Odessa smiled, “So I have to come back with you to your palace right?” Victor eagerly nodded, today was going super great for him. He didn't even have to put in so much effort. “Of course.” “One year,” Odessa said. “Pardon?” Victor’s eyebrows raised in confusion. “I want to stay with my father for one year. You can come visit me whenever you like, but I won't be living in my kingdom for a year. Is that okay with you?” Odessa asked. Not that she cared anyway if it was okay for him. She had plenty of time to destroy him slowly but she needed to make sure she spent as much time as possible with her father. “No, of course not. I can't wait a year. It's too far.” Victor frowned. He has conjured up a future with the beautiful Odessa as his wife and Luna, standing by his side with the little time he had spent in the garden. It's funny how quickly a man has dreams involving a woman he only just met a couple of hours ago. Odessa nodded, “Fine.” Victor thought she would change her mind an
ODESSA’S POV“Amazing right?” Victor asked, standing too close to me but I was too immersed with admiring the palace’s beautiful structure to care. “Yes.” “Come on, let me introduce you to my father. He's been waiting all year.” Victor said. It wasn't until I looked down wondering why he had suddenly gone silent, did I know the reason. His hands were outstretched, waiting for me to place mine in them. It's one thing to avoid touching him and it's another to reject him. If I don't give him my hand, then I'll be rejecting him publicly. So I took a deep breath, patted myself on the back for choosing to wear a hand glove, and placed mine in his. As soon as our palms made contact, I was waiting for the stupid realization to happen, but it never did. Victor pulled me into the palace, and now, because of the different structure, there's no way I would know my way around the place. Bonus points. It’s like the universe is looking out for me. My mind was swirling with so many reasons as t
ODESSA’S POVNo…that can't be. What….what is happening?“Princess, is everything okay?” The guard asked, walking up to me. “That maid, the one that went into the Prince’s bedroom. Who is she?” I asked.“Oh, that's Eira. She's the Prince’s personal maid.” He said with a bow. I turned around fast to look at him. “Per…personal maid?” He nodded and I looked at the closed door again. What sort of crazy twist is this? How…“Princess…” The guard called out. “Let's…let's go. We have an engagement to prepare for.” I said, and Hugo led Evelyn and me to our respective rooms. Evelyn’s room was right next to mine with a connecting door for easy access. “Princess, you've been disturbed ever since we met that maid, Eira. Is anything the matter?” She asked with that soft accent of hers. I shook my head, “Nothing. It's just…I feel bothered by her presence.” That was a lie; I know for a fact that Victor and Eira are roughing it up in the sheets; I did the same thing with him, too. What I don't u
ODESSA’S POVMy legs, which had been playing and splashing around in the water, suddenly stopped. Without bothering to look at who had come to disturb my peace of mind, I continued playing in the water. “Ignoring me? That's a new one.” He chuckled and settled down beside me, kicking off his shoes as well. I wanted to turn to him and tell him that he didn't even know I existed in my previous world and now…“Should a King be seen sitting on the floor and playing by the pool?” I asked, my gaze fixed on the moon. “I'm a King. I can do whatever I want, even if it's to spend the entire engagement party with my son’s fiancee who looks unbothered by the fact that her future husband just went after his side piece.” I frowned and looked at him, his eyebrows raised as if he was urging me to say what was on my mind. “You're very talkative for a King.” I scowled and looked back to the sky. He laughed and replied, “My late wife once told me beautiful women bring out that side of me.” Minutes
ODESSA’S POV “Your Highness, isn't that your personal maid?” watching as Eira made her way to us. Victor looked at Eira as if he was just seeing her for the first time before he turned to look at me, laughing nervously and scratching the back of his neck. “Yes, she is. But she asked for a request and I decided to grant it to her because of her true years of service to me.” He said with a smile. “His Highness is so gracious and generous, even to his servants,” I said sarcastically. The King chuckled and Victor looked proud. “Princess.” Eira curtsied. “Thank you for your generosity, Your Highness. But I'd like to decline. I don't need your maid. I'll feel watched and monitored. Perhaps you're sending her to me so that she can be your own little spy.” I said, swirling my tea in one hand, not bothering to look at Victor or Eira. If both of them think I'm stupid enough to accept her, then they've clearly underestimated me.” “Your Highness, if I may speak,” Eira said, directi
AUTHOR’S POVOdessa tried to avoid the King for the remainder of the day, although it was harder than she’d thought because their little outing hadn't just been an outing. The King had gone into the town to visit the complaints he had been receiving for the past two weeks. And he was hoping he could test Odessa’s knowledge and skills that Prince Victor had been boasting about. Odessa ignored his gaze as much as she could, and she couldn't tell if the King realized it or not. But if he did, he didn't say a word about it. “This is the fifth time the roof has fallen in. Every attempt to rebuild it is futile. The family has had to move into the pack house whenever it rains to avoid casualties. What do you think we’re doing wrong, Princess?” Odessa gulped and the King smiled. Perhaps not to others, but to him, he could see every small reaction that her body made, especially when he called her Princess. Something in him fluttered knowing that she loved it. King Kaiden chastised himself f
AUTHOR’S POVEira had never felt so shaken in her entire life. Even as a lowlife maid, working in the palace where the Lycan King lived, Eira walked about with a chip in her shoulder and not a single fear in her heart. She was untouchable as the Prince’s personal maid, she never truly interacted with the other maids because she saw herself above them. She was a maid, but the object of the Prince’s affection. No one knew of their relationship because it was a taboo, an abomination. It was a practice that was thoroughly frowned upon as it brought about too many conflicts and issues that didn't get solved at the end of the day, sometimes leading to the deaths of one or two people. Knowing that she could never be with the Prince unless, by some miracle, she ended up being his mate, Eira already made plans. Plans that would put her in her rightful place beside the Prince as she was tired of being looked down on for being a mere maid. Eira always imagined the day she'd meet the Prince’s
AUTHOR’S POV“You're grumpier today.” Elixir strolled in with a giant smile on his face. Kaiden’s scowl deepened, “What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be patrolling the Northern border?” Elixir chuckled, “Today is my off day. Baron is in charge, and my mate has tasked me to check on you. You were out of it during the council meeting.” “Tell Sarai that I'm fine. You both don't have to be worried about me.” Kaiden scribbled more signatures on the pack of papers on his table. “If this was before she came, I'd have agreed but no, she's here. That's even more reason to be worried about you. Is she the reason behind the scowl on your face?” Elixir asked, perching himself against the table, one leg crossed over the other and his arms folded as he stared at the door, his back turned to Kaiden.King Kaiden glanced up through his glasses and sighed, “I think I'm being creepy.” “You think or she thinks you're creepy?” Elixir asked. “She thinks so,” Kaiden replied, pulling off his glasse