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78. Late Night Snack
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~ KATALEYA ~The day of the summit is finally here, and where I should be excited to meet my family, whom I have missed dearly, I feel a sense of sadness instead.That night, those precious moments in the kitchen, that was the last time I saw Enrique until this flight we are now on to make the over ten-hour journey. A flight he has barely acknowledged me on despite how long it is and I know he is shutting me out.He’s wearing the prosthetic. That night I told him he has to wear it daily instead of his other ones, and it looks like he is holding to the promise he made.However, although he’s wearing it on the flight, he isn’t using it. Maybe it’s out of habit or he doesn’t want to use it, but at least he’s keeping it on. Maybe he’ll get used to it in time, but I do wonder why he dislikes it so much. I thought we had made progress.Valentina is on her way back too. However, she has taken a separate flight with Li Sheng, whilst I’m on a private jet with Enrique. I told her she need not re
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~ KATALEYA ~Dad is the first to turn towards us. His salt and pepper hair is mostly brushed back, with a few locks falling over his forehead. He’s wearing a black suit with a white shirt that he’s left a few buttons open on, revealing his tattoos and necklaces, but it is his glimmering red eyes that make my stomach twist with fear.He’s angry again.I might have joked about being scared on the plane, but right now… I’m terrified.Dad is not someone you would want to anger. I could be brave over the phone, but in person it’s a lot harder.Besides him is Mama, Mama Mari is on his other side and there’s Raihana, Uncle Marcel and Winona. There are two places empty, presumably for me and Enrique, and I wonder if Dad was the one who wanted us at their table.On the table next to theirs is Azura, Uncle Liam, Aunty Raven, Rayhan, Delsanra, two witches, and then there is an empty seat, probably Leo’s.I glance at Raihana, whose eyes are glimmering as she watches Enrique with an expression I ca
The Pure-Hearted Princess and the Kiss of Darkness 81. Footage
~ ENRIQUE ~Leo picks up one of the name plaques at the table and smirks humourlessly as he glances at his woman, no doubt conversing via the mind-link. This is confirmed when she gets up and moves into the seat which would have been for Kataleya’s sister’s mate. Now the two spots at the table are between me and him.“Welcome Prince Mikhail Petrov, Princess Anya Petrova, Prince Gedeon Petrov. Glad you could make it,” Alpha Royce says with a smile that makes me wonder how he is relaxed when he has invited those that should be considered our worst enemies. Or so the storybooks say.I knew vampires existed, but most would not see one in their lifetime. They are a rare race and I doubt there are many left, but if these are royals… are they from the first line of vampires? Or self-titled?A man in black leads them towards our table. “Prince Mikhail, I will show you to the seat at the front,” the man says as Leo watches the one in the lead. He is definitely the strongest. I can sense the pow
The Pure-Hearted Princess and the Kiss of Darkness 82. A King's Declaration
~ KATALEYA ~I tilt my head as the clip is replayed once again.What is that? My heart is clamouring with fear at the first thought that entered my mind. It sounded like an army or something. I shiver, feeling the chill that creeps down my spine, and Enrique places his hand over mine, giving it a comforting squeeze.Skyla is sitting forward, her eyes blazing as she stares at the screen, and I take a glimpse at Dad, who is sitting at the front watching this video. Prince Mikhail’s cold eyes sweep over the room before they meet mine, giving me a small smirk.“When did you first come across this phenomenon?” Dad asks, and I’m relieved that he looks away.“Nearly fifty years ago. But in the last five years it’s grown faster, and not once have we heard of any life from within. I have men spread across the border, but the conditions of these lands are hard to survive on, yet we do our best to watch it. But it’s becoming impossible. It is too large and we are few. Something is happening there
The Pure-Hearted Princess and the Kiss of Darkness 83. Butting Heads
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The Pure-Hearted Princess and the Kiss of Darkness 84. Cousins
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~ ENRIQUE ~“Make it quick, I don’t have all day,” I say, smoking my cigarette as I stare ahead into the night sky. I’m no longer that kid who was helpless, the one who had hopes in a certain king, and as I look across at him, I can see the change in him from back then.His hair is littered with grey, age has left its mark with the frown lines on his forehead, the sharper jaw… That’s just how life is…Age. Inevitable of who we are, it will always catch up with us.But seeing him like that is also a reminder that he is not a god, but a man who had tried. Yeah, it hurts, it will always hurt, but I also acknowledge that perhaps he really didn’t have a choice… but it doesn’t mean that pain goes away.Kataleya’s words she spoke that night, words I know she’s never shared with anyone else. The thoughts that sometimes crept into her mind about her father and what happened back then. But she’s foolish for thinking it. After all, she is a woman no one can forsake… willingly.“My daughter is fuc
The Pure-Hearted Princess and the Kiss of Darkness 86. Before I Leave
~ ENRIQUE ~When we re-enter the hall, the Lycan’s final words that he had said to me through the mind-link he could form with other alphas replays in my mind.‘I hope you do the right thing.’The right thing? But what is the right thing?She’s nowhere in sight and I can’t help but search the crowds for her as I take a seat at our table again. This is it, the last few hours to see that beautiful smile.I’ll make sure I defeat those crawlers for her. I’ll destroy them and make sure they never hurt her.I turn sharply towards the door as I see her enter with four other women of her family. Her eyes are downcast, her long hair falling over her shoulder and her hands are locked in front of her.A vision of pure beauty.She suddenly looks up through her thick lashes as if sensing me watching her. Our eyes meet, and I swallow hard, looking away.She really did just make her way into my life, somehow passing through the walls I created.“Hey, did everything go ok between you and Dad?” she ask
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