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
Lillian PovI sat on my swing in the library, rocking Zira and I. She is sleeping on my lap, while I play with her hair, reading a book. It has been a month since the disastrous meeting in the court and things have been peaceful. All the elders have learnt to behave themselves and I barely see Alma just a few times in the courtroom, but I noticed she is looking pale these days. But that is none of my business. But I have been having minor concerns about Asher. He has been sneaking off lately and anytime I ask him where he went, he would just kiss my lips and smile at me. I wonder what he is planning and even Ophelia has been smiling at me. Something is definitely wrong with those two and I am so curious about what they are planning. I dropped my book. I wasn’t even concentrating.“Sky,” I called, looking at the sleeping hellhound. His body moved as he turned to me, yawning.“Do you know what Asher and
Lillian PovIt has been another month since the party, and it is definitely showing I am pregnant. My bump is not that big, but it’s there. I have been to the doctor just once, and everything is perfect, but the elders don’t seem to be happy with my pregnancy. He will glare at my stomach all day, like the idea of having a child is very irritating to him. Alma is also another person who doesn’t seem happy; anytime she sees me, she gives me mean looks, especially at my stomach, and that makes me feel uncomfortable. It’s like she is planning 100 ways in her head that she could kill my pup and also get away with it.I told Ophelia and Asher about it and how I am not comfortable with the looks they are both giving me, and they said I have nothing to worry about. My morning sickness kicked in a few days after the party, and Asher and I have fallen into a routine of me puking my guts out in the morning and him holding my hair up. This pregnancy is so different from Zira’s own that I feel so
Lillian PovThe continuous beeping sound woke me up from my deep slumber. I felt no pain. I was numb, and I wondered what the beeping sound was coming from. Slowly, I opened my eyes, and everything was blurry at first, but when it cleared, I realized I was in a hospital ward. I looked around, and I saw Asher sleeping peacefully beside me, but he looked stressed. I put my hand on his cheeks, cleaning the small drop of tears on his cheeks. He fluttered awake while I wondered why he was crying.“You’re awake,” he said, clearing his throat deeply. It sounds hoarse, like he has been crying before. I said nothing; I just looked at him. He stood up.“I will call the doctor, ‘’ he said, standing up and running out of the ward. I hum, wondering what is wrong with him. He is acting strange. Not a full minute has gone by and the door opened. The doctor and Asher walked in, and he came to me to check my vitals. All the while, I looked at Asher, who was standing in the corner, avoiding my gaze. I
Lillian PovI looked outside as the loud rain and loud thunderclap beat the earth heavily, the heavy breeze carrying every light thing away from sight. The trees moved violently, with some branches falling off in the heavy rain. The whole place was quiet, and the air smelled cold. The only sound I could hear was the loud thunderclap, so loud that it drowned out my cries. Funny how I could not hear my own cries, but I guess Mother Nature is crying with me and blocking my cries from the ears of my enemies. It has been two weeks since the devastating news, and I have been crying nonstop. So they killed not only my pup but also ruin the only chance I had at growing the family I wanted.I do not know why people are so wicked and so heartless as to kill an innocent pup. They didn’t give the pup an opportunity to come to this world; they killed him or her right off. I did nothing to them, nor did my pup. I cleaned my warm tears, breathing out. Just a few weeks ago, I was happily painting whi
Lillian PovI rock myself on the swing while painting the water fountain in front of me. That is the only thing to keep me busy before I go completely crazy. The only people I have been seeing frequently are Asher and the head maid that brings my food. I have totally shut myself out of the world, and I don’t wish to speak to anyone. It’s not that I am unable to; I just don’t want to, and I want to stay away from Ophelia as much as I can. I breathe out in relief as I draw the water, which gently falls down the fountain. The water is calm and peaceful; this is what I want, as only painting can help me out of my mysteries.I am so happy Asher told me to get back to my hobby. I totally forgot I knew how to do this. I was so concentrated on my painting; I didn’t notice the presence in the garden. Someone cleared their throat, making me look up. I gritted my teeth, looking at the vile woman in front of me.“What do you want?” I snapped, dropping my paintings. I can’t just seem to get my pea
Lillian PovIt has been two weeks, and I have been painting endlessly. I have not seen Ophelia or Alma, but I feel eyes on me when I am walking with Asher around the palace, and I know it is Ophelia, but not like I give a damn about her. About a week ago, we visited Zira and Sky, who are with the witch, and she is doing great. I feel terrible that she has to go through all this instead of having a peaceful and sweet family, but we all have no choice, as it is for her safety. I don’t know who my enemies are, and I have to protect the only child I have.I smiled, getting into the details of Asher. I am actually painting him because he has also been tense lately, and he is doing his possible best to act normal in front of me. I know what he is trying to do, but I don’t show it because I am not really in my right mind. But after seeing how tense he has gotten, I have moved on as I still have Zira and I also have my family's support and love. There is nothing else I could need, but as for
Lillian PovI cried, looking at her body. The monster cut her head off, so she was definitely dead. I remember the time when she asked me to forgive her, but I ignored her. Now she is dead, with no proper goodbyes. How do I tell her I have forgiven her when she is dead? The only woman to ever treat me like a daughter is dead, and the worst thing is that my last memory of her is me walking out on her rudely without turning back.“Ophelia, no!” I yelled crawling to her, but I couldn’t go to her. My body was shaking as I stared at her, then I looked away from her body. All the memories of her kept coming back. She was so full of life and smiles, but the world was cruel to her. I was cruel to her.“How sad,” the irritating voice said. I looked up at her angrily.“You are a monster; how can you kill your own mother?” I asked, still kneeling on my knees.“She is not my mother, and don’t worry, you will join her soon; kill her,” she commanded, and I was ready to die, but I just felt sorry fo
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