Raul studied her body before settling on her face, which was concealed behind the veil.Still, he couldn't miss her fear-filled blue eyes. Out of courtesy, she pulled her hand from her gown and extended it to him. He took it and bowed slightly to place a cold kiss on the back of her hand.“My Princess.” he murmured as he pulled her to the center of the hall. The guests passed one by one as they passed.Nyles remained near the door with eyes shinning for her mistress until the door closed, while Starlight made his way to the wine counter, his eyes trained on the girl as if studying her.Raul stopped at the center of the hall. He bowed and the musicians in the upper balcony of the hall started playing soft music that wafted through the room. He ran his fingers down her spine and placed his hand on the small of her back and pulled her closer to him. She shuddered at the touch; the feeling was akin to a spider crawling down her skin.It was a ball to celebrate her doom and his rise to the
“Are you mad?” Simran said and punched him on his back.“Shut up!, If you want to get out of here.” he said.He scaled the wall like it was nothing. Securing her in his arms, he jumped down to the ground effortlessly on his feet.Shocked as hell, she looked at him. But he was now running with her to the boundary of the kingdom. For the first time, she heard the screams and shouts of the soldiers. The palace has been alerted of her abduction. It was now a matter of time till they found her. They were Fae soldiers.“I think you better leave me here, Starlight.” said Simran.“They are going to be here any minute.”The man gave her a feral grin. With one hand holding Simran by the waist, Starlight leapt almost ten feet high and tossed her into the air. She suppressed a shriek for fear they would be caught. As the world turned around and moved in slow motion she found she was falling, limbs flailing towards the ground. But before she touched the ground, she found herself over the soft fur
Even though she wanted to know what-next, Simran stared at the man in front of her. Her mind numb, her face blank. Her gaze traveled to his bleeding thigh. The man had managed to disguise as Starlight for two months? How was that possible for a werewolf? She studied him closely to understand him.Manton looked at Simran, turned her, curled his hand around her neck and pushed her to a carriage that was waiting for her. He waved his hand in the air and ordered his men.“We move immediately.”They were five men on their horses and a woman who already had Nyles hauled across her horse.Manton opened the carriage door and pushed Simran to sit down on the bench. He got in and sat opposite. He pounded on the carriage and they started to move at a rapid pace.Simran was surprised at the turn of event. She was silent as the carriage sped across the dirt road. When she peeked out of the window, she saw the mist rolling around them as if covering them like a permanent drape. She felt chilly and
Nyles came huffing as she stepped into the carriage.“Milady!” she said as she hugged Simran tightly. A smile broke on Simran's face. Nyles started fussing around her.“How are you?” she asked, examining her hands and her body in general.“These bastards didn't let me meet you for three days straight. I had to ride with that stupid woman Darla!” she grumbled.“For three days we have been riding constantly, stopping only for not more than a few hours to give the horses rest. My buttocks and thighs are numb. They ache and they are sore.” she said rubbing her buttocks.“I have never been subjected not this kind of hardship, Milady.” Nyles started crying.“We must go back to Wingx as soon as possible. I didn't know that Starlight was such a trickster, for a year, how could he stay like Starlight?” she said with a frown pulling herself together.“Wait! I'm I making sense?”Simran started laughing.“I am fine Nyles, and it's good to see you.” then she looked at the fur she was wrapped with
Nyles scowled and in a disbelieving voice said“Milady, you must jesting!” she looked at Simran's calm expressions. She smacked her head.“This plan of yours is impossible! Who knows if Iona is even alive? There is one in a million chance that she is alive. It's absolutely ridiculous to even think about her.”Simran put her plate on the bench of the carriage and took Nyles' hand in hers.“Don't be scared Nyles. Even if there's one in a million chance to find Iona, I will take it. Raul will send his forces to find me, but he can never kill me. And do you know why?” there was a small frown on her forehead.“Because according to the laws of Wingx, he has to marry me to be the king. There is no way he can harm me, and there is no way I will let him harm you. so relax.”Nyles removed her hand from Simran's and burst out“Relax! Do you know the kind of power that man wields? He is a Fae prince for God's sake. He is a Fae Prince for Gods sake! My family and I are going to be called as Fallen
Manton stared in Simran's sapphire eyes and said,“It will take another week for us to get out of this realm. You can thank me then.”Simran was so grateful to this man. Her lips curved in an innocent smile. This man had been so loyal to her. Maybe she should ask him to stay with her. Loyalty was something she had always valued, and something which she craved because there was none in the world she was in. Only Nyles.“Where does this road end? Which town?” she asked. Once she's out of this forest of Wingx, she would leave... disappear.“Quaint little towns dot the periphery of this forest. The nearest one is Oraid, it's the territory of Busan.” he replied.“Oh!” she bit her lip, she would be leaving him after that. She would simply slip away with Nyles. Moreover she wondered as to why Manton will want to stay with her? She had burdened him so much already. In fact, he will want to stay away from her.She changed the topic,“I heard you joined the ranks of the Kingdom as a soldier a y
Everyone around her became absolutely silent.The leaves of the trees were bejeweled with frost, shining yellow, blue, red and gold under the grey skies. Although the mist rolled along the ground, she saw fallen logs damped with moss littered around. And somewhere from deep inside the forest, she heard a buzzing... a call... a powerful energy... it thrummed... Simran shivered.When she was only seven, thin papery wings had unfurled for the first time from her back.Transparent with silvery mesh of pulse lines, forking along the delicate bone that arched at the top, she had spread them slowly under her nanny's guidance, and as she spread them, the pulse lines had flickered like lightening. Her nanny had squealed in pure delight. But that was the last time it had happened. Raul had slashed the bone of her left wing with his sword, permanently damaging it. The pain had left her unconscious. When she woke up, her nanny was gone... forever.Three years later, her parents were dethroned and
Raina had caned her so hard her skin had peeled off. The pain was excruciating. She hadn't screamed that day, but she wanted to scream now, and she did. With every strike of the cane, she shrieked. She wanted to kill every one of them. So much pain...“Noooo!!” she screamed and was covered with sweat despite the coldness of the room she was shackled in. She couldn't take it anymore and started kicking against the chains.“Release me!”She felt choked as Raul held her head inside a barrel of water. She was being drowned. Raul was holding her head inside a barrel of water. She gasped for breath, she wanted to come out, she wanted to shout but her voice didn't come out. She was not able to move. A tremor passed through her body and with all the force she could muster, she got out, gasping for air, screaming. She opened her eyes, feeling nauseated. Her arms were pinned to the sides as strong, muscular arms and legs surrounded her. She was pressed firmly against a hard torso.“Shh..” He sa