LOGINThe royal aide stared at Adriana before glancing at Miranda who had her head bowed."How dare you lay a hand on a woman under the King's protection?” The royal aide asked curtly and everyone gasped including Adriana.She stared at the royal aide like he had grown two heads.“The… The King's protection?” Miranda stuttered and glanced at Adriana."From this moment onward, she serves directly under His Majesty and whoever will attack her should know they will be attacking the King.”The guard who had held Adriana bowed his head and his body shook in fear.“I'll pretend this never happened because of old favors.” The royal aide said and glanced at Adriana. “Get your things ready and follow me.”Adriana felt confused but she moved towards the house where the slaves resided and she grabbed the few slave clothes she had been given.She came back again and the royal aide moved towards the gate.Adriana spared a glance at Erica and saw her friend staring at her in confusion.“Walk faster.” The
Xavier reached his carriage and saw Ton waiting for him.He gave Ton a swift blow to his chin making his head tilt sideways.“You!” Xavier grabbed his collar and shook him.“My Lord.” Ton said despite the blood that trickled down his jaw.“I thought you said Andrew was a ruthless slayer and that he would handle the job properly? I thought you said he killed Adriana?” Xavier snarled.Ton’s jaw twitched. “Yes, my Lord. Andrew told me he had done the job.”Xavier snickered and tightened his grip on his collar. “When he told you that, did you confirm if it was true?”Ton kept quiet and Xavier almost laughed.“You fool! What have you done?” He shook Ton. “Adriana… I saw her.”Ton’s face twitched.“I saw her at the festival.”“Maybe my Lord is mistaken…”“I am not mistaken.” Xavier snapped tersely. “I definitely saw her in the arms of a man. And guess what?”Ton could feel Xavier's anger vibrating through him.“The king also knows her. I saw the King taking her hand and leading her away fro
Kallias held Adriana's hand until they reached his bedchamber, and he locked the door behind them.His back was turned to her as he took a deep breath feeling the anger from before already dissolving. Then he turned and stared at her.His breath hitched when his eyes met hers.He felt a wave of electricity drive through his body and Xio growled.They kept staring, each not knowing what to say, then she bowed her head.Adriana felt the familiar heat she had experienced when she was with him, and when she caught a glimpse of him in the physicians' quarters, it burst through her body.Kallias was the first to break the silence and his voice came out huskily.“What's the name?”Adriana stared at him again before realizing what he meant.“Adriana.”“Adriana…”She kept her head low, resisting the urge to look up at him.“You were there that night... weren't you?"Adriana nodded."You were the woman in my chambers during the full moon." Kallias watched her closely.She nodded again.“Look at
Kallias fretted restlessly as he watched the duel drag on.The competitors were not willing to give in to the other and so the fight went on and on.He really wished he were in his study attending to pending state affairs, but here he was watching a duel that didn't seem to emerge any winner anytime soon.There was a point when he thought the match would end. One of the sword fighters had swung away his opponent's sword from his hold leaving him defenseless and was about to mark him dead but the opponent had taken out a hidden sword and launched forward prolonging the fight.Kallias sighed in disappointment and his royal aide rushed forward.“Does the King desire anything?”Kallias shook his head and waved him away.He continued watching the duel and then his eyes darted around the hall.Some of the people were hardly watching the show happening in the center of the hall and were chattering and drinking.His eyes caught another person in a corner having fun with some of their sex sla
Adriana's lips curled down at the dress that was handed over to her.It was a chest binding and a short skirt, just like what the two women with Miranda were wearing.She wasn't the only one given that dress, all the other slaves were handed the same thing and they were told to wear it for the festival tonight.Her fingers gripped the cotton material and she wished she could shred it into pieces.“What are you waiting for? Go on and get dressed. The duel will soon begin and our presence will be required soon.” Miranda had snapped at her and Adriana glanced around and saw that the other slaves were already putting on the dress.Erica hesitated and glanced at her too, then she started wearing the clothes and nodded for Adriana to do the same.Adriana's grip got tighter and she clenched her teeth.“Do you want to get flogged again?” Miranda glared at her but Erica was quick to chime in.“She will get dressed.”Miranda glanced at her and hissed before walking away.“Adriana please just ge
A whistle blew loudly and the hall doors flung open. People began to troop in, and the hall filled up in no time.This was an annual festival hosted by the King and being invited to it was one of the highest privileges in the realm.There were Alphas of different ranks, from the lowest to the highest and some came with their Luna, some came with their sex slaves, while some came alone.And the royals were also present.The maids and servants moved around serving and attending to their needs.The festival was yet to begin. It could only start with the King present and they waited patiently.A little performance was put up to entertain them as they waited and they laughed at the funny acrobatics of the performers.Then a loud whistle came again and a voice boomed through the entire hall, not missing a corner.“Your Majesty, the King, has arrived.” People started to rise as the door swung open and Kallias stepped in.He walked towards the subtle throne that was already set up for him a
Simon walked to her and looked her up and nodded before speaking.“Follow me.” As soon as Adriana stepped into the gates, they creaked close shutting them in and her pulse jumped sharply.“Walk fast!” Simon hissed and Adriana turned back to follow him.He walked quickly and she tried to catch up w
Adriana trailed after Selene as they walked to Alice's cabin.Adriana felt her heart hammering in her chest and she tried to keep up with Selene.Selene stopped in front of a door and Adriana came to stand beside her. She saw Selene take deep breaths before opening the door and they went in.They m
Alice untied the cloth draped between her lips and the rope on her wrists and Adriana took in a deep breath, her lips feeling like divided from the other.Her wrists were bruised and dried blood clung to them.“Take her to the quarters,” Alice told the woman beside her and Adriana followed the woma
Adriana's eyelids fluttered open and she opened her eyes slowly.The first thing she saw was the moon nestled between the clouds, its silver light shining down on her face. This was a beautiful night and on a normal day Adriana would have enjoyed gazing at it feeling at peace, but now peace was far







