บททั้งหมดของ Royal Temptation : บทที่ 1 - บทที่ 6

Zarek POVThe first thing they packed was my brother’s signet ring, the one meant for the future king. Me.A title I had always known wouldn’t be mine… until two months ago.“Please, you have to talk to him.”“This is inevitable, son. I’m sorry,” my mother whispered, her voice cracking.There was no way my father would listen to me now. Running away hadn’t worked either. He’d track me down in seconds.My eyes caught Zakar’s favourite watch on the dresser, a cruel reminder that rules mattered more than blood.I watched as the maids packed my clothes into suitcases while others emptied the closets and drawers.“You have twenty minutes, young prince,” the butler’s voice came from the doorway.Twenty minutes. That’s how long I had before the council stripped me of my freedom and dressed it up as duty, before I stopped being a prince and became a prisoner.My gaze dropped to the clothes laid out for me. I could feel my mother’s stare lingering, heavy even as she continued giving instructio

Zarek POVI jolted awake, a sharp pain splitting my skull. My body trembled as my eyes darted around, trying to make sense of the shadows. The room was bare, walls pressing in, no windows, no doors I could see.A cold wave of panic hit me. My chest tightened, and I struggled for air.I tried to move, and something clung to me tightly, making me wince in pain.I was tied to a chair, my hands secured tightly behind my back.A swift click echoed across the room, and someone walked in. His steps grew heavier with each second as he closed the distance between us.“Good to see you’re awake, Prince,” he dragged the last word, and I was sure he was mocking me.“Who are you, and what do you want from me?” I demanded.He chuckled slowly, his hands rubbing over the gun.He tilted my chin up so my eyes met his gaze. “Your karma,” he whispered, sending chills through me.Those were the same words he had said in the car, and the last thing I remembered was being choked with a handkerchief before I

Zarek POV“Stay still,” the doctor instructed, holding my arm in place.I stared closely as he took out his medical instruments; the smell of spirit and bleach made my stomach churn.I took a deep breath, glad this hadn’t been a bullet wound, or I’d be in much worse pain.This place was different from the castle, more like a gothic sanctuary. You’d think vampires resided here. Men walked everywhere with heavily loaded guns.It was simply a military base, just without the barracks.Yet I had to leave. Each second with Aziel turned me into a ticking time bomb, and I wanted nothing more than to hang him upside down and wipe that dirty smirk off his stupid face.“Done,” the doctor finally announced, jolting me from my thoughts.A clean bandage now wrapped around my arm. With a single nod at me, I forced a smile, and he excused himself before leaving.“I’ll get someone to take you to your room, and you can let her know what you’d like to eat,” Luciano informed me, turning down the corridor