Mirabel? Who was this woman? Was he not going to introduce Megan? She stood beside Rhode while he and this unknown woman who looked very known to Rhode engaged in a staring competition with Rhode and he with her.Was this tension she felt?“My king.” The unknown woman curtsied and walked past her and Rhode.“Let us go.” Rhode said to her. Megan was greatly confused but masked her emotions. Was he not going to tell her who the lady was? Mirable, was it? She thought she heard him call her that.He continued pointing out different places to her but if she was being honest with herself, she heard nothing that he said.In fact, she was beginning to get pretty upset. She wasn’t asking for his entire history, she just wished he would tell her about people she would eventually see.Like that girl back at the inn and now this, Mirabel.She didn’t look like a nobody. She was dressed like a lady and had ladies with her.Did she live in the palace? She must since she was in the west quarters.M
“Never, my lady…”“We would never think of such a thing.” Mary said to Mirabel, eyes filled with worry.Where was this suddenly coming from?Mirabel smiled, “I see. Let us go.”Mary and Lily both looked at themselves before following behind Mirabel. She was acting strangely but they knew to not ask questions. It was not their place to.In her room, Megan was actually surprised at the fact that she shed no tears despite the fact that she felt her heart physically shatter.Perhaps she cried out all her tears in the East.‘I did cry a lot.’ She thought to herself.
Megan froze as he walked towards her, pulling her towards him. His hand rested gently above her waist and his other hand, supporting her neck. She was frozen in shock, at a loss for words. “I’m sorry.” Megan could not ignore the pounding of her heart. It felt like anyone within hearing distance could hear, she was sure Rhode heard it. She stuttered, and she never stuttered, “I don’t understand…, my king.” That did it. “Oh, for heaven’s sake, Megan. Don’t do that with me, not you. I’m not my king to you.” Rhode paused. “I’m Rhode. Just Rhode.” Rhode held her eyes, his deep purple eyes boring a hole into her eyes. She had never been in a stare down before but she was clearly losing. Megan kept quiet, unsure of what to say in response. She was not upset at him for anything he did or did not do but she did have a resolve until just now. And Megan never broke her resolve but a deep purple pair of eyes staring into her soul was making her reconsider her decisions. “Is it somethin
“It’s delicious.” Megan said as she took her first bite out of the deliciously roasted venison.“It’s lamb.” Rhode said as he took a bite out of it.The two enjoyed a quiet lunch. Apparently, it was a rule that the king could not eat alone under any circumstance. There needed to be servers with a physician present in case there is a risk of food poisoning.Another thing that was very different from the East.After dinner, the couple walked back to Megan’s chambers. She didn’t show it but she was very glad that she didn’t have to continue with her little charade of being unemotional.She did it for years in the East but the thought of doing it again stressed her. She was grateful that she could be herself, whatever that meant and wasn’t quite ready to take on the role of the stoic queen.She didn’t show it but she was glad Rhode didn’t leave her to her thoughts and assumptions though he was late and she had already jumped into a million and one conclusions.When they entered her room,
Aspen frowned as she stared at the man in front of her, Duke Elric, he claimed to be. She was suspicious, but given his ranking as a Duke she was reluctant to storm out. He was higher than she was and probably could ever be if she had tricked the gullible Richardson and played the homewrecker by ruining her friend's marriage.Knowing this, she sat back down with heaving breaths as her eyes narrowed with distrust and barely restrained anger.“My my, you seem to be fighting with yourself not to strangle me.” The strange man laughed, and Aspen clenched her hands. What she hated the most was being made fun of and it seemed like this gentleman was hellbent on doing that.“My Lord, I'm currently very busy and I would like to be left alone.” Aspen reiterated stiffly, hoping that was enough to get him to leave. But to her surprise and dismay, his cunning blues hardened as he glared down at her.“Did you just dismiss me?” He asked with clenched teeth and Aspen felt herself wilt. He was dangero
Megan stretched awake as she felt the bright rays of sunlight hit her face from behind her closed lashes.Groaning, she opened her eyes, shocked to see Rosetta and Briana already awake and in her room talking in hushed tones.This had never happened before, no one rose earlier than the queen, but she guessed came with a lot of limitations, and for a moment she was unsure how to proceed. They seemed busy.“Oh my, my lady you are awake!” A shrill voice shook Megan from her thoughts and she looked up to see Rosetta running towards her with bright eyes.“Good morning my lady.” Brianna greeted with a softer tone and an even softer smile.“This is the first time the sun has woken before me.” Megan laughed lightly, as she stood up and allowed Rosetta to drape a silk robe over her.“For a moment I was unsure on how to act.” Megan grinned, and the smile was similar to a school girl's grin which was something her ladies had never seen before, and they looked at each other in delight.“You are s
