Chapter 22: Parted ways“Remember what I told you, Zaya. Never hesitate to break this marble once you’re in danger, okay?” I still couldn’t imagine myself traveling without my daughter. “Okay,” she answered while I couldn’t even rest my nerves thinking she had to be away from me. “I promise that we will not take long. Always take care of yourself.” “I will be okay, mom.” She was telling me that it wasn’t a big deal at all. All I could do was to sigh helplessly. Luem pulled her gently and kissed her forehead. He was murmuring something, and my daughter was nodding obediently. He tapped her head before stepping back. Lord Vander came with a horse making me feel it was a wrong idea from the beginning. I did not care if my daughter could see the complaint on my face. “It will be okay,” I glared at him, and he totally ignored that. “I don’t know how to ride a horse,” “It doesn’t matter, you are riding with me.” He mounted the horse, and I did not waste my time and pulled my

Chapter 24: The Executors When we decided to come down, their family was at the dining table, having a family breakfast. Liane was feeding their son and Kuji was reading a newspaper. They were talking about something casually and her face lit up when she saw us. “Zil, did you have a good shower? Please join us here. Come on,” “Klein, this is your uncle Yzaic and that is you, Aunt Zille. Say hi to them.” The boy was younger than Zaya. I thought they’d been together for a long time. The boy just looked at us and then did not even react.“Kelvin, come on. Don’t test your father’s patience. At least say hi to your uncle and aunty.” Then a boy came who looked teeny but surely younger than he appeared. “And this is my eldest Kelvin,” He was wearing glasses and a little thin. I did not know how to have a friendly interaction, so I smiled awkwardly. “I’m sorry, I hope you don’t get offended. I’m not used to being nice, so I don’t really know how to do it properly.” I confessed whi

Chapter 26: The Flooded with Blood “What do you mean got separated!” My mood flared learning that my daughter was not in his house. “Zille,” Luem tried to stop me from walking to Lord Vander. “What were you thinking!” “As I was saying, Zille. We were gathering something to eat. And I suddenly couldn’t find her.” I pointed my finger at him. “No explanation could lessen your mistake in my eyes, Vander. I failed to find my daughter within this day, starts praying!” I got some branch around and flew as fast as I could. I started tracing the part that should have herbs. “ZIL!” I heard Luem calling my name, “Let’s find her together, don’t get too far! Calm down, we’ll find her.” No one will calm down. “ZAYA!” I started calling her name. I shouldn’t have to trust my daughter to anyone. “ZAYA!” I had to stop and use my magic to find her. I closed my eyes and looked at every part of the

Chapter 28: The Buried Jewel of Memories Opposite from how she was known for. The old woman Calla described her as kind, loving, soft, and smart. “Everyone forgot who she was after the night when the news flew to its peak about her mother’s death and her disappearance. She was kind to everyone, she was loved and respected more than her mother at such a young age. Her mother was the current Queen but after she gave birth to her, she stopped being an effective leader. At the age of six, she had to step into the responsibility because of her mother’s constant absence. We call her little Queen and not a single witch and wizard defy her.” The old woman was smiling while telling that to my daughter. “She solves minor and major problems in the coven. But as she grows older, she becomes more acquainted with the setup; learns why her mother was always not around, and learns the dark truth behind the majestic coven she led. She got tired, drained,

Chapter 30: To Reclaim the Crown Two days have passed, and I haven’t made up my mind yet. No one expected that I’d get this desperate. I never wanted power before, power came to me when I moved. Now, I am chasing it. I want it back, my crown, my power, I want it back. I hate the fact that I was being me again when I was little. Trying to protect the things that were impossible to protect. When I exited the room, I saw Kiel. He was sitting where he would usually sit and seemed in deep thought. “Can I have a word?” “You don’t trust me, as far as I remember.” “You offered shelter for a few days, so I should reconsider,” he does have a cold aura, but I’ve met more dangerous men before and I could say that he’s still a baby. “If you’re going to ask a favor, I am not your husband to boss around. Go get your husband to do what you want to do.” He rejected me within ten seconds, I could say he had