Ethan It took a while for Joye to get to the designated location. Knowing her, she probably obeyed my every instruction, and there was nobody trailing her at the moment. She had just called minutes ago, and currently, I was driving to go and pick her up. I had intended to have a henchman pick her from the spot, but I couldn't risk losing such a valuable asset to somebody who knew nothing of her worth. It was a twenty-minute drive from where I had lodged the previous day to the designated spot where Joye was being held hostage on my behalf. I could already imagine the surprise on her face when she discovered that the people who were holding her hostage were people who referred to her as Queen daily. Everything was possible with money. A few cash here and there, and even the most loyal people would turn enemies. Things hadn't been going the way I expected, but after now I was certain my condition would change. All I needed to do was rekindle my lost mating bond with Joye, and I was c
KaelanIt's been twenty-four hours now and there was still no sign of Joye. She couldn't be tracked, even the best hunters in the kingdom couldn't catch a whiff of her scent. Something was wrong somewhere, and it was driving me insane. Slowly but surely I was losing my mind, and everybody around me caught on to that fact quickly. "Calm down Your Majesty, she will be found," Aiden reassured me, but I was too mad to calm down. There was no way he could assure me that they'd find her. Although I could tell that she was still alive, it didn't mean that she was doing alright. It wasn't a kidnapping, some of the guards said they saw her leaving the mansion. And when they offered to follow her as escorts, she turned them down and requested that they return to their duties. I needed somebody to blame for all this, but no matter how much I searched for a victim, my conscience wouldn't let me get past myself first. I was the guilty one, all this was my fault. If only I hadn't been so worked u
EthanI glared at her, my blood boiling as I watched her sleep so peacefully even after denying me my one wish. Despite all the punishment I gave her for denying my orders. I knew that the longer she stayed missing, the more the heat of the search got stronger. Very soon somebody would put two and two together and fingers would be pointed. It was already bad enough that Kaelan was calling the pack and demanding if Joye was here with us. If he decides to visit on his own, he might sniff something out. "What is wrong with you Joye?!" I screamed out. My loud voice had her jolting up from where she laid, however when she opened her eyes and saw me, she immediately swung the plate close by at my face. I was quick to evade before immediately rushing forward to restrain her. It's been two days since I had her down here, but she was yet to give in. I've starved her and all, but nothing seemed to break her spirit. I could force myself on her, but I decided not to, according to the informati
KaelanThe rage and hate I harbored Inside me at the moment was so great that it was beginning to eat away at my flesh. We found a spot where Joye might have been before she went missing, but aside from that discovery there was absolutely nothing else we could find. It's been three days now, three days of pure insanity and anguish.I was losing myself and everybody around me was feeling the heat. Every passing minute my anxiety grew and my rage tripled, and the only possible way to bring me back to my right senses was finding Joye and bringing her safely back to me. That was the only thing that could possibly stop me from completely losing my mind. This was worse than the nightmares, at least those ones could be considered bad dreams and all, but this was reality. This was happening in real life and I was clearly not coping with it. "Your majesty!" Aiden's light yell snapped me back to my senses. We were having an only staff meeting at the office and I had completely lost myself mid
JoyeMy vision had blurred after Ethan had struck me a second time, the last thing I remembered before blacking out was a figure entering the lair and knocking Ethan out. I had barely woken up when I realized that I wasn't lying on the floor like always. The mattress wasn't as good as the one back at the mansion, but it was definitely an upgrade from sleeping on the floor. I shot up from the place of comfort, but was promptly restrained by a stronger figure. His shadow loomed over me like the darkness, and one clear look at him told me he was a knight, a strong one at that. "Your wounds aren't healed yet, you still need rest." It was surprising how someone as big as this guard could still have such a nice and soothing voice. It was only when he mentioned my wounds that I realized that I was bound up in bandages. "I don't care if they're healed or not, just let me out of here." I argued, but he wasn't listening. He looked like he wanted to let me go, but it was obvious he was follow
KaelanSlowly I threw my arms around Joye and returned the embrace. I was happy to see her, but the moment my eyes fell on her all I could think of was 'descendants of Azira.' It was stupid to be thinking of such when my wife who has been missing for four days now has returned. It took a while for me to snap myself out of my stupid thoughts and only then did I really come to see the bandages that covered her body. Taking a better look at the girl who just walked in with Joye, I recognized her to be Ethan's girlfriend from before. Filled with rage and malice, I rushed towards her with killing intent, but was promptly stopped by Joye. "She's not the enemy." Joye clarified. "Don't hurt her please." I couldn't take it, seeing her in such a sorry state made my blood curl in rage and hate and the fact that the wife of the culprit was right in front of me seemed to make matters even worse. "Where's Ethan? Where's that bastard?!""He didn't pursue us." Joye answered swiftly. "He's still
JoyeA week had passed since Ethan was apprehended and tossed in jail, and I had been recovering quite well. I felt anew after the entire incident, and I prayed it never repeated itself. Unlike before, Kaelan has been a lot more involved in my life these past days. His eyes weren't as bright as they used to months ago, but his presence and involvement in my life made that little detail negligible.Aurelia had visited the past two days and I really felt comfortable with her visits and friendship. Although Kaelan still didn't trust her and termed all her kind gestures as a clever charade cooked up to win me over now that Ethan was gone, I didn't mind him. To me Aurelia had changed, she was the only reason Ethan has even been apprehended. No wife was desperate enough to leave their own husband over some stupid act.Olivia had visited too, however Kaelan forbade her from ever coming to meet me. I had no idea why, and nobody had decided to enlighten me about it yet. I was kinda happy Kaela
KaelanGuilt encompassed my soul as I walked out of the bedroom. No matter how much I tried to convince myself that keeping away from Joye was best for me, my conscience always had it out for me. Not only my conscience, but Andrea wasn't exactly a fan of pushing our mate aside like she wasn't important. "It's just some stupid story!" Andrea would remind me from time to time, but we both knew that it was more than just a stupid story. It was true, my grandfather had been cursed by a witch back in his days, however I hadn't been aware that it was a generational one, not until Forrester had clarified it. My intentions had been to keep my distance from her until I figured out a way to deal with all the witch stuff and curse. But after hearing everything she's said, I couldn't bring myself to even look her in the eyes. I was angry, not at Joye but at myself. I couldn't believe that I had been torturing my own wife emotionally and mentally all these while. There was literally no differenc