FLOWER REALM
"Your highness, the chiefs and her majesty are waiting for us so we can go for Maya's burial" Ava said to Elena who was sitting on her bed looking sober and she sighed "your highness, please cheer up a little, Maya's gone and we can't bring her back" she said to the princess who was grieving about the loss of Maya, if only she knew Maya was alive and well "okay, let's go" Elena said standing up and Ava nodded then opened the door for her. Elena held Ava's hands when they got to the door and they exited the bedchamber together.
"Your highness, accept our condolences" Chief Diana said to Elena bowing the moment she reached the front of the palace with Ava and the princess nodded "greetings, Chief Diana" Ava greeted the sunflower chief bowing, she was scared deep inside that the chief would know she was lying about Maya's withering away, Chief Diana was a sunflower just like her and their abilities to read someone's emotion and true feelings are too strong, but something assured her the chief wouldn't sunflowers can hide their true feelings from one another 'I hope Chief Diana doesn't suspect a thing' she prayed in her mind.
"Elena dear, we have to leave for the peace garden now" Queen Rachael said to her daughter "okay mother, I'm ready" Elena replied still holding hands with Ava "you have to stand by me and your sister as the second princess honoring her maid" Rachael said wondering why Elena was still holding Ava "I would be standing by Ava throughout the burial process because we are her only best friends, so we'd honor her together" Elena replied her mother and her response made the chiefs look at each other in surprise "I told you mother, she's becoming too obsessed with those two, she needs a change of maids" Sophia said then rolled her eyes and Elena glared at her.
"Say one more word about my friends Sophia and you'll regret ever having me as a sister" Elena said angrily and everyone stood in shock, the second princess just called her sister by name and she was also threatening her. "If anyone of you has anything against my decision, then you can stay back" Elena said to everyone present there including the Queen "Maya doesn't need any of you and neither does Ava and I, so you could all quit being sorrowful about her death" she added with confidence and everyone including Ava was left speechless, the princess was really standing up for them 'we shouldn't have done this Maya, her highness genuinely loves us and would feel betrayed if she learnt the truth' Ava thought then sighed deeply.
"Let's go Ava, we have to pay our last respects to our friend" Elena said to Ava and the latter nodded with a soft smile then they both teleported to the peace garden.
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HEAVEN REALM
"Riley, what took you so long, you kept me waiting" Maya said to Riley while pouting with a slight frown and the latter chuckled at her expression "I'm sorry, it was hard convincing Dylan to leave" he said then signaled Justin to excuse them and her frown disappeared but her pout only deepened and simultaneously making her cuter. Riley was forced to look away for a few seconds because he couldn't resist her cuteness and charm, he didn't want to move close to her yet, as long as she hasn't expressed her feelings for him. He was in the midst of a fierce battle in his mind, fighting off the urge to grab and kiss her to his satisfaction.
"Would you play with me now" she asked him "yes" he replied and she smiled widely "how about we go to the mortal realm" he said and her face twinkled in excitement "that's a perfect idea, the last time I visited the mortal world, we had to leave cause I bumped into Dylan" she said and frowned a bit remembering how she had to return home when she hadn't even explored the realm, but her face lit up again and she held Riley's arms "let's go now" she said swinging his arms and he smiled, showing off his set of white teeth "let's go" he said and held her against his chest then he teleported them both to his dark cabin in the mortal realm.
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"I have to unfold the truth about whatever it is Riley's hiding" Dylan said to himself when he got to his bedchamber "I promise to never let you be until you get out of my life, Riley" he said with tightly clenched fists and his knuckles started turning white. "Jimmy!" he yelled out Jimmy's name and the knight rushed in to respond to his liege "what may I do for you, your highness" he asked kneeling before Dylan "send Celia here now" the latter said and the knight stood up and left the bedchamber to instantly carry out the order.
After a short while, Celia walked into the bedchamber and approached the angry prince who was sitting on his bed with only his pants on "you finally called for me your highness, I knew you wouldn't resist me for long" she said in a sweet erotic tone and the prince smiled devilishly at her. "Come here" Dylan said to her as he stood up from his bed and she moved closer to him, the moment she got to him, he grabbed her head and kissed her roughly, hungrily and she seemed to like it with the way she returned his kiss with equal intensity.
He tore her clothes off without breaking away from the kiss and fondled one of her round peaks with his free hand, she moaned in his mouth and he started to knead her breast more with his large hands, he turned her around then laid her on the bed before taking off his pants, she licked her lips seductively when she saw his erect manhood "I'm all yours, your highness" Celia said in a low seductive tone and Dylan joined her on the bed.
He captured her mouth in his and another round of hot, intense kissing ensued, she touched his manhood, wrapping her slender fingers around his width, squeezing it slightly and a seductive groan escaped his lips into her mouth, he kissed her jaw line down to her neck and then her chest all the way to her breasts, he took one of her nipples in his mouth then gently bit it and she moaned loudly. She buried her fingers in his hair as he trailed down her stomach to the v between her legs, he explored the place with his long fingers, thrusting in deeply and she cried in ecstasy "Dylan my love, now, please" she pleaded and her hands instantly flew to cover her mouth, what has she done, why did she call him her love.
She had been in love with him for some while but never dared confess it to him or show it to him, she controlled herself whenever she was called to his bedchamber but now, she messed up. Dylan looked at her with cold piercing eyes and she shivered slightly "what did you just say?" he asked her coldly "it w…was a s…slip of tongue, y…your highness" she replied stammering and the next thing she knew, he was strangling her "who gave you the right to address me by name or call me your love" he asked with a cold and intimidating aura "pardon me your highness, it was a mistake" she said choking then he freed her and she coughed violently to regain her breath.
Dylan turned his back to her and raked his fingers through his long hair and Celia touched his back gently "your highness" she called out cautiously "get out!" he yelled at her and she flinched then hurriedly retrieved her hand from his back. She stood up and saw her torn clothes; she quickly mended them with magic and put them back on then instantly teleported back to her bedchamber which was located in the prince's harem.
Dylan stood up to have a cold bath after she left to cool himself down, then he lay back on his bed after the bath, facing the ceiling and Maya's smiling face appeared in his mind "I can't believe you're really gone, my love" he said with a bitter smile "it should have been you here with me and not that cheap concubine" he added then closed his eyes before drawing in a deep breath and then releasing it.
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"Richard please, I need you to calm down" Sarah said to Richard when they arrived back in his bedchamber "how can I calm down with those two acting like that" he asked a with a deep frown "are those the ones who plans to succeed me, does any of them fit to rule the empyrean cloud palace?" he asked in disappointment and Sarah sighed deeply "they both have their problems, they're grieving about the loss of the woman they love" she tried to reason with him.
"Can you see what I'm saying, they fight over everything, they fight over a woman, shame on them" Richard said with disgust and Sarah smiled "it's not their fault" she said and Richard looked at her "I'll tell you whose fault it is, who fell in love with her first" he asked and Sarah looked confused at first but eventually answered "Riley did first" she said "then, it's Dylan's fault for falling in love with his brother's woman" he said and she laughed out loud "you can't blame him for falling in love with Maya" she said shaking her head at him with a smile.
Richard stretched out his right arm then touched her face and she smiled sweetly "can you blame me for falling in love with you?" he asked changing the topic in an unusually calm and serious voice "I can't blame you for falling in love with me Richard, because…" she said and stopped halfway then placed her arms round his neck "…I love you, your majesty" she said and his eyes widened to the revelation and before he could say anything, she drew him in for a really deep kiss.