DIANA'S POV The injury on his arm still hurt but not compared to his pride which was being tarnished by me and his brother. I didn't realize when my hands started towards Grayson's wound until he let out a small cry and I quickly removed my hand. I felt so dizzy that I thought my natural blue eyeballs were beginning to change to their demonic color. "I-I'm really sorry for all the pain I caused you. P-please...forgive me." Grayson pleaded. I could feel his anger in every word he uttered. Even though his voice made it sound like a sincere apology, his face and body language didn't. I could hear Renata mumbling how she had forgiven him and I could also feel her happiness hearing those words from him but I wasn't satisfied. Hearing people's voices and especially Renata's mumbling helped in control my urge for blood and I was able to carry out the most important part of my plan without fail. I raised my hand and sent three ear-splitting slaps down his cheeks and this shocked every

DIANA'S POV As soon as I got back to my room on delivering the drinking to the King, I fell on my bed and uncontrollable tears which I had been holding up all the while started gushing out. Laying on the bed, I remembered my encounter outside the palace today. The image of that innocent woman kept disturbing my mind and it felt as if she was literally still standing in front of me, begging me to let her live. Why did she have to ask for my help at that time? I was really going to find animal blood to quench my thirst. I really didn't mean to kill her. I felt so raw today like there was no skin over my pain and the wind made it bleed. I've never been a person to hold a grudge, instead, seeking to understand the motives of another but...Nicholas...changed me. My urge for revenge increased because of the good life I watched him live. I knew when it started it would break me. I knew it would change me for the worse. I knew I wouldn't be able to ever become the kind of woman an

DIANA'S POV The third floor was demarcated into two sections, one was a huge apartment belonging to the King and the other was made into different smaller apartments which were the King's personal staff quarters. While the staff quarters were just like a small self-contained room, The king's apartment was another house on its own with two living rooms, a bedroom, bathroom, dining room, and so on within the apartment. He could live his daily life without stepping out of the apartment if not that he was a king, a public figure who is always needed at all times. Once I was shown to my apartment, I decided to report my resumption of duty to the King so I went to his apartment. The maids guarding the first living room in the king's apartment were about to announce my presence when we saw Ava angrily coming out of the King's room and the King chasing after her. From the look of things, they were having a heated argument. "Ava, calm down. I will explain everything to you later, just le

AVA'S POV While on my way from the palace gate to the main building, I noticed some maids gathered around the entrance of the staff apartment and I decided to inquire about the reason for their gathering. "What's going on here?" I asked randomly and as soon as they saw me, they bowed respectfully before one of them answered. "Nothing, my Lady. We were only assigned to renovate an empty room before it is allocated to the occupant." I knew exactly who's room they were talking about since it was only Renata that had been promoted so unexpectedly but I still decided to ask. "Renata Jose's former room?" I asked and without hesitation, they nodded. I turned around to leave but then I decided to take a look around where such a lowlife was coming from. I asked for her room and a maid showed me to it. Old passwords are automatically removed from the system once it's been confirmed that the previous owner no longer occupies the room and at that moment, the room was unlocked. I went int

NICHOLAS POV I looked back and met Diana's eyes shut. It looks like it finally dawned on her that running away is not an option. Once she opened them again, we locked eyes again because I didn't stop staring at her. She blinked her eyes a few more times and she finally parted her lips to speak. "I don't want to die yet. Please don't kill me." She begged and a drop of tear fell from her eye down her cheek. Sharp pain seared through my heart as I watched her beg so pitifully. It's all my fault. You might have still been the proud princess of Sweden if I wasn't so blinded by revenge just like you are now. I released her arms and raised from the bed, now sitting beside her as she was still laying with her hands raised as I had left them as if she was thunderstruck. "Why did you want to kill me?" I asked, feigning ignorance as I hoped she might willingly want to tell me her true identity. "I-I...I'm sorry. I..." "Just answer my questions. Don't apologize and don't try to run awa