تسجيل الدخول"Alright, Madam Bami. I'll take care of him." Lyra whispered.Vane was still watching Scarlett when Bami told them that it's time for all of them to leave."When did you change so much?" Vane suddenly asked."I don't understand what you're saying." She whirled around and marched out of the King's bedroom. And she was still reeling in anger.Why does it have to be Lyra seeing with the king when she's his mistress!? What kind of insult is this!?As she marched away, her anger was boiling so hard she was practically shaking with it.Vane turned to Bami. "Did she change? Or was she always like this?" He asked calmly, his face so blank he reminded Bami of the king.Bami took a deep breath. "I don't know, Vane. I don't know anything anymore..."Vane said nothing and walked out of the door too.Bami watched him. Both men has some similarities and she knows it's because of how long they've been together. Vane has been with King Ryker since the both of them was twelve.She turned to have one
When the guards came to take Lyra in the late evening, panic filled her. She'd dreaded this moment all day she had been unable to do anything at all. They would torture her now. Hurt her for being Valen's daughter. "No...! No...! Please, just leave my princess alone!" Emily cried to the guards as they took Lyra's hand. Lyra's only happiness was that Veroni wasn't around to witness this, she is at the backyard watching the maids play the moonlight game. At least, Veroni isn't here. This would have traumatized her further. As Emily cried and pleaded, they took her away from their room. But as they walked, they didn't take the turn that leads out of the Royal Quarters. Instead, they walked her the long hallway that separated her bedroom with the King's Chambers. One of them opened the door and walked Lyra into the king's room. "I brought her, Court Lady." The guard addressed Madam Bami. She nodded and told the guards to leave. They all left. Lyra took a peak at the mistress who
Scarlett's eyes widened at the unexpected reproach. She bowed her head immediately in apology. "I'm really sorry, your highness." King Dominic's mouth pursed in a thin line, his wrickles standing out. He stared at King Ryker, "Which family is your mistress from, Ryker? That family didn't groom their daughter well in mannerism and behaviour." It was Scarlett's turn to be very uncomfortable. By 'family', the king means which privileged home did she come out from. King Ryker just shrugged, saying nothing. Always a man of few words. Of course, King Thomas was the exact opposite. "Naaah. She's from no family. Saw the lass during an introduction of the King's Slave which Valen hosted several years old. Was an unclothed slave serving drinks." "Oh. I should have known." King Dominic dismissed her and sped up his horse. Scarlett felt so embarrassed, the ground might as well swallow her. Lyra, on the other hand almost felt pity for her. She forced herself not to feel that. The woman hat
The next afternoon, Scarlett was feeling happy as she sat on top of the horse; the wind blew around in the deserted part of the land. It’s the first time she’s going hunting with the king, and it’s making her so excited. It was also the first time she was introduced as the King’s only mistress, which made her even happier. The two other kings get to see her as she goes hunting with them. A moment with her king. A moment alone without any other person... woman, or slave. She tightened her grip on the reins of the horse and lifted her face to the sky. The day couldn’t get any better. "Who are we waiting for, My King?" she asked in a happy voice, the wind caressing her soft eyes. He said nothing. His expression said nothing, too. He was seated on top of his horse, holding the reins while the two other kings were also on their own horses, talking together. King Ryker kept a distance from them, his jaw set in a firm line. Scarlett opened her eyes and stared at him, a thought coming t
It's the early hours of morning when Lyra suddenly screamed. King Ryker was in the library when he heard the loud-piercing scream. It came again. Followed by the ruffle of bedsheets. He walked in steady strides out of the inner room to see Lyra screaming and thrashing on the bed. Her eyes was squeezed tightly shut, sweat poured from her body and her breathing was erratic. "No...! Noooo, Bami please...! I have to save Emily! No...please! I can't leave her to t-them...!" She cried out. King Ryker watched with a furrow of his brows. She's having a nightmare. Her mind is trapped in the events of her introduction day at the courtroom. "No...you d-don't understand, they will kill her...! They hate me so much, t-they will kill Emily, because they...think...she is...me...!" She sobbed in her sleep. As she lived that horrible moment all over again in her sleep, a crack from the ice-wall King Ryker built around his cold heart fell away. King Ryker watched the way she cried her heart ou
Bami woke up and stared at the hourglass. It shows that it's well past midnight. She looked beside her and watched Veroni sleeping soundly beside her. She'd waited for the girl to fall asleep in Lyra's bedroom before she'd carried her from the bedroom to her room here in the palace. It's only in these moments of Veroni sleeping well that she's able to put some herbs on her and rub her body with the healing herbs that will clear the scars from the scratches she gave herself. Bami got up from the bed and walked to the table. She opened her herb bag and brought out all the leaves, stems and concoctions she packed in it. But as she searched, she couldn't find the most important leaf. How can she not pack the Dorco plant? It's the most important plant she uses in making the Forb-bane. The Forb-bane is the medicinal herb used for healing the skin. There might still be a small leaf of it in the backyard. She left it all scattered on the table and strode out of the bedroom. She checke
Lyra was still kneeling, she stared up at the King, her heart beating in her chest. She doesn't know what to expect.Will he share her or command her torture session?"Get up and strip, Lyra." He commanded, opening up yet a new scroll.Vane was in the room and for the first time, Lyra couldn't pick
In the morning of the fifth day after the night the king visited her, Lyra got ready to go to the mines. She woke up and took her bath. She put on her uniform and made her hair. She stared herself in the mirror for so long, staring at who she became. Twenty-two years of living as a princess, an
"Someone wants to see you, Your Highness," Vane announced, coming into Ryker’s room. He was tying up the Imperial letters he's finished writing. He looked up to Vane, "Who is it?" Vane shifted uncomfortably, "She refused to leave. We've tried everything possible to get the girl to go but she re
The next morning, Lyra got her slave uniform. A short gown that stopped just after the knees. She put it on and made her hair. She was taking away early to the slave mines. The mines are mostly where slaves work day and night, helping to extract valuable minerals from the ground. Lyra saw none







