Esme’s POVUnlike our first date, Silvan took a more conspicuous car and we ate dinner at a homely restaurant that made me miss when I was in college. The food was delicious but I liked that it helped us talk more, however, what was hard to resist was the chemistry that was churning between us. It was as though accepting a relationship made the dynamics of things change between us. Every now and then, we caught ourselves staring and I was much too needy to care about being caught.At this point, I would probably have to give myself some sexual relief judging by how soaked my panties were. “Let’s go home,” Silvan said as he stood up and then placed his hands on the small of my back once I was beside him. My body tensed underneath his touch and Silvan’s eyes met mine with his brows arched.“Do you need me?” He teased and without thinking, I nodded, my eyes widening after. It had to be Ira.‘What are you doing to me?’ I growled inside my mind, embarrassed at how I had just admitted

Esme’s POVSilvan had ignored the obvious murmuring that accompanied his announcement and instead led us to our seat. Contrary to what I had expected, Diane acted nicely and every now and then, she would lean in and ask if there was something I wanted to eat.Gradually, I noticed that the hostile stares directed at me dwindled by a lot. She had a lot more influence and I made up my mind to befriend her if she would let me. With Diane on Silvan’s side, the chances that another branch could destroy his hard work was impossible.The banquet started with a lot of presentations like group dances and some drama. It was fun to watch how they incorporated their old practices into the modernity that was now in their world.After about two hours, Diane stood up and clapped her hands.“I guess that young and married girls can go and have some fun in the garden,” she announced and I glanced at Silvan. Even though I fit into that criteria, I didn’t know if it was okay to stand up from the high

Esme.I dashed out of the hall as soon as I saw he wasn’t here.Earlier, Silvan had told me about how this was some resort that had many other places. It was also why I had been certain that the garden would have cameras.As soon as I was out of the hall, I called his number and listened to the continuous ringing until it disconnected.Two more calls with the same end result and I was certain that something was really wrong somewhere.I walked along the hallways and soon found a staircase that led upstairs. Maybe I should have collected Rue’s number instead. Or one of Silvan’s guards.But Silvan’s number was all I had on my phone. So one way or the other, I had to find him.“Have you seen the Prince?” I asked the next guard I saw as soon as I got to the next floor.He looked around hesitantly and then shook his head twice. He was lying. However, I don’t expose him and continue down the hallway, when I saw the next guard, I was ready.“Which way did he go?” I asked with as much confi

Esme’s POVI wake up to the smell of toast and coffee that had so much milk that I could smell it from my dream.Or maybe this was a dream. I forced my eyes opened and tried my best to sit up despite the obvious complaint from my every body part.I was too sore to do anything.“You are up.” I don’t have to turn to see that it’s Silvan and I shot him a glare.Yesterday he had acted like some helpless sheep when he had just been some big bad wolf.I had spent the entire night relieving him of the poison in his body, although, at some point, with how sore my pussy had gotten, I suspected that I was the target of the culprit.Maybe the perosn had predicted that I would have saved Silvan. That had to be it. There’s no way any girl would agree to a night of torture. “Don’t come here…” I warned as he walked to my side of the bed with a tray.Although, judging by how hoarse my voice was, I had to say that I had enjoyed it as much. “What are you saying? You don’t want me to take care of yo

Esme’s POV“She’s not replying me yet,” I complained in frustration and Silvan pulled me into his embrace.“Give her time.” Ever since I woke up, I had been unable to sense Ira in me and after what Silvan said he saw, I had no idea on what was going on.According to him, something within me had struck at the moonstone and shattered it into pieces. The moonstone! That shit was harder than a diamond. And Silvan had claimed that I had broken it.“We would figure it out after we leave the meeting,” Silvan insisted and then squeezed my hands.“What if they ask about what happened?” Knowing his mother, she could spin the story as me being some nasty curse that needed to be killed.The very thought of that had my nerves tightening and I glanced at Silvan.“No one knows what happened last night,” he said. “What?” “I sensed something was wrong before the stone shattered and created an illusion before everyone eyes. To everyone, the initiation went well and they don’t even know you passed o