Asher Pov“She declared war,” Octavia said, dropping the letter. It has been two weeks since Alma and Lillian disappeared with no traces. About a week and few days ago there was a thunderstorm in the whole demon kingdom, lightning and thunder and it lasted for about two hours. We have not experienced such a thing before because it hardly rains here after the lightning and thunder. There was a heavy downpour, and the downpour lasted for a whole day. Everyone was in their homes and safe place while Sky and I cuddled, thinking worriedly about Lillian. I never thought I would embrace Sky, but I had no choice. He was the only thing that could cheer me up. After the downpour, we tried to figure out what caused it, but we couldn’t. I knew it was not something natural. Someone caused it to happen, but we all forgot about it and focused on finding Lillian. Some days later, Alma appeared from nowhere with one lady. She gave me a long look with no words, but I couldn’t attack them because s
Lillian PovI looked outside the window, thinking about what just happened like a few hours ago. I was laying down on the bed peacefully admiring my bracelet, then suddenly the door burst open. Ophelia and Alma came in and I would have smiled at Ophelia, but she looked at me expressionless. Her eyes held no warmth or anything and when she came to me, she landed a harsh slap on my cheeks. I lost my vision for a second, holding my cheeks. When I looked up at her, I wanted to ask her why? But she slapped me again. And that is how she literally beat me to a pulp, scattering the pretty hair she made for me. And all I could do was whimper and cry softly as my ribs throb in pain. Now we are in a carriage with both of them sitting in front of me, wearing armor. I have no idea what is going on, but I put myself in one corner, wrapping my arms around my leg with my head in between my legs. I did not want to look at Alma smirk and Ophelia's blank stare. I can’t believe she would do this to m
Asher PovI looked at Lillian on the floor, her body bloody, as the bitch placed her leg on her head. I badly wanted to kill her. How dare she do that to her? And the way she stares at me irritates me to the core. She stares at me like I was her next meal. I am so disappointed in myself for not have noticed this earlier. Then Ophelia came laughing sardonically. She and Octavia battled, and none of them won. They are both equally powerful, but at least Octavia left a series of injuries on her body while she just had a few injuries.“Nice to finally meet you. What shall I call you? King Asher? Or my husband's unwanted child?” she asked, her eyes looking at me amusedly.“What do you want?” I asked, going straight to the point. “I think it’s obvious, surrender your crown to me or your mate gets it,‘’ she said, pointing her sword at her neck and Alma pressed her head more to the floor, she whimpered and seeing her in that position broke my heart into pieces. I removed the burden on my hea
Lillian PovI smiled at Ophelia as she massaged my leg with warm water. My leg no longer hurts but she said she doesn’t want the leg to catch infection. Octavia and the rest stood away from us, still shocked by our closeness, but I will explain it later.“It hurt me, you know,” I told her. She looked at me guiltily.“I know. That is why I tried to avoid eye contact. How will your mate and family listen to me if I brought you looking like a princess?” she asked. “They wouldn’t have believed you,” I said. “Exactly and see. I bought the bracelet with me,” she said, putting her hand inside her armor. She brought out the two bracelets and wore mine for me.“I will give him myself,” I said, collecting the other one. Now I know why she hurt me. Nobody will understand how it feels for your birth mother to hate you enough to wish you death. Then I saw someone that seems to love me like her daughter, sure I forgive her for hitting me, as far as she won’t do it again.“Are you two going to exp
Lillian PovToday is the third day since the war and also the day Ophelia will be crowned. Asher and I are all smiles while Alma, all the elders and a few people have a frown on their faces. But who cares? Let the woman be crowned. I feel like the demons should get used to this, they will never ever have a full-blooded demon rule them and that is just so sad but next time when a king is busy messing up all around instead of praising him, they would caution him. A soft jazz was played, and I watched as Ophelia came in wearing a gold ball gown. The gown is so pretty, with gems adorning it. What I love most about the gown is the beautiful corset that is tightening her already slim waist. They parked her black hair up with curls falling down and a red lipstick shines on her lips. She looks incredibly elegant. As she walked down the middle of the ballroom, I looked at the elder that will crown her, and it was Kian. He has the most unpleasant frown on his face, but not like Ophelia cares
Lillian Pov“Are they still coming?” Ophelia asked, looking at us. The ceremony is already over, and now we are at the dining table, about to eat. After the curse was removed, everyone literally started leaving. I won’t be surprised if they fill the kingdom with children’s cries in a few years. And we were all so hungry because we ate little during the ceremony. Ophelia sat at the head of the table, with Asher on her right and Octavia on her left. I sat after Asher. Alma sat three seats away from Octavia. She sat beside her before, but Octavia glared and growled at her, and she sat away from her.“They should be here any moment,” she said, and immediately she said that the door burst open, revealing Sky with excited pups on top of him.“Again!” Hunter yelled as he was sitting behind Ria. Silver comes in, carrying many bags. They are really serious about staying here. They looked at us.“Mommy!” they yelled, running to us. I stood up from my seat, going to collect Zira’s hug, and she c
