MasukJakeson’s povI walked with the guard to the dungeon. The moment I got to the entrance, I saw the queen there. She was standing on her own with the dungeon guards behind her. She had a serious look on her face. She wasn’t here to play. Good, neither was I.The moment she turned to me, I saw her eyes glow a bit. She was appearing intimidating.“Welcome. I was thinking you’d bail on me when I needed you the most.”I smiled. “You’re here. Where’s the king?”“He doesn’t concern himself with things like this. But I on the other hand like to bring pain to those who want to destroy my family,”I nodded.She then gestured for the entrance of the dungeon. “Shall we go in?”I nodded as we entered the dungeon. The moment we got in, the smell of blood and herbs hit my nose. We got to the cell to see that the man had been healed up and he was tied to the middle of the wall. Chains on both hands and feet, even around his neck to keep him steady.I walked in to see that the once hospitable cell that
Octava’s povI did my best to stay in control. This man was not going to get to me. He was the man who hurt me badly in the past. Now he was here to hurt me again. I took a deep breath and tried to calm down. I shook my head. Told myself to forget about him. This man was not worth my feelings. I was not going to let this man get to me.“That was…” I started to say, as he completed for me. “Amazing.”I looked up at him. Then I did something without thinking. I smacked him across the cheek without thinking as his face snapped to the side.I didn’t know why that came out reflexively but it did.Slowly, he turned to look at me as I gulped. This was not how I had expected this to go.“I believe I deserve that.”I chuckled.“I’m sorry.”But he nodded. “It’s fine. No need to apologize.”We stayed in silence for a while, staring into each other's eyes as the tension between us rose high. We weren’t supposed to kiss. We were not supposed to feel anything for each other. This was a huge mistak
Octava’s pov“I’ll be going now,” I said to Elma and Jakeson as I walked to the sliding door.But then someone held my arm, keeping me in place. I frowned. I didn’t like where this was going. I hated it. The way he was holding me like I was part of his possession, it hurt me. I turned to him.“What’s the meaning of this? Let me go.”Hesitation showed in his eyes as he shook his head.“Why are you acting this way? We aren’t done talking.”“And how am I acting? You seem to be the, what do we call you? The expert on how I’m supposed to be acting? Listen, man, I have a lot of things to do in there, alright? You and your… partner here have so many things to do.”“She isn’t… my partner.”But as usual, I didn’t believe a word of what he said.“Okay, fine. Let’s say she’s not your partner, what is she?”Elma was still standing at the door.“I’m here you know.”But we both ignore her.“If you people are looking for a fight, I am not going to give you one because I don’t have any left in me to
Octava’s povI sat at the table, staring at my food as I had barely touched it when my mom piped up.“Octava, eat something.”I was about to reply before Elma, who was sitting a seat after Jakeson, added in.“Yes, Octava, eat something. Need your strength if you’re going to be able to find Luka.”I slowly shot her a dangerous look. I was about to argue when my father dropped in.“You two seem to be at each other's throats,” he chuckled.“Dad, you’re not being serious.”He chuckled. It was a hearty one.“If you two are enemies of some sort, I have to know. For goodness’ sake, we’re eating with her. We’re also eating with Jakeson. I have to actually know what is going on in my kingdom, much less my home, my palace.”“Then you should not have brought her in,” I said, as my mother gasped a bit.“Octava, watch how you talk to your father in front of a guest.”I used my super hearing to find out where Kaelan and Jakeson had gone, as I heard arguments, then looked back at them and smiled.“Y
Jakeson’s povI finally appeared to the woman in her study as she was talking to a war general. Soon, the man bowed and left as I stood by the entrance. The queen then looked up,“Come in, come in,” she said as I entered. “Close the door.”I closed the door behind me, before she gestured to her seat.“So, I’ve gotten a report from my son, Kaelan, and he has told me a lot based on how his own mission had gone. Now, it had been part success and part failure, but at least we’ve gotten a lot of information. And with the rope that you’ve brought in, I believe that if we were to interrogate him, he would tell me a lot. Now, I could ask my son to interrogate him, but I know how brutal Kaelan can be, and the rogue is very fragile, and somehow knows you and Octava. I can’t ask Octava because emotions might carry her away. So, that’s why you’ve come in.”I nodded. “So, you want me to interrogate him?”“Yes,” she smiled. “Exactly. I want you to be the one to interrogate him, while the King and I
Octava’s povJakeson shook his head. “We are not married.”Elma looked shocked, and she chuckled. “Well, that is very, very hurtful.”She then looked at me. “May I come in?”I shook my head. “No, stay outside. I’m still dealing with your man here.”I then turned to Jakeson. “I need to be alone.”“Please,” he said, “take me up on my offer. We can go out there and we can spar. How about that?”But I shook my head. “I just want to be alone.”Someone joined us at the door as I looked up to see a war general there.“The queen would like to see you, Alpha Jakeson.”Jakeson nodded, then looked at me and Elma before walking out of the room.I then turned to Elma. “You should go with him.”I didn’t want to hear anything from her, so I started getting my room in order. At that moment, I heard the door close shut as I turned around to see her standing there with the closed shut behind her.“We need to talk.”I shook my head. “What makes you think there is anything you'd say that would make any s







