realized that some lion-hearted ones have begun to pilfer from me, hoping that I won't notice since my income per week was massive. They also know I get very busy, so I guess they won't expect that I will calmly go through the books. They were hoping I would skim through it and fail to notice their actions. Impossible! I have a photographic memory, seeing something just once, even at a passing glance, is enough for me to remember it clearly. And now, I have to go on the inspections. I needed to check both the farms, the clothing
RONA'S POVI had just taken my bath in readiness for lunch when I heard a large commotion outside the castle. Memories of how my pack was razed to the ground flashed before my eyes and I immediately sat up. The noise seemed to be coming from outside the city walls, and they were entering the city gates and crossing into the first castle which contains houses allocated to soldiers and outer court officials. The imperial city was built in a tiered design, with the higher ranking people living in the inner parts of the city. As for the emperor, he had three huge castles to himself, a stupid show of grandeur because he only lives in one. The others were meant for the emperor's children, his harem, and a palace for hosting guests. Olivia lives in the emerald palace meant for the emperor's children. But Richard didn't allow me to live in the harem, insisting I stay in his palace. The imperial city castles are so big that it was easy to get lost in the maze of palaces. One needed a map to na
RONA'S POVI had just taken my bath in readiness for lunch when I heard a large commotion outside the castle. Memories of how my pack was razed to the ground flashed before my eyes and I immediately sat up. The noise seemed to be coming from outside the city walls, and they were entering the city gates and crossing into the first castle which contains houses allocated to soldiers and outer court officials. The imperial city was built in a tiered design, with the higher ranking people living in the inner parts of the city. As for the emperor, he had three huge castles to himself, a stupid show of grandeur because he only lives in one. The others were meant for the emperor's children, his harem, and a palace for hosting guests. Olivia lives in the emerald palace meant for the emperor's children. But Richard didn't allow me to live in the harem, insisting I stay in his palace. The imperial city castles are so big that it was easy to get lost in the maze of palaces. One needed a map to na
LORD LIAM'S POVI watched Annalise go silent, stupefied that I gave her a taste of her own medicine. Now, that was the way to go. I turned towards Erica whom the doctors were diligently trying to revive, my eyes narrowed and full of suspicion. “Stop right there. That pendant is from her mother. She doesn't allow anyone to touch it. Taking it away is equivalent to killing her. If you want to hurt my mistress, we will die together. I have not forgiven you yet for whatever you said that made her this way. And here you are, trying to commit an even bigger sin.” Annalise's cold voice had me stopping in my tracks. I smirked and turned to her. “And when did it become the turn of a slave to forgive me? You have quite the guts. The wolf emperor must have over pampered you and your mistress letting you grow some guts. Look here, little slave, even if you're a beta, you're nothing in this castle. All the officials here are alphas and alpha kings. Little betas like you are only qualified to b
LORD LIAM'S POVI looked back at the servant who was looking at me like one who saw a monster with seven heads. It was Annalise, Erica's personal maid who was said to have followed her since childhood. I ignored her and turned back to Erica, trying to retrieve the pendant. I made a quick swat to the right, catching Annalise’s punch. The slave actually dared to attack me! “Are you tired of living? How dare you throw a punch at me?” I asked and flung her to the wall, watching emotionlessly as she fought to stand up, with blood seeping out of her mouth due to the internal injuries she suffered when I bounced back her attack. “You, if you're not here to help my mistress, get the fuck out instead of complicating issues. That pendant is a heirloom from her mother, her most priced possession and she's always clutching it when she's afraid or needs strength. Why are you trying to take it away from her?” She shouted fearlessly, making me furrow my brows in confusion. When did slaves get so
