Lillian POVI got to Jasmine Chamber, and it was in full swing. I can see her greedy parents, which I finally allowed into the palace after much begging by Jasmine, but I only allowed them to come during special occasions, and they didn’t fail to make use of the opportunity. I can also see her greedy friends, all dressed like they are heading to a club, and what Jasmine was wearing is way worse. She is literally wearing a bikini with a net gown over it.I frowned, dismayed, because that is not how she should be dressing; she is a queen, and she should dress as such. Asher was not here, not like I expected him to be. I just hope he won’t do what he did with Darius. All attention turned to me as I entered her chamber. I could feel the stares, but I didn’t look at any of them. It’s no surprise that Jasmine doesn’t like me; we all know it, and I don’t know why she is beefing with me when I barely have her time or even think about her. If it’s because of Asher, she has him; if it’s because
Lillian POVI gasped, running to him in panic.“You should know not to sneak up on me like that,” I said, helping him sit up. I looked at his bleeding nose, and I quickly cut a part of my clothes, using it to clean his nose.“You always do stupid things,” I snapped, ripping my clothes off to also clean his mouth. All the while, he was silent. I stopped what I was doing and looked into his blue eyes. They looked at me as they had years ago, with love and adoration, and that’s when I realised what I was doing. I quickly stand up, dropping the piece of cloth that has blood on it.“Get out,” I said, breathing out.“Don’t pretend you don’t feel something for me,” he said, not standing up. I looked down at him.“I feel nothing for you,” I said, my face blank. He smiled, standing up from the floor. He sniffed, cleaning his lips with the back of his palm.“I just came to check up on you,” he said.“Thank you; now get out,” I snapped, not looking at him. He sighed, walking away. Then he stoppe
Lillian POVIt was at night, and I spent all day with Octavia, Silver, and the kids. It was fun not having to think of the kingdom and shadow monsters. The party is over now, and soon Asher and I will be back, hunting shadow monsters and killing them. We still don’t know who is controlling them, but at this point we couldn't care less because we have taken a lot of women from them and they are all currently in the hospital. We are trying to get them back to normal, and by normal, we mean mentally sane and okay. What they passed through can never be forgotten, but I hope at the end of the therapy section they will understand they are survivors. That is the least we can do for them and their families.I headed to my room after dropping Darius in Zira’s room because they wanted to sleep together, so I left them. I got to my room, and I remembered Asher is now staying here, and I can’t actually escape from him because somehow there is no room I can stay in permanently. I breathe heavily,
Lillian POVIt has been two weeks since the celebration of Jasmine’s pregnancy, and everything has gone back to normal. Octavia and Silver left the next day, and Asher and I went back to training and hunting shadow monsters. We have been sleeping in the same room but avoiding each other, or I am the one avoiding him. I go to the room early and bathe, then go to sleep before he comes back, and a few unfortunate times he catches me still awake. He just does something that irritates me, and I end up screaming at him and sleeping angry with the world. At those times, he just ignores my temper and does whatever he wants. I am absolutely sick of his nonchalant attitude, and I decided to stay in the Octavia and Silver quarters that we gave them in the palace since they are not coming back anytime soon.Asher was sour about it, but not like I cared. My clothes are still there, but I just take the things I need the most. When I need something, I just go there. Today, however, we got a report t
Lillian POVWe walked to him, and we were left shocked as we saw a village in front of us. The village was filled with people walking all around. How come we didn’t see this before?"How did you see this?" Asher asked."I am a warlock, your majesty; I could smell witch powers here," he said. So, they all went into hiding, away from the vampires, but I noticed they couldn’t see us. It was like they were in their own world."They can’t see us," I said."Yes, the protection spell is strong. We can see them, but we can’t go inside their bubble, nor can they see us," he said."That way they can keep everyone out," I said. He nods his head."But if everyone is safe, who contacted us?" I asked, confused. They all look happy and safe; they don’t look like people in distress."That would be me," a deep voice said. We turned around, and we saw two people. I growled, my sword out."You," I said, running to her, but Asher held me back. She chuckled, her red eyes twirling evilly."Nice to see you
Lillian POVI looked at the ceiling, not moving a spot, as my thoughts ran wild. I am in the dark, and I just woke up a few minutes ago, but I don’t even have the strength to move a muscle. I couldn’t even sleep peacefully as I had a bad dream where Alma was repeatedly stabbing me and her evil laughter penetrated deep into my ears. I woke up sweating and suffocating.I can’t believe how stupid I have been, allowing Alma to taunt me even in her death. I allowed myself to get convinced about Asher needing a new queen, and they used my daughter against me because they knew that as a mother, my child comes first. Now I know why Asher was angry. He knew of their plans; he knew of their cunning ways, and he tried to warn me, but I turned a deaf ear. I forced something he didn’t want on him. I made him be the man he never wanted to be. Octavia and Silver warned me, but I also didn’t listen to them. I really have no one to blame for what happened between us; we were both equally at fault
Lillian POVIt has been two weeks, and I haven’t seen Asher much since that night, and that is because I have been avoiding him. I don’t know how to approach him or what to say to him. Anytime I think about how foolish I have been, I just feel disgust running through my body. I know we are both at fault, but I am not ready to face the reality of our actions yet. Maybe I am now being the coward I called him, but right now, running away from my problems seems to be the best. And besides, he has been busy with Alma’s children.They told Asher to pretend we don’t know what was going on because, mysteriously, Jose was back, and he gave the excuse that his daughter was terribly sick. Asher sent out spies to confirm this, and they said none of his children were sick; in fact, they don’t live with him because they are all grown, so that further confirmed what Mirabel said. I don’t know what is happening; it’s Rico who has been updating me. I should probably be there in the meetings they are d
Lillian POVI quickly flipped the page of the sketch as he walked towards me. It was a suspicious act with the way I flipped it too fast, but he didn’t act like he saw it and just sat beside me with the tray on his laps.“Hey,” he said, and I just smiled awkwardly.“Irish said you haven’t eaten all day, so I brought food for you,” he said. I cleared my throat.“Yes, thank you,” I said, taking the tray. But before I could take it, he let go of it, and the tray floated in the middle of us. He did that a lot in the past, so it did not faze me. I opened the food, and I noticed it was a lot.“You brought yours here too, didn’t you?” I asked, looking at him. He chuckled.“Yes,” he said. I rolled my eyes at him, facing the food. There were pancakes, waffles, scrambled eggs, fruit salad, and other light foods. I served myself the pancakes and served him the waffles because he likes them more than pancakes. Then I poured honey on it, adding scrambled eggs by the side.“You still remember,” he s
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