Jessica Smith
Stories
9
Chapters
4,417
Words
236.0 K
Comments
0
Reading
19 h, 40 m
-
Three pairs of eyes looked at the older man, waiting for him to answer. Williams had been referring to the incident his mother had told him about. The one involving the late king"s family. So what was their father talking about? "I was referring to the same person. The king"s brother was also the first prince," Williams" father said, sounding a bit flustered before turning his harsh gaze at the three of them. "Stay out of this!" He warned them. Williams and Susan exchanged a look, obviously not…
-
Away from Harold"s chamber, everywhere around the palace was silent despite the movement of people to their various quarters and chambers. It seemed like everyone was walking on tiptoes in fear that if they made too much noise, Harold might locate them and come for them. Even the maids and guards were too scared to gossip about what had happened. Especially since they were still mourning some of their friends who had died. Neither the Queen, Ivan, nor Damon met to discuss anything as they…
-
Harold sat on the bed beside Alicia"s sleeping form as he spoonfed her the medicine that the royal physician had prepared specially for her. Seeing how gentle he was with her, no one would guess that it was the same person who had just killed more than a dozen people earlier. He had washed off the filthy blood from his body and changed into a loose white garment and had his hair, which had grown a bit longer while he was unconscious, neatly combed out. He looked ethereal, except for his eyes, which…
-
That evening, there was pin-drop silence in the entire kingdom. Even those far away from the palace knew that something was wrong. Doors closed silently, and all torches and candles were blown off in every chamber. The one who was responsible for it all walked gracefully in slow strides as if he had no hand in it. Harold wore a long black flowing cloak whose hood covered his head up to the centre. He had blood all over him and some were also on his face, matching the colour of his eyes that was yet…
-
"Dead?" Susan asked as she exchanged a look with Williams before looking at Alvin. "How? Did you kill her?" She asked suspiciously, and Alvin tried not to scowl at her. Although he wished he had killed the maid earlier when they first began to suspect her, as that would have saved them the trouble, but then, whoever had used her would have used someone else. And it irked him how Susan jumped to the conclusion that he was the one who killed her. Why was he surprised? She seemed to be good at jumping to…
-
Susan's heart skipped a beat as Alvin turned to her. "Thank you for coming for us," Susan said in a soft voice while looking at him intensely. "It was on Prince Harold's orders," he reminded her without looking at her. The last thing he wanted was for her to misunderstand him again and make her cry. Alvin kept his gaze and attention on cutting off the ropes, but he was more careful this time than he was when cutting Williams loose since she was a lady. Williams pursed his lips as he watched Susan, who…
-
It was no secret that neither Susan nor Williams wanted to leave. They tried to squirm free but could not. Williams had his arms tied to the rest of his body. His wrists were also tied separately, the same as his ankles. Susan only had her wrists and ankles tied together. It was so difficult to stay inside the carriage that was a lot smaller than what they were used to. Susan had it worse since she was seated inside, so she couldn't even look at her mother as she cried and complained to win her…
-
"You are such a coward! A disgrace! You are the King"s beta, but you dare stand there and watch him take the criminal away!" The queen spat out angrily when she opened her eyes and met Damon"s gaze. When was she going to get the opportunity to pay Harold back for all the pain he had caused her? Not only had he woken up, but he had also saved his wife at the wrong time! Why was everyone so useless? Why was everything suddenly working against her when it had all been going well just days ago? The queen…
-
Everyone watched the scene before them in awe, and for some reason, it felt like it was the calm before the storm. It was obvious to everyone that Harold didn't want her to be awake, but they weren't sure whether it was because he didn't want her to bear the pain she was feeling all over, or because of something else. Perhaps something he planned to do. Harold patted her hair gently, and his heart ached when he saw the marks on her body. Trying not to disturb her sleep, he carefully lifted her into his…
-
Lance looked at Harvey in horror. It seemed like the guy wanted to throw him into this whether he liked it or not. "She is going to die in a moment if you don"t speak!" Harvey pressed as Alicia took the bowl from the guard. Her hand was shaking so much that she almost dropped it. It was obvious that she was scared, even though she looked resigned now. Everyone was watching. Patiently waiting for her to die. Some were impatient. The queen looked down at her from the podium where she stood,…
- Previous 1 … 417 418 419 … 442 Next