RONA'S POVI only kept grunting in pain, covered in sweat and blood. ‘Ara, why are you doing this?’ I asked for the umpteenth time, unable to wrap my head around the reason my wolf wants to kill me. I suddenly felt the cold energy from last night push to the front of my mind, giving me hope. But before I could get relief from the mind numbing pain, I felt Ara's hot flames push the cold energy back, intensifying her efforts to burn me up. “This won't do, I just felt Lord Liam's aura. Hurry and get the pendant you took from me. It's an ice attribute treasure, it can chain Ara down for a while. Stand, stand now.” I heard a voice in my head telling me in a desperate voice. For a fleeting moment I felt confused, wondering if I was going crazy from the pain. Why am I hearing that strange voice in my head again? And why does that soft, feminine voice seem familiar?“Aish! Rona, this is not the time for this. I said move, now! Even if you want to die, I don't. Get the ice jade pendant!” Th
A scream tore off my lips before I could control my vocal cords properly. Cold sweat covered my body and I could feel my hand changing to claws, in addition to furs appearing on my flawless skin. I gritted my teeth and bit my tongue hard, trying to endure the pain. I screamed out as blood began to trickle out of my nose and ears. ‘Ara, what are you doing? Please don't do this, Liam has not gone far, what if he detects my aura? Even if you manage to take over my consciousness, you will also end up dead before you know it. Your aura will be prominent, your eye color and every other thing will show that I'm no longer the one in control. The moment I die, you also die. What in hell’s name are you thinking, Ara?’I scolded mentally, groaning as more veins split open in my body. However, Ara pretended not to hear me, intensifying her efforts to eat away at my consciousness. I screamed out in pain and vomited blood, my eyes bulging painfully. Tears and blood streamed down my eyes as I envis
RONA'S POV Liam always had a reputation of being cold. Richard and his three closest aides were always known for their coldness, arrogance, dominance and strength. However, his temperament was the coldest of them all. He's an introverted warrior and I have never seen him smile, no one has. "It's Lord Liam Davis to you, not Liam!" He said coldly, looking up at me. "And why do I need to address you by that title?" I asked with a calm smile, going to sit before the zither. I began to play it while waiting for his answer. "I'm Lord Liam Davis of the northern fortress, alpha king of blue moon territories and the commander of the emperor's heaven's mandate armies. Address me properly and don't embarrass yourself." He said haughtily, in that characteristically cold way of his. I smiled again and stopped playing the zither, maintaining my smile. "I'm the emperor's woman. You serve my husband, so why do I need to be servile before you?" I asked coldly, watching him clench his fist and s
RONA'S POV It has been one week since Richard went to the war front, yet there was no news of his return or impending victory. I have tried reaching out to the gamma in charge of internal affairs of the empire and castle, Liam Davis, to no avail. Am I worried about him? Nah! Impossible! It can't be! But I need to act like a caring and devoted wife now, shouldn't I? I walked downstairs and three guards immediately followed me, to my surprise. "What's wrong?" I asked, turning to them. "The emperor ordered that we escort and protect you wherever you go," one of them quickly explained. I frowned and nodded. He was probably worried that his niece would try to attack me again. I sighed and turned towards the entrance. "I heard you were asking about the palace that belongs to gamma Liam Davis." The first guard said again. "That's right, I went to the administrative quarters but I didn't find him" I quickly answered. "There's a palanquin waiting outside. Your retinue will carry you t
RONA'S POV I heard Richard's words when he came to visit me, however I kept feigning unconsciousness. I pretended to be asleep while listening to the voices of people around me. "There seem to be lots of attacks happening nowadays. The emperor is often at the war front. He always defeats them but more keep sprouting. Being powerful is not an easy task, people that are after what you have will risk their lives, braving the consequences just to get a shot at power. No wonder the emperor became so ruthless. Lots of his subordinates and subjects have tried to betray him in the past, stabbing him viciously in the back. If not for his unfathomable powers, he would have probably died a long time ago. So when he passes judgment cruelly, or acts viciously, I don't raise an eyebrow. He has been betrayed in the cruelest and most heartless ways possible in the past, making him unable to trust anyone. He will rather kill ten innocent people than let one traitor go unpunished." I heard a junior d