Chapter: Chapter 10Everyone lowered their gazes to a slight bow at the sight of the prince. Their silence reverberated in the pub, and bartenders froze, placing their shakers on the counter. The prince scanned the room, his electrifying eyes –– sunken and somber –– pierced through the crowd in a magnetic-field-like current. They watched as he walked towards the bar, seemingly sobered up when they would mumble, “My sincere sympathies, Your Majesty,” as he strode past them. He would acknowledge their support with a nod, and his sullen demeanor filled the room with a sense of heaviness. His dark coat that hung low on his knees fluttered at his movement, and his raven hair flowed like water in the air.Seeing him under the warm light of the pub contrasted with the version of him I saw last night. That menacing gaze –– dark and angry –– was replaced by an almost apparent grief that he tried to hide through composure. And I hadn’t realized how intimidatingly tall he was when he towered over most of the townsp
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Chapter: Chapter 9It was followed by silence. Neither of them spoke, and Therese slightly squinted her eyes, a bit suspicious. Harvey, on the other hand, fidgeted with the empty soda bottle while his tongue rolled around his mouth.All I could think about was the clock ticking after I dropped this information. I would be counting my days from now on with thoughts of being hunted down.“The prince does have a very… enigmatic reputation,” Therese pointed out. “What I mean by that is Azenians calling him too melancholic and reckless. I didn’t know reckless means he kills his own kind.”“I’m not saying that he kills werewolves, but I just saw the prince with blood all over him. And I think the firefly led me to witness it. The scenario is too unclear to think of his motivations. But following the queen’s death and his threats, I don’t even know how to make sense of it.” I almost panted as I blurted those out.“I know… but the fact he’s capable of cold murder like that is punishable by the law and order of
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Chapter: Chapter 8The whisper was like a nudge that pulled me into a sudden realization. It spoke so subtly that it disappeared in the air before I could even try to understand it. And as I stared at Harvey with widened eyes, a crow appeared in my peripheral –– the same crow that was on my nightstand last night. I heaved a breath and placed a hand on my forehead.“We shouldn’t have done that,” I muttered, and Harvey was only left confused.“Why are you holding back?” he asked, disappointment apparent on his face.“It’s just––“ but I couldn’t tell him.Why did I feel like I was doing something wrong? Like a twinge in my chest pulling me towards something else… someone? Didn’t my body want it? To be held, to be touched, to be kissed? But did I want it to be him? Or was it because he was the only one I had? I’d grown familiar with what our connection was supposed to be: we were friends. And doing more than that distanced the bond we built all those years from what we have now.Harvey stood from the couch
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Chapter: Chapter 7The silk dress swept the cobbled pavements, as the damp air of the night had me shivering. My heart thumped loudly in my chest like it was about to implode, and I gripped the hem of my skirt while I ran from the forest. The man disappeared in plain sight. He didn’t utter a single word after he threatened my life. All that was left in my mind was the thought of his violence; how he could’ve easily snapped my head off, but didn’t. Then a voice would whisper in my ears –– a gentle, soothing voice that contrasted the anger in the man’s tone. It didn’t bring much comfort; it pulled me towards a dangerous situation that made my body comply before my mind ever could.I reached the corridor, panting in exhaustion. My hands trembled, and I could still feel his claws around my arm, digging into my skin. His eyes… There was nothing there but rage. The lifeless werewolves behind him scattered like they were about to be buried. And the forest was dark enough that I barely counted how many of them
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Chapter: Chapter 6A car was assigned to drop us off at the ball –– the same men wearing a fedora hat came knocking on our apartment door that night. Though he looked quite different from the chaperone, he wore the same uniform as the one we saw at the boutique. And while Harvey and I sat in the backseat, silence filling the gap between us, I reached for the necklace and thought about what he said. I would like to end up with you. Did he? I couldn’t grasp the idea of it. Maybe he said that out of fear, and I was the last resort.Though when we were little, he would bring it up –– would tell me he would marry me someday, but I would remind him of our friendship. You know, when you were kids, and you’d be attached to someone not because of any romantic relation, but because you both just found so much comfort with each other? I think that was what he was referring to: like playing house.The sudden jolt from the car almost sent me hurtling forward, if it wasn’t from Harvey’s hand reaching for my shoulder.
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Chapter: Chapter 5The aroma of freshly baked pastries lingered in the air as the door chime rang, and people bustled in. It was a narrow breakfast shop: the line of customers consumed most of its space, leaving only a little room for three tables. Harvey and I sat in the corner. This morning, we decided to grab breakfast at the nearest shop while everyone prepared for this anticipated day. Posters of the Moonlight Ball hung on the glass panes and lamp posts, as the small boutiques started opening early.I watched as Harvey stared distantly, mind elsewhere, pancake laid untouched on his plate. He’d been a little too quiet after the conversation we had in the apartment, and I wondered if he, somehow, regretted what he said.“Harvey,” I called, and he turned his attention to me. He looked like he was about to drift to sleep. “Look at all those dresses.” I pointed at the boutique across the street, where two long gowns, worn by two mannequins, stood behind a glass pane. “Do you like them? We’ll look for y
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