EVANORAโS POVI woke up more ecstatic than usual.That was the effect Blade had on me. He made me smile. He made me happy. He brightened my day.I felt comfort at his words from the previous night and somehow the warmth and comfort had managed to extend towards the following morning. My dad wasn't at the table during breakfast and I oddly wasn't even bothered the slightest bit. I was too busy getting lost in my own happy trance to realize he wasn't with me.I concluded my breakfast quickly and headed to my training room. It was going to be impossible to hide how I felt from Matthew and I had no intention of trying.With a chuckle escaping my lips, I raised my head to mentally count the steps left for me till I got to the training room. Maybe it was because I was in such a good mood thinking about Blade but for some reason, the training room felt farther than usual.I took another step and quite surprisingly, I watched a couple of guys appear out of nowhere to stand in my front.Archi
EVANORA'S POVI spent the rest of my day in my room, locked up with just me and my thoughts. The palace was surprisingly quiet the whole time. After what happened with the witch, I was expecting my dad to storm into my room and uselessly try to lecture me. I sneered at the thought. What were they expecting from the stunt they pulled? Were they trying to compel me? Were they that desperate to get me married to the Prince?I shivered as I recalled how the witch managed to get me in control. It felt strange and unfamiliar for me to barely be in control of myself. It was scary and I was only thankful I somehow managed to get out of her grip.Glancing at the clock by my side, I checked the time. I had been patiently waiting till sunset so I could sneak out to meet Blade. Thanks to the condition of things, I had to stall even longer making me wait till it was even later before I got out of bed.It was already dark by the time I got out of bed, got freshened up, and got ready to sneak out.
EVANORAโS POVIt just had to be a dream.Instead of sneaking out to meet Blade at night, Iโd somehow slept off in my room and was currently dreaming about my dad catching me right in the act. Dreams worked that way, didnโt they? They came in form of one's worst nightmares just to frighten us once in a while.โEvanora, is something up?โ Bladeโs voice pulled me out of my momentary trance. โWhy did you suddenly-โNo, no.I watched Blade rise to his feet and then walk towards me, not caring if he had no clothes on. Immediately, my dad turned to look away from his naked body and it was at that moment I knew it wasnโt all a nightmare.Shit. Without thinking twice, I pushed Blade away from me even before he could hold me and immediately bent to pick my clothes from the floor. Not caring if I was putting them on correctly, I threw them over my head to just cover myself.โEvanora?โโShit, get dressed,โ I cursed under my breath as I said to Blade. I was burning with embarrassment and could ba
EVANORAโS POVI could feel my dadโs gaze bore holes in my skin as I remained in my position, watching Bladeโs figure slowly disappear.His anger could be sensed from up to a mile away. I couldnโt blame him though, he had every reason to be angry. He had just found out his daughter, the vampire princess was in love with a werewolf. An Alpha at that.โPrincess Evanora.โ Unfortunately for him, my understanding of his anger wasnโt enough justification for his actions. Regardless, he should have kept Blade away from it and had us deal with it personally. He had no right to insult the man I loved and I was not going to simply have that slide.โHow dare you, dad?โ I replied to him, turning to face him. โHow could you?โโExcuse me?โ contrary to his words, he didnโt look surprised at me. โWhat the hell are you talking about?โโYou know exactly what I am talking about!โ I yelled. โHow could you threaten to kill Blade?โHe chuckled softly, getting on my nerves even more. โYou should be gratefu
EVANORAโS POVA whole three days had passed by since the last time I was allowed to step out of my room.My dad meant every word when telling me I wasnโt going to be allowed to leave the room. By the doors, were armed guards ready to attack me at even my slightest attempt to escape and the windows were laced with fresh vervain every morning to stop me from trying to pass through them.It was useless to act stubbornly. There was literally no way out.Refusing to admit defeat so easily, I refused to eat for the first day. Irritated every time a new maid appeared with a tray of food, Iโd yell at them and send them out, feeling satisfied from the look of fear on their faces. My dad however seemed just as angry as I was as he was relentless. With every maid I sent out of my room, a new one was sent in the next hour. I couldnโt understand him. He obviously didnโt care about my feelings or what I wanted so why was he so bothered about me eating or not?By the second day, Iโd become weak fr
EVANORAโS POVI had no idea I could miss the training that much.The familiar movements as we threw punches and kicks, the grunts that erupted from us as a result, the stench of sweat, and the feeling after defeating Matthew- I missed it all so much though it had only been a few days.Truth was that I missed being in action. I missed doing things other than sulking and getting angrier with every passing second. Though wasnโt perfect, I missed my old life before it took its very dramatic turn.โI see youโve gotten extremely good, princess,โ Matthew commented as he took my hand. โTo be honest, I was expecting a little slack from you considering you havenโt done any training or activity in the past couple of days.โโToo bad,โ I snickered. โYou didnโt get what you were expecting.โโTell me,โ he said as he dusted his hands. โWhat were you doing for the whole three days? Training secretly? Now that I think about it, you donโt seem like the kind of person to just sit around calmly doing noth
