All Chapters of Silent Whispers: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

" Watch where you’re going, little one. We wouldn’t want you getting hurt," he says. " Why do you care?" I snap, before I can stop myself. His cocky attitude vexes me, not to mention that he kissed me without permission. I should think before I speak, especially since Merilla mentioned he is the king. " I do care, my Sleeping Beauty." Before I can retort, a huge black cat-like creature appears behind him. I squeal and start to back away. " Mate!" Merilla calls in our mind-link, running to the creature. " Don’t be afraid, Little One. This is my spirit animal," the king says. " That’s your spirit animal? What is that thing?" I stutter. " That’s not one particular animal. Luka likes to combine animals to create his unique form," he explains. I try to stay calm, but my instincts scream to run as the creature fixes its gaze on me. " Why didn’t you tell me that you are the King’s Mate?” Merilla asks, shocked. “ Mate? What do you mean Mate? I know of no su

“ I am sorry.” Kaden said while pulling on the collar of his shirt, like he is trying to loosen it up because it was chocking him. “ I fail to realize you are not versed in the mating bond given to us by the goddess.” I stay quiet because my emotions and hormones are all over the place, not to mention this ice cold feeling inside of me.Kaden, ignoring the space I put between us, came close to me again and extended his hand to me. “ Meara, are you okay? You look pale, almost like you are turning blue.” The closer he got, the colder my body became. “ What is happening to me?” I call out hysterically. Kaden looked to me confused and I don’t blame him. How would he know what is happening to me? I reached for his hand and as I extend my hand out I could feel all the coldness running through my body to my extended hand. Just when I was about to touch Kaden’s hand, my hand lit up. Kaden’s eyes widened with shock. There is this icy cold blue flame dancing on the tip of my fingers

“ Ever since I arrived here, I have been treated unfairly by you and your men! I have been accused of trying to steal. I have been locked in the dungeon without food or anything to drink, and then manhandled by you afterwards, and might I remind you about the kiss you gave me while I was asleep. Here I am, tired from walking for God knows how long, to a secret magical kingdom, and decide to take a little nap, only to be awakened by a stranger kissing me.Here I am with people who have magical elemental powers, only to discover that I am also one of them with these strange cold fire powers that I never even knew I had. And also, was I locked up again by you in your personal sleeping chambers. Maybe if you showed me just a bit of decency since I have arrived, I would not have wanted to leave or think the worst of you!” I listened intently as she poured her heart out in frustration. Maybe she was right, maybe I was unfair to her. I would have probably felt the same way if I were

Last night, I didn’t have much strength for arguing anymore. Kaden told me to get ready for bed, and for once I listened and did as I was told. The large bathroom was larger than my own bathroom back home. I think it is even bigger then the kitchen and living room combined. The bath was big and had many different oils and soaps to choose from. Sitting there all night looked like a good idea, but the emotional rollercoaster I was on just made me to get into bed. I was way too tired to start an argument. I put on a white silky gown my two servants left for me, and when I got the bed, Kaden was already in bed with no shirt on, reading some paper in his hand with one hand behind his neck, which showed the stretching of his muscles. He was definitely not build like the other men I have seen so far. His skin was tanned with scars all over his body. I gulped and kept my eyes to the ground as I hopped into the bed. There was a massive stack of pillows on the floor next to me. I pulled the

" I am not royalty," I corrected with a smile. " But you will be soon, my Little One," Kaden added. " Best you try and get used to the idea," Kaden said casually, placing a napkin on his lap as everyone stared at me. To divert their attention, I told them to dig in. Without hesitation, they all filled their plates, even Kaden. " Deon, I want you to go to the Archives with her, Majesty," he said, his tone cold. "And pull the records of all the elementals who had a baby just over twenty years ago." I wanted to correct him, saying that I am only twenty years old now, but I stayed silent, swallowing hard on my piece of bread, remembering what he said last night about my age showing. Merilla also mentioned something about him being older than he looked, so I didn’t want to appear young and naive in his eyes. In my head, there was a constant tug-of-war between wanting to leave and returning home, and this small part of me wanted to stay and find out about my real parents, who they w