Heli’s Point of ViewFuck. Fuck. Fuck! Why the fuck did I have to say that? And I said it the first time we met again after a month! Fucking mouth. I just had to ruin things between us, didn't I? Just because I smelled his scent once again after four fucking days!Seeing Akiro looking at me with wide eyes, I abruptly sat up, begrudgingly letting him go, so I could talk to him properly without letting his scent cloud my mind. “Wait, don’t get me wrong, Aki. It’s not because I’m thirsty— I can control my own thirst for blood. You’re just... it’s just...”“Heli, you’re rambling again.”I startled a bit, surprised at how close Aki’s face was to mine. He probably sat up while I was busy making a fool out of myself. It makes me want to disappear right now.“I apologise,” I mumbled. “It’s just...”“It’s alright,” Akiro mumbled, smiling kindly at me. “I... I was just surprised.”I looked down, feeling embarrassed. “Please just forget about it.”“Are you sure?”The question caught me off-guar
Akiro’s Point of ViewTo say I was disappointed is an understatement. I know Heli has a point why he’s reluctant to drink my blood. I’m really not prepared for those adult things yet no matter how much I get turned on sometimes by Heli’s innuendos or just by his natural charisma. But it didn’t mean I wasn’t disappointed. Deep inside my mind and heart, I am, even if my mind is reprimanding me about how it’s the only right thing to do.Waking up in his arms the next day soothed my disappointment though. Despite being slightly cold because of his ability, it didn’t bother me at all. I usually don’t like the cold, but I came to like it enough when I got closer to Heli. It was quite ironic for him to have a mate that doesn’t like cold when he has an ice ability, so I’ve taught myself to tolerate it which isn’t that hard, because I was really fascinated with his ability. Time just made me used to it until I started liking it.“Slept well?”I was startled out of my thoughts when I heard Hel
Heli’s Point of ViewAkiro’s birthday is in four days, and I’m nowhere near convincing him to come with me to Eldritch.I growled in frustration, the floor beneath my shoes turning ice and spreading out all over the floor of the abandoned house, much like how it looks when Akiro and I skate.When Akiro left to attend his classes yesterday, I was left on my own. My mind quickly drifted to his upcoming birthday and how much time was left for me to bring my mate back to our world and mark him up. It was devastating to think I’ve wasted a month here while I just stayed for four days in Eldritch. Fucking time differences. I can’t even go to meet my siblings or parents to ask for help because I’ll waste another day! Every second is precious right now, so I have to use it wisely.But fuck if I know what to do. I’ve been so restless about this since yesterday that I wasn’t able to enjoy much of our skate even though it’s the first thing we did after my return.Now that he’s in his classes ag
Akiro’s Point of View“Aki... please say something.”I swallowed the lump in my throat, then I blinked back the tears that were threatening to fall from my eyes. My heart feels so heavy at the revelation. I knew something was bothering him from when he first told me about his true identity, but I never thought it was like that. It was hard to comprehend that for the past months that we'd spent together, he was actually scheming something behind my back when I had already told him my only answer. I am firm in my decision to choose my grandparents no matter what, and I’m sure Heli knows it because we have talked about it several times already, and I said the same answer every single time.I try to find it in myself if I am mad at Heli, but I can’t find any anger in my system. Deep inside my mind, I understand why he’s desperate to bring me to his world. He and I had lived different lives and different cultures. I can’t say I agree with their ‘mate’ thing because it seemed like their l
Heli’s Point of ViewI let myself drop on the ground, my heart pounding so violently against my chest. My whole body was on fire, limbs trembling from how fast I ran away from Akiro before he could even finish what he was about to say.My chest tightened painfully at the reminder of what my mate was about to do. He looked angry as he said those words, so I wanted to attribute it to that. He didn’t like what he heard from me and, in a fit of anger and pettiness, he carelessly threw those words away. If I hadn’t run away, all my efforts this whole year would have gone to waste.But that didn’t make it less painful. I headed back to the palace as quickly as I could despite how much I just wanted to bury myself in alcohol. I can’t afford to waste more time. By now, nearly a day had already passed in the human world. I need to return within the hour.I wasted no time in heading towards the royal chamber. Without knocking, I entered my eldest brother’s room.“I need your help,” I said, ign
Third Person’s Point of ViewAkiro absentmindedly washed the dishes once he returned inside their house after walking his friends out. Despite not doing anything besides eating, drinking and talking with his closest friends, Akiro still enjoyed his birthday. Though inside, a large part of him felt empty because this wasn’t the celebration he had imagined several times for the past month.In his mind, there was a certain brown-haired man with intense ruby eyes that should have been with them, should have been seated beside him on their couch while his friends relentlessly questioned the said guy.And when his friends leave, he’ll finally make that brown-haired guy his boyfriend. He wanted the day to be special for the both of them.But things didn’t end up as how he hoped it would be. They fought, spouting words they both didn’t mean, and Heli left so abruptly without even saying goodbye to Akiro. A closure would have been nice at least.“W-WHO ARE YOU?! WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE, HELIOS?!”
Third Person’s Point of ViewHeli would rather swallow the pain he felt when Akiro said his mind wouldn’t ever change than to let his brother see his true feelings after what he heard. He doesn’t want to give his eldest brother the satisfaction of seeing him crushed and hurt by his own fated mate. He knew the bastard Crown Prince would never let him hear the end of it, especially after decades of knowing him as an ultimate playboy of their kingdom.Aside from that, he also refused to show emotion in front of Akiro. He could see the guilt in Akiro’s eyes, and despite feeling his own guilt for whatever they were about to say and do, he didn’t let himself be swayed by his mate’s beautiful, expressive eyes.He’d rather bear Akiro’s anger than not have him at all. It didn’t mean that he wasn’t in pain for betraying his mate’s trust.“Mister Freniere. If it was only up to us, we'd let you bring your grandparents with you into our world. We know how important family is, so we understand why
Third Person’s Point of ViewHale was silently watching as his brother doomed himself to a probable lifetime of loveless mateship. Maybe not loveless, but definitely not as good as he has with his Carmela. He doesn’t agree with his youngest brother’s plan to force his mate, though he couldn’t really blame him for resorting to force. If Carmela didn’t willingly come with him, Hale was sure he’d do the same thing as his brother was doing. He couldn’t imagine a life without his beautiful Carmela, who was the only perfect mate that matched Hale. Maybe that's what Heli was feeling, so he couldn’t let go of Akiro even though their connection wasn’t as deep as when Hale was just courting his mate. Though it was pretty clear to him that his brother had fallen so hard already that it led him to do impulsive things. Hale could see that Akiro likes his brother too, but it seemed his familial love is his priority. That’s why, despite looking so disappointed that they really couldn’t bring his g
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