Rise of the Malactric Heir

"I think you've had enough of bad ones for a while," he said. "There's a royal party coming up tomorrow night to celebrate a friend of mine's birthday and anniversary, and I want you all to join us, so tomorrow you guys can start getting ready because the party starts at 7 pm."

"Party? Dress up? Such a pain, but we will attend it since it's right here," she replied and he patted her on the shoulder.

"Good," he said, chuckling, "because I'm pretty sure I would have dragged you guys along whether you liked it or not."

"That's so you; my father said you did it to him many times, so I'm sure you won't mind doing it all over again," she replied, and he grinned.

"Do you need help with the decorations or anything?" she inquired.

"Don't worry about it; the maids have already begun decorating, cakes have been ordered, and invitations have been sent; these things spread quickly with the internet," he responded.

"Yeah, and I presume the media will be here?" she inquired.

"Nope, no media; they ask too many questions and get too involved," he replied.

"Good, I'm glad they're not coming; are you going somewhere?" She asked.

"Yeah, a meeting, will you guys be okay?" he asked.

"Don't worry, we'll be fine; go ahead, I'll keep an eye on your son as well," she replied.

"OK, thank you," he said before leaving, and she went into the living room, where Vince was reading a book.

"Vince," she said as she took a seat, and he smiled.

"Adora," he said then got up and sat with her.

"You back already? Are the others coming in too? It will be night soon," he said.

"They will be here, like reading?" she asked.

"Yeah, I do; these stories are fantastic; they are often better than reality, don't you think?" he inquired as he leaned back and rested his head on her lap.

"I feel that way a lot, but Vince, don't let certain things get to you, you are a strong kid, you are like your father, stay strong and brave, cry if you want to, that doesn't make you a baby, you are an adorable person," she replied as the king returned to get his keys and heard them talking.

'Adora is right, she really is a great person too,' the king thought then left and Adora placed her head back on the couch.

"Is there something bothering you?" Vince inquired, and she smiled.

"In a way," she replied.

"Is it the same thing that my father is worried about?" he asked.

"You can say that," she replied as the sun began to set and the others entered the living room and threw themselves down on the couches.

"Guys, I have some news," she said, and they all stared at her.

"Is it bad or good?" Alix inquired.

"I believe it's a good one," she replied.

"All right, what exactly is it?" Alix questioned.

"We've been invited to a birthday and an anniversary party for tomorrow night," she replied.

"I suppose that's a good thing," Alix said.

"However, where will it be held?" Zack inquired.

"Right here, the king is hosting it for his friend, called it a royal party," she responded and they smiled.

"That's great; we can all just have fun and relax; we haven't been to a party yet..." Adora smiled as Kyllan spoke.

"Then you guys can go shopping or something tomorrow, and the party starts at 7 pm, so we have to finish whatever we're doing by then," Adora explained.

"That's simple; we'll finish, the girls will go shopping in the morning, and the boys can do whatever they want," Eliza said, and they chuckled.

"Now that that's settled, are you guys going shopping?" Adora asked.

"Sure, we need things too," Ayden replied, smiling.

"Don't shine too brightly," Adora advised.

"We should be the ones telling you girls that," Alix replied, and Adora smiled.

"You guys better be careful tomorrow," Yan warned.

"All of you should, because we now know they're here, which means you could run into them anywhere," Nina replied.

"True, Adora, you especially," Cameron said, and Olivia smiled and lowered her head.

"It will be fine; we'll all be together," Olivia assured them.

"True, we should relax a little here," Kyris said as Adora's phone rang and Vince handed it to her because she had left it on the couch.

"Thank you," she said.

"You're welcome," he replied with a smile, before she stood up and answered the phone.

"Hello," she said.

"Adora, how have you been?" Yola asked and she smiled.

"Yola, it's been a while, we are fine, how about you?" she asked as Kyllan looked at her.

"I am fine, you guys holding up okay?" he asked.

"Yeah, now you don't call, checking in on your brother?" she asked.

"All of you, Kyris's brother told me what's going on, we'll keep the king safe," he replied, and she smiled.

"I'm glad to hear that, Yola," she said as he sighed.

"How much of a mess are you guys in?" he inquired.

"The eye of the storm," she replied, and he coughed.

"Go get some water," she advised.

"Huh? This is getting worse, don't joke, right now, will you guys be okay?" he asked.

"You know I don't know an answer to that, Yola, we don't have control over what happens next," she replied, and he sighed.

"I know, but this explains why even the mage and the king are concerned," he said.

"It's a fight we can't ignore or it will destroy everything in its wake," she replied.

"Yeah, I know, this really sucks; do you need us there?" he inquired.

"No, you guys stay there," she replied.

"Alright, if that's what you want," he said then she approached Kyllan and passed him the phone which he collected with a smile on his face.

"Cool him down, he is really worried from his tone, I can tell," she said and Kyllan grinned before talking to his brother and Adora sat back down with Vince.