Iris is trying to button her blouse after her bath the next day. Because her gut is not completely healed, she couldn't force her hands to reach behind her to button them. She managed to wear the black knee-length skirt which is made of a shimmery material, but she couldn't finish buttoning her blouse.Just when she is about to give up and begin to consider wearing yet another one of Eros's shirts again, rough and warm fingers touched her back, which made her jump in fright. She whirled around and glared at the handsome man."What are you doing here? Don't you know you should not come when a woman is bathing?" she asked him with an angry frown.She is not exactly angry, which confused her. She doesn't know when she began to welcome his presence and touch, but she does, which is making her frustrated. He is engaged to another woman and he is not a human as well. Iris is beginning to curse herself for agreeing to stay with him in his palace.Eros sighed."It's been an hour since you ent
"Please Eros. Let her stay. I will do anything to make you feel better" she offered innocently. Eros smirked when he heard her offer. "Anything?" he asked her with mischief shining from his eyes. Iris frowned at the look in his eyes. She can see that something is brewing inside his head, which she is sure she wouldn't like. "I mean, anything within reason" she backtracked and amended her words. Eros shook his head and turned to leave, which confused Iris. "What? Where are you going? We are not done here" she said with a frown and blocked his path yet again. Diandra is feeling like she is in an alternate universe, where her king is teasing a human and he is not all angered to be stopped twice by the said human. One can even say that he is enjoying the banter with Iris. Eros refused to look at her and turned towards the grandfather clock on the wall instead. He sighed impatiently, indicating that he has important things to do. "Fine, what do you want?" she grumbled. Eros gave
"It's just been two weeks since you came here. And you already provoked the princess consort, Mina?" Diandra gasped after she heard everything from her new mistress and friend Iris. "Yaa" Iris muttered. Diandra sighed and shook her head. "Didn't I warn you not to speak with the royals at all? Forget about speaking, you trifled with them? Now, look what they are doing. Mina is known to be very cunning. People whisper that she has the support of the royal mother. That's why she acts as if she is already the Queen. She is the last person I would want to meet in my life. If it's not for his highness protecting you, you would have been dead by now. Mina will not stay quiet. She will not stop until you are dead. If the royal mother gets involved in this matter, then even his highness cannot save you" Diandra shared, worrying about Iris. Iris is a good person and Diandra doesn't want anything to happen to her. Iris chuckled at Diandra's concern. "Don't worry Diandra. Eros promised me t
Eros frowned when he saw the message sent to him by one of his generals appointed to protect the northern borders of the WERE kingdom. 'My king, we are under attack. I cannot see or hear anything or anyone. But one after another all my men are falling unconscious and not waking up again. I need backup immediately ' The small message sent from his general, which is tied around the leg of a trained royal messenger pigeon read. Eros passed around the message to his ministers and advisors to read. "Your highness, should we be worried?" one of his ministers asked with a worried frown. Eros can sense the urgency with which his general wrote the message. He is sure that this is something that they should be worried about. The words written are unsteady as if the hand which is writing it is shaking with fear. And Eros noticed that his general forgot to greet his king, which is a usual norm while writing any message directed at their king. None of his generals ask for backup unless it is
Iris found out that Eros is busy with some work. She was disheartened and turned away from his personal study when she found Thomas walking in. "Thomas" she called him to attract his attention. Thomas noticed Iris and swiftly walked towards her. "Greetings lady Iris" he bowed to her. Diandra curtsied to Thomas which he accepted with a nod. "Thomas, where is Eros? I want to meet him" Iris confessed. Thomas gave Iris an apologetic look. "My apologies lady Iris. His highness is currently busy with important work. It might not possible for you to meet him until this evening" he said politely. Iris sighed. She cannot disturb his work. But she is so used to having him around, that it is hard not to see him for two days. "It's alright. I will just swing by the training fields and will say hi to him. I promise I will not disturb him. Can you please take me?" She requested. Thomas is helpless. "I never wanted to say 'no' to you my lady. But the training fields and every place where w
"Fire" Iris is taken aback by the command issued by Eros. Based on their history, everyone knows that they had a rocky beginning. It is only fair for her to harbour anger towards him for how he treated her in the initial days. She is holding a loaded bow and he is standing in front of her unarmed. It doesn't take her more than a few seconds to kill him. But still, he is standing right in front of her with confidence. What is more surprising is the twinkle in his eyes. She saw the confidence in his eyes that she will not hurt him. And he is also confident that she might not hit the target. He is having fun at her expense. "You should be scared that I might kill you. But you are stupid to enjoy being aimed by an arrow directly at your head" she pouted with a frown. Eros chuckled at her. "You are many things but not a killer Iris. If you wanted, you could have killed me a dozen times by now. I sleep beside you every night for crying out loud. But apart from your sharp tongue aiming
Gonzalo is glaring at Iris with hatred. He thought he could climb up the ladder and play a key role in the royal court after he becomes the father-in-law of the king. So when he saw how his daughter Mina is falling all over herself over his highness, he gifted her to his king. He advised his daughter to pretend as meek and docile so that she could impress his highness as his concubine.When he is sure that his highness is favouring his daughter over his other concubines, he bargained a deal with the royal mother Dorothea and made her force his highness to take Mina as his future queen and mate. Dorothea needs a hold on the throne. If the Queen is on her side, it would be an advantage for Dorothea over the King. So she agreed with Gonzalo, who helped her in killing the late king Johnson and his mate Sylvia before him. So Dorothea helped him to become a minister in the royal court.When they thought everything was going smoothly, Iris came from nowhere and shook the entire palace. Now
In the Crescent moon palace, Gonzalo is frowning with displeasure. Mina is sitting beside him with a scared look on her face. Dorothea, the royal mother of the Were kingdom is having a calculating gleam in her eyes. Waldo, her brother is eying Mina with want. He is making sure not to get caught while looking at her because he knows Gonzalo would kill him for looking at her with bad intentions. "Why do we have to wait? I just can't stand the sight of her anymore. She became a sharp thorn who is making me feel like she is stabbing me whenever I think about her" Gonzalo complained. Dorothea looked at him with dissatisfaction. "I said she will die. But right now we are facing a crisis near the northern borders. It should be taken care of first. If we kill her now, then all of his highness's attention would turn towards her death. That would affect his decision-making skills while making the right decision about the issue at hand. We all need a strong position in the royal court. We don