CHAPTER 25 NEOLA “Wait,” I turn around to see Luke running towards me. “Luke, what are you doing? Go back! The king—" “It’s okay,” he took me in his arms and hug me tight. “He’s alright. I wanted to talk to you, I miss you...” he held me close, leaning in to stare at me. Though I snuggled in his chest and tried to avoid his gaze. “You never know how much I have longed for you for the past month.” Oh Luke, I miss you so much but what you did disgust me. I push him back, my lips trembling. “Quit acting like a saint, Luke, because you are far from being one.” He looks at me as though he doesn’t know what I am talking about. I glared at him. Puffing my cheeks, I put my hand on my waist and said, “Luke, tell me...what do you need to say so I can go?” “What? You are going back?” he looks like a lost puppy, I couldn’t focus my gaze at him. He hold my hand but I just push him off, “Luke stop this nonsense.” I step back and stare at him. He looks at me and sigh, “Okay, well. I just wan
CHAPTER 26 LUKE My hands are trembling. I look at the apartment owner before going back inside her room. “ Are you sure that she did not tell you where she went?” Mrs. Bell shook her head and sigh. “I swear, I didn’t. I was talking to the police on the phone and she was just there.” Mrs. Bell put her hand on her forehead and sigh once again. I pat her back before I sat by the window. Maple is surprise to see so many people in here so I took her in my arms. “Mrs. Bell, can you keep Maple for a few days while we search for her?” Mrs. Bell nodded, taking the cat from my arms, “Alright, I will. This little cat has always been under my care when she has to work at the hospital, right Maple?” “Meow,” Maple licks Mrs. Bell’s cheeks and she smiled down at the cat. I nodded at her before I head out and speak with the police and the royal guards. “Your majesty,” Edam bowed. I dismiss them with my hand, before focusing at the chief of the police department. “Sir, it seems that she was tak
CHAPTER 27 NEOLA The wind is cold. I tighten my grip on Luke’s arms as we slowly trek down the mountain with the moon as our only source of light. The mush of snow soaked our jeans, making me shiver. “Don’t worry,” Luke’s voice trembled as he speak, he puts an arm around me and pulled me close, “I know a place nearby…” He says as he held the trunk of a tree that is weirdly marked with a circle. We pass another tree with that same symbol and he smiled. “We are almost near, do you think you can handle it?” I nodded, not having the voice to speak. The wind is cold. Thunder occasionally rumbled, I look up the sky to see the moon covered by clouds. I hope we can reach the shelter he’s been talking about. Luke tighten his hold on me as we struggled up the mountain. I couldn’t feel my feet because of how numb they are. Luke is breathing hard like I am. After a while of trekking, Luke spotted the shelter and he happily pointed at it, “Look there. Can you see it?” The huge shadow of the
CHAPTER 28 NEOLA "Okay, I couldn't. What I really wanted to say to the king, I couldn't say any of it." A tear falls down on his cheek as Luke continue, "How hard it is for me to live as an orphan and sell my sister. I hated the king so much. I blame him for what had happened in the past. Because I thought they are going to look for me, I stubbornly refuse to be adopted, hoping that he will find me soon for I haven't change my name. In the end, he never found me and I felt so lonely." "Then , I got adopted. I struggled to be the best but in the end, there is this void I couldn't fill." He looks at me, his eyes glassy, " I miss them so much, I miss my parents..." I pulled him in my arms and gently tap his back. After a while, we pulled back. He cleared his throat while I tuck my hair on my ear. "Are you finally okay, now?" I ask him lightly and he nodded. "Yes. A little bit. Earlier that-" "Hmm?" I smiled back at him and he bowed, sighing. "That-" "What? About you crying?" his fa
CHAPTER 30 LUKE It pains me that I have to leave her there, sweetly sleeping. All I left her was a note, and a kiss on the forehead. “I’m sure she will be alright,” Jace says as he sit next to me. He sigh and take some magazine, “That girl will survive everything, your majesty. She is strong. She would make a great queen…” “But I already break the engagement. Tonight is the dinner and tomorrow, everyone will recognize Fleur as the new crown princess.” I stated making Jace shake his head. “You don’t need to be so sad of that, your majesty. The princess can finally live a normal life.” I nod at his words, not really minding him. Kent and Sebin were asleep across us. Edam choose to stay back in Canada and look after Neola. It’s an assurance that nothing wrong will happen to her, and I am glad he volunteered to stay. * “Gigi, how many times do I have to tell—” Fleur stop short as Gigi curtsied. “Your majesty,” I brush her off making her scurry to the kitchens. “Fleur.” She turns
CHAPTER 30 LUKE It pains me that I have to leave her there, sweetly sleeping. All I left her was a note, and a kiss on the forehead. “I’m sure she will be alright,” Jace says as he sit next to me. He sigh and take some magazine, “That girl will survive everything, your majesty. She is strong. She would make a great queen…” “But I already break the engagement. Tonight is the dinner and tomorrow, everyone will recognize Fleur as the new crown princess.” I stated making Jace shake his head. “You don’t need to be so sad of that, your majesty. The princess can finally live a normal life.” I nod at his words, not really minding him. Kent and Sebin were asleep across us. Edam choose to stay back in Canada and look after Neola. It’s an assurance that nothing wrong will happen to her, and I am glad he volunteered to stay. * “Gigi, how many times do I have to tell—” Fleur stop short as Gigi curtsied. “Your majesty,” I brush her off making her scurry to the kitchens. “Fleur.” She turns
Right, I am so sorry that I didn't update as soon as I promised. So sorry :(*CHAPTER 31 FLEUR My hands are trembling as I stare at Luke coming out behind the curtain. He have heard it all. I might have doubt it but base on his actions, he knows. I square up my shoulder and said, "Let's have a talk, Luke." He looks shocked to see me there. He cleared his throat and followed me back to my room. I open the door and ask him to go inside. I follow him and sat on the chair. He sat on the balcony and looks out in the evening sky. He seems deep in thought. I tuck my hair on my ear and glance down on my hands. "it is all true. What you've heard, it is true." I look at him to see that he still staring at the evening sky like he doesn't even care. "Luke do you even listen to what I am saying? It is all-" "I know," He smiles at me and stood. He crosses his arms and sigh. He looks at me, and smiled, " I know about you and him." I look down on my hands and ring my fingers. "Don't worry. I
CHAPTER 32 LUKE *dream* "Lucas" I look up to see my father. His face resembles mine, with a few wrinkles here and there. He pats my head and smiled down at me, "Let's go." "Where?" my voice echoed, I look around to see the vast ocean. I am lying on a piece on wood, floating while he is up the ship. "To your grandfather, of course. We need to go, now. " I reach out with my hand but I slip. I tried to resurface but the waves seems to swallow me. I cough out and tried to pull myself out of the water when someone took me by my coat. I breathe heavily as I tried to catch my breath, my coat drenching. I open my eyes to see my father and a man looking down at me. His blonde hair so much like mine and my father. Though his eyes are blue, like Grandpa and me. He looks like a male version of my grandmother. "Uncle Laurent." He smiled at me, scratch the back of his neck and chuckled. "Lucas, we don't have much time left..." Father says, handling me a box. I tried to open it but it was lock