EstherFlashback (1665)TW: Gore“Are you okay, Esther?” Uncle Felix is standing in the open doorway of my bedroom. “No, Edmund told me he doesn’t want to be with me anymore. He said he’s a monster and he doesn’t deserve me. Did he say anything when you two went hiking? He looked different when he returned, and he seemed angry.”“I know I supported you two getting married, but I always knew that there was something wrong with him. I think it’s for the best. He doesn’t belong in our world anyway.”“I can’t believe he did this to me. I love him.” I blink back the tears. “I don’t know how to tell everyone, you all warned me.”“They don’t know yet?” he raises an eyebrow. I nod. “Good,” he smiles. “What?”“I mean, it’s best if you take your time. Perhaps Edmund might change his mind.”“I want him back,” I sigh. “But that doesn’t mean I should take him back. I don’t want to take a risk and find myself regretting it when he changes his mind again on our wedding day.”“I understand, pumpk
Esther “Do you have any ideas?” I grin. “Aiden is a good person, you know...” “Goodness, you are a good guy.” I roll my eyes. “I’m going to tell everyone who fears you that there’s nothing to fear.” “No one will believe you," his lips curl up. “You like bad guys? I can be one if you want me to be.” “Nope, but right now I would like you to think like a bad guy.” “You didn’t even let me finish talking," he sighs. “Okay, I’m listening.” He shakes his head, his lips twitching. “Aiden would feel bad if his plan didn’t work. I think we could torture him by acting like we are fighting.” “If we acted like being locked up together made things worse?” I beam. “Yep,” he grins mischievously. “I like that, or we could just shoot him.” “If that’s what you want, I wouldn’t mind doing it.” He shrugs, his face not showing any emotions.“We don’t make a bad team.” “I know,” he smiles. We sit in silence for a few minutes, listening to each other’s breathing and slow heartbeats. Although
Esther Dominic’s oud scent feels comforting. I close my eyes, inhaling the scent, and I let him carry me to wherever he wants to take me. “Put me down,” I say between my teeth when we get in the room, finally remembering that I need to keep a distance between us. He gently places me at the edge of the bed. I watch him pace back and forth, and then he runs a frustrated hand through his hair. “You hate me,” he stops and gazes at me. “I don’t hate you. I just...” I trail off. “I think I need to be alone.” “But first… I’ll get you something to drink.” He sighs. “I don’t know want or what you and the baby need.” “I’m okay.” “But in the hall you said...” he shakes his head. “You wanted an excuse to leave.” I nod. “Can you please leave?” His jaw tightens, but he nods and then walks out. Aiden knocks about five minutes later. “You betrayed me,” I playfully glare at him, my hand on the doorknob. “I didn’t betray you. I wanted you two to talk and work through your issues. I wasn’t p
Esther Aiden instantly lets go. I hold on to his hand, “Please,” I whisper, completely ignoring Dominic. “Please don’t let go.” Aiden shakes his head, “But he wants to dance with you.” I turn and face Dominic, who is standing next to us, his arms folded. “You can’t do that, we know that you are the Alpha or whatever, but you can’t just want to take Aiden’s dance partner.” “Aiden doesn’t mind. Do you, Aiden?” he raises his brow. “I’m sorry,” Aiden shakes his head again, but this time, he is smirking. They are probably mindlinking. “He’s the Alpha,” Aiden shrugs. I glare at him. “Fine, the song is over anyway. I promised Boris a dance.” We all glance at Boris, who is standing on the other side of the room, watching us and probably waiting for me to signal that it’s his turn. “Boris doesn’t mind skipping the dance tonight,” Dominic says in a clipped voice. “I don’t really like being told what to do, and it feels as if you are doing just that. Trying to control my life.” His
Esther “Aiden!” I say excitedly. Aiden is standing with some witches and warlocks, who are swarming around him and laughing at his jokes. He turns, beaming, and gives me a brief hug. “Princess Esther, I missed you.” “Beta Aiden, are you not going to introduce us?” The man who is standing next to Aiden looks at me as if I’m the most interesting creature he's ever come across. He is a little shorter than Aiden, almost the same height as me, he looks like he could be in his forties, and his dark hair reaches his shoulders. “Of course. This is Princess Esther.” Aiden motions towards me. The man holds his hand out for a handshake, and I do the same. “This is Boris,” Aiden continues. “One of the most powerful warlocks.” “Oh! Don’t be too much, Beta Aiden, that is far from the truth.” He says half-heartedly. “Nice to finally meet you, Princess Esther,” he grins. “Let’s go sit at the table,” Aiden whispers to me. When I turn around to walk towards the table, I see Dominic lo
Esther "No, wait." I hold on to his wrist, just to spend two more seconds in his presence. He gazes at the wrist, without saying a word and I quickly let go. Why am I suddenly acting like one of those teenagers in movies when they are around their crush? We were in love years ago, and it's all over. "I'm sorry," I swallow. "I would like to talk now. If you don't mind."This is good. Talking about this and getting it out of the way is the best thing. He is going to say something like: 'Diana and I get the baby twice a week.' Then we'll be done. "Esther? Are you okay?" his voice sounds so far away, like a background noise to my worried thoughts. "Do you want to talk about the baby?" I ask him. He nods, his face marred with concern. "You may come in." I get in the room and sit on the couch. “I just want to warn you. If you don’t want me to keep the baby, you are going to have to get rid of me first.” “You know I didn’t mean all that. I just wanted to make your uncle believe it,