Lillian PovIt has been two weeks since the coronation, and Silver and Octavia ended up taking a small holiday with the kids. We all went sightseeing, played a lot of games, ate together, and watched movies together. I did not know there was a movie room, but it was fun. They also bond with Ophelia, especially Archie. Everyone was glad, but I didn’t see Alma much. It’s like she disappeared out of thin air. Ophelia has also opened the borders, but she has cast some spells to keep people with bad intentions out. And about the kids, they left five days ago with Silver and Octavia, and it was emotional to watch them separate. But Ophelia came to our rescue by petting Zira. That was sad because they were leaving and she was better after that.Now that we have gone back into the routine, I train every day with Mike while having sessions with Jack. Zira has also begun her teaching, and Sky always goes with her. But today, I am resuming in the courtroom, and I noticed Asher always comes back
Third-person POVKian stood in front of the mirror in his bathroom, naked, and watched his body slowly heal, a black beam surrounding him. He feels so angry as he replays the event in his head. He has been wanting to be king for a long time; he did everything Aaron wanted and framed the people he wanted gone.He knew about everything, Simon and Ophelia’s innocence; he knew every wrongdoing Aaron did, and he supported him; in fact, he was the person who carried out the tasks, and he did everything just so he could one day be king. The plan was to do as he said while growing his army, and when the right time came, he would overthrow him.But the bastard was too smart and cunning; he had thought he was the only one Aaron trusted, but Aaron had so many other people he sent to know who were trying to betray him. He had sent an assassin to him once, and he almost died, but thankfully, he escaped. That’s when he knew of
Asher POV The music changed and was louder; the whole place was dark. The door opened, revealing Archie. Silver is on his right, and Dean is on his left. The three of them wear the same golden robes. The robes are long, flowing behind them. Their hair was gelled backwards, and their faces were void of any emotion as they walked in perfect sync. I feel proud looking at Archie. He looks so much like Silver; the only difference is his hair. They could mistake them for twins, and his aura matched Silver’s. They both have the same aura; now I get why Dean never wants to be king. In terms of power and strength, he is no match for Archie; Archie is powerful for his age. But one thing I know is that their bond is very strong, and they will always look out for each other. I heard someone sniffing, and I turned to Lillian, who was cleaning her tears. "Please, not now," I begged in my mind, holding her hand. "Look at them, Asher; I just wish my father was here," she said. I sighed. "He will
Five Years LaterAsher POV"Are you ready?" I asked, entering the room with Zira behind me. She breathed out, looking back at me."Yes," she said, standing up and stretching her back. I chuckled as she adjusted her hair. I peck her cheeks, rubbing her small bump as she breathes out."You look so dazzling in this dress," I said, admiring her golden dress. She is wearing a stunning gold dress. The dress is long, tightening her curves in the right places, including her small but obvious bump. The back of the dress is low, showing her beautiful and creamy skin. I used her long hair to cover her back, as I didn’t want anybody staring at her. She rolled her eyes."Not now, Asher," she said, turning to face me. I chuckled, still adjusting her hair."Is everyone ready?" she asked."Yes, we are waiting for her honourable majesty to be done with her dressing," I said."Okay, let’s go," she said, checking herself out again."Mom, you look good. Let’s go," Zira said. Lillian turned to her, lookin
Lillian POVThe sound of someone crying woke me up from my sleep. I opened my eyes slowly, adjusting my eyesight to the light. I looked up a bit, and I saw Asher crying on my stomach. I looked at him, confused, wondering why he was crying. I have been in the hospital for three days now and my body is feeling better. I have been sleeping a lot and I feel it’s because of the drugs. I have been eating at a slow rate and still vomiting, but otherwise I am fine, so I do not know why he is crying so hard on my stomach."Did someone die?" I asked, putting my hand on his head. He looked up at me, his eyes red, and I wondered how long he had been crying. He didn’t reply to me, instead he hugged me to himself, still crying. The last time Asher cried like this was when we lost our pup and found out we can’t have a child again and I was scared, wondering what happened again."What is it Asher? You are scaring me," I said, pulling back. He moved back, smiling and cleaning his tears."You won’t bel
