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
Joye It's been a month now since the incident with Ethan and two weeks since the trip with Kaelan to the waterfall, and so far things were going pretty well for me and Kaelan.Aside from the recent developments in our relationship and work, there were also recent happenings in my health. For three days now I have been troubled with constant headaches, and an overwhelming feeling of nausea. It came and went randomly, so I didn't give it much thought, but today it worsened.I was first to wake, and I sat up by the bedside, Kaelan laid half naked beside me. He was fast asleep, but the stabbing pain in my head wouldn't let me get a good night's rest.Staggering towards the refrigerator, I took out a bottle of water to help flush down the pain relievers I was about to take. I hadn't told Kaelan about the headaches, I didn't consider them serious, and I didn't want to get him troubled over something so trivial. I winced as the throbbing in my head returned, and the pain seemed to have w
KaelanWith the announcement of Joye's pregnancy, I organized a small party for a few trusted friends and well wishers. This time around, I forbade Joye from participating in any sort of work at all. She was pregnant and should not be doing any work whatsoever. It didn't matter if she was bored, I wasn't going to allow it. She had been pretty upset because of my decision, but after I told her that her mother was already in the palace, she seemed to completely forget about everything. Although I was happy that the two of them were happy, I couldn't just overlook the fact that there were now two witches inside of my house. Ever since the tree incident I've been doing my best to not lose my shit again. I had already apologized for being a bad husband, and I didn't want to put Joye through that experience again. Keeping up with everything and maintaining a smiling face was definitely difficult, and I feared that soon I would lose the strength to keep up the pretense. Unless something w
JoyeI sat silently in the comfort of my room, my hands trembling and my eyes wearing themselves out in tears. Ever since the end of the party, Kaelan hasn't been himself. Just like before, he had grown cold, and while I could manage this attitude of his before, being pregnant made my emotions a lot more difficult to contain. It was past midnight now, and he wasn't back home yet. I had tried contacting him, but he didn't answer his calls. I wanted to blame it on work, but I knew work couldn't keep him out till this time. He was a busy man, juggling the work of being the king and handling the company weren't easy at all. But he has never been away this late before, not while we were on good terms.It wasn't as if we were fighting or anything, Kaelan had suddenly changed for no reason once more, and I had a feeling it had something to do with the discussion he had with Christopher. I wasn't sure, so I didn't point fingers, however my guts insisted that the man must have said something
JoeyThe bright rays of the sun found their way through the bedroom window and through my eyelids. It was morning, and for the first time in a while I'd woken up to see Kaelan still lying by my side. At first I planned on ignoring him, but after recalling mother's words from last night, I initiated our first conversation of the day. "Good morning..." I drawled out lazily. Kaelan turned towards my direction, he wasn't exactly smiling, but he wasn't frowning either. His facial expressions were just blank, I couldn't read him at all. "Good morning." He replied lazily before standing up from the bed. Once again he glanced at me, and this time I became nervous. Unlike the first time, there was a hint of rage on his face, and although I was a bit satisfied that he was showing emotions once again, I wasn't happy with the fact that he was angry. "Why didn't you listen to me last night? Why'd you have to leave the mansion?" He asked with a stern voice. I opened my mouth to oppose his word
JoyeThe last few days have been nothing short of torturous, but I still found a way to cope. After our last fight, Kaelan barely came home at all. And when he did, he never came to our bedroom. People around the mansion were already beginning to notice that we weren't on the best terms, and rumors have already begun to fly around. I didn't mind the rumors, instead of dwelling on what other people say, I chose to find a hobby to keep myself busy for a while. Aside from my maids, I had nobody else to speak to around here. Mother had returned to Nightfall Pack once again. She said something about swearing to serve them, and although I tried persuading her, she remained adamant. She was the only person who had been keeping me sane throughout all this drama with Kaelan. Now that she was gone, I felt alone once more. Although Aiden came around to keep me company every once in a while, he wasn't always around either. He spent most of his time assisting Kaelan, and the two of them spent the
JoyeI woke up with a mild headache. My vision was still blurry, and I could barely make out the words coming from the people around me. "She's awake!" A voice announced. It was Mary, she was standing right beside me, and around her were the faces of all the maids I could recognise. They must have found me unconscious in the garden and carried me inside. A warm smile appeared on my face as I stared at their caring faces. They'd been genuinely worried about me, and had even neglected their duties just to help me. "It's alright, I'm doing fine already." I assured them with a warm smile. They'd been reluctant to leave my side at first, but after another minute of reassuring them that I was completely fine, the majority of them returned to their duty posts, leaving only Mary and I in the room. "I'm sorry I wasn't by your side. It won't happen again." Mary apologized, but I waved her apology away. I should be the one thanking her, not her apologizing. It was thanks to her that I was alr