Alpha Korvin returned to his chambers with the letter in his hands. He felt tired and he knew it was not from exhaustion. His wife was in the room, sitting on the chair by the table placed infront of the door leading into the balcony. She turned her head at the sound of his footsteps but she did not smile, it was obvious she had a lot on her mind.Ever since the news of his daughter's pregnancy, the relationship between he and his wife had been strained. She had kept her distance and he had acted uninterested, and even Corrina had mostly kept to her room, although she had also changed rooms, something he did not reason to look into, she could do as she pleased, she had always done as she pleased."Fetch me the Elyrian princess," he said to the maid who had been standing by the entrance, waiting on him. The girl exchanged knowing glances with lady Kaelin briefly before she bowed and walked away.Lady Kaelin came alive and turned to her husband who was taking off his robe, preparing to
A week had passed since the mating ceremony but the weight of Corrina's reckless action and careless disgrace still hung heavy over the throne of Nyxoria. Alpha Korvin was sure that by now, the rumor of his daughter's pregnancy had spread throughout the castle. It was a disgrace to the royal family, something she nor her mother seemed to care about. He was walking the castle grounds thinking about all these when his Delta walked up to him, calling out his name and snapping him out of his painful thoughts."Alpha Korvin?" the man had called as he was approaching the Alpha who had been so lost in thoughts that he had not noticed his presence.Alpha Korvin lifted his head up and stared right into the face of Kasier Archon, his facial expression told of his worry for the Alpha. He was more than aware of all that had been happening in the castle and he was most especially aware of how all that affected Alpha Korvin. He had been living for his daughter and had done everything she had wanted
"She is not carrying a bastard child!" Lady Kaelin fired back at him, her anger now was very evident, "There is no way I would have allowed my daughter be taken away from me, to be sent off to a foreign kingdom over sme useless peacr treaty condition!""But Elyria sent their own daughter, an actual princess, a girl who behaves like one no matter how cruely you both treat her!" he heaved and let out a long sigh, "I wish she was my daughter instead of you, Corrina. This is an embarrassment to the throne and to the royal family of Nyxoria."Corrina lifted her head as her gaze fell on her father. The look in his eyes as he looked down at her was born of spite and she knew in that moment, he had meant what he had said. It caused her heart to shatter and then it was wrapped up in the purest rage. Her gaze remained on him even as he moved and stormed out of her room."Fetch me princess Annora," she heard him say to a maid outside the room before the door was shut.Corrina lost it. She scream
The mating ceremony in Nyxoria was drawing to a close as the night gave way to the approaching dawn creaping over the horizon. The grand hall which had been filled with the anticipation, excitement and the vibrant sounds of laughter and music just moments ago was now abuzz with whispers and murmurs, a hotbed of gossip. The royals were noticably absent, having slipped away because of the chaos the princess had caused.She had been mated to the captain of the king's guard and it had been a surprise to many but none in the hall had been happier than Alpha Korvin Thorold that his daughter had been mated to a fine man, but he had been publicly and uncermoniously rejected by her and she had left him standing in the midst of the crowd with disheartened, his pride wounded and his dignity abused.His embarrassment was palpable as the onlookers whispered and pointed, the princess' rejection had been harsh and he had felt wounded and humilated.Now, they were in the princess' chambers and Alpha
Her eyes locked on to something in the distance, or someone, seeing to have a life of their own and she felt herself drawn to that person. the music and laughter faded as she descended from the podium, her steps almost involuntary and trance like. Alpha Ardon's eyes narrowed and his sharp gaze caught the change in her demeanor and with a swift motion, he signaled the entertainers to seize their performance and their instruments fell silent. Two snaps of his finger and the music died down with the guards moving swiftly to to clear the area.The attention of the crowd was drawn to Corrina as she moved, seemingly with a purpose beyond her control. The air was charged with anticipation and the sense of something momentous about to happen. Her eyes were fixed on a single point in the hall, on a certain individual and as the crowds murmurs and whispers rose and fell, they watched her approach the left end of the hall.She came to a stop in front of a man who stood tall and still, standing o
The past year had flown by so quickly, vanishing like a whisper since the royal exchange between the two kingdoms. Corrina had spent a year with the Elyrian royal family and she was now turning eighteen. It was clear that she had grown so well with them, eventually being considered as a part of the royal family, and Alpha Ardon, in a goodwill gesture to seal her acceptance, had decided to host the mating ceremony for her just a day after her birthday.The ceremony, a time honoured tradition and steeped in ritual, would be a celebration to mark her of her coming of age, a transition inot adulthood and a declaration of her availability to potential suitors which would potentially seal her fate here in Elyria. She would then be considered a full Elyrian.The hall had been packed to the brim and bursting at the seams. Corrina had never seen so many Elyrians gathered in once place before and she knew she was the main attraction. As she scanned the crowd, she knew that most of them had come