Third Person’s Point of View[An hour and a half earlier before Terrence went to Heli]“Alright. Explain.”Ari and Maki exchanged looks. Maki looked at the woman with wide, imploring eyes, telling her to take the mantle because she was the braver one among them. While Ari glared at the man, rolling her eyes as she realised Maki wouldn’t explain.“Luna Mirien ordered us to abduct Prince Helios’ mate,” Ari bluntly said, which she regrets because of the ear-splitting scream the female shapeshifter lets out.“WHAT DID YOU JUST—” “Aubrey,” Terrence called his friend before she could even get close to the two werewolves. “Don’t yell.”“But Terrence, didn’t you hear—”“I heard it, but let them finish first before getting mad.”“But—”“Aubrey,” he called the female shapeshifter in an authoritative tone that left no room for argument. “Let them talk first.”Aubrey clicked her tongue in disapproval, but remained silent. Terrence felt slightly guilty. He hates using that tone on his friend, but
Third Person’s Point of View[A few minutes earlier, before Terrence went to Heli]It was rare for Aubrey and Terrence to walk together in silence. Aubrey has always been cheerful and talkative, so having her silent feels so wrong in many ways.“Aubrey,” Terrence called. “Go back to my room and tell those two to hide in their room.”“Alright,” Aubrey said and turned around. Terrence just watched her, knowing that it’d be better to talk to the woman later instead of prying right now. Besides, he still has something to do.He needs to go and talk to Heli, which is the first part of Akiro’s plan.[“Once you leave here, shift back to your original form and go to my mate’s room. He’s the one who can help polish my plans in case I’m wrong about some things. He’ll be the one to act after all.”] was what Akiro said.So that’s what Terrence is going to do. He weaved through the halls, but paused when he realised something.He didn’t know where Heli was. He doesn’t know which room he stays in.
Third Person’s Point of View“Alliah is pregnant, and I’m the father.”There was a moment of silence that ensued, as if they were all processing what Heli had just dropped on them.And then, seemingly at once, all the people inside the courtroom— except for the Luna and her guards, as well as Hale and the three werewolves with them— exploded in a fit of rage and disbelief.Their screams mixed with each other to the point it became incomprehensible. The vampires were extremely furious at Heli for what they believed was a ‘betrayal’ not only to their family and legacy, but also to poor, innocent Akiro, who Heli forcibly brought into their world only to just drop him after impregnating the daughter of an allied kingdom.Alpha Antonius was mad for the same reason, but to Alliah instead of Heli. He was mad because he was disappointed. He thought he raised his daughter better than that. He never expected his sweet daughter to be a mistress, especially to a vampire, a being different from th
Third Person’s Point of ViewAkiro was bored to death. Ever since Terrence left, he's been left alone in the room where he’s locked in. And it’s been more than an hour since he’d seen someone and talked to another person, so being left alone without anything to do is slowly getting into his nerves.Another hour after he’s left alone, he thinks he might just go crazy. He didn’t know the true value of talking to another person, no matter who it was, until he was left all alone. He wished everything went according to Heli’s plan, and someone free him from this hellhole he finds himself in.He had no doubt their plan would work. He knew it would, no matter what Heli did. He knew Heli’s anger would drive him to make everything go according to his plan. So there’s no doubt of their success.He was lying down on the bed, on the verge of falling asleep, when he heard heavy footsteps approaching. He jumped up in surprise, and before he could even stand up, the door rattled loudly and was force
Third Person’s Point of ViewWhen Heli entered Alliah’s room, he immediately saw her on the bed. She’s leaning on the headboard, a book in her hand. She looked up when the door opened and when Heli came in, her face immediately went blank.Heli frowned at that. “Are you alright, Alliah?”“Yes, I’m alright. Why are you here?”Her tone was clipped and dismissive, as if she didn’t want him there. “You sound upset,” Heli said. “Is it because of last night? Alliah, you know I did that so you can finally be free of your vile mother. I thought you’d be relieved to finally get rid of her.”“I’m not upset about that,” Alliah mumbled, her head bowed down. “And you’re right; I’m relieved she wasn’t here anymore. I’m happy she’s finally getting punished.”“Then what’s wrong? Why do you look like you don’t want me here? If you’re not upset, then why can’t you look at me?” Heli asked, taking a step closer.But he immediately stopped on his track when he heard a sniffle. He watched with wide eyes a
Third Person’s Point of ViewAkiro woke up earlier than Heli. He moved as quietly as he could, not wanting to disturb his mate’s peaceful sleep. He quietly did his morning routine and decided to go out for a while before he eats breakfast. He suddenly remembered that he wasn’t able to enjoy much of the small pond he saw when he was looking for the garden. He chuckled as he also remembered how Heli hugged Terrence, thinking it was me. Akiro can still see in his mind the horrified look on Heli’s face at the realisation he was hugging the wrong man.“You’re in a good mood,” a voice startled him out of his thoughts. When he whirled around, smiling as he saw Terrence and Aubrey approaching.“Good morning!” Akiro greeted the two shapeshifters.“Fancy seeing you here again, cutie!” Aubrey cheerfully exclaimed. Akiro chuckled. “Yeah. What a coincidence, huh?”“AKIROOO! MY CUTEST, HUMAN FRIEND!”Before he could even turn to greet the newcomers, Akiro was already tackled by another cheerful w
