AUTHOR’S POVKaiden glanced at Mazdaan, and what he saw there made him understand that the latter knew his secret was out. However, he could only hope Sunitra was too blinded by love to realise it. Not that Kaiden was planning on staying quiet anyway. His eyes met Odessa’s, and his Queen looked just as confused as everyone else except Sunitra’s sisters. Those two seemed to gaze upon their sister with the saddest of eyes. Hakeem slowly stopped twirling Sunitra, gently placing her on his feet. They gazed into each other’s eyes, the love one felt for the other was reflected in the latter’s gaze. Their eyes shone with desire and affection, and Sunitra's eyes shimmered with tears. “Naia,” His deep voice that she'd loved over the years, now deeper than she remembered, whispered, his hot breath fanning her face as her cheeks turned red. His sweet nickname for her always made her blush no matter what, and it seemed to have the same effect. Hakeem 's eyes drifted down to her small lips coa
AUTHOR’S POVSunitra’s legs became weak, and she staggered, almost losing her balance, but Hakeem reacted quickly. He quickly caught her body in his arms, holding her tightly. Sunitra’s nose was attacked by the scent of Oud once again, and she looked up, her eyes meeting Hakeem’s. Her hands sought out the lapels of his royal coat, and she gripped it tightly; Hakeem’s veiny arm around her waist didn't loosen its hold on her. “Hakeem, she's…lying, isn't she? Why aren't you saying anything to defend yourself?”“Sunitra, I–” “You what?” She thundered, pushing him away from her with all the strength she had, sending both of them staggering in opposite directions. Nadia quickly caught her by her arm, helping her to regain her balance once more. Sunitra snatched her hand back from her sister. “Naia,” Hakeem’s voice urged in a soft tone, “Please listen to me.” “Why?” Sunitra chuckled dryly, “So that you can feed me more lies?” “No, I promise everything I'll be saying now is nothing but
AUTHOR’S POV“King Kaiden, I–” “Save it, Mazdaan. Your words are the last thing I want to hear right now. Planning on overtaking my Kingdom by trapping me with a child that was never mine. You play dirty, Mazdaan Really dirty.” “But you knew…that the child wasn't yours?” Kaiden looked forward, his side profile turned to Mazdaan, “I didn’t know she had a child, Mazdaan. The princess confessed that to me. Feeding your daughter supplements, I'm guessing you had no idea the dangers you exposed your daughter and your grandchild to.” Mazdaan frowned, his forehead wrinkles showing the marks left by aging on his face, “Dangers?” Kaiden glanced at the King, “You almost killed her baby, Mazdaan. The child you wanted to rule over my realm would have died before it developed to full term.”Mazdaan’s eyes went dim, the light in it dying. The once proud and happy King was nowhere to be found, leaving nothing but a sad and guilty King. The King couldn't have looked more pale, but he did, and K
AUTHOR’S POV“I made a mistake as a King, and I am not afraid to admit it, no matter how ugly. But first, I would like everyone to hear me out, not because I want my daughter to forgive me, but because it's necessary for what I'm about to do.” King Mazdaan paused, his eyes roaming the table as he stared at each one of them before moving on, “My daughter, Sunitra, has always been the apple of my eye, right from the day she was born, even though I don't show it. Her mother, My Queen, was my first love–” A lot of eyes widened, and the King smiled sadly, “Yes, I and Queen Zaina’s marriage was one of love and not of political gain. Sunitra was her mother's spitting image and personality; she was also my first child, so I was very protective of her. Her kind heart and sweet personality would have made it hard for her to survive in this world. So I trained her, both emotionally and physically, but my daughter was too hidden from the world for her light to shine. She only ever moved within
AUTHOR’S POV“Are you okay?” Sunitra turned slightly to stare at her father, a worried look etched on his face, “Yeah, I'm fine. Just tired a bit. I'm guessing the pregnancy is starting to tell on me.” Mazdaan nodded and stared at his daughter’s baby bump, “I'll tell the tailor to reduce your royal attire to weak lace, something that would be free for you to move around.” Sunitra heaved a tired sigh of relief, “I would be more than greatful for that, Your Majesty.” She groaned slightly as she arched her back, her palm brazed against her lower back. The duo continued their journey into the deeper parts of the castle in silence. “I know I shouldn't interfere, but I can't help but ask. Are you upset with your sisters?” Sunitra shrugged, “In a way, yes. But I'm not completely mad at the both of them.” “I think it would be unfair to them, you know. Punishing them for my sins. You even slapped your sister.” Sunitra winced as she remembered the heartbroken expression on Nadia’s usuall
AUTHOR’S POVOdessa looked around for the fifth time and tip-toed a few distance ahead before pausing again to look around like a sneaky thief. She didn't know if she should curse or bless the moon goddess, as the full moon tonight was a bittersweet occurrence. The bright, luminous moonlight spilled into the castle through every crack and opening that it could pass through. Odessa had to rely on shadows to hide her appearance, but there was only so much one could do to hide in the shadows cast by the moonlight. A sigh escaped her lips as she cursed Kaiden in her head. That stupid King should have gone to her bedroom, not the other way around. Did he not miss her? Was he not worried sick about her the way she was around him? Was she the only one restless from not seeing him for days? Odessa scowled, huffed, and puffed as she moved like a ninja and a rat on a mission. Her mate was going to have a lot of explaining to do, but nothing would save him from her wrath tonight. Odessa succ
