EMPEROR RICHARD'S POV I watched Annalise carry away the water used to clean Erica up to the bathroom, my heart heavy with guilt. It has been three days, yet she has not regained consciousness despite the doctor's relentless efforts and the hundreds of rare Immortal herbs I kept forking out to resuscitate her. If only she had her wolf, I would have used my beast blood to help her. It has been three damned days since then, three days of worries and endless pain. Three days of frustration and fear. Three days of trying not to lose hope. Three days of hating myself over and over again. The money I have lost on herbs this few days will be enough to fund an entire battalion of soldiers for five years. However, the cost was the least of my problems right now, I just want her to live. I sighed heavily, feeling as if I was carrying the whole world on my shoulders, I might as well be. Her neck, waist and legs were all in special casts. She has survived these few days by feeding on e
EMPEROR RICHARD'S POV I woke up to someone rapping softly at the door. "Come in" I whispered, forcing my tired eyes open. Annalise and the doctors walked in. They always stay in the opposite room, where Annalise temporarily stays, till I get enough time with Erica. They entered and I noticed someone staring at me with hatred. Even though it didn't feel as threatening as a murderous intent, it still made me very uncomfortable. I turned and saw Annalise glaring daggers at me with so much hatred on her face. She immediately looked away once she realized that I had caught her. I sighed and looked away. Even though she had been trying to hide the hatred in her after what happened, I can't stop feeling it. I have an innate ability to sense when someone around was trying to hurt me. I would have had Annalise executed if I didn't know why she detested me so much. I decided to overlook it and pretend I don't know she's cursing me in her mind. "Your majesty, you have lots of en
RONA'S POV How did Ice flame blood enter my bloodstream? Or was it one of his ploys to protect my secret? "I went to a secret inheritance cave. I was desperate to shift. Using the inheritance I found there, I shifted. However, I quickly realized that the unknown inheritance made me shift into an unfamiliar wolf, "the words rolled off my tongue, confusing me. What the heck is happening? I didn't say that, why are those words coming from my lips? "It can only mean that the caged wolf you used to trigger a shift was stripped off a flame blood wolf. This is serious. The king recently exterminated that clan. I have given you herbs to strengthen your power and purify it. I increased your ice attribute using Immortal jade silkworm root, hopefully it will mask the blood wolf. But If you are able to successfully merge it to your original power, you will be unstoppable. The ice flame will burn brighter with flame blood, making you powerful. You have to show the emperor that you're worthy
EMPEROR RICHARD'S POV The medical staff and Annalise gasped, holding their mouths in horror. The chief physician's mouth was wide open in disbelief, his face exhibited sheer terror. Me too, I don't want to believe it. Thwack! She slapped me again, this time heavier than the last, her weak eyes burning in fury. The second slap immediately woke me up from slumber. How dare she do that to me? Slapping the emperor is the height of disrespect, and considered treason. No one has ever dared to raise their voice at me, ever since I was born. And now, she slapped me? In front of an audience no less! She most definitely has a death wish. She raised her hand to slap me again with a furious expression on her face, and I caught it mid air, crashing my lips against hers. I heard them gasp again, but I couldn't care less. I bit her lips, angrily sucking her tongue with the force of my fury. I cupped the back of her head, holding her firmly as I deepened the kiss, ignoring her usel
EMPEROR RICHARD'S POV She pulled away from me and sat up, weakly forcing herself to face me. I quickly tried to support her but her cold glare had me withdrawing my hand. "Why did you instruct Olivia to kill me?" She asked coldly, her eyes blazing with hatred and accusation. "You seriously don't think I'm behind what happened to you, do you? Why would I want to do that? Your body belongs foremost to me, why would I want to hurt it?" I said angrily, wondering why her reasoning was so childish. Did I also tell Olivia to tear her waist and private part, and puncture her womb? When I know fully well I'm the only one utilizing those places. "Don't bother lying about it. Olivia told me herself. I didn't want to believe her, but that was definitely what happened!" Her tiny, croaky voice shouted. She held her throat in pain, her effort at shouting, hurting her vocal cords. I quickly rubbed her throat, sending warm streams of energy to her body. "Don't touch me!" She shouted,
RONA'S POV I can't believe this. Even after submitting my body to him and putting in my best efforts, it still ended this way. It was obvious that the feelings he claimed to have were rubbish. It was fickle and cannot be trusted. I don't know why I felt so hurt, despite the fact that I planned to hurt him after making him fall in love with me. Why does the knowledge that he doesn't love me hurt so much? He's obviously just enamored with my body, he admitted as much. All his fancy words, promises and tears, which he expressed while I was unconscious were all fake. Despite Olivia hurting me severely, he was still unwilling to punish her. He would rather dig up my own crimes than punish her. He has made his stand clear, I don't have his support nor his love. Just like Annalise said, I was merely a stranger here; a pig on the chopping block. And from what he said, it was obvious he's already suspecting me for having bad intentions, so I need to watch every step I take
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
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
EMPEROR RICHARD'S POV "You don't mean that, do you?" Olivia whispered. "I do. The last time you hurt her, I spent rare Immortal herbs to save my wife's life. And even till now, she has not fully recovered. If those herbs were sold, the proceeds would be enough to build two castles, but I was forced to spend it on health care. Each time you meet her, you cause her pain and sadness. This is her home, no one is allowed to hurt her, not even you. She's my wife, she's a special woman, even if she hides her gifts. When a woman is married, she becomes happier. I also want that for my wife. And anyone that tries to make me a widower while I just got married will never be forgiven. Now leave and be a good girl." I whispered, rubbing Olivia's hair gently. She hissed and shook off my hand, stomping away from the palace. I rushed to Erica and knelt beside her. "Baby girl!" I whispered in fear, noticing the tears staining her unconscious face. I quickly carried her up and began to run up the s
EMPEROR RICHARD'S POV I quickly dragged her back, barely holding back my anger. "Are you crazy? What the hell do you think you are doing? Why are you hitting her? What did she do?" I growled, trying my best to rein in my anger. "She disrespected me!" Olivia roared back, her eyes blazing with fury. She was matching my stare fearlessly, making me wonder if she was really my seventeen year-old little girl. I clenched my fists and took a deep breath. "How did she disrespect you?" I asked calmly. "Imagine this wolfless, ugly, weak, disgusting, little usurper. This whore and gold digger, this bastard child of the alpha king, this lowly animal, she walked past me without greeting me. When I ordered her to get down on her knees and greet me, she refused to do it. How dare she? She is an eyesore. She needs to die!" She shouted. "It's not true. We didn't see you! You suddenly bumped into us at that corner, you ordered her to get down on her knees. She just frowned at hearing your words a
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
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