Della’s POV“I want you. I need you! You’re mine…”Deep blue eyes stared deeply into mine as though I was his prey whom he couldn’t wait to possess. His warm hands slid their way up from my hips to my waist and just beneath the side of my breast.I shivered when I felt his warm breath fan to my skin
I raised my eyebrow and sarcastically replied to tease him, “Wow, thank you for the vote of confidence in me.”Albert laughed, warped his arm around me, and poked my nose. “You know that’s not what I meant. Kendrell is an old, scheming guy. I’m worried he’d do you wrong. That’s why I’m so glad that
Della’s POVAlbert was worried about me and wanted to go to the Moon Temple with me, but I refused. I’m not able to face him calmly before the confession was over.After I found various reasons to explain, he reluctantly gave in and told me to call him anytime if I needed anything.For a moment, I w
Della’s POVI hate it! I hate it all! I hate how my body was fucking responding to his teasing and how my heartbeat was going crazy at his touch.Though I was mentally and emotionally filled with anger toward him right now, my body seemed to have its own mind as it reacted to everything related to h
Della’s POVSomething inside me trembled at how close he was. Staring back at his eyes, that’s full of desire and dominance, pulled me into a trance of inner dilemma.A part of me wanted to swoon over at him and let him bring me to cloud nine again as he did last night, but the rational part of me k
His brows furrowed as if he was confused about my words.Does he think he could fool me? Not a chance!Before I came here, I knew as much as everything Sapphire could find out about him. I also learned that a long line of noble women wanted to sleep with him, but he entertained no one among them.At
Kylian’s POVI stared at Della’s retreating figure with helplessness, feeling hollow in my chest where she unknowingly reaped my heart out and left me bleeding.I sat in the chair in the room for who knows how long, just reflecting on all the pain I had caused her and the grave mistake I had made ye
Della’s POVAs soon as I got out of the room, I rushed through the hallway and didn’t pay attention to the passing people.I have to get out of here, as far away from Mr. K as possible. I can't stay any longer… not with everything that happened.The light shining inside the temple from the small win
Della’s POVI kept my face void of emotions as I crossed my legs and leaned my elbow on my knees, waiting for her reply.Observing her facial expression that’s mixed with regret and anger, I couldn’t help but tilt my head in curiosity. Taking a deep breath, she started to speak as calmly as possible
Della’s POVWho could be that mysterious person? Mr. K? Kylian? Another person I didn’t know ofMystery -?I tapped my fingers on my thighs and kept my eyes on Cathy, intently observing her and searching her eyes for any trace of lies as I sorted out my thoughts.However, aside from the nervousness s
Della’s POVUnder the dimmed light of the room, Cathy stood cautiously, trying to hide her nervousness by clutching the half-empty glass of wine in her hand.She wore a blue blouse that appeared to be crocheted and was slightly oversized. It was paired with baggy black pants. Her huge rimmed glasses
I nodded my head and weighed her words. "All right. Set me up a meeting with her before I leave for the mines. And keep this as discreet as possible."The Wakeland Times was a very crucial link to stir my public reputation here in Wakeland which was the most important step in me setting a strong foo
Della’s POV“Don’t worry, Sapphire, I can handle myself just fine. You must be forgetting that I’m a Princess and that title ain’t just for decoration,” I replied with a lace of teasing to reassure her that she didn’t have anything to worry about.In fact, I am absolutely sure that I can leave the m
Della’s POVSo, basically, that’s the Rogue Kign’s lair…I tapped my fingers on my desk and went silent for a while, letting my thoughts run through my head.“So… after all the investigation, do you really think Drake is just some complete asshole?” I asked after a little while.I couldn’t help but
“Yeah?” I asked absentmindedly and nodded my head as I went back to reading.“He said I look a lot like a friend of his,” Aaden added, making my mind completely go blank as my body froze.My heart trembled in fear before I finally managed to move. Putting the files back on my desk, I shifted my full
Della’s POV“By the way, how was your talk with Mr. K last night? You look so exhausted this morning, and you had to go to the temple, so I wasn’t able to ask you,” Albert suddenly asked, making my heartbeat palpitate so much that it felt like it would jump out of my chest any minute now.The guilt
She opened and closed her lips quite a few times with hesitation before finally letting out a deep breath and softly narrating, “I… just heard things, that’s all. Stories, mostly, but ones that never align with what we published. I wanted you to know that people out there believe in you, Princess De