All Chapters of HIDDEN EDGES : Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

*SEAN'S POV*"Are you sure you're okay, Sean?" Crystal asks for the gazillionth time today and I sigh, nodding my head in exhaustion. That's the same question she's been asking since she woke up and found me by her side, during breakfast and now that we're on our way to the throne room. I've tried so hard to hide my fear and trauma but somehow, she manages to figure out something isn't right.I want to tell her, but I can't have her fidgeting over mother just before this meeting. She has to look and be her best. That's why I got her this long sky-blue tail dress to match her beautiful eyes and white embroidery to match her new hair. I hope the calm blue color would ease her tension and, since it also represents refinement and authority, it'd give her confidence the boost it needs, although she does pretty well in public than I had expected.We finally get to the floor on which the room is and once we're in front of the door, my grip on Crystal's soft hand tightens unintentionally as I

*CRYSTAL'S POV*My heart leaps for joy as I walk out of the meeting hall with Zara behind me. She probably noticed how uncomfortable I was and saved me from further awkwardness. I can't sit there and listen to them talk about me like a lab rat. Lord knows I would've excused myself if Zara hadn't stepped in.We walk in silence till we get to the front of my room and once we're there, Zara stops walking."Have a nice rest, your grace." She bows slightly when I turn around and look at her with confusion etched in my forehead."Don't leave. Stay with me," I say almost pleadingly, but still with authority. She looks at me for a while before finally nodding once, and I smile, opening the door for us to go in. Once we're in, I remove my shoes immediately and pack my hair in a pony while Zara stands rigidly by the door, watching me."Come in," I chuckle, and she does as told, sitting on the couch while I sit on the bed. Every day, I wake up, thinking everything's fine and try to forget all

Taking a deep breath, I turn around with my head held high and fear held at bay as I look at Jana, who is looking back at me puzzled."You know your way to the library, don't you?" She asks, still puzzled as to why I'm standing here and looking at her."Of course I do," I respond boldly, "but I'd like you to accompany me.""I thought you said you didn't need any company," she frowns, "Why else would you ask Zara to leave?""I'm sure you know that by now," I say, and she smirks, removing her glasses and placing them on the counter just beside her now closed book."I'm right behind you," she says, and I nod once, walking away proud and fulfilled. It feels so good to be able to do what you want without much questioning. I guess I'm indeed queen.I walk upstairs quickly and enter the book-filled room, then walk towards the shelf Jana showed us the other time. Like before, it's arranged neatly with so many books and, surprisingly, OUR KINGDOM'S TALE, the book I just returned, is sitting in

It's no surprise that Sean wouldn't cry about the demise of his despicable mother, but I'm still confused. She speaks like it was a really heartless thing for Sean to do, making me guess that they do not know the type of relationship he had with her."That's…" I try to start a sentence but decide to keep shut as nothing reasonable comes to mind except more questions and I have to be careful not to spill Sean's secret."Yeah," she sighs, "that's why most people hate him but can't show it, because their fear is greater.""Hate him?" I ask annoyed, "Why would you hate someone when you haven't even heard their side of the story? That's just cruel and unreasonable.""Well," she says, "life's fucked."She sips her tea again, and I stay quiet, trying to free myself of every anger and concentrate on the questions to ask."Queen Crystal," I say, and she looks at me with a horrified look and puts her index finger on her lips, signaling for me to shut up."You can't go about saying her name that

Holding unto my hand tightly, he drags me down this narrow path as we both run away from the man chasing after us. He's far behind, but any delay on our part would lead to something I'm definitely not prepared for."This way!" He says and turns right onto another narrow path in the middle of two tall buildings, still dragging me along as my weak legs struggle to catch up with his extremely fast pace. What's happened to Zara now? I really pray she is alright.The guilt would eat me up from my insides if anything bad happens to that woman who seems to be the only one alongside Jana who has what little compassion for me."In here!" he says again, and I wonder the point of telling me which way to go if he's going to drag me anyways like a big heavy sack. We go into a dark empty building and immediately run upstairs, hiding behind an open door that leads to a room.We stand tightly together, really close to the wall with the open door hiding us fairly well. I hear fast footsteps that come