“Zelle, don’t worry, I’ll protect you!” Zach caressed her hair as tears fell on her cheeks. “Y-you—you are not my knight in shining armor… This is not a fairytale!” Aaron held her hand away from Zach. “I can be your prince if you want to...” Zelle fell on her knees bursting into tears, “Please stop! I—I don’t want to see you two in one of those boxes too!” 18 people she cares about… 18 days left before her 18th birthday… Each day onward she receives bloody gifts containing disembodied parts… Which candle our Little Zelle will blow on the day of her birthday? “Happy Birthday to me…” ~~~~ * Original Novel * Original Book Cover * Copyrights Reserved
View More"Once upon a time, an evil witch trapped a princess, named Rapunzel, in a tower!"
"Because of her magical long hair, the evil witch appears to be younger and healthier!"
"When the witch left the tower for the time being, a prince discovered it and climbed it out of curiosity!"
"And then he beheld the most beautiful woman he'd ever seen, with long golden hair!"
"Then the terrible witch reappeared, astonished by his ugliness and concerned for the princess, who appears pitiful!"
"He rescued the princess out of the tower by killing the witch and returned her to her real family!"
"Rapunzel fell in love with him because of his bravery and handsomeness, and she asked his name and gave him her hand."
"His name was revealed to her by the prince, and they lived happily ever after!"
Raine closed the storybook before tucking Zelle in a blanket with a gentle smile on her face.
"What was the Prince's name?" Zelle asked.
Raine grinned at her and said, "Zach? Or Aaron? Whichever our young miss choose."
"Pft, now you're making it up!" Zelle sneered at Raine as she clutched her blanket. "You really like that story, Raine; is that why you usually read me night stories?"
"Yes, it's a story almost like yours," Raine admitted it as she stroked the young miss hair.
"I'm not a princess damsel in distress," Zelle said, her cheeks flushed as she pouted, "And I love being inside the mansion. Also, I can take care of myself!”She defended herself, “That Prince didn't even ask Rapunzel's opinion, so maybe she likes living there too!" She winked.
"Pft, alright, time to sleep, Young Miss," Raine said, chuckling for a while before leaving the room.
Zelle felt her caring and watched Raine walk away before finally falling asleep.
She's ecstatic! The most anticipated day she has been waiting for is here!
It'll be her 18th birthday in just 19 days! She's excited, but she needs to get some sleep in order to prepare!
'Finally... I'll be free soon...' she thought to herself. She said, "I'll soon marry the man I've always loved."
Despite the fact that it was a soft voice, the people outside the door were able to hear it clearly. Raine quickly intervened to prevent a commotion, whispering, "It would be preferable to continue your staring battle in other places, the young miss needs her rest."
“Hmph!” Zach scoffed, crossing his arm. "Of course, Zelle would choose me, she loves me."
Aaron, on the other hand, smirked as he said, "After all these years, you still don't even know Zelle. Pathetic," he said as he walked away without waiting for Zach's rebuttal.
Raine simply shook her head and returned to her quarters after witnessing them bicker once more.
The next morning Zelle awoke with a beautiful smile on her face!
She got to her feet and looked in the mirror. "Only 18 days left! Teehee~" She exclaimed as she twirled around in her long gown, however, her gaze drawn to a box near her bed.
‘Where did this come from?’ She thought as she walked over to the box, wondering who had given it to her while she was sleeping.
The box was elegantly wrapped in a totally red birthday wrapping and topped with a letter. She took a look at it.
"Instead of 18 roses, I'll give you 18 red gifts! You'll get one each day leading up to your birthday, and on your birthday, I'll make a giant cake for you to blow! Enjoy, my sweet birthday girl~"
'18 gifts?' Zelle asked in her mind, tilting her head. ‘This is incredible! I'm curious as to who sent it. '
She took a deep breath and unwrapped the box, her face lit up with delight...
She slid it open...
Her happiness, however, vanished along with her regrets...
Inside the box, a person's head with dry blood greeted her! There were photos of the person's missing body beside it too!
“Ahhh!!!”
