Novels by STANSEO

C37: UNCONSCIOUS SPY “Don't be afraid,you don't have much time do you?” The king asked. Snow stared at them confused, “what is the king talking about mother?” She asked, frightened. “It is nothing serious dear, you can go back for now, I will be back” she said but Snow refused. “Stop hiding things from me mother” she yelled softly in anger and worry. “She would soon shapeshift, it is full moon” king Rodriguez decided to clear the air. Snow shook her head even though she barely understood,she helped her mother out of the room, but before that she asked Freya to go to Alice. The king took them to a room deep inside the palace, “you can stay here, I would take my leave since it won't be appropriate” he said and turned to leave. “You can come with me as well,I can sense that she hasn't shapeshifted before, it might be dangerous” he said referring to Snow. “Thank you, Your Majesty but I will stay here with my mother and look after her,” she refused politely. King Rodriguez nodde

C36: DANCING SPIRIT Snow took a few steps forward and curtsied again, “My Queen I have a request to make to you” she said softly. Queen Lucy chuckled a bit, “Mandy she is as graceful as you” she remarked and Madeline smiled. “Go ahead young one, what do you wish for?” She asked, her eyes gentle. “I.. wish to bring my personal maid Freya, with me,I hope my Queen would grant me that wish” Snow requested, as her heart beat rose a bit. Freya, whose head was down, bit her lips hoping the Queen would permit it. “If that is what you wish for,... then it is granted” Queen Lucy said and paused before giving her consent. Snow smiled widely, bringing more beauty to her face. “Thank you, my Queen, I shall take my leave now so that I may not disrupt your discussion any further” she said happily. The Queen nodded, waving her hand. The duo left happily. They joined Alice who was chatting with prince Aiden. “Why are you so happy, is it about the selection?” Alice asked inquisi

C35:I CHOSE HER The man who had announced the contest took several parchments with other servants submitting it to the kings. Duke Miles frowned as he muttered in frustration “won't the Dukes and nobles vote?”. Duke Nicholas gave him a stern look, “mind your words for once Dom” he said, calling his nickname. Duke Miles sighed and looked away. The Kings calmly scribbled some words into the parchment, their movement fluid and filled with grace. King Zal dropped his quill and signaled one of the servants to take the parchment, King Zamiel lifted his eyes glancing at Snow before continuing his writing once he was done he submitted his as well. Aiden glanced at his father, King Rodriguez nodded softly. He stood up and glanced at the crowd, his gaze watchful as they remained on the maidens and the guests who were eager to know what he would say. “This contest is not for the kings of Crestland alone, My son is of age to choose his future crown princess and they might be a

C34: THE CONTESTSnow, who had closed her eyes feeling relaxed suddenly felt a bit lost, shaking her head she turned around and bumped into a maid.The maid quickly apologized even though it wasn't her fault.She stared at Snow's hair and swallowed.“My Lady, Queen Lucy sent for you the contest is about to start” She said in one breath, bowing she scurried away.Snow sighed she didn't know how long she had stayed at the balcony.Walking back to the large hall Alice grabbed her hand and pulled her to the side.Staring around she noticed that the other maidens were seated there as well.“Where have you been, the contest would be starting soon and you might be the first” Alice whispered to her, a slight frown marring her face.“I'm sorry, I was just bored and got carried away,” Snow replied apologetically.Snow looked ahead and saw her mother who was on the other side with the rest, Lady Madeline nodded her head with a small smile cheering her up.A middle aged man stood before them, f

C33: THE Z BROTHERS WRITER'S POV The king cleared his throat, “And now the final event. I once promised my Duke's and Bathore that the mysterious men for whom their daughters were brought to the palace would be reveal today and here I fulfill my word” He said with a solemn look. The guests paused in anticipation as they waited for the unknown people. The gigantic door of the ballroom creaked open, they all turned to the door, Snow felt something thrum in her, something she couldn't tell. Two pairs of feet wearing two pairs of black boots walked in, they both wore elegant black robes, one with blue embroidery and the other with white embroidery. They walked into the room and the people who had already made a path began to stare at them in awe and fear. Their strides screamed of unknown power, they walked straight to the throne side and stood beside the King. One had long waist length blue hair and blue eyes while the other had waist length white hair and silver e

C32: THE AWAITED BALL 2Alice gasped as helped her stand straight.“Thank you my prince” she said gratefully, the young man hummed.“You're welcome, how have you been?” he asked, as he let go of her waist.“I'm doing well and you?” She asked as she looked up to look at him, he smiled.“I'm doing fine, but meeting you? I must say I am doing better right now” he said smoothly in his masculine voice.“Is that true, then I'm glad to make you feel better” she said a bit flustered.She had always had a crush on prince Aiden, and good enough the feeling is mutual.“Are you searching for someone?” He asked deviating from their main conversation, he had noticed how flustered she was and didn't want to poke any further.“Ah? Yes I am looking for my friend Snow” she said as eyes wandered in search of her again.“Oh I see, then I hope you wouldn't mind if I accompany you to search for her, in case you fall agai

