Athena was glaring at him, now. She wondered what he found funny. Her statement or how she was looking at him? She sat up immediately, throwing her hand over her breasts as she covered them from his view. She noticed that his expression fell a notch and knew that it was because she had covered her breasts. "Why are you laughing, Alex?" She asked. Alex sat at the foot of the bed and stretched out his hand to touch her bare feet. She moved it away immediately but his hand snaked back to her legs and held on tight. "I'm laughing because you just said something funny," He said gently. He was not smiling now. "That was why I said we needed to talk. You're different from other women. I know a few women who wouldn't even care to have that conversation and just go on with it even if it doesn't turn out as they expected. But you? If it doesn't turn out the way you expected, you'd avoid me for the rest of your life or tell me how your first sex was. I want it to be somet
The next morning was filled with activities. It was a Saturday and somehow, the whole world had set it aside for cleaning their homes. Heyli was still asleep by eight and when she knocked on her door, she jumped fast and stared at the clock in horror. As she flung her duvet to the side, she jumped out of her bed and hurried to the bathroom when she heard another knock on the door. She made a beeline for her door, hoping it wasn't someone from the warrior team. Well, no one knew her well enough to come find her here so she was guessing it might be Ciara. But when she opened the door, she was met with stormy gray eyes. "I thought you had been kidnapped for something. Why aren't you at the perimeter?" "Loki," Heyli whispered. She turned her head to look at herself in the mirror. Her eyes widened in horror when a look-alike stared back at her, looking like she had combed her hair with the horns of a reindeer. She needed to be away from him as fast as she could. "
As Heyli walked into the perimeter alongside Loki, she noticed that all eyes were on them, most especially hers and remembering her conversation with the girls from last night, she knew that this would bring a lot of trouble for her. Kayla was seated on the concrete platform with Nina by her side and they were both watching her. She left Loki’s side immediately and went to meet Kayla. "Hey, Kayla," she greeted as she took a seat beside them. "I see you're setting yourself up for some drama," Kayla laughed as she gestured to Loki who stood speaking with Harrison. Heyli sighed and closed her eyes. "How am I going to say this?" "How it's supposed to be said, Kayla," Nina replied. "Uhm, Loki is my guardian," Heyli blurted out. "He's your what?" Three of the girls turned to see Melodie standing behind them. She was wearing a brightly colored ribbon on her hair and it made her look less of a warrior. "Guardian," Heyli said and immediately began t
Athena was known by everyone to be in her study at exactly eight o'clock but by nine this morning, she was writhing in between sheets as Alex's tongue played with her inner thighs. She felt her toes curl and her fingers grab the sheet for dear life. Never had she imagined that this could take her to different dimensions in a few minutes. Alex was doing a good job and he lapped at her juices for dear life. Her eyes were closed and her moans filled the room. She was sure that Damian or one of her servants would have found her room empty. But that wasn't the case right now. Athena's personal maid was the first person to knock on her door and when her King didn't give a reply, she guessed Athena was still asleep. She came back some twenty minutes later and knocked again. There was no answer. After doing this repeatedly, she got worried and went to inform Damien who immediately followed her and began to knock on her door. When no reply came, they had no option than t
Athena pushed past him as she walked back into her room. "It's none of your business, Damien. My whereabouts shouldn't concern you," Damien hissed. "But your safety is my concern," "To hell with that, Damien. Can I have breathing space around you?" Athena said and turned to look at him. She was upset right now. Someone scolding her wasn't something she wanted to hear from him. "I'm sorry," He whispered. Though he didn't mean it. Athena ignored his apology. "What do you want?" "There's a meeting this morning. In regards to the Royal Hunting Ceremony next month," "What about it?" "We're to make preparations. It's something that should be talked about. And your presence is highly needed in the drawing room," "What time is it?" "Eleven," Damien said and looked at the wall clock. "It's already ten o'clock." "I'll be there by eleven forty five. I have to get ready and also have breakfast," Athena said as she sat and waited for her maid to come
Training today was worse than yesterday and Heyli could tell by the burning of her thighs. They ran around the perimeter for close to two hours and anyone who dropped would have their names at the bottom of the scoreboard until someone replaced them. About four people had fallen and Heyli felt like she would be the next. "I'm so tired, Kay," Heyli huffed out as she jogged with the last of her strength. "Is this how you guys run?" Kayla, who was running directly in front of Heyli, turned for a bit to look at Heyli's sweaty face. "When it's Laura? Yes. I told you she's really mean," Heyli was so busy listening to Kayla that she didn't see the stone before her. Her feet hit the stone and she fell to the ground with a grunt. "You're out, Heyli!" The unmistakably recognizable voice belonging to Laura was heard. Heyli staggered to her feet and hissed in annoyance before leaving the line and going to take a seat on the stone chair at the far end of the perimet
Throughout the day, Athena didn't pay as much attention as she used to. Something else was in her mind. Someone, rather. After the meeting, she had immediately left the hall to the privacy of her study. She made sure to dish out instructions to Damien. One that would keep him away from her office from the time being as she fantasized about Alex touching her. Like he had said, she couldn't stop thinking about him. He had left an impression on her. One she couldn't quite defeat. As soon as she got into the confines of her office, she quickly shut the door and locked it. Then she went to her windows and pulled the curtains, making everywhere a lot dimmer save for the light pouring out from the lamp on her table. She decided that the couch would be the best place for her so she went there, lay down and closed her eyes as she fantasized about Alex touching her. Her breath became faster as she shut her eyes and delved into the memories of last night. She could fe
"You know you can put me down, Loki. Don't you?" Heyli said as they got to the palace gates. Loki didn't give her an answer. Instead, he spoke with one of the guards who opened the gates for them. Heyli huffed. She was starting to get uncomfortable now as they passed people who gave the both of them strange stares. "In no time, rumors about you and I being an item would spread around the kingdom. I'm new here, Loki. For the sake of my reputation, drop me." This actually incited a laugh from Loki but he did not drop her even when she tried to struggle to be free. "Nothing matters. Reputations, rumors and all that nonsense. It's just there to keep things interesting," Loki was just stepping into the garden that led to the palace when Heyli said something that had him turning his head to give her a confused look. "Bianca is going to have my head. She'd probably start bullying me," "Bianca?" "Yes, Bianca. I'm sure your ears are perfectly functional,"