After some minutes of letting them have their fill of fun, I told them to calm down before opening my eyes.
They scan through the room before landing first on my mate, who was gazing at me with mixed expressions I could not decipher completely. One thing I could from it was that he was worried about me getting hurt. I smiled at him in assurance before facing Hera.
She smiled at me and said, “Very good, Your Highness. Now that you’ve channeled the air element, get acquainted with them and become one with them. By doing this, you will have access to command them as easily as moving just a finger. Make use of them as you please without losing much energy.”
Understanding her words, I nod at her and close my eyes once more, channeling the air energy within me so we can become one. I did as she said; called to the air element, command them to become one with me. They obeyed me and felt the flow of energy within me. I sensed them flowing into my being, becomin
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Too tired to stand on my own, I leaned back against him and closed my eyes, enjoying the feel of his hands on my body as they roam everywhere, removing all the clothing I had on down to my undergarments. Completely naked before him, he stepped slightly aside with me still somehow leaning on him and turned on the faucet, letting out steamy water into the bathtub, then he filled it up with all the essentials for bathing before turning me around to face him. He lifted me off my feet and placed me in the tub, directing me to a sitting position in it. I leaned my head back against the edge of the tub and closed my eyes, getting ready to just soak my body in it before proceeding to leave the washroom after some minutes, only to feel his hands with the bath sponge on my shoulders. Because I wasn’t expecting to feel his hands on me again, I almost slipped in the tub, nearly injuring myself in the act. He hurriedly reached out hi
Pecking my lips once more, he said, “let’s go.” *** Walking into the dungeon, the first thing that hit me was the pungent smell coming from within the walls. I didn’t or would I say wasn’t expecting it, but because I was determined to see Micaela and thought to myself that it’s also living beings that are placed here and watches over the prisoners, I Just had to force myself to adjust to it. I followed my mate down the narrow hallway leading to different cell doors on both sides of the corridor. As we walk, I tried not to make eye contact with the hostages occupying each cell but despite my avoiding them, I couldn’t help sharing eye gaze with some of them. The demeanor I saw in them wasn’t one I wished to perceive. In some, I saw total despair that had me thinking they were wishing for death to find them the very moment they noticed the presence of my mate. It was as if they saw the devil himself when they look at him. S
Moved by her tears, I leaned forward and hug her, letting her cry her fill out while soothing her. I patted her on the back and stood by her to calm down before I released her. Gasping for air, she responded with much difficulty, “Y… Y… Your Highness.” I reached for her palms and stroked them in a reassuring rhythm. “I’m here Micaela. Speak to me when you are ready. Just have it in mind that I’m here to help you out of here. I promise to find the one behind all this.” I reassured her as calmly as I could. She lowered her head in dejection, not speaking a word, and I watched her patiently as I wait for her to make the first move to communicate with me after stating that. A little while later, she finally raised her head and glanced me in the eye with tears flowing down hers.
“Are you sure Micaela?” I asked her to confirm if she was sure that was where she kept the note. “Yes, Your Highness. I’m hundred percent sure that was where I kept it.” “Alright, Micaela. I will go to your quarters and get the note. Let’s just hope it will lead us somewhere.” “T… thank you, your highness. Thank you for not doubting me, Your Highness. I don’t know what would have become of me if you hadn’t. I… I’m forever indebted to you, your highness.” I patted her hands reassuringly and said, “You don’t have to. I promise you we are going to get to the end of this. We will find the culprit, but for us to do so without attracting their attention and giving them hints about us knowing you they framed you, we will still keep you here.” She looked slightly scared when she heard what I said and wanted to say something before I cut her off and reassured her by saying, “I know what you are about to say, but this is the
Not too bright, and not too dim. It was adequately bright enough to allow those passing through it to see where they were going. Curious about how the tunnel came to be if it’s been here for ages or was just recently created, who and who knows it’s here or is he the only one that knows about its existence, I asked him through the mind link. In which he responded as ‘Brice recently discovered it when he tracked down the scent of Lady Anya here. This is where they used to sneak into the Palace, alerting none of the guards on duty.’ That’s interesting. I didn’t know they were this deep into the Palace. I wonder for how long this their so-called plan has been for them to have time to construct this tunnel within the palace grounds or… has the tunnel been here before now and they discovered it, which gave them an advantage into the palace? ‘Do you have any idea when the tunnel was built?’ I asked him through the mind link.