Third Person’s Point of ViewAkiro was unceremoniously slammed on the door of their room as soon as Heli entered. Soft lips captured his dry ones, licking every cavern of his mouth. All while Heli’s hands kept on moving from Akiro’s lithe waist, to his back, his neck, and his face. His lips traveled down on Akiro’s bared neck, sucking near the mark. He smiled in satisfaction at the red spot he left, knowing that it’ll turn purple later. He continued ravishing his mate’s beautiful neck, sharp jaw, and parted lips. “Not that I d-don’t like this... but what prompted you to do this?” Akiro asked in between gasps since Heli didn’t stop sucking on the skin of his neck. He knew it’d mark later, but at the moment, Akiro didn’t have the heart to stop his mate.“Can’t I just miss my mate?” Heli mumbled.“You can, I was just— ah!” Both of them freeze as realisation hits them.Heli had pulled Akiro’s body closer, and he lifted one of his mate’s toned legs to his waist and accidentally grinding
[Note: Pure R-18 chapter!]Third Person’s Point of ViewHeli feels like he’s dreaming, or probably daydreaming? Hallucinating? He’s not sure.But one thing he’s certain: he’s so fucking hard right now. So hard that he might freeze the whole kingdom if he didn’t come any moment.Because his gorgeous, sexy mate just asked if he could suck his dick. His virgin mate who never had any romantic or sexual relationship in his twenty years of living. His mate who was now on his knees, facing his clothed erection, but his eyes were looking at him with nervous anticipation.Heli swallowed thickly.“Aki... are you sure about this?” Heli asked. “I don’t want you to regret it after. If it was just a heat-in-the-moment idea, I wouldn’t be mad.”Akiro frowned for a moment. “This isn’t a heat-in-the-moment idea, Heli. And rest assured, I won’t regret this. You know how I agreed to complete the bond, right?”“Is this...”The human shakes his head. “No, this isn’t that yet. It’s just... preparation. Yo
Third Person’s Point of View“Take care of your mate, alright? Don’t let him go anywhere alone,” Queen Camilla reminded his youngest son, who huffed indignantly at being reminded of taking care of his mate.“Of course, Mother. You don’t need to remind me,” Heli replied.The Queen narrowed her eyes on her son. “There’s nothing wrong with being reminded, Heli.”“I know, Mother.”Queen Camilla huffed, then stepped closer to her son and kissed his head. “Take care, son. And enjoy it as well.”“I will. Thank you, Mother.”After bidding goodbye to his father, he left the room to find his mate, who told him he’d just bid goodbye to his friend in the kitchen. He met Akiro on the stairs, who seemed to be looking for him as well.“Heli!” Akiro exclaimed. “Are you done talking to your parents?”Heli nodded. “And you?”“Yeah. Though it’s a little bit disappointing that Shiro wouldn’t come,” Akiro pouted. “Maybe I can hang out with him next time instead. He doesn’t really want to hang out with the
Third Person’s Point of ViewAfter the engagement party, there was rarely a time when anyone wouldn’t see Akiro and Heli together. Where Akiro goes, Heli follows. The rare time they weren’t together was when Akiro hung out with Shiro, and even that had been reduced to just a few days a week compared to their daily hangouts before.They became inseparable, still on the high of their engagement. And despite their family and friends’ teasing and protests, neither of them cared enough to change it. Two weeks after the party, Akiro was left alone because Heli had to attend a negotiation with an elite vampire clan in Heldrix’s stead because the older Lancaster had been tasked with something else at the last minute.In his boredom, he suddenly came up with an idea. He quickly went to Shiro to ask his opinion.“What do you think?” Akiro asked.“I think it’d be good for you,” Shiro answered. “You’ve been cooped up in the palace ever since you arrived here. You seldom go to the town. You haven
Third Person’s Point of View“To our honored guests, I deeply apologised for the ruckus earlier, but I assure you all; everything’s been handled already. If you wish to continue the party, you may do so. Those who wish to leave, you may do so as well. My Queen and I will escort you out,” King Vladimir announced when he and the rest of his family returned to the hall. Just as he expected, Regia Astara’s allied kingdoms, Regia Terrania and Regia Valexia, had left soon after them. Only Regia Solaria’s allied kingdoms remain, as well as the only kingdom where merfolks live, Regia Zepharia. It’s also the only kingdom that is neutral. No enemies, no allies. Being the only merfolk in Eldritch makes them practically the odd ones out, so the others tend to ignore or leave them be.The party continued with only four kingdoms remaining, though Regia Zepharia left an hour later, leaving the allied kingdoms on their own.“That’s insane,” Aubrey commented after Akiro finished telling them the reas