C64: THE END…THREE MONTHS LATEROnce everyone was done mourning, Lucas the death of his father, Viktor and Lucy the death of their mother, and their father who had passed away years ago.They also mourned Plague and Two who died after reuniting. Lucas did everything possible to cure them but he couldn't find a way out.They had returned to the Moonlit pack, but they were also needed at Clearstone kingdom.Kael decided to have a worthy cousin take over the throne of Clearstone kingdom while he remained in the Moonlit pack as their Alpha to prevent any other pack from attacking.The elders were happy to have them back.On an auspicious day, they crowned Lucy their Luna and acknowledged her as Viktor's sister.Kael and Lucy turned into their full wolf forms, both stood magnificently, one blue as the night sky and the other white as the morning clouds.Their moon mark resting on their forehead as they howled in

C63: IRIS' DEATHThe fireball slowed down as it stopped before a lake, the two frowned, they knew witches don't live in waters.“It's a mirage,” Kael muttered in a hoarse tone.Lucas muttered a spell, his green eyes glowing one slit while the other remained normal, his halfshift form slender than the other two.After a while the enchantment broke revealing a pathway, the fireball floated ahead leading them to a vast compound after a long while.They saw two wolves fighting, one was fully shifted while the other was halfshifted fighting ferociously.The halfshifted blackish ash wolf was supposed to have the upper hand since it didn't shift fully but the white wolf was giving it a tough time.After watching closely, they noticed the moon mark resting on its head, it was smaller than Kael's own, Lucas stared at Kael's face studying his moon mark.“That white wolf has the same mark as yours, is it another alpha?” He

C62: RAPHAEL'S TRUE SELFMeanwhile…Ralphael left the room, and went to another room to see his dear daughter.“tsk.. tsk..tsk look at yourself, so miserable for a witch” he said mockingly as he strolled towards Iris who was lying on the floor.“Fa..ther, help.. me.. I will deal with that bitch” Iris managed to speak, her throat dried from lack of water.Raphael chuckled before giving her a cup of water, which she drank instantly gaining little strength.“Aren't you stupid,if you are talking about Lucy then you should keep your witchy self away from her” he said coldly.“You acknowledge her, what about me, I am your true daughter, you should hate her not me” Iris said angrily.“I made a mistake taking you with me, you are filled with bitterness that you do not try to improve yourself positively, your brother is better than you” he spat coldly.“You all say that he is better than me, that is because he d

C61:EDWARD/ THE ENTIRE TRUTHUNKNOWN PLACELucy woke up slowly, her eyes squinting as it came in contact with the bright rays of sunlight coming in through the slightly opened window.She glanced at her surroundings which were unfamiliar to her, she shut her in frustration.“Why am I always in this condition?” she muttered in a low tone.She heard footsteps, she looked up to the same handsome man before her still wearing his smile.“Good evening dear,how are you doing?” he said enthusiastically.“I will be fine if you let me go” Lucy muttered through gritted teeth.“Why are you becoming more ferocious, dear daughter?” another voice said as the person walked.Lucy shot her eyes towards that direction instantly, her gaze soft and betrayed as they set on the man who owned the voice.“Father?” She called out weakly, the man shot her a glare before looking away.“You see I am powerful you s

C60: UNKNOWN WIZARDEARLIER TODAYLucas took Iris' favourite dress to his room,the more the owner cherished the item the stronger the tracker.He prepared the circle with candles and the fire pot, picking up the dress he saw the blank paper he took it again.“Baking soda, seems like a hidden important information” he muttered.His curiosity became strong, getting a cup of water he poured some of it on the paper, the words scribbled into it became visible.‘Handle that shewolf with care, she bears the child, I have wiped her memories it is best if you make her yours to avoid suspicions R.’Froze confused, ‘what shewolf and what child, who is R and why is it in Lucy’s possession’ he thought as he slid the paper into his pocket.He intends to give it to Kael after they are done.He started the ritual and soon the green fireball floated with a mix of black.‘You are so dark that it leaves its

C59: LUCY'S WOLFTHE NEXT DAY Lucy yawned as stretched her arms, she tried to feel Kael but couldn't touch him, her eyes flinged open.She couldn't find him beside her, she searched around the room but couldn't find him.She stood up and checked the bedroom, still nothing, shortly after the maids came with buckets of warm water.“Good morning afternoon princess Lucy” they greeted with a bow and proceeded into the bathroom.Once they were done filling the bathtub, the rest returned leaving behind two maids to serve her.“Have you seen the King?” Lucy asked them.“The king had his bath early in the morning before attending meetings but I don't know where he is now, my princess,” one of the maids answered.She recalled their conversation last night and decided to calm down. She went to the bathroom the maid wanted to serve her but she told them to wait for her in her room as she was used to having her ba

