101 - Truth About Eros

Aya's POVYeah.I figured that much already considering he literally traded places with corruption roots like some suicidal forest prince.I inwardly rolled my eyes. “What is he?”Mom hesitated for a little bit, she took a huge breath and then, “He was born from the forest.”I blinked once with what she just said. “What?”Dad’s expression darkened sharply. Johanis went completely still behind me. Mom’s gaze never left mine.“The forest was possessed by the corruption, right?” she whispered. “..but the forest predicted it earlier. That's why, long before you were born… it created guardians.”My heartbeat slowed painfully. What??And then my gut twisted in this awkward loop as memories flashed violently through my head. The silver wind of Eros. The forest sometimes listening to him for a split second whenever the corruption is distracted. Roots literally obeying him, accepting the swap.That smile.‘I could take your place…’Cold realization flooded my entire body.“He let me go,” I wh

102 - A Small Argument

Aya's POVNobody dared to move, not even a little. The words hung in the air like a challenge. "I'm not asking permission."Honestly? The second I said it, I knew it was a terrible idea. A spectacularly terrible idea..Because my mother was no longer looking at me as my mother. She was looking at me as the Fairy Queen. And apparently I had just challenged the Fairy Queen in front of half the palace.Wonderful.Absolutely wonderful. Dad looked like he was reconsidering every life choice that had led to this exact moment."Aya," he said carefully. I looked at him immediately. "Dad, please."His mouth snapped shut. Johanis made a strangled sound behind me, he was internally debating with Sora of what course of action to do next. And even the healers looked deeply invested in the floor.Cowards.Every single one of them..Mom remained perfectly still. "Ayreil."That was worse.Way worse…Nobody used my full name unless I was either about to get a lecture or accidentally start an internati

103 - A Small Flicker of Hope

Aya's POVMom looked at me for a very long time.The kind of look mothers gave when they were trying to decide whether to support you or lock you in a room for your own safety.Unfortunately for her, I was almost twenty-one years old and had even already survived corruption. Good luck with that.The silence stretched.And stretched.And stretched.Until finally—She sighed."Oh, thank the Goddess," Dad muttered under his breath. Mom shot him a look. Dad immediately looked fascinated by a broken pillar. Pfft..My mother turned back toward me. "We are not charging blindly into an unstable forest."I opened my mouth, but the moment she pointed at me, I closed it. Barely."We are not rushing in emotionally."I opened my mouth again. Her finger remained pointed so what else should I do but close it again but with significantly more effort."We are not risking more lives without a plan."That one was harder to argue with, because unfortunately… She was right. Whether I like it or not.The f

104 - Forty-Eight Hours

Aya's POV Two days.Only two days.Forty-eight hours.Forty-eight hours since the corruption had been ripped out of me.Forty-eight hours since Mom nearly died.And apparently every single person in the palace had collectively decided that I was no longer a princess.I was a patient.A very heavily monitored patient. A patient who was not allowed to leave her room alone. A patient who apparently required healers checking her every few hours.A patient who definitely, absolutely, under no circumstances whatsoever, was not allowed anywhere near the forest for the meantime.Honestly?Rude.I stared at the ceiling.Then at the curtains. Then at the freaking bookshelf. Then at the window and then back at the ceiling.The room was beautiful. It was large, comfortable and filled with sunlight. It even has flowers and enough luxury to make most people cry.I was still bored to death though and worried af for my freaking cousin."Aya."I immediately looked innocent. Johanis didn't even glance

All Chapters of Saved, Then Rejected by my Ice Hockey Mate : Chapter 101 - Chapter 104

101 - Truth About Eros

102 - A Small Argument

103 - A Small Flicker of Hope

104 - Forty-Eight Hours