Penelope was done with her bath and change her clothes. Her body was still a bit sore, but she was surprised that it was not that bad.
When she went downstairs, she found the kitchen staff preparing free breakfast for the hotel visitors. They were startled by her appearance.
"Wasn't she the woman who slept with the happy man?"
"Woahh... he was so handsome, no wonder the girl's also pretty..."
"Bless the couple."
"Bless the couple!"
What—?
Penelope paled as she heard the topic down the hotel hall.
Is this karma?! Penelope Zircon, the avid gossiper, now had become the gossip itself?!
Her hands were trembling as she asked the staff to prepare her breakfast. And one servant came closer to serve her today's menu.
He said, "Miss, we can serve you a hot chicken soup in a minute
His mother was not the kind of person who would come for sightseeing reasons. At the same time, it was just too convenient."It wasn't because of the twin's naming ceremony?""It was, in a way."Helena's bluntness irritated Heath even more.Eoin spoke up, "Now, calm down. We'll not ask to meet. She can come if she wants. We'll be here for a couple of months.""Besides, the eclipse can only be seen in the northern region. Since we also heard about the naming ceremony, it was just also a good time to visit. Maybe she'll allow us to see her babies."After hearing his father, Heath stood up and decided to leave."Come Miriam. Let us go. We shouldn't waste any more time here."Miriam nodded and smiled worriedly at her husband. She then nodded at his parents and follow Heath's annoyed steps.Outside of
Harriet was walking down the hall when he saw Heath and Miriam coming back from somewhere. She walked faster to greet them, but immediately realized something was wrong."You're back. I didn't see you anywhere since yesterday. Where have you been?"Heath sighed at Harriet's question."If you knew they were here, why didn't you do anything?" he asked."Who? Mother and His Grace the Grand Duke?" Harriet asked back. Heath nodded. But then he saw the woman's smile. "Yes. I heard they're here to watch the eclipse that will happen in a week."Heath knitted his eyebrows. "And you believe them?""Yes," Harriet answered gently. "There's no single reason not to believe them."Heath stared at his sister intently. He knew she had somewhat made peace with their mother, but he was still mad and worried. What if something happen because they were here?
Heinrich didn't know the women were having a sleepover party. When he asked the servants about Miss Zircon's whereabouts, they told him to come this way. He then met Ezekiel on his way while he was going to give Ezra something he bought with Heinrich this morning. Zaha... he thought he could see Arai's face for a bit, just like Liam who wanted to see Harriet beside him. So they came together after solving problems together all day. And Heath, he was honestly felt left out. "Look, being caught looking for our wives and ladies while they're having girls' time together is embarrassing enough. Let's mind our own business," said Heath. "And why are you even here?" Ezekiel asked Heinrich. "You're looking for someone?" Heinrich couldn't answer immediately. He couldn't say that he was going to clear up Penelope's misunderstanding. "I'm just... nothing." "What usually gentlemen do in their free time at the Euclase Continent anyways?" Zaha asked. "I'm not sure. Card games...?" Liam chuck
"Isn't it going to be a solar eclipse in a few days?" Ezekiel asked, pulling out his card and replacing it with another from the deck.Heath glanced at him, but then came back to his own card. "What's about it?"He was still worried about the purpose of his parents' visit. If it was for sightseeing, the solar eclipse might be a good reason. He thought that they were here for the twins, so he doubted it."We heard when we were walking down the streets. The solar eclipse is like a 'wishing to a shooting star' event in the north," Heinrich chirped in while fixing his cards.Four out of five men glanced at the oldest person in the room, Liam. He finally responded while exchanging one of his cards, "Yes, it happened every couple of decades, so it is a fun rare event. Lycans worshipped the moon, and when it covered the sunlight, it became a wishing event."Heath closed his hand by putt
"Okay, don't stare at me like that," Penelope sighed. "I'll just ask you something because it seems like I'm the only one inexperienced here."Harriet chuckled, and the others turned at Penelope, waiting for her question.The woman furrowed her eyebrows together, showing a serious face. "Tell me, what usually is the sign that you had sex last night?"The other four tilted their heads. They looked confused as to why this woman asked them this question."Can you please... just answer me?" Penelope didn't put off her solemn face. She was dead serious, and it somewhat looked funny."Okay, I think the most noticeable one is the marks. But maybe it's just me and Miriam, because our husbands are Lycans, and they bite a lot..." Harriet said in a half-laughing voice."And maybe the next will be your waist, and sometimes everywhere else... it felt really sore afterward
"Can we... speak?" Ezekiel asked. "But, I'll go if you don't want to."Hearing Ezekiel's request, Ezra glanced at everyone in the room. She felt bad about leaving her friends for her lover.That was when Harriet suddenly raised her voice."Arai, Penny, tell me more about what happened in the capital. Your Highness, can you grab us some snacks?" she asked.Ezra's eyes glimmered brightly. She exclaimed cheerfully, "Of course!"The woman walked out of the room, grabbing Ezekiel's hands away. Seeing her, the other snickered, but they didn't say anything.Ezekiel covered his face with his hands. He never thought that it would be this awkward and embarrassing to call his own wife from her friend group meeting.They walked away from the room and came to the nearby garden. But Ezekiel who had calmed himself immediately noticed the thin nightgown
The night deepened.Ezra and Harriet were lying beside each other on the wide mattress on the floor, surrounded by their fast-asleep friends.Harriet took this moment to finally ask her about something that was bothering her for months. "There is something I want to ask you, Your Highness.""What is it?" Ezra yawned, staring at the ceiling to force herself to sleep."Do you feel something weird these couple of months? Something weird with His Highness, maybe?"Ezra looked at her with a puzzled expression. The others were all asleep except for the two of them and a gentle cold breeze blew through the room."I don't understand what you mean," she said slowly. "His Highness has been acting normal as always. Except..."The blue-haired woman said while touching her necklace."Except that he suddenly..." the woman's face sl
"Are you ready?"Six men and four women stood in silence in a quiet, big hall. Liam was sitting cross-legged in the middle of the hall, and in front of him was Zaha, standing facing him.The other people were also nearby, but they stood a bit far away because they didn't want to disturb them.It was the day Liam started his last treatment. His recovery was near and right in front of their eyes."I'll start," Liam said to Zaha as he began his own treatment.Golden <Aura> enveloped his body, and slowly, his eyes closed.Suddenly, the air thickened, and everyone's breath caught. The others could feel a tightness in their chest as Liam closed his eyes."His <Aura Mastery> is already this good when he only learned <Aura> for a couple of months?" Ezekiel muttered, and Heath beside him felt the same feeling. They were terrified