“I see, the maids will show you your room, have a lovely evening” Elena said as her daughter and her walked back into the castle with her guards following behind them. “She still hasn’t changed, Lisa is becoming like her with each passing day and that scares me” Stephen whispered under his breath to no one in particular.“let's go in shall we” Ella said as we all walked into the castle, it was like the castle was actually made of ice“My Queen why does it look like the castle is made of actually ice,” Serena asked as she turned to Ella who was lost in thought, so Stephen turned to her giving her a concerned look “Aunt Ella are you okay,Karenina was asking you a question but you looked out of it”.“i’m sorry dear what was your question” Ella sighed softly.“That doesn’t matter now, are you okay?” Serena asked one again. “i’m sorry it’s just that being back here brings back painful memories, everything remind me of her and it's just making me sad but I’m okay I promise, you don’t need
“You look beautiful Duchess Karenina” Stephen said with a proud smile pulling me in for a hug, “thank you Stephen, you don’t look bad yourself” Serena giggled causing Stephen’s smile to widen. “Oh I know but your mate is stealing all the attention, every female can’t take their eyes off him” “I know right and he was the one complaining that I would be the one getting all the attention” Serena pouted causing Stephen and Adrian to laugh“He is not wrong, you're getting your fair share of attention from the males here too, he looks like he wants to rip all their heads off” Stephen laughed, causing Adrian to glare at him.“Don’t encourage him he already had murder in his mind before we even got here he promised to rip out their eyes and their limbs if they even look at me, can you believe him” Serena sighed“Funny thing is that if I was in his place, I would do the same thing too,” Stephen said, making Adrian smirk. “You guys are two peas in a pod, I can’t take you anywhere,” Serena p
On their way back from the bathroom, Serena and Sarah were stopped by a drunk vampire, “Hello may I know the name of the most beautiful woman in the room” the vampire asked as he stood a little too close for comfort to the two of them, Serena tried not to gag at the pick up line as she turned to face Sarah, “Serena I’m scared” Sarah muttered staring at the man with fear in her eyes, Serena knelt down so she could look into Sarah’s eyes “honey, I need you to be strong and go get Adrian and Stephen, can you do that for me love,” Serena whispered as Sarah, as she nodded and ran away from the man whose attention wasn’t focused on her”“I don’t want too, so please let me pass” Serena asked politely, she could smell the alcohol on him, being careful as not to provoke a drunk vampire, “you can’t deny me your name, do you know who I am”“I really don’t care and I don’t want to tell you my name, so please let me pass,” Serena said, trying to walk past him but he blocked her escape route.“stop
Adrian and Serena walked side by side into the large beautifully decorated dining room, thankfully they were both seated together and Stephen had to sit beside his older sister, Lisa, who wasn’t still speaking to him. Every royal had to take their seats before everyone else was allowed to sit, ”you may all take your seat” Queen Elena said as everyone else started to take their seats.“I welcome you all to the first winter ball hosted in the North ever since my dear sister Queen Tiara died and so we decided to have it here this year to honor her memory and everything she did for her people” Queen Elena said in a sad tone but only a few knew this was all an act and she really didn’t care about her sister “Well said Queen Elena, your sister was a beautiful soul and she deserves to be celebrated,” Thorne said with a wide grin, while Serena had to bite her tongue to stop herself from saying anything she would regret at the end of the dinner.“Also my Sister, Queen Ella decided to grace us
After dinner everyone went to their respective rooms forgetting about the scene that took place during dinner more like acting like it never happened. Stephen, Serena and Adrian left the garden immediately the dinner ended, Serena and Adrian wanted to go back to their room but they were reluctant on leaving Stephen who said he wanted to go and see Queen Ella to apologize for his behavior but eventually he was able to persuade them to go.After he saw Serena and Adrian to their room, Stephen went over to Queen Ella to apologize for losing his cool when his mother was antagonizing him on purpose, on getting to her room he was told by the guards that she was still with Queen Elena, unable to wait he went back to his room telling himself he will see her tomorrow.In the dining room where Queen Ella and Elena are still present....“Why would you provoke your son in front of your subjects’ Queen Ella asked her sister, who paid no mind as she got to her feet.“Ella you have no business in ou
Serena woke up to the sound of birds chirping from the open window of their room, Adrian was fast asleep and his hand was resting on her waist, she removed his hand gently trying not to wake him up. When she was out of bed she cleaned up quickly changing into a suitable gown. When she was done cleaning up she left the room leaving Adrian alone. Serena walked down the quiet hall every time she passed a servant they would bow and she would return their greeting with a smile. A few minutes later Serena had gotten to her destination which was the garden, ever since she was little she always loved nature and everything it provided them with.She took a seat on the bench placed in the garden and suddenly she felt like someone was watching her she turned and found a woman dressed in the most elegant green dress she had ever seen, she was also wearing a silver crown with beautiful gems embedded in them, Serena guessed she was one of the royal that was attending the ball.“Hello, I’m sorry I d
Stephen pulled away from Queen Kelly before going in his former position his gaze landed on Serena who gave him a small smile, Queen Ella also went to give Serena a hug, kissing her on the forehead before both queen’s and Stephen left the room leaving Serena and Adrian alone in their room. “You didn’t have to be so hard on her Adrian, she didn’t mean to hurt me and also she apologized, so can you please consider her apology, for me” Serena said pouting her lips, “You make it hard to stay mad at you or anyone else, you so kind and see the good in everyone even if there is none, that’s one reason why I love you and want to spank you at the same time” Adrian said causing heat to rise up Serena’s cheeks.“You look so cute when you are a flustered little one” Adrian said his hand was on her cheek caressing it gently, Adrian leaned in his lips were very close as he stared into her eyes. There wasn’t a moment of hesitation. His mouth was on hers, and Serena stopped breathing. He shuddered
Queen Ella just stared at her sister with different emotions flowing through her. It's been twenty-three years since we last saw each other and she didn’t know how to feel about their reunion after such a long time but before she could say anything. A knock came from the door and Queen Kelly and Ella’s gaze went to the door immediately. Queen Ella got to her feet and went to open the door and she was surprised to see who was standing in front of her.It was Hunter, the guard she placed here to watch Elena, “Hunter hello, I have been meaning to ask about you, everything has just been hectic with the ball coming up, I hope everything is okay” Queen Ella asked smiling at the soldier who was risking his life for her to bring Elena down.“I’m okay my Queen, I just wanted to see if you are okay being back here again, the soldier’s are busy so I might not be able to see you again, that’s why I came now, you look well my Queen and that makes me happy ” Hunter added giving the Queen a small s