Akim broke out in a cold sweat when he came outside to realize that not only was his uncle, Niklaus, here to take him away, but his parents were present too. Of course, it shouldn't have surprised him that Niklaus would inform his parents of the development after he narrowly escaped being sent back to his kingdom.
He couldn't help but stare at his parents. Although it has been months since he left the kingdom of Lincolnshire, his parents looked the same. His mother, Queen Emily was flawlessly dressed as usual, with her glowing skin unlike his father, his royal majesty, King Kai who stood beside her with a severe expression.
Akim's stomach dropped and for a moment there, he wondered if he could still go ahead with this, however, he squeezed Winter's hand in his and he knew that it was now or never. No matter what he told his parents here today, they would never believe him nor accept Winters. And that was why he had to do this.
