"My Lord...!" The old man went on his knees immediately, then bowed his head. "May you live forever".Jaha smirked at the beautiful sight. He loved praises. "When I heard you were back, it was the most wonderful news I had heard my whole life. I came as soon as I could. Ah! It is more than wonderful to have you back. Rabid Shadow has never been the same since you left. I hope Rufus is still worthy to be in your sight, My Lord", he acclaimed. Jaha looked up and sighed."Rise, Rufus", he said.And without hesitation, the old man got to his feet. Jaha noticed he still had his old bag with him - as always. "My Lord, how have you been? When you got imprisoned, I...""Save it. I know you'd have done your best for me", Jaha cut him off and returned to the balcony. He followed."What do you think, Rufus?" He asked, gazing into space. "What are the rumours you hear about me?""Uh...well", the man chortled. "Just few of them are still scared and intend running away, but majority are happy
Masha managed to dress herself up and found her way to the dining room. There, she noticed she was almost the last to arrive. The king, the Queen, Arabella and Sephora were already present. And oh, even the nàked guy from the previous night. He was there as well. Masha guessed he was not lying when he said he was Czar's cousin.She lowered her gaze as she walked in."Greetings, my king. Greetings, my queen", she bowed with a sense of chivalry."Greetings, Masha. You should take a seat", the king gestured to an empty seat beside Arabella and gladly, Masha took it, ignoring the fact that the queen did not respond to her."Hello, Masha", Arabella dimpled at her.Goodness! She looked so beautiful as she smiled - Masha thought.."Hi", she beamed back at her.Her eyes caught Torak also smiling at her.&
Lyall was sincerely scared. She didn't want to implicate the poor lady, but unfortunately, she had no choice.She retained a bowed head and couldn't spare a glance at the prince to see his reaction. Perhaps, his face had gotten swollen with rage already. But Mace had the opportunity to look, and the expression on the prince's face was... unreadable."Are you... sure about this?" Czar asked. His voice was still as calm and cold."Y...Yes, my prince. I would never lie to you".Then, a few seconds passed."You can rise, Lyall. Go back to the kitchen and get me a plate of it", he ordered, making Lyall think she was losing her senses.Did she just hear him correctly? To go back and get him a plate? What was going on?Amidst her confusion, she knew she couldn't keep him waiting. Hence, she stood up, bowed and left.
The rest of the day was extremely boring for Masha as she had nothing else to do. If it had been back at her father's court, she'd have been with Terra, taking a stroll or playing some games. Or, she'd have been with Amber , helping out in the kitchen. There was never a day she felt bored.She had gotten tired of sleeping alone in the room and decided it'd be best if she read some books. Czar had not even stepped into the room the whole time which made her wonder if he was ignoring her on purpose, or just sincerely busy.It was almost evening, and the weather was super cool. Her walk to the library was going to be a needed one.However, while she headed out of the palace, Torak joined her."Hey", he beamed as he walked beside her.Masha cringed for a mini-second. At least, he was clothed this time around and not naked like the first time they met.&nb
"It's a good thing you are here, Czar. We have a problem", the king said.Czar's curiousity quelled. What other problem could there be? He said nothing, but his perplexed eyes indicated he was interested."It's the witch - Hagar. She's withdrawing all her support to us".Czar's expression did not change. It made the king wonder if he had been expecting the news."I knew this was going to happen", the queen blabbed. "I knew Hagar was going to do this the minute she hears of Czar's marriage. I tried to tell you...""Enough, Eve! This is no time for accusations. I did what was best for the pack", The king cut her off, angrily.It made the queen roll her eyes and look away."What do you think, Czar?" The king turned to the prince. "This is not good. We cannot afford to lose the witches' support; it would make us too vulnerable to the en
Masha drew a deep breath as she leaned back on her chair."If you truly do not want my kind here, maybe you should tell the Alpha King about it. Although, a lot of high people had tried talking him out of it, so i doubt he'd listen to someone lower. You know, I am his son's wife".The lady's eyes glinted, and whispers started going round in the room."She is the vampire that is married to the Alpha prince?""No wonder she was with Arabella"."It's her..."The whispers kept going round, and in the end, every single person in the room was aware of the situation."Being married to the Alpha prince does not make you anyone. Last I heard, he was actually forced into marrying you", the lady bent over to Masha and said."And I believe that should make you jealous. I mean", Masha paused and scoffed. "I
Masha walked into the chamber and was happy as usual, not to find Czar in. She had just returned from the kitchen where she had a good meal with Lyall. Masha found it amusing how Czar was hardly in the room whenever she was in. Had he always been like that, or he was just doing it on purpose to ignore her?It was pretty late and getting a good night sleep was the only thing on her mind. However, she was about lying on the bed when the picture on the wall gripped her attention.She walked over and stood in front of it, staring with admiration. Then, she pulled it from the wall and held dearly in her hands. No doubt, the lady was extremely beautiful. Perhaps, her gorgeousness made Czar fall dangerously for her, to the extent he couldn't let go. How close were they to create such bond?Although, the lady was very beautiful, Masha still didn't found it funny that she had to share her matrimonial room with her pic
Masha's tears did not stop as she ran out of the room, her hand still holding her cheek. She still could not believe the Alpha prince had slapped her; her so-called husband. How could he? All because she talked back at him?For a long time, she was frustrated and didn't know where to go. So, she stood at the balcony, still crying and hiding her face from the few servants that walked pass. After a while, she deemed it necessary to get a room to sleep. But there was no way she was going back there to Czar. And she couldn't go to the king either to request for a room. It was a difficult decision, but finally, she went for Arabella's room and was thankful when she opened up."Masha?" Arabella called with surprise as she held the door open. She was more fuddled when she noticed Masha in tears. "What in the name of Selene! Are you crying?"It triggered Masha's emotions and she bursted into more tears. Arabella was taken abacked. "Come on; come here", she cooed and pulled her into a hug.