Styles rolled the wheelchair to the residential area once again but he was confronted with the same guards who threw him in the servant's quarters earlier.
“You never learn, do you?” The first guard huffed.“I don't want trouble. I heard my wife is back, I just want to see her, please,” he pleaded.“Is that so? Well her Highness warned us not to let you step foot, I mean, step wheel in this hallway.”The other guards laughed even though the joke was anything but funny. Styles cursed the stupid accident for putting him in his current state.If his legs were still functional, he would have taken them all down. He was a black belt holder in martial arts. These clowns in uniform were no match for him even if he was armless and they had guns to his throat.“I don't intend to cause trouble. I only want to see my wife.”“Well, you leave us no choice…” the guard trailed off and Styles sensed danger. Just as he was about to turn the wheel around, they grabbed his wheelchair and pushed him down the stairs.While he gripped the arms of the chair in fright as it toppled down the stairs, the guards were behind, laughing and cheering.His racing heart slowed when it hit the bottom of the stairs, sliding with speed to the other end of the wall.Styles held on to the wall to stop the wheelchair from rolling further. He glanced back at the men laughing like they had just witnessed the most entertaining sight in history.He rolled back intending to return to his room but he met some of the servants who were gossiping earlier.“Where are you going?”“They wouldn't let me through the main entrance,” he said sullenly.“That is not a problem. Come with us, we go through the back.”Styles followed them, his heart slamming wildly against his rib cage as they got closer. Just as they said, the back entrance was open and free from security.He could hear Mona's giggles from outside and there was a familiar tightening in his chest.The servants went ahead to open the door and he rolled in. He froze when he saw the woman he loved more than life wrapped in the arms of another man.He was on top of her, peppering her face with kisses without a care about the servants strolling in and out of the room. Mona didn't seem to mind either.“Are you this shameless?” The words left his mouth before he could stop it and she gasped, pushing the man off her.Styles recognized him as the adviser's son. Even while he was still courting Mona, the man didn't hesitate to send in flowers and expensive gifts.Back then, Mona had assured him that he was just an admirer. Now, Styles’ wondered what she was going to say in her defense.“Styles?” Her voice was high-pitched with surprise then it was replaced with immediate disgust. “Who let you in here?”He was taken aback by the question.“Who let me in here? You brought a man into our room! You let him touch you! Right before me, he kissed you…” Styles was boiling with anger now.“Shut your mouth!” She snapped. “Who are you raising your voice at? Do you want me to order the guards to cut that tongue of yours?”“Who is he?” Her lover asked. “And why does he look so… irritating?”“I'm so sorry about him, sweetheart. My mother assured me that she took care of him,” Mona said to the man without caring about the effects of her words on Styles.“Is he your husband? You told me he died in the accident.”Styles couldn't believe his ears. Not only was she cheating on him, but she dared to declare him dead.“He is! Does this thing in any way look like the man I married? You were there on the wedding day, weren't you? Is this the man I wedded?” Mona went ahead to lie shamelessly.“You're right. I can't even imagine you being with someone like this. Ask the guards to throw him out, please. He is interrupting our time together.”Styles looked at Mona. She looked away from him and proceeded to call the guards.“Get him out of here and don't ever let him in this wing, again. Is that understood?” She ordered.“Yes, Your Highness.”Once again, he was thrown out. Styles could barely breathe as his heart thumped heavily against his chest at a heavy painful pace.A woman he dedicated two years of his life to, trampled on his love because of mere appearance?If someone told him three months ago that this would happen barely two months after their wedding, he would have disputed it.Now, here he was, suffering this cruel fate.Mona and he were heading for their honeymoon when a group of bandits attacked. Not only did these men rob them but they also wanted to have their way with his newlywed.He couldn't allow that so he decided to take them all down, granting her an opening to run. She escaped with one of their horses but there was no happy ending for him.He had no idea there were others so while he took on the three easily, the others got some sort of signal and attacked.They broke his legs and scarred half of his face as a warning not to play hero in his next life then abandoned him for death.By the time Mona returned with soldiers, the damage had already been done.Styles shook his head as a rave of self-pity settled over him. As if the misery wasn't enough, his in-laws barged into the room.By inlaws, he meant the duchess and her sons, accompanied by the very woman who just stabbed his heart with a knife.It seemed like her guest was long gone.“You had the temerity to harass my daughter's guest after I warned you to stay away from her?” Duchess Elena growled.“All I wanted to do was see my wife but there she was, giggling in the arms of another, sucking tongues with a man she isn't legally married to,” Styles bit back.“And who is this man she is legally married to? A vegetable parading himself on a wheelchair?” One of her brothers retorted.“You know about this? How can you be in support of her infidelity? If your wives…” a slap cut him short but it wasn't from any of the brothers as he expected. It was from Mona herself.“You will not speak to me that way when you are nothing but a useless man. When your legs have failed and half of your face is a nightmare, how do you expect to perform your duties to me?” Mona fired.“You know what? I don't even have the energy to argue this with you. I will put in a request for separation papers. Maybe then, you would leave me alone!”“You will have to kill me for that to happen! I will never sign those papers or go through any separation rite with you!” Styles spat.“Very well then, we will gladly grant your wish.”Before he knew what was happening, the brothers pushed him off the wheelchair and pounced on him.
