Lahat ng Kabanata ng THE UNLIKELY PAIR: THE PRINCESS AND THE TRAITOR’s SON: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

JESSE’S POV It is a windy morning, and I am in my Aunt Ash's sedan. We are driving to ASTRA Academy, but before we can talk about ASTRA Academy, you need to know about my world. Several decades ago, before my great-great-grandfather's, add a couple of more greats, were born, something celestial happened on Earth. According to tales that have been passed down from generation to generation, a weird rock, or was it a ship, crashed through Earth's hemisphere, dispersing something like pores, and it changed the genetic makeup of humans who were touched by it, giving them the ability to command the elements. Humans like that are called Gifted. The crashing of the ship into Earth wasn't the only weird shit to happen then. Apparently, the shock wave from the ship's impact on Earth's hemisphere tore the veil separating our world from the otherworldly. Creatures that are seven times taller than humans, faster, more powerful, and savage. The coming of the otherworldly led to a battle for

"Hey, baby," Blaise whispers very close to my ear, his lips grazing the skin of my earlobe. He probably intended his action to be sexy, but it only annoyed me. I hate having him very close to me, and worse of all, whispering into my ears. It creates such an intimacy that I don't believe Blaise, and I share. Blaise is my mother's choice of boyfriend. He is from the right family, one of the kingdom's powerhouses, and as the next in line to the throne, it is only right that I marry someone of equal status or with a powerful background to support my claim to the throne. And with that in mind, I can't shove him away like every part of me itches to do. I have to bear it, and not just bear it, but smile and pretend that I love it. That I am head over heels in love with him. His closeness I can bear, but I draw a line when it comes to acting like a lovesick puppy. I don't respond to Blaise's greeting, nor do I relax against his body. He holds my stiff body for a few minutes bef

VICTORIA’s POV As we turn the corner into the corridor leading toward the auditorium, the sight of students fighting catches our attention. A fight between students is a usual occurrence in Astra. Teenagers with their bodies flooding with hormones and powers, I mean, it is only right that they find a way to expel most of the hormones surging inside them. I usually don't pay attention to these things unless a student's life is in danger. Astra is for the strong, and the weak get trampled upon. I didn't make the rules. If I intervened in every little fight that broke out at school, the students would never get stronger. These fights are a way for the school to allow for competitiveness, as long as no one is harmed. So, why, then, did I intervene in this one? All it took was for my eyes to see a ball of fire heading towards him for my limbs to react. Honestly, I didn't even realize I was acting until my powers shot out of my fingertips to send the fireball off course. Blaise

I don't know what I expected when I walked into the auditorium, but I must tell you, it wasn't a ball of fire flying toward me. Reacting on instinct, I quickly moved out of its way, turning with shocked eyes to watch the flame crash into the wall behind me. The students' gasps of shock don't drown the sound of my heart pounding thunderously in my chest. Who the hell is trying to kill me? I have been at the school only a few hours, and people have tried to burn me twice. Is this an omen of what the school year is going to look like? I expected things to be rough, but not murderously rough. I turn around to see a man towering over me. He had his hand locked behind his back as he stared down at me with a look I am used to seeing every day. Hate, disgust. These emotions pour from his dark chocolate-brown eyes in waves. He is a very tall, muscular man with rugged features. He looks very intimidating. Judging from his dressing and carriage, he must be one of the teachers

Getting into the academy had been my goal ever since I was a kid. I do not buy the accusation leveled at my parents. I know them, and they would not have collaborated with the enemy. Gifted have considerable wealth and power in our society. If I become one of the most powerful Gifted, I can clear my parents' name. That is the goal. Unraveling the truth behind my parents' death. Most individuals who exhibit the power of elements are invited to the academy by the age of fifteen. When I turned fifteen, I waited and waited for my invitation letter, but none came. At fifteen, I went, and I turned sixteen, still no letter. Sixteen passed, and seventeen arrived. I have lost all hope of being invited to the academy when the letter suddenly arrived. All these years of waiting for the letter, I felt like trash, like I wasn't good enough. My powers going dormant didn't help. And finally, I am in Astra, and I am going to get strong and prove to everyone that I am not trash, I am not we