The door creaked open and a maid who I did not know came in.
"What is it?"I asked without waiting for her to say her greetings, seriously,I don't like the rules in the castle.i don't like the life of a princess,I prefer to live a quiet life filled with adventures and live life to the fullest."Her royal highness, Princess Margaretta seeks your presence in her room"she replied.I wonder why Margaretta is looking for me,she is different from my other sisters,she prefers staying alone and keeping to herself.one would not know what was going on in her head.I followed the maid and went to Margaretta's room.she was sitting on a chair doing embroidery when I came in."You are here"she said to me."Actually I wanted you to help me out with something"She said to me."And what might that be"I said to her."You are good in painting,I want you to help me out with my assignment"she said handing over a sheet to me."This is wrong,you know,am not supposed to doing your assignment,it's part of your duty"I said to her."I know,I had a lot of things to do and I am terrible in drawing,please help me out this time around, please"she said to me."Okay I will"I replied and she smiled at me."Please give this to Amelia on your way out"she said to me handing me over another sheet,I sighed before collecting it. "I will get going then"I announced before leaving.I went straight to Amelia's room but she wasn't around.I decided to go back to my room.I didn't want to give it to my maid to give her when she comes back. It might be important to consider the fact that Margaretta gave it to me to give to her instead of her maid.I took a book and started reading to pass time,I dozed off to sleep while reading.A FEW HOURS LATER.I woke up and got up from my bed sluggishly,I looked through my window,the evening sun cast long shadows on the ground,the slanting rays of the setting sun gave a warm orange tinge to the sky.i yawned and stretched my body,I really slept for long."Mara"I called aloud and the door creaked open and Mara came in."Yes your highness""Told you to call me by my name when we are alone, how many times will I keep repeating this?"I said to her walking to the mirror."I am sorry you're high….I mean Nika"she replied smiling,I couldn't help but smile too."I really slept for long,you didn't bother to wake me up"I said to her staring at my reflection in the mirror.some strands of my hair were already falling out.after dressing up for the ceremony,I didn't see Raphael again.i felt heaviness in my heart but I did well to mask my feelings."I really thought you needed to rest,you have been thinking all day about the possibilities of holding the ceremony or not,"Mara replied, walking towards me to help me pack my hair."My parents are saying nothing about it,"I said to her."Stop thinking so much, maybe something will come up,the ceremony will still hold,"she replied."I need to talk to my parents to know what's going on"I said to her and she nodded.I had made up my mind."Okay"Mara replied.I headed to the door when I remembered that Margaretta had given something to give Amelia.i went back and took it from where I had kept it before,I decided to give it to her on my way to meet my parents.I reached Amelia's room,her maids were standing outside the door.the greeted me."Announce my presence"I said to them.I saw the look of uneasiness in their faces,they didn't know what to say but the head maid by name Linda who was close to Amelia decided to speak.I really don't like her,she felt that she was above everyone because she is close to Amelia.she was very rude but I promise her that I won't spare her when she disrespect me."Her royal Highness,Princess Amelia, the first princess of Cavern Kingdom, doesn't want to see anyone,"she said to me."I want to see her"I remained in my stand."No,I am afraid you cannot,this is my princess's order, ''she said to me without batting an eye.This maid seemed to be tasting my patience. Who does she think she is?I have no time to banter words with people like her."What is she doing that she doesn't want to see anyone,I will just give her what Margaretta wanted to give to her"I said to her."I follow my princess's order,you can give it to me instead,I will give it to her,for now,she doesn't want to see anyone and it's none of your business what she is doing"she said to me looking down at me."You can't talk to the princess in that way, have some respect"Mara said charging forward towards her but I stopped Mara.i found it unnecessary to defend me because of this maid.I moved forward to her standing in front of her,I stared into her eyes and she stared back into me eyes.I focused my strength on my hand and I slapped hard on her cheeks making her face turn red immediately.I could see her eyes changing to red immediately. Does she want to fight me?I know I'm not a vampire