Esme.“Who is it?” I called out. My fists were clenched to give me as much control as I needed.If I didn’t clear this up, this would turn into some nasty gossip. After Silvan’s announcement, that would be embarrassing.Was this what Diane planned? The entire time here, I had done my best to keep quiet and even subconsciously watched Sophie. Other than socializing, she hadn’t acted out of line.Guess I was watching the wrong person. Two identical girls walked out from the crowd and stopped in front of me. “Lady Esme, you showed interest in our twin bracelet when we came to greet you,” one of them started with a sharp glint in her eyes.I squinted my eyes at her. That wasn’t how it had happened. They had mentioned it first and I had admired the bracelet out of courtesy since they seemed to hold it in high esteem.However, denying that would seem fishy so I nodded, “yes; the twin jade was pretty and I complimented them.” “But…” One of them interrupted rudely, “after leaving you,
Esme.I dashed out of the hall as soon as I saw he wasn’t here.Earlier, Silvan had told me about how this was some resort that had many other places. It was also why I had been certain that the garden would have cameras.As soon as I was out of the hall, I called his number and listened to the continuous ringing until it disconnected.Two more calls with the same end result and I was certain that something was really wrong somewhere.I walked along the hallways and soon found a staircase that led upstairs. Maybe I should have collected Rue’s number instead. Or one of Silvan’s guards.But Silvan’s number was all I had on my phone. So one way or the other, I had to find him.“Have you seen the Prince?” I asked the next guard I saw as soon as I got to the next floor.He looked around hesitantly and then shook his head twice. He was lying. However, I don’t expose him and continue down the hallway, when I saw the next guard, I was ready.“Which way did he go?” I asked with as much confi
Esme.“Lady Esme,” Madame Sunny called out with a solemn look on her face and my heart dropped.Was he in a critical condition?“I’m afraid that His Highness has been poisoned with an aphrodisiac. However, I don’t know this exact time,” she bent and packed her box up and my brows arched.“We are going to leave him like that?”Instead of replying, Madame Sunny clapped my back and then walked to the door.I glanced back at Silvan on the bed, even though we had stripped him of his tuxedo and he was left in his briefs, sweat was still coating his golden skin and judging by the temperature in the room, he was still burning up.Madame Sunny stopped at the door and turned to loo at me, “every aphrodisiac has one solution, since the both of you now stay in the same room, I believe that you would be able to help him.”My face burned up as I understood her intentions. She wanted me to help Silvan get rid of the aphrodisiac through sex.I nodded numbly and turned away so that she could go.Whil
Esme’s POVI wake up to the smell of toast and coffee that had so much milk that I could smell it from my dream.Or maybe this was a dream. I forced my eyes opened and tried my best to sit up despite the obvious complaint from my every body part.I was too sore to do anything.“You are up.” I don’t have to turn to see that it’s Silvan and I shot him a glare.Yesterday he had acted like some helpless sheep when he had just been some big bad wolf.I had spent the entire night relieving him of the poison in his body, although, at some point, with how sore my pussy had gotten, I suspected that I was the target of the culprit.Maybe the perosn had predicted that I would have saved Silvan. That had to be it. There’s no way any girl would agree to a night of torture. “Don’t come here…” I warned as he walked to my side of the bed with a tray.Although, judging by how hoarse my voice was, I had to say that I had enjoyed it as much. “What are you saying? You don’t want me to take care of yo
Esme.The last few days had been busy. Since Silvan announced who I would be, I had to deal with a large number of people trooping in to say hello.Luckily, I had Madame Sunny, a lot of times, she turned the guests away and informed me after. Especially the really annoying ones. But today, I had no choice, even back at home, the peak moon day was always special so I hosted as much people as I could.“Next month, I’m taking you to my home on a peak moon day, most of these people don’t dare to visit my family,” Rue said with a sigh as we plopped down on the couch.Sending everyone away had been difficult but since the initiation ceremony was tonight, everyone still had to get ready.“Why won’t they dare?” I asked, confused, if they could dare to come to Silvan’s floor, why wouldn’t they dare to come to her house.“Well, let’s just say my dad and brothers can be grumpy. They aren’t the type to pretend to like someone when they don’t.” I nodded in understanding before standing up. Every
Esme’s POV“She’s not replying me yet,” I complained in frustration and Silvan pulled me into his embrace.“Give her time.” Ever since I woke up, I had been unable to sense Ira in me and after what Silvan said he saw, I had no idea on what was going on.According to him, something within me had struck at the moonstone and shattered it into pieces. The moonstone! That shit was harder than a diamond. And Silvan had claimed that I had broken it.“We would figure it out after we leave the meeting,” Silvan insisted and then squeezed my hands.“What if they ask about what happened?” Knowing his mother, she could spin the story as me being some nasty curse that needed to be killed.The very thought of that had my nerves tightening and I glanced at Silvan.“No one knows what happened last night,” he said. “What?” “I sensed something was wrong before the stone shattered and created an illusion before everyone eyes. To everyone, the initiation went well and they don’t even know you passed o
