He walked into the dark hallway, his jacket flowing in rhythm as he moved. His footsteps echoed in the empty hallway as he moved.A female maid passed by him and slightly bowed. “Your highness.”Ignoring her, he brushed his hair off his face with a hard look on his face and pushed open the throne room door.The elders were already seated in the room; all eyes fell on him as he made his way to the throne. His mother was also sitting on the right side of the throne.“Your highness.” The elders rose to their feet and bowed. “Welcome back.”Dismissing them with a snap of his fingers, they took their seats.“You were late.” His mother, Evelyn, muttered.Taking his seat, he crossed his legs and peered at the elders in front of him.“I was late, and I am not sorry.” Ashford said. “Now, let's get to it. Why are you all here?”He had arrived home only for his best friend to tell him that they were waiting for him for a meeting. If he had known that they were waiting for him, he wouldn't have c
It was almost time for the banquet, but Ashford was nowhere to be found. Adrian and Phoebe were already long gone. She had a long chat with Phoebe, although Phoebe had been stopped by her mother from visiting Luna.Luna was grateful for her; after the boys, she had no females to talk to. Now, she was seated next to his father, and he was immersed in a book.Luna's fingers tapped nervously on the edge of the table. Her gaze wandered, and a subtle frown crept onto her face. Is it right to choose Adrian over Ashford? It was like she was ignoring his feelings for her own benefit.“Father, do you really think I should get engaged to Adrian and ignore Ashford's proposal?” She asked her father as she leaned against the chair. “He was always there for me.”Bartram let out a deep sigh. “I like it better when you are asking for advice than when you are negotiating with me.”“I'm not joking," Luna asserted, her brows knitting together. She leaned forward, eyes fixed on her father.He stared at h
Luna's gown, a tapestry of black and red, caressed her figure like a whispered promise. She twirled before the mirror, a smile dancing on her lips as the hues harmonized with the subtle elegance of her makeup.Luna raised her hand and glanced at the engagement with a bright smile on her face. Her hair was made into a French plait by her father, and her silver eyes sparked under the lights alongside her dark jet black hair.Silver hair pins were on her hair, making it match her silver eyes. She was putting on a fang necklace that Ashford had given her. She looked like a goddess as she swayed herself around the mirror.“What is so special about a ring?” Una, her wolf, snapped at how happy Luna was. “Just from an engagement ring, look how happy you are.”She scowled at her wolf. “Don't try to disturb me when all you do is disappear and come whenever you want. You are also rude and have never given me advice or suggestions.”“That's why I am here.” Una snapped. “As rude as ever, I am not
Luna forced herself not to turn her head to look at the person who was glaring at her. Although, from her guess, she could tell that it was Diana. The lady that Ashford told her about turned her head to look at the person.Her eyes met Diana's; without thinking, her lips curled up into a smile, and she raised her hand to wave at the lady who was shooting daggers at her.“Who are you waving at?” Ashford demanded, his gaze following hers until they landed on Diana.The glare that was on Diana's face disappeared immediately as Ashford looked at her. Her lips twitched, forming a smile that didn't quite reach her eyes. She raised her hand and waved back.“Don’t look at her.” Ashford's gaze shifted to Luna, and he reached for her hand to take it down. “You are not friends with her; don't wave at her."Slowly nodding, Luna peeled her eyes from Diana and glanced back at the people that were still bowing. Turning her gaze back to Ashford, a frown crossed her face.“You still let them bow? Coul
Biting her lips, Luna watched Evelyn sit up in the lake. A smirk was plastered on Luna's face as she watched the woman get out of the lake. She clutched tightly to Ashford; she could feel the woman glaring at her, but she felt safe with Ashford by her side."Oh, it's you, Mother.” Luna muttered with theatrical flair, her voice dripping with sarcasm. “What have I done to you? Why did you try to push me into the lake? You ended up falling in instead.”Evelyn's teeth gritted in frustration after getting a complaint from Diana. She was here to teach Luna a lesson.“You tripped me.” Evelyn muttered.“You pushed me, but I got out of the way. Do you want me to apologize to you for your lack of great stamina?”Evelyn glared at Luna while she smiled at her.“Mother, since you are here.” Ashford muttered, ignoring the fact that his mother was dripping wet. “Let me introduce you to the future queen, Luna, my soulmate.”Seeing that he was introducing them, Luna skipped the bowing part.“It's nice
Diana's gaze was focused on Luna as they approached her. She guessed that Evelyn might have spoken to Ashford, and he was going to get engaged to her instead.To her surprise, Ashford ignored her, was seated on the throne, and headed for the dance floor with Luna holding onto him.Her first tightening was glaring at Luna, and evil thoughts began running through her head. She had dressed up because Ashford asked her too, only for her to arrive and see that he was wearing matching clothes with someone else.Meanwhile, Ashford realized that Diana was no good. Since she wanted to create a scene at the party, he was going to avoid it. The party was going to come to an end soon, and he was going to avoid any problems until then.“I don't know how to dance.” Luna muttered as soon as they got to the dance floor.“I can teach you," Ashford replied.Standing on the dance floor, he set her hands on his shoulder while he held her waist. The song changed into a more melodious one, and he instructe
“Luna.” Ashford called out as he glanced down at her.He was still flying to that pack and hadn't gotten there yet. His heart was pounding in his chest; she wasn't clutching to him. She was dangling in his arms.Increasing his pace, in a few more minutes he was standing in front of her house and kicking the door open.“Father!” He yelled out.Hearing his voice, Bartram came running down the stairs. By this time, Ashford was already laying her on the couch. Bartram glanced at his daughter before hurrying to the door and pulling it close.“What happened to her?” Bartram demanded. “You should have protected her!"“I had no idea that she was going to be targeted."“Why were you even there with her in the first place if you couldn't protect her?!”“Father, this is not the time!”“We are talking about my baby here, and you are saying that it isn't the time!"Ashford took a deep breath. “I will try healing her.”“Let me hold her. What happened?”Ignoring Bartram, he held her hand and watched
Diana stood in the middle of the guards that were all surrounding her. Neon was standing in front of her, his gaze solely focused on her.Everyone in the party had been murmuring, wondering what had happened to the future queen. Some of them were pointing fingers at Diana, while others took her side.Most of them claimed that Luna must have faked the poison because Diana couldn't have done something like that.“I will ask one more time.” Neon's voice rang out. “Why did you poison Her Majesty?”Diana raised her head to look at Neon. “I didn't poison her; she was already poisoned before she came here.”Judging from the look in Diana's eyes, Neon knew that she was lying. He glanced down at her fingers, thoughts running through his head. There was a sight of blood on her fingers.“If you saw so, why don't you tear your skin using those same fingers you used on Her Majesty?” Neon challenged.Diana gasped, her feet unable to hold her. She took three steps back, a look of horror appearing on