but I can defeat a vampire like her immediately."The nerves of you to look me in the eye"I said to her,I could see her clenching her fists before bowing her head.She won't dare try to challenge me."You can be the head maid of the first princess but you shouldn't forget that I am a princess too, what happened today shouldn't repeat itself again""Am I understood?"I asked with authority."Yes, your royal highness,"she replied, bowing her head."Now, open the door for me"I ordered and she opened the door to Amelia's room."Wait outside,"I said to my two maids.I walked in with my head held high,I might not be a vampire but no one has the right to disrespect me.It really bothered me that I was different from people in my kingdom but that is the reason why I trained myself all these years.Amelia's room was very large unlike mine,that's the privilege of being the first princess.she was not in the living room area,there was another door situated at the end.that was her bedroom.As I approached the door,I could hear moans.I became worried immediately,I knew she was harsh to me but it doesn't change the fact that she is still my sister.I wonder what was happening,she might be sick and dying inside and those stupid maids are outside.I knocked on the door but nobody responded,I decided to go in immediately.i opened the door and walked in.My jaw dropped to the ground on the sight that I beholden.the first princess who Everyone looked up to was naked on the bed with a naked man on top of her.They jumped up trying to cover themselves as soon as they noticed my presence.I didn't want to see the scene but my eyes couldn't help but go to the man.i could feel my heart racing when I saw who it was,my palm was sweating.i felt like my world was coming to an end.i tried to speak but it was hard,I felt like my breath was choking me."Rap…hael"I muttered out.He bent his head low in shame,I could see the victorious smile in Amelia's face.I didn't know hated me to the extent of sleeping with the man I love.I feel like my heart is being ripped out,it's gut wrenching like a slap in the face.my lips began to tremble,i could feel my eyes watery.i was lost of words,I covered my mouth with my hands to prevent me from breaking down into tears.I ran out of the room immediately,he didn't bother to chase after me.MARA'S POV.I was surprised to see Nika running out of the room like something was chasing her.she didn't even bother to wait for us.I wondered what might have happened to her,I looked at my co maid and we chased after her but it was too late,she ran into her room locking the door behind her.I thought she wanted to talk to the king and queen. What happened in the room?What did Amelia do to her?I have never seen Nika acting this way since I began to serve her."My princess"I called, knocking on the door but she didn't open the door.I gues
BACK IN CAVERN KINGDOM.Nika crouched down on her knees as she recalled everything that has happened to her starting from the day she was supposed to be engaged to Raphael and now this…this..How can people she called her parents,her own blood tell her to spend a night with that ruthless Alpha.Even if he was a ruthless and dangerous man, couldn't her parents at least fight for her?They didn't even give it a second thought before accepting to give her to him.They didn't even respect her,there was no way she was going to lose her virginity to a stranger.Tears clouded her eyes as she thought of what to do.********In the royal bedroom,King Lawrence and his queen Elizabeth are both having tea."Nika is really stubborn,I don't know what to do about her, what are we going to do now since she refused".Elizabeth said to her husband."I will solve this,she has no say in this,I just want you to treat her well, don't make her to end up hating us,as you said,she is very stubborn,we have to p
In the attic which was converted to a painting room by Raphael.when he visited the castle back then he was young, the king had gifted him the room where he would always paint,he had taught Nika how to paint too.This attic held so much memories about him and Nika.He was at peace with himself whenever he was here,he loved painting and painting was the only thing he had control of,he was free,he can do whatever he wants with his painting.He stared at the drawing before him and he became sad.he couldn't fight for their love.His father had forced him into agreeing to marry the first princess in order to be the next king of their Kingdom.The only thing his father was after was power without thinking about his happiness.He refused and even threatened to elope with Nika but his father told him that he can do whatever he wants when he becomes king.he can take Nika back when he becomes king and that's what he will do.he was just waiting for that time to come besides Nika was going nowhere.
