_WHITE CASTLE, DALASTIA_
" WHATTTT !!!!! ", Ethan yelled from the top of his lungs in astonishnt as he slidded in his white neated suit. A guard who was in charge of guardening the area of Courtroom rushed in to inform that Es had suddenly showed up in the courtroom.
Ethan couldn't hold back his anxiousness. Obviously he was dead-tensed up for her sudden dissaparence and it made him only think that Aaron might have done sothing terribly wrong to dissapoint her. Evan barged inside the room and whispered while clutching the doorknob lowly,
" She..she ca back to us.."
The eagerness in his eyes were vivid after receiving such an unexpected news. During this years, Evan missed their one and only beloved sister who was accused and banned from Dalastia ruthlessly. God knew how helpless that he felt while watching her getting insulted by everyone rcilessly.
Ethan didn't delay any longer, walked outside hastily.Evan followed his pace afterwards anxiously. While crossing Athena's room, Ethan paused slightly, knocked on the door and inford Athena that Es had returned to white castle just now. Athena was surprised before heading back inside her room to get readied quickly. She still thought that Es didn't understand Aaron well.
The commotion inside courtroom rather increased further when Queen linda made her grand appearance just before Ethan and Evan could arrive. Standing at the end of Es's opposite direction, Queen linda's expression turned pale after confirming with her own eyes that it was none other than Serena aka Es, her shaful child who ripped off her pride seven years back.
A complex emotions laced through her mind.She didn't understand why her anger, grievences reduced drastically as soon as she t Es's blank emotional eyes. Drawing a deep breath to control her emotions inside her chest, Queen linda walked over to Es gracefully. Upon seeing her approach,Anna shrieked a little and tugged on Es's sleeves nervously.
Es assured her with a blink silently and ntally prepared herself for anything. When linda's body ca inside her range,Es as usual perford the natural instinct of respecting her mother. She bent down a little and called out softly,
" Mother! "
Queen linda's heart wrenched at her addressing a little. Seven years...Seven years had passed since she heard this voice so closely. She forced herself to suppress those emotions and growled at her angrily,
" What are you doing here? How did you co back? Don't you know that your brother has just taken his throne? Must you return to defa his status? What the hell were you doing in Vampire World? "
Queen linda had a lot of questions, curiousity inside her mind which she blurted out in a breath. Her eyes leaped in anger when she noticed Anna beside her standing nervously.
So everyone was just playing against her?
Queen linda thought and felt more agitated as the whispers continued around them dramatically. Es felt a sharp knife cutting through her heart. So many years had passed but still she could feel the dissapointnt in her mother's voice evidently. Es breathed painfully and answered with confidence without eting her mother's glare,
" I guess, it would be more chaotic if I didn't show up quick fast in front of second brother."
Queen linda furrowed hard at her straightforwardness and scoffed arrogantly,
" Just say that you want to sieze this opportunity to clear off your na by using Ethan's power. No wonder, you dissapared just on that day when the final winner would be announced. Es, how can you stoop so low?"
Each words from Queen linda stabbed deep through her heart but she still balanced a calm smile on her face. Indeed, her mother still believed the words that she heard from Ester on that day of her banning. Lifting her abyssal eyes, Es broke into a bitter smile and emphasized her each words painfully,
" It is not your first ti that you are knowing, I am a shaless woman. Isn't it Queen linda? "
Es was hurt and distressed at the sa ti knowing that her mother didn't feel an ounce of joy upon her return. Queen linda's face fell off and right hand instinctively shot up to press on her cheeks harshly.
Staying unmoved, Es had long expected this act of her but suddenly an enraged tone echoed in the courtroom snatching back everyone's attention,
" Mother! STOP IT ! "
Queen linda's hand paused in midair. Withdrawing her hand bank, she turned around and faced Ethan's eyes with fury. Queen linda pursued her lips to say sothing but Ethan's command ca first coldy,
" STEP ASIDE FROM MY SISTER! "
Queen linda bit down her bottom lips hardly when she sensed everyone's mockery filled eyes on her.
