April's POV I looked at Ivar in a mixture of shock and worry. I tried to get him to talk, but he dismissed me and told me hurriedly to get into his car.“There is too much to say. We can't talk here, April. I think it's best to go to your house and have this discussion.”I paused and looked at him with my eyes widened at his suggestion.“What? What is it? Why are you looking at me like that?”I reeled myself in and pulled myself together. I remembered how Susan glared at me when I asked her where Dorian was. If she wasn't concerned about his whereabouts, then our place was definitely not where we could have a discussion about Dorian.“I am sorry, but I don't think my house is the best place for that discussion. I have a feeling that Susan won't like it.”Ivar looked at me in confusion.“It's difficult to explain, but just take my word for it. I think we should have the discussion at your place.”I prayed silently to the Goddess to make Ivar not push the topic further. And luckily for
Conrad’s POVI asked Jonas to chain Dorian with new shackles, and I watched with resentment.To think that he dared attack me. He must have really thought that he could take me on. Fortunately, I never went anywhere unprepared. Once Jonas had secured the chains, we left the room and headed quietly back to my office. As soon as I got inside, I slammed the door with fury and glared at Jonas, watching him look at me and cringe, his knees getting weaker and trembling under the weight of his body. I paced around angrily, and I could feel Jonas’ eyes all over me.No, no. What I saw was probably a hoax. It couldn't be true. There was no way that it was possible.Suddenly, Jonas interrupted my brooding. His shaky voice pulled me out of my thoughts."My Prince, w... what happened in there?"I glared at him. His question made it known to me that he knew exactly what was bothering me. I didn't answer him and simply turned away, looking into the void in my mind with anger.“Close the doors an
April's POVI woke up the next morning to my phone beeping endlessly. I yawned, stretched my fingers across to the bedside table, and picked up my phone.Who could be trying to contact me this early?I immediately thought that maybe it was Dorian who was texting me, and with enthusiasm and anticipation, I looked at the screen. I was a little saddened to see Lucy's name scrolled at the top. I immediately called her back. “Morning, April; I am glad that you are awake. I was suddenly beginning to worry that maybe you had gone missing, too.”I smiled and shook my head slowly. “Good morning, Lucy. I am so sorry. I was so tired yesterday and didn't hear my phone ring earlier. That's why I couldn't return your calls immediately.”"It's all right, said Lucy. I have always known you to be a long sleeper. I don't know if you've opened your email yet, but I sent you the time stamps for when Dorian entered the pack. I think you should look through them, and maybe you will find something.”I wa
April's POV As I watched the attackers retreat, relief rushed through me. But I still didn't understand what had happened. Why were they running away? I looked around at the people around me, who were all breathing erratically, panting from the run.“Are you sure there was an attack?” asked a lady, standing to her feet and glaring at a young man in a blue shirt. She was furious and walking menacingly towards him, evidently about to rip his head off.Soon, all eyes were on him, and I saw the nervousness in his eyes. They were wide, and his skin looked a ghostly pale. It was safe to assume that he was the one who raised the alarm and that everyone was angry with him for it. It didn't take long for everyone to join in soon and accuse him of raising the false alarm. I watched him as he backed away fearfully, looking at the angry mob in front of him, desperate to lynch him for interrupting their peaceful day. “Everyone needs to calm down,” I said loud enough for everyone to hear.Sile
April's POV“Oh, I can see that you are a little surprised. Did you think that I wouldn't find out? Let me shock you even further, April. I know everything, read everything, and saw everything you did to her. You pushed her to the point of depression!”My anger melted away slowly and was replaced by fear and anxiety. What was going on? How did she know about the diary, and did I do the things Stacie wrote about me?Dorian had shown it to me before, but I couldn't remember any of these instances, and now Paige claims to have witnessed every single one of them. Did I lose my memory? How come I couldn't remember something that everyone else remembered? What was wrong with me?“You thought you had everyone fooled, but I can see through your facade of innocence. I don't even know why Dorian has been protecting you for so long, but trust me, once he gets tired of it, I will make your crimes known to everybody, and they will all know what you did to your sister, what you did to your own fami
Dorian's POVI woke up and looked around. There was a slight light coming from a candle that was left in the room.Finally! I could see. I looked around and saw that I was alone. My side hurt, and I remembered that Conrad had shot me with a tranquiliser.That coward! Why couldn't he fight like a man?! It was a shame that he just ran off at any slight confrontation. He was not fit to be a prince.I soon heard a slight noise, and when I turned my head, I noticed a small flap in the door. It moved slightly, and soon, someone pushed a tray of cold food into my cell."Here is your meal, prisoner. I don't think captives like you deserve a hot meal."The person walked away, and I stared at the food on the ground. It was out of reach, and I was again chained to my chair.I ignored it and looked around the room. The air was damp and cold. It meant I was far from the warm light of day and fresh air. My best guess was that I was underground.I looked at the feeble chains and broke them off with
April's POVI woke up the next day, and I looked at my phone. My screen was still blank; there were still no calls or texts from Dorian. I took a deep breath and decided to check Dorian's room again, but it was still empty, and his bed was still icy cold.He hadn't come back yesterday, either. I was trying my best not to worry, but it became harder every second.He had to be back by today. At least by evening, even if he had to make stops on the way.I didn't have anything to do, so I decided to dress for school. I wanted to stay home and wait for Dorian; the previous day's attack made it unsafe to go out.I weighed my options and desperately wanted to stay home. I wanted to check Susan's room for Stacie's pictures, but it occurred to me that she wasn't going to leave until evening. There was no way I would put up looking at her sour face all day.I sighed in defeat; school it was.I got ready and headed downstairs. As soon as I reached the living room, I was pleasantly surprised t
Chapter 96Dorian's POV I heard a slight creaking noise, and I turned my head to see the flap on the door being opened once again. A plate of food was pushed in through the little gap. The gap was closed almost immediately, cutting off a tiny light that seeped through it every time it was opened.I looked at the food disdainfully and turned my head away. I couldn't eat it; what if it was poisoned? I couldn't just eat anything that was offered to me, especially now that Conrad was after my head. I continued to resist the urge to eat, and soon, I started feeling sharp pains in my abdomen that felt like miniature needles being stuck inside my stomach every time I would protest against the food.I gripped my stomach in pain and fell to the ground weakly, groaning in my discomfort and trying to pull myself together.I still needed to escape, but at this point, if I escaped with an empty stomach, I doubted that I would go far without Conrad and his men finding me.I turned my head around