[Zeve’s POV]I woke up with a lighter body and a happy flutter in my heart. Only pleasant sensations were running through my whole body. Squirming on the bed, I turned just to meet Amor, gazing at me with a soft smile on his lips and warmth in his eyes.“Good evening, wife,” he said.I wriggled under the blanket. It wasn’t the first time I was seeing him. Why was I so embarrassed and happy at the same time? Biting my lips, I was smiling like crazy. I remember panicking just before I passed out, seeing Amor pass out, but now I felt like I was on the seventh cloud of heaven.He pulled me to his chest, sliding me close to him under the blankets. I stole a glance at him and lowered my gaze. Smile hadn’t left even for a second since I woke up.“You gave me the moon and peace-lily,” he said.“Uh?”He smiled and his eyes directed me to the bite mark on his neck. I flipped him under me in amusement. My heart pounded in my chest when I looked at the result of my mark. Once a person was marke
[Zeve’s POV]There was still a stomach churning anticipation of what would happen next and how I would handle it. “Jade! Yule! Wait! You need proper permission before entering her highness’ room,” I heard mother’s voice and got up. I rushed to the door and opened it myself.Jade and Yule dashed to me, hugging my legs. I bent a little and placed my hand on their hair. “Mother!”I was so happy to see them.She smiled at me, “Jade, Yule! Apologise to luna. You can’t hug her so casually now.”“No, it’s ok,” I squatted to their height and hugged them both. “I am really so happy to see them and you, too, mother. Please come in.”I picked up Jade in my hands. Lexi and maids excused themselves while mother sat across the table in the balcony.“Jade missed luna so much, but no one allows Jade to meet you,” Jade said with a pout.“Aww. Who stops you from meeting me? Tell me their name…”“Former luna!” Jade said, looking at mother.I chuckled, “hmm. Luna has been a little busy recently. I promi
[Zeve’s POV]“Yes, since your duel with Hikari. I heard you talk to him about your powers at the end of the duel. Then what happened in the abbey and in the hospital? It’s impossible to witness it all and not know. It’s not just me, the dukes and gamma Nash know as well. But they remain silent because of Amor,” she said.Of course. I was a fool to think people wouldn’t notice when I displayed my powers so carelessly. I clenched my fingers into a fist, “so… do you want me to leave the pack?” I asked, while my heart hammered in my chest.She frowned and looked at me with confused eyes.“What are you talking about? Why would I want you to leave?”“Don’t you think that I am some kind of monster? Do I not scare you now that you know about me?” I asked, lowering my gaze.She sighed, “and I thought I had to handle two kids. Here is the third child standing in front of me.”I looked at her, pressing my lips together.“Come here, sit,” she said in a gentle tone, ushering me to sit beside her.
[Amor’s POV]“At the most, we can buy people’s opinions. If we use force to suppress the religious voices, there will be an uproar,” gamma Nash said.I understood the sensitivity of the situation. I had only two options — secretly silence all the radical elements and second buy their opinions. In either case, if the public came to know, malignant revolts would break out everywhere. “Any other suggestions?” I asked the dukes. They knew about Zeve’s powers along with gamma Nash, mother and aunt Lozbi. My voice silenced them like Morfan and Lucella, but I did not know how I would silence the voices of the religious groups.The cabinet was silent.Morfan was silent too, and so was Hikari. I had informed Zahir about the situation as well, but no reply had come from him either. How the hell did religion get involved now? I rubbed my temples. I had a feeling it was the work of the vampires because once again, the one being affected from the chaos was Zeve.Why don’t these vampires just gi
[Amor’s POV]I had a feeling. The day I feared the most had finally come — a day when Zeve would no longer need me.“Do you realise what you are saying? Do you know what will happen if you do that?”“I completely understand. I don’t want you to stand against the religious leaders. You don’t have to suppress any voice that rises against me. So I want to reveal my powers to the heads of all the religious groups myself,” she said.I took a deep breath, trying to cool the temperature that was subtly heating our conversation. “Do you have any idea what you are saying?” “I have. Amor, the religious leaders from all over Arginieth, will start heading to the palace in a day or two. My spy butterflies have spread throughout Arginieth. So, I know the rumours are spreading among the public every second. If the pack public revolts, the chaos would be worse than the one during the bomb attack.”“I know. That is why I requested priestess Melantha to come to Arginieth herself. No religious leader
[Amor’s POV]Zahir sat with his usual calm and stoic appearance. This man had forever been unreadable for me.Hikari peered at Zeve as soon as she entered the room. I glared at him, lifting my eyebrows. “I can break every bone in your body,” I said with a blunt face. “No, if that’s your wish, I will oblige,” I said.“No one’s breaking anyone here,” Lucella said in a sleepy, irked tone. “I have had enough broken bones, skulls and spines for the day. Just because I am a doctor doesn’t mean I love bloodbaths every other hour! All I need is a normal bath with water and soap where I don’t have to smell like medicine all the time!” Lucella said in one breath.Zahir, Morfan and Hikari looked at her with wide eyes and shocked faces.Being a pack doctor came with its own pros and cons. Sudden emotional bursts were one of them. “Lucella!” Zeve yelled.“Zeve!” Lucella yelled in a crying tone.They hugged each other as if they were long-lost sisters. When did their relationship grow to this ext
[Amor’s POV] “Why do you ask, your highness?” Zahir said. “Oh, I am sorry. I-I was just curious…” she said nervously, with a light shrug. It was then that Zahir and Hikari relaxed a little. “What is this forbidden magic for you to react like that?” I asked. “Magic is a very vast subject, and it’s impossible to explain to you what forbidden magic is in a few hours. Just know that forbidden magic is a type of magic that deals with the mind. It includes taboo topics like mind manipulation, dream control, thought reading, etc. These are more dangerous than any destructive magic,” Zahir said. “They sound cool to me,” Morfan said, scratching his ear. “It would be awesome if I could control the minds of people and manipulate them according to my will. I could double my wages, too.” I cocked an eyebrow at him while Lucella chuckled. Zeve blinked at him with a blunt smile. But a heavy aura had fallen around Zahir and Hikari. “Would you say the same if someone controlled your mind and
[Amor’s POV]“Ultimas?” Zeve looked confused. “What does that mean?” She looked at us, confused.“The first lines of pureblood werewolves,” Morfan said.“Ultima — a rank considered even above an alpha,” Lucella said.“It is believed that they were the purest, strongest and most dominating werewolves to exist,” Hikari said.“A roar from an ultima was a command that every alpha was bound to obey,” I said, and Zeve’s eyes lit up in amazement, her lips curled into an ‘O’.From her face, it was clear that she wanted to know more about the ultimas.&ldqu