1379 word(s)Published250 "You can always count on me. I will protect her with my life." He nodded once. "Thank you. It's early night now. If you both set out, you can be in Mombana around early morning. The night journey is always the fastest with a better carriage. Go with one of the palace carriage, not the horse." "Your wish is our command, Your Majesty." They'd bowed their heads and left his bedroom.** "Yes. He sent us to come and take care of you. We don't know how long we're staying yet, but he requested that Chad be made your Head Guard because no one can protect you better." Baski explained. Danika's mind reeled. He sent the two people so close to him...so important to him, to come stay with her and take care of her. "Who will take care of him?" She whispered. Baski smiled and patted her shoulders, "He will be fine." She

 1170 word(s)Published252 His eyes took on the gentlest light. "Alright, I will not. But, you understand my message right?" "The only t-thing I understand is that you're touching me willingly. And you're h-hunching in front of me with a d-dirty scarred part of me in your kingly hands. And you're sending me away." "No part of you is dirty, Vetta. Not to me." Done with her legs, he let them go. She wiped her tears, staring at her ugly legs. "I can't be Anarieveta ever again. Cone made sure of that. You don't know half of the things I've done, My King. Or what it's like, leaving in a head like mine." "I have a good idea, because I know what it's like leaving in a head like mine. You can always be Anarieveta again, you know why? The things you did do not define you." He took her hand and placed it on her chest, "What defines you is your here. Your heart d

  980 word(s) Published 254   Kamara is desperate. She can no longer sleep in peace, nor can she eat without indigestion... especially since she has no appetite at all. Not since she overhead her father's conversation with his General about Callan.   It has been two months since Callan was put in that godforsaken dungeon, her father only ordered that he shouldn't be fed, but he has not ordered any torture session or any verdict about what will happen to Callan.   That had gotten her worried as hell because she knows her father. His feigned ignorance doesn't mean he forgot at all, it only means he is planning something much more worse.   Her worries was confirmed last week, when she overhead his conversation with his General when he was angrily telling the General that he's been waiting for King Lucien to come calling for her, but the King was determined to shame him after

 1046 word(s)Published256 King Lucien just returned from the Royal Court, very tired with a pounding headache nagging his head. He walked with a slight limp that comes with standing on his feet for so long. It was a very busy day like it has been for the past two months. Earlier in the day, he got Princess Kamara's letter, and he was forced to open it. Other letters, he did not bother to open because frankly, he does not care whatever its content might be. He has no intentions of marrying the Princess. But, when it came from a messenger, he deduced that there must be more to the letter—there has to be for the messenger to be sent all the way from Navia to Salem. So, he'd opened and read it. Indeed there was more to the letter. It finally made sense, the Princess's behavior here in Salem. Her heart already belongs to another.

 958 word(s)Published258 Vetta's steps faltered. Silence descended. Then, she turned and faced him. The venom on her face DID make him cringe this time around. "You despicable sneaky monster." She hissed, "it's always about threats is that it? Always threats. Blackmail. Always." He shrugged, unperturbed. "It does the work better than anything else. Mostly because you know that I am a man of my words." "While other men's words are gold, your own word is aluminum." She crossed her arms, "I will still work out of this door, and let me tell you what will happen. I will go to the King and I will tell him everything. The rat he thinks is dead is not dead. Instead, he's in a dirty cave craving power." "Poor Vetta. You are so so so pathetic. I heard he gave his love to another? After all the sacrificing and everything