FAZER LOGINThe crowd grew quiet, heightening the sound of the music playing. While their attention turned to me.
My stomach hollowed out and my heart rate spiked. Too many people. Men and women alike. I couldn’t breathe with their attention breathing down my neck like that. My heels clanked against marble floor and even the sound was too loud. I could hear my heart in my ears, hear myself breathing.
I wanted to go home.
“Is she the one everyone has been talking about?” Some
I paused, not sure what that meant, but I was certain it wasn’t a good idea. Wraith held my gaze, something in his eyes pulling me in. My inside grew all warm and fuzzy.“Oh!” I looked away, breaking whatever there was.“I don’t think you should that.”“You do not like standing out, do you?”His eyes widened.“No, I do not.”“I guessed so. And that uniform will make you stand out more than you usually do.”“It’s going to be a lot of hassle so get something you are more comfortable with.”He stared at me. Neither speaking nor reacting for a while. Like he wasn’t sure what to think.“Don’t you want me dressing like this?” He suddenly asked.My heart skipped.What is this?“What? No…I mean…” I sighed, taking a deep breath.“You look great on your uniform.”“But it doesn’t matter if you look great if you don’t like it.”“My opinion shouldn’t matter when it come
~My new home was small, but I at least had my own room compared to the orphanage where I had to share rooms. My parents were warm. They made sure I was comfortable and gave me warm food. Always checking in to see if I was feeling alright and comfortable. Seeing their warm smile made any reserve I had about them, dispersed as I fully accepted that I had a family now. I was no longer alone, no longer the weird one. I started going to school by the time I settled in. And I had to stop working when they found out about my fake ID card. “You are our baby, taking care of you is our responsibility as parents now.” “Not yours.” My new mom said one evening. “You can stop fighting now.” She took my hand, squeezing warmly. “Let us do all the fighting for you till you are ready to get back into the world.” I remembered bursting into tears as years of pent-u
INARAI pretended I didn’t notice the way my heart fell when Kane walked out the room like we were complete strangers. Putting distance between us was the reason I left for a different palace, and this worked out for me.“Hello, I’m Inara Bloomwood.” I introduced myself to the stylist. Another man, that reminded me of the first boutique I went to when I first opened my eyes.“It’s an honor to meet you, lady Bloomwood.” He responded, bowing his head slightly. Ordinarily, shifters didn’t bow to humans. Even if the shifter was a rat, though, there was no rat shifter. But it was clear that humans were always below shifters, whether we had a title or not. The only reason he bowed to me was because I was now one of the imperial family.“What do you have for me tonight?” I asked, walking deeper into the room, but not without checking for Wraith. Our met eyes, something reassuring in his gaze. He was standing behind me, ever my shadow,
My breakfast was big. The head maid, Cressida went all out this time because I haven’t been home for a long time. Not like I could call this place home. The castle was a battle ground, a place for not just strength, but wit and stealth.Even before the ball, I stayed far away from the castle as much as possible. Anyone would call me a coward for fleeing when I had the chance, but that was my way of surviving and it never really mattered how I went about it.As far as I survived.Moreover, I wasn’t just roaming about. The empire was large and while I looked around, I had my own share of fun. I trusted no one in the castle, guards and maids alike. And though I knew most of them were spies, assassins or were there to get in my bed, I never really cared for them since I didn’t live in the castle anyway. But Cressida had been my nanny when I was born and had stuck with me since then, never meddling, or asking for anything other serving me.
KANEWraith wasn’t standing by the bedroom door when I returned to the castle. I realize that we needed one more guard to look after her at night when he couldn’t. But that was a thought for another day.I stared down at myself. My cock hard and throbbing with need, my back slick with sweat, my heart racing a bit faster than usual.I shouldn’t have taken the aphrodisiac.And I probably shouldn’t have returned here.But this was the only place I wanted to be. My skin crawled at the thought of sleeping alone in a lodging or in another woman’s arms when I could be here. And the aphrodisiac had made my body beyond hot, I needed release since Rebecca didn’t cut it.For a moment, I considered sleeping in a different room. I couldn’t take her even if I wanted to. The moment I stopped her from being claimed by the bear clan, I resigned myself to being patient. She was a stubborn one, and it was more fun pushing her to the edge till
KANEI let out a sigh, that was buried deep in my bones the moment I stepped out of the room. And for a moment I just stood there while Wraith stared holes into the side of my face. We haven’t spoken since I returned and I needed information on what has been going on, but my thoughts were too occupied with her.A part of me wished I could go back inside, while another wished I could just run away and never return.I haven’t had any proper sleep since the day of the banquet. It was no exaggeration to say that my life had changed in a matter of a few days. Two assassination attempts, a claim that despise me, a queen I do not want, and a throne I must fight for.Pain echoed at the corners of my head. This wasn’t the plan but none of them were beyond my expectations. The moment I stopped being the lecherous prince, I knew I would be a threat. It was all within expectation.All except one.Maybe, I shouldn’t have marked her.







