บททั้งหมดของ The Hidden King: บทที่ 121 - บทที่ 130

I struggled to move away from Prince Michalus but his fingers sank into my hip, holding me in place. "Would you move? I want to leave."Prince Mitchalus pressed into me. "No, I'll move whenever you agree to return to Antarctica with me. I love you and I refuse to let you go."I cackled. "You refuse? You can't thrust your love on someone, Mitchalus, that is not how it works. I want no part in you and your twisted family. I already have a King. I will never bow to Fesel. Can you allow such a person to rule beside you? The Antarcticans will notice something is wrong. They will see right through me."They would never accept me. If I showed any sign of weakness, they would exploit it. The Antarcticans needed a leader they could count on. They wanted someone who was able to create a bond with the Sea Witch Queen. I would forever see Fesel as the enemy. It didn't matter that she was King Marvelon's paramour.Prince Mitchalus rested his forehead a

The rain pelted me. It was different for Craig. When the downpour ended, he was dry. I couldn't help but be in awe at how he was able to control the rain. It had probably fallen due to my sudden change in emotion. Still, I had no idea how to control it as he did. His clothes were waterless even though he was sitting beside me. I would say that was an achievement that made me somewhat jealous. I always knew Craig was powerful. He was the only merfolk no one could tell was not human.Even now, he had no aura that radiated out of the ordinary. It was like he was not even one of us. It had to take a vast amount of control to be able to manipulate one's aura as he did. Craig could do cool tricks that not even Mom could not. When my powers were sealed away, he used to send jolts of energy to me to help me to duplicate his acts. Like in the winter, he would turn the mist at dawn into the snow. Once, he scanned through my memories and displayed them before my closed lids like on

The house became much quieter with Aqualia gone. It was hard seeing her off but we all had things to do. She was a Queen. It made no sense in hiding here with me. She had her people to think about as much as me. She was not making much fuss about her coronation which figured she was still on mental defense with the Antarcticans. I did hope everything worked out the way she wanted it.Craig was not back as yet. I have been spending more time training with my guards but it was not enough. They kept holding back. No one wanted to harm the King. I was getting nowhere with any of them. The only person that fought with me and didn't care was Martin. I figure he was upset with me but chose not to speak his mind. Again, it was because I was the King. It was an annoying title, but I had to live with it, if not for myself, for my people.It would have been nice if Mitch was here. I could have done a one-on-one battle. He seemed pretty tough. It would have been a blast an

Things hadn't gotten easier with my training. The pep talk from Mia and Martin helped a little. But, just a little. The training with Torus was even more intense. I stayed on my feet for much longer with each battle. Trust me, it was not an accomplishment to be happy about.Torus's tactics were different from Aquant's. He didn't have the speed but he had so much more. He had the strength and powers to back him up. Thank God for Alex. If it was not for his training with me using those same powers, fighting with Torus would have been with me being a fish exploring land for the first time.Regardless of my efforts to fight back, I was beaten time and time again. Unlike Aquant's thrusts to the ground, Torus's attacks were much harsher. He fed me with kicks, slaps, punches, energy blasts, and my least favorite, time-outs. What were those? Well, it was when my body was held to the ground while a series of pain circulated my system. It was as painful as it sounded.

Mia and I entered the kitchen to Craig sharing breakfast with Aquant, Torus, and Martin helping him. Without looking over his shoulder, Craig spoke. "Mia, come and help your brother distribute these breakfasts to the guards."Without complaining, Mia shifted right into the action. "Yes, sir."I didn't stop at the kitchen but passed everyone and headed for my room."Aren't you going to eat breakfast?" Craig called out after me."I'm taking a shower first?" I tossed over my shoulder without stopping.It was probably stupid to take a shower before we got into our training session but it would make me more comfortable and relaxed. I had to have a level head when facing those two mermen. I had a feeling things were going to be much harder than before. Craig did shoot an arrow at me when I was not looking. If it was not for that Queen mermaid, I would be a goner.I should be upset that he did such a thing. He was supposed t