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My eyes follow the blood, it leads me to the bathroom, I opens the door and a loud gasp leaves my mouth.

Josh held a long blade, stretching it at someone in front of him.. blood gushing out of his head.. his face and clothes covered in blood. 

What happened?! Who is this that Josh is battling with?!

I hear a thud, the person standing in front of Josh falls down with Josh's blade on his stomach... Josh stabbed him with the blade.

"J...Josh?" I called in a shaky voice.

He turns to face me... I'm scared but no sound came out when I opens my mouth.

I didn't know his condition was this bad...how long did they fight?! And how was he able to hurt Josh this much?!

He smiles at me weakly.

"I'm tired!" He whispers and falls.

I rushes to him and shakes him.

"Josh?!"

Silence.

"Josh?!"

Still silence.

"Josh.. open your eyes!" I screamed.

My eyes snapped open and I sit up, I look around in fright, my hands reaches for the light switch.

I turn on the light and look at the floor.. there's no blood but I hear water running in the bathroom.

I turn to Josh's side on the bed... It's empty. I leap off the bed and quickly runs to the bathroom.. I opens the door and saw Josh taking a shower.

"Sweetheart?" He called in a surprised tone.

Before he could ask another question, I pull him into a tight hug.. hugging him very close to me as if reassuring myself.

He chuckled.

"Ok, I don't know why you're holding me so tight but just know I'm fine!"

I nod.

"You're fine! You're really fine!"

Writer's POV 

He stood by the borderline, he stayed hidden from the guards guiding the border.

"When is the coronation?" He asks the seer.

"Next week!" The seer replied.

He nods and smirks.

"I thought you said you're coming back, when are you gonna show yourself?"

"On the coronation day, I should congratulate my nephew personally!" 

"But.... "

"Shh! I have other things to do!" He said and walked off.

Stacey's POV 

Ballroom...! 6:49am...!

A yawn escapes my mouth and aunt turns to me.

"Stacey, are you ok?" She asked.

"Yes, aunt!"

"Are you sure? This is the fourth time you're yawning!"

"I'm fine, Aunt, I guess I didn't get enough sleep!"

She smiles and gives me a knowing look... I sigh mentally.

Aunt's imagination sometimes is just too wild... But seriously, I don't understand why I have been getting tired since yesterday.

"Ray, how about you take Stacey back to get enough rest?" Aunt suggest.

I quickly shake my head.

"No, no, we must choose my theme today"

"But you look so tired!" Aunt said.

"I'm fine, aunt, we can't keep putting off the day to choose my theme!"

Aunt nods in understanding. Ray frowns and sniffs the air, he turns to me a sniffs my body.

"Mom, can you perceive that?" He asked.

"Perceive what?!" Aunt and I asked at once.

He inhaled deeply.

"A scent..." He sniffs me again. "An extra scent is coming from my mate!".

I frown and perceive myself, I didn't perceive anything off. Aunt sniffs the air and suddenly breaks into a smile.

"Yes, it's a very faint scent. Could it be...." She trails off. 

She stares at Ray as if she's mind linking him, Ray broke into a smile..a very happy smile.

What are they talking about?! I wonder.

Soon they snaps back and smiles at ray looked at me with an extreme tenderness in his eyes...his gaze settled on my stomach.

I subconsciously wrap my arms around my stomach and glare at him... his look is kinda creepy right now.

"Quit staring at my stomach with those creepy eyes of yours!" I scolded him.

He ignores me and continue staring... weirdo!

"Aunt, did you perceive anything?" I perceive myself. "I think I smell fine"

Aunt nods.

"Yes, yes. You smell extremely fine!"

I glared at Ray.

"Something is wrong with your nose!"

Aunt laughs.

"Yes, something is really wrong with his nose, but Stacey after you finish from here you'll go back home and rest, ok?" Aunt said softly...like extremely softly.

"Rest?"

She nods.

"There's no time for resting, I have biology practical today!"

"No, no, you can't do any practicals, all you need to do right now is rest!"

"But Aunt, I'm fine, I'm just feeling kinda tired"

"Which is why you should rest more!" She said in a firm voice leaving no room for arguments.

Well, I can just agree with her now and go to school later.

"Ok, aunt, I'll go home and rest!"

"Good girl" she smiles.

"Mom, when's the event planner coming?" Ray asked finally moving his eyes away from me.

Aunt sighs and leans back on her chair.

"I don't know, Meredith is unpredictable!"

"Aunt Meredith?!" Ray exclaims.

His eyes bulging out of their sockets.

"Hmm!" Aunt hums.

"She's my baby's event planner?!"

Aunt nods.

"F$ck!" He said and aunt smacks his head.

"Language, boy!"

I studies Ray, he has the kind of expression he had when we met Aunt Vero.

Aunt leans closer to me and whisper in my ear.

"Meredith is Ray's wife!"

My eyes grew wide.

"His wife?!"

Aunt nods.

"I'll tell you the story later!"

I nod already getting excited.. I really wanna know how aunt Vero end up being his girlfriend and his Aunt Meredith his wife.

"Mom, I'm gonna leave, I don't want aunt Meredith to embarrass me and...." 

"Who's cursing me behind my back!" I heard a very tiny but sharp female voice speak. 

I turned towards the entrance of the ballroom and sees a goddess Walking in... You know, if I wanna imagine what the moon goddess look like, I'll just picture this lady.

She walks straight to Ray and stopped in front of him, she grabs his ear and pulls it very hard. 

"Ow! Ouch! Aunt it hurts!"

She lets go of his ear and smacks his head.

"How dare you curse me, huh?"

"I.. aunt..."

"You're just as arrogant as your father.. have you forgotten I'm your wife?" She smacks his head again.

(I can feel Ray is in a very big trouble)