Hours turned to days and days turned to weeks in a blink of an eye after the sentencing. I was left to fix plenty of problems that were left behind from Lady Marie but thankfully for me, I had my three alphas there to lend me their hands. Paperwork after paperwork and still the mountain of documents was not getting any smaller. My time in the palace had only gotten more tedious and my coronation had not happened yet, but I could not really complain. Since work has only increased for all of us, I found it hard to even see my husbands around anymore. Our schedules did not align, we barely had time to meet for breakfast and dinner because some worked through the night like Cassian and Isaiah while others started their day extremely early. Some days, I don’t even see them at all. “Is everything alright, princess?” Rodrick asked as he was giving me his daily report. I blinked only to find myself staring at a blank piece of paper. I turned to look at Rodrick, a concerned expression o
“What?” they said in unison. I started to panic, maybe this was a bad idea after all. Maybe if I told them earlier and allowed them to think things through then maybe it would be easier for them. The marking process does not only affect me after all, if it was a success then they will be bonded to me as I will be bonded to them. The talk I had with Augustus all that time ago seemed to appear in my mind all of a sudden. “Of course, I won’t force any of you to do it! I know that asking you to mark me is initially asking you to give your heart and body to me and I would never want to do anything that any of you are opposed to. I just—” “Wait. Weren’t you the one who didn’t want to get marked in the first place?” Isaiah asked. “Y-yes but things change.” I said, almost in a whisper. “Haha, the princess is smitten.” Cassian teased. I glared at him, and he quickly raised his hands up in defence. “But to be marked by the three of us, I do not think that is possible. Whoever marked
“Are you ready, Cordelia?” Augustus asked, his lips tickling my side. I wanted to agree but my heart hammered loudly against my chest. There was no doubt that Augustus could hear it beating frantically since he was the closest to my chest. There was a silence that followed as the three of them took their positions. The spots where their lips touched felt hot, my skin growing ablaze. I closed my eyes, unable to handle the anticipation that was twisting my stomach. I twitched when I felt Cassian’s tongue licked the spot, he was about to bite whereas Isaiah merely kissed his spot tenderly. “Just endure it for a little while, okay?” Isaiah reassured, lips brushing against my skin, causing light shivers to run down my spine. “I-I know. I’m ready.” I reconfirmed, still closing my eyes in hopes that the jitters I felt would subside soon. But everything happened all of a sudden, they must have conducted themselves among each other because I felt sharp pains coming from the spots they
Cassian’s arms were around my waist to make sure I did not slip off from thighs. His length was buried deep inside me, doing what he had mentioned earlier, thrusting Isaiah’s come back into me. The position we were in was rather taxing, my back pressed up against his chest while he was the one moving me up and down. I was surprised by his hidden strength but could not truly focus on it because Augustus was distracting by nibbling on my hardened nipples. His fingers would purposely brush against the still raw bite mark he had left on my side and every time he did, I felt my body shudder. “You like to have your chest played with? Hm?” Cassian’s hot breath whispered into my ear. “You’re tightening up so much,” “I ah, that’s not true—!” I tried to deny his words, but my mind was blanking every time the tip of his length brushed against my sweet spot. I was certain that I would not be able to control myself any longer. My body was burning, core knotting up as I wanted more of their
I remember my first love fondly due to how he had hair as dark as a starless sky. Although I cannot remember his name nor his face, I can always remember his hair whenever I look up at the night sky even after all these years.? As a child, I was always so weak and sick that I hardly left my room. All I had to keep me company was my lady in waiting, Anne, the royal doctor, my many tutors and towers upon towers of books. Occasionally my mother and brother would visit me but I understood that they had other duties to attend to besides looking after me.? While my brothers and sisters grew up learning and experiencing many things, I was endlessly stuck in the confines of my room until one day I decided to let my curiosity get the better of me.? Sneaking out of the room was easier than I initially thought. I would like to believe that it was due to my tiny stature that made it possible for me to avoid the roaming guards’ attention but I should have known that I would get lost almost
The dining hall is silent other than the soft clanking of silverware against the ceramic plates. Father sat at the head of the table, gaze fixed upon his dinner while his second wife, Lady Marie and her three children, Frederick, Elina and Lilian sat by the left side of the table. On his right side was where my mother, Isabelle and my brother, Aiden sat.? “Are you not going in, Your Highness?” the guard who stood by the partially opened door questioned.? I was once again late for dinner, after losing track of time when I was studying earlier. Usually I would get Anne, my lady-in-waiting to fetch me my dinner to eat in my room but today, I decided that I should at least show my face to my family as a courtesy. But how could I possibly enter the dining hall now when they had already started eating.? “Well …” I started. “Cordelia.” a voice from the other side of the door called out. The guard gave me an apologetic look before pulling the door wide open. I stood there awkwardly,
I could feel the drops of sweat trailing down to my chin as it dripped to the ground. I took in deep breaths in hope to fix my uneven breathing while the grip on the wooden sword tightened, my stance wide and ready for whenever Rodrick decided to charge towards me. My body felt feverish and I was silently wondering if I had pushed myself too hard during practice.? “What are you waiting for, Princess?” Rodrick asked as he slowly moved to the side, eyes not leaving mine. He could clearly see my hesitation.? “You sure like to talk a lot during practice,” I rebuttal, hoping that my taunting would make me come to me instead but I should have known that Rodrick would not be fazed by such a remark.? “That is only because there is so much to talk about,” he beamed. “Such as the lovely weather we are having or the—” I did not wait for him to finish talking as I pushed myself to lunge? towards him which he predicted easily when our wooden swords collided with a loud thud. The sounds of
The bickering between the families started almost instantly. Their voices drowned out as I did not want to listen to anything anymore. I wanted to run away from this room, from this palace, from everything but reality snapped me back when father stood up from his throne.? All eyes were now on him, anticipating what he was going to say, what he was going to do and yet for a long second all he did was continue to stare into my eyes. His crystal blue eyes pierced into me as though he knew all my deepest and darkest secrets. As though he knew that I would rather run away from my troubles than face them straight on.? He then started to walk, slowly making his way down the short steps until he was approaching where I was standing. Never once did I look away from him even though I could feel my hands trembling, even when I could feel my heart threatening to escape. But the moment he walked past me, I felt my heart sank.? “Father…what are we going to do about Cordelia?” Frederick asked