Did her son just insult her for the sake of Es?
Queen linda glared back at Es before stepping aside to make a path for Ethan. Ethan t Es's pale eyes as he ran over to her anxiously. Without uttering a word, he pulled Es in his tight embrace and mumbled with a relieved sigh,
" Thank God! You are safe,Serena! "
Es smiled back faintly and finally sensed the heavenly feeling of being in ho. Unlocking their embrace under everyone's watchful eyes, Ethan shot his mother a cold glare and scowled angrily,
" Before blaming her blindly, I must tell you forr queen linda that the throne, my status which you are so hellish proud of all because of her. If It didn't require my power to clear off her na, I would never lay my eyes on your damn throne."
Queen linda felt her jaw dropping upon hearing his words and glanced at them blankly.
What did Ethan an by that?
Ethan ignored her stunned expression and asked Es bit suspiciously,
" Tell , why did you dissapare all of sudden? Why didn't you wait for ? I went over Vampire world to bring you back but you weren't there. Is sothing bad happened? Tell , did they do sothing wrong on you? "
Es's body stiffened a little when Ethan threw a bunch of straight questions on her. Amidst this choas,she almost forgot that she had soone to miss... soone to hate..!
Es stayed in silence while recalling those awful mories. She knew Ethan's temper well thus she didn't want to infuriate him at this mont. Clasping their palms together, Es spoke with a smile,
" Let's continue this topic later, brother. At first, you should announce Ayra's existence in this world. I don't want to hide her forever. After handing her over to Chole Family, I will be at ease."
Ethan didn't seem fully convinced at her words. From the depth of her eyes, he could assu that Es was delibaretly hiding from him. Suddenly an idea ca across his mind. He reached for Es's hand and intertwined them together quite forcefully.
Pulling up her chin, Ethan gazed through her eyes deeply and imdiately mories of her past started to appear out in front of his vision. Before Es could stop him, Ethan disclosed his vision before turning grim.
He looked up at Es deadly and growled in a low voice,
" I am gonna kill that bastard Vampire, Es. Why didn't you tell anything? You are still trying to defending him? "
Es fell in daze before replying whisperingly,
" It's.. it's not like that..I wasn't prepared to tell you everything now.."
Evan finally spoke from the back of Ethan and tapped on Ethan's shoulder lightly,
" Give her space, brother. She will tell you everything after her mind eases up."
Es finally noticed her third brother. Her tearful eyes t Evan as she called him out emotionally,
" Third...third.. brother..."
Evan gave her a look of happiness and mumbled with a wide emotional smile,
" Welco ho, Serena".
Es smiled with tears in her eyes and looked behind at the commotion growing stronger as each mont passed by. The Chole siblings interacted with each others so happily as if the others didn't exist in their eyes. Athena joined them soon after and called out Es upon getting closer nervously,
" Sister.. sister-in-law..."
Es's mouth agaped a little as she asked raising up her brows astonishingly,
" Athena..how..how co you are here? "
Before Athena could provide her an answer, the higher fairy, Mister Graham roared at the siblings loudly,
" Can our new king tell us that what is happening here? We aren't here sitting to watch a familiy drama over a shaless Princess. Don't forget that she has been banished by us."
Everyone's attention turned back on him including Athena who seed utterly infuriated with this harsh treatnt. Before she could co up with an explanation to retort his words, a tiny yet powerful voice buzzed across the room thunderously,
" You are not in any position to accuse my Mommy, ugly man."
Mister Graham's face dropped at this introduction. He couldn't help but peering behind them to look for the source of that voice. Es's expression was stunned a little before turning pale.
This girl....!
Evan was so delighted to hear her voice that he already started heading on the way. Regarding Athena, she could feel her heart pounding against her chest so fiercely that she could hear out each humr.
She remained in her usual position to figure out that whether she should turn around or not...
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Hi guys, I am back. I am so emotional about Athena today. Please keep voting to continue your support. Thanks for your lovely comnts and I have enjoyed my holiday a lot with my family. Hehehe!
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