WRITERS POV ~~ Kal had left the manor against his own will sadly, he had official duties to attend to especially now that the king is, I sick, which was also one of the duties as the son-in-law and prince of the kingdom, He couldn’t help his mind wander back to the manor, back to Anna who had left, he’d give anything to be with her any time of the day, but she was safe, and only hoped those bastards would not come anywhere near his manor, as he had already warned all the guard to let them in, The way to the palace was long as it was gruesome but he had reached seeing the familiar extraordinary and beautiful flowers and gate that lead to the high wall of the palace, with servants and guards greeting him at his every turn The palace was silent as he knew and was accustomed to, there were hardly any activities if not the festive season and that was not yet upon them, he had moved to the king’s room to talk about a few ordeals about the kingdoms, he was also instructed that emissari
ROSE’S POV~~Everything I do, I do for love, why can’t I be loved, do I not deserve love? How much I’ve yearned for love from the only alpha that ever caught, my eye, my Phillip, I learned from him for years, he was the love of my life, my first, I gave him my body before I had even gotten matedJust when I thought everything was going to work out, I was given the burden of carrying my family name and making them have good social status and standings, even after that I still met him by chance and continued an affair, the only console I had in my mind was that he was not interested in any omegas, so his heart was safe, that was I thoughtUntil he met ivy, everything had turned upside down after that, it drove me mad how careless she was how no matter what she says or how indifferent she acts to him, he still only had eyes for he, and I who has sacrificed everything was just kept to the side while she could have everything, what did she have theta didn’t? what could she give that d
WRITER’S POV~~Spring had arrived, Anna could tell by the new flowers that bloomed in the gardens and her very wake, she loved looking at the splendid fields every morning, it had become a routine of her, and Kal’s routine of back bugging her every morning with a kiss of good morning and whispers of sweet nothing, She loved how he was always there, to reassure her, that she was not alone in this fight and that she had a mate, she wanted to appreciate him in a way, so in the morning as they were on the bed, Anna had rolled under the sheets, kissing down the shirtless stomach of Kal who was still in deep sleep, she licked over his abs making him shift a little in his sleep as she moved down to his clothed crotch, taking his member outAnd giving it a few kitten licks as she admired his large cock, she had never done this, but he had pleasured her so many times she wanted to pay him back, and what’s best than a small surprise in the early morning, testing the water she took it into
WRITER’S POV~~~It was the queen’s anniversary party and evening had already approached fast, with their bodies spent from wind and gossip, the next item was for them to have a bath at the private hot spring at the late queen’s pavilion, And as expected they were all excited and in high spirits, not everyone, as Beth noticed her sister’s sour mood, as they all moved to the bathhouse, they had all changed to their towel and the eager ones were already in the large pool of summer spring water that was said to clear your skin and heartRose didn’t join she just sat on a pillar she watched the stars, attest she had to get her mind occupied with something, she wanted to leave in reality, but that would cause great dishonor for her husband, it would be taken she had something against the thrones, “sister” Beth’s worried voice called to Rose whose attention and head snapped quickly to where Beth stood, she could see her sister looked far from happy”“What happened sister,” Bath asked
WRITER’S POV~~~Anna had arrived back home to the Duke’s manor, since he had things to attend to, she had missed him for the whole dayShe returned to see maid and servants waiting to greet her on her return from the palace, she honestly couldn’t wait to leave after the useless stunt Beth-Roses sister had pulled at the spring bath, she was lividBut seeing the familiar walls of the manor put her heart at ease “ welcome back your highness” they all chorused Boeing their head as she came down from the carriageTaking her gloves off, she smiled at the maid who she was now close acquainted with, even the rumors of what Eloise had done, she had made an effort to get closer to them“ your grace” one of the maids called as she followed Anna in, “ the prince had also arrived from his journey a few hours prior, he is in his study”“Alright thank you” Anna called as she walked up the stairs to see her mate, seeing that he was in the study all morning from his journey meant he had not ye
ANNA’S POV~~After the encounter with Andrew, we had retreated to an inn that kept us warm for the night, even when I had bathed thankfully the inn gave hot water, I had washed laying down and waited for my husband, he stayed sitting at the small fireplace his thoughts astray, I knew in his heart he still felt mad that he didn’t know what had happened to me, yes I had told him nothing, not the market nor the fact that I was kissed by that bastard Phillip, I wanted him to be less worried, I was too broken to share my insecurities, he side he loved but how far would that love go before he started seeing the real me, the me that I tried to hide for so long I drifted up, turning the other way, we didn’t sleep close to each other that night, but I felt when the bed dipped and when he laid down, my heart hollow with worry as to what would become of us, ~~The next day we had made another long journey through the kingdom and back to the capital, making it by dawn, the servants were
