AUTHOR’S POV“Your Majesty.” She curtsied and quickly took multiple steps backwards. A wall broke her escape, she slowly turned to look back, it was Hugo but his piercing gaze wasn't on her. “Why did you interrupt my meeting, Hugo?” Kaiden asked as his gaze moved from left to right, reading the paper on his table. “The Princess’s Maid has come to see you.” Hugo responded. One of Kaiden’s eyebrows shot up and he slowly glanced up, “Evelyn?” Hugo frowned, the King barely remembered anyone’s name. Hell, it took him years just to remember Hugo’s name and suddenly he knows Evelyn by name. Although the King had called her by name the last time they all met, which was before the Arena Games, he thought he was doing it to humor Odessa. “Your Majesty,” Evelyn curtsied again, her gaze transfixed to the ground. “Why are you here? Is anything the matter?” Kaiden asked, his gaze full of concern. “Well, the thing is…” She trailed off, looking around her. Kaiden quickly understood. “Leave us
ODESSA’S POV“You must be having a lot of fun up there. Just watching my life shattered to pieces.” I sighed, “This wasn't the deal I made with you when I asked you to bring me back. I wanted a peaceful, violence-free life…Okay maybe not violence-free since I still want to enact my revenge on those two. But putting me in the same situation with them as the last time is the perfect definition of cruelty. Changing the roles doesn't make it any better. She's still the apple of his eyes, and I'm still the scapegoat regardless of the new title I have now.” How do I escape this damn marriage? I can't tell the King because he'd want to know my reason. Having a mistress is not something new, and it's not even a valid reason to call off a marriage because two things are always put in place in situations like this: you either accept it or you eliminate competition. Eira had clearly chosen the latter during her time. A soft breeze washed over me, and I slowly closed my eyes, taking a deep brea
ODESSA’S POVI sighed, placing my hands on the sides of his face, my thumb stroking his cheek “Fine. You can help but only if we do it my way.” “No problem with that. Do you have an idea?” Kaiden asked with a smile and I grinned. “I didn't have one before but now, I do.” Why didn't I think about it before? Everything was playing out just the way it had occurred in my past life, so it only makes sense that the same incidents will occur again. Eira is pregnant! She has to be! And with her current upgrade, she’d want to spite me with the news. All I have to do is wait for her to come to me herself. It's a risky plan but I just have to have faith in her dumb stupidness. She'd feel threatened with the news of the marriage and attack me, trying to make me feel less of myself by telling me she was carrying Victor’s heir. “Will you tell me what your plan is?” Kaiden asked, his eyes moving side to side as they looked into mine. “No, but I will tell you what your role is. Which is tryi
AUTHOR’S POVEvelyn immediately grabbed Mitchell by her hair and tugged her out of the room. “Jeez! Evelyn! What gives?” “I've warned you on so many occasions not to barge into the Princess’s room like that.” Evelyn glared at the young lycan and Mitchell immediately looked down feeling guilty. “Sorry, I was just so happy and excited to tell her about the upcoming Moon Festival.” “Really? She's been depressed and moody all week and all you can think about is talking to her about the festival?” Evelyn scoffed. “No, that's not what I meant. Please don't misunderstand me. I just…I wanted to–” “That's enough Evelyn. Stop scolding her. She made a mistake, that's all.” Odessa said from the bed, her voice a low whisper but Evelyn and Mitchell were still able to hear her. “Come in and shut the door behind you. Stop talking about me like I'm not here.” Mitchell walked in first while Evelyn walked in after shutting the door behind her. “I'm sorry, Your Highness. I didn't mean to interrup
ODESSA’S POVWhen I got to the dining table, Victor was already seated and Eira was standing beside him.What a wonderful coincidence! I exclaimed within me, suddenly feeling giddy. I wasn't expecting her presence at the table for another few days since Victor wanted her to lay low, but this…this was better than I expected. I might as well start carrying out the plan now.Although I knew where the King was and why he wasn't there before me, not asking would make it look suspicious.“Where is His Majesty? He's never late for breakfast.” I asked, ensuring that I sounded very concerned.“I'm sure he's fine. He's my father and can at least miss one breakfast in his lifetime.” Victor scoffed.“I asked a question. You don't have to sound so bitter about it.” I rolled my eyes and gave Evelyn an appreciative nod when she placed a cup of freshly squeezed orange juice in front of me.“I'm just bothered that you sound concerned about him. Asking after the King first thing in the morning before a
AUTHOR’S POVVictor ran as fast as he could to his bedroom where he knew Eira would be waiting. He dashed into his chambers and halts when he realized that his bedroom was empty.He turns and begins to search the entire place.“Fuck!” He yells out in panic.Where the hell could she have gone?… He thought to himself.An idea suddenly popped up in his head and he immediately ran out of his room. The guards stared at the Prince in worry, exchanging confused glances amongst themselves but none of them intervened.Victor headed for the maid’s quarters. As soon as she was close by, he halted, trying to get his breathing in control. He walked into the quarters with an aura of grace and poise.“Your Highness,” The maids chorused as soon as they caught sight of the Prince. Some of them began to wonder what he was doing in the quarters as the only time he'd ever been there was when he wanted to pick his personal maid.“Have any of you seen my maid today?” Victor asked, his eyes roaming their fa
