|ELENA’S POV|The soft morning light filters through the curtains, casting a warm glow on the space while I struggle to open my eyes and slowly sit up, feeling a mix of regret as a result of my pounding headache, dry mouth, and desperate need for water.I notice the rumpled sheets and the faint scent of cologne lingering in the air as I wrap the duvet around my naked body and I stumble out of bed. I groan and hold my head trying to shake off the remnants of the previous night’s activities as I try to search for an aspirin to help dull the pain with a tinge of uncertainty in me, but it turns out that I didn’t return home yesterday night.I feel a mix of emotions, like excitement, curiosity, and maybe a hint of nervousness as I look around the room, trying to take in the details while trying to piece together the events of the previous night.After realizing that I had thrown myself at a stranger and lost my virginity when I was supposed to be mourning my father just because I was in d
/Asher’s POV/My eyes flutter open to the room bathed in a soft morning glow. As I stretch, a hint of nostalgia, a touch of excitement, and perhaps a tinge of guilt dances across my face as Memories of the passionate night before linger in the air, like the fading scent of perfume on our skin.“Fuck!” I exclaim in realization.“The situation just got really messy,” I remark as I take a moment to reflect on my thoughts but a whirlwind of intimacy and connection overshadows me so I scramble to locate my clothes instead.After managing to put on my clothes, I scramble out of the private lounge, trying not to wake my supposed fiancé that I just had a one-night stand with because I didn’t know how exactly to face her, and I start to dial Malcolm's number.“Where did you keep your phone?” He suddenly starts to nag, forgetting that I called him because I have something to say to him.“Where are you right now?” I answer his question with another question.“I am in the palace, trying to conceal
|ELENA’S POV|“How do I navigate my way around a city that I barely know with a frozen bank card, in that skimpy clothing that is all over the news with this face card of mine that is on the decline after I was declared as the prime suspect of my father’s murder case,” I pondered as looked around the room bathed with soft light with a pitcher of water, a chair in the corner, monitor beeping softly, creating a rhythm in the soft room.“At the time that I was brought into this hospital, my face was swollen which was quite distorted from the pretty face that was all over the news, but if I don’t get out of here soon, all my effort at putting my life in danger will be in vain,” I told myself as I carefully removed the iv that was connected to my vein as I got down from the bed and packed up my valuables and the only outfit that I had before I made my way to the door.I opened the door slightly, looked around, and ensured that nobody was watching, and on confirming that the coast was clear
|ASHER’s POV|After getting off the call with Malcolm, I made my way to the hospital that the prime minister was taken to the previous day, and there were a whole bunch of people, both young and old, men and women claiming to be strong supporters of the dark raven and they were demanding to have the body of the prime minister handed to them after they found out on the news that their founder is dead and will not be buried properly because of the link that he had to them while he was still alive so they requested to be given his body so that they can be allowed to perform the las right for him since he had no kids.The whole peaceful protest was starting to get out of hand because the angry mob camped in front of the hospital with different weapons, threatening people as they went in and out of the hospital refusing to leave until the hospital instructed the people in the mortuary to hand over the body.It was quite difficult for the hospital to go about its daily activity when they ha
|ELENA’S POV|After waiting for so long for the power-hungry crown prince of Orion to get off my father’s property, I crawled back into the house using the same dog hole that I used the first time I crawled into the mansion, but I met the mansion in a deserted state, and not a single soul was left in that mansion.Initially, I was saddened by the bustling mansion that I came back to after being away for 15 years that has turned into something else, but I decided to see the good in the bad because I convinced myself that not having people around would make it easy for me to search the nook and crannies of the mansion for a lead.I spent the whole day searching, and even though I didn’t know exactly what I was searching for, I just knew that I needed answers, but in the process of my ultimate search, I harvested a lot of expensive things instead.I put together a few of the expensive jewelry that I came to Orion with and some antique items that I could sell and make money from because I
|ASHER’S POV|“It is almost time for dinner, Your Highness,” Malcolm informs me as soon as he walks into my office.“I will skip dinner today because I have so many appeals and petitions to attend to and I am not even halfway gone with it, I state the obvious, eyeing Malcom snobbishly for being one of the chief contributors as to why I have much work to do.“Can you please not give me that look?” he whines as he takes his seat in front of me but I keep on giving him the look.“In my defense, you know how much I hate to be cut up in the palace mix, but you sent me to deal with not only the queen consort but also those power-hungry ministers when you know so well that getting involved in the palace mix is not my style at all,” he tries to defend himself.“Why are you trying to make it sound like I intentionally sent you to the lion’s den?” I hiss through my teeth as I open the next batch of appeals to see what the prime ministers of Orion have to say about the situation on the ground.“
|ASHER’S POV|I dial Malcolm’s number as soon as I step out of the queen’s residence, and in no time he shows up at the queen’s residence, as if he was waiting around the corner for me.“Nice doing business with you…. boss,” he says, flashing me a smile as soon as I get into the car.“Keep Quiet,” I order him.“I know that you are angry at me, but we are even now so don’t be mad okay,” he admonishes.“Is there any update about the Eagle?” I ask him because I have been so busy dealing with the mess caused by the prime minister’s death that I completely forgot to inquire about her whereabouts.“The eagle has landed, and we await further instructions” he answers.“Keep an eye on the eagle, send someone to protect the eagle in secret, never compromise the eagle’s safety and location at any point in time, and make sure that the eagle's safety comes first before anything,” I instruct him.“I am enjoying the code words and everything, but you know that we don’t have to do this anymore right?
|ELENA’s POV|“You are the closest thing that I have to a friend right now, and I really need someone to talk to because at this point, I am losing my damn mind, and I know that you have your life to figure out, but can you please call me as soon as you see this?” I send to Jayda with shaky hands.My heart hammers against my rib cage, a thunderous beat that revibrated through my body matching the rhyme of my escalating panic.I clutch my chest with my fingers trembling as if I am trying to keep my racing heart from leaping out of my body“Jayda please call me,” I plead with growing desperation.After waiting for so long for Jayda to call, my phone suddenly starts to ring, and my eyes light up as soon as I check the caller ID to see that it's Jayda calling.“Valeri?” Jayda calls out in an inquiry tone.“Hi,” I speak up with my voice cracking and tight.“I got your message, are you okay?” she poses the question in a worried tone.“No Jayda…I am not,” I answer her truthfully.“What happe