BLADEโS POV โAlpha Blade!โ It took Adamโs loud voice, immediately pulling me out of my thoughts for me to realize how lost I had been. Forcing a neutral expression, I raised my head to meet him staring at me with furrowed eyebrows. โOh. What were you saying?โ โI said so many things so I donโt know which part exactly you missed,โ he replied me, seeming irked. โOr were you even listening to me at all? Was I just speaking to myself all along?โ โNo, no,โ I massaged my temples as I responded. โI was listening. Just got lost along the way. You were talking about recruits, werenโt you? Yeah, what about them?โ โI was saying the Luna said she wants to choose the new sets herself,โ he groaned. โItโs not like she was asking for your permission anyways. I was just informing you beforehand.โ โOh, thank you,โ I nodded. โAlright then. If thatโs all, Iโll be heading to my office. I have a pile of work waiting for me.โ Ignoring the confused look on his face, I turned to walk in the direction of
BLADEโS POV My steps were slow as I approached the pack house. If there was anything Iโd learned from staying out with the hope of seeing Evanora tonight, it was that I needed to find a way to have us stay together. As soon as possible at that. I was going to head to the library to go through all the texts again. Just maybe, the last time I checked wasnโt thorough enough so I was going to check again. I was going to go through every single text all over again until I finally found a way out. With a nod, I walked inside. It was dark already and all things being equal, dinner should have been served hours ago. My mother was supposed to be tucked in bed already with my Beta also preparing to retire for the day but apparently reverse was the case as I immediately spotted my Beta walking towards me. โAdam?โ โThe Luna asked about you earlier at dinner,โ he said to me on approaching me. โI guessed you went to see your mate so I covered for you.โ โOh, thank you,โ I breathed out. I didn
Three weeks laterโฆ โEvanora, would you at least have breakfast before you leave?โ โFor the hundredth time, dad, I canโt,โ I replied my dad with a sigh. โIโve spent a whole week here already. I need to return home.โ Home. I smiled as the words escaped my lips. I could finally call Bladeโs pack my home. I could finally proudly call myself a member of their pack. Not just as a regular member but as the Luna. I spent the past few weeks after our marriage shuffling between his pack and our coven. It was just as hectic as we imagined as I was constantly needed as Luna and at the same time, the vampire princess. The past week was the most hectic as I had to spend the whole week at our coven. There were tons of events I had to attend, and tons of matters to address and they just kept on increasing, everyone forgetting I was to be on my honeymoon after getting married in not the smoothest manner to the love of my life. It was finally going to pause though as after spending a week alone
BLADEโS POVWe literally ran back to the palace, the same thing evidently on both of our minds. Evanora. My Evanora. I couldnโt afford to lose her. I just couldnโt. Silently praying as I ran, I recalled the arrow hitting her right by her heart. Fear gripped me at the thought of her not being fine. She needed to stay strong. I needed her to. My breathing became heavier as I ran. Oddly, the palace seemed to be longer as after what seemed to be hours of running, we still hadnโt gotten there. After seeming like forever, we finally arrived at the palace. Side by side, we rushed towards the garden the ceremony was being held. Tearing through the crowd as we got there, we rushed towards the podium to see Evanora was no longer there. โWhereโs she?!โ I and the king asked in unison, the fear and worry evident in our voices. โWhere is she?โ โSheโs in one of the tents with the witch.โ Mumbling our thanks, we rushed towards the tent pointed at. Taking the lead, I ran and on getting to the
BLADEโS POVโEvanora!โ My yell was the loudest it had ever been as I rushed towards her, watching her slump onto the ground. No, no. I shook my head. It couldnโt be happening. I felt my whole world shatter to the ground as she slumped in front of me. We were about to get married. We were about to go through the last ritual so it made no sense she was suddenly shot by an arrow.โEvanora,โ I cried out to her, holding her close to me. I stared at her in horror, watching blood pour off her chest. Whoever shot her must have practiced well enough as the arrow hit her right by her heart. โNo, Evanora. Please stay with me.โThe whole crowd was thrown into a frenzy. It was too terrifying to be true. Not only had someone dared to shoot the princess, but they had also dared to do it at t her wedding. Holding her close to me, I was suddenly consumed by rage. How dare whoever it was trying to hurt her? Swearing on my life, I vowed silently to find whoever it was and have him or have to feel th