AUTHOR’S POV“My princess, will that be all?” Fiona asked as she watched Sunitra settle into the hot bath she made for her. The Fae princess placed her head on the edge of the bathtub as she breathed the mixture of rose-scented herbs, “No, Fiona. Thank you.” Fiona curtsied and left the Princess to her vices. Sunitra laid in the tub, allowing the hot herb-induced water to perform their magic on her body. She could feel the heat attacking her sores and aching joints, the rose scent was doing a good job in calming her spirits. Sunitra missed this. Falling asleep to the smell of rose in the air and the feeling of heated water surrounding her. She couldn't go to the hot water spring in the Kingdom because she'd swim to go naked and Sunitra wasn't a fan of spoiling the villagers fun just because she wanted to skinny dip in the spring, secondly, she was worried that she would drown as she would end up falling asleep in the water. I
ODESSA’S POVSunitra stared at the King like a child caught red-handed while stealing candy from a jar. I looked behind Kaiden at the worried faces of the royal family. Everyone must have heard her shout and rushed down here. The King and Queen still looked very sleepy and Sunitra is just in her bathrobe, on the balcony and must be freezing to death. My sweet mate, as always, is blind to that and might start interrogating her right here, right now. It would be better to send everyone back to their rooms and talk to Sunitra alone. “I think it's best if we all go back to our rooms, His Majesty and I will stay with the Princess.” I said. The princesses nodded and took their parents out of Sunitra’s bedroom. Even our people turned around and left, leaving behind the guards, who insisted on doing a quick sweep of her entire bedroom to make sure Hakeem didn't plant anything in it. “We’ll be leaving now. We’re sorry, Your Highness, it's our negligence that let him in. We promise it won'
The world around them went silent. Everyone, even Urelycus who was lost in his own grief seconds ago couldn't help but watch the incident that just took place in the middle of the field. The ice that had struck itself into the King’s chest melted away, leaving only a red patch on his dark robe. “O—Odessa,” The King called out, his voice breaking as he stared at his mate in his arms, bleeding from the hole in her chest, blood spluttering from her lips. Her gaze locked on his, the fear, the pain, the sadness, the love and the regret, Kaiden could see it all in her eyes. He looked down to the hole in her chest, where his hands laid, trying to stop the bleeding. “Odessa, Odessa, please….Help! Someone help me please!” King Kaiden yelled out in pain as his vision blurred with tears, looking down at his pregnant mate. Odessa wanted to comfort him, comfort them both as she could see the constant switch between gold and red until both appeared, one eye gold and the other red. “No, no, no
AUTHOR'S POV"Let her go." Kaiden growled at Lariel as he watched his mate being suspended in the air by the latter's grip on her neck. Her legs thrashed around as she fought for her life."Lariel! Stop! She's pregnant for God's sake." Urelycus yelled at his son, his cautious gaze drifting to Kaiden."It's not often that anyone gets their hands on the Lycan king's weakness; why should I let go of such a rare chance?" Lariel asked, his head tilted to the side with a creepy smile on his face."Fine, fine, just ease your grip around her neck. She's the reason the Lycan king hasn't torn you apart yet." Urelycus tried to reason with his son, and he could see the moment of contemplation in Lariel's eyes as his son reasoned with what he said. Lariel's grip slowly loosened, and Odessa quickly took in a much-needed breath; her gaze went straight to her mate's, who was rooted to a spot, brewing with anger as he stared back at her helplessly."I can't believe that you would be so weak for someon
AUTHOR’S POV“What the hell was that?” Kaiden asked as the scene disappeared from sight. “That is what will happen in the next hour if we don't hurry up!” Urelycus responded and the witch Matriarch walked to the center, stretching her hand out as she chanted a spell, little spark appeared in the air, before small tiny holes began to appear and grow bigger as her chant increased. She didn't stop until each hole was the same size as a fully grown human.There were seven holes in total, each one in the eight realms of the world, showing the scene of the hall where the Kings and Queens of those teams were seated. One in Dokrado, the land of the dragons,One in Cornelia, the land of the PhoenixOne in Petrakia, the land of the BasiliskOne in Delphinea, the land of Charybdis MastersOne in Elegia, the land of the BansheesOne in Salem-Zul, the land of the FaeAnd the last in Muhindr, the land of the fairy. “By the works of Zeus, is that a portal?” King Aetherius asked as he moved closer
