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Jupiter’s POV:

I am free. That is what I’m told. My dad says I’m free on a daily basis, but sometimes, I don’t feel it.

I have rules and regulations to follow. Being a princess is no easy business. But being heir to the throne, well, that’s far worse. My brothers never wanted the throne, so they gave it up and moved away. Which left just me and Saturn.

Of course, I’m the eldest and, unlike my brothers, I didn’t have it in me to give up the throne. I don’t want Saturn to have all that responsibility left on her shoulders.

So, am I free? Not from where I’m standing. But, I still love my dad and my mom.

“Come on, Jup!”

Racing my horse with my sister is a time I can feel free. It’s just us and the open field. My dad said we were free, so he has no objection, as long as we stay within our kingdom.

Sometimes I wonder, Why can’t all the kingdoms be friends? I mean, before, years ago, the kingdoms were united. But now it’s like everything has changed.

But when I’m queen, that’s the first thing to go.

“Alright, Sat. I’m coming.”

She’s so impatient. It’s hard to believe we’re related. Well, I feel like Grey and Erik and I are the same. My brothers, I miss them. But I know they're happy with their new lives and I’m not complaining.

**Three hours later**

Ever’s POV:
The castle was quiet. I could see my mom had left her wrath of destruction all around. The castle is dark, the corridors empty, and I could hear sounds coming from the throne room.

There, in front of the steps, right above the throne, was the King and my mother.

“Ever, right on time. I have a job for you.”

I looked down at the King before looking up at my mom. She better not want me to do what I think she wants me to do. I slowly walked towards them and she handed me a dagger.

“Kill him.”

She whispered as she pushed me forward. I looked into his eyes. I can’t. I won’t.

“Ever, it’s okay.”

Listening to the King’s words didn’t help me at all. It’s wasn’t okay. I can’t do it. I won’t. I don’t care what she does to me.

“I...I can’t kill him. I won’t kill a good man, a good king, a father, no less. I won’t kill him.”

King Leopold’s POV:
I could see from the look in Ever’s eyes; he didn’t want this. His father and I were good friends, but his mother always blamed me for his death.

“You will do as I say!”

Ever continued to refuse and his mother started to use her dark magic, making him cry out in pain.

“Mother, please! I won’t kill him! You can’t make me!”

He continued to cry out before she dropped him to the floor. Ever rose to his feet, but it was different as he turned to face me.

His eyes had changed color; he was a completely different person.

“Kill him.”

He turned his head slightly to look at his mother as she whispered to kill me again.

“Yes, mother.”

He was completely under his mother’s power. This is when you can see the darkness in him, but I know he has greater power. Yet he doesn’t use it because she’s his mother.

“Ever, it’s okay.”

Ever’s POV:
I finally got back to myself, but it was too late. I had his blood on my hands. I killed him. I didn’t mean to; I didn’t want to. But she made me.

“Why? Why did you do that? I never wanted...I never wanted to kill him.”

I could feel her trying to take over my mind again. I hate it when she does this! But I won’t let her take full control again. I can’t.

“Go and get the eldest daughter from the tower and come back here.”

Have you ever felt like you can’t control your own body, but you can still think and feel? Well, right now, that’s how I’m feeling. I have no control over my actions, but I can feel everything and I can see what I’m doing.

But I can’t stop.

I walked into the tower. If I was me, I would tell the three of them to run, but I don’t have control.

“Which one of you is the eldest daughter?”

A girl stepped forward, despite her mom trying to pull her back. She’s just like her dad. Please say I don’t have to kill her, too. 

“Come with me!”

I dragged her out of the tower and down the stairs. I wish I had control. She’s such a beautiful person and I’m gonna end up hurting her.

“Jupiter Wild, do you take Ever Loren...”

I had to force her to marry me. I didn’t want to, but my mother made me. Maybe if it wasn’t like this, I would have asked her.

But, of course, it had to be like this. When the wedding was over, I took her to our room.

“Why? Why are you doing this? Where is my dad? What have you done?”

She started to cry and I wanted to comfort her, but my mother still had control over my body.

I hit her. I hit her because she was crying.

“Shut up!”

I hit her again and she hit the floor. I felt my mother’s control disappear and I saw her on the floor.

“Jupiter! Jupiter! I’m sorry. I didn’t....didn’t mean to, Jupiter.”

I held her body in my arms and she slowly started to wake up. The second she realized she was in my arms, she jumped up and ran to the bathroom, locking the door behind her.

“Jupiter, let me in. Please. I hate closed doors. Jupiter, I didn’t mean to. I’m sorry.”

I slid down the door and I felt tears fall down my face as I looked at my hands. 

I hit her.

I promised myself I would never become my mother. I would never hit a woman. But I did. I hit my wife, my beautiful wife, who I forced to marry me. I...

I'm nothing but a monster.

I’m just the dark prince.

“I’m sorry.”