Lorelei knew. She saw. She knew that the baby had just few minutes to live, and that she needed to do something very fast. In a masculine voice, she announced that the king said that he would like to make his way inside the delivery room. The midwife who was still trying to get the baby from the mother who clung tightly to it, froze on the spot alongside the rest in fear. Quickly, she made her way inside with her head covered in a veil, to collect the crying and helpless toddler, who had been disengaged from its mother warm embrace. She told them concisely that the king would love to just catch a glimpse of the child's face outside, and wrapped him in a warm cloth that had been prepared by her already. Making sure her eyes didn't make contact with the dying mother, she choked in her hot and painful tears as she made her way outside. The time for delivery and mission accomplishment had been timed perfectly, that the midwives were to be killed immediately after the child had bein
The last few days at the palace had been somewhat peaceful, with Hendrix visiting often to help Ayden start his training from the basics. Azalea never said anything about Lorelei waking up or about the past tale that she had told, as she just stayed around during the trainings at the garden with Hendrix. They both did not talk about the mistake that had almost taken place between them, or what they had felt so strongly towards one another by that slight action. They both just let the sleeping dogs lie. The only thing that could not lie in her head, were Lorelei's words that kept ringing in her head and ears. "You are his protector. It is destiny. You both are tethered." Azalea did not understand those words even if she had pondered on it so, and could not even ask anyone because the person who told her, had fallen into a vast sleep again. She didn't say how, or why. And it really put her to so many thoughts about everything generally, and why how she was already exhausted by livin
"I've got a mission for you. Just do it, and your life in and out of this palace is guaranteed," the queen told her sternly with a straight face. Her beauty still seemed redundant still, even with her rigid face. Realization soon hit Azalea about the dream that she had, concerning the witch who had given to her a portion, and chanted to her in her dreams. It was actually happening, but in a different dimension and scene entirely. 'What was happening? Could she also foresee the future too?' She knew she could not get out of the situation that she was caught up in, but had to think fast of the next thing to do. The queen could certainly tell her to poison the young prince, and that, she would never be able to do. If she didn't also do what the queen wanted, they would probably get another person to do the job after killing her for disobeying. Either ways, it was a big dilemma. Just as she was still thinking of a way to wriggle herself out of the situation, the queen began to look a
Things had gone wrong at the Haystars, the moment his mother had made just a suggestion of getting married to one of the twins to him. He rejected the idea of marrying into the royal family instantly to his mother, who fired back and told him that he would never go back on the promise, that he had made to her about getting married. Hendrix who could not take the pressure that his mother had put against him, left the house and made his way to the palace, only to hear another heartbreaking news from Ayden that Azalea now served at Edla's chambers. Veins popped out strongly of Hendrix's arm that almost broke the rod he clung tightly to, when Ayden had told him how the situation had occured including the queen. He could never, ever, get married into the spiteful royal home with Etheldreda as his wife's mother, and one of the twins as his bride and Luna of the Haystars. What was his mother even thinking, when she struck a bargain with the queen. That wasn't what he wanted. It wasn't even
Edla had lost it totally because of Azalea's defying act, and was bent on making her pay for the smallest of rude word that she had said to her. She was going to make sure to get one of her maids to call the guards, so that they would whisk Azalea out of the palace immediately after torturing her mercilessly. The moment she had opened her oakwood door to storm out of the room angrily, a maid had approached her fearfully so quickly and passed to her a letter bowing deeply. Edla fumbling hands that was quaking with anger snatched the paper from her, and read the red letters embodded on the plain surface of the buttercup paper. It read; SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW. That alone pried Edla's curiosity, as she slowed down on her steps and tore the paper open, to read whatever was written in it. The black writings encrusted on the surface of the letter, were surprisingly neater and fluent than she had seen, that she wondered who would write to her a letter. Her face which was rigid
The ambience at the palace had been crappy and sought of gloom, especially amongst the royal family of the kingdom, which affected the look of every servants in the palace. Everyone wore on their faces stern looks and worked even more, having not the littlest chance to stuff their faces in each other's armpits, and make jokes about something funny. It had gotten to the hearing of the king and queen about their twins feisty brawl, and settling the situation amicably had been so futile, because Edla wasn't ready to even talk to anyone about the issue. She didn't tell to anybody the why she was so pissed, even when everyone in the family had gathered at the royal dinning room. The craziest part of it was that even Eadlin knew not why her sister had acted that way, and showed no unnecessary anger or curiosity when Elliott tried to end the bad blood between them, in the presence of their parents as the eldest son. She just remained so impassive, without any much words to say or things to
