We soon leave the bedroom and head towards the library, this time around I could actually see where we were going as my guards weren’t all up and close. Hannah still had her arm linked with me whilst explaining, how she wanted to take me on another shopping trip as she saw this specific pair of shoes she just has to get! I only smile and nod as she spoke, perhaps I shouldn’t have reminded her about shopping. We soon arrive at the grand staircase which I think must lead to everything, the amount of times I’ve had to walk up and down this thing is phenomenal! At least I’m getting a daily workout. Right at the bottom of the stairs stood many people, they were standing in groups all wearing black. At first I didn’t really think much of it, but then I saw the photo in the frame by the door, a smiling face of the guy from the library looking back at me. I sigh a little but do look down to see his name, where in black letters stood the name Elliot Baldwin. At least I don’t have to keep cal
I was still very much confused on what was happening as Hannah drags me down the hall, all she told me was Axel has asked to see me but why are we rushing? I was led through a part of the castle which I had never seen before, it appeared to be back passages which caused us to miss any of the built up parts of the castle. After a few moments, we arrive outside but into the part of the garden I also hadn’t seen before. This causing me to worry over what’s happening, why am I being taken through back ways and to places I’ve never seen before? “I’m sorry I pulled you away like I did, Axel and Joey only have a few minutes before another meeting and Axel, really wanted to talk to you about something.” Hannah says as we walk around the castle, the beautiful hills that surrounded the castle fill my vision. I only send her a nod as I couldn’t reply with words, she had pulled me away from the library so fast that I had dropped my pen. Before too long, we arrive at a little building right in
After my mini crying session in the cabin, I head back to the room without even seeing Hannah once. Did she really wonder off while I was in there? Perhaps she’s still annoyed with me over talking with Louise, but I couldn’t just leave the poor woman to stand there and cry. But in meeting Louise, I got more pieces of the puzzle surrounding Elliot, which shockingly, involves me in some capacity. After my guards took me back to my room, I walk over to sit on the bed with the note from Louise in my hand. I repeatedly, read over the same three item list in case I was close to working out what it meant. How on earth am I meant to break whatever curse they’re talking about?! I don’t even know what the curse could be and how someone like me could break it. How do you even break a curse?! But how did this man who approached Elliot know I would be the one to stop whatever is happening from happening? This all began years ago, which would mean when this man found out that I would be the one,
I slowly begin to wake up from the first restful sleep I have had in many years, I open up my eyes where I soon discover my head was still placed on Axel’s chest. “Good morning Evermore.” His voice says which did nearly make me jump, I lift my head up to look at his face where he was smiling down at me. “I hope you had a good sleep.” He smiles as I slowly begin to sit up straight doing a morning stretch, those stretches are always the best kind. “Do you recall what you did last night?” He asks which did make me worry slightly, did I do something really embarrassing in my sleep or something?! “You spoke, I was able to hear your voice for the first time.” He smiles which did confuse me before I remember what happened, I did speak last night after my dream about Elliot! “It was incredible, I am so glad you have finally felt comfortable to speak around me, will you be doing it more often?” He asks hope in his eyes as he spoke, I mean the obstacles that kept me from speaking for so long
Axel and I spent most of the day in that room, I assumed it would get boring after the initial hours. But it was actually nice, we spoke for hours about life and what will happen next for us as mates. He explained for normal mates, the next part of the process will be when they mate with each other and that’s it. But due to Axel being the King and as I’m his mate, the future Queen, things are very different. The next step for us is the ceremony, this is an event that showcases me as Queen to all our people, yes it’s extremely weird to say our people. Anyway, it’s a huge event planned by the officials and other people, I will wear the most elegant dress and the traditional crown. I questioned if this was another word for a coronation, but Axel told me it wasn’t. This event will be huge but it’s not crowning me as Queen officially, it’s kind of dipping my toes in the water slightly. The real coronation will be a few weeks later, this time I will be led down this isle to Axel who will
Axel continues to lead me through the corridors of the palace, many people smiling and bowing towards us as we went. I would have questioned this if my mind wasn’t too preoccupied with another issue, not to trip and fall in these heels! As like I said before, I have never owned or even walked for that matter in heels before. When I was out shopping with Hannah, she picked out the dress that I’m wearing and told me it would look amazing with these heels. Now I never disagreed with her because she was right and I dumbly assumed, I would have time to practice walking in them before pulling them out to wear. When Axel suggested I wear this dress, I couldn’t tell him no! I know what you’re all thinking, why didn’t I just a wear a pair of flats? But these heels really tie the whole outfit together, wearing flats seemed like the wrong choice so I picked the heels and left. We won’t discus how I nearly face planted seconds into walking in them, but right now, I was managing to walk just fin
