Chapter 31

Olivia's POVI was back at Alira’s house the next night about the same time. Instead of the mug in my duffel bag, this time I carried with me the salted cowry that she had requested. It was a rare item and as I boarded the coach and later walked to her house, I carried it with extreme care. It was something I had gotten from the spoils of war. As a warrior, I was allowed to take one personal item whenever we trashed a town and I had taken this from one of the initial wars I had helped Someone fight. Initially, I had thought of trading it in for some gold at one time but it was all worthless to me. Since I was Luna, I did not lack for anything and I saw no point in accumulating wealth. But who knew a day like this would come? A day where I would need such a rarity? This was not the only rare item I owned. There were several that I had stashed in my safe place. As I approached Alira's house, I felt my hair stand on air. This place had been eerie yesterday but even more so today. The

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Chapter 32

Simeon's POV I had woken up with a sense of unease. The corridor was too quiet. I adjusted the hem of my robe and walked into the dim hallway that was lit by a few torches here and there. I looked, because I had a strange feeling creeping its way into my gut, something that pulled me to stand up from my bed and jump on Jeremy. I did not know why exactly, for my instincts were barely wrong, so I knew I just had to.I continued walking down the corridor. A cold gust of wind blew by, lifting the hem of my robe and making a shiver crawl down my spine. Just as I slowly began to approach Jeremy's door, I noticed a trail of blood, and my heart skipped several beats. Why had there been blood on the floor? Was Jeremy hurt? Was he alright?I could not fight the intrusive thoughts of worry creeping into my mind. I could see images of me seeing his lifeless body on the bed, mutilated beyond measure and it was a struggle to stop my mind from forming those images. I rushed towards the door and pu

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Chapter 33

Olivia's POV I responded to her greeting with a smile. I watched with a lazy eye as she cleaned my room and sometime after that I fell asleep again due to exhaustion. I was woken up much later by my son who with no regard for my wounded side shook my body until I was wide awake. I groaned in pain as I sat up and Jeremy who was an observant child noticed at once that something was wrong with me. “Mum, are you okay?” he asked me but i covered my pain with a smile and ruffled his hair like I loved to do in the morning. “How are you, big man?” I asked him playfully but the colour of worry on his face had not left his face. “What happened to you?” he asked, his tone almost sounded agitated. “Nothing, nothing, I promise, okay?” I assured him while doing my best to get out of bed without wincing in pain. “You missed breakfast, you never miss breakfast,” he said as though that was evidence that something was wrong with me. “It’s only breakfast, I’ll eat lunch with you,” I wished I co

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Chapter 34

Olivia's POV “Oh, is that so?” I asked her, pretending to be intrigued—just because of the money and being intimate with a man from the palace. But the real reason why I was intrigued was very, very different.“Yes. I have no reason to lie to you. Would you like to meet him? I think he would like you because you are beautiful. You are dainty. You look very, very...” She trailed off. “I’m not even sure what words to use. But you are the exact type of woman he likes. And you are even more beautiful than that girl. Everything about your life will change for the better once you meet this man.”I nodded and smiled at her. “Well, I shall think about it. I can’t say yes now. But probably... probably,” I said hastily.She smiled at me. “Now that’s the spirit.”“Thank you,” I said.“Just meet with me here. I’ll be waiting. I’m always around this place,” she said.“Oh, okay. That’s nice.”“Yes.”“All right, then. Goodbye,” I said, smiling, then walking away from her.However, I could not help

Last Updated : 2025-05-14

Chapter 35

Olivia’s POV By the time I returned to the palace it was very dark and I was not only tired but very sore. My injury had opened again and I was bleeding. I did my best to avoid everyone as I walked towards my room. I wanted to enter my room when I came face to face with Simeon. At first, he did not recognise me. “What are you doing here? Maids are not allowed on this floor after… Olivia?” He looked at me with wonder and obvious questions on his face. I wanted to push him away, think up a lie but I was too exhausted to do anything. I tried to walk past him but I was in so much pain that I could not move a step forward. “Liv?” He called my name with a warmth that I could barely remember. It had been so long he had called me that way and I was in too much pain to appreciate his warm tone. “What happened to you?” He asked me but I could not answer him. I did not know if it was because he was showing me care or if it was just that the injury had worsened with all my movements. “Here,