She showed them the paper bags that contained the fresh edible ingredients prepared to eat directly, and she smirked.Ashley had no words to say after seeing that smirk on her face.“You should be careful of a certain someone,” Edmund uttered those words while his eyes lingered on Faiz. He then slowly walked into the room as Ashley took the bag, and both girls followed him.They spent, like, half an hour after that in the hotel and then checked out. Their next destination was, of course, the warehouse, where those nine monsters were chained inside. After discussing with the owner of the warehouse, four of them went in.All nine of them were struggling, but when they saw Edmund coming, all of them went silent and sat there like dead rats. Amelia was satisfied with their condition; if anything, she would be happier to see them rot and die.Edmund came with a bunch of men this time; those men carried the task of moving those men to the court while four of them were tagged behind.While st
It was amusing to see nine grown men argue and fight with each other—not that Amelia never expected this.Just when all the evidence was present, all of them started kicking blame on each other, trying to set themselves free from the responsibility. Amelia sneered as disgust and mockery filled her heart.“You piece of sh*t, now that we have gotten caught, you all want to shift all blame on me? Dream on!” Bastien sneered as he shouted.People were not surprised; they kind of expected this.Bastian growled and moved his enraged-filled eyes towards Lily, surely angry at her for spilling everything.“You lowly slut. Why can't you just stay low? If you hadn't said anything, I wouldn't have gotten angry. You are just made for being f*ck. Just stay within your limit.” He shouted as he smiled evilly. He mocked and sneered, making her feel bad and guilty.Lily shrunk back, both angry and somehow guilty, but this made her question many things.Amelia got angry. If they weren't in court, she coul
Grabbing them both by the collars, he dragged them away. Faiz was not surprised this time; she had gotten used to this behavior of his. But still, it's another enjoyment to ask him."Hey! It's okay if you drag him away. But why do you do this to me all the time?" She followed his pace while still trying to be paranoid.Edmund clutched his collar even more tightly. "If you were a woman, I would have thrown you there myself. Unfortunately, you are a man and don't share the same sentiment as them." Edmund dragged them both out of there.Edmund was clear, but instead of being offended, Faiz busted into a laugh. "So it's the reason? I thought you were jealous to see me fawn around my Ame."Edmund stopped in his tracks when Faiz shared his thoughts. He looked at him, wrinkles on his forehead, as his eyes showed conflicted emotions."Don't assume something that's not true. I am not that petty to get jealous over something so small. And don't act all friendly and kind; I can see how cunning yo
Whoever becomes queen would jump to a higher position through this man-made ladder. Many young women would participate in the mating ceremony. It's unknown who the new king will be, but it doesn't matter. Because if one can achieve a higher position with no effort, do they need to worry about what kind of person the new ruler will be?This is a world where wealth and money talk, a place where the poor only get poorer and the rich become richer. In a place where poverty is greater than riches, if one gets to climb high, one would try every possible route.Murphy wants to attend this event. She doesn't care about that Queen position. What she cares about is how handsome and smart the new ruler would be and to see how mating rituals are done in royalty, to get a glimpse and manifest.Trying to become someone's lover is a different thing, but experiencing good things is a different matter.Murphy was kind of excited to attend the crown ceremony. After all, there would be so much delicious
Edmund has been single all his life. What others feel when they find their mate, how their heart reacts, the sensation their body is brought to, and what feelings and turmoil they go through—he was unaware of those feelings.Despite being 24 years old, he's still a kid when it comes to human feelings—a big baby with no experience in love.He was sent far away to a place unknown to the outside world after the assassination attack happened, separated from his loved ones and the whole empire. All his interactions with his parents happened via letters, sent by people working under them.Love has always been described as a holy sensation as well as sin. No one was ever able to stir his emotions as well as his heart. But Amelia was the first one to make his heartbeat. So was he falling for her? Is she becoming someone important to him?Although it was clear he was falling for her, he was unaware of his feelings.“I am unfamiliar with these feelings. What should I do about the mating ceremony