"I should be asking you that,"Raphael said to Amelia."I heard you were here,I decided to come see you only to find you here with my little sister,can you explain what's going on here?"Amelia said to him, rolling her eyes at Nika who wasn't bothered by her presence."As you can see, nothing is going on here,we were just talking,"Raphael said to her before leaving.He didn't want to spend another time with Amelia,that's how much he hated her.Amelia clenched her fists because of his attitude towards her.She glared at Nika but Nika didn't have her time,she tried to leave but Amelia stopped her."Where do you think you are going?"Amelia said to her."Don't I have the freedom of movement again?"came Nika's reply to her."Well,I just want to let you know one thing,I know you have a history with Raphael but the earlier you know that he doesn't belong to you anymore,the better for you,I am the one he loves now,he chose me over you so stay away from my fiance or would I say husband"Amelia sai
Remembering that Nika slapped her,Amelia was filled with rage,she felt disrespected by her.she controlled herself from biting into her neck and sucking the life out of her but she didn't want to free Nika without dealing with her first.She must be taught a lesson for disrespecting her,no one goes Scott free after insulting her.She grabbed Nika's neck,Nika tried to remove her hand on her neck but Amelia's hold on her kept on tightening whenever she struggled.Amelia was a vampire and had more strength when compared to her.she was sure her neck had turned red at this point.Amelia's sharp nails dung into her neck,Nika felt an excruciating pain as blood trickled down from her neck to Amelia's hand.At the sight of blood, Amelia's red eyes turned darker,she was thirsty now.Nika knew this was a sign of danger, Amelia was not an ordinary vampire but a royal blooded vampire,she gathered up strength and pushed Amelia away from her,she tried to run but Amelia was faster as a vampire she was
The door to the throne room opened and Nika stepped in,her father and mother with Amelia were the only one present in the room.Amelia was standing at a corner, when she noticed that Nika was present,she didn't fail to glare at Nika and this didn't go unnoticed by Nika who ignored her completely."What is the meaning of this insolent behavior displayed by both of you earlier?"The king asked in a deep voice which could make one tremble."I asked a question,"the king said when no one replied to him."Dad,you should be asking Nika that,she is the cause of all this,if she had not tried to seduce my husband to be, this wouldn't have happened,she is also disrespectful,she doesn't know who her elder is,she thinks she can talk to me anyhow"Amelia stated which earned her a glare from Nika."Is that true?"The king asked Nika."It's of no use defending myself since you will side with Amelia at the end"Nika replied."She is so rude,"The queen muttered."I asked you a question Nika, Don't be disres
Nika was silent as she waited for her father to speak.ever since he told about sleeping with the Alpha king of Northcrest Kingdom,she couldn't proudly call him father again."I just want to let you know that we are still your family and we love you no matter what happens, I know you felt betrayed about what happened but I had no other choice,I am a king but I have to listen to my subjects too before anything,I am sorry that Raphael was taken away from you but I know that you will find happiness in another man, just know that I and your mother loves you so much"he said to her.Nika could feel anger rising inside of her,how can he say that they care about her after they made it obvious from their actions that she was never their priority."I don't need your apology,your majes..ty"she said, stressing the majesty."I am not dumb and I know what you are trying to do, maybe your conscience is hurting you,that's why you are apologizing to make yourself look good""Andronika!"came her mother'
"I know that you are not my real parents already,there is no need to hide it from me"she said to him.The queen adjusted in her seat,she was shocked too."What are you talking about?"the king asked her."Don't try to play dumb with me,I know the truth now,this explains the restroom while I felt that I never belonged in this family"she said to him tears rolling down her cheeks."Who told you that?That's ridiculous,"the king said to her."Nobody told me anything,it happened that I overheard the conversation between you and your wife, ever since that day,I felt at peace because all the pieces that I was trying to gather trying to know why I was treated differently, everything made sense to me then,I am not your blood"she said to him.The king sighed,there was no need hiding the truth from her Anymore."There is no need to hide anything from you again, since you have discovered the truth, what do you expect us to do?You should know that you disrespected the king of this kingdom today,do y