Once that sentence left my lips, Axel stares at my face for a second like he was trying to work me out. I gulp a little wondering if I was now getting visions of the past, why can’t whatever power I have remain in my dreams which I can somewhat control?! “You met my father?” He asks after a second, I knew how strange that sounded once I told him, but I really think that’s what happened. “While we were at dinner, I don’t know what happened but in the mist of you and Spencer having an argument, I slipped off into my own head and I was standing in some kind of office with Spencer and who I’m assuming is your father.” I explain still attempting to get my head around what I saw, how is any of this even possible?! “He and Spencer were discussing Spencer looking out for who I’m guessing is you, your father said Spencer needed to guide you in the way a father would for his son because your father couldn’t.” I say shaking my head as I went, he looks at me so shocked but does hold both of my
I lay awake in bed for an hour, the information I had just learnt from Elliot not allowing me to sleep. How do I approach this with Axel? He must suspect that something happened to his father, he wouldn’t have just fell over and died a mile away from this place. But with the way in which he reacted when I even brought his father into the conversation, tells me he hasn’t quite dealt with the loss of him. Until I know more about the situation and hopefully, find Axel but also Hannah, the answers they have been asking for years, I should keep this to myself. But not only thoughts surrounding Axel’s father were swirling around my head, but now thoughts of my own real father were. Elliot didn’t get the chance to elaborate on what he told me, only spoke about my father briefly before I woke up. That has given me much room to speculate but also, come up with many theories. Could that have been why my father left my mother? Perhaps, my father was only seeing my mother for some fun and when
10 months later Toady is finally, the day of my coronation, to the delight of the officials. Our lives have been so incredibly crazy over these past few months, not only having to deal with the investigations swirling around The Dark Secrets Of The Realms book. Which due to the main players in that situation, such as Hannah, Jonathan and the former King and Queen, it wasn’t such an open and closed case. I had to sit and talk for hours with so many officials, they had me go over everything which happened and all the information that I knew! But in doing so, they were able to find where Hannah had buried her mother so she could be laid to rest. She had been in the castle grounds the entire time, under the huge tree they both explained was important to their mother.We had a huge ceremony for his mother which millions of people attended, it was clear that so many people loved Axel’s mother while she was Queen but also after. We also laid Hannah to rest with her parents, I know she made
After a few more moments on the roof, Axel helps me to climb down the ladder which was rather difficult, this ball gown was not made for climbing up and down industrial ladders! The smile on his face from the news I had told him still on his lips, I’m so happy that he’s this ecstatic for us having a baby together. But the smile soon leaves his lips once the official from before walks over, clipboard in hand not looking very happy. “Can somebody please inform me why a number of people are practicing flying from this castle recently, have I somehow missed the invitation?!” He asks clearly very upset over what has happened, I mean there has been four different people meet their end that way. “This is a matter you and I will discuss privately, wait here.” Axel tells the man before turning to me, I smile glad he was going to talk with that man because I wouldn’t have a clue what to say if it were me! Axel smiles placing a kiss on my lips before turning to the man, they both walk to the
Hannah continues to drag me out of the bedroom, at first the empty hallways confused me but I soon remember what I was told from the first ceremony. Everyone was cleared out so there is a clear path for the Queen and the Beta to reach where the coronation will take place, that is a huge problem for me right now. Hannah pulls me right over to the end of a hall to a window at the top of the roof, hang on she’s taking me to the flipping roof! “Climb it.” She growls out at me throwing me into said ladder, I was absolutely terrified so I do exactly what she wants me to. I place my shaky hands on the cold metal of the ladder and begin to climb it, my fear only climbing higher as my body does the same thing. I know I only had this chance to get somebody to help me. “Axel help, Hannah is the person that was helping Jonathan all along. She’s taking me to the roof!” I quickly mind-link him as my head emerges from the window and out into the daylight, this is when I also realise something te
