Alicia's POV "You are appointed to my chamber as from today. You will do everything I ask you to without any complaint" he mutters in his usual hard tone. "Why would I refuse his supremacy in the first place? I need to get used to the surroundings" I proclaimed, and attempted to get out of the pool. He wouldn't just let go as he rushed to grasp me in his muscular arms.I pushed him so hard that he fell deep into the pool. I ignored him and climbed out of the pool. A few steps forward, I decided to wait for minutes but he didn't show any sign of coming up. I trembled, and hurriedly hopped into the pool, right on him. He was sitting in a meditating position. I had no idea when I hit him hard on the chest and he smirked. I was truly frightened. He chortled for a second and carried me out of the pool to sit at the edge of the pool. "You don't want to lose me," he muttered proudly and I rolled my eyes in irritation. "I don't see any reason for me to be terrified about your death.
Alicia's POV My sensual moment with Arnold resulted in a swollen lip and sore mouth. It was an extensively pleasurable and exhausting moment together. Arnold just couldn't get enough, and I was his little mate who didn't want to risk disobeying him. One precise thing is that this wasn't how I planned my future intimate moment to be. I had pledged to myself that I would wait till after the ring was positioned on my finger I.e on our wedding night, which would be a memorable day of my life. But since the one I had thought that I would spend the rest of my life with keeps getting tricky, I couldn't hope for a memorable night. I doubt if I would be able to find someone I will love the way I loved Arnold.My commitment to myself seemed more achievable after Arnold told me that nothing extreme happened the last night we slept together. He said he had only finger-pleasure me just like he did this morning. After the alluring session, we had a hygienic bath in that same pool, and I pledged my
Alicia's POV Arnold was staring at the food, but the veins by the side of his head were popping out. He was shaking but I ignored his reaction as I felt more fulfilled by my speaking out. "Who are you, Arnold?! You just got married to Genovia's accomplice's daughter to expand your power and never thought …""Go do it if it was that easy! Go and save those same people if you are willing" Arnold stood up and banged his hand on the table "Yes, I was the main reason why those innocent people were captured and sold as slaves. If I hadn't said yes to a particular suggestion, no one would have died…" My heart shredded into different pieces as I felt the piercing of needles all over my body. "You lowlife devil!!" I growled, and for the first time in years, my wolf overtook my decision to transform. I jumped on the dining chair and a glass jug fell from the table and shattered on the floor. I dip my claws into each side of his chest. I was feeling hot as the scene of the way my parents died
Alicia's POV The court was as silent as a graveyard after they all echoed "Shower your mercy, Your Majesty!" on Cone's elder brother's behalf. I was glad for the silence after that because it made my banging head repose a bit. Prince Cone in his position slightly bowed to Arnold who nodded his head in permission for him to speak. He turned to our direction and proclaimed at the top of his voice "I also made my investigation because this maid seemed suspicious, but there was nothing tricky about her. We are here to witness the judgement that will be passed upon her for her sudden attack on the Emperor! We should all focus on that!!!" The ministers agreed, and his brother who seemed to have been caught in his evil thoughts also nodded in acceptance as he hurriedly moved back even without Arnold's permission. "She may have truly drugged the dancer because I do not think Prince Henry (Cone's elder brother) will suddenly lie against her, and now she attacks the Emperor. I do not th
An unknown person's POV "Did you witness the drama that occurred at the court today, Alphonse?" I snickered as I recalled Arnold's replay. "Yes, your Majesty" he nodded his head in disbelief. "Do you believe him?" I ask and smirked but my guard finds it difficult to answer. Everyone else would find it difficult because it wasn't Arnold's thing to say something like that. No one would easily detect him except someone who is extremely observant and has been observing his moves for a long time.No matter how amusing Arnold's tale is, it doesn't change the fact that he has changed. The normal Arnold wouldn't care but rather focus on tormenting the maid even if she wasn't at fault. Today's Arnold wasn't the vicious bastard I used to know. I knew it from that day the Alicia lady had danced. She was someone dear to him. I had wanted to keep a closer look, but it got more intense after it seemed like their relationship was more interesting than I thought. After all these years I had wait
Alicia's POV "Three guards are outside waiting for you! You need to hurriedly shower, and go meet them" My gossip friend shrieked, and pulled me to stand up "I know that you might be tired, but swears all three of them are the personal guards of each Royal individual" she explained further to me who was dozing off while moving to the direction of the bathroom. I only took a shower, brushed my teeth, and went back to dress up. My friend helped me style my hair neatly, and without eating breakfast, I walked out to the entrance of the quarters. I was stunned to see them still there. I slightly bowed and then stared at them one after the other. I recognized one as Princess Micah's personal male guard, the second one as Cone's guard, and the last one was unrecognizable, but was probably a guard of a Prince as my friend mentioned. I wondered what their masters could want from me in the early hours of the morning. "I got here before anyone. Let's go, you do not want to keep the Princess w
Alicia's POV Arnold held up a piece of the perfectly grilled chicken to my mouth, but I tightened my lips in rejection. He places it in my mouth like that for minutes. It was like we were competing on who would give in first. I couldn't keep my lips like that anymore and out of exhaustion, it made me end up loosening my lips. "Stop already," I scolded but he hastily pushed it into my mouth. I stared at him with an unsatisfying expression, but he was rather pleased that he had won. "Eat" he urged and munched on the piece of meat he took for himself. Throughout our eating session, anytime I told him that I was filled up, he would rub my stomach to be assured. If he isn't satisfied with the swelling of my stomach, he won't agree and exhorts me to continue eating until I silently yell at him. "Let's go to my room," Arnold lets out. He hauled me in his arms before I could reply. When he got into his room, he gently positioned me at the edge of his Emperor-size bed and started pulling h
Alicia's POV"It was so hard to accept that I was a son to another man, but I did after he died. I consoled myself that since no one knows, it shouldn't bother me. He had taken care of me and nothing mattered as long as everyone knew that he was my father. He made me pledge to him to take very good care of the Park even though things were hard at that time. I pledged to him and focused on that. I didn't know that my consolation was just blank because my stepmother, Abel's mother, had peeked and overhead us when we were talking." he says which made me raise an eyebrow but I didn't want to interrupt him. Ooh…that explains everything. Abel was Arnold's brother but not related by blood. Does that make them step-brothers too?!Oh yeah. That explains it. But how come I never knew he had a brother by the name of Abel? I only knew Jason. "Are you not surprised by that?" Arnold chuckled bitterly. "Not really" I shrugged my shoulders with my head still on his shoulder. "Why?" he quer