VALFRED I raised my hands just as they had asked and I noticed the gates opened and some guards came out. “What is going on, Valfred?” “Don't worry, it's just a routine check. They can't smell us, remember?” I thought the witch said the smell would wear off as soon as we were out of there. Four guards approached us, pointing thier guns at us. “My Prince! Luna Roshida! I'm so sorry!” I dropped my hands and waved it off.”Its fine. Get them to open the gates.” One of them began running back to the gate while anither shouted. “Open the gates! It's the Prince!” Well it's about time. We began walking towards the gate, giving the bags to the guards. “Get a car or something. I don't think the ladies can walk anymore.” They brought a carriage cart around and for the first time, the lack of sleep really began to hit me and I dozed off for a few seconds before the
ROSHIDAI basically soaked myself in the shower because it felt so relaxing and it was like it has its own healing powers.Just being in there along made me feel so at peace and I didn't even want to move at all. I almost slept off until I jerked up and realise that people sleep off in the bathtub and die.I'm not about to die in the Kings house by a bathtub. That would cause such a ruckus and it would be so embarrassing. Gosh..After I started to feel my skin begin to wrinkle, I stood uoa and rinsed myself off, brushed my teeth and went to bed..There was food already in the living room and I sighed as the aroma filled the room. Gosh, I missed this.I took my time eating, savoring each and every bite, not wanting it to finish.There was a knock on my door and without thinking, I moved to open it.It was the prince and the way he looked at me, I had to look at myself and that's when I realized I was in a towel.“Excuse me, I just stepped out of the shower. Come in.”He took a step bac
VALFREDI can't believe my parents made me talk about this. I mean, how they managed to make me talk about Roshida in front of her.I tried so hard not to look at her or do anything that would give her or anybody the notion that I was talking about her.It's better I made it seem like she was far away from here. After dinner,my father told Roshida and I that he would like to see us alone the next day..We needed to formally report to him. He excuses himself from the table along with my mother who couldn't seem to be anywhere my father was absent.It left just Ro, Sonia and I.This was so embarrassing. How could I be so stupid? They were obviously baiting me..“So, my prince..the girl you say you like, what's her name?”I looked at Sonia, surprised at the question.Ro was looking at her food but then she finally looked up at us and then at me, like she was expecting an answer.How the hell could I answer this?.“I don't think that concerns you in anyway. It's a personal thing.”Was eve
ROSHIDAWhen I got back into the room, I'd completely forgotten that that I had taken a bathe earlier because of the little heat that I felt during dinner.And even though I finally remembered before taking my clothes off, I still went ahead and had another shower because there was no such thing as too many showers.Besides, the water was relaxing and it's not like it could finish.I should tell Sophia that I'm back. Or should I just show up at the house?Yes, she would be very surprised..I'll do that.For now, the first step of the plan was complete. We had finally returned to the palace. The next step now was to report yo the king and let him know everything that was going on.Then, we would make our plans from there. I couldn't wait to go back and kill those bastards. Particularly, I'll start with Borge and that Matron.As for her, I'll.take my time and deal with her for what she did to me. My back would never be the same because of that.I stepped out of the shower and walked over
ROSHIDABy the time I got to bed, the prince was asleep.Or so I thought. His back was turned to me and his shoulders were rising and falling steadily. Also, he was quiet. Very quiet.As I got into bed, he turned around to look at me and I froze, waiting for him to do something, thinking he would do something but he just fully turned around and moved further into the bed.Then he stretched his hand out, waiting for me to lay in it.I don't know it was today of all days that I was very cautious of what was going on. Or maybe it was because there was light here so i could basically see everything.I laid down on him and I noticed I was tense.Why was I tense? What the hell was wrong with me? Why was I acting like this?“Are you okay?”I didn't hear his question at first. Actually, I did but I thought he was speaking to someone else. I don't know why.“Roshida, are you okay?”I nodded.“Oh yes, of course. I'm fine. Im okay..just had some things on my mind.”There was silence after that a