It has been around a week since the event on the balcony, not only the castle but the whole Kingdom taking a hit from what had happened. I haven’t done much else but cry, Colby sacrificed himself to save my life! I didn’t even get to thank him or say goodbye, he was there one minute and gone the next.I know he said he would protect me with his life on multiple different occasions, but never did I believe he would actually have to do something such as that! Axel told me in the moment Colby didn’t hesitate, he heard of what was happening and bolted to my room only leaving the hospital hours before. He mind-linked all of the guards, Joey and Axel explaining his plan. Before anyone had time to talk him out of it, he had ran and tackled Jonathan off the balcony. The saddest part was when I attempted to reach out to his family to break the news, none of them seemed to care even the slightest. They told me he had been estranged from his family for years, some even told me he deserved what
Axel and I had just had dinner together, he still had one last meeting before he could fully be done with his day. I had a clear schedule as always, so I went to the bedroom to start getting ready for the evening. I was laying on my stomach reading a book when the door opens, Hannah walking in sending me a smile as she went. “I hope I’m not intruding.” She smiles hanging by the door for a second, I smile shaking my head placing the book which I was reading on the bedside table. “Joey is in a meeting with Axel but I didn’t feel like being alone, so I thought I’d come see how you’re doing, we haven’t spent much time together lately, with you and your many adventures.” She laughs closing the main door behind her, I laugh as she begins to walk around the room smiling. “Yeah, my life has been anything but calm recently.” I smile as she takes a look outside of the window, this would have been fine if I wasn’t instantly reminded of the vision which I had. “Are my guards still outside, it’s
The next day I was released from the hospital, but was given strict instructions to rest and not fight men in cupboards! Axel took this literally and told me I was to stay in bed until I was back to normal, I was very against this idea now I know who one of the men I have been searching for is. But Axel wasn’t having any of it, he told me this whole search can’t continue without the book which he has hidden anyway. So I was forced to sit in bed all day, but he did head to the library and picked me up a ton of books to read while he had to work. I did really appreciate that gesture, but I would still much rather be finding this guy. I also spoke with my guards and apologised for getting them in trouble, none of them seemed angry at all and told me they understood why I did what I did. I had just read through my third book today, where I place my head against the head board looking out into the distance. The mountain which my dad and his people live catching my attention, I wonder if
A ringing noise fills my hearing, my heart pounding in my chest as I slowly open my eyes. I take a look down at the ground where I discover I’m laying in dry mud, pitch black darkness filling my vision. A woman’s scream filling the area I was in, but I knew what was happening. “Long time no see.” Elliot smiles looking down at me, I roll my eyes as he lifts his hand down to help me stand, I take his offer and get to my feet. “I see you’ve came a long way on this quest of yours, you even found out who you really are.” He smiles as I wipe the dirt from my trousers away, I mean it’s felt like it’s been forever since we’d seen each other, but it’s only been a few weeks. “The man I’m after is Jonathan right, he’s the man which killed you and is after the book.” I say just wanting to get that fact confirmed, I know how quickly this dream or vision normally, lasts with Elliot. “You’re correct that he was the man which killed me, he is also the man which is after the book but, he isn’t work
I spoke with Louise for a few more moments until she had to leave, we briefly spoke about the topic of me still hunting down who killed Elliot. She was overjoyed to hear I hadn’t given up finding who took him away, but she also offered for me to head to Elliot’s home office to see if I can find any clues there. I thanked her and said it was a offer I would take up once Colby is all healed, I know he wouldn’t want me to take anyone else on the secret missions. I was now stood alone in the corridor once again, I didn’t want to rush the guards visiting Colby. This meant my mind had time to wonder, if Hannah and this Jonathan were childhood sweethearts, why did she react the way that she did when we saw him? She acted as though he could blow up in a second, I wonder how he reacted when Hannah and Joey found each other? But what still isn’t making any sense to me is why he would be going after Justin? What would Jonathan want with the book? There are a ton more questions than answers in t
I follow my guards deeper into the castle, we begin to walk down corridors which I had never before. But within a few short moments, I saw the sign for the castle hospital which told me we were going the right way. Jordan walks through the door first to make an initial check, before telling me it was safe to enter. I send him a smile walking through the open door, most of the doctors and patients alike sending me shocked expressions. I soon stop at the front desk, the woman typing eagerly on her computer. She turns to look at me for a second before looking back at what she was doing, but her brain seems to register and her eyes snap to me once again. “Your majesty, I apologise for not helping you sooner. What can I do for you?” She asks in a worried type voice, where I send her a smile to let her know I wasn’t at all mad. “I’m here to see a friend of mine, one of my guards called Colby, I’m sorry I don’t know his last name.” I say knowing how ridiculous that was, how many people he