Zina could not stop crying. The words her nanny Ann told her hurt her so much. She tried every possible means to clear her head but she couldn't keep Xavier's words off her mind. It kept playing like recordings, she didn't have the peace she wanted. She smiled to herself as thoughts popped up in her mind,"Oh dear king, you think you're so smart, I'm sorry to inform you that this Princess would outsmart you."The next day went by quickly and just as she expected Xavier arrived as he had promised."Have you thought about my proposal?" He asked only to get a shocking reply from Zina"You were right all along, I had always had eyes for you since the very day you came into my palace. The aura you carry is so strong, it's Charming and I can't resist it. I know it's wrong for ladies to open up their feelings but I know you love me. I can feel it from your words and your gaze.""Are you playing with me princess, don't try to be smart, I can't be easily fooled. one minute you can't stand me,
"I'm sorry your highness, this is all mine. Enjoy your time here," Ann informed him as she walked out of the library not knowing she dropped a piece of paper on her way out."Heaving a sigh of relief, she increased her pace once she was out of the library. "Thank goodness he didn't see what was written in those scripts, I must be careful now that the princess is learning to accept him into her life." She concluded,approaching Zina's room."Oh lady Ann, let's see what you're hiding in those papers. You were in such a hurry, you didn't notice this piece of scroll that fell off from the ones you were carrying."He picked up the scroll but froze the moment he opened it. His eyes widened and he instantly became weak;"She's a witch! Lady Ann is a witch!" His breathing became uneven. "Could she be? No! She's not, I should stop imagining things. It's better I focus on what brought me here."Xavier placed down the scroll as he went through the book on the shelves. He found the book he was l
Janet cried uncontrollably, waving farewell to her cousin Levi. It wasn't as easy as she thought to let him go. She pleaded with him to stay but he bluntly refused insisting he had other important things to attend to.Liam, Wanda, Betty and Nathan also tried to convinced but his mind was already made up."I will visit again, I promise." Levi tried convincing all of them, especially the emotional Janet. She nodded, giving him a warm hug before he set out on his journey back home. A tiring journey it was indeed with Akeelah's never ending screech echoing throughout the journey. Levi showed no interest in why Akeelah screeched too much, his mind was centered on the relationship he believed existed between him and Zina.He smiled, recalling the past events they had shared together, her smiles and how he was her knight in shining armour.Much later, Levi found himself in front of his mini hut. He heaved a sigh of relief as he walked into his home with cobwebs and dusty counters everywhere
CHAPTER28-HURTFUL-THOUGHTSOnce they were at the library, Zina took one last look outside to make sure no one was on their trail before shutting the door. She heaved a sigh of relief,"I had to make sure no one was following or listening to our conversation, it could be really dangerous for our plans and please your majesty, Nanny Ann must never find out about this okay?" Xavier made a light sound notifying her that he understood what she meant. He sat down opposite her's, staring directly into her hazel eyes."Can I ask you Questions about your parents?" Xavier spoke, using his eyes to scan her face for any signs of disapproval but he found none, so he proceeded in his question;"How did your parents die?" Zina's expression remained unfazed. She realized that if she wanted to get this man on her side, she needed to be free and pretend to trust him."I will tell you how my parents died only if you tell me how yours died too." Her words were firm, leaving no room for bargains. She sta
Zina spent a long time in her room, she refused to see anyone, not even Ann. She didn't give up as she worriedly bangged the door, yelling continually for Zina to open but Zina didn't. She eventually got tired so she left hoping Zina would come around. Xavier passed through the ghosted hallway wondering if what he had done provoked Zina. He knew she wanted to kiss him but Ann ruined everything. Just when he thought about that witch, he bumped into her. She seemed disorganized, her body language, even her manner of approach to him wasn't as collected as before.She gazed angrily at him, he knew some part of her wanted to question him about the incident but she couldn't bring herself to question the young king.She cleared her throat before telling him about Zina's situation. She asked him to at least visit her to find out what was wrong to which he agreed. On his little walk to Zina's room, he thought on what to tell her.He needed her true feelings to be revealed so he could be sur
Nelly excused herself from Zina's presence. She couldn't stop crying as the memory of her husband flashed back like a video trapped in her head. She ran to the maid's quarters to get a bag, thereafter, she ran out the palace, deep into the woods.She ran for a short while before getting to a cottage located deep in the forest. The chimney seemed to be working which meant her mother was home. She frowned at the thought but she stepped in anyways. Her pale looking radiant skin was spotted in the dark cottage easily. She wore revealing beadlaced clothes, showing how young and beautiful she had always been."What are you doing here Delilah," Nelly questioned her mom without any form of regards for her. She hated her mom for abandoning her to marry a warlock. Her grandmother told Nelly her father died because of her mom's cry during childbirth and after that, her mother ran away. She didn't believe at first till the day her mother confronted her after so many years. She remembered not
She recalled her husband telling her how glad he was that they had a daughter to bring smiles on their faces after he had given her the sad news. He told her he had been sick for a long time And he didn't want to tell his old mother so she wouldn't be worried. He knew his mother hated Delilah so much and would blame her for his death so he asked her to run away, leaving her child behind. Nelly woke up tired, her body felt sore and she had a bad headache. Her eyes scanned her room to see her mom sleeping on a chair close to her bed, she was sitted in a slack position and her body didn't seem to be balanced making it seem as if she could fall any minute. Nelly whispered to her mother's hearing to wake up, gently shaking her to make her mother fully aware she was awake.After administering the treatment Nelly needed and after dinner, she sat close to her daughter as she felt there was a lot of explaining to do. She told her about her dad and why she chose to marry a warlock after Nelly'
His breathing was uneven due to the little run he had from where his disappearing spell had dropped him. He threw himself on the old dusty couch near the fireplace. His home was dark and gloomy with a sense of gothic presence. He got up from his dusty chair and headed towards his room. Spiderwebs hung everywhere as he made his way through. He pushed what seemed like a thousand year old cutton aside, not giving any attention to his patched throat. His main concern was that woman he captured in his orb.The masked man took the orb to a deeper side of his home where creaking of the wooden floor and doors were heard. He placed the orb down, taking a large book from the shelf close to him. The book made him cough hard when he looked through its dusty pages searching for the right spell to free Delilah. His cough came to an immediate end the moment he finished dusting the book. He squeezed his eyes trying to read the letters on the book which was almost impossible due to the little words