All Chapters of Surviving the World to Escape Him: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

JULIANA dull ache spread across my chest. Tears stung heavy behind my eyes. All strength left me. I swallowed hard wetting my dry throat. I opened my mouth to say something but all I managed to do was to open my mouth. No words came out. I gave my guard in the corner a look and he left the room quietly closing the door behind me.I looked at my princess kneeling on the floor, making herself smaller and invisible. I did that to her; my words were too harsh and scared her. I forgot her past, I forgot how my kind stripped her of all dignity and made her into an obedient tool. I may have never done anything to her. but I was once a blind arrogant, entitled fool who couldn’t care less about her kind.Royals like me and the nobles with our statuses were and still are the reason normal people like her are treated like tools to be used for our amusement. Guilt and shame were eating me alive. Pressing down hard on my whole being. Things couldn’t go on like this. The kingdom had to change. I t

KING Mother thought she had things under her control, but that was far from the truth. She had controlled my crown for far too long. It was time to take action, do something big that will remind her who the real king was between us. “Hear my decree.” My guard appeared at my side. He bowed waiting for my orders.“Deal with the third prince. I want to hear the news of his death by morning.” He bowed and left. That was step one, step two was to give my son a marriage decree allowing him to marry his orphan. It was okay that he didn’t have power now, he didn’t need it. when I die, he will inherit all of my network.Then he can have all the power he would need to run the kingdom. I will leave a decree for him to marry a noble lady and make her the queen. The orphan cannot sit on my throne. I would not allow royal blood to be tainted by hers and her mother’s kind. The curse needs to be kept far away from

KINGA wicked smile formed on my lips. Now mother was going to stop looking for the third prince's killer. The Calamity Star was going to take the blame for it. My mind drifted back years ago. I was but a little boy back then. Her mother was consort Chan, my father’s favourite. He loved her more than any woman in the palace. The seer came then as well, told father about her being the Calamity Star.Told him she was going to bring disaster to the kingdom. Father didn’t believe it. How could he, that was his favourite consort, his beloved. Father kept her close. Never grew tired of her. While mother schemed for power and favour. She stayed by his side, the kingdom prospered. That was until my brother died mysteriously. Mother begged father to send her away. Father still wouldn’t listen.Then my second brother died in the same way. father started pulling away from her. Then more deaths, my grandmother, my uncle, the minister of revenue. The seer came once again, then I was the only pr

HELENA Evening came sooner than I would have liked. initially, I didn’t want to attend the banquet, but I had promised Julian that I would go. Besides, I couldn’t exactly hide forever. Nobles knew my name and a few had seen me. The king’s consorts were my customers, even though they had only sent their servants to place orders and pick up. None of the palace maids recognized me. years had passed and perhaps I had simply been too insignificant for them to remember. I wasn’t complaining. The less they remembered, the safter I was. I still had a case hanging over my head I didn’t want to come out. “You look beautiful, my princess.” “My woman is not for you to compliment.” I didn’t know if that was jealousy or possessiveness. “I didn’t mean it like that, Your Majesty. It’s just that her Highness looks very…”“Nathan!” the poor guard stiffened lowering his head. “Leave.” I raised an eyebrow “Was that necessary?” he stood in front of me.“It was.” He took a step back and looked me over.

JULIANMy head was a mess as I walked back to the banquet. My father had said many things and nothing at all. I didn’t believe anything about the Calamity star; I believed what I had seen with my own eyes. A strong woman who not only saved me, but a woman also who clawed her way out of poverty and made a name for herself.A woman who had gone through more than most ever do in their lifetimes. I stood afar looking at her smiling talking to a few noble ladies. Why must she always suffer? that question popped into my mind and made my heartache.She had been through so much, escaping the high walls of the palace, being a maid, the village gossip and the people’s prejudice. being on the run. she had been through it all. Yet, now, just as she had made a name for herself, my family wanted to bring her down in the worst way possible.I was never going to let that happen. I just a few long strides in was in front of her. “Apologies, ladies. But something came up. lady Helena and I have to leav