MasukHer mocking words send my mind into turmoil, but I must stay composed. I must stay composed. I must not let her words get to me, no matter how much she enjoys it.The way she laughs and taunts me is unbearable, but what I could not take was the way she spoke of my werewolf heritage, mocking and belittling it as if it were a joke.“I find the barbarians, as you've called them, teach better than tutors, Your Majesty,” I said, smiling faintly. “With their sharp senses and attentiveness, one learns to see what others overlook.”A long silence. Then the queen rose, gliding toward me. Her perfume was intoxicating with scents of roses, steel, and something darker.She stopped beside my chair, her voice soft enough that only I heard:“Be careful what you see, child. The last who stared too closely at the sun was burned blind.”I met her gaze, not defiantly, but steadily, despite how I was feeling inside. “And yet, Your Majesty, the sun still rose the next day.” I know challenging her at this
Divya's POVI had expected to be treated with malice and disrespect upon entering the queen's chambers, but this, this treatment, I had not expected.It's been about twenty minutes since I stepped into her chambers, and the queen has not even acknowledged my presence. In fact, as soon as I walked in, she turned her back and continued talking to the three ladies that were also in the chambers with her. They were deeply involved in the topic of their discussion, totally ignoring my presence as though I were invisible.The queen reclined on her lounge chair, while the ladies gathered around her in graceful positions, with embroidery hoops and jeweled fans in hand. From their conversation between themselves, I was able to gather the name and status of each of them.In fact, they were all noble women that held enough power in their hands to do as they pleased due to their families' standing and connections. They were also the queen's ladies-in-waiting, trusted advisors, and confidantes.Wh
Queen Seraphine's POVBy the time I got to my chambers, I could barely contain the rage that was building inside me. How could this be happening to me? How dare he talk to me in such a manner because of that bast**d child of his?I tried so much to contain my anger, but it was proving difficult as I walked down the corridor back to my chambers. It was more so, especially when everyone I came across looked at me with sympathy alongside their greetings.The news of her arrival had begun to spread like wildfire within the palace, and it was only a matter of time before it reached outside the palace walls to the ears of the entire kingdom.Immediately upon entering my chambers, Lady Elena, one of my ladies-in-waiting, rushed over to me, breathless with anticipation, to confirm the news from me.As it happens, it was not presently that I heard about the news of her arrival to the palace. I knew of her presence in the palace as soon as she was brought in. But because she was hidden within t
Lee's POVSoon enough, we got to the entrance of the queen's quarters, and I was stopped by the guards there to do a body search. I knew it was necessary, but it still made me uncomfortable. I felt as though I was being humiliated, especially not after the way the maid had just acted toward my lady, treating her with such disrespect. I felt so much annoyance as they patted me down and rifled through my cloth.Once they were done, I saw the way they smirked at me, as if reveling in my discomfort and powerlessness.My anger bubbled up inside of me, but I knew that showing it would only make things worse and put her in a spot where she could get more humiliated. It was obvious that the queen found her presence here disturbing and planned to make things difficult for her during our stay here. It was best to avoid drawing attention to her."Your Majesty, I've returned with her." The obnoxious maid called out to the closed door before us from beside us before giving us a nasty look. I gritt
I stopped walking at the sound of the voice and casually looked around to see if the comment was directed to our group. But there was no one else apart from us in the area, which confirms that the rude comment, if I may say, was truly directed to us.But why? What had we done to provoke such a reaction?Or did one of the maids do something to offend someone?After all, I wasn't the only one present. The maids and Lee were also present. Surely it couldn't be me who was being spoken to. And I know Lee would not have done such a thing since he was a foreigner here and would not want to cause any trouble.A lady dressed in a maid's outfit stepped out of the corner and walked over to us."Miss, are you talking to us?" Lee stepped before me in a protective manner and asked the lady."Miss Cara…""Miss Cara…""Miss Cara…"I raised a brow in surprise as the maids greeted her with a curtsy as she walked over. It was obvious that though she was also dressed in a maid uniform, she was of a highe
Divya's POVI gave a tight-lipped smile in return before turning around and walking out of the room. I was still wondering what he meant as I stepped out into the grand hallway.I came to a stop in utter shock at the sight of the person standing with obvious high alert just a few feet away.The minute I stepped out, his gaze landed on me; I briefly saw him let out a sigh of relief before schooling his expression and walking towards me."Your Highness," he bowed at me as soon as he got close enough."H… How come you are here? What happened?" I stammered in shock at the sight of him standing before me.Instead of answering me, he gazed behind me.I didn't need to turn around to know what, or rather who, he was staring at. But I did anyway, out of curiosity, and Cassius was just right on my heel. I wondered why he would look at him instead of answering me."Princess, he was lurking in the shadows when I rescued you from the kidnappers." Cassius mentioned, stepping out of the king's study