ROSHIDAWe have him the report of everything that had happened, leaving nothing out because we had to to tell him everything even if we didn't want to.“So you weren't able to find out who they were answering to?”“No but all we know is that they call him master.”That was a very vague description but for now, it was the best we had.“Luna, do you have anyone in mind that you think it could be?”I was surprised when he asked me that. I mean, what do I know? I was just initiated as a Luna and I hadn't even had my coronation ceremony yet.I knew little to nothing about what happened in this kingdom so I didn't know any Alphas except the ones who made it a point to get known by me.“No, my King but I think we still have a very good chance of knowing who it is.”He nodded and stayed silent for a while. I event though he had fallen asleep with the way he was just staring in one spot and not saying anything.I quickly looked at Valfred to see if we were thinking the same thing but I couldn'
ROSHIDAI just stayed there and looked at her like I didn't know what she was talking about.“My Queen, I don't know what you're talking about. The Prince is just my Prince as he is every one else's. There's is nothing going on between us.”I knew what she was talking about but the best thing to do is to always act like you didn't.She gave me a look.“Maybe I should refresh your memory. I saw him coming out of your room this morning. What do you have to say about that?”Why did she think something would be going on between the both of us?“That was nothing. He was just helping me out with a few things.”She had a smile on her face.“A few things? And it lasted through the night?”I don't know why the hell I was dragging this out. I should just tell her the truth.“That’s not it, My Queen-”“Oh, you don't have to be shy. If there is something going on between the both of you, then it just made things a whole lot easier because even if nothing was happening, I was going to ask the Prin
VALFRED My father and I left the courtroom because now, we were having a conversation. We walked far away into the house, away from where normal people walked by. “What’s going on, Father? I know something has been bothering you for a while. What is it?” He took a whole before answering. “I think that there is a mole in my court. I no longer get the sense of security I once had while speaking to them. The enemy has made its way into my court.” I knew that my father's intuition was never wrong and when he said that there was something wrong, then there was definitely something wrong. “Do you have any suspects?” “No, not at all. None of them have done anything that would stand out to me but I'm hoping that they will slip up soon.” A mole is one of the worst things that could happen to us because it meant that we had an enemy and we didn't even know who it was. “Is there anything I
VALFREDDid I regret that I almost kissed her? No, not one bit. Will I do it again if I had the chance? Most definitely..If my father hadn't walked into the room at that point in time, I wonder if I would have been successful. But I wouldn't blame her for acting the way she was. The fact that nothing romantic had happened between us before asides the fact that we had to act married back then was probably what she was acting on. Should I have eased her into it?But I didn't force her on the bed, did I? I didn't hold her hand or pin her down to the bed so she shouldn't mad at me. Maybe I should apologize. Maybe she felt I had invaded her space. Gosh, women were so confusing. “Did you father disown you?”I looked up at Reggie, wondering what he was talking about. “What did you say?” “Why do you have that deep frown that means there's something wrong?”Should I tell him? He'll just criticize me and point out all the things I did wrong. But that was exactly what I needed. “N
ROSHIDAI walked back to my room with a whole lot on my mind. What had come over me? How could I sit there and let the prince almost kiss me? It's not like I was drugged or anything. I was perfectly awake and I let it happen. To make matters worse, the King had walked in. Why did he have to walk in at that moment? Why couldn't he walk in when Valfred was full clothed and not standing over me? Oh gosh, this is a disaster. How am I supposed to keep staying here after what just happened? Maybe this is a sign that I should leave. I should leave as quickly as possible and go back to my pack where I won't have to face him again. Speaking of him, what was he thinking when he was trying to kiss me? Was he drunk, perhaps? “There you are!”Sophia's voice startled me out of my thoughts and I just held my hand to my chest to calm my rapidly beating heart. “Why do you look like that? What's wrong?” Should I tell her? No, she was pro-Valfred and I didn't want her getting the wrong ideas.