EVANORAโS POV A smile appeared on my face as I stared at my reflection in the mirror. It was finally the day. The day I spent the past week counting down to. The day Iโd been anticipating ever since I realized I was in love with Blade. It was finally my wedding day I was dressed in a white gown, a bouquet of red roses in my hands. My hair was styled prettily, my makeup was done perfectly and I knew I looked beautiful. I could only imagine how dashing Blade was going to look in the suit we had chosen together, the image of both of us standing close to each other playing in my mind and having my smile even wider.The past few days had been hectic with literally the whole coven preparing for my wedding alongside me. Wolves from Bladeโs pack had also freely entered our coven and vice versa, everyone is happy.My dad for one seemed the happiest. He actively took part in the preparations for the wedding as he was always busy around. A lot had to be done and a lot had to be changed too a
EVANORAโS POVโYou have met my Beta once already, right??โ I nodded as me and Blade walked out of his office to head to his home. Both excited with the way things were finally turning out, he was about to introduce me to everyone all over again. โYeah,โ I nodded to him. โWhy?โ โI donโt care,โ he playfully replied. โIโm going to introduce you to him all over again. Officially, this time. As my Luna.โI blushed as I had been doing every single time he called me his Luna. The title still felt foreign to me and extremely exciting. โAlright.โ Hands intertwined, we climbed down the stairs to step into a wide hall. Taking a couple of steps more, we walked into a corridor and after more walking; we were in front of a room.โIs this his room?โ I got the answer to my question as he placed a knock on his door, calling out to him as he did. Initially, all we got in response was silence but after a while of more knocking, the door was finally open.โWere you asleep?โ Compared to Bladeโs smi
BLADEโS POVโDonโt you fucking dare lay a finger on her.โI growled out to the wolves as they tried to touch Evanora at my motherโs command. noticing the seriousness in my voice, they all stepped back, slowly loosening their grip on Evanora.โBlade!โ my mum exclaimed, rushing towards me. โWhat are you doing? Her people got you captured and now youโre trying to protect her?โโThey didnโt capture me, mother,โ I replieto d her. โI voluntarily surrendered myself to them and Iโm here alive, am I not?โโBlade-โโOrder your little minions to let her go,โ I breathed out. โWe donโt have a reason to be enemies with the vampires anymore, mother.โโWhat?โ she knitted her eyebrows in confusion. โWhat do you mean?โโTrust me, mother,โ I took a step closer to rods her. โCall for an emergency pack meeting and Iโll explain it all. For now, let Evanora go. please mother, donโt make this any harder.โHer shoulders slouched in defeat as she heaved a sigh. She knew she was left with no choice but to liste
BLADEโS POVโAre you sure youโre really fine?โโFor the millionth time, Evanora,โ I laughed lightly, pulling her close to me to place a kiss on her forehead. โYes, I am.โShe shut her eyes and then let out a sigh. I could tell she was still worried about me not healing fully before heading back to my pack. I was fine though and as much as I wanted to do nothing but lay in her arms under the guise of taking my time to heal, I knew I needed to return to my pack.I could only imagine the frenzy the whole pack must have been thrown in without me being around. They must have been so confused and lost on what to do. After all, their Alpha was suddenly in captivity.It must have been hard for them all, especially Adam. I could only imagine how worried he was going to know there was almost nothing he could do. With me being in captivity, they couldnโt risk waging war against them. Especially since I voluntarily gave in.Thus, I was left with no choice but to return home to inform them I was w
EVANORAโS POV The past two days went by very quickly with me barely leaving Bladeโs side throughout. After the whole very dramatic event ended with Blade accepting to get us married in a week, he slumped and finally collapsed. It was only natural for it to happen, given how much torture he had been under for the past week alongside the insane amount of wolf's bane that was injected into his system. He was immediately moved to the infirmary, and the best doctor around began to treat him. Though he had been responding to all the treatment he was receiving, he had spent the past two days in bed, taking his time to heal while I did nothing but watch him closely. I was overjoyed. Despite him being unwell and unable to celebrate with me, I still felt extremely happy. It was all over. We were finally going to be able to stay together. A light blush crept towards my cheek as I recalled how he accepted to get us married. It felt like a dream. I was finally going to be getting married to
EVANORAโS POV The chants from the crowd were getting louder with every passing second, my tears not stopping as they freely rolled down my cheeks. My dadโs guards were frozen, conflicted on what to do considering how torn the crowd had quickly become. Desperately, I turned my head in my dadโs direction to look at him. His eyes looked just as desperate as mine, containing an element of fear in them. Of course, he was to be scared. He could tell I wasnโt joking and knew even his slightest actions could cause him to lose his only child at that moment. โPlease,โ I whispered to him. โPlease, dad.โ We locked gazes for a while, both doing nothing but pleading with our eyes. I felt hopeless and after a couple more seconds of my dad staring, he looked away. โSilence!โ At his words, the bubbling crowd became silent, everyone immediately shifting their attention toward him. Sparing me another glance, he walked towards the podium, looked at the crowd, and took a deep exhale. My heartbeat