Esme’s POV“It’s not going to be such a long journey, besides, I just started this series…” I tried again and the hard look in Silvan’s eyes made me keep quiet.“I’ll handle it. There’s no way I’m letting you sit in the car for that journey, Esme.”His tone was final and I knew that there was no arguing with Silvan when he used that tone on me. Especially since this last week had just been him giving in to my every whim and request.“I agree, it’s an impossible journey, it’s probably something that Sophie planned to make you give up,” Rue said from the side and I shrugged, showing that I had given up.As I glanced at the two boxes that I had packed for the trip, my eyes grew misty from reluctance.I had quickly gotten used to being with Silvan everyday and Rue dropping by to work while I studied, and sometimes, worked.It was almost like we had been waiting to be friends all our lives and somehow, I wished I could take her along with me. But Rue had never stepped foot outside the emp
Esme's POVI winced in pain and ran my tongue over my already dry lips, taking note of the weird metallic taste that lingered. It was a haunting reminder of the intense struggle I had just endured.Blood? I wasn't surprised. The fight between me and the rogues that attacked us minutes ago was not an easy one. Thankfully, they had hurried away after making sure that I was beaten to a pulp.The tangy taste of my own blood filled my mouth, and I spat again, turning my body to face upwards while my back lay on the tarred roadside."This is definitely not how I imagined my day to be,” I groaned tiredly, stretching my limbs to offer some sort of relief to my aching muscles.The sun was scorching hot, I squinted my eyes painfully to curtail the amount of sun rays entering into my pupils. It felt like my head was on the verge of splitting into two. I could feel my heart hammering heavily against my ribcage.I was extremely exhausted, and the injuries I sustained from my struggles with the
Esme’s POVSilvan carried me back to his room and laid me gently on the bed. He tried to get off me but I wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled him closer to me. I still couldn't believe that he was alive.I stared deep into his eyes and felt tears almost building up in mine.He ran his hands lovingly through my locks and kissed my forehead softly.“I missed you so much, Silvan. I was so worried. I thought that I would never…”" Shhhh,” he said hushing me gently. "I am here now. I'm just glad that you are safe. I was just as worried as you and I feared that you would never wake up again.”He kissed me tentatively on the lips and I groaned softly as his soft tongue wrapped around mine. Being asleep for almost three weeks was more than enough time to make me crave his touch hungrily. I missed him, and now that I had him, I wanted him deep inside me.He pulled away and stroked my locks.“You should get some rest. Your bruises still need to heal and I'll ask the maids to get you so
Chapter 135Esme's POV I felt very hungry in my sleep and had to force my eyes open. Not expecting to be met with so much brightness, I squinted my eyes to slowly adjust to the light in the room. I stared out the window, different thoughts running through my mind. I recognize the room as the one I shared with Silvan back at the empire."Silvan!" I suddenly called and sprung out of the bed. My thoughts were correct, I was back home at the palace, but how?Images of how I had witnessed everyone die flashed in my head and I quickly hurried out of the room."Silvan!" I called again but got no response."Rue!""Paul!""Amy!" There was nobody in sight even as I called Their names, I began to wonder if I was in a dream."My Lady" someone called from behind and I turned to see Odelia, the young maid whom Silvan had once made to attend to each of my needs.Instinctively, I pulled her in a hug, my heart palpitating in trepidation. Feeling her body on mine made me realize that this was realit
Chapter 134Esme's POVMy heart wrenched in pain as I screamed out my lungs. Silvan lay on the floor, blood oozing from his lips and the cuts on his face.Tears poured out of my eyes as I stared at Silvan's limp body on the cold floor. The exchange of gunshots had seized as everyone stared at Silvan's body as if in a trance. Mustering the last energy I had left in me, I pulled on the chains on my hands with all my strength. Seeing Silvan's state seemed to fuel my energy as I felt myself break out of the chains that were used to hold me down.Pushing Lois's already cold body away, I quickly rushed to Silvan's side, not minding the fact that my chest was not properly covered.I scooped him in my arms, his blood soiling my clothes entirely. "Someone call the ambulance!" I yelled desperately, rubbing my hands on his."My King" I called tearfully, my voice croaky and filled with pain.He smiled sadly, "I'm sorry I broke my promise" he whispered, his eyes peering into mine."Who cares abo
