AUTHOR’S POVOdessa stood up quickly and raced to the door. The urgency to see her mate filled her with weeks old longing and desire. His name has been the first thing on her lips, the minute she woke up, then finding out that he wasn't in the palace, that had been pure torture for her. Odessa grabbed onto the door handle, and was about to use her other hand to turn the key and unlock the door when she suddenly felt heat in her hand. Right in front of her eyes, the hand holding the door knob caught fire. She immediately yanked her hand away and began to shake her hand to put off the fire but it only made it worse. “Princess Odessa, are you in there?” Elixir asked from the other side of the door. “Yes! Yes, I…I'm here.” Odessa responded, blowing harder at her burning hand, and then the fire alarm in her room went off. Her eyes widened, There's a freaking fire alarm! How did I not notice it? “Is everything okay?” Miriyam asked, her hands pounding on the door. “Yes…uh…a minute, pl
AUTHOR’S POV“So if you know anything, let us know. It might help us in our investigation.” Elixir added. Odessa turned to him, trying to put on a smile, “I really don't know anything but if I do, I'll let you know.” “Okay, people. Let's move it. The Princess has spoken. We’ll leave you to rest your Highness.” Miriyam, curtsied and the rest gave her a light now before being ushered out of the door by Miriyam. Odessa shut the door close behind them and slid down against the door. Her arms wrapped around her knees as she held them close to her chest. The thought of what she'd done, what she'd been told, plagued her so bad. She buried her face in between the small space her little body had formed and sobbed quietly. Both the King and Caesar had thoughtful loo on their faces, both for completeky different reasons. One was worried for His Princess and the other, he was suspicious of her; she was hiding something. “Your Majesty,” Both their heads were snapped out of the thoughts runni
AUTHOR’S POVBefore Odessa could wrap her arms around him, Kaiden pulled away, holding her at arm's length, his gaze fanatically searching her face for any hint of pan before he proceeded to check her entire body. Odessa had no idea what could have caused him to react that way. “Your Majesty,” She called out softly, but it was as if he didn't hear her and was completely immersed in his own world. “Your Majesty,” She tried again, putting more force in her tone but when he didn't respond, she yelled out his name. “Kaiden!” He stopped, looking up at her slowly. Odessa didn't speak until their gaze was connected. “I'm fine.” She gave him a small smile. Kaiden didn't believe her at first but when he didn't see any expression on her face that would cause alarm, he visibly relaxed. “Are you okay?” Odessa asked, her gaze reflecting the worry that had been in his eyes seconds ago. Kaiden chuckled apologetically, “I'm sorry. I overreacted and it was uncalled for.” “Is it the bond?” Ode
AUTHOR’S POVKaiden scowled as he stormed his way to the garden that he knew Odessa always frequented with Hugo and Evelyn. For the past three weeks, she'd been ignoring and avoiding him like he had the plague. At first he thought he had done something wrong that night but after so many pacing and overthinking, he came up with nothing. He never handled her roughly, he never said anything that upset her, neither did he go against her wishes, so why was she avoiding him now? Everytime he tried to make small talks with her at the dining hall, she'd find one excuse or the other to not respond, lately, she was beginning to have her meals in her bedroom. At first, he'd thought Eira’s presence was affecting her, so he ordered both his son and his son's wife to start dining at the Eastern part of the hall, since that was where both their chambers was. Victor had tried to argue and Eira made sure her displeasure was known but one reminder of her worth in Kaiden's family, set her straight a
AUTHOR’S POV“I just can't bear it, okay?” She lashed out, her anger rising. Odessa quickly turned around to look away from him, just in case her eyes flashed. She'd been practicing, trying to put her powers under control. Thankfully, she hadn't made any earthquakes, and no light had burst out of her body…yet. Odessa always had a feeling that very soon, something that would shake her control was coming, but till then, she'd be practicing her fire control. But it's one thing to practice control without the influence of Kaiden and also try to have control under the influence of Kaiden. She didn't trust herself enough to handle the surge in his presence, so she turned away from him, hiding her eyes just in case it flashed. “I can't bear being mated to you. It's too much to handle. There are so many responsibilities and duties that it's weighing on me.” Kaiden chuckled humorlessly, “What responsibilities and duties are you talking about? You aren't even crowned Queen yet; you're stil
AUTHOR’S POVKaiden gently dropped Odessa on his bed, his bloody fingers gently pushed away the strands of hair all ovr her face before he walked off, heading for the bathroom. The King hissed as cold water hit all his burns, he soon realized that he was burnt in several places than he'd thought. After ensuring that he was totally clean, he left the bathroom and dried his body with a towel before going into his walk-in closet, butt naked. He picked out a matching pair of silk trouser and shirt. He wore the trouser and dropped the shirt on his bed. He walked out of the room, summoning two of his trusted maids with a mind link. “Your Majesty.” The ladies curtsied, waiting for his orders. It was very rare for the King to summon them, so whenever he did, they were always eager to help. “The Princess is in my room. Get her cleaned up and dressed.” Kaiden ordered. He didn't have to worry about these two spreading out gossips and rumors because he knew they would never tell another soul
AUTHOR’S POV“Oh no! What do we do now, Princess?” Evelyn asked after she listened to everything the princess had to say. Upon having previous knowledge of the Princess’s powers and also helping her to hide them as she practiced, Evelyn understood Odessa’s plight and she also tried to see the situation from the King’s perspective. If only that stupid Prince hadn't come to their realm to ask for the Princess’s hand, none of this would happen. “I don't know, Evelyn. I really don't know.” Odessa sobbed as she held onto her maid’s hands which were gripping her hands tightly as well. “But it would look weird if you don't leave, Your Highness. Everyone was present when you asked for liberty and a right to go back to the werewolf realm, so if you don't leave even after the King has granted you the permission to, people would point fingers and ask questions.” Evelyn tried to explain to the Princess but Odessa was hell bent on staying. “I'm not going back home, Evelyn. I know that the circ
AUTHOR’S POVKaiden’s eyebrows are pulled in a frown as his eyes glared at the ministers in the courtroom. Every one of them looked away from his angry stare, suddenly finding one object or the other more interesting than the throne where the King was seated. The Minister of International Affairs was the unluckiest one of them all. When the King finally looked back at him, he thought his legs would give way with how jelly they suddenly became. “Marriage? Me? Haven't we discussed this before?” Kaiden’s voice was a low growl sound, the kind that warned the Ministers not to say any more words, but that couldn't happen because the King directly asked him a question. Refusal to respond would be seen as a rebellion to the throne, so the sweating Minister was now stuck between two hard rocks. “Well…Y-yes, Your Majesty. But the be-benefits of the alliance with Sa-salem-zul cannot be overemphasized. It is beneficial for the realm.” Kaiden slammed his palm on the surface of the table befor