##-*WRITER’S POV*- A FEW DAYS EARLIER…...** After Anna received the letter from Philip, she talked to Kal about what she found in Phillip’s house, the coordinates leading to the paint shop in Easternville where he was certain their supplies of opium are shipped, But they needed a distraction not to be alerted immediately, that was when Anna had accepted the invitation of Phillip, taking Kal as her plus one, his being there would help the fact that they won’t expect his men to target their jewels while they are at the banquet After much thought and planning, Kal had then agreed to it, the plan was set they just needed it to work.*PRESENT…. * They were all settled down when Anna, said something to gain their attention, since Edwin’s gaze never left Kal, he still suspects him as the perpetrator that wanted to kill him that night at his manor, even if he was high on whisky and drugs, he still couldn’t trust the then duke now the prince“sir Edwin, I believe we’ve met before all of
WRITER’S POV • • Anna and kal had both left the viscounts, mansion and were already home, she had excused herself for the day and went to change, whilst kal had a secret meeting with his raiders“the mission was successful your grace, we have acquired the goods from the suppler, thankfully there wasn’t much mishaps since we weren’t being expected, one of the wolves called, “although we cant pin anyone of them because they weren’t there, the tip you gave us helped a lot my lord, the soldier added which delighted the alpha, but he was not to be praised, in fact it was his bride, but she wanted to be anonymous, even in this room there are people that may be against him, he can’t trust anyone, but he needs to asks herWhy? Why was she doing all this even after how he treated her, even after all that happened, what was her aim, she wouldn’t gain anything from ruining t he lives of those men, but like he thought, she really didn’t feel like the princess he used to know he needed to make
##WRITER’S POV * * Rose had waited patiently for the maid to come to her with information, she had skillfully made her way to a private house so no one will know, she didn’t know that she was being followed by someone“good evening countess Brenton” the maid called “what information do you have for me Eloise?” she called as she took off her cloak, “remember you still have your father’s debt to pay, I hope it is something useful”“my lady I really haven’t found much but they do get along, there are a few misunderstandings, I’m doing my b-best” she fumbles, Eloise’s father was once a worker in the countess's household but died before he could pay off all his debt leaving the burden to her, but the countess had promised to brush it all of if she secretly works for her“I want more than this! This doesn’t mean anything! This won’t make me have Philip!” she screamed, The door then opened up to see a familiar face that had her eyes widening “Woah, Woah, whoa, go easy on the poor maide
##WRITER’S POV -• • After the celebration, they left the king on a good note, he was sad to see his beloved daughter leave again but he had to, they had reached the manor after a few hours, tired and weary from the party, and the duke picked Anna up in bridal style as he was still asleep and took her to his room, where they slept offShe had risen up the next morning a bit alarmed by her surrounding but calmed down by just the scent of her alpha before she got a good look at the room “morning” she heard him mumble, the bed dipped as he edged closer to her in all his shirtless glory“ugh-I can’t believe I slept so deeply” she muttered making the duke laugh before tasting her soft lips once more, he had just come back from sword training and left her on the bed to take a bath, but Anna had other things in storeMichael had lowered himself into the big bath. enough for four people, the heat making him relaxed, closing his eyes and clearing his mind, till just the thought of ivy remain
WRITER’S POV • • “Phillip , I can explain “ Rose scooped up rose from where she was and slammed her against the wall, he was having any of it after he heard about the princess “ I think I’ve heard enough from your spy, I warned you rose, I told you not to interfere between me and the princess” “ I swear I didn’t I just wanted to help you!” “Bullshit” he answered not phased by her confession, the knife bared against her throat, making her gulp in horror “ I swear, I only instructed her to keep an eye out on her husband for you! And just to help you since he had raided the supplies, I swear Phillip” She called desperately, if she didn’t think fast she would be the next dead body on the floor next to Eloise, “ she asked me for help to pay her father's debt, that she would do anything, I didn’t know she had the motive to kill Anyone” Her eyes were shut tightly, her hear beating out of her chest praying silently that he would believe her, “ if I find out you are lying to me Rose
WRITER’S POV**My child!” The king shouted as he barged into the manor of the duke, his frantic foot steeps gained closer to where the princess had stood to welcome her father“Why are you standing my child!” The king exclaimed with so much panic as he laid his eyes on his daughter. “I heard about what happened, why the hell did this happen Michael, you promised to protect my daughter! Explain yourself” the king fumed, he thought everything was alright with them even though he knew the alpha was reluctant to mate her in the beginning“It is all my fault your highness” Michael bowed, “I could not protect her”“and the person that did this?” “it was a maid hired in this household, she was also found dead a few hours ago, ““so, this case is a dead end if our only source of information on why she wanted to harm is gone” the king sighed in frustration“Father, I promise I’m alright, I didn’t take the poison fully and I have been given the antidote, I am well enough to be on my fe
WRITER’S POV••“I-I” Rose fumbled with her word as she was put on the spot by the princess, not knowing what else to say as she was left speechless by the upfront accusations “tell me, countess! Or do you want to be beheaded for treason?!” Anna threatened she no longer had the soft exterior she always withheld“no! I swear your grace, it was Thomas’s idea to give the maid that poison, I had no idea, she just came to our meet up and I saw them meet up occasionally! I did not know he would order this!”She confessed to adding truth with lies, hoping it was enough to spare her from the wrath of the princess“Thomas did this?,” oh no she had panicked and slipped it out! “very well, do not tell him that I know, if you don’t want to be punished,” Anna said silently, the countess’s the heart was still beating loudly but she could comprehend that as a threat“thank you so much, your grace, I am sorry”“if you really were, you would have told me from the beginning not coming here pretendi
ELAINE’S POV**Survival was the first instinct I was taught when I was born, I saw how my mother’s life changed when my father lost all his fortunes, we were miserable, living every day off scrape, and my father began to beat my mother coming back home drunk every night and, in the morning, a new bruise on her faceBefore she had dies, she told me never to settle for less, that I should aim for a good life, that if my life begins to move from good to bad, I should run, that love was not enough, I needed the money and power tooI didn’t heed her warning, I fell in love at 16 by 17 I was pregnant with him and had a child, he was in his late 20s but I was so in love, he was a wine maker a renowned one, our life was good, but it wasn’t what I wanted, this wasn’t what I dreamed to have I loved my daughter anna with all my heart when she was born, but my heart wasn’t here I knew I could get more, and be more, I stayed for a decade with him, but he started getting sick, the money started
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