Learning about the history of royalty in all the different kingdoms was such? a tedious thing to do when I was younger. Naturally, I enjoyed reading and learning new things but at some point I came to realise the amount of death and betrayal involved when you become involved in politics and the throne.　　Jealous relatives are often the cause of many deaths. Just in my own kingdom’s history alone there have been five cases of emperors or to-be emperors dying under mysterious circumstances. If I consider the history of noblemen and assassinations then that list would be too long to even form.　　From the very moment I accepted the responsibilities of ascending to the throne, I was very much aware that there would be people who would not be happy with that decision. I knew that if there were signs of disagreement then signs of plotting against the throne would follow behind. Thinking and anticipating was one thing but directly experiencing it in the form of a strange man running towards

　　?　　The sounds of urgent footsteps could be heard approaching our direction. Just before Cassian’s teeth could dig into my neck, the door was particularly smashed open. The familiar faces of the royal guards appeared and in an instant Rodrick pushed Captain Evander away from the door.　　“All alphas get out of here! Now!” he commended when he realised what was happening.　　“Argh…” Evander groaned as he shakily ordered the alphas to move away from the room before my scent overwhelmed them.　　I caught a glimpse of both Isaiah and Augustus as they looked down at me with such lust in their eyes before the beta guards had to escort them away. The commotion made Cassian snap out of it, pulling his body away from me just as Rodrick rushed towards us. I watched as Cassian brought his hand to his mouth and bit hard, breaking flesh until blood trickled down. Rodrick stood between us as a few more guards entered to take Cassian away.　　“Princess!” Rodrick called out, kneeling in front of me as I

　　?　　Nasir cleared his throat when he came to the realisation that he was being rather rude to laugh at me like that even though I do not mind it. If he found whatever I said to be amusing then so be it but I was curious as to what made him laugh in the first place.　　“Did I say something amusing?” I questioned.　　“Oh no, no, pardon me Your Highness. I just never imagined hearing those words in the same sentence.”　　I frowned, clearly not understanding what he meant. But before I could ask him for an explanation, he stopped walking which prompted me to stop too. I noticed the Eastern Kingdom guards stationed outside the room, their gazes not once turning to me as though they were trained to stay stoic. Nasir knocked on the door two times before taking a step back.　　“Who is it?” Karim’s small voice called out from the other side.　　“It’s me and I have a guest with me.” He said.　　A moment later and the door was pulled open by little Karim. He peaked out of the small gap from the door,

　　?　　The atmosphere in the council room was suffocating to say the least as the alphas entered the room one by one in complete silence. They took their seats, not even looking or greeting me as per usual whereas I just sat at the head of the table, waiting patiently for them to settle. The scene was rather familiar, reminding me of the day I had announced to them that I was going to marry all three of them. Isaiah sat on my right while Augustus and Cassian sat to my left.　　After they had settled down, I decided to start by telling them why I had gathered them in such short notice but naturally, things hardly went my way.　　“No guards to keep you company today?” Cassian asked, noting how it was just the four of us in the room and since this was such a last moment gathering, there were no guards outside the room as well.　　“I was expecting to see that annoying guard of yours since he follows you around like a dog he is.” Isaiah blatantly said while leaning back onto his chair nonchalan

　　?　　Lady Marie observed me carefully, probably trying to see any change in my behaviour at her sudden arrival. I tried to feign ignorance while still remaining alert. I slowly moved away from the door, never once turning my back to her in a casual manner.　　“I wanted to check up on you, of course. Since your mother is busy at the grand hall making sure everything is perfect for her daughter’s big day, I thought that you would need some… moral support. Is it not sad to be all by yourself right now?” She said with an innocent smile. “You must be very nervous since you will be marrying not only one but three men at the same time.”　　I let out a polite chuckle. “Thank you for your concern, I truly appreciate it. But Lady Marie, you speak as if marrying multiple partners is a sin. It has been practised by my ancestors after all. I am merely following tradition.”　　“And so you say, but we both know you are not marrying them for love, Cordelia.”　　“Ah. Could it be another condition you are