Rosalind
“This should be enough,” I muttered to myself as I walked back to my room. The Unity Ball is still in full swing at the event hall, so I didn’t have a hard time sneaking into the servant’s chambers to get some of their clothes.
Just as I entered the room, I heard the bathroom door open.
“Oh, good. I came right on time. I borrowed these clothes from the servant chambers, so I hope you won’t mind wearing such clothes. Well, I am giving them to you for free, so really, there’s no room for you to complain—”
I stopped in my tracks when I saw a handsome and muscular man standing in front of me. He was wearing nothing but a towel, and droplets of water cascaded down his beautiful pecs and abdominal muscles, the steam from the shower emanating from his skin.
My eyes trailed down to his body then up to his face. Hell. Is this really Axel? His once dirty face was now shaven clean, and his eyes we
Rosalind“That we’re mates.”Sebastian covered his mouth while Axel tilted his head to the side in confusion. “Can you repeat what you just said?”“We’re mates,” I said in all seriousness.The room was engulfed by tension, and the silence was killing me. If it is true that he doesn’t have a wolf right now, then that must be the reason why he’s not feeling the mate bond.He still didn’t say anything, so I kept on going. “That’s why I’m asking you to marry me…because we’re mates.”The silence was broken when Sebastian patted Axel on the back. “Come on. Just marry the poor girl. I don’t even know why you’re resisting. She’s too cute,” he said, pinching my cheeks.I smiled up at Sebastian. He’s such a nice person! Axel glared at Sebastian, so he let go of my cheek. Sebastian cleared his throat and rais
RosalindI felt my throat get caught in the back of my throat. Love? I’ve never really thought of that. While thinking about it, my chest started hurting once again. What’s with this feeling? It seems like I really did eat a lot back at the party. I should control my portions from now on.I scoffed and gave him an incredulous look. “Me? Falling in love with you? As if. I’m just doing this so that I could claim the throne,” I said, raising my chin up.He nodded his head. “Good. Good. I’m glad that we’re on the same wavelength.”I internally frowned. Alright. He doesn’t need to be this happy while talking about the topic. Does he really hate the idea of falling in love with me?“We’re going to part ways by the end of this anyway. Once we both get our objectives, I’ll be leading my pack while you’ll be leading your people. There’s no use in falling in love with e
RosalindI was awoken by the sound of snoring accompanied by the bright gleam of light coming from the curtains. I woke up with an annoyed look on my face and searched the room for the source of the sound. I glared when I saw Sebastian with his mouth open, snoring away without a care in the world.I ruffled my hair and squinted my eyes to see the time on the wall clock. My eyes widened in shock when I saw that it was already nine o’clock in the morning. Shit. I can’t believe I just missed breakfast. I quickly threw the covers away from my body and scrambled to do my morning routine and get dressed.After my quick routine, I felt like I had forgotten something. Oh! Where the hell is Axel? I searched the room with my eyes, but there wasn’t any trace of him. I frowned. Didn’t I tell him not to go anywhere?I turned to Sebastian and thought about waking him up. After thinking for a while, I shook my head. I think he’ll appreciate
RosalindMy eyes widened in shock. They’re not even going to stop them?! I turned back to the scene and saw Axel and Lancelot assuming fighting stances. I clasped my hands together and bit my bottom lip. Why would he bump into someone like Lancelot on his first day here?They started circling around one another, observing each other’s weaknesses. For the first part of their battle, there wasn’t anything out of the ordinary. None of them pulled out any weapons or special techniques—they just relied on their fists to fight.Lancelot threw a strong punch towards Axel’s face, and it landed perfectly on his jaw. A loud thump was heard all over the field when his fist made contact with his face, and I flinched when I saw that a small purple bruise was already forming on his jaw.One of the princes scoffed. “He only knows how to talk big, but he’s a fucking loser on the battlefield,” he chuckled.I wanted to
RosalindThe guests had gone home now, and my family and I were seated at our long dining table. I was looking down on my lap while Axel casually crossed his arms in front of his chest.I secretly glared at him to get him to place his arms by his side. He seemed confused at first, but he eventually complied. He straightened his posture and bowed his head in respect.“So...you’ve found your mate?” Desdemona asked in a bitter tone. I looked up from my lap and peered towards her.“Yeah,” I trailed off.She crossed her arms in front of her chest and appeared to be unamused. “You’re not even going to introduce him to us?”“Mmh, yeah,” I cleared my throat. “This is Axel of the Silver—“Axel nudged me at my side, causing me to pause. The realization dawned on me. That’s right. I shouldn’t disclose his real identity to anyone else.“This is
Rosalind“We need to have sex.”My eyes widened in surprise, and I scrambled even farther away from him. He tried getting closer to me, but I raised my hands up to stop him from walking towards me.“No, no,” I said. “You’ve missed the point. I want to complete the mate bond, not have sex.”He massaged his temples. “How the hell would we complete the mate bond if we don’t have sex?” he exclaimed in an aggravated voice.“I don’t know!” I matched the volume of his voice. “How was I supposed to know that we need to have sex in order for us to complete the mate bond?”“I don’t know! You should have known before you asked me to mate with you! How could you not know?”I sighed and looked down on the ground. I’m pretty sure that I look like a tomato right now. I fanned myself to cool myself down a little bit.He moved away
RosalindAxel effortlessly helped me out of the deep hole. He didn’t even break a sweat when he lifted me up. Once I was back on the ground, I stumbled a little bit, so Axel held onto the small of my bag to stabilize me.We paused for a while, just looking into each other’s eyes. I thought that his eyes were just a plain shade of brown, but looking into them, they were like pools of honey in the sunlight.Our moment was interrupted when Venice cleared her throat and got in between the two of us.“What are you doing here, Rosalind?” she asked, crossing her arms in front of my chest. “You even have to fall into one of our traps like a fool.”I cleared my throat to suppress the embarrassment that I was feeling. I mimicked her stance and crossed my arms in front of my chest. “Can’t I stroll around the palace during our leisure time?”She scoffed. “I doubt that you’re just strollin
RosalindWhen I realized his words, I looked up to him slowly with wide eyes. I was expecting him to laugh since it’s just a joke. He's just joking, right? There’s no way that Axel would be saying those sweet words to me!However, even after some time had passed, his face remained stern and serious, making me believe that he actually meant his words.“Mates?” I asked in a hopeful tone. A smile was brewing on my face, and it was becoming hard to suppress it.He nodded his head. “Yes, mates. Business mates, of course.”The smile on my face quickly fell down. “Business...mates?”“Yup. Business mates. We benefit from each other, and our relationship purely revolves around getting our own objectives.”“Ha...,” I chuckled in disbelief. I gently hit my head and held in the irritation that I was feeling. Why did I even think for a second that he was being sweet to m