Vikra looked at the messenger and whispered in his unique style, "Get Lile's father inside. He has done a good job."

When Lile's father came in, he fell in the feet of Vikra. "Oh great lord, forgive us. My daughter has failed you. I would have killed her myself, but they have captured her. Please have mercy on us!"

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Vikra put his bony toe under the chin of Lile's father and made him stand up using that. "It is okay my child. I know you have worked hard. Tell me everything about the competition, right from the beginning." Vikra was interested in know how Adrianna won it despite such strong plan.

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Meanwhile the next day in the Royal Palace, Adrianna was relaxing in her bedroom. She was so tired that she didn't even want to move a finger. It was 10AM in the morning and Dmitri had been waking her up from a long time but she would keep tossing and turning in her bed. Cora had prepared sumptuous dinner for her daughter-in-law and also got the best masseuse of the wizard kingdom to massage her. The entire therapy was so relaxing that Adrianna had slept at 8PM only, much to Dmitri's disappointment.

Cora had scolded Dmitri to stop her from resting, but Dmitri would wake her up every hour as he had woken up at 7AM and had so much to talk to her.

It was at 11AM when he came and told her that there were five ministry members who were waiting to meet her in the main hall. Adrianna tossed again and rolled to the other side of the bed. Annoyed at her, Dmitri picked her up and took her to the bathroom. Amidst her protests, he brushed her teeth while filling water in the bathtub. He picked her to put her in the hot water. Once again Adrianna protested, but Dmitri wasn't hearing. She was given a bath like baby and made to wear her usual clothes, jeans and a shirt.

Dmitri dragged her to the main hall where there are ministry members were waiting with various gifts in order to congratulate her. Adrianna was surprised but she received them all with grace. After giving her the gifts, the members sat down for an hour and talked to her regarding the various ministry affairs that she was trying to understand because she did not know everything. Once those people left, more arrived. She got extremely tired. She didn't even found time to rest in the afternoon.

It was after 5PM that she finally found time to rest. Cora instructed all the guards to not let anyone come and see her for she was resting. Cora shook her head. She really had to teach Adrianna the ways of the kings and queens. Such a naïve child she was.

The crowing was supposed to take place the next day. Seeing that she wasn't getting any moment to rest, Dmitri decided to take her to the werewolf kingdom against Isidorus' wishes. So when the guards declared that Adrianna couldn't meet any more people, Isidorus got the message immediately. He knew that the couple was up to some mischief again. Before he could even reach the palace, Adrianna and Dmitri had walked out of the portal into the werewolf realm. Isidorus was mad.

Even though Fleur was around them all the time in the werewolf kingdom, the leaf of the tree in her palm pained a lot. Isidorus was reminding her that she better be careful about their safety or else she would be punished severely. Fleur became nervous.

No one could know the whereabouts of the royal couple. Cora and Ed wanted to follow their kids, but Isidorus made them stay back in the kingdom in order for it to appear that Adrianna and Dmitri were still in the palace. Isidorus sent additional forces to create a layer of security around them.

When they reached the werewolf kingdom, they walked directly into their bedroom. Adrianna was so happy that she ran and crashed on her side of the bed. Dmitri also went and lied down beside her. "Adri, I was thinking something…"

"What is it Dmitri?" she asked lazily burying her face into her pillow.

"Do you want to spend an evening out in the forest? I have a beautiful place that I am yet to show you," he asked turning his face towards her.

Adrianna chuckled. "Sure! Let us go now!"

"But there are so many guards around," he lamented. "They would report and you will be restricted.

"Don't worry about that darling! Tell me where do we have to go," she asked.

"I have to lead you to that place. I can only tell the direction once we are out of the pack's territory."

"Hmm… that's easy," she said and held his hand. As soon as she held his hand, they got sucked in a vortex and appeared out of the pack's territory. Adrianna laughed looking at Dmitri's shocked expression. "What do we do now?" she asked.

Dmitri laughed and ran towards the jungle while Adrianna watched him. He shape shifted and waited for her to shape shift. She also shape shifted and together they ran inside the jungle. Two wolves – one with his soft grey fur and the other with her golden yellow fur were seen running side by side without a worry in the world. They played with each other as they moved ahead. After running for another half an hour, they reached the foot of a small hillock. Its lush vegetation was looking black under the moonlight. The stars had lit the sky and Adrianna could see the galaxy above. Dmitri shape shifted while Adrianna trotted beside him until they reached a small cave hidden in the foot of the hill.

Adrianna also shape shifted and she looked around the cave. It was dark. "Can you light it?" he asked.

Adrianna snapped her fingers and the cave lighted as thousands of fireflies shown inside. As they walked in, Adrianna saw how beautiful the cave was from inside. Dmitri had created a lovely fragrant garden with lush green grass to sleep on all sides.

She wanted to go and sleep on the thickest grass.

"Let's go to the top of the hillock," he said as soon as she walked to the grass. "I want to show you something."

Adrianna smiled. She had been craving for this small honeymoon with her husband after the competition and was afraid that now she would never get a chance. However, as fate would have it, she was there with him, alone… She held his hand and the two of them again shape shifted to reach the top. Dmitri came to his human form. He kept his hand over her furry head and sat down. He cuddled her and then pointed at the sky. "Adri, isn't that beautiful…"

Adrianna shape shifted and looked at the sky. He pulled her on him and together they lied down with Adrianna over Dmitri as they looked towards the sky and felt the comforting coolness around them. It was such a blissful moment that neither of them spoke anything. They only mentally communicated, if they had to. Dmitri circled his arms around his wife. "I think it's time we make babies, Adri…"

Adrianna turned around on him and kissed his lips. Dmitri slipped his hand inside her shirt and…