years

g-ass journey from the La Ville Royale, all the way to Kame the capital city of the

will do that tomorrow. This was one of the times I could leave the Palace

e blame for being out, the king looked more worried than I'd ever seen. I had gotten hurt, an

il men. The same night, father sent guards out, and the guards captured four of the rest five men chasing the gi

ver took me anywhere outside the capital, f

thinking about her. T

she had a better life now. They were evil days and in the last five years, the

ts even without my mother's guide and my first shift happened on my seventeenth bi

d defend myself in the face of opposition. Father felt happy that I took an interest in learning how to fight. He believed Layla, t

ers to my unending questions about magic, royalty and also being a werewolf. I've visited her graveyard at the path

doing the opposite of that, Eddie!" Dyan said, af

y attention moved to him, and I

ched for his cup, but he smacked

"No, aye, make your

Ignoring his protest, I pour the burning

up down before him

ust a bully like y

rom having a crush on h

ving no comeback or avoiding saying anything that would tick me off. I

e counter serving the beer and his att

e placed two medium cups of beer be

but remain silent and I realised I

e mad

away?" he asked with a

"You did. I'm sorr

r." he clarifies, "I never did, but

me getting petty for

but this time unlike the firs

o being friends

e before taking it to his lips. I gulped mine down my thr

ow?" I

hing is about you, Prince Edward," he

d round when I saw a group of men drag out someone who struggle to set themselves free

ging my attention back to him,

ng clueless despite k

to get in trouble, let it go.

down my throat and rose to

ut now that he had, I couldn't. He should know by now

d, but unlike my brother, no one would believe I can

rselves against anyone and anything. I had magic, and the strongest bloodline in the kingdom, but Dyan had faced me while we trai

ing toward the door this person was dragged through. If I know Dyan well, and I do, he

ll friends." he hissed, sound

l friends because we wa

nd my eyes darted around, trying to fi

something was wrong. My magic hasn't fluc

king me out of my thought. He pointed in a directio

d we watch. They were five men standing and someone trapped in their midst. Two m

n with a deep voice asked, stepping towards their captive. I couldn'

d to kn

voice of the girl came u

t from me, baby girl." his hand lifted and he stroked the girl's

one I haven't stopped thinking about after

that time, s

in a place like this where

ace and made her look at him. "Y

led, struggling to set herself free, but t

ng her robe and renting it in two. She gasped out, but the men bes

tips over her face, ignori

moving his hand down her neck and then lower to cup her breasts in his hand

posite. I couldn't leave and allow them to violate her. I wouldn't forgive myself. Al

in, I turned and stepped out from behind the

t," I spoke and the eyes of the men holding the young maiden moved t

d his hands balled in

his wil

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