married was tempted to yell out at that moment. Ask if he had lost his sanity but she couldn't. She had to keep pretending like she didn't know who he was. Who knew what he would do to her if she dared speak?“Why are you doing this?" She opted for the safer question. The response didn't come as quickly as she hoped. The man was busy. Busy feeling her up and it disgusted her to no end. She wanted to push him away, slap him across the face, and tell him how much of a disgrace he was but she couldn't do any of that. She was tied to a chair with very little movement permitted. “Why am I doing this?" He repeated her question. “You of all people shouldn't be asking me that. I already stated my reasons in my letter but since you want me to spell it out, I will…”Each passing second confirmed his identity more and more. He was getting so comfortable speaking that he didn't notice his facade slipping. "I can't get you off my mind, Ivory. I want you. All I can think about is you. At first

“What do you mean you can't find your brother? Have you checked the palace?" Elena asked.“I did, Mother but I can't find him anywhere," Klein responded.“What are you saying? He just got back and now he's missing? If this is a joke, you better cut it out. Go and search the palace properly. He is somewhere," she snapped.Klein didn't want to argue with her so he went searching again. He knew for a fact that Joel wasn't missing today.The man had been absent from the palace for two days but he wasn't worried because the Empress was missing too, which meant they were together.But now the Emperor was suddenly back with the Empress and Joel was still yet to return, it had him fearing the worst. He was skeptical about it though. If the man was caught, certainly the soldiers would have brought him back right?But they didn't. He even went as far as searching Joel's hideout in the woods but there was no sign of life there or anything to give him a clue on what happened.That was why he we

Klein gulped hard as the general matched to him. What was going to happen now? He couldn't kill his brother, even with a knife to his neck. The General stopped in front of him with a stoic expression, “You will be taken to the execution ground today and I must warn you, if you try to pull any stunt, you will lose both your heads.”"I… I can't do it. I can't kill… you have to understand me, we grew up together. We do everything together. We are…”" I don't care about your family tree. The Emperor gave an order and if you can't fulfill it, you will suffer the same fate as him,” the General cut him short. Klein could barely move a muscle. The soldiers had to grab him immediately and dragged him to the execution ground. By the time he got to the execution ground, his soul left his body as he took in the state of his brother. The man was covered in burns and injuries that looked very fresh. His head had missing patches of hair and on one of his arms, a bone was sticking out of his f

Nine months later.Styles had the best doctors surround Ivory. Her due date was in one week but he wasn't going to risk it. He made sure the servants attended to her and provided her with everything she wanted. He didn't want to hear that she lifted a finger to do anything.Ivory felt suffocated with the numerous strange faces around her but she couldn't do anything about it. It was the only way her husband would leave her side and attend to matters of the empire.“Your Highness, do you need anything else?" A servant asked after serving her the fruits. Ivory shook her head and proceeded to eat the fruits under their watchful eyes. If she didn't know better, she would assume they were waiting for her to drop dead. But the opposite was the case. “Your Highness, do you like the fruits? Should I get you more?” The girl asked and Ivory managed to shake her head. The irritation shooting through her veins threatened to make her snap and she couldn't afford to.They didn't deserve it. The

Cedric was beyond surprised when Ragi showed up at his doorstep with soldiers. It wasn’t a pleasant visit, else there would be no need for soldiers.“To what do I owe this unpleasant visit?” Cedric asked, trying to play off the seriousness of the situation but he was damn wrong. The face that greeted him back was icy and possibly the last face he would see before dying.Not that he planned to die but that was the vibe Ragi was giving off.“In the name of his majesty, The Emperor of the Black Empire, you are under arrest for the kidnap of the newly born heir,” Ragi announced coldly. “Take him!” He instructed the guards and Cedric’s eyes widened in surprise.“The heir is missing? Wait… what is going on, you have to talk to me… I don’t understand what’s going on,” Cedric said to Ragi but the General didn’t believe him.“For your sake, I advise you to stop pretending. The Emperor has been condoning your excesses for long enough but this is the final straw. He is going to make sure you are