AUTHOR’S POV“Princess! Princess!!” Odessa looked up as Evelyn rushed in, her breath fast and choppy. She stood up immediately, dropping the yarn and knitting pins that she'd been holding. “Evelyn, are you okay? What's the matter?” Odessa asked, holding her maid by the shoulder, her eyes frantically moving all over Evelyn's face which was filled with panic. “Mit…Mitchell, Mitchell…” Evelyn couldn't speak properly as she was still trying to catch her breath. “Mitchell? What happened to her? Talk to me!” Odessa asked. “Mitchell…fell…” “I don't understand you, Evelyn. What do you mean she fell? Fell from where?” Odessa began to panic as tears filled Evelyn’s eyes. She'd never seen her maid cry, not even once. “Someone pushed her from the top floor of the castle.” It felt like Odessa was doused with a bucket of iced water. Her hands holding Evelyn’s shoulder dropped to her side and her gaze was unfocused for a moment. Evelyn continued speaking, oblivious to Odessa’s reaction, “I
AUTHOR'S POVAs the three of them stood in the hallway, waiting for the surgeon to come out of the OR, Hugo and Evelyn began to talk about the accident that happened. “Whoever pushed her off, drugged her. That would explain why there were no signs of struggle on her body at all. Her claws weren't even out, no dead skin under her fingernails.” Hugo scowled. “We can always find the person who did it, my main issue is why didn't the maids deem it fit to report it to anyone? Why did they just stand there like spectators, watching her die in her own pool of blood?” Evelyn yelled out with anger, while Odessa just sat down on one of the chairs, pulling her knees close to her chest as she stared into the air. Hugo sighed, he didn't know he'd explain it to her that incidents like these were never reported because the lives of the maids were so little and ignorant in the lycan realm. Odessa felt empty inside, and her brain was void of thoughts. Her entire system was shut down and then slowl
AUTHOR’S POVKaiden walked into the palace the next day, at midnight. He’d spent so much time today at the pack, erecting more buildings, visiting the new site for the second pack house construction, and checking the conditions of the industries and factories. It had taken most of his time, but it was worth it. When he went back into his office, his guard had delivered a message from Dokrado. On reading it, King Xarson told him about the rogue spotting close to the border. Just last night, the rogues attacked, but thankfully, they managed to hold out fine. Although Xarson expressed his concern about the rogues and his suspicion that they'd decided to stay at the border, he implored Kaiden to ride down to Dokrado and check out the situation. King Kaiden was a bit skeptical about the whole incident. Why would the rogues go as far as attacking the Dragon realm? Kaiden was sure that the letter wasn't a fake; it had Dokrado’s seal and Xarson’s blood print. The King sighed and placed his
AUTHOR’S POVMe?... Odessa thought to herself. “That doesn't make any sense. Why would the king stop you from telling me?” Odessa asked; her confusion was very evident in her voice, and Hansel was quick to clear it up. “He didn't mention your name, per se. There's no way he would have known about you then, or that the prince would go to your realm some years later. He just told everyone not to mention the Queen in front of any stranger coming into the realm, or the future Queen of the realm, which implies you.” “Oh, okay…” Odessa nodded. Now the questions she wanted answers to would never be answered. Her mate would continue burying his emotions until they spiral out of control again. She sighed, realizing that there was truly no way to help the King. She couldn't ask the Beta General for help because he’s also in on it. “Does any of you have any idea why he would not allow the future queen of the realm to know about Queen Kyra?” She asked. “N-No one knows. But there are some spe
ODESSA’S POVI frowned slightly when I felt the feeling of something cold dripping over my legs. I tried to pull it away, but something or someone held it down. The coldness disappeared and I sighed, settling to go back to sleep when I suddenly felt the chillness again along with a sharp pain. I sat up immediately, my blurry eyes pinned at the foot of the bed to see my mate crouched down cradling my foot in his hands. My toes curled and wiggled as he blew cool breath against my foot. “What are you doing?” I asked, as I stared at him with confused sleepy eyes that were quickly coming to focus. He didn't answer me and just continued blowing my feet with his cold breath. Minutes later, he gently set my feet back on the bed and walked away with a bowl and towel in his hands. I watched as he walked into the bathroom. I pulled my foot closer and stared at it, only to notice the bruises and reddened skin. “Did you walk here barefoot from the palace?” I looked up at the sound of Kaiden
ODESSA’S POVMy legs slowly unwrapped from his waist, one foot touching the floor before the other. My hands fell to my side as my head fell forward, burying my face in disappointment. I turned around and walked to the door, my hand on the doorknob, before my arm was suddenly grabbed from behind and I was spun around to face my mate. “What happened to you all of a sudden? Did I hurt you?” Even though I didn't look up at him, I could still hear the worry in his voice. “How could you…” “How could I what?” He asked confusedly, and I finally looked at him, my eyes getting blurry with tears. “How could you still be so worried about me when you're bottling so much inside? When you're battling with such guilt and self-hatred?...” My voice broke at the end as the lump in my throat grew bigger as more tears dripped down my cheeks. “Odessa—”“I caused that, didn't I? I made you feel like this; it was because of what I said, wasn't it?” I asked, even though I didn't need any confirmation.
