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.
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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 plan this well so we won't turn out to be her enemy"Lawrence said to Elizabeth who frowned.
"I want you to show her affection this time around, show her that you love her and care about her. It's really essential for our plan to work. We have to make her feel pity for us and hatred for Regaleon,"Lawrence said, sipping his tea slowly.
"I don't really understand why you are doing all this,why do you think she can help in our plan to take over Northcrest Kingdom,she has no abilities and she isn't not even a vampire"Elizabeth said to Lawrence.
"You should know by now that Nika is the strongest of our daughters,"Lawrence said to Elizabeth.
"I know but without any abilities,how do you think she can help in our plan"
"She will be of great help because they will look down on her and see her as weak and useless,then boom,we will strike"Lawrence said smiling.
"The confidence you have in Nika is something else,is there anything else you are not telling me about her"Elizabeth said to Lawrence who sighed.
"Just forget about Nika, just do what I told you to do"Lawrence said to her and she nodded.
Back in Nika's quarters,Mara was very worried about her, she couldn't help but wonder what happened in the throne room.
"My princess,"she said, knocking on the door.
"Come in"she heard Nika's voice.
As soon as she stepped in,she saw Nika sitting in front of her dressing mirror.having served the princess for years now,she knew her well enough and just one look at her,she could tell that Nika was not doing fine although she was calm.
"Are you okay my princess,you know you can always talk to me if you need someone to talk to"Mara said to her.
"Is it that obvious that I am not doing fine"Nika said as she stared at her reflection in the mirror,a sad smile crossed her face.
"I know you well my princess,I know when you are happy,I know when you are sad"Mara said.
"What happened my princess?you have not been yourself since you left the throne room"Mara said to her.
"You are right Mara,I am not okay,my father wants me to spend a night with the alpha king of Northcrest Kingdom to avoid war"Nika announced and Mara's eyes popped out.
She was beyond shock,how could the king and queen approve to give their last daughter to the alpha king of Northcrest Kingdom who was known for his ruthlessness.this was sucide mission, staring at Nika,she couldn't help but pity her.
Not knowing what to say,she moved towards her to hug her but Nika stopped her.
"You don't have to pity me,I am okay,I have vowed never to cry for them again, while growing up,I never felt that I belonged here,today proved it, maybe am not their real daughter because I don't know why they would agree to this"Nika said controlling the tears that was about to escape her eyes.
She was really hurt but she didn't want to look weak by crying.she needs to be strong especially in this time.
"My princess, what will you do now?"Mara asked her.
"I have no plans of accepting this ridiculous request,I have to do something even if it means escaping from here"she said to Mara.
"I will support you in whatever you are planning my princess and I will go with you"Mara said to her.
Nika couldn't help but smile,she really appreciated the existence of Mara in her life but she had no plans of taking Mara with her.she didn't want to risk Mara's life.
"Before I escape,I have something to do"Nika said to Mara.
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
"Is this true?"she asked to be sure of what she heard."I won't lie to you Nika"the king said to her."But you lied to me for years about being your daughter, how am I sure everything you told me now is true?"she said to him."You choose what to believe,I won't lie about this, lying to you about being my real daughter has a reason,I didn't want you to feel sad"the king said to her."So if this is true then,how can you allow me to be sent to that evil man for a night,this proves that you don't care about me at all, how can you expect me to sleep with a man that killed my parents,this is wickedness in the highest order"she said to him."I am doing this for you, don't you think this is the opportunity to have your revenge on him,use this opportunity and get close to him then you strike him,he will never see it coming because he didn't expect it"the king said to her.He wished silently that Nika would not be stubborn and agree to his plan.it will help a lot in his plan.at least she is awa
The king was talking with his wife when he heard commotion outside his room."I will be right back"he said to his wife before leaving to check what the cause of the commotion was.He saw the guards struggling with a maid."What's going on here?"he asked.As soon as they heard the king's voice.everywhere became silent."Why are you all disturbing my peace?"He asked and all of them to bow their heads and knelt on their knees."We are sorry for the commotion your majesty,we will take care of things here"the chief guard said, trying to drag the maid away but the maid didn't want to go with him."Your majesty,I have something important to tell you""Shut up,you have no business with his majesty"the chief guard said to her, holding her tightly on her arm trying to take her away but was stopped by the king.Taking a closer look at the maid,he recognized her as Nika's maid.he knew Nika had only two maids so he knew their faces because they were only two."What's this all about?"he asked in a