21. In One Room!

Author's POV 

Emerald was in her room, sitting by the window. Last night was more chaotic than she thought. 

She wasn't supposed to have an outburst like this, and he wasn't supposed to know about her thoughts and feelings, but it happened. 

She could realise that both are fighting the same battle, both are dealing with the same pain because of each other, but still are obsessed with each other. 

She flinched when thunder roared in the sky, her house was soundproof, so thunder couldn't reach her, but now they fearlessly threaten her. In this castle, there is only one room which is soundproof and it belongs to Egon. 

Egon, on the other hand, was in his room, sitting on the sofa by the window. Lightning flashed on his face, but the sound didn't reach him. His huge body had covered the entire sofa, and his neck was hanging back on the armrest. He was in deep thought. 

Probably thinking of a new way to hurt Emerald. 

His heart clenched in pain; their life would have been different if she hadn't betrayed him. 

He wanted to fix things, but she destroyed them forever. 

The past flashed in front of him along with the light of thunder. 

#Flashback#

"Yes, my love!"

Egon answered Emerald's call while wearing his jacket. 

"I'll be on my way in five minutes."

"Did everyone leave for the venue?"

She asked, her voice sounded off but he didn't realise it. 

"Yes, everyone is there... I'll announce it today..."

He grabbed his car keys. 

"Okay, I am waiting!"

She disconnected the call.

Egon frowned, realising she didn't say 'love you' tonight. He ignored it, thinking she was nervous for the party. 

She has arranged the huge ball, so their families could meet and they were going to inform everyone that they are in love. 

It was a big night because the Bismarck family and the Kingslayer family were cutthroat enemies. Both families were involved in a blood bath. This love between Egon and Emerald could have ended the rivalry for good. 

There were two mafia Kingdoms in Germany, one belonged to Egon and the other belonged to Emerald. Both kingdoms were rivals; these young rulers were also supposed to be enemies, but destiny had other plans. They fell for each other instead. 

That night, they were supposed to announce their love, but destiny flipped. 

Egon was happy while driving to the venue, he had so many dreams in his eyes but all crashed down when he reached the venue and saw the building in dust. 

He rushed out of the car, and the dead bodies of his family members were lined up; his heart almost stopped beating for a moment. It was the biggest shock he had received in his entire life.

No one was alive, all were dead. His entire family, his whole bloodline, was wiped out. The pain was unbearable in his chest; it could burst out at any time. He fell numb on his knees, his world was destroyed. 

His mother, father, siblings, and relatives. Everyone was lying dead in front of him. 

"Queen?"

His eyes desperately looked for her, thinking he had lost her too. 

He rushed inside the piles of bricks to search for her like a crazy man, but the spider stopped him. 

"King, No Kingslayer was here... It's just the Bismarck family who has died in this accident... It was a trap"

Spider informed, looking at his boss. He was beyond scared. 

"What do you mean?"

Egon scowled. He was too numb to understand things. 

"It was a conspiracy against us... Kingslayers wanted to kill us, they did..."

He replied, his heart sank with fear as Egon slowly understood the betrayal, his eyes turned crimson. 

He called Emerald.

"What did you do?"

He was in disbelief. 

She was silent for a second but her cold voice broke the it. 

"Which I was supposed to do... Killed my enemies!"

Egon froze at her confession.

"You betrayed me?"

He mumbled in disbelief. 

"I did, you shouldn't have trusted me..."

She confessed.

"Your family once killed my few family members, in return, I killed them all... We are equal now..."

Egon was beyond stunned, he was too numb to react. The pain was ripping his chest out. One more push and he would be thrown into insanity. He disconnected the call, not wanting to hear her voice anymore. 

He fell to her knees and screamed on top of his lungs. 

#Flashback Over#

Egon opened his eyes and sighed. This nightmare still haunts him. He is still struggling to forget her cold confession and heartless betrayal. 

He looked up and saw her silhouette in dim lights, she was standing at the door. 

Emerald watched him by the door, waiting for him to give her permission to enter. 

He didn't say anything and kept staring at her blankly, like he was expecting her there. 

She stepped inside and walked towards the sofa, which was kept on the other side of the room.

Egon watched her as she sat down on the floor between the sofa and the coffee table. Her tired eyes stared out of the window towards the thunder, but the sound was not reaching her. 

Her eyes followed him as he got up, shifting the sofa visibly. She placed her head back on the sofa as he poured a drink. 

The Silence between them was pricking the air. The unspoken words were floating between in the room. The tension was thick. Both were trapped by each other.

She flinched and opened her eyes when she heard him place the glass in front of her on the table. She watched him sitting back in his place and looked at the glass in front of her.

Him offering her a drink was unexpected, but both of them needed it. 

He watched her while swirling his glass between his fingers. She grabbed the glass and gulped it down in one go. He sighed, knowing it was going to hit her. 

Emerald lay down on the floor between the sofa and the tea table. She knows that she shouldn't touch his things when he is showing enough kindness to let her stay in his room on a stormy night. 

She closed her eyes, ignoring the feeling of him lying a few feet away from her on the floor. He was shirtless, and the floor was cold. 

"If you could wish for one thing, what would it be?"

He questioned, staring at the ceiling aimlessly. 

Emerald opened her eyes and watched him from the legs of the tea table.

"I would erase you from my memories. I never met you, I never fell for you, I didn't hurt you. You didn't exist for me... A simple life without throne and power."

She mumbled.

"But not without money though... I can't live a poor life."

Egon looked at her with amused eyes.

"You love luxury more than anything, don't you?"

"You shouldn't complain because you are not giving me any."

She mumbled back. 

"Because you don't deserve it, Emerald!"

He turned in her direction. 

Emerald turned her back towards him.

"My name is not Emerald!"

He calls her Emerald because of her Emerald eyes. This is the nickname he has given her. 

"I don't know your real name."

His eyes wandered over her exposed thighs.

"No one knows but you can find it out!"

She pulled down her dress and covered her thighs from his gaze.