Before Leo could say a word, he was interrupted by Edmund before he could even realise. " It's in the middle of the road, and you still have the guts to play husband and wife? ", Edmund sounded harsh, Leo felt like crawling into a hellhole and hiding.Amelia was slightly scared and offended by his words, but Faiz was amused by his choice of words.Edmund fasten his speed and immediately put Amelia down, he removed the weight from Faiz's back, but then Amelia winced in pain. She was on her back for a reason, it was no play.Edmund was taken aback, confused by the sudden scream. Faiz helped her up. She took her hand and then put it on her shoulder to give her support.Her back was killing her already and Edmund forced her down from Faiz's back which made it worse, she couldn't understand what Edmund was thinking, he was acting strange after meeting her in the prostitution house, almost like he was a different person from who she used to know.Edmund looked concerned when he saw how she
Her question was legit, she may not show it on her face but she was scared of losing her life just because she couldn't turn into a wolf-like everyone. For the past five years she has been convincing herself, telling herself its okay to be abnormal and nothing will happen to her, she took everyone's scorns and their disappointment towards her pretty well, she may have not reacted to any of their words, but deep within she was hurt and sad." I have heard it from others that if I fail to turn into a wolf before my 21st birthday, I may die. I am scared, but what can I do, I don't have a choice ",/She gripped the fabric of his clothes around his neck slightly, and he could sense the concern in her voice.Edmund tightens his grip on her leg, " You still have time before your 21st birthday. And I have read about the cases where people made it through ", He said.Even though it's hard and impossible for someone who fails to transform to make it through, there are some rare cases in which p
" Why are you so angry? Because I lied? Or because I made you jealous? ", Faiz stood there like a statue while trying to get the real feelings out of him.He was silly shocked for a moment, speechless and tongue-tied as if he sensed she knew his secret. Faiz at some point understood that he wouldn't admit he likes Amelia. It was useless to ask him anything, he hasn't figured out his feelings yet, and it was impossible to get anything out of him. She was already leaning against the door, with a slight touch she opened the door and gave him a look. " You haven't made up your mind yet, I understand. When you get everything straight, give me your answer ", With those last words, she dashed out of the room and shut the door right in front of his face.She left him with many questions. Edmund stood there all spacing out after hearing her words. And Leo...he end up thinking it was a love confession. Like...his master Faiz who was misunderstood as a man, but turned out to be a woman." I ha
The room was decorated with luxurious materials. Even the king himself looked extremely pleasing to the eyes as if he were dressed for her.Arsha was surely merry from inside, and on cloud nine, who wouldn't when the King himself was giving them so much attention and having an interest?But when he asked her if she was afraid of him or not, she denied it and walked to him respectfully and politely.Both of them took a seat near the glass table. There was a wine bottle placed on a fancy tray on the table near them. Damian signaled for her to pick up the wine glass and start serving him.Arsha had no idea what conversation happened between him and Amelia, so about their plan, there rang no bell in her mind. And without a single line of doubt, she started pouring wine into the cup, one for him and one for her.“Your majesty, please.” Arsha held the glass in her hand as she leaned forward toward him with a seductive look on her face.There was no doubt Arsha was doing her best to seduce h
The moment those words escaped her mouth, a long and dreadful silence took over the atmosphere. Of course, everyone liked how courageous she was.But right now, she was their love rival. She likes his majesty, and all of them do too, so it was normal for all of them to become insecure about her presence there.Arsha was speechless and fuming red. Out of nowhere, her hands extended to grab a hold of Amelia and then started dragging her away.Everyone went into stunned moments when they saw Amelia being dragged away by Arsha.“Where are you taking me?” Amelia asked in a cold and serious tone.“Why are you here? Just when I thought I didn't have to see your jinx face again, you appeared right before me. Aren't you too shameless? I have lost my parents already. I don't have anyone who loves me. Now, when I want to achieve something, you are here again. Just leave me alone, can't you? I don't want to see your face,” Arsha said, sounding frustrated and angry.Well, she was angry and anxious.
