Kira.As I lay on the left side of the bed, I turned my back to him, leaving a huge space in between us, and folding myself like a pangolin, my heart beating so hard as if I had run a marathon. I have never been this nervous my entire life as I am at this moment; even if we have been married for three years, it is just like the first night of our wedding because this is the first time I am spending a night with him.I feel hot, and I am blushing like a fool. I have been blushing like this since he got out of the bathroom and since he said those words to me.How can he take me unaware like that? How can I continue to live like this? How can he be like this? How can he be so calm and collected after what he just did and said to me? He made me this alert and he is just going to lay down calmly as if nothing happened?I was still in my thoughts when his deep voice called from behind."At this point, you are going to fall off the bed."I feel his stare on me and I tremble silently."Come c
Kira.I rotated on the soft sheets and stretched my limbs out, feeling a certain kind of comfort I have never felt in my entire life. Last night was a pretty intense one with so many emotions that were somewhat uncalled for.I and Caesar formed a bond out of an unexpected question and it still feels pretty surreal. It felt like a dream. As I struggled to open my eyes to the bright sky that was directly above me, I wondered why the ceiling glass was open; It is only opened at night when the sky is full of stars just for pleasure. Did he open it? I squinted my eyes a little to stop the bright sky from blinding me, using my left arm to shade my eyes, and lifting myself from the bed with the aid of my right arm.Taking my head down, I suddenly realized that I was alone on the bed. The space in which he had laid was empty. I moved my head as my eyes searched the entire room, still on the bed. Slowly, I shuffled myself out of the thick sheets and slid down from the humongous mattress.Where
Kira."Hello, I am Aries, Caesar's cousin."Her words caught me off guard, and it was evident on my face.A relative?She is a relative?My eyes never left her face, and neither did hers with that sly grin plastered on her face as if she were amazed. The maids behind me only took their heads to the ground and did not dare to look into her eyes. They behaved as if they knew her."So, you are the bride of Hercules?"Her words sip into my head drowning in me as I furrowed my brows in confusion.Bride of Hercules?What is she talking about? I am married to Caesar."I still can't believe this."She surveyed me again with her eyes, making me uncomfortable."Hmm, he always has an eye for beautiful things." She kept glaring at me as she spoke, stroking a strand of hair from my face, and I could only just stare at her. When I look into her eyes, I just cannot speak; it feels as though she takes control of my organs just by looking at me, I couldn't even blink."I heard the rumors and I wanted
Caesar.I smell blood.I feel the rumbling in the air and I know what it is immediately.Instantly, the smile on my face dissipated into a frown, all the blissful feeling that surfaced a few moments ago was replaced with a grim. I feel the storm rolling.This is war.As the whiff of blood travels up my nostrils, my animal breaks loose. My sclera transformed to crimson red as I roared like thunder, shooting my fangs out and scaling the heights of the balcony rays like a dragon. I stood up there in dominance and growled into the morning breeze, quaking the entire threshold and awakening all immortal beings in the vicinity.In the blink of an eye, I jumped down effortlessly with the speed of light. I strolled into the bathroom and came out after a few minutes, throwing on a cloth. I strolled towards the door, but before I dashed out, I turned around to look at her one last time closing the door behind me.I feel this regret closing in so fast that I began I regret my actions.This is why
Kira.It had been three days since I and Caesar met eye to eye. I have been so terrified after my conversation with Aries; even if she did not really say anything, the things she said to me have kept me awake without blinking one bit.The husband I have been married to for three consecutive years and have only lived with for a day and fallen head over heels in love with was someone I barely know. I don't even know his favorite meal, his favorite color, his hobby, his occupation, his likes, or his dislikes. I literally know nothing about him.I sit up from the bed and look at the empty sheets; I am left alone yet again. I have only slept on the same bed with him just once but I can't help the lonely feeling after the warmth I felt in his arms the other night. I close my eyes and the words of Aries popped up in my head again.No matter how I look at it, I just can not see him in that light. I can't imagine him the way she described him, I just can't picture him that way. I have lived wi
As I walk down the aisle for what seemed like an eternity, I took deep breaths to calm my wandering thoughts and surged nerves. I feel the stares from people – my relatives, and I gulp down my saliva. I managed to raise my eyes as the auspicious stares only made me tenser.This was not the kind of marriage I dreamed of growing up as a kid and an adopted daughter, this was far from it. I have always dreamt of falling in love with a simple man and getting married to him with just a few friends invited, living a simple yet peaceful and happy life. But this is what I get, a grand wedding with a missing groom. I was getting married to nothing but thin air.He wasn't there, and neither were any of his family members. Why would they do that when they are helping us out by allowing their son to marry me?My gaze wandered to my father's face. He sat in the front row and gave me a bitter look. He instigated this. I am getting married to someone I have never met because of him. And for what? Al
Kira."I'm Oden Himmer, the Monsorries' chauffeur, and I'm here to take you home."He motioned for me to enter the black limousine that was waiting for me right outside the church's front doors, treating me like a queen as he opened the car's front doors.I walked over to the car and hesitantly climbed inside, looking out the car window at the church as though it were my final time to view it.My heart was thumping loudly in my chest as the car steadily accelerated. I started to ponder what life would be like in my new home. Father sold me off to the wealthiest family in the country, who are way out of our league. What kind of lifestyle would that be? How do the people there behave? Am I going to be welcomed?They may not want me in their family, based on how I was treated at the wedding. Nobody from that place was there.I sat in the moving car staring out the window as people and objects passed by, feeling already cold and alone. I didn't even notice when I dozed off. Who can blame
Kira.I was stunned by the fortress' size and magnificence as I walked deeper and deeper into the structure that appeared to have been sculpted by Zeus himself. I followed Gus closely as he walked with perfect poise, absolutely bewildered. I had no idea where I was because every pillar we passed and hallway we entered was identical to the one before it. I simply followed him, sinking more and further into its darkness like a lost child.This mansion looked to have some sort of history tied to it. Its walls shouted artistic design, and the sculptured knights in armor at each pillar's corner gave me chills from head to toe. It brought back memories of the old movies I used to watch, and it reminded me of how ferocious knights once were. Gus and I were both really small in comparison because of how big everything else was. I felt as though Hercules' era was being transported to me.When he eventually rounded a curve and entered another hallway, something felt off. It was frighteningly gl