A week later,  Xavier’s eyes opened in bed, his arms still wrapped around Zara whom he had fallen asleep with last night. Her messed up blonde hair fell onto her back and a few on his hands. A smile came into his face as he heard her mumbling something to herself and his hand came up to stroke her face tenderly. This made her squirm and turn around and as she does this, her eyes fluttered and those amazing orbs of hers met his.  “My king.” she breathed and a small smile came into her face. “My love,” he replied, leaning in and kissing her soft lips.  She sighed and kissed back, her hands wrapping around him and pulling him closer. Her hand slid underneath the bedsheets and she found his shaft throbbing and stretching, getting turned on already. She grinned mischievously at him before pulling him towards her. She eased up to guide him inside.  They share a passionate kiss as they collapsed from the heights. A few minutes pas

The banquet, just like he stated kicked off after a few minutes, but Mia received information to wait longer and so she did. She could hear the celebration music coming from downstairs, melodious and happy, perhaps too happy for her taste.  The Alpha king had threatened her life again tonight, and she knew she had to be on her best behaviour.  She moved to her drawer and pulled it open, bringing out the paper map she had kept safe in it when she first arrived at the Palace. She spread it on top of the drawer and glanced through. It was a map that displayed all kingdoms, their boundaries, and regions around the world, Wahala included. She had spent many months on end learning map reading so that when she finally left, she wouldn't depend on anyone for help. Mia's fingertips trailed over the circled part of the map named Reading. This was where she planned to go. The books she read stated that the Reading kingdom had the largest library in the world a

Learning that her husband had a mistress shouldn’t have come as a surprise. It’s been a month since they got married and in those times, he had only been in her bedroom a few times. The first was on their wedding night and he didn’t share her bed and after that was today when he came in to inform her about the banquet. Yet, knowing the truth surprised her. He had a mistress, a fairer, more radiant and elegant. Mia had to admit she felt insecure standing before Zara. She had taken notice of the fair and proud lady earlier while they spoke and she was a walking perfection. Discovering she was her husband’s mistress made sense. He longed for the best, and she was his best. She remembered how Zara spoke about two people loving each other and not being seen as fit by society. At first, it was more like a parable, but after being told who she was, she knew she spoke about the alpha king. The king had a thing for fair and beautiful, and she was not that. She was not the fair bride he wante

Mia went into the adulation hall to offer incense and prayers to the moon goddess for the journey ahead of her. In the last six days, she had made preparations for her leaving and had prayed every day since then. This would be the last time she’d offer prayer at the adulation hall and her heart leapt at the thought. She made all her plans to escape in secrecy and didn’t even let Lydia, her maid, know of it. She feared that would leave Lydia vulnerable because knowledge of such could be used against her. The only two people aware of her escape were Edward and herself. “Moon Goddess, I pray for your guide, I pray for your counsel, I pray for your wisdom. And I pray for your light to shine and show me the way.” She finished and rose to her feet, heading out of the temple and back to her chambers. She passed by the King’s Court on her way back in and saw the king seated discussing with a few counsels. She

Mia got down from the carriage and thanked the rider. He wished her safe travels and rode off. She dragged a deep breath and brushed the cold shivers she felt away. This was her first step to attaining freedom, and she was ready. Then she approached the small booth with a not so bright light at her left-hand side. This was right before the entrance of the loading dock, where payments were made. An officer in charge of payment and receipt for passage sat inside. There was a line of eight people and Mia drew closer to them and stood behind the last person. With every person attended to, she drew closer to the booth. When it got to her turn, she greeted the officer. The old man had his head buried in the record book before him and didn’t respond, and she almost wondered if he even saw her. “The lower and first-class cabin has been filled up, only the middle class cabin is left. Fee for late payment ticket; one hundred bronze coins, fifty silver coins, or ten gol