Se connecterNolan’s POVSomething was wrong with Kim.Not physically.If anything, he still carried himself the exact same way he always did, shoulders straight, expression controlled, with sharp movements.Anyone looking from the outside would probably think nothing had changed.But I knew Kim too well.And right now?The silence around him felt heavier than usual.The drive to the airport remained quiet.Rain droplets slid lazily across the tinted windows of the black SUV while the city slowly disappeared behind us.Kim sat in the front passenger seat beside the driver.As always.Alert.Composed.Professional.But there was something off about the energy around him.Even the driver seemed uncomfortable under the weight of it.I leaned my head slightly against the seat while my eyes remained fixed on the back of Kim’s head.His posture looked stiff, like he was barely holding himself together.Every now and then, his jaw tightened subtly.Then relaxed again.Then tightened.His fingers rested a
Kim's POV A loud laugh exploded from Olivia's mouth... "Oh my Gosh! The King's Beta really thinks he would be able to win my heart." The laugh continued, breaking every spell that seemed to have been on me just moments ago. Everyone suddenly turned to us, the laughter, chatter and dances stopped almost immediately. Even the music... it faded. She pulled away from me, turning to the crowd. "I'm sorry to break it to you, but I don't do Beta's. It's king or nothing." A good number of the students burst into laughter, looking at me in a way that almost made me burst through those doors. "He's not that bad though..." Someone from a corner of the room whispered."Of course, he's not. He has the body. The brain. And even the strength." She stated, her hands trailing over my body as she said those words. "But he'll never be a fit for someone like me. I'm a freaking princess for crying out loud." She said dramatically. Something pierced me in my chest, something I couldn't explain. B
Kim's POVI let out a heavy sigh as I watched Olivia look like a lost sheep in a pretty dress.She stood alongside the two girls from earlier and some other girls from her department. One of them was Mena, the granddaughter of Elder Benjamin. The rest... I knew some of them by face, but I had no idea what their names were."I can't stop imagining what the after-party would be like." One of the girls said."Gosh...""And the moment where I get to dance with Jose… Girlll I’m screaming…” The girls screamed like crazy little girls who were in fantasy land.Olivia, on the other hand, just sighed like she didn't want to be a part of that conversation.I looked down at my wrist watch, worried about how long this was taking. She wasn't interested in their conversation, yet she wouldn't leave them.I shouldn't have convinced his majesty to stay today, else I wouldn't be here.I was kind of used to waiting, but it was more around the King and other men of his caliber. I also waited for my siste
Olivia’s POVThe way he looked at me should have meant nothing at all to me. But something about that sight made my stomach twist strangely.I quickly got a hold of my emotions before they would get the best of me.What right did he even have to look hurt?I used him.So what?That was literally his job. Why was he here, if not to serve and to be useful?No matter how I tried to justify my actions in my heart, the look in his eyes still unsettled me slightly.Nolan, on the other hand?He simply looked at me like I didn’t just do something out of my will to get his attention.There was not even a single reaction to what I had just done. Rather, he just looked away again and continued speaking to the officials around him like he hadn’t seen anything at all.That hurt more than I expected.“Son of a bitch,” I cursed internally.Pissed, I walked angrily down the hallways till we got to the stairs. I didn’t even have the confidence to look back at Kim; I felt too ashamed of myself already.
Olivia’s POVThe Kingdom felt different this morning, I noticed it the moment I opened my eyes.The atmosphere outside my balcony windows looked brighter than usual, alive in a way that almost irritated me. Music sounded faintly from somewhere outside the palace.It was most likely coming from the Hall.The school had decided to make use of the general hall instead of settling for it’s own hall within the school. That’s to tell you how grand this was expected to turn out.I could already imagine the excitement on everyone’s faces, and somehow… I hated it.I stood in front of the large mirror inside my room while the stylists finished adjusting the dress wrapped tightly around my body.The gown was beautiful.Annoyingly beautiful.The emerald fabric clung to my waist before falling smoothly toward the floor, the tiny stones sewn into it like a handwoven masterpiece that had taken the creator a really long while to achieve.This dress was supposed to make me feel accomplished.Proud eve
Nolan’s POVI couldn’t understand that crazy look on her face. Her smirk became wider as each piece of clothing dropped from her body.“What do you think you’re doing, Olivia?” I asked, trying not to look at her.My question only made her smile widen even more. “What? Is it now a crime to swim in this palace?”With her response, I didn’t say anything else; I just turned my attention back to the water that seemed to be soothing in all the possible ways. My eyes shut instinctively, and I could feel my muscles slowly relax under the care of the cool water around me.The careful tap of her feet on the tiles as she stepped closer to the pool caused me to open my eyes once again.I threw my eyes off her as she finally stepped in.“Ishhh...” She sighed. “It’s so cool down here.” She said, like she didn’t know what to expect before putting her feet into the water. The water swallowed her as well.“I see why this is your favorite place...” She started, her voice a little too soft compared to h