AUTHOR’S POV“And now, I'm going to take what really belongs to me!” Eira chuckled, and Odessa glared at her angrily. “What belongs to you? Nothing ever belonged to you, Eira. You stole everything from me just like your mom tried to do to my parents. Guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree then—” Her head was whacked to the side by a forceful blow from Eira. “All is fair in love and war, Odessa.” And right in her presence, Eira flipped open a small vial and poured the entire contents into her mouth. Odessa arched as Eira’s eyes turned to an ugly mix of purple and green. The latter smiles creepily before standing on her feet and walking off. Odessa curled into herself as she suddenly felt exposed to the people wearing black cloaks on their bodies; she watched as they drew different symbols on the floor and brought in weird ornaments and objects that creeped the hell out of her. Odessa quickly bowed, covering her eyes and ears and falling asleep as the drug in her system hadn
AUTHOR’S POVOdessa woke up to the feeling of cold water all over her body. Her heavy eyes slowly adjusted to the dim brightness of the cave, and her eyes roamed the walls that looked like they'd seen a million murders. “Ahhh, sleeping beauty is finally awake.” Her head snapped in front of her as she stared at Eira, who slowly crouched down to look at her at eye level. “Where am I?” Odessa asked as she stared at the cloak-covered people walking around them, glancing at her from the corner of their eyes before walking away and completely ignoring her existence. “And who are these people?” “This…” Eira gestured at the cave, “This is your gravesite, and these people are your fans.” She smiled genuinely, and Odessa tilted her head to the side. The smile on Eira’s face quickly disappeared. “You don't look fazed.” Odessa shrugged, perks of having the moon goddess as your cab driver. “Did you kidnap me just to kill me, or is there something different that you want?”“Hmm, I'm quite disa
CHAPTER 186AUTHOR’S POVThe manservant fell on his two knees as he approached the two kings, his hand shivering as he held out a letter to the Lycan King."Your Majesty, I've been trying to reach you for days." The manservant said, his gaze completely fixed on Kaiden even as King Odesseus stared at him in confusion. "Hammed, do you know where my mate is?" Kaiden asked, reaching for the paper in the servant's hands.Hammed nodded, "Last night, after the princess was placed on house arrest, I went to her chambers and lingered in the hallway, watching out for her like you ordered, when I saw Princess Eira walking up to the guards and whispering something in their ears. I couldn't hear them properly, but she was given access even after the King ordered that no one visit Princess Odessa in her chambers."Hammed paused, glancing at King Odesseus, wondering how he would say what he was about to say next without losing his tongue."Hammed!" Kaiden called out warningly, and the spy gulped.
AUTHOR’S POVOdessa walked in on her father having breakfast; as soon as he saw her, his eyes lit up with joy and then dimmed. “Odessa, you’re here. I was expecting you.”“Of course, you were. What was that letter about, father?”Odesseus stared at his daughter with raised eyebrows. “Exactly what you read in it.”Odessa’s lips shook with anger. “Father, if Eira is threatening—”“That’s a very inappropriate thing to say about your sister.”“She’s not my fucking sister! She is not, and I know she’s manipulating you. Just tell me what she has on you, and I’ll resolve it, I promise. Just tell—“ODESSA!” Odesseus yelled, glaring hard at his daughter. Odessa took a step backwards, staring at her father in shock. Did he just yell at her?“Father—”“I told you to drop it. Why do you never listen to me?”“Don’t be so shocked, father. Odessa has always been like that.”The princess turned and saw Eira dressed in their Urabian attire. A flashback crossed her mind as she remembered Eira being
AUTHOR’S POV“What were you thinking?” “I didn't know she'd come back in so quickly.” Odessa said defensively. “Well she did and you almost put yourself in danger. Do you have nine lives or something?” Kaiden raised an eyebrow, his gaze filled with disappointment. Odessa pouted, “Well, considering the amount of time I've reincarnated, I'm sure I'm on life three.” She crossed the distance between them and snuggled her way into his lap like a feline, purring and growling once she was comfortable in his arms, “It was a spur on the moment of decision. I wasn't planning on raiding her room in the first place.” “Did you find anything then?” Kaiden asked, his voice vibrating through his chest against her body that was sprawled over him. “No, not a speck of evidence, except the fact that she finally confessed to also remembering our past life.” Kaiden sat up suddenly, his arms went around her petite body to stop her from falling off him and hitting the huge desk in front of them, “She r
AUTHOR’S POV“Your Highness! Watch out—Ahhhh!” Evelyn yelled in pain as Odessa quickly dropped the jug. “Oh my goodness! Evelyn! Are you okay?” Odessa asked as she grabbed Evelyn’s wrist and looked at her red skin. “I'm fine, are you alright? Did you get any on yourself?” Evelyn asked and Odessa stared at her in shock before reprimanding her. “Forget me, you're the one who got hot tea all over your hand, what were you thinking?!” She yelled at her and pulled her close to the flower pot, using her powers to conjure up a ball of water from the lake.“Not me, you. What were you thinking?” Evelyn asked her and Odessa sighed. She'd been so deep in her thoughts that she'd poured too much tea in her cup that it overflowed. She embedded Evelyn’s hand inside the ball of water and it stayed like that until they got to the first aid kit. “Is this about what happened last night?” Evelyn asked as Odessa busied herself with applying ointment on her burns. “Hm.” She nodded absentmindedly. “Di