Elizabeth I sighed in relief as I watched the entrance doors of the palace open in front of me. It revealed the presence of Queen Jonah and Prince Ronald side by side. Her Majesty was smiling brightly; while the prince was smoldering conspicuously as he stared at me. I bet he is already thinking about how he would kill me tonight. Pvt. If only he can try… I smirked at that thought and raised my forehead to step forward in front of them. “Darling, you look ravishing!” Her Majesty greeted me enthusiastically and spread her arms to offer me a warm hug. With politeness and coy, I indulged myself to hug her back even though it seems like we are just casual to each other. We are both wearing gowns, but the queen is most likely to be radiant with her crown over her head. “There is no one like you, Your Majesty. Your beauty is already more remarkable than any other one,” I said out of courtesy and was guided to be released from her arms. “Oh, stop me with your flatterings there. Have yo
It did not take long for us to depart. We rode horse carriages that contained us. One for me and Nikita who enjoyed riding through the road; one for the queen and the king; one for the princes; and one for the princesses. I even opened the window under the canopy when we passed through the village to see the children playing and waving at us. The villagers also bowed down their heads when the carriages of the royal family passed by. “Is that Elizabeth?” “Oh, yes! I heard that she was invited to the dinner last night with the royal family!” “How lucky!” “Take care, Elizabeth!” I regarded the throng of villagers who were talking nearby me. Different from the insults Bandura gave me last morning, they were not talking badly to me. And speaking of what happened, I looked at my hands with conspicuous confusion. I concluded that the powers I have discovered a while ago were triggered because of my emotions. I was frustrated and almost angry when the princesses locked me inside the gran
Elizabeth It was the biggest mistake that I did not ask Nikita or the queen about the kingdom we will attend for a ball. I just guessed that my face went blanched and my heart skipped a beat when the palace of Kingdom Azrael slowly loomed into my sight under the stars and moon. “Welcome to the Kingdom Azrael!” Nikita enthusiastically exclaimed and even almost stood up just to reach my shoulder using her palm. “This is your first time going here, Elizabeth, right? Oh, this kingdom might not be big as our kingdom, but it is beautiful, too!” Yes. I agree with Nikita. I could hear the people from the streets talking about the ball that will transpire tonight, and at any minute, it will start if the royalties that are included in the part list had already arrived. There was a village not far from the road we were taking. It was segregated from the road made of bricks where cemented establishments and houses were located. I furrowed my eyebrows as I realized that, unlike our kingdom, ri
Elizabeth I blinked many times when I realized that he is actually inviting me for a dance. At first, I thought it was a joke, so I chuckled and gradually shook my head. “You’re kidding, right?” I said and played with my fingers. “I am just a legate and a company of the royal family of the Kingdom Monjour.” “So what? Is it not right if I invite you for a dance?” That was the time I showed my baffled expression. Of course it is not right since a commoner and a royalty must not be seen in a dance! Everyone would judge and be disgusted. I only confirmed my perspective when I looked around and saw every guest that is observing us. One look, they would be seen as casually clamoring while the party is ongoing, but for the record, Prince Ken is the star in this ball so they are eyeing every girl that he would dance to cope up with the tradition in finding a wife. “O-Okay,” I stammered in answering and nodded. “It is my honor to dance with you, Your Highness.” His grin widened as I acce
Elizabeth Elizabeth “What a nice evening for us to gather around here,” I heard one king say when I inserted myself in their conference. “The only prince of the Kingdom Azrael would be king someday. That is why he has to marry early so that his future wife would bear children before it’s too late.” While pretending to listen to the conversation, I quietly peeked over to the massive crowd to see if the bratty princesses were still there. My eyes widened when they were dramatically twirling around as if finding a rat, so I cleared my throat and indulged myself in the middle of a caucus. “I heard, King Alexander, that you are traveling in every kingdom to find the relic that has been lost for a long time?” one of the queens said just beside Queen Jonah who also turned at her with subtle squinting eyes. “Don’t you think the relic that was made by the witch queen is only a myth? And now, you are looking for it?” My eyebrows furrowed. Relic? What is that? My worries about how the princ
Diego Diego “Diego, Diego!” My eyes slowly opened and my forehead furrowed as I adjusted my vision to see Roy who was worriedly looking at me. I yawned and calmly got up from the ground where I found myself naked. The sun was already up, but the rays did not penetrate even from the entrance of the Dark Forest. “We have a problem!” he said worriedly while chasing the direction of my head which I am lowering. “Don’t you know how to greet the morning? Like first things first?” Diego said back sardonically and stood up to fumble the crust of rocks on his virility. “What do you want?” “It’s your father! He is now going to appoint your brother as the new alpha! The ceremony is already starting!” Anger seeped into my system as I heard those words from my best friend. No! That can’t be! I have to stop them because I have the right to be the alpha! “Diego!” “You can’t stop me!” Without further ado, I used my capability speed to run towards the village where I can hear a trumpet for th
Elizabeth “No! It’s not me! Why can’t you believe me?!” I hysterically banged the bars as I tried my best to shout. However, the royal guards that are guarding the dungeon did not even answer back. If only I can make them hear me --- no, they can hear me; they just won’t listen! Until my voice cracked and my throat had gone painful, I sat on the ground while squatting while my tears nonchalantly fell down my cheeks. Silence was defeaning, and my echoes were still ongoing --- because I am alone in a dark, empty cell, with no prisoners around, for they have made me isolated. For them, I am a kingslayer. That I was the one who killed the king, King Alexander. I clenched my fists and shook my head, remembering the chilling voice that I know owned by Prince Ronald. He made me do that! He may have made me set up! I closed my eyes, anger seething inside my system. “In the end, you are going to be alone A familiar voice echoed in my ears, and when I opened my eyes again, I saw myself
Elizabeth “Marry me, Prince Ronald,” I said firmly so he would understand, “and you will never regret it.” I am never a good negotiator. That is why farming businesses did not interest me, unlike my mother. I grew up interested in how things work; not selling them to others. But as they said, one should know how to manipulate words for the usage of persuasion. Manipulation is how the world works, and I think bewitching the prince is one of the examples the red woman wanted me to do, so I should do it even if it is against my will. Just like one of my expectations, he slowly turned around with a deadpan look, but there was a flicker of interest that passed by, a sign that he is finally listening to me. “I do not know why you still have the guts to demand that I should marry you,” he replied. “Do you think your beauty will control me? I am not one of the perverts who look at you like you were naked in their eyes.” “I know,” I said and smirked. “That is why I am perfect for you to b