Chapter 133Esme's POV With every passing second, I felt weaker and weaker. My heart was palpitating with fear and my body longed to be released from the binds that held me down.I could hear Kane laughing hysterically and closed my eyes in pain. A drop of tear slipped out of my eye as I clenched my jaws to keep the pain in.As if on cue, the door burst open and a fiery-looking Silvan barged in alongside Doran and Paul. There were a whole lot of guards that came in with him too and they were fully armed.I wasn't expecting it but just as they entered, Kane's men took their stance as well. The two groups pointed guns at each other, staring at themselves eyeball to eyeball.I heard Kane hiss from his seat beside my bed, "What a party pooper. I wasn't expecting you until I drained her empty" he complained with an eye roll.Silvan eyes instantly widened as they fell on me, "What are you doing to her?" He demanded and started rushing towards Kane who quickly began to yank the wires out of
Chapter 132Silvan's POVI waited patiently for the report on the plate number I had asked them to run. I was starting to slowly lose my patience as it was becoming too difficult to locate where Daniel was hiding my Esme."Your Highness, I'm afraid the plate number does not exist" one of the men reported, "it wasn't registered under any company and so the culprit must have used it as a means of distraction""Damn! So what's next?"Sophie was led inside the room, she curtsied politely, "Greetings Alpha, you sent for me"I made to grab her hands but stopped midway and glared dangerously at her."What do you know about Kane of Hammock Corporation?""Mr. Kane?""Is there any other Kane you have been intimate with?" I slammed impatiently.Her face turned red with embarrassment at my outburst, I instantly realized my fault and cleared my throat noisily, "Come with me," I said simply, moving out of the room. She followed without complaint at once."Now, do you remember the Kane I am talking
Chapter 131Esme's POVI felt something twitch in my body and slowly opened my eyes."I'm alive?" I asked in my mind and slowly looked around my sides. Though the room was dimly lit, I could hear the beeping of a machine beside me."You are awake finally"I could recognize his annoying voice from miles away, I turned my head towards Kane's direction. Amidst the injury he had sustained from me, he had an excited look on his face"Where am I?" I demanded coldly."Heaven" he replied with an evil cackle.I gave him a proper stare to see that he has some wires attached to his body and then it hit me, I was still in that damned room and on the bed he had flung me on.But I thought he shot me, how come I am still living?"It wasn't a real bullet" he answered as if reading my thoughts, "it's a sedative dart"I winced as I felt something leave my body, Kane smiled broadly, "I have been waiting for you to wake up since. The procedure can only be successful when you are awake.You are not like
Chapter 130Silvan's POVI paced about the lounge in worry, my mind racing in thoughts as I wondered why Daniel decided to do something as treacherous as this.I knew he worked for Diane but she seems not to know a single thing about this operation.One of the men who were working on tracking Daniel down hurried toward me and bowed respectfully."Alpha, we can't seem to find his coordinates. As for your phone, the tracker was deactivated so it is not possible to trace where it might be"I banged the table beside me in rage, "did the traitor disappear with the air? Why is no one finding something that might lead us to him?""We proceeded to ask around the palace for whoever might have seen him leaving but no one seemed to have noticed. Also, he did not take any of the palace cars, else it would have been easy to track the automobile down.""How about the CCTV footage of the palace gates? He must have left through the exit, he didn't disappear, did he?""Of course not, Your Highness" Th
Chapter 129Esme's POV"Stop right there or I will blow your Lycan brains out!" Someone commanded behind me and I froze.I raised my hands in surrender and gulped down nothing. "Good girl, now turn around really slowly and see the surprise awaiting you" the voice added and I did as I was instructed."Kane?" "Surprise! I hope you are happy to see me, sweetheart?" He returned with a wicked glint in his eyes.I gave him a confused stare and turned to Daniel who was still whimpering in pain, they are working together?"What are you doing here? I thought you were still at the resort even after I left" Kane shrugged, his gun still pointing at me and his eyes sharp in case I make any funny movement, "What can I say? I know my way around. Besides, I have lived here longer than you nasty creatures" he replied and started walking towards me."Nasty? Who the heck is this filthy human?" Ira snarled in my head.Kane's eyes lingered on Daniel's body on the floor for some seconds and gleamed wit
Chapter 128Esme's POVDaniel stopped in front of a building and without waiting to even see what kind of building it was, I hurried out of the car and inside the open door, screaming Silvan's name."Silvan!" I called out in panic and heard no response, the space was eerily quiet and I stopped in my tracks, taking my time to slowly observe my environment.There was no one in sight, the only item in the room was a single bed and stool beside the bed. It looked like a sick bed but there was nobody on it.Ira was on full alert, she began to trace Silvan's scent around the dimly lit room but he was nowhere in sight. The closing of the door made me spin around to see Daniel holding a bat and staring at me ferociously. I looked into his eyes and gasped at how emotionless it looked.He slowly locked the door while keeping his eyes pinned on me,"Silvan isn't here, is he?" I asked in a calm tune, my eyes watching his grip on the bat and the cold look on his face, he shrugged and moved the ba