He shook his head in disagreement with what I stated. “I do not believe someone was here before us. If so, I would have picked up a whiff of their remaining scent the moment we walked into the room, but it’s Micaela’s scent that lingers in the room.” Now that he called my attention to the scent hovering in the room, I didn’t bother to take in a deep breath before Micaela’s scent filled up my nostril. His words had me realizing what was going on… or… would I say… what had just happened, even though I refused to accept it. I refused to think otherwise. Because of my dire wish to get the note, I gave little thought to the scent that lingers in the room, which allowed me not to detect the scent and instead concluded that someone else had access to the room. Plus, what gave me the notion that someone else entered the room before we did was because we met the door unlocked when we got here. But I wasn’t able to confirm it, seeing we h
“Ok.” I stood there and watched him as he walked away from me and hurried towards the eastern part of the pack grounds till I could no longer see his figure. Praying for the safety of the guards and pack members that stay in that part of the pack, I turned and resumed my walk towards the Palace. I hadn’t taken up to ten steps when I suddenly heard movement around us. Becoming alert, “did you hear that?” I asked my guards, who were now by my side. They gave me a skeptical look, not knowing what I was talking about. I stopped walking and looked around us, heightening my hearing to see if I would pick up another movement. Not a minute later, I heard a branch being stepped on towards our right side and when I trailed
Giving a gagging sound, she continues, “That sounds awful in my mouth. I will just stick to calling your disgusting name.” The owner of the voice finally stepped forward from the shadows of her… I don’t know what to call them… subordinates… maybe. It did not surprise me to see who it was. “Lady Anya.” “Please hold your greetings. Keep it to yourself. I’m not here for that, and I don’t need it.” She stopped a few feet away from me, looked me up and down as though disgusted by what she was seeing before she resumed her walk, but this time encircling us as she speaks. “By now I know you must have guessed what was going on here and who among your maids is my little birdie. At first, I thought she wouldn’t be able to carry out the task, but she proved me wrong and did it even beyond my expectation brilliantly. I mean, she did it effortlessly that she could fool you and Prince Zeid, which is a surprise for me because he hardly
At my question, he looked away, unable to meet my eyes. After a lengthy silence, he finally sighed and softly whispered, "That night, I was not myself. It was the red blood moon night, and I couldn't control my actions. On every red blood moon night, every creature that was yet to have a partner in our kingdom was unable to control their transformation and urge to copulate with the opposite gender. Hence any creature that was still single on this night would find themselves in a precarious situation. For those with royal blood, the situation was even more dire. The urge and lack of control were ten times stronger than the average changeling. We can hardly control ourselves, and most times, we tend to isolate ourselves completely from others to avoid any potential harm or consequences." He said with a heavy heart before walking the short distance to the window and staring blankly into the distance."That day I had been away on a trip that needed my very presence. It was one that I coul
"What? My father?" I looked at the 'young' handsome man in front of me in disbelief.He was claiming to be my long-lost father, a fact that seemed impossible to comprehend.I mean, how could someone this young be my father? He looked so young that he could easily be mistaken for my older brother.He was fair, almost pale white. His unfathomable, golden-brown eyes contrasted exceptionally with his light-toned face. His chestnut-colored hair pulled back into a neat ponytail; he truly was the epitome of elegance and grace. He had a certain air of wisdom and maturity that was beyond his looks, making it even more perplexing to accept the fact that he was my father.With his cheekbones and piercing golden brown eyes, he certainly had the same striking features as me, making it difficult to deny that we were related.However, that wasn't the thing that got me perplexed. It was his status as king that got to me the most."Wait a minute. You mean to tell me that you are my father and also the
Unknown POVKnock, knock, knock.The knocking on the door disrupted the activity that was going on behind the closed door, and a series of frustrated curse words came gushing out of the mouths of those occupying the room."Greetings, my Lord. May I come in?" A man in a combination of black clothes with an eye patch on his left eye, with silky long black hair tied together at the nape of his neck, said towards the door to the man in the room."Didn't I mention it earlier that I'm not to be disturbed? Why do you think that you could disobey my orders?""A-apologies, my Lord, I came bearing news of great importance that could no longer wait for a moment." The man standing outside the room stammered."What is so urgent that it couldn't wait until morning and had to trouble me on it?"The man's disgruntled voice grunted out between groans of pleasure as the owner kept pounding the female bent before him with urgency. The sound of flesh hitting flesh increased drastically along with the wai