WRITER’S POV~~“what? Why?” anna asked perplexed, she didn’t want Kal to know, he would be worried, if she knew this would become bigger and escalate to this she would have returned home as soon as possible, She had spent a good hour or two and the palace wasn’t that far off from the duke’s manor, just like clockwork she heard the arrival of a carriage, that came into the estate, The doors opened up and it was Kal, Kal didn’t look happy at all, “leave” he ordered all the servants as they were left alone, he came closer to where she stood looking over her body to see if she was hurt ”Kal I am unhurt, you didn’t have to come back, it was a false alarm” she called but he hadn’t replied“what happened? Where were you?“I went out riding and I went far too deep into the trees, my horse ran away that’s all” “yet from what I heard, you returned by the front gate, with another horse and a strange man, ““Kal, it’s nothing I just happened to get close to the fence of our neighbor”
WRITER’S POV~~~~~’The stare down between Kal and Andrew was tense, as it was silent, the world almost tuned out for Kal as his focus was on Andrew yet again who he had met, someone who was with anna yesterday,” your highness” the count called breaking the prince’s train of thought” count Brenton” the kind uttered quietly, this was one of those days he had the strength to come out as to must day he is in the room and medication,“my prince, I am surprised to see you here, I didn’t know you would also be here,”“and I didn’t know you were bringing someone”“not just anyone, your highness please allow me to introduce lord Andrew a widely and very sorted after merchant that’s is responsible for the supply of the new weapons that have been supplied to the palace on the first line of defense” He announced, the king’s attention moving to Andrew who bowed to show his respect “my, my, he is younger than I imagined, you must be proud having such a good business at his age, your parent must
WRITER’S POV••With the reign of King Michael, the Kingdom had become orderly and a peaceful place and the sale of opium was nonexistent in the KingdomMichael has been working nonstop helping wherever he could to keep himself busy but Anna couldn’t help but notice that he had become quiet and had tried to stay far away from her it was unsettlingSometimes she would catch him staring, trying to ng hard t control himself before he left the room for her, she was Five months in and it was evident her baby bump had grown a bit with her lean stature it wasn’t very bigHis disappearance always left her wondering what was won't, why he takes so long to contemplate touching her, until the night she smelt his pungent scent in the bathing roomShe stood spacing out in the mirror, his eyes a glowing hue of red, he didn’t notice Anna had woken up “ Love, you’re on your Rut” she choked out, as his pheromones filled her nostrils, why didn’t she notice, no wonder he had tried so hard to avoid
Writers POV ••“What makes you think I won’t pull this gun on you right now” Andrew just said his hands moving to his waist as he took in a breath “would you let me explain at least” “you don’t get the time or have the right to explain! you are the opium drug dealer you have been the one selling to Phillip and his friends, what makes you think I would believe if you were not working with them?” Michael growled as he held up the shotgun not breaking his stance, any wrong move and he was sure to pull the trigger on Andrew “would you believe that if I was working with these bastards I would kill him, wouldn’t it have been in my best interest to betray you instead?” “Tell me why I would trust you when you approached us in the first place you knew I was looking for you you approached my mate, my home, and my people.” “if I wanted to harm you, Prince Micheal, I would have thought that a long time ago, you are not my target, because you take care of the Princess and you’re a good man
WRITER’S POV••Anna braced herself for the impact as she lay hiding behind a large tree, she called her breathingPhillip’s footsteps drew nearer, by the Side line of her vision, Anna spotted a large wood branch, which she picked up as a weapon.She knew her shuffle caught his attention, good, even if he wanted to kill her she wouldn’t die without trying, she wouldn’t go down without a fight “ I hear you “ he called coming closer to the tree and had acted fast, hitting the gun out of his hands and using the heavy branch to land another blow on the wounded hand she had stabbed“Ahh, fuck!” he lashed out She ran to where the gun had landed, near the same cliff that she was thrown from, she lunged for the gun successfully grabbing it before he felt a hand pull her back and give her a hand snack on her face He claimed on top of her wasting to strangle her but she used the back of the gun to hit him hard on his face fibrinogen her the leverage of escaping his gripShe stood, bloodi