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“You already cast this spell on me. Am I supposed to stay awake forever, Darell?” Ivory was fed up. “Please calm down, your highness,” Darell said softly. “How many more of these temporary spells do I need? You already did the first one and it wore off in three days or less and now this?” Ivory exasperated.“We are trying to buy time to find a solution, Your Majesty. Please understand,” Darell explained calmly. She couldn't find it in her to get pissed at Ivory. She couldn't even imagine what the woman was going through now. “You know what, I'm done with this!” Ivory growled and stormed out of the room. “Where is she going? Somebody stop her!” Darell yelled but the glares that Ivory threw their way made them stand back. They resorted to informing the Emperor as he was the only one who could calm her down. Ivory got to the kitchen and matched to the cabinets where the knives were kept. The maids gasped as she grabbed the butcher knife. Darell rushed into the kitchen at that mom
Awake
Darell went to the execution ground with a couple of guards. Roy was still unconscious and it was perfect for her operation. She set her materials in place and started the ritual. Soon enough, she invaded Roy's mind but just before she could extract the information she was looking for, his eyes flew open and a cruel laugh escaped him.“What do you think you are doing?” He asked her. “Do you think I will keep such confidential information in my head?” “What did the Empress do to you?” Darell demanded.“Nothing,” he shrugged. “Was it the Emperor then?” She asked. “He doesn't need to do anything for me to punish him. I love the feeling of crushing the weak,” he laughed. Darell knew this man was a maniac.She knocked him back unconscious with an enchanted powder and began the ritual once again. Although he made it clear that the answers were not in his mind, she didn't want to relent. Even if she didn't get a direct answer, she was sure she would find a clue on how to stop it. She
Answers
The first hit had Daniel flying across the street. He let out a loud groan as his back connected with the tree. This wasn't the regular fight he was used to but he knew exactly what he was getting himself into when he challenged Roy.He forced himself up the ground and charged towards Roy but the man easily swung him to the side. “You know when you challenged me, I actually thought you had some insight on how to fight me spiritually,” he huffed, “but engaging you has proven to be a waste of time!”“Which is why you should take me on!” A feminine voice challenged from behind. Roy already recognized the voice as Darell's.He whipped his head around, surprised that she could get the chains off her. He'd always known there was something special about this woman and every single minute he spent with her proved that she was twice as powerful as he was.“I didn't expect you to be up so soon,” he said. “How long did you think I could stand the stench of your wife?” Darell retorted. “Wife?
The bracelet
Eisha didn't dare look back as she ran. Although she was afraid of what would happen to Daniel with her gone, she knew it was necessary to save the Empress before the monster she once considered a friend got to her. She didn't think that Daniel was equipped enough to hold him down for long and her legs were getting tired. On sighting a horse from a distance, she quickly flagged the horse and luckily it was a royal horse. “Who are you running?” The soldier asked. Eisha was about to respond when she suddenly realized that a single royal horse couldn't be out here in their market.It only meant one thing. Without responding, she dashed past him, running to catch a carriage to the palace. Her heart skipped when she heard the horse galloping behind her.“Hey, woman! Stop there!” He yelled. She quickly diverted into a narrow street and went through several houses, confident he wouldn't find her. By the time she was out on the street again, the rider was nowhere in sight. She flagged a
Free
“You need to come with me to the palace now,” Daniel told Eisha. “Why? Is something wrong?” She asked. It was sudden to see him return at that this time of the day so she knew for sure that something was up. “Yes, very wrong. The Empress, something is happening to her and we don't know the cause of it,” he said. “What is wrong with the Empress?” Eisha asked. “Her nightmares are becoming reality. She has bite and claw marks all over her and it's becoming frightening. I have this feeling it might have something to do with Roy,” he said. Eisha frowned. She didn't exactly see the connection. As if he read her mind, he responded. “The attacks started immediately after the ceremony,” he explained.“I know Roy is into some shady business but I am not sure he has anything to do with the Empress' ailment,” Eisha argued. “Fine! Even if he's not responsible for it, let's inform the Emperor about his true identity.”“I don't know, Daniel. Is that really necessary…” Eisha drawled uneasily.
Corpse
Darell opened her eyes to an unfamiliar environment. The place was stuffy and smelled like it hadn't been cleaned in years. Her heightened senses could pick out the smell of a rotting corpse somewhere. She tried to sit up from the lying position only to discover that her body was chained to the bed. Her nose scrunched in irritation. “You're awake,” the gruff voice startled her. She didn't notice his presence in the room, until now. “That's good. I was hoping we could have a civil conversation.”“If you were going to abduct me, you should have at least picked somewhere with enough oxygen. I would the bare first than a room with a rotting corpse,” Darell said.Roy's eyes widen in shock. He thought the spell he used to give the room a homely smell was very effective since no one ever complained about it.How come she smelled it in just seconds of consciousness?“I don't know what you're talking about,” he denied. “You have a yard behind this place, don't you? Didn't it occur to you
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