Jotham, Silveran Capital. 2030      Yuka and Hazel carefully watched Anya as she walked into one of the chambers in the east wing. Her men stood by the door, guarding her."Do you know her?" Hazel asked her companion who had a confused look on his face.  "This doesn't make any sense. Why would father bring in another half blood into the palace, especially one that is both Silveran and Galactican--""Thats it" Hazel said and his frown deepened. "What?""She's like you"Yuka's eyes widened when he finally understood what was going on. The half blood was supposed to get married to him. His stomach churned with uneasiness. He'd always found a way to escape things like this. But, at this point, he didn't have the faintest idea of how he was going to escape this one and it worried him. "Do you, by any chance, know why she's here?" Hazel probe

Jotham, Silveran Capital2030      He didn't know what she'd seen exactly. She might've seen them holding hands, she might've seen them embracing. In a worst case scenario, she might have actually watched him kiss Hazel twice. Since, he didn't know exactly what she'd seen, Yuka decided to play it cool by saying, "So? What if you saw us at the burial grounds?""I heard that you were mourning your mother's death. The red blood must be close enough to you for you to be able to bring her with you, to your mother's grave" Anya said and Yuka stared at her with a blank look on his face."I don't see the need to talk to you about any of this" he said and started to walk away again. Her next statement stopped him."If the king knows how close you have been with the red blood, you know that there are going to be grave consequences. Now, we don't want that,

Jotham, Silveran Capital2030 Hazel couldn't believe what she'd just heard. The numbness that swept over her was unexpected. In fact, she stared at Yuka, stunned to silence. The beautiful man in front of her was engaged to another woman. Hazel had never hated the word 'fiancee' so much, until this moment. "I'm sorry, Hazel. This just isn't something that can be helped" Yuka said, gazing at Hazel who stared at him with wide brown eyes. "She's your fiancee?" She breathed and Yuka sighed, running his fingers through his hair. "Yes" "So, this is it? This is where it all ends?" She said, her voice cold. Yuka felt his heart sink. "Hazel..." "You can leave now," Hazel stated calmly. Her expression was nothing short of schooled. Silently, he walked right through the door, his heart hurting. He felt absolutely terrible. He felt like the situation had gone from bad to worse. But, it was time to face the reality he'd been running away from. Now, he had to figure out his marriage with Anya

Jotham, Silveran Capital.2030. Feeling like a deflated balloon, Yuka resumed his position by the pool. Recently, every day of his life seemed to serve as a horrible reminder of the inevitable chaos that could break out if he ended up marrying Anya and ascending the throne of the Silverans. His heart began to ache at the mere thought of it. He suddenly felt very dizzy, it startled him. Just as quickly as it came, it vanished. He blew out a breath, wondering what had just happened to him. "Are you alright?" He stiffened at the sound of Hazel's voice. He turned around and there she was, looking as beautiful as always. "I'm sorry, I didn't want to disturb you, but..." He cut her off. "It's not a disturbance if I'm okay with it" he told her. She nodded in understanding and started to approach him. When she got to his side, she sat down beside him. "I guess you heard everything," he sighed and she lowered her gaze. "I also know that you're smart enough to have figured it out," he ad

Jotham, Silveran Capital2030      "I can't believe she's dead. She confronted me not too long ago. How is she dead right now? What is going on?" Hazel said, a worried look on her face. Across the room where she was standing with Yuka, Lhyle and Kai, lay the corpse of princess Tanya. She was wearing a white dress, her black hair was let loose and there was no makeup on her pale face. She looked like she was merely asleep, but every other person in the room knew that she was no longer breathing. "Can someone please tell me what's happening here?" Hazel asked the men who were with her. They all looked sullen and this only made her more concerned. "We'll explain it all later. But, for now, let's hope that this isn't her ninth death. If it isn't, it means she'll regain consciousness in a few weeks," Kai stated. "You mean, come back to life," Hazel said an