Turned out that Rhode's idea of a thrill was to go scavenging in the woods as he liked to call it, and Megan suppressed the smile that threatened to overtake her face.“You have to hurry my lady!” Rhode looked behind him to tell as he noticed that she was not beside him, and she rolled her eyes.“I have never done this before.” Megan confessed as they moved further away from the palace and deeper into the woods.Rhode turned to look at her with a laugh and Megan scowled.“Don't frown sweetheart.” He chuckled as he stretched back his hands for her to grab unto and she only hesitated for a moment before latching on with a grin.“You are the Alpha now, I'm not sure you can do this.” Megan frowned again, concern for him coating her words like honey, and Rhode could not be happier to hear them, she cared for him. He grinnedMegan recalled all her years back home, and how the only thing she was truly free to do that was not associated with royalty was to tend to her garden and as a result,
They are Elves.” Rhode laughed at her shock before moving backwards a few steps and stretching his arms.“Welcome to Wosgaria! A little Kingdom of beauty, magic and Elves. And oh, they belong to my family.” He ended and Megan's eyes grew to thrice its original size.“B_but Wosgaria is said to be lost. How can this be?” She asked in awe and he shrugged.“After the great war of Alphas years back, many other species were affected by the rampaging of lands and their lives were not spared. So that is how the whole lost Kingdom thing came about. The Elves were Thought to have died off but they simply went into hiding because the blood in their veins made them a target.” He explained as Megan listened intently, watching as the Elves continuously poured magic into the ground to rejuvenate the earth.“This is so fascinating.” She breathed, moving slowly, almost wishing for the time to freeze so that she could be in that moment forever.“But they are not normal Elves, are they?” Megan asked cur
Richardson gritted his teeth as he sat in his courtroom again. It was really becoming monotonous, day after day he sat to receive a word lash where he was too timid to say a word in his defense.Funny thing was he had never really noticed just how outnumbered he was, but suddenly it was all he could see. And the elders had obviously smelt the new found weakness in him, and God forbid that they did not exploit it.And as usual they had started their pressure on getting him to marry Aspen, the mother of his unborn child to secure the throne, and it really caused a bitter taste to flood his mouth. Marry Aspen? Hell! He had sooner married a tree. It would be better even. A tree would at least be silent, which was more than he could say for his lady.He could feel Aspen fidgeting besides him, he had finally threatened her to attend the morning assembly, and she had, her face sullen beside him. Heavens! She was sulking next to the king! Richardson realized how bad this made him look in the
Rhode paced as he looked outside. He was feeling very uneasy. He knew he was probably being unreasonable, but he could not help it and could not help but entertain the voices in his head.“You should probably sit down.” Brian suggested helpfully from where he sat, but Rhode ignored him, he was too consumed by his troubles to listen properly.“What exactly is bothering you?” Brian asked again. Now, if he had sounded sincerely and truly interested with a hint of sympathy, then Rhode might have confided in him, but Brian was sprawled nonchalantly on his sofa and his eyes had a very amused look in them. Because of this, Rhode ignored him again.“So, I guess you don't want to talk about it?” Bryan asked again, but Rhode only answered with a groan. As he stared at the window, he heard a feminine laugh flutter through the trees in his garden outside, and straining his neck, his eyes were pleasantly surprised to see Megan and Brianna strolling through the garden.Unbeknownst to Rhode, a year
Her friends leaned forward anxiously. Each waiting to see the bomb she was going to drop any second. And Megan twisted from discomfort. She knew she was being unfair to Rhode, but she simply could not help but think about it. Especially now that her stomach was already bulging and could only be covered by the heavy garments she made sure to wear on a daily basis.“My lady?” Brianna reminded, and Megan jolted. She just had to get it out after all. If anyone could understand, then it would be her friends. They were incredibly loyal after all.“Well, you see…” still she hesitated, knowing that after she spoke, she would not be able to take it back. And Megan was not one to speak lightly.“Yes?” They urged, exchanging concerned looks as they undoubtedly wondered if something crucial had happened to her under their noses and they had no idea?“Ok, here it goes!” Megan suddenly yelled, before taking a deep breath and rushing to sit beside her Ladies.“Yes?” They urged again. The concern is