ROSHIDAI thought he was going to say something but he just walked past me, stunning me as he went up the stairs. Did I do something wrong? Or was it something else? “Don’t worry about it. He's just mad about something.”I wonder what it was. I hadn't seen him like this before. I joined the Queen at the bottom of the stairs forgetting what I had come downstairs to do. What had made Valfred so mad like that? “Roshida, it's fine. He's not mad at you.”Well, I knew that but what was he mad at? I suddenly remembered why I was down here. “You asked to see me, My Queen.”“Yes, I did. But it seems like your mind is occupied with something else so I will look for you later. Go see him.”“What? Oh no, it's fine. I can see him later. This is important, isn't it?”I don't know why his temper was bothering me. After all, I hadn't done anything to him. “Roshida, we both know that your mind isn't here so go to him. I'll see later.”I wanted to argue with her but I remembered that she was th
VALFREDI thought about I entered the car. Going to Roshida's pack to see him won't do the damage I wanted it to do. And she would also get the information that I came there and I was the reason he left. I didn't even want her to know that I was aware of this. So I went to his pack. When I had seen the reports, his pack was ranking the lowest. Now, I could see why. The whole place was falling apart and it was like a junkyard. Was this the man my father had made an Alpha? If only he knew how much of a mistake he had made. I took pictures of the streets and the building so I could show how dilapidated they were. What was he doing with all the money he was given? I'd had to ask a couple of people for direction to his house since I'd never been here before. And I hoped that I didn't have to come out here again for his own sake. I knocked on the door, waiting for a
VALFREDI dropped the towel on a table before I entered my father's office. “Good morning, father. Mother tells me you called for me.”He looked up from his phone. “I told her not to set off those damn sprinklers. Take a seat.”So he knew of that too? “I wanted to speak to you about something I know you would not be comfortable talking about but nonetheless, I have to talk about it because it's necessary.”My father had a particular tone he used that let me know that things were serious. “What is the matter, father?” “As you know, I won't be young for much longer. Not that I'm young right now but I'm still agile. In a few years, you'll be taking over from me and before then, I need to make sure that you have met all the requirements of a King.”I still didn't know where this was going. “What efforts have you made towards finding a wife? I know all your past relationships didn't work o
ROSHIDA I walked back to the waiting room. “Is there a problem, Luna?” “A small one but it's all been taken care of.” Felix was crazy if he thought I was going to drop everything and.appear just because he was stupid enough to show up at my house without telling me. “Do you want to share?” Oh well, why not? It was funny to me either way. “My ex husband thought it wise to go to my pack and demand to see me. He says hes not going to leave until he does. Such a nuisance.” What did he want to see me for? What did he want to tell me? “The audacity. I thought the King asked him not to come close to you anymore. What does he want from you?” I could see that she was getting upset and I didn't want her to. “My Queen, it's fine. As I said, I've handled it already. Infact, I've decided to stay an extra day. So that when he gets tired of acting a fool, he would leave my
ROSHIDA What woke me up was the water. The sprinklers were set off every morning and we had forgotten that when we fell asleep on the grass last night. I jumped up and shook Valfred. “Seriously, no one could turn off the sprinklers?” We ran inside, obviously already soaked because the ground was wet as well. As we entered the house, the maids were already waiting with towels. The Queen was behind them, smiling. “Good morning, sleepy heads. My apologies for waking you in such a mean manner but the whole house had already gotten a glimpse of your…should I say intimacy?” Gosh, this was so embarrassing. “Mother, you are mean. I'm soaking wet!” He collected the towels from the maid and handed me one. “Oh well, hurry up. Your father wants to see you. He didn't want to disturb your sweet sleep.” “He saw me?!” The way he said it made me feel like
ROSHIDA “You're enjoying this, aren't you? You like the fact that I'm now a maid and you're a Luna? Roshida, I should have known the kind of person you were.” I had never been so confused in my life before. “Sonia, I can understand why you're mad. You make what, I don't think I can. I did ask you to come with me back to my pack. I was never going to make you a maid. You were going to live there freely and have people serve you, just like you wanted here. But you chose this instead.” She dropped the mop.“You think I'm stupid. I know you look down on me and that's why you thought I was some charity case that you could help. But guess what, I'm better off here. I'd rather be a rat here than go with you where I will be indebted to you forever.” What on earth was she on about? Was that how she viewed this whole thing? “That wasn't what this was about. I just wanted to help you out. That's it. You could have easily gon
ROSHIDA After we finished eating, Reggie saw us out of the house. “Thank you so much for the food, Reggie. It was really great.” His smile wasn't as wide anymore.“Yeah, it's fine. I'm just glad you liked it.” “And sorry you had to find out about your dog and cat like that.” “Yeah, I'm going to have a long talk with them tonight. Gosh, there are going to be so many.” Valfred placed his arm on his shoulder.“Good luck because you're going to need it. You should have been a better father.” Reggie slapped his hand off.“You should be disappointed in yourself too. What were you doing while they were getting knocked up?” “Far up in the north being a hero. What about you?” Reggie couldn't say anything again.“I can't believe you'd stoop so low. Anyways, I'll be bringing some of the babies to your house so people don't think I'm the weird cat and dog artist. They already think I'