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Chapter 11

Amelia's POVThe pain hit me before anything else did.Not sharp, just deep and heavy, like it had been sitting there long enough to unpack its bags and get comfortable.Then somebody touched my wrist and I grabbed it before my eyes even opened."Easy—"I didn't know that voice..I opened my eyes slowly and when my eyes met the ceiling, I didn't recognise it either… At that point, the only thing that came to my mind was to fight back and I fought even though I felt weak…."Get off me! Let go—""Madame please you need to—""Who sent you! Was it Raymond, did Raymond send you here, where am I—""Nobody sent me I'm a doctor you were in an accident—""That's what they said the last time!" I grabbed his coat and shoved and tried to stand all at once and my body just said absolutely not, sent me straight back into the pillow like it had been waiting for an excuse.I lay there and breathed.Blinked until the ceiling stopped spinning.I gradually noticed things around me….And then I looked up

Chapter 12

Amelia's POV.I was getting used to the weight of being watched – not by Marcus or the guards stationed at every corner of the penthouse, not by Vale with her sharp eyes and sharper tongue.By Mateo himself.He never made it obvious. He didn't hover or stare in a way that made me want to shrink. But I always knew when his eyes were on me.At dinner, when I reached for my glass and felt the air shift. In the corridors, when I passed by and caught the faint turn of his head. When I came downstairs in the morning and found him already there, his gaze finding me before I even noticed him.It should have made me uncomfortable.It didn't.And that was the problem.I'd started looking for it. That quiet attention. The way his focus settled on me like I was the only thing in the room worth noticing.I told myself it didn't mean anything, that this was just part of the arrangement. He was protecting his investment, playing his role.But the way my chest tightened when I caught him watching said

Chapter 13

Amelia's POV.I decided the next morning that I needed to see Anna.I couldn't keep putting it off. Whatever she had found out was important enough for her to reach out carefully, and that alone told me I needed to hear it.The problem was getting out without raising suspicion.I found Marcus in the hallway, his usual post near the entrance. He looked up when I approached, his expression neutral."I need to go to the pharmacy," I said, keeping my voice steady. "Personal items."Marcus studied me for a moment, then nodded."I'll arrange a car," he said simply.Twenty minutes later, I was sitting in the back seat of a black sedan, watching the city pass by through tinted windows. My heart was racing, my palms damp.I had texted Anna the address of the pharmacy before we left. She responded immediately with a single word."Okay."When the car pulled up outside, I saw her standing near the entrance. She was wearing sunglasses even though the sky was overcast, her arms crossed tightly over

Chapter 14

Amelia's POV.Lucy showed up two days later.I was sitting in the garden when Vale came to tell me. Her expression was tight and disapproving, like the very idea of letting Lucy through the door was offensive."Your sister is here," she said, the word sister dripping with disdain.I almost told her to turn Lucy away but something stopped me. My curiosity maybe or the need to understand why she would even come here."Let her in," I said quietly.Vale's mouth thinned into a hard line, but she nodded and walked away.A few minutes later, Lucy appeared in the doorway. I stood and gestured for her to follow me inside. We moved through the penthouse in silence until we reached the sitting room.I sat down in one of the chairs and waited.Lucy sat across from me, her movements stiff. She looked different.qHer hair wasn't dyed the usual bright color, and she was dressed simply in jeans and a plain sweater. None of her usual sharpness was there.For a moment, she just stared at her hands."I'm

Chapter 15

Amelia's POV.Three days passed and something felt off in my body.I couldn't put my finger on it at first. It was just a vague sense that things weren't right. I woke up tired even after sleeping through the night. My appetite disappeared halfway through meals, food suddenly tasting wrong or sitting heavy in my stomach.I told myself it was stress.I had enough of it to justify anything. The conversation with Lucy. The confrontation with Mateo. The constant weight of living in a world where every truth seemed to come with layers I couldn't see.But by the second day, the exhaustion got worse.I dragged myself through the hours, my body feeling heavier than it should. I fell asleep on the couch in the middle of the afternoon and woke up disoriented, the sun already setting outside.Vale found me there and gave me a look that was somewhere between concern and irritation."You're not sick, are you?" she asked, her tone sharp."No," I said quickly. "Just tired."She didn't look convinced