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~ END of PROLOGUE ~
….“Damn that Zelle. How hard is it for her to reach the right age?” ---Zeppelin.….“You! You! You! Then you! And You! "Zeppelin pointed at five maids as he angrily glared at them. “I want Darlene and Vihina to come back here before the sun comes down! And bring all the assassins back here from the estate! One killer wouldn’t be able to defeat all of you, wouldn’t he?”The maids bowed as they promised to complete the mission Lara couldn’t do.Seeing them determined to get out of the mansion with more maids ordered to, Brietta, who was one of the maids in the meeting, could only sigh secretly, ‘Damn it. This is annoying. If only I knew where her body was, I would have left this mansion long ago and left this freaking drama to those killers.’After Zeppelin threw them out of his room, to avoid eyes from her, Brietta could only comment as she grunted, “When will you all get that killer? I keep coming back inside. I just want to laze around.”“It can’t be helped.” A maid consoled her as
WARNING: Fast paced but gory!…."But does it matter now? I just need to buy them time." --- Brietta.….Zeppelin just woke up in the morning when he heard another maid died and this time, there were three not one. Immediately went to his office not to sully his room of this bloodshed and let the seniors look at who died this time.The senior maids stated their name and those were the names not closer to Zelle but just some random maids from either kitchen or garden.He pondered, "This is not what I’m expecting."The senior maid also commented about being three heads and possibly related to the young masters sleeping in the same room with Zelle.Zeppelin clenched his fist with the killer’s provocation. "That damn killer, as soon as I know who he is, I would make him beg to kill him fast. Playing with us like this."He turned to the senior maid and asked, "Send another letter to the estate and asked for another group of night assassins to come instead. We can’t wait for the elites to c
….“They’re heavier than they should be because of these f*cking blood."--- Anonymous.…."Please! Please! Just kill me already!" A maid screamed as she tried to bite her lip in pain as Brietta tortured her."Just finish it, Brietta. We have no grudge against her, do you?" The woman at the side commented."No, nothing personal, dear.” Brietta shrugged and killed the maid instantly."We have much to clean up." The woman brought cleaning materials from the side. "Zach and Aaron started to sleep with Zelle. We have to change our approach from now on and make things quicker so we have enough time to prepare.""Prepare for what?" Brietta helped the woman clean up the maid and put her in a box."You don’t have to worry about that." The woman let go of the box and ordered Brietta to finish fixing it. "No need for a letter or pictures. Just a box and put it outside Zelle’s door. I’ll handle the rest."Brietta nodded and did what was told while the woman left the room.Meanwhile, the woman wal
…."All right, I’ll prepare everything for tonight’s presentation." --- Anonymous.….Tap…. Tap…. Tap….With every tap of his fingers on his desk while looking at the window full of bright sunlight, Zeppelin became impatient.The sun had already risen to the top, so bright and immensely giving heat, yet the one he had been waiting for all night had not yet come.Slam!Zeppelin could not wait any longer as his chest tightened from the unknown fear and he slammed his desk. He stood up and walked to his door. Slamming the door open, he called for a maid nearby, "Call the head maid."The unfortunate maid passing by bowed and immediately ran to find the head maid.With his eyebrows straight at his forehead, Zeppelin went back inside his office and crossed his arms as he was waiting. A moment later, the head maid, Darlene, hastily opened the door and answered his call, "Yes, master.""Where are they?" Zeppelin massaged his forehead as he was stressed by this unknown feeling. He could not un
WARNING: Kissing scenes ahead!…."This is one of the things I am preparing to give you." --- Zach and Aaron.….When Zach came out of the room right next to Zelle's, Aaron was heading that way, with Raine keeping an eye on the door.Aaron, with his unbothered eyes, asked Zach, "How was it last night? Did you hear anyone coming or going from her room?"Zach could only shake his head. "I didn't hear anything, and I was even awake at most last night. Still, nothing."Aaron pressed him more, "Are you sure? Were you even awake all night to be aware of that?""I didn't sleep well and kept waking up every so often," Zach responded. "But I didn't hear anything at all, not even a single breath, coming from Zelle's room.Aaron frowned and turned his attention to Raine, who was just beside them, trained not to speak when not called. "How was Zelle?"Raine answered, "Miss Zelle just came back from breakfast. She told me to stay here and don't let anyone in except the young masters."Both Aaron a
…."I don’t think we can make it in time for the debut. We have to finish it before the birthday party. My gut said so." ----Killer.….After Zeppelin told the head maid, Darlene, to send the letter, Darlene went back to her room as soon as possible. But when she came back to her room, she saw her door slightly open and frowned.Darlene prepared her hidden knife and silently dropped down. Using a hand mirror, she checked the small gap to see what was hidden. But there was no one, and no traps were seen.With questions in her mind, she holds her breath while carefully opening her door.There was no smoke or any hidden traps for her. Even so, she was not relieved. Someone came to her room and left the door open. ‘Was it purposely?’But what could they gain?‘Or was it an amateur?’Impossible. All the maids here are experts. Even the killer should not be this careless when they, the assassin maids, could not even find that killer.Instead of thinking too much about it, Darlene went to ch
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