Megan surveyed the table as she sat down gracefully, all the while wondering why Rhode had summoned herself, Brianna, Rosetta, Brian and Lord Rosebud in a very secluded room with trusted guards placed at the door. But she would let him speak first. Whatever had happened in the council room today was something that had raised his hackles high and on alert.“You all must be wondering why you are all here.” He started, and Megan nodded with the rest. Turning to Rosetta and Brianna, it was obvious that he was shocked to see them standing behind him.“Take a seat. Go on.” He encouraged. Now Megan was even more suspicious. Rosetta and Brianna sitting in the same room with Lords and ladies? It was almost unheard of.Sure, she allowed and even encouraged it, she had to look around to see if everybody else was on board with this. She would hate to see them uncomfortable. To her relief though, they all looked alright.“Rhode?” She interrupted softly. And he turned to her as she called him. “Wh
Aspen's life was going to shit. Firstly, Richardson confirmed her worst fears by saying to her face that he never had the intention to make her queen. Then proceeded to make it clear how much he hated her. Something that was rapidly becoming vice versa.And then there was Rudolph. The strange reporter that had barged into her chambers and pointed all five of his fingers at her accusingly, and claimed he knew where her son, the son that had been sired by that barbarian was. Confirming one of Aspen’s worst fears in a few seconds.After that incident, she had been unable to breathe because she believed that when she let her guard down, then that damned reporter would start publishing articles about the life she had led up in the north.That was frankly what kept her up many nights, but to her surprise, she heard nothing from Rudolph after that night. And the border guards she had bribed for information told her that they had indeed seen a person with Rudolph's exact description leaving t
Lord Fuhler was trying to force breath into his lungs as he stood in his ancestral castle belonging to the Fuhlers name and tried to swallow the urge to scream.Rhode had somehow managed to smash all his wonderful plans to shreds and Lord Fuhler was in shock.He had planned it well, so well that there was even a safety net to catch him should the already immaculate plan fail, but Rhode had somehow managed to smash both the plan and the net to smithereens.“Argh!”Lord Fuhler finally pointed the middle finger to decorum and screamed his lungs out in frustration. He felt like putting a bounty on Rhode's and Megan's head. A million dollars for anyone who brings me the head of the Alpha, or his bitch! But unfortunately, some fantasies tended to remain fantasies.“My Lord, your daughter is here.” A servant announced and Fuhler nodded as his eyes burned with a vengeful rage. He would not be surprised if his own daughter had been the one to screw him over. Not surprised at all.“Send her in.
Rhode sighed as he watched Megan sink tiredly into her bed with a sigh of relief as her hand went to clutch at her forehead. He knew such stress and excitement could not possibly be good for the child she was carrying, but for some reason, his court had been very stirred up lately.“What is going through that pretty head of yours?” Megan asked with a laugh, and Rhode jolted to reality with a guilty expression, he had no idea he had zoned out.“Why?” He laughed along with her, and he could tell his eyes were twinkling mischievously. “Are you curious?” He asked and she nodded eagerly as she stared at him right in the eyes, and Rhode grinned again. He had always loved it when she smiled at him and looked at him straight in the eyes with zero inhibitions.He knew that it would probably be a long time before she could completely trust him given her past, but he was willing to work for it.“Yes!” Megan laughed again. “A penny for your thoughts?” Before opening his mouth to speak, Rhode mad
Brianna could not stop her legs from shaking as Brian and Megan rushed to help her up. She knew that she had only survived because of her lady's dedication and loyalty, and she was resolved to serve her even more.When the brutish Lord Geoffrey had ordered that she be stripped of her clothing and dignity, Brianna had almost died of fear and shame.The thought of the men, including Brian seeing her nakedness was a sure motive to commit suicide, and kneeling there, she had come to realize how powerless she was, how truly disposable, because she knew she was only taking the fall for something she had no hand in, and that made bile rise in her throat. That was of course until Megan marched in and demanded her freedom. From then, Brianna swore to make sure she did everything in her power to help her queen become stronger.~*~**~*~“Oh my God, are you alright Brianna? Are you really alright?” Rosetta had asked with tears in her eyes as she embraced the shaken Brianna in her arms.“I am alri
Rhode had completely forgotten about Megan and her temper in the chaos Lord Fuhler had successfully caused in the inner court. But when she had barged in with hell fire in her eyes, he knew that it was time to take action into his own hands. But judging from the look his advisor, Lord Rosebud, was currently shooting at him, he definitely had not made the right choice, but it was alright. He just had to free Brianna first and deal with the consequences later.“Your highness!” Lord Fuhler began with indignation written in his every feature, and at moment the entire court stared at him with pensive eyes.Brian was still poised for attack as he placed him between Brianna and any perceived threats, Lord Rosebud was currently shooting him disapproving glares, while Lord Aldrien was sporting a smirk as he stood tall in his neutrality, and that made Rhode slightly uneasy because in court there was nothing like neutrality.“You just banished Lord Geoffrey!” Lord Fuhler yelled again as he look