Elizabeth“Come here!”After I saw my mother turning her back to regard the dishes at the back of our house, I immediately turned to Diego and pulled him to the living area where we could talk. He also did not restrain himself. He let me pull him until we arrived in front of a wooden sofa.“What was that?” I said, my chest heaving up, and pointed in the direction where the kitchen is. “Why did you introduce yourself as my suitor?”Diego only raised his eyebrow simply. Now that he is near, I could distinguish that he is a truly handsome man. But it does not matter anymore. I am pissed because of what he was saying to my mother.“Why? Can’t I court you?” he asked, almost his tone as innocent and as if he did not do something wrong.“You can’t!” I said dramatically. “We just met today, okay? So it would be impossible for you to like me immediately.”His face became disgruntled and his eyebrows furrowed more. I tried to demonstrate my arms upward and downward so I can pinpoint it to make
Elizabeth“Elizabeth!”My eyes went to who called me. It was Prince Ronald. He was wearing casual clothes and he did not have horsemen behind him. Different from the usual, he was also not mounted on a horse.Grinning ear to ear, he waved his hand while going toward me. I smiled at the prince and bowed a little bit for him. I even almost forgot Diego’s presence beside me.“Your Highness, good evening,” I greeted him and gave him a polite smile after I bowed down. “May I ask what are you doing here in the village?”“Oh, I went here to watch the bonfire event,” he said, and using his head, he pointed to the village’s huge circle.I parted my lips. “You watch the bonfire event?”“Of course. I watch it every year,” he said. “Do you also watch it, my lady?”“Well, yes, since I was a kid. I love the story told of the fire queen, so I would never miss an indispensable event like this,” I said.“Hmmm, you could be a fire queen yourself,” he said and surveyed his eyes from my head to foot. “Yo
ElizabethPrince Ronald apologized to me about his sisters. Unlike him and the princes, they were mean and spoiled brats. Even the other princesses from the other kingdoms despised the sisters because of their attitude and overprotective nature towards their brothers.I just did not mind it because they are royalty. I’m just a commoner who is friends with the royal princes. I have not in a high place to give opinion or justify my position in them in the first place.And of course I came outside and wore my dress even if it was insulted by the princesses to enjoy the event tonight; not to impress any of them.It was not very long that the show of the bonfire night started. It was spectacular when the dancer representing as the fire queen was dancing and circling around the bonfire with her delicate and lithe moves. I was parting my lips the whole time while the back up dancers acted like the shadows or the evil beasts a long time ago. They danced with her creatively, making the audienc
When I saw Prince Ronald from the public market, I immediately hid from a hay that was near a horse’s stable and peeked out to see him from afar. He was not with the princes, but he was with the horsemen. Talking with the head chief while smiling, I cringed and got so silently pissed off by him.How could he still easily smile after killing a man and almost killing me like we were just an ant? It would only mean that it was not his first time to kill people. And because of what, power?His words lingered in my mind the whole night. I could not sleep a wink because my skin would crawl just by remembering how he sharply twisted the dagger inside me. If I had not woken up and healed myself using my powers, the gods might have been taking care of my soul. “Thank you for always visiting our stable, Prince Ronald. Your father would always be proud of you,” I heard the head chief say and placed his arm on Prince Ronald’s shoulder. “Your kindness is appreciated in the village.”The prince c
ElizabethHe did not react after I revealed that. I cleared my throat and caressed the body of the cup I was holding. He remained watching me, and even though I am not direct in looking at him, I could still see him from my peripheral vision.“It was a long night. Prince Ronald walked away from the crowd, so out of curiosity, I followed him, afraid that a bunch of thieves would get to him,” I said and furrowed my eyebrows. “It’s not like I have the power to fight thieves, but as long as the prince, everything would be fine.”I lifted my gaze to him, and his attention was not now on the mug he was observing a while ago. This time, he was very serious while his jaw was clenching.“I saw him talking to a man in black. I could not see its face, but I heard their conversation,” I continued. “It seems like Prince Ronald is plotting against King Alexander. He will poison the king, to kill him!”I held back the irritation seeping inside me, so I breathed in and out. “And he saw me listening.
ElizabethI never believed in love at first sight. It is a ridiculous thing girls my age romanticize. Finding a handsome prince charming is easy, but recognizing a person who would do everything to protect you from any harm and danger is rare. As I stared at Diego, my eyes could not left his face and body. It was tempting my licentious ideas even though I am not into hot men. This is just so purely ridiculous!“Are you okay?”I was only paused by being starstruck when he looked at me darkly and approached me with his short question. His huge body shrouded my sight of the living area behind him. He simply placed the shirt he was wiping on his right shoulder, while I remained hanging my mouth engendered by awe. My hand unconsciously hit his abs because I was reaching the towel in front of him. I inhaled sharply when I realized that his body is effortlessly hard and heavy.I wonder if he works out. It is also possible that he carries ponderous things. Was he a carpenter before he became
Diego"Diego!"I was awoken by a door's raid. I opened my eyes and got up from my bed when I saw Roy getting inside the hut I was in. He looked stressed out and confused."What?" I mumbled seriously."I thought you were gone!" he said and sighed as if he was so tired. He placed his hands on his hips. "Anyway, you have to go back to the habitat. The alpha wants to see you.""My father... wants to see me?" I asked him."Well, yes," he answered.I only furrowed my eyebrows, baffled and pretended that I did not understand what he just said. My father never wanted to see me. The last time we talked in a hearty manner was the time when my mother died. And yes, to include the part when I killed her. Both my father and my brother despised me because of that. I knew deep inside that they wanted to kill me as a revenge for what I did to my mother.Even though I could not get the idea of talking to my father about whatever he wanted to talk about except hiding from the habitat when I get aggres
Elizabeth“I do not know what you mean,” I replied firmly and avoided the fear that is seeping inside me. “I have seen you in my dreams, and you told me that I should know who I am. Now that you are here, can you enlighten me about it?”I subtly lowered my head because all I could see is the red lips of the woman. I am beyond afraid of the fact that she just appeared out of nowhere while discovering what is hidden behind the healing powers I have. And maybe she could help me! She wants me to find out who I am --- and that could only mean that she knows my identity, as a witch!My eyes kept chasing her face, but she won’t lift hers, as if she does not want to reveal who she is.“Who are you?” I asked again.“Questions are forbidden. Only clues are given,” she answered without smiling.“But I want to know-“I almost stepped forward to lift her hood, but she immediately stepped back. This time, she was not happy.“A tribulation will come to you. You will have a conflict with your identit