ENZOI shook my hands in nervousness as I greeted the people that arrived at the venue. I don't think I've ever felt this nervous in my life, and it's all because of one person—Keilah. However, aside from being nervous, I was also excited about what was about to come. "This is such a nice party, Enzo," my uncle Simon said as he shook my hand. "And who's the lucky lady? Isabelle, isn't it?"I chuckled and shook my head. I guess a lot of people still expect Isabelle to be the one I'm going to marry. But I've already made up my mind. "Take a seat wherever you'd like," I said, diverting the topic. He merely nodded his head and went on his way. The venue was jam-packed with people since all of the constituents from the Belmont and Elixir kingdom were invited to come. My mom chose the perfect place to uphold this event. It's an open field located between the two kingdoms, making it accessible to everyone. My mom and dad finally arrived at the venue, and they were bombarded with greeti

KEILAHI blinked my eyes open in surprise after he said those words. It feels like I'm dreaming. It felt even more like a dream when he suddenly held onto my hand and gently let me face the crowd. "I'm sure you're all wondering who this beautiful woman is," he started off. I took a sharp intake of breath as he started tracing smooth circles on the back of my hand with his thumb. "She's the love of my life."The crowd gasped, and I also felt my family's gazes burning holes in the back of my head. Yet somehow, I felt at ease. At that moment, I felt like this is what I'd been waiting for in my entire life. "And she's the woman I'm going to marry."Now that—I didn't expect that. He shifted his position suddenly, and the crowd became even noisier. He held onto my hand, and from his position, I could tell that he was kneeling. "Keilah," he said my name with such love and adoration that it made me want to cry. "I know that I may not have made the best impression, but I promise to be

SKYE I hummed quietly to myself as I scrubbed the dirty tiles of the maid's quarters' shared bathroom. It's been two weeks since my aunt brought me here, and although things are still not good, I guess it's better than being sold as a prostitute by my parents. My aunt, Cathy, isn't the best person on the planet, but I feel like I owe her quite a bit for bringing me away from my family. I was so preoccupied with my thoughts when I suddenly felt a cold and wet sensation on my legs. I let out a small gasp and lifted my head to look at the culprit who kicked the bucket of dirty water, letting it spill on the floor I just cleaned. "Oops," some of the maids said, chuckling as they walked away. I opened my mouth to retaliate but closed it right away when I didn't get the courage to respond. I just let out a small sigh and continued cleaning once again—all of my hard work for the past hour going down the drain. I was in the middle of cleaning when I smelled the familiar scent of

SKYEIt hasn't been long since I've been at the Elixir kingdom, and it's honestly already been the best days of my life. I haven't done much at all. And that in itself is already a blessing—considering I've been working like a slave my entire life. I still remember the time when I used to live with my adoptive parents. They would leave me without any food for days, yet now, I was given so much food that I could practically swim in it. "Skye," someone suddenly said, causing me to look in their direction. I pursed my lips together and wanted to run away after seeing him. There's only one problem with me living here. Him. Matthew. "You were here," he joyfully said, nudging my shoulder with his. I let out a small gasp as I felt the warmth of his body. It didn't feel like the sparks you would feel with your mate, but it still felt really good. He looked at me with a concerned look on his face. "Sorry," he apologized. "Did I do it too hard?"I quickly shook my head and gave him

ENZO Matthew and I shifted back into our human forms and quickly got dressed in some shorts. We looked at the meat that we hunted and frowned when I noticed the small quantity. "Don't you think this looks lesser than what we usually hunt?" he asked with a frown on his face. "It's definitely lesser," I agreed. "This isn't even half of the meat that we hunted for the past few months. This is barely enough to feed everyone in the castle. Not to mention, we also have to dispatch some to the commoner’s grounds.” "Hmm," Matthew hummed. "What's going to happen now?" I sighed and massaged the bridge of my nose. "I'll just buy some from the next kingdoms, but this shouldn't go on for a long time. We need to find the reason why our resources are currently depleting. We can't starve our people." "You're right," he said. "This only started after you came back from the Belmont kingdom. Do you think they have something to do with this?" he asked. I clicked my tongue and eventually shook my