AryaI stare at Arthur kneeling in front of me with a hopeful light in his eyes and I nearly cry.This has been my dream for the longest time, to be loved like this. To be appreciated like this. Who would have thought that the one who will make all my dreams come true is the goofy, flirtatious, and weird guy that I met in a kingdom I didn’t even know I belong to?I feel like a true princess staring at the diamond ring in the box. He got that just for me. To ask my hand in marriage. This feels like a perfect ending to a fairytale, but I know that this will only be the beginning for us.“Yes,” I whisper, tears streaming down my cheeks. “Yes, I will marry you.”I don’t wait for him to put the ring on my finger. I take it from the box and put it on myself, which makes him laugh. Then he throws aside the box to hug me, lift me off my feet, and kiss me firmly on the lips.And just like that, I feel the swirl of desire all over again.I wrap my legs around his waist, making sure that my core

AryaThe Rogues bare their teeth and start to lunge at me. I manage to kick the first one who charged but then the others come in much too quickly.They don’t bother shifting into their beast forms. They remain human, trying to scratch any part of me that they can reach. Pain erupts in my body and I try to push them, but the others just sneak behind me and sink their teeth into my skin.A scream escapes my mouth and I try to run, but more Rogues run towards me and attack me.I look up at Levi and he’s watching me with his eyes blank and expressionless, with a smirk on his lips.And I just feel his enjoyment emanating from him.He clearly likes watching me in pain. He wants this to happen. He wants me to suffer. He wants me to die. . . .Then I snap awake, my heart racing so fast in my chest that I’m gasping for breath. I put my hand on my heart to try to steady it, but it’s not working.All I can think about is the dream. I can still feel the bites and the scratches all over me, the p

AryaDays pass and everything is alright at school. Arthur’s announcement was the exact thing that broke the rumors and brought back some normality in my life at school.Instead of pointing at me and whispering behind my back, the girls at school suddenly approach me to ask to see the ring and congratulate me.Believe it or not, even the girls that my friends got into a fight with are now approaching me and trying to be my friend.The preparations for the coronation and my birthday are in full bloom. Day and night, the people in the palace are all busy decorating and building things.It’s Friday today, and tomorrow is the big event.There are so many people in the palace, all of them busy with decorations. As I get out of my room and head down the stairs, I see so many men lifting a whole column heading to the ballroom.“Wow that is massive,” Iris says in my head. “They really are gearing up for you, girl.”“I know!” I tell her excitedly. “I’m so excited for the whole reveal!”“Don’t

LeviBlack. All things suddenly turn black and I can’t stop myself spiraling into the void. I stumble back and collide against someone but I don’t care anymore.The only thing I can see is her smiling face and the way that the man beside her is looking at her full of love.It’s been so long since I’ve seen her. I’ve been beating myself up thinking of her.Arya was never dead. She is indeed the one that the Rogues have seen, the young woman who was washed on the banks of that river that night and saved by the Lycans.For the past nights I have allowed myself to imagine a good meeting between us. I imagined her distraught and not treated well, taking kindly to me saving her. I know that that is such a bad thought but I allowed myself to hope.And now that she is here. . . .Daniel is saying something to me and Theo is also speaking, but their voices are drowned when the King speaks again and the people clap and cheer.“Escorting her is our very own warrior, Arthur Basset, her beloved an

Levi"Come out, now."I look up at the guard and try to gather my bearings until what he said finally clicked with me.The princess, he said.The princess wants to come see me. And by that he meant Arya.My heart fills up with joy instantly. I scamper to my feet and dust myself down to at least look presentable. The guard gives me a strange look and just beckons me forward, removing my handcuffs and then staring at me seriously."Please do conduct yourself properly this time," he tells me. "I don't know what the princess wants with you, but rest assured that we will not take any bad behavior gracefully. If you do one fuck up, you're gone. And we won't hesitate to throw you out of the palace. Do you understand?""Yes," I say, and with that he gives me one more scowl before escorting me out of the prison.As we pass by the hallway, I can't help but notice that there are still sounds that remind me of a party echoing around the space.I can't help but think of what could have happened if