Lillian POV "For your punishment, your family and you will pay all expenses made in the kingdom. Any expense not covered by the little prince and any expense you make that is not from the money given to you will be paid. All the rank you and your family once had will be removed, and now you are just a common villager. You and your family are blocked from nearing the palace, and as a punishment for deceiving the king, you will spend a complete 10 years on the farm. I would have allowed you to see your son, but you treated him horribly. I will see to it he knows his mother, and if one day he wishes to see his mother, he will be permitted," I said. She fell to her knees, tears falling from her eyes. I know her family is terribly broke because they spent all the money. Yes, I did my research. They are officially blocked from the palace, which means everyone will know of their crimes, and they might never find a good place to work that will earn them enough to pay their debt. Technically,
Lillian POVWe entered the throne room, and everyone was there. And by everyone, I mean the elders, Jasmin, I, and Asher. Everyone greeted us as we entered, except Jasmin. I smirked internally. I am doing this in front of everyone, so when I give her the punishment, the world won’t say I was supposed to kick her out, and besides, she is a nuisance. Asher was a bit confused, as he has not seen Jasmin since the time we visited her in the hospital. We sat down on our thrones, and I just smiled at everyone while they all had confused faces. We are in the morning; we don’t do meetings in the morning."Good morning, your majesty. Why have you called this urgent meeting so early in the morning?" the elder in front of me asked. And they all turned to me, including Asher."Yes, I believe Queen Jasmin here has something to tell us. Perhaps a secret," I said, and they all turned to her. She looked at me back, confused."I don’t have any secrets," she said."Are you sure?" I asked."Yes, I am ver
One Month Later**********************Lillian POVI gagged into the toilet, my stomach turning like something was twisting my intestine."Gently," Asher said, rubbing my back as he held my hair up. I couldn’t reply to him as I vomited all the foods and snacks I ate in the night, my throat hurting. I breathe out, moving back a bit as my body is so exhausted."Damn," I mumbled, opening my eyes, and just seeing my vomit made my unsettled stomach rile up again. I hold the toilet, vomiting every left food in my stomach. After I was done, I sat on the floor weakly."Are you okay?" he asked. I nod my head. He helped me up and took me to the zinc weekly. Then I washed my mouth, feeling empty."You have to go to the hospital," he said, taking my brush."I’m fine," I mumbled."You are not fine; you look pale," he said. I looked at him, and he looked worried, but I can’t go anywhere today as I planned on exposing Jasmin today. Everything is ready; no sickness can stop me."Trust me, I’m fine,"
Lillian POVWe are in the afternoon, and we just got to the palace. The injured warriors have been rushed to the infirmary, and the uninjured have gone to freshen up. We are supposed to freshen up, but Asher called a meeting with the elders, and now we are on our way. We got to the throne room, and they were all smiling. Obviously, the entire kingdom is aware of what happened in the night, and they are all rejoicing, but Asher wasn’t smiling at them. His face was tainted with blood, and it also stained his armour with blood, which he refused to clean. He looked dangerous with his blank face and the bloody sword he was holding in his hand."Your majesties," they greet, bowing. I took my seat while Asher stood."We have heard the news, your majesty. We are victorious, and the kingdom rejoices with you," an elder says."Where are Jose and Martin?" he asked. They looked at each other, confused, and I wonder what he was playing out when he knows they were dead."We do not know, your majest
Lillian POVI don’t know how long it has been, but I have saved so many warriors and also killed so many shadow monsters, and those things are hard to kill, so I electrified them before killing them and that works like a charm. The field is ugly and smelly, dead bodies everywhere. You can’t walk around the field freely. The stench is awful and the monsters keep increasing."You guys need to see this," Silver mind link. I looked at Octavia at the far end. We can’t kill all of them, their strength can’t be compared to ours and if this continues we would get exhausted fast. The warriors are already exhausted and barely surviving."Get everyone to safety!" I yelled. "Okay, you guys go!" she yelled back. Asher came to me and he teleported us to Silver. I looked at the seal and it was twirling dangerously, like the bigger seal she did, water spurting out."It’s changing color," Silver said, and truly the water was changing into a bright pink. Then it twirls harder, changing into a dark red
Lillian POV"Lillian," a voice called, shaking me. I turned around slightly, opening my eyes."We are here," Asher said. I sat up, looking around, and everywhere was dark and gloomy. This gives me that chilling feeling that hell gave me. I can’t believe I slept throughout the journey. I must have been tired, I thought, yawning."Where is my helmet?" I asked, touching my head. He carried it up, placing it on my head."I removed it because it was too heavy for you to sleep," he said, adjusting my hair. Then he turned me around on Sky. I looked down, and I couldn't see anything, but I felt like there was something here. Suddenly the wind became very harsh, blowing us harshly, but Sky flew through it, and it was like we were sucked into another dimension because in front of me was a big mansion.There were monsters flying around; there were growls, howls, and swords clashing. This place was dark; hideous monsters made themselves known, and the air smelled like death. I pull down my helmet