ODESSA’S POVSo I ended up parading the entire palace barefoot, and by the entire palace I meant going to Kiaden's bedroom and home office. Of course, he wasn't there. I got to the palace entrance and looked down at my bare feet. I could have gone back to get my shoe but I was too lazy to go back to my bedroom even though I should have done that before making this entire trip. Was I expecting my maid to pop out like a devil and hand me my shoes? Yes. Did she pop out like the devil she was to hand me my shoes? A big fat Yes! But I refused because I loved the feeling of the tiled marble floor against my feet, and now, my legs were sore and I was starting to regret my decision. Evelyn already left the palace to see Hugo, such an incompetent and love-sick maid, so I couldn't ask her to help me either. “Is everything alright, Your Highness?” One of the guards stationed at the door asked as they both looked at me looking at my feet for the past twenty minutes. I contemplated sending th
ODESSA’S POV“He’s so stubborn!” I yelled. “Well, he's right in a way.” My maid sighed as she brushed my hair. I turned to glare at her, her hand holding the brush suspended in the air as she looked at me, “So am I.”“Actually, you are wrong. You hit him with a low blow.” Evelyn pointed the brush at me, giving me a very judgy look. I scoffed, “You're only defending him because he's the King. You know I'm right.” “Maybe, but your way of handling it was very wrong. Two wrongs don't make a right. He might have gone on a mass murder after his first Queen died, but our facts about that event are only based on here-says and nothing concrete.” “What are you talking about? Both He and Victor did the same thing. They got lost in their grief and did something horrendous, the only difference was that Victor was stopped before he could do anything.” “You're talking as if you wanted Victor to have killed you and your baby.” Evenlyn frowned. “Of course not. I'm just saying–” “That the King
AUTHOR’S POVA thunderous roar shook the grounds of the realm, the floor vibrated beneath their feet. With a motion as fast and swift as lightning, a huge figure slammed the Prince against the wall, cracks spread out like branches around his pinned body. Everyone watched in horror as the King stood in his half beast form, three times his normal height, towering over the Prince that struggled for breath in his hold. “Kaiden!” “Your Majesty!” “Victor!” Everyone echoed at once as soon as the first initial wave of shock wore off. “He treated what's MINE!” Another might roar echoed in the air. “Your Majesty, please let him go! You’ll kill him! He's your only heir!” Eira yelled as she watched the King and her husband with caution. “HE’S NOT MY HEIR!” Kieran yelled with all his might, tightening his grip on Victor’s neck. Odessa could clearly see the Prince's face turning blue. He’s going to kill him! He's going to kill him. Odessa moved without thinking, causing an uproar from the
AUTHOR'S POVA gut-wrenching scream resonated from the Prince’s bedroom. Lycans, with their very sensitive hearing, heard it from far and near; those outside the palace could only hear snippets of it. Odessa and Kaiden were just having their breakfast when the gut-wrenching scream echoed in the dining hall. They looked at each other before standing to their feet immediately and heading towards the third floor. They met Elixir and Miriyam on the way, and the confused looks on their faces showed that no one knew what was going on. As soon as they arrived, they saw some of the midwives bustling in and out. Now because they had to respect the Prince’s wishes, four of them stood outside the bedroom, watching the panic and chaos happen. Odessa could hear someone sobbing inside, the person came out and it turned out to be the midwife who had delivered Astraea and carried her in her arms for the first time. Miriyam quickly went to Gia and grabbed her arm, “What is it? Is the princess okay?
AUTHOR’S POVMiriyam and the midwives hastily made their way into the Prince’s bedroom. Eira was all alone on the bed, writhing and grunting in pain, her hands gripping the bed sheets, her body sheen with sweat and the bed sheets soaked in them. “She's going into labour.” One of the midwives yelled and the others surrounded her, they began to prep her body, putting it in the right position for labour. “Princess, listen to me. You're going into labour, but we have to wait for the right time to ask you to push.” “ITS TOO PAINFUL!!!!” Eira screamed at the top of her voice. It felt like her body was splitting into two, she could feel every bone, every muscle in her body tightening and ready to push. “We know, we know, but you have to endure. The contraptions should come and go, we have to wait until you're early the right diameter.” “My husband… where…where is HE????” The pain increased as her question turned into a full on scream. “Someone get the Prince!” One midwife yelled, runni