Aria"After the report you gave to us, You intend to betray us like this?" Elder Svend said, "I knew it, we shouldn't have trusted a loose woman like you.""watch what you say to my fiance Elder Svend." Prince Zane warned. he sounded so serious. Aria felt a certain warmth inside of her because he was defending her. Elder Svend laughs boldly at Prince Zane. "King Kaida, you don't even know the kind of woman you brought into the palace to marry your son do you?" he asked, "Lady Aria does not deserve to sit down there close to Prince Zane not after she cheated on him with the late General Caldwell." "I can testify King Kaida. that before my son's death, he was in love with a certain woman he met in Esterial. I had always thought that he was having an affair with a noble, I never knew that the one he was secretly having an affair with was Lady Aria. if it was an ordinary human from town, it would have been better than her. Lady Aria is just a pretender." Sir Ewing pointed his fingers a

AriaAria could feel the change in her feelings. She was so comfortable with Prince Zane that she was no longer angry with him about General Caldwell's death. Aria didn't even know if her wolf was scolding her or not because of the pendant on her neck that kept her wolf away. it was wrong for her to feel this way for a man who killed her mate, but Aria suspected that her feelings for Prince Zane must have started long before General Caldwell came her way. perhaps General Caldwell's dead soul could understand that there was nothing she could do to avenge him. "you know you don't need to thank me so much for today. The actions I took were not only for you, but they were also for me." Prince Zane. his arrogant voice making Aria feel annoyed. 'what is it going to cost him to act like a man without pride.' Aria thought. but then again, she found his pride attractive. Aria had lost her mind. "you know, accepting a compliment doesn't make you less of a Prince," Aria said in a playful t

AriaPrince Zane holds Aria with one hand. stopping her from climbing on top of the bed. "what do you think you are doing?" he asked. 'isn't obvious?' Aria thought. "I'm going to bed." Aria gave him a flat reply.Prince Zane had a mischievous smile on his face. "tonight, you are sleeping on the floor." He said. Aria's mouth almost dropped open. "I escorted you from your office to the room and yet you are going to make me sleep on the floor?" "yes." Prince Zane said nonchalantly. Aria could tell that he was enjoying the reaction he was getting out of her. He let go of Aria's hand, took a pillow, and handed it over to her."any complaints?" he asked with a smile on his face as Aria grumpily took the pillow away from him. "It's your room, you can choose to do whatever you want, who am I to sleep in the same bed as Prince Zane." He laughs softly at Aria's words. his laughter melts Aria's anger and irritation away. Aria settled herself on the floor close to the bed, Prince Zane

Aria"why does she look like she is going to rip my book?" lady Brunhilda asked Erika as she eyed the book Aria was holding with a strong grip.Erika gave Lady Brunhilda a carefree shrug. "My Lady woke up on the wrong side of the bed today, she had been grumpy all morning." even though Aria could hear Erika and Brunhilda's conversation, she couldn't care less. Aria felt like there was a bigger issue or rather an annoying person she couldn't get rid of."It's sad that Lady Aria is having a bad day. but to hold a book that contains the history of Esterial kingdom like that feels disrespectful." Erika gave out an exhausted sigh as though she was tired of her Lady. She understood what Lady Brunhilda met by her words. "if only Lady Aria would listen to you if you tell her that, although I'm sure that she can hear us.""Did she fight with the man she been leaving me for?" Lady Brunhilda asks. "no, she didn't. things between the both of them are still good." Erika said. "still good eh?"

Aria"you shouldn't let yourself get too close to me." Prince Zane said, his voice sounding like a warning. his words were the same words Aria had been trying to tell herself all day but her heart wouldn't listen. 'does he know that I like him.' Aria thought to herself. she tried to catch a glimpse of Prince Zane but she couldn't see him properly while lying down on the floor. perhaps things were better this way, Aria wasn't sure if she wanted to know what he was thinking. his words were already sounding like a rejection even though She hadn't made her feelings open to him. She was probably never going to tell him. "Are you saying this because I escorted you to the room today?" Aria asked, hearing herself she felt embarrassed by her own words. "Remember you said that you would let me hang around you." Aria tried to use what he had said the other night about them being friends as a cover-up. "I remembered what I said, but now I think it was a mistake." Aria turned her head, which