Chapter 16

Amelia's POV.I carried it alone for four days.I went through my routine like nothing had changed. I woke up, got dressed, went downstairs for breakfast. I ate my meals even when the food made my stomach turn. I answered Marcus when he spoke to me, nodded at Vale when she passed me in the hallways, moved through the penthouse like everything was normal.But nothing was normal.Every time I looked in the mirror, I saw someone different. I saw someone carrying a secret that felt too big to hold on my own.And Mateo watched me the way he always did.His eyes followed me at dinner, in the corridors, when I came downstairs in the morning. I wondered more than once if he already knew.Nothing got past him. Nothing ever did.I caught him watching me on the third day, his gaze steady and unreadable. I looked away quickly, my heart pounding.Did he know?Could he tell just by looking at me that something had changed?By the fourth day, the weight of it was suffocating. I couldn't eat. I could

Chapter 17

AlaricBlood. Darkness. War. Three things that define me, and so I live to invoke such fear in people, a means of having them crawl back to me."Rule with cruelty, wickedness, and valor, it's the only way to survive," he often says.Father, of course, and so I had to push myself beyond limits, slay as much as he desires just so he'd look at me, just so he accepts me.I deliver death on his behalf because some folks don't deserve life.Anyone who is a bother, meets their ancestors.However, having this little rat in my arms and how clingy she was in the early hours piques me.From the first day we met, she's been my frustration. Isn't she scared? She has never bowed to me, always tried her stupid, useless fight that turned me on.I should have killed this pathetic girl who appeared in front of me, almost dying from the poisonous snap of the fraea.But no, she's just another laboratory rat who will run wild and lose her sanity eventually.She'd end up killing herself, like the others.

Chapter 18

AnelisaI'm lost. That's all I can say as I feel like I'm walking in circles after getting out of the room.My hands kept adjusting the gown or shirt on me as I took this walk to become a tour around this magnificent castle.But I was swift enough to avoid guards on patrol, the maids, and anything abnormal in sight.My mind was void of thoughts until it snapped on me that I lost a finger to a tiny dragon.With a frown, I paused and raised my fingers high up to see the bruise but... I'm healed up.My finger has grown back.How? Hastily, I touched my lower abdomen and realized there wasn't a cut there either.That stranger must have worked some magic and I didn't even get a chance to thank him.A sad smile lingers on my lips as his eyes were the only thing that stayed on repeat in my head.He appears nicer than the others. Anyways, soon, I'd be summoned to the palace to see the king whom the rumors have been talking about."Hey, you!" A voice calls from behind me, and I spin sharply to

Chapter 19

Anelisa Everything still felt puzzling to me except the fact that my body was being thong aside like a human push as these servants suddenly went on their knees, giving a bow.However, my eyes were transfixed on the shattered body which has now become fed to a dragon who flew out of the blue to mop the place with its tongue.Perhaps, the shock in me didn't give rise to consciousness and in a short while, I realized I'm the only one standing.I had grief, agony steaming up inside me as it seemed like I was in a trance.My stare returned to the man at the balcony and we locked eyes but I shuddered as a cold metal rested on my throat.Lowering my gaze, I can see a soldier pointing a sword to my neck and I gulped."How dare you stand before the king?" He barks but I didn't move, I didn't flinch as tears streamed down my eyes.I was wrong, they're heartless people.Silence as I closed my eyes, trying not to believe any of these were true. I was ready to digest the pain from the sword but

Chapter 20

Anelisa I tilted my head to look at him and even though he looks angry with my attempt, he suddenly keeps a calm demeanor.His eyes piqued with curiosity and the jaw which I saw ticked.Annoyingly, I pulled out from him, breathing profusely and then turned around only to find the first blonde bouncing towards me.Damn it.I don't even know who to hide from.However, I felt his hand again, so fast as it grabbed my wrist and shoved me aside as though preventing me from seeing him."Alaric?" He calls running his fingers through his hair before it connects to his face, just the same way this masked man does that signature."Go stand by sariah, I'd get back to you" he orders and I realized this first blonde was trying to peep behind ala... whatever his name is.However, the masked man places his hand on the second blonde to prevent him from spying.I hid properly with shaky legs.The second blonde doesn't say a word and I guess he's a man of few words."When do I get to kill her? I can't

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