"Mother. Why are you so against my relationship with Gianna? I have done everything to please you, ever since I was a child. Can you not just allow me make this decision for myself?" Elliott asked his mother, with pain evident in the tone of his voice. He could not bear to listen to anything she had to say, in defense to her cause of actions again what he wanted."You shall not marry that lady, and that is final. Why have you decided to bring your own problems to me, when there is still an unsettled case with Eadlin and Edla? Do not make me stress," the queen warned, as she sat on her beautiful golden throne with Arturo sitting at the corner of the room. His presence at the palace seemed to be a spontaneous one, with him being around on specific days and not on another. "Just why mother, can I not marry her? Isn't she beautiful enough? Noble enough? Well mannered enough?" Elliott frustratedly wanted to know. He had given Gianna every reasons to be at peace in heart, when he asked the
Ayden could not stop grinning from ear to ear, for many days over little things that didn't even warrant smiling about. Normally, he wasn't that kind of person to flash such lively demeanor, which surprised the many people that was watching him especially for the fact that, he had even looked so downcast and sad through the past weeks. He even looked so much better and glad at heart, than they had first seen him months ago, when he had just found out about the secret tunnel. He had spent more time than ever at Zachary's room, and voluntarily helped him to paint the perfect pictures for the scenes in his book. He helped him review his drafts and also gave him the plot ideas, that he had ideas about from being too much around the palace, and hearing the servants snitch words amongst themselves in secret. Zachary couldn't be more than shocked and utterly dumbfounded, at the nice attitude that Ayden had shown towards him without wanting any return. He then started to have the thoughts
He gently walked towards the hallway that led to the garden to see if she was probably there, but the place was empty and lonely just as they had left it. His heart began to feel unsettling, as he quickly made his way into every room in the palace that he knew she usually liked going to. "Check every nook and cranny of the palace for Azalea, right, now!" Ayden dispatched every servant and soldier around, as he walked back into their room looking so confused and stressed out. That was when his eyes caught the paper that was folded neatly, and placed under the oil bottle in the dresser in the room. He rushed to pick it as he opened it. It thus read; "Dear Ayden. I know you must have been alarmed by now about my disappearance, but do not be. I am sorry to leave you in this manner, but this is actually the best thing to do for now. Do not look for me too, because you will not be able to find me even if you try. My powers have gone out of hand, and I have finally figured out why. Seem
The palace of many rooms and hallways was unbelievably quiet, with just servants and maids doing their best to clean every room in the large building. Everywhere was now more silent than ever, rather than the usual noises of the main family that once lived there happily. Everyone now had their lives to live.Zachary had left the palace together with his wife Armani and their son, after publishing his new book which had become best selling in a few weeks. Edla refused to go with Elliott when he came back one more time to see Ayden and Azalea, rejecting his offer to find a job for her in the nearest city which was many miles away. He told her that Eadlin had joined another pack as a warrior, and just spent her time training endlessly. Edla remained in and out the palace walls in hopes that one day,, she would still be able to capture the heart of Hendrix whom she still loved in her heart. Being well versed with the embroidery skills she learnt and spent her time doing during her
For the king, she had robbed him of his mate and the real Luna of the kingdom, because of her own selfish gain. She also made their only child's life a miserable one, and tried to kill the true prince of the kingdom several times without number. And she had even given birth to the children he had loved with his entire life, for another man whom she disguised as her brother to the palace. With him again she conspired to put his life into danger and left his already thin body to decay, so that she could finally usurp the throne with him. She also put a division between him and his bonafide son. For her first son Elliott, she made his life a miserable one since he had started growing up by pushing him too hard. Beyond his limits that put him into great depression and low-self esteem, and helped him to find solace in a lady who was willing to do everything for him. Robbed him of being the first son of the king. And to that beautiful union she put a division because of her greedy