"Yes, we are changelings. We can change our appearance at will, blending seamlessly into any environment or society. We are a rare breed, feared and misunderstood by many. But to those who truly know us, we are loyal and protective friends."Hmm, loyal and protective indeed.With a sly smile, he added. "For thousands of years, we have stayed hidden, isolated ourselves from the rest of the world, until recently. There are those who no longer like the way we keep to ourselves and want to let the world know of our existence. It's probably one of them that you encountered before me and that tried to harm you. The reason behind that attack is unknown to us, but rest assured, I will protect you from anyone who tries to harm you and also find out who has done such a thing and the reason behind it. I will get to the bottom of it. But for now, this is all I can tell you. I will leave the rest to your father to explain to you when he comes to see you."The whole information about their being wa
"What do you mean by that?" I was confused by his words.Why is it his duty to protect me?"Protecting you is my sole purpose," the mysterious figure replied with a calm and reassuring smile. "I was privileged to be appointed by your father to protect you at all costs."Perplexed, I repeated questioningly, "My father?" I wasn't sure if I heard him correctly.Growing up, all I heard about him was that he was a beast that had forced himself on my mother and had his way with her. I never imagined that, apart from hearing about my father in the same sentence as a monster, I would hear about him in a different sentence entirely different from the ones I had grown up with. I had no idea if he was even dead or alive, or who he was or even looked like. There was nothing to tell me anything about him. The word father to me was more like a passing word that was used to insult me when needed."Yes, your father. He is very much alive, and he sent me to look for you and protect you as soon as he go
I quickly walked toward the door and hoped it wasn't locked, but my hope was dampened when I tried the handle and found it wouldn't budge. I became more anxious as I realized that escaping was going to be much more difficult than I had anticipated.What to do?What to do?I searched around the room to see if there was another way out.The window.I quickly darted toward it and checked if it was unlocked.To my joy, it was.However, that joy was short-lived because, as soon as I pushed it open, I realized that it was way high above the ground, and attempting to climb out would be extremely dangerous.To be precise, the room I was placed in was at the top of a tall tower. I was trapped.No wonder they hadn't bothered sealing the window shut. It was impossible to escape.Feeling extreme despair, I collapsed onto the cold stone floor and held my head with both hands. A sense of hopelessness washed over me as I realized there was no way out.I stayed that way for a while, only to hear a wiz
"Hehe, I didn't think it would be this easy after everything that had happened so far," another male voice said."Of course it is. That was why I told you guys to let me do it since no one would suspect me and I have the closest access to her." I heard Agatha's voice say, surprising me. I didn't expect her to be involved in this. I never for once thought she was involved in the whole thing."Yeah, let's get out of here before they notice her absence and come searching for her," the first male said."As if they would. No one cares about her that much, especially not her so called mate." With a smirk laced to his voice, the second male replied."Let's just get out of here before they notice her absence for too long. "Before they realize she's missing and start looking for her," another voice said, and I felt my body being lifted and moved right before I completely lost consciousness.Prince Dante's POVI know I've not been the best mate to her, but I needed to keep my distance from her
By the time I finished taking my shower and came out of the bathroom, the prince had gone, with no sign of him ever being there in the first place. I couldn't help but feel a sense of disappointment and longing. I had thought that since he had taken the time to come to the room today, we would have had a chance to finally talk and get to know each other better. But now, it seemed like that opportunity had slipped away.Talk of someone who goes and comes as he wishes, it was clear that he had no intention of working on our mate bond—at least not now.It was quite disappointing, but who was I to blame if not me? I could understand his unwillingness to complete the mating bond between us.After all, I was the one who worked as a spy for the enemy and is still being suspected of working for the enemy, no matter how subtle they seem not to show their suspicions towards me.I let out a deep breath and went about doing my usual routine for the day.By evening, the dress finally came from the
On getting to the prince's private quarters, I was extremely tired and fell asleep immediately.However, I was woken up by a loud noise in the middle of the night and jolted up from the bed, frightened. Initially, I thought it was the prince who had entered the room, but to my surprise, it was a shadow hidden in the darkness of the room that sent chills down my spine."W…who is there?" I called as I quickly reached out to switch on the table lamb that was placed beside me on the bedside table. However, when the light illuminated the room, there was no one there. Instead, only a cold, empty silence filled the air.But I could not be wrong about what I had seen. I was certain that I saw a shadow in the corner of the room right before I turned on the light, and I couldn't shake off the feeling that someone or something was watching me. But since I didn't see anything, I tried to put the unease feelings aside and went back to sleep. But the lingering sense of unease stayed with me through