Ayla POV   After the conversation, we spent some more hours in the garden, not exchanging a word, but immersed in our thoughts and how things will be from now on. It's terrifying to know that I'm making decisions for myself, because the weight of making mistakes is enormous, after all, some things can't be forgiven... Mistakes that can cost the lives of other beings and even cost me my own. I smiled, looking at the flowerbed of Smeraldo. After all, its meaning is very strong, the sincerity that can't be shown, it's almost a duality... After all, lies can also be a form of sincerity. "Ayla..." Soren called me, and I lifted my head from his shoulder. "I'll need to get away from the castle. I need to solve the Kingdom of the Wizards border problem. It won't be today or tomorrow, but probably within the

Ayla POV Once again, I changed my clothes and went with Victor to the training room. Soren had left with Ishtar, probably to check on the issue of the smell of blood. Which gave me great concern, as I hadn't thought about it yet."Victor..." I called out to him as I watched him tidy up for the start of training. "Soren's a vampire... Doesn't he need to feed?"I'd never seen Soren take blood and the few times he'd come into contact with my blood, he'd practically lost control."He does, but not as much as the others," Victor replied, finishing the route with a rope. "Since he found you, his body has also changed... He's much more accepting of human food.""But he's going to a place where he'll probably have to fi

Ayla POV I open my eyes, sighing, still hugging Soren, even though I know we have to get up because he's leaving soon, I still don't want to leave his arms."Good morning, Ayla," Soren said, and I snuggled a little closer into his arms."Good morning, Soren," I replied.Soren turned me over and kissed me. We kept our eyes open, making our connection even stronger. I can feel his emotions resonating inside me, just as I can see them in his eyes.I let all my love overflow in that kiss, I opened my heart, my mind and my soul to Soren. Trusting him completely. When the kiss ended, we were both out of breath."I'll be back as soon as possible," Soren whispered, and I nodded.We got up and the whole showering and changing part was harmonious, as it usually is, and we didn't exchange physical words, but in our minds. In the end, he's wearing a black dress suit with red and gold details, while I'm wearing a red dress with gold and black details.His suitcase ha

Victor POV "You have access to Soren's safe, don't you?" Ayla asked me.I swallowed, trembling. This situation is surreal."I do," I answered through my teeth.Ayla crossed her arms, I could tell she was annoyed."Really?" She asked. "Do you think I'm going to betray Soren? That after everything he's done for me, I'm going to betray him? Is that what you think of me? That I'm just a whore? That I'm going to run into the arms of someone who tortured and abused me just because he's not dead?"Every question is a blow to my chest."I wasn't in that room for 10 minutes! WHO DO YOU THINK I AM?" Ayla shouts.

Ayla POV Everything I went through to make peace with Klaus' death was practically in vain, after all, he's not dead. I had to pull myself together as quickly as possible, unable to assimilate my feelings, but wondering what I should do.Soren didn't know about Klaus yet, so I put my feelings on him. I know he got suspicious, but I had to control myself before anything else. Then, when I met Victor, he treated me as if I had cheated on Soren.That was a blow straight to my chest, after everything I'd been through... Victor thought I was going to betray them.I couldn't control my anger and I just exploded, and now I don't even want to see Victor's face anymore. Just being near him makes me angry, and I don't want to feel that way... So I'm just going to do