Arturo was pacing his sword already in restless motion, in stark contrast to Azalea's as he traced roving loops with the point. He stepped forward, his sword swinging in a mock offense in an experimental probe into motion. He had put his dark magic power into the sword, and was ready to destroy the despicable little lady that was right in front of him. He hated so much that she had refused to die and always sat on his nerves, and that she was doing it till the very last moment. That was when he knew that she should not have underestimated her powers. However, he was ready to destroy her finally.Azalea launched aggressively straight into the attack as she filled her sword with her powers, left, right--she twisted away, jumped back, closed in for the attack again taking him off balance. The last time that she had hesitated to finish up everything with the fight, Ayden's sudden attack from Eadlin had distracted and almost caused both of them death.The werewizard swung his sword in a
Azalea was lying on the cold and bare floor hopelessly, weak and out of breath, with no assurance of surviving till the next day. Ayden had not even stirred ever since they had been locked up in the room, and was just motionless on the floor with also no one to tend to the wound he got from Eadlin's stab. If he was dead or alive she knew not, and her wrenched heart could also not take anymore pains or could her eyes shed anymore tears. The floors of the room were beginning to quake more violently, of the self-destruct effects it was having on itself. It was a glaring fact that the situation was just too despairing to do anything. If a miracle would occur by any chance at that moment, then she would first have to get out of the prison she was locked in unscathed. If there was another one that was willing to follow, she would also need the strength to escape together with Ayden. If she was going to escape safely with him, he needed to be alive and strong enough to migrate, for h
Edla and Zachary had remained restless all day while going in and out of his room, searching for clues that could help them discover where Azalea and Ayden could be. It was a tricky one because there were now twice as many soldiers in the palace, but they could now walk around freely however they liked. No one was talking about their mother and if she was okay, and they had no idea if the king was still even alive. The entire family had become a royal mess that the gossip about it could never be heard outside the palace if they all wanted to keep their heads. Eadlin was the only one allowed to see her mother and see her recuperation progress, while Elliott had run away from the palace the night the fight escalated with Azalea, and he saw his mother to the ground. Though he still felt the love he had for her as a son, she had ruined him too much for him to watch her stand back on her feet. He went back to search for Gianna at the inn where her parents owned, but they told him t
"We are all doomed now!! There is certainly no way out of this. There is no way!" Edla panicked, yelled and screamed, as she paced from end to end in Zachary's room. She had stood by the nearest room with a window to watch what had happened during the fight, but fled after the buildings collapsed for the second time. The next event that followed after the entire fight and commotion, was Arturo that now sat on the throne as the new king to reign. That same day, he summoned everyone in the city and called them to the palace, in which his new men informed all of them of the new development. It became the words amongst them that the wicked queen had been usurped, while their savior whom she also manipulated initially had come to save them from their misery. Everything had turned on Etheldreda to Arturo's full exploit. To make everything seem plausible, he started by banning the restriction orders and then fixed the reduction in tax payments. Grains were massively shared too among
"Azalea took the entire afternoon to rest by the hut and to regain her strength, while Ayden sharpened the sword that they found in a corner which was insinuated to have been left by Armani. She had a strong affirmation in her heart that no matter where Armani was, she would be safe and fine in everything that she did. They had nothing left to eat from their bag, and just had to wait till nightfall before they returned back to the palace. It was definitely where they had to start the fight from, and choosing the night was the best time to attack.There was definitely no time to waste time. Using her powers to become invisible through air, both Ayden and Azalea were able to get near the palace wall. And through the hidden tunnel which was still safely untouched, they both made their way into the tunnel as they crawled gently. As soon as they continued to get near to the other end of the tunnel in the garden, Azalea continued to sense some kind of ambience around but she could not
"Go and take any clothes that would suit you well from my wardrobe, and remain here till I come back. Do not open the door to anyone even if they knock!" She instructed, and hurriedly put on the clothes the girl was wearing initially, ignoring whatever sweat and dirt that might have gotten on it. The royal family which now consisted of Etheldreda, Arturo, and Elliott would be at the royal dining having dinner at that time. It was around that time too that the soldiers changed shifts and received dinner, so things would definitely be rowdy around without much attention paid to everyone passing by. But still, she had to make sure not to get caught, because she had no idea what her mother would do to her for disobeying the rules. With tension and some sought of contrition in her heart, she hoped so much in her heart never to run into anyone who would figure her out, even with her changed appearance. Edla stepped out of the room with the empty tray of food plates that the maid had