Aurora was in her bed, tossing and turning. It was past her bedtime, but she couldn't sleep. She had not seen her sister throughout the day, not until when she returned from finishing her duties. They did not say a word to each other and Aurora did not know what to do. 'Could Gwen be right? Was she actually greedy? Was she ambitious?' Aurora kept asking herself lots of questions but she could not find an answer to either of them. She never had the intention of enticing the king. She had tried to stay away from him because he frightened her. Although she could not deny the fact that he was quite charming and handsome, she has never seen herself being with him. Or is it that she hasn't released yet?She always found it to be weird that Gwen held feelings for someone she had never met. She thought that her sister was not serious about it, but looks like she was wrong.She couldn't fight with her sister, especially because of an issue like this. She had to solve this tomorrow.The next

Two weeks later;Laura walked down the halls of the valerian castle. A few maids bowed their heads in greeting to the lady. She ignored them all and entered the throne room.“You called for me, your highness?““Have you heard from your friend?" Darien asked. “No your highness, I haven't heard from her in weeks.“ Laura would have been worried, but she always heard that she usually writes to Darien, so she rarely worries herself. But now that Darien was questioning her about Belle, she started to worry. “Did something happen?““That's it, I haven't heard a word from her, which is unusual.““What do we do then?“ Darien didn't reply. He thought about his options. Sending someone there could endanger her. His only option was to wait. “She will send word soon. I can't send anyone now."“But what about the maids, that is why they were sent to her, to inform us on her well-being." Laura said with a frown.“Hmhm, you can leave.“ Darien replied instead. Laura left the room with a bow. 'Was

”Glad you could make it, Councilman Duran.” Said Mr Parsan. ”I wouldn't miss it for anything. Mrs Parsan, beautiful as ever." He said while placing a kiss on the woman's hand. "Oh thank you, please have a seat." She said with a smile. A few maids arrived to serve tea. Mrs parson kept glancing towards the stairs, wondering when her daughter would come down.Meanwhile, Laura was still in her room, having a mental debate."Ok Laura, there's no need to panic. You just have to act yourself, nothing more. He might not even be that bad.” She then looked at herself in the mirror.Her blue dress of many layers was beautiful. The skirt flowed down perfectly., covering her feet. It hugged her waist nicely, showing off her curves. She placed her hand on her stomach, trying to breathe properly. The corset was too tight. She complained about this, but her mother didn't let the maids pay heed to her. If she continued like this, she might just pass out.”Just for an hour, you only have to endure th

”So how was it? Did you two have fun? You only spent one hour, what happened..""Mother! Please i just arrived, can't you give me a break?""A break! This is about your future Laura. Now what happened?""Nothing much. We went to eat, we chatted for a while and he brought me back.”"So that's all?" "Yes mother, what else could have happened?" Laura asked her mother."Didn't you two talk about any future plans like marriage?”"And why should we? We've just started to know each other.""You aren't playing your cards right Laura. Don't you like him?"Laura pinched the spot between her eyebrows. Kilan is very good looking and has his charms. He's also sweet and thoughtful. But she wasn't sure if she liked him. Although she felt comfortable with him, that doesn't mean she's in love with him.”I don't know, I can't figure that out right away. Mom please, I'm not in a hurry. Just give me some time to know him better, that is if he wants it.”Mrs Parson gave a sigh of defeat. ”Fine, but pleas

Kilan was in his office situated in his home. Going through some of the statements and reports of the Valpees attack. Kevin was supposed to be back. Being his assistant, he needed him by his side at all times. But Kilan also needed him to survey the village. Not like the the security there wasn't enough. He just didn't trust them completely.There's a possibility that the attack was because of the newly discovered gold mine. They wanted to carry out their operation, but the village vigilante caught them. But the vigilantes weren't fully equipped. They were killed and the commotion alerted the villagers. The villagers who were still on the streets got caught up in it and they also got killed.They escaped without a trace. They could be local thieves or gang members. Whoever they were, they need to be caught.”Councilman Duran, someone is here for you.” His butler informed.”Let them in." It was quarter past nine. Who could be here wanting to talk to him at this hour of the night? The