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
AUTHOR’S POV“Hold on,” Miriyam sat up quickly and glared at the Beta, “What are you doing here then?” Elixir smiled, “You already know.” “Never.” Miriyam shot up from her seat and walked away from the dining table. She stood by the window, her back turned to Elixir as her gaze was fixated on the scene outside her home. “Listen–” “No! I'm not going.” She suddenly turned to face him, “Don't you see? You're putting my head on the line for you?” Elixir shook his head, “I'm putting both our heads on the line for this. I'm going to go with you, okay?” She scoffed, “If that was supposed to make me feel better, then you did a terrible job at it.” “The Minister asked this of me.” “Then let him do it himself!” She yelled back. “Neither you nor I have the King’s ear. He's an unpredictable man.” Elixir leaned his back against the chair, the ankle of his right leg placed on the knee of his left, his hands folded as he stared at the anxious Elder with a smirk. “You're afraid of the King.
AUTHOR'S POVKaiden walked to his throne room, a scowl on his face and his hands behind his back. He was just about to prepare for bed when he received the mindlink that his Beta and the Elder wanted to have a word with him. The crier at the door was about to announce his arrival when Kaiden lifts up his hand, stopping the crier from doing so. As he approaches, Miriyam and Elixir look at each other for one more assurance of courage and truthfulness. "I hope what you want to see me for is worth it." "Of course, your Majesty." Miriyam curtsies with a smile and Elixir bows. "I'm listening," Kaiden moves towards his throne and sits on it. "The Beta came to see me tonight, and informed me about the marriage alliance request made by Salem-Zul." Kaiden glares at his Beta before focusing his attention on the Elder, "I rejected the request." "Your Majesty, you can't do that." "Why not?" One of Kaiden's eyebrows raises and he stares at Miriyam daring her to challenge him."Because it'l
AUTHOR’S POVKaiden stopped, the entire courtroom went silent as half the Elders had their eyes on the King and the other half had their eyes on Elder Dane. Both parties switching from the King to Dane. Kaiden slowly turned around to look at the panel. “What did you say?” “I said, you'll have to relinquish the throne and hand it over to your son. It's the only way to avoid this marriage.” Dane repeated, not a single fear of the King in his eyes. Kaiden remained silent, his gaze fixed on Dane for a long time. Everyone was getting worried because they could almost see the electric charges that was sparking in the air between the two men who were holding a staring contest. “It's my throne.” Kaiden said calmly, his word creating a small echo ad he turned to walk away. “And he's your son.” Dane said as he watches the King walk away. Without turning, Kaiden retrieved the small dagger in his belt and threw it over his head. The light weapon made a whistling sound as it pierced through t