Third Person’s Point of View“Had I known those humans’ filthy offspring were the one engaged to the ice prince, I wouldn’t have bothered attending their party!” Queen Amari exclaimed as she stomped inside their bedroom. “What a waste of time and effort!”“We should pay more attention next time,” King Lorenzo said. The Queen scoffed. “I knew there was a reason I wasn’t paying attention during the introduction. My gut was telling me it was a piece of shit that was in front!”In truth, she didn’t pay attention because she was busy trying to identify the weird scent she could smell amidst the hundred mixed scents floating inside the hall. That particular scent stood out though, and it grated Amari’s nerves because it was so familiar, but she couldn’t pinpoint why.And then, coincidentally, she almost bumped into the owner of the weird scent. Upon seeing the owner’s face, a memory from nearly a lifetime ago flashed in her mind.Her first love. Her first mate. Her first heartbreak. The o
Third Person’s Point of View“What the fuck are you on?” Heli growled at the woman, pushing Akiro behind him. The miniscule respect he had for the woman quickly faded the moment she yelled insults towards his mate.“That man you’re hiding from me!” the woman continued yelling, uncaring of the crowd that gathered around them to watch. “Why the hell is he here!?”“This man that you’re pointing at is my mate and my soon-to-be-husband,” Heli snarled, glaring viciously at the woman. “And if you forgot, you’re a ‘guest’ here at ‘our’ engagement party. So if I were you, I’m going to watch my fucking tongue before I cut it off.”The woman’s eyes widened, both in surprise at how the ice prince had talked to him and at the fact that it was Akiro who Heli was engaged with.“What...”Akiro narrowed his eyes at the woman, thinking about what made her angry. He was sure it was the first time he had met her, but she seemed to know him. And then there’s her anger that he had no idea where it came fr
Third Person’s Point of ViewHeli knew his mate was itching to find his friends and greet them. He knew Akiro was slowly getting bored with meeting different people from different kingdoms. But he couldn’t find himself to help his mate get out of their situation. Akiro has already fulfilled his part of the tradition, and he can go to his friends now after the introduction. But Heli didn’t want him to go.This was supposed to be about them, but Akiro would eventually spend more time with his friends than with Heli, who knew he’d be stuck with socialising with the other kingdom’s rulers.Heli knows it was selfish of him to keep his mate by his side when Akiro clearly wanted to escape, but he didn’t want the man to go. He didn’t want to see him spending time with other people while he wasn’t there.But upon seeing the longing look in Akiro’s eyes, when he finally saw his friends gathered at a table, Heli relented. He would rather feel jealous than see his mate look like that.“Go on,” H
Third Person’s Point of ViewAkiro stood on the balcony of their room, watching the guests trickle inside the palace gate. None of them were permitted to arrive directly in front of the palace. They all needed to pass the gates with the invitation card given to them with the kingdom’s sigil.He felt his excitement rise when he saw Terrence and Aubrey along with the rest of the royal family of Regia Obsivia. He was itching to leave his room and approach them when Regia Luximere followed just a few minutes after. His friends were here! He was dying to talk to them, but because of Regia Solaria’s tradition, he could only show up once they were called. He wanted to meet his friends first! He hasn’t had the chance to talk to them since the meeting. He misses them.His excitement dwindled when he saw another kingdom appear. Even though he never saw them, he immediately knew who they were.Regia Astara’s royal family. Even from afar, Akiro could see the way they carried themselves. Their po
Third Person’s Point of View“Do I really need to do this?” Akiro asked, face pleading at his mate, who smirked at him.“Of course. We’ll dance in front of the guests and our family. We have to give them a show.”Akiro huffed. “But I can’t dance!”The vampire raised an eyebrow. “Oh? But I can still perfectly remember you dancing with a stranger in a bar,” Heli said. “Sexy dance, if I might add.”Akiro blushed at the reminder. “T-that’s different! I’m drunk then! I didn’t know what exactly I was doing!”“Uh-huh. And yet you still kept a cool head to stop the girl when she was about to throw herself at you,” Heli’s eyes turn dark at the memory of the girl’s pathetic attempt at flirting and seducing his mate, who wasn’t even into girls. “That’s because even in my drunken state, I know my preferences.”Heli raised an eyebrow, dark eyes staring intensely at his mate. “Oh?” he mumbled lowly. “So if it was a guy, you’d flirt back?”Akiro’s eyes widened, knowing full well he had made a trap
Third Person’s Point of View“Do you think he’d agree?” Queen Camilla asked her husband, brows furrowed in concern.The King glanced at his wife, smiling reassuringly. “He will.”The Queen bit her lips, still hesitating. Thousands of negative thoughts swirl inside her mind, and her heart aches at the thought it’d be his son who would suffer the consequences if it fails.Though it seemed the King had noticed her internal crisis, his hands reached out to his mate’s face. “It’ll be alright, Cami. He’ll agree; I’m sure of that.”“How? Even I hadn’t See it happening,” the woman replied.But the King just smiled. ###Akiro groaned. “Stop being annoying and just help me with this, will you?” he grumbled at his friend, who was cackling maniacally after teasing him about his burnt cookies.“How the hell can I help you with that? It’s not salvageable anymore!”“And whose fault is that? You distracted me when I was supposed to get it out of the oven!”“Oh, please. Stop using me as an excuse fo