41. The Secret Holder!

Author's POV

Ruby gulped, shaking under Emerald's psychotic glare. 

"Bertha was nice to all of us... There wasn't much of a problem."

Emerald looked away when Egon turned his head and looked at her. She acted like she wasn't doing anything, but he saw everything. 

Ruby, on the other hand, was trapped between them. 

"Go inside!"

Egon ordered Emerald and she frowned at him.

He gave her a warning glare, and she got up. 

Ruby sighed in relief when her sister walked inside. 

"Bertha is your stepmother, now you can speak the truth."

Egon said sternly. 

Ruby wiped her sweaty face, not knowing that he knew about it.

"I am sorry, she will kill me."

"I won't let that happen..."

He assured. 

"Yes, it's true that Bertha was our stepmother... But she was nice to everyone, especially Queen. She always tried to make conversation with her, but Queen never liked Bertha; she never let her come near her and never tried to accept her as a mother. She always insulted her, but that woman never turned bitter... In fact, Bertha helped me financially when Queen kicked me out."

Ruby grabbed a glass of water. 

Egon nodded. 

"And with Wilhelm?"

"He was a very biased father, if I say."

Ruby scowled hatefully. 

"He ignored all his children except Queen. She was his favourite child, and Queen never liked him. Still, he always supported her. Why not, she is just like him. She has inherited all her evilness from him... They love destroying the lives of people. Queen was the most problematic child, she started killing people when she was just a kid. In school, college and outside also. She never thinks twice before killing anyone. The mad king never tried to stop her even once... He used to feel proud of it. Can you imagine? He was a psycho, and because of him, she turned into one."

Poor girl didn't know that she was born like that, the mad king just supported her. 

Things were not sitting well with Egon. If Emerald was his favourite child, then why would he keep her in an orphanage? 

He gave Emerald the throne and power, yet she hated him. What would be the reason? 

And if she hated him, then she should have killed him, but she didn't. 

Things were more complicated than he thought. 

"Do you know your biological mother?"

"She is dead... She died while giving birth to me."

Ruby replied. 

"She was Wilhelm's second wife..."

"Do you know about her?"

He took all the information about their real mother. 

Emerald was watching them from the window, tensed to know what Ruby had told Egon. 

She is not terrified because Ruby doesn't know the dark secrets of their family, but she can't be relieved either because even the smallest thing will be enough for Egon to dig all the graves. 

She was thinking of something to divert his mind. Something which would distract him from the investigation he is doing. 

She decided to take a walk in the hallway and crossed Spider. 

He blocked her way with a smirk. 

"Taking a walk, Queen?"

She looked at him like he was a lowlife. She tried to walk past him, but he again blocked her way, making her frown. 

"Don't you love your life?"

She threatened. 

"I do but right now you should care about your life."

He mocked making her glare at him angrily. 

"I know what you are hiding from the king..."

She just stared at him with a deadly glare. 

"Really? Why should I believe you?"

"I know why you were in the orphanage and why you killed his family."

He smirked evilly. 

"What do you want?"

She questioned. 

"If you didn't want anything then you would have informed him. So, tell me what you need?"

He chuckled. 

"You are smart. No wonder people fear you but I have your dirty secret, you can't do anything to me."

She chuckled. 

"Of course. You caught me! Open your mouth."

"I want to taste you, just once!"

He looked at her from head to toe. 

Emerald didn't react, she was calm. She knew that he always had bad intentions towards her. 

"I also want you, Spider, but Egon will never let that happen, and that's why I was ignoring you. You know it!"

He felt proud when she said that, and he didn't even try to think beyond it.

"Really?"

She nodded. 

"I flattered the moment I saw you... You are so smart."

"You are smart, find a way so we can get together..."

Spider sounded desperate. 

"How? There are cameras everywhere. And we can't stop him from watching us."

She looked around scared. 

"I know one hacker, he was my loyal. He will help you to hack all these cameras and Egon won't even find out what we did..."

"Where will I get him?"

Spider never looked so desperate. 

"America, he has a club..."

She gave him all the information. 

"Just tell him that I have sent you, he will understand."

"I'll fly tonight..."

He looked at her lustfully and walked away. 

She wandered to distract herself; it was late at night when she was standing in the garden. 

Waiting for the news. 

Egon saw her standing alone, staring into nothing. He stood at the door frame, silently watching her. 

They are so close yet there is so much distance between them. How is he supposed to get over the temptation, especially when he has tasted her again and he gets more addicted to her every time they are together. 

She turned around and saw him. Their eyes locked, silently and sadly. 

She slowly walked towards him, taking small steps and watching him the whole time. 

Egon looked into her beautiful eyes as she stood in front of him. Those beautiful eyes had so many questions and complaints, he could read her. 

Emerald tried to walk past him, but he grabbed her arm and pulled her in for a kiss. She tried to push him away but he locked her hands and deepened the kiss. 

She wasn't going to win against him so she gave in. 

He was kissing her like he had been starving for ages. The passion, desperation and obsession were strong. 

His phone rang and Emerald smirked, knowing why he was getting a call so late. 

She deepened the kiss and kissed him crazily, and he couldn't pick up the call. 

She finally spared his lips, and he frowned at her, not understanding what had suddenly taken over her. She went wild from trying to stop him. 

He answered the call and frowned. 

"Who killed Spider?"

Emerald didn't show it on her face, but was smiling internally at her victory. She was not sure if it would work but it did. 

She killed Spider and the secrets he was holding without even lifting a finger. She won't be blamed for it, Egon will blame his enemies. 

Knight brothers!