"Alright alright, Your highness " he stood and raised his hands in mock surrender, bowing in exaggeration.She smiled at his antics. He was fun to be with. His eyes crinkled shone with mirth.He felt a leap in his heart as he watched her. He liked being around her. He wasn't sure their pairing would acceptable but there wasn't harm in trying. Their case could be an exception.Reagan let out a cough that broke their stare and they looked at the intruder."I brought breakfast princess" Reagan stood on the other side of the door. She wiggled her brows at their smiles on the duo faces.Reagan had the decency to give a sheepish smile, and a guilty look.Ah! Of all times for a friend to show up. "Good morning Prince Martin." Staring playfully at Cisca.Cisca laughed mimicking a polished lady "That's great, peasant.""I had to persuade this big baby to eat." Martin complained.Cisca saw Reagan's inquisitive eyes widen, and she groaned. Reagan loved dotting on her. She knew it mustn't have
I didn't ogle him, he's married." Amelia defended herself. Now she could see that he's truly delusional and I reasonable.He was trying to project his failure on her instead of owning up.She couldn't wait to see his angry face when they got home and heard that Alden was able to get positive results about the hunt. She smiled inwardly.He scoffed at her. "If you could do it to my brother then you can do it to me too."There was a time that his words pierced her, made her cry even. But she was past that stage now."Maybe the problem is not me" she egged him on. With a hidden smile, she watched him almost tear his hair outShe knew his problem now. He had inferiority complex and was always striving to be better than everyone else to make himself look better. He would be the death of himself one of these days.She entered the car and he instructed the driver to drive off.Meanwhile, Alden and Brendan were called down for dinner.They went downstairs to join their hosts. The Alpha and Lun
I'm fine." She replied. She looked pale and jumpy like she had seen a ghost.He felt her stiffen and her eyes widened at the sight of someone.Martin was curious as to why she looked that way. What could she have seen?He followed her gaze but he didn't see what she was looking at.She tried to calm her nerves. She wasn't aware that Alden visited the water quarters. Infact it was rare to see the nobles visit the omegas quarters. That was why she asked Martin that question earlier.Seeing him in flesh and blood, staring at her hugging another man made her feel guilty.The intensity of his gaze made her feel like she was cheating on him which was ridiculous given that they weren't even in good terms. He hadn't acknowledged their bond.All the same she felt that way. She should have guessed. Ezra was unusually excited that morning but she didn't pay attention to her.She gave Martin a rue smile as she saw the concern in his
Cisca hurried down to her quarters. Luckily, it was still open.She entered into her room but was shocked to see Alden. He looked angry. How long had he been waiting for her?Was she in trouble? Why did she keep forgetting to lock her door?It disturbed her that he kept staring at her intensely. Did he know that she went to see Martin?"Where are you coming from?" He asked her. He studied her, she looked fidgety."I-- I went out." She managed to utter.Something caught his eye. A shiny hairpin. It looked expensive. Could Melissa have been right about Cisca and Martin being in a relationship?She was scared of him. He could tell from the stiffness of her shoulders. There was no trace of smile on her face.She was sporting one when she was talking to Martin earlier.Did she prefer someone in her age bracket?Damn it! He was jealous of his brother. Something t
Alden couldn't sleep. At the crack of dawn, he went to the dungeon. It was so that he could speak with Brendan without hindrance.The guards opened the gate for him and ushered him to where Brendan was.He assessed the dungeon. It reeked of cigar and ashes. The ceilings were almost dropping. The last time he was here was 10 years ago.Brendan was without clothes, bound and crouched like a criminal.They disrespected his instruction. He cocked his head. They understood and left them alone."Why did she frame you?" He asked.Brendan refused to talk. Maybe Brendan had a secret? He thought.After a while, with his head bowed. He confessed."I did it.""Care to repeat that?" He asked. Alden wanted to believe he didn't hear well."Yes, I did." He looked down ashamedly."Do you understand the consequences of this allegation?" He asked."Yes." He said somber.Alden squi
Sylvia pushed the door of the pub open and met silence.....Surprisingly, there wasn't any customer.Expecting Mr Rudolph, she met a weird looking man. He was dressed like a shaman smiling weirdly. His hair was shaggy, like it had seen better days. She felt like little red riding hood entering a lair.Where was Mr Rudolph? She wondered.She heard the clanging of cups coming from the kitchen.Anyway, she needed to collect what Queen Alexia sent her.Dipping his hand into his bag, the man stretched the parcel towards her. She collected it, stuffed it into her pocket. and turned wordlessly.She shuddered as she hurrried back to the palace. She could still feel the chills.Apart from the palace drama, Stiles set out to the Blood Moon pack.He needed everything he had in his arsenal to convince Alpha Jaxon. He was hard hearted.He strategy was to persu
Cisca had been avoiding Martin for some few days.She didn't want to complicate things between them. She enjoyed his friendship and she couldn't bring herself to imagine him as a boyfriend.Though, she forgave him for stealing her first kiss, she wasn't really happy about it.Especially now that she knew that she had a mate.Ezra protested within her.It made her feel like she was cheating on Alden.Though, Alden never spared her any glance neither did he acknowledge the mate bond.Yet, she still felt that way, and Ezra wasn't helping.Ezra hadn't spoken to her since the incident.Thankfully, she wasn't assigned to the pack house.She was careful in avoiding the pack house, and it's environs while doing her chores. She didn't want to run into Martin for she knew that he wouldn't let her go till she explained what was wrong.How would she tell him that she didn't care about him in
The kitchen maids were surprised at Alexia's presence. Were they in trouble? They thought.She assuaged their fears. "I want to see Arnold."She called Arnold, the head of the kitchen privily.Unwrapping a parcel, contained a herb that he had never seen."I need you to put this in Alden's food.""He has been sick for a while and he's refusing to take his medication. He needs to rest, lest he breaks down." She faked concern.Arnold looked at it skeptically.She laughed in mockery."Do you think If I wanted to poison him, I'd employ your services?""I wouldn't show my face."It made sense to Arnold, she wouldn't want to show her face, if she wanted to harm Prince Alden."Ok, ma'am. Consider it done." He assured.Alexia walked away smiling evilly.Take that! Alden didn't know what was coming for him.It was masked wolfsbane.