Writers POV••“Because I am that winemaker’s daughter! It” Anna roared as tears fell from her eyesThe viscount just looked at her like she has grown horns what does she mean he couldn’t believe her she is the Princess, the woman he killed looked nothing like her “What makes you think I would pleasure you call me insane? The one that has gone mad“ he called gaping at her as panic arose“You think I’m lying how would I know what you did to me how you stabbed me you threw me off the Cliff, you Philip!”“no, no,!” facing “ Everything I have done is to see you at this point, desperate, with no standing and my mercy, even I almost ran crazy when I woke in this body, but I knew I had a purpose, you killed my papa and that is unforgivable”Phillip stayed quiet like the word she had been uttering had finally invoked in, she never loved him, she was only playing him, but how was that possible how was she, Anna?!“ And I Would do it over and over again, to see you crumble and become not
WRITER’S POV••Anna had shifted in her sleep, the place she had been laid on was hard and cold, and her throbbed, she tried to move her body, but her body felt heavy and rigid on the cold wood floor She opened her eyes slowly, her head was still foggy from the impact of the drug, The first thing that was met with was the dark wood of the ceiling the moon had illuminated from the windows, she tired during her hands that were just gaining their strength back to raise and look around the dark house, to at least know where she was She looked over the wall, her spine locked up from an all too familiar feeling of the house she was in, the wall felt too familiar, she knew why, this was Edwin’s home, and this was the same room that they had changed her Forever“Hello my love, you’re awake ” Phillips looking voice echoed in the empty room with a tone of relief, he was seated in the only chair in the room as there was nothing thereAll the furniture and pictures must have been packed s
WRITER’S POV**Kal had raced home immediately, as he understood the intent behind that message the viscount had sent, “please be safe love please,” he muttered to himself, he was still miles away but he didn’t care, his hands tightened on the reins till it became white, hoping his horse could go faster He raced till he saw the familiar walls of the manor, but what was different was that the whole lights were on, at this time, it fell off and he felt his stomach churn in anxiety, the guard spotted him on the horse and opened the gates immediately, they all looked scared and worried“What is it ?” he called as she walked inside the manor“my lord we had sent word but it seems you had missed the messenger, my lord the p-princess she is isn’t here”Kal ran upstairs as soon as he said that, see a small crowd gathered in the middle was Marie with a wet cloth on her head, there was a red angry bump, and a cut on her lips, her face wet with tears, as soon a she looked up and saw t
WRITER’S POV**The search for Phillip continued and buzzed all over town, Philip had little choices of where he could lay low, opting for tattered taverns and cheap inns, with a thin blanket that couldn’t even keep him warm, How his life had come to this, he still didn’t know, maybe it was the moon goddess that was punishing him for atrocities he had committed, he wouldn’t go down like this, even though everyone was against him, he needed ivy to know that he loved her, he would convince her,The only thing he had managed to sneak out was a small ball of coins and a case filled with opium, even though he had sold opium, he had hardly used the substance, but now he was in desperate need of release, a desperate need to forget his troubles if he could, so he lighted you the opium, and took it to his mouth **Ann had been home, the guard and security tightened by the hour, with only a few selected maids to come and help her as everyone was on edge, anna had wanted to help in t
WRITER’S POV**The sun rose hot in the mid-morning as rose sifted from her long sleep, she peaked an eye open, the sun making her a little dizzy, as her whole body hut, she had then remembered what had occurred, flashes of that night occurred as panic arose in her, She bolted off the bed as she looked around her room to see the princess seated beside her, “rose is alright, you’re alright, he won’t hurt you anymore,” she assuredRose wasn’t convinced, her pained face turned into a scowl as her eyes stayed on the princess, “what are you doing here” rose asked hoarsely her throat dry from being parched“I did not come here to fight with rose, I heard what happened, ““And what you have come to gloat? That he hurt me, for you?”Annas face softened, she did have the strength to argue with rose, she knew the countess was hurting physically and mentally “I’m sorry” Anna called out making the countess surprised“I’m sorry that I couldn’t protect you from that monster, that he did
WRITER’S POV*The scream of the maid was what shocked the house of the count awake as all the servants came rushing out, to see what happened, everyone’s eyes widened when they saw guards carrying up the countess from the floor, with the maid still screaming bloody murder from what she had just seen, Rose was unconscious and her white nightgown dripped with blood, small cuts around her body bled red but the most prominent show of blood was from her leg, the mid all wailed and cried for the countess as he was rushed to her room, The guards had come to ask the poor maid who still looked traumatized from what she had witnessed, “what happened? The head guard asked they interrogated her, “what did you see who did you see?”“I-I just came out to get a glass of water, and I heard a struggled and a thud from upstairs, I couldn’t make it out at first but I saw him, he hit the countess, and he kicked her she fell, from the stairs” she called in almost a whisper as tears feel down“who