C55: Restless BeastLiya sat quietly on one of the wooden benches after training finally ended. Her arms still ached badly from drawing the bow repeatedly, yet compared to the first day, it felt slightly more bearable now.Not far from her, Fina sprawled carelessly on the ground like a lifeless body while the other female beside her had already fallen asleep sitting upright.Liya shook her head softly before carefully bringing out the covered plate she had hidden beside the bench.The moment she opened it, the rich scent of the steak filled the air. A satisfied smile appeared on her lips immediately.“My lady truly cooks the best food,” she muttered softly to herself.She picked up one piece and bit into it happily.Just then, two pairs of black boots stopped before her.Liya blinked and lifted her head.Leonard stood before her, his hands folded neatly behind him.He looked calm and composed but his eyes were fixed more on the steak than Liya.The moment their eyes met, Liya smiled

C54: Greedy BeastLucian stood still, his fingers tightened around the bow he had lowered.His gaze remained fixed on the frightened little figure crouched behind the rack as though hiding from danger itself.Something inside him stirred violently.His beast had acted up again that morning.The moment he turned and saw the emerald necklace resting against her neck, his beast had become more restless and it had clawed at him violently.A strange instinct had risen inside him, his beast wanted to take over and pin her down, and tear that necklace away from her neck.His thoughts made his expression darken.His beast was becoming difficult to suppress.The only reason he aimed the arrow at her was to scare her away before he lost control.He had expected her to panic and run far from him, away from the training ground while trying to gain control of himself.Instead, she had hidden behind the rack, still at his reach.He was now partly in control as he stood behind her, he froze as reali

C53: A Steak That DistractsThe next morning, Liya woke up and went to Raine’s inner chamber only to find her nowhere in sight.Her brows furrowed immediately.The bed had already been neatly arranged but there was no one there, she paused before gently knocking at the bathroom but no answers.A strange panic settled inside her chest almost instantly.“My lady?” she called softly, yet there was no response.Liya quickly hurried toward the door, worry already filling her heart.Just as she reached for it, the door creaked open.Raine stepped inside carefully carrying a sizable tray in both hands.The rich scent of grilled meat drifted into the room immediately.Liya froze.Then relief washed over her so suddenly she almost sighed loudly.“Good morning, My Lady” She greeted quickly.Raine blinked before smiling faintly.“What was that expression earlier?” she asked softly as she walked inside. “Did you think I ran away?”Liya immediately shook her head.Then after a pause, she awkwardly

C52: New QuestionsLucian silently forced himself to focus.The faint apple scent surrounding her had become annoyingly distracting. It was too soft and appealing.His brows furrowed faintly as he closed his eyes for a brief second, gathering his thoughts. When he opened them again, the subtle disturbance in his expression disappeared and the familiar strictness returned.He was training her and nothing more.His gaze settled calmly on Raine who still stood awkwardly in front of him gripping the bow too tightly.“Close one eye,” he instructed calmly.Raine blinked before obeying immediately.“Keep the other on the target.”Lucian added, and she nodded.Lucian adjusted her elbow slightly before speaking again. “Do not tense your shoulders.”Raine swallowed and tried to relax.He gently held her elbow and drew it back. “This way.”Raine immediately followed his movement carefully.“Now focus on the target completely.” Lucian said, his voice a bit soft yet firm.Her fingers tightened aro

C51: Torment In Disguise Raine followed the Grand Prince quietly.‘What exactly have I stepped into?’ she asked internally.A few moments ago she had only wanted to escape training entirely.Now somehow, she was being personally trained by the Grand Prince himself.‘Isn't it funny?’ she sighed.Her brows furrowed softly as she lowered her head, She didn't have any abilities, how was she going to train?Different thoughts running wildly inside her mind.Unfortunately, she had been too distracted to notice Lucian had stopped walking.Her body bumped lightly into his back.Raine froze instantly as her almond eyes widened.“Ah.”She immediately stepped back, closing her eyes tightly for a second, she had been lost in her mind.“I am sorry,” she apologized softly.Lucian turned slowly. For a moment, he simply stared at her.Then a subtle frown appeared between his brows.It was that scent again, his gaze lowered immediately to her neck. His frown deepened.The emerald necklace was on her

C50: Curiosity Won Again Kaizen walked toward them with a relaxed smile resting on his lips while Lilith stood beside him looking elegant as always.Raine turned to them and bowed.The females immediately lowered their heads as well and bowed. “Greetings, Your Highness.”Kaizen nodded with a small smile.His gaze swept across the training ground briefly before settling on the group.Meanwhile, Leonard let out a frustrated breath when he saw them arrive.“Where is that stubborn male?” he muttered under his breath.Darielle glanced at him briefly but did not speak.As if their thoughts were aligned, the Grand Prince arrived.Lucian walked toward them long calm strides.He wore a black shirt and black trousers.Instead of his usual robe.Yet somehow, he looked more attractive in them.The fitted shirt rested perfectly over his broad shoulders and chest, making his muscular figure appear more refined.His dark hair had been tied into a neat ponytail, though it still rested a few inches