AUTHOR’S POVOdessa woke up that morning with a aching heart, it's been days since she last saw the King. And no matter how much she tried to encourage herself with pep talks, to go see the King, she just couldn't do it. She couldn't face him…not yet at least. Evelyn’s words were always haunting her and then there's the issue of her powers. Her last outburst was the confirmation that she couldn't control them yet, not even up to 50%. But these days that she hadn't seen Kaiden, her powers were dormant…almost as if they'd gone to sleep. She tried summoning her fire powers, but it would only come out in small little flames or sometimes like sparks.She stood to her feet and walked to her bathroom, the way she normally does these past few days. Odessa rarely waited for her maid to come to wake her up or help her prepare a bath. She preferred the solitude that came with it but Evelyn never stopped coming to see her princess. Today was no different, Evelyn came in after Odessa was done g
AUTHOR’S POVKing Kaiden looked up with a frown, glaring at the door almost as if he could see the person at the other end of the other end of the door. “What is it?” His voice bellowed as he turned his attention back to the files he was working on. “Your Majesty, there's a report.” The guard at the other end said. Kaiden scowled. When was the last time that he ever received a report? “Why are you giving the report to me? Take it to the Chief of guards.” He said with a dismissal tone. The guard looked confused for a while. He hated this part of his job. But he had no choice than to deliver the message that was given to him. The guard took in a deep breath giving himself a little pep talk before opening his mouth to talk but before he could speak, a hand landed on his shoulder. The guard turned to see the Beta General behind him, a look of relief was visible on his face as soon as Elixir gave him a silent command to leave. The guard bowed in appreciation and scurried away as if h
AUTHOR’S POV“What are you doing here?” Odessa asked calmly as she glared at Eira; the sound of approaching footsteps resounded behind her. “Me? That's a silly question to ask, Princess. I don't need your permission to be here, or have you forgotten that my status has been elevated.” Eira asked with a condescending smile, and Odessa's palm itched to make its mark across Eira’s face. “I suggest you get out of my way before you get hurt. I'm not in the mood for your stupid tantrums today.” Odessa said, trying to walk around Eira, but the latter moved, blocking Odessa’s way. “Did you just threaten me, Princess Odessa?” Eira asked with wide amused eyes, “Oh, that can't be true. I must have heard wrong. You won't be so dumb as to threaten the future Queen and heir to the throne.” Odessa’s head snapped to look at the maid-turned-princess in front of her. “You shouldn't be so arrogant, princess,” Odessa called the title with disdain, her eyes assessing Eira with disgust. “You're not the
AUTHOR’S POV“Did you say something, Princess Odessa?” Princess Sunitra asked as she took in the stormy look of anger on Odessa’s face. Odessa blinked, quickly realizing that she'd imagined her outburst. “No, not at all. But here is a piece of advice from me for you, Princess Sunitra. You've just arrived; I think it's best if you mind your business.” Sunitra watched as the Princess walked out of the bedroom, her hair pinned to her head in what Sunitra liked to call the Queen’s braid. She sighed, seeing how the Princess looked more like a Queen than a Princess. Sunitra took one glance at the King’s chambers and walked out of his bedroom, shutting the door behind her. “Your Highness!” Fiona yelled and scurried towards Sunitra. “Oh, thank God. I sincerely thought you would be punished for trespassing. You have no idea how scared I was when Princess Odessa barged into the bedroom. She looked like she was about to murder someone.” Sunitra frowned, “She was that mad?” “Of course. I've
AUTHOR’S POVElixir walked up to Kaiden with a worried expression, “You didn't do anything bad, right?” The guards around stared at the Beta with wide eyes, not believing how he could face the King when he looked like he was about to murder someone. “If you consider stabbing the Chief Elder in the stomach, then yes, I did.” Kaiden replied, not bothering to stop in his tracks. “Oh man.” Elixir sighed, matching Kaiden’s pace as they both moved hurriedly through the hallway. “Has she heard?” Kaiden mindlinked Elixir. “The whole Kingdom has, Your Majesty. There's no way that she hasn't.” Elixir responded and Kaiden cursed underneath his breath. Those stupid Elders are going to ruin everything…Kaiden thought within himself as he made his way through the hallway. Evelyn was just walking out of Odessa’s bedroom, with a bowl in her hands when she saw the King walking towards her. Out of fear, she took multiple steps backwards, moving away from him. King Kaiden noticed and stopped appr
ODESSA’S POVMy hands instinctively wrapped around him, going around his back but not being able to meet. I pushed myself closer to him, and he held me tighter, burying his face deeper into my hair. A sigh escaped my lips as I melted in his embrace, my heart finally at peace as every bad thought that had plagued me all through the day suddenly went quiet. “I’m sorry for being a pain in the ass. I couldn't comprehend the thought of you being with someone else. I feared that I pushed you away with my constant behavior towards you. Nothing scared me more than you telling me you gave up on us, and then I heard that you're getting married. I…I lost it, Kaiden. I literally saw my life. What I could have had with you flashed before my eyes; this time, you were having it with someone else.” Kaiden's hands moved up and down my back, soothing me as I spoke. My fears and insecurities finally caught up with me today, and I was on the verge of making the same mistake again. I buried my nose in
AUTHOR’S POVCaesar’s eyes widened by an inch before his eyebrows pulled down in a frown. He took one step out of his hiding place, paused then walked out completely to meet the back of the Princess he'd been trailing for days on end. “Rather than spying, why not come out to ask plainly?” Odessa asked, not turning around to look at him. “We’ve tried that, but you were not truthful.” Caesar responded his voice void of hostility but cold all the same. Odessa chuckled, “Who are you to decide if I've been truthful or not?” “Really? Fine, I'll leave it for you to decide. Now tell me Princess Odessa, were you honest?” Caesar asked, his mouth stretched thin in a frown. “You might have fooled the rest but you can't fool me.” Odessa turned them. Her gaze met his, and she smiled, “Well, if you're still spying on me till now, then it means I’ve succeeded in fooling you. You must not have found any substantial evidence to confront me yet.” Ceasar’s hands tightened into a fist by his side an
AUTHOR’S POV“What were you doing with her?” “It's not what it looks like, Odessa. I promise. She was…” He sighed, almost as if he was thinking of how he would explain himself without worsening the situation. “She walked in a few minutes before you did and saw me struggling to put on my robe. She offered to help, at first I declined. But it became harder and she just jumped in to help.” “No woman would volunteer to help a man who's about to become her future husband! You should have mind-linked me!” Odessa yelled. “I tried!” Kaiden yelled in his defense, “But your barrier was up and I couldn't get through to you no matter how hard I tried.” “And your guards? Were their mind-barriers up as well?” “Odessa, I–”“You have no excuse, Kaiden. You know how I feel about you being close to that woman and now I find her in your bedroom! You haven't visited me once throughout last week and the week prior. So I took it on myself to come see you myself and guess what your guards told me.” Ka