EVANORA'S POVI froze for a second as I heard the twig snap behind me. One thing was sure, whoever was behind me wasn't interested in announcing their presence in a friendly manner.With a deep breath, I slowly turned. I had absolutely no idea as to who to expect so it barely took me by surprise when I spotted a couple of unknown men behind me.They looked hefty and were in strangely familiar-looking attires, obviously from a different town. There were about six of them and as our eyes met, they slowly started moving to circle themselves around me."W-Who," I voiced out, trying to not stutter. "Who are you, people?"One of them who I guessed was their leader stopped to let out laughter. "That's surprising, princess Evanora. You do not recognize us?"I swallowed. "Who are you guys? And how do you know my name?"This time, they all laughed at me, making me the odd one out wondering what was so funny."Oh, right," the dude resumed talking. "The last time we were to meet ended up pretty n
EVANORA’S POVI had resigned to my fate of getting kidnapped by my dad’s enemies and probably getting killed in the process. It was exhausting and a lot to think of but sadly, I was left with no choice.With another sigh leaving my lips, I shut my eyes and allowed the darkness to settle in. I had only done that a few minutes though as I quickly got interrupted by the carriage taking a sharp turn, having me immediately open my eyes. “What is going on?” I tried to say but it only came out in muffled sounds as the carriage kept on taking sharp turns at intervals. It felt like they were going faster than normal and before I could fully process what was all happening, I felt myself get thrown to a side as the carriage crashed into a tree.Still tied up, I heard noises coming from the men in the carriage. It started with a quick exchange of words and quickly changed into grunts and sounds of anger.“Don’t let them get to her!” I heard their boss yell and immediately felt the carriage becom
EVANORA'S POVI spent the rest of the previous day locked up in my room and was pretty much intending on doing the same all day again.My mind was a mess and I still wasn't ready to face my dad after our last encounter. The feeling seemed to be mutual as just like me, he didn't bother showing up in my room.I skipped dinner the previous day and breakfast the next morning. I was weak and barely had enough strength to get myself downstairs to eat. Not that I wasn't hungry, I just couldn't get myself to actually chew and swallow food with so much on my mind.My maid had obviously noticed something was wrong as every time she came to my room to get me downstairs to eat, she always offered to bring my meal to my room instead. It was useless though as I always rejected her offer, leaving me to voluntarily starve.A sigh escaped my lips as I rolled over in my bed and pulled my sheets over my head. I was tired.Before I could allow myself to get drowned in a pool of my thoughts again, I heard
BLADE’S POVFuck, I missed her so much.It had only been a few days without me not seeing Evanora but it felt like it had been years. According to the guards she kept on compelling me to come to meet me, but she was busy with stuff.I couldn’t help but worry about her though. Ever since her coronation, she seemed to have gotten busier. It must have suddenly gotten so stressful for her to be packed with so much stuff to do that she couldn’t even afford to see me.I wanted to see her so bad. To hug her until all her tiredness dissolved. To kiss her until she felt relieved and free from all her responsibilities in my arms. But for all that to happen, I needed to see her first and that just wasn’t happening.I let out a groan as I got out of my bed to get ready for my day’s activities. Mentally scanning my schedule for the day, I let out a sigh of relief as I realized I’ll be done early which meant more time to spend with Evanora later.That was of course if she was finally free enough to
EVANORA'S POVI knew how mad my dad was with me and I honestly couldn't care less.After my outburst the previous day, I was done hiding from him. I had made my stand very clear and it was simply up to him to stay mad at me since he was so unwilling to reason with me.I got up the next morning and got into the bathroom to take my bath. I took my usual amount of time to do that and then got dressed in regular jeans and a t-shirt. It suddenly felt weird to dress in such casual clothes after having to wear fancy gowns during the past couple of days.Giving myself a final glance in the mirror, I tied up my hair and stepped out of my room to head to the dining. I knew my dad was going to be at the dining but I didn't care. I was hungry and needed to eat. Just as expected, my dad was already seated by the time I got to the dining. Sending my gaze to the floor, I walked towards the farthest seat from him and took a seat.Still not raising my head to look in his direction, I watched the maid
EVANORA'S POV The path leading to Blade's pack was still the same, the features not changing. The roads were still steep, the woods silent and only having the sounds of chirping birds and few animals around. I swallowed as I got closer to his pack. It had to be the first time I was heading there with such a heavy heart. My anxiety was second to none and I just couldn't control my beating heart. I finally arrived at his pack and was welcomed by the totally unfamiliar aura. It felt different from when I was back home and I couldn't help but immediately feel so different from them. I had to have a whole lot of courage to be there. I was a vampire and was confidently walking in the land of my enemies, knowing very well the slightest mistake of my revealing my identity could cost me my life. Fear suddenly gripped me as I approached Blade's palace. He was to be in there but I had no idea where exactly he was going to be in the huge building in front of me. My steps slowed down, gradua
EVANORA'S POVMy heart leaped for joy as I laid my eyes on him. I blinked, a smile making its way to my face as I did. There he was, looking tired but still as handsome as ever. Dressed in formal clothes and styled hair, he looked so gorgeous as he walked, giving me an extra reason he was all I ever wanted with every step he took.His smell immediately filled the room, having me fight the urge to jump at him and pull him into a hug. To kiss him until I could no longer do that. To hold him tight until all the tiredness vanished from his face and all of mine dissolve in his embrace."Blade, you're here," his Beta quickly said as he opened the door. "You have a visitor."Adam's words were useless though as the second he stepped into his room, his eyes fell on me as I immediately rose to my feet. Slowly and blinking his eyes as he did, he walked towards me, immediately cupping my face in his palm as he approached me."Evanora?" He breathed out. "Is that really you?"I nodded and smiled a
BLADE'S POV"I need you to mark me as your mate, Blade."I blinked at her words, immediately knitting my eyebrows. Did I hear wrong? Was she being serious?She looked me directly in the eye again and as our eyes met, I immediately knew she wasn't joking. She meant it."Evanora," I said, taking my hands out of hers. "What do you mean?""I want you to mark me, Blade," she repeated, holding me again. "No, I need you to. I'm your mate, am I not? And you love me, right? So do it. Go ahead and mark me as your mate.""Evanora, no," I replied softly. "Marking you is not just-""I read about it already, okay?" She cut me off, her desperation taking over. "You marking me is claiming me and allowing the world to know I'm yours. Once you do that, my dad would be left with no choice but to cancel the marriage. That's perfect, is it not? And it's exactly what I want. I don't want to get married to the prince.""No," I pulled away from her, uttering in a stern voice. "I can't mark you as my mate, Ev