All of them went into a confused state, seeing how she and the man beside her were laughing out loud as if someone had told a joke.“Ha! It looks like you have gone crazy after not getting a man on your bed. You should leave and be in filth forever. Stop making fun of yourself and get the hell out of here,” said Arsha in fury.But the moment those words escaped her house, a light flashed through her eyes, and the next moment there was a sword hanging around her neck, too close that a small movement, and she would get herself cut.Everyone was terrified, seeing how the man beside Amelia reacted so quickly and was now holding a sword against Arsha.“What are you doing? Get away from me. I said Get away,” Arsha's voice trembled with fear, but her ego was bigger than a mountain. “If you don't let go, His Majesty will not spare you,” she had the guts to threaten Ashley.Amelia chuckled, and Ashley remained serious. The blade that was at a safe distance now closed the range and drew out a sm
He was not upset with her, but rather happy that she chose to trust him and hide nothing, which came across right away.“You... you are not upset that I lied?” Asked Amelia looking at him with an innocent look and confusion. She lied to him, of course. How can he be so calm in a situation like this?“Didn't you just say you had no intention to lie or hide the truth from others, but you did it to protect yourself? And there's nothing wrong there. A lie that won't hurt others isn't a lie. When I confessed to you, I had already prepared myself to be by your side. No one can separate us. I will trust you unconditionally.” Said Damian, moving closer as he put his soft, lumpy lip on her flat, bony, surface-like forehead.Amelia was extremely lucky to have him as her lover. The moment his lips touched her forehead, she closed her eyes to devour all the feelings and affection.“What would you do next after these young ladies arrive at the palace? You will surely need solid reasons to reject th
Inside the court, there was a debate going on and a silent war between the ministers. Even though Damian had already announced Amelia as his soon-to-be wife and the queen of the empire, half of the ministers were not ready to understand.And how can they accept the Emperor's wishful decision? Amelia was of an unknown origin; no one had any idea about her background or what her family used to be. If anything, they only know that she was a beta, and a beta cannot be a mate to an alpha who's already destined for someone.They cannot accept a person who's not even aware of her background and comes from an uneducated place. A queen of the empire should be smart, elegant, and capable of making big decisions. Ready to bear the responsibility, always there to support his majesty, and always ready to protect him by the side.And they could not see any of these qualities in Amelia so far.“Your Majesty, we have no intention to oppose you, but it's about Empire. If you just casually marry any wom
When she burst into a laugh, everyone around her started getting chills.“Why is she laughing like a witch?” Jack whispered in Ashley's ears.They were all bewildered. Amelia was torturing them. But instead of agony or regret, she was laughing like a maniac, it wasn't like her.“Let God take its course. That's some serious bullshit here. I might not have my sister back, but this can at least make her soul feel relieved. If she is wondering somewhere in this world, this revenge can make her live in peace. Forgiveness is for those who feel guilty and want to become the best of themselves, not for those who feel nothing but hatred in their hearts,” Amelia spoke to her nice self.She won't give those who don't deserve it a second chance.After speaking those words, she continues to slash her knife at their bodies, giving them a lot of pain and agony.“Faiz, bring the salt,” Amelia said in a serious tone as she turned around.Faiz walked away and immediately brought the salt sack; she put i
“What's the hurry? Let's be patient. We have a fantastic place to show you all. Wanna come with us?” Faiz extended her hand in front of the man, who wanted to leave in a hurry.She smirked and stopped him; it wasn't a rude gesture, just a friendly reminder from her.“What good place? Now that we are out, who sent you here? I mean, the person behind it all.” One of the ministers asked.It was weird that someone just barged into the prison to save them without any connection to them. Like, who in hell would risk their lives to save the rapists?Having these three guys here means there must be someone behind them who wants to save them or has a motive behind saving them. What could be the reason?“You are right. We are here on the orders of someone. They asked us to bring you all, and now they want to see you. You have no choice but to accept. And if you refuse, then we can do nothing but drag you all alive or dead. The choice is yours,” said Ashley. His voice felt cold to the ears.When
It was already strange that Arsha had given up on the opportunity to enter the palace. She was so easily convinced by his father about not looking for ways to enter the palace. But the next day she disappeared. " What's so strange about it? She wants to worship God and went to visit the temple with all her heart. She has a pure heart and always thinks about others before herself. If you are worried about her, look for her. Buy don't sling mud on her for no reason ", His father was angry at him for always talking shit about Arsha. Alain snickered as he burst into a crazy laugh that was disrespectful and full of mockery. " Dad, that girl is making a fool of you. Not just you but she is playing with everyone's feelings here. On what basis do you think she is a good child? Have you ever realized it, the crack between you Amelia...it started growing after you adopted Arsha? I admit, your relationship with Amelia has never been good from the very start. But after Arsha entered this famil
They were in front of many people right now who had a large influence on the empire, they were the people Damian trusted the most at the same time the ones Damian was conscious of.He was always on Amelia's side, his anger was boiling right now as his eyes hardly could contain the rage.But he couldn't show his anger and could only suppress it. After all, everyone was watching him, there was no way he could do things on his own in such a situation. He could only rely on the pieces of evidence and the witnesses. And Amelia was fulfilling all those terms he needs to punish those violators. Amelia fell on the knees before him as she down her head on the ground. " Your majesty, It's not about me only. They didn't just violate my body, but insulted us women, and tried to snatch away our pride. You can't bring just justice ", Amelia begged. In their defense, those criminals also started blabbering and spewing nonsense. Those ministers....they held prejudice against women who dares to brin