All Chapters of One Night, A Pregnancy And Curse: Luna For The Monster King : Chapter 1 - Chapter 6

Valentina POV "No! I won't accept this! I didn't spend twenty years raising my daughter just to give her to that monster!"In all my twenty years, I had never heard my stepmother sound so frightened. Sofia rarely raised her voice, especially at my father, so hearing her shout loud enough for me to hear from my tiny room immediately caught my attention.I froze, my heart skipping a beat. I couldn't make out everything they were saying, but something in their voices told me something was terribly wrong.Before I could stop myself, I found myself outside my father's bedroom with my ear pressed against the cold wooden door, fully aware that eavesdropping was wrong and that I'd be punished if Father caught me.Still, I couldn't help it.Monster.The word kept echoing in my head.What monster? And which daughter were they talking about?"C'mon, Sofia, calm down," my father said tiredly. "You know there's nothing we can do. The order came directly from the council. We have to present one of

Caspian POV Dead bodies.That was the first thing I checked for the moment I opened my eyes.It was usually the first thing I looked for whenever I woke up after sleeping with a woman because that was my reality. No woman who climbed into my bed ever survived the night.That was who I was.The man everyone believed was cursed.However, that morning, when I opened my eyes and found the space beside me empty, I experienced something I hadn't felt in a long time.Confusion.I remained still, staring at the empty side of the bed. The sheets were disheveled, still carrying the faint scent of another person, but there was no lifeless body lying beside me.How?I slowly sat up, rubbing a tired hand over my face before removing the silver mask I'd worn to conceal my identity. Then I closed my eyes, trying to piece together what had happened the previous night.I remembered drinking a bottle of wine during the feast my people had organized for me. Then, without warning, everything had gone w

Esmeralda POVUnpresentable.That was the only word that came to mind when I looked at myself in the mirror.Hell, after spending several minutes thinking about what I could possibly do to make the Beast King reject me, I'd finally come up with a plan. If I couldn't escape this marriage, then I'd make sure he was the one who refused it.And as I stared at my reflection, I couldn't stop the small smile that touched my lips. For the first time since learning about my fate, I felt like I had some control over what happened next.My hair was clean, but instead of allowing the maids to style it, I'd deliberately left it in a messy knot. I'd also rejected the beautiful dress Sofia and my father had chosen for me and picked an old, worn-out one instead. It wasn't exactly ugly, but it was far from the elegant appearance they wanted me to present.The fabric clung to my body, revealing the curves I'd spent years trying to hide because Sofia and Clara constantly reminded me that those same c