Nina and I decided to get inside the palace after the horrible idea came into my mind. I never want to think it that way but as I see things, I have a feeling that it will come down that road, and before that happens, I have to make it clear to Aster that I am not interested in whatever he is planning for my stay in this place. I will never let that happen.It was when we were about to step out of the gate that Helena and her three minions started walking toward us. I can’t remember if I ever met the three women with her though. I was never good at remembering people’s faces since I avoided parties because of my father. I only get to attend them when I have no choice at all. I was fully aware of how people only agreed with the former Emperor. Father manipulates things out of spite and fear. And no nobles would ever want to cross an Emperor no matter how senseless the laws and rules are. It is just sad that the people of this empire despise them too because they cannot control my fathe

“Your Grace…”“Hmm…” “It’s time to wake up… We have to prepare or we will be late…”“Late for what?”I waited for Nina to answer my question but when she didn’t, I opened my right eye and looked at her worried face.That’s when I got curious why she wanted me to get up this too early in the morning.“What’s happening, Nina? I was not informed that there is something special today.” I asked her, rubbing the sleepiness of my eyes and carefully propping my body from the soft bed. I don’t usually wake up this early so I am still tired, especially when Aster was being a bully last night. I don’t know how long he was lying with me on my bed last night… Did he do something while I was out of consciousness? Nothing seems wrong with my body though, except the stab wound on the side of my body which is still healing. Me, being unable to shift into and having an inner wolf trapped inside me makes it hard for me to heal fast, no matter how fast a shifter should heal. The nervousness I saw in he

I feel like the sky fell on the top of my head and squashed me like a pumpkin.I was so petrified by what Emperor Aster said that my mind turned into total panic. Did I hear it right? Is he really just announcing me being one of his concubines?This is ridiculous! I glared at Aster and gave him a darting look, showing him that I never agreed to any of this and he can’t make me. I will never be one of his playthings! We just talked about it last night and he is really testing my sanity in all of the jokes that are happening in this Empire.He is a huge joke! He can’t make a former princess his concubine! I can tell how much all the people around the grand ball looked disgusted and upset about his decision. He is crazy!“Let me go, Emyr!” I snarled at him when he refused to let go of my wrists, I pulled my hand away from him, desperately because I had to run away from this place. I can’t take all the awful stares of all these random people on me. I feel like I am going to throw any mome

I turned around to look at the man stepping slowly inside my room like a predator hunting its prey. I knew right away it was Aster with his gray eyes glinting from the dim light of the lampshades all over the room.“I thought you won’t come,” I asked sarcastically, failing to hide the nervousness in my tone. I swallowed a lump in my throat because I found out he is only wearing a white, satin robe and it is untied, exposing his naked upper body. Good thing he is wearing loose trousers and just like the same in the banquet, he is barefooted. It seems he’s fond of not wearing shoes and just feeling the floor under his feet.“Oh, I never thought you were expecting me. I was expecting you to run away from me though. It seems you are getting used to me, Eodelle…” his voice was hoarse, growling at me hungrily, his steps are heavy and threatening, “Or are you just so excited about the punishment I am going to give you that you cannot sleep?”I frowned, “Don’t be too full of yourself, your Gr

I feel like my heart is in my throat already. I tried to focus on the book I am reading. Emperor Aster told me the lesson shouldn’t have to start this and when I asked him if I can just go and enjoy my afternoon tea alone, he refused with a deep frown on his face, his gray eyes looking a little disappointed that it is too obvious I am avoiding him as much as I can.He is sitting on one of the long tables in the huge library of the palace, the oldest one on this continent. There are hundreds of thousands of books here and records of history that the meisters are taking so carefully because they always believed that it is proof that this civilization existed as times pass and the generations of werekind get more modernized and technology is becoming more popular in most of the continent. This Empire still believes in old ways and we are people of faith that the Moon Goddess and the spirits all over this kingdom are still guiding us toward prosperity and peace. But my father, Oswald Wy