“What are you doing tied up in a closet?" The servant asked again but Mona was busy gasping for breath. The girl untied her and Mona fell off the chair. Her whole body felt numb. The girl stared at her in confusion.She heard the screams earlier but she didn't think anything of it until it persisted and when she entered the room, she couldn't see anyone so she assumed it was a prank. Until she came back again and heard the voice coming from the closet just before it seized. Mona tried to sign that she needed water since her voice was but the servant merely stared.“I don't understand what you're saying. Can't you speak?"Mona managed to pick herself off the floor even though she was swaying. She reached the drawers and took out a jotter and grabbed a pen. She scribbled letters boldly and showed the girl. “Oh, water! I'll be back. Sit on the bed," the girl instructed and left the room. Mona lay back, hoping the burning in her throat would lessen a bit. The girl returned shortly
“You recognize the handwriting?" Ragi asked with rekindled hope. This could be the turning point of everything. “Yes, but what if this is a trap? Cedric’s handwriting…”" Sorry to interrupt you, your highness but I think you should forget about the recent events and focus on the new clues. The previous pointed to Cedric and we investigated him, nothing came out of it. If this points to another person, then we should investigate it as well, no matter how insignificant it may seem,” Ragi said."This handwriting is Mona's but it doesn't make any sense. She knows I would recognize her handwriting anywhere so if she's the culprit, why would she make such a silly mistake?” Styles asked. "We are going to get those answers once we bring her in for questioning. She will confess, I am positive,” Ragi told him. With Styles' permission, Mona was arrested shortly after. On a normal day, she would have shivered and screamed her innocence but this Mona was cold and unbothered.“Do you know why y
Cannibals. Who knew such people were still in existence. She never thought she would be a victim of their antics ever.Now she wasn’t even sure of survival. Speaking of survival… What did she do to the baby? She looked around frantically and her heart almost flew out of her chest when she saw the giant pot cooking. Did they throw her in, already?“Hello, someone help me… you have to let me go… “ she struggled against the ropes but the only result she got were bruises on her neck. “Where is my baby, please? Don’t hurt her please, she's innocent. You can take me, just let my baby go," she pleaded and the old woman came up to her. Elena gazed at her with hope, “Please let me go… i pormise i’ll leave and never return…” the lash from the whip across the face forced a whimper out of her. A psychotic smile crossed the woman's face and before Elena could recover from the first hit, another came then another and the women burst into laughter, enjoying every second of her pain. Elena lost
Bodies. Bodies. Bodies. The whole place was littered with bodies of human eaters. Ragi carefully stepped over their bodies and took a careful look at each of them. The plan wasn't to cause a massacre, but the deed had already been done. He walked around the camp, looking for a sign of life in any of them so he could ask the necessary questions. The cru of a baby startled him. "Check that out, quickly!" He ordered and the guards moved quickly to trace the cry. The baby continued crying nonstop until they finally found her lying in a wooden tray. Beside her were a lot of spices, vegetables, and other cooking materials.Disgust coursed through them. These women were indeed human eaters. They were probably planning to cook the poor child before the attack. One of them picked her up and tried to shush her but she continued crying. They returned to Ragi with the baby. "General, we found her in the kitchen. Do you think she is the Emperor's child? The guard asked as he presented the b
Cedric made his way to the palace to see his nephew. He heard that the culprit had been apprehended and the heir returned. He was heading there for two reasons. First, was to demand an apology from the Emperor for torturing him despite his innocence and second, was to see the little thing who made him suffer.To his surprise, when he got to the palace, the guards sealed the gates, refusing to let him in. “What is going on here? I am here to see the Emperor so let me in!” He demanded. “I'm sorry but the Emperor instructed that no visitors are welcomed in the palace for now. Only the Lords are permitted to go in so if you have a problem, kindly meet with any of them,” one of them informed him. Cedric couldn't believe what he has just heard. This had to be the height of insult. Who exactly did Styles think he was?“Are you stupid? Do you not know who I am? I am the emperor's uncle and a Lord so open up and let me in before you lose your heads,” Cedric snapped. “The Emperor does not
“Isn't she beautiful?” Ivory asked, gazing lovingly at the sleeping baby. Styles rubbed her shoulders gently. “Of course, darling. She is just as beautiful as her mother which is why you need to go to catch some sleep. You need a proper rest after all the stress she's put you through today,” Styles softly spoke. Ivory shook her head, “But I'm not tired. I will just watch her sleep for a little while.”“Honey, you haven't slept a wink since she disappeared. I thought your body would be more willing to relax now that she is safe,” Styles said to her. “Safe? I don't think so. It was in this very palace that she was taken from us, right under our noses. What are the chances that it won't happen again? I won't make the same mistake twice,” Ivory told him. He understood immediately where the problem was coming from. The PTSD from her baby's disappearance had a strong hold on her mind. Once again, he felt guilty that he couldn't prevent it from happening but he was going to fix all that
The ice-cold water forced her back to consciousness. “How long were you planning to run, Elen? Did you think you could escape after all you've done?” Ragi asked.“I… I don't have a baby. I swear I was just…”“Running for fun?” He interrupted. “I know you don't have the baby, I can see that. But the fact remains that you took her and went ahead to lose her…”“I didn't lose her. I got attacked by cannibals. We were only saved because you attacked,” Elena injected. “And you ran without the child?” He asked coldly and she swallowed. This conversation was not going in her favor. “I didn't take her with me because I knew you would find her. I thought maybe if you did, it wouldn't matter if you found me or not,” she responded lowly, keeping her eyes on the ground.“That is a very twisted logic,” Darell commented. “Take her back to the palace and lock her up. The Emperor will decide what to do with her,” Ragi ordered.Elena didn't struggle or beg. It was useless when her fate wasn't to be
“Are you sure he knows what he's doing?” Archie whispered to Cedric as the artist worked on replicating the seal on the scrolls. “He's been taking hours.” “Hours to make it perfect, Archie. You know he needs to get every detail right because any slight mistake will give this scheme away,” Cedric responded. Archie eyed the artist skeptically before going over to see what he was doing. “He's still on the first scroll! I told you this man is a con. He doesn't know what he's doing,” he huffed and the artist looked up “I beg your pardon, sir. You shouldn't call me names or belittle me because of the time taken to complete my work, except you want to complete the work yourself,” the man spoke. “He has an attitude too,” Archie mumbled, walking away from him. Cedric chuckled at the exchange.“I told you to calm down, Archie. He knows exactly what he is doing.”“Fine, if you say so. He should hurry up though. We don't have all day. It's been almost three hours and he is still struggling t