Taking care? I scoffed loudly but they didn’t pay any attention to .
"We have to keep the treaty." My father said in a grave voice as if it was final. "It cannot be undone if that boy is to marry again."
My eyes moved to the prince in hopes of the fact that he would at least be at my side. I had avoided every opportunity when it ca to killing his lover. I had always avoided every possibility to do so not matter what. He was not even aware of the fact that how many tis in these two weeks the queen had asked to get rid of her!
But he was silent and shrugged to his mother as if it was her decision to make.
What a man!
At his response Queen anastacia sighed tiredly and turned to my father again. "Well, I suppose it will have to be done to save both of our faces and the sha that would be brought upon our families."
" What are you talking about?!" I yelled at them. "I am standing right here and I am not lying. No one has ever bedded . How do you try to lie to them!"
Whoever said that life was easy even as a royal completely light and did not have any knowledge about it.
He had no idea that it could go from having a crown to your head to having your fate discussed right in front of you. They were planning on discarding .
"Father!" I admonished, wiping off my tears, "you cannot do this to . You have to believe what I say. This man is lying!" I pointed to him and yelled out, " he, he is lying!" I felt like a child, a young brat, who was yelling in front of him blaming The other sibling for sothing that I had done. I felt completely irrelevant because it was his opinion that mattered the most and not mine.
"Then explain this to . How did you co in possession of your anklet? That was a gift given to you on your Baptism. I have never seen you take it off. How did he acquire your anklet?" He stressed on the last words. Even though he was asking the biggest question of all, I knew that he did not believe and he was just doing it is a formality to make see how long I was and that I was the lair here.
For the first ti I did not even want to address him as my father in respect. I never had any love for him and it was just a respect I was giving him calling him father out of it but now he had robbed himself of that as well.
A trembling sigh left my mouth. "You," I couldn’t believe it, "are believing a man that has co out of nowhere over ?"
His lips thinned into a line.
My father; King Henry of lenmore, stepped closer to . "Lift your skirts to your ankles." He commanded. "I want to see whether you are wearing the anklet and he has a fake one or not."
"You want to test ?" Tears and humiliation burned through my entire being as I realised that he was putting to the test. This was worse than what I had previously told them to do. He did not trust enough to vouch for without any test.
My father did not trust nor did he stand up for even once.
Also, I was not wearing any jewelry on my ankles, especially the one that he had in his hands and I knew that I had to change the conversation before it could lead to have my head beheaded.
He shrugged carelessly, " that man is a noble man in Lethoris and he would never claim to do such a thing knowing that this could cause him his seat in the court along with his entire family and wealth. So there must be so evidence that he has co here with."
"Lift up your skirts. We just want to see your ankle." Queen Anastasia commanded. "Hurry,"
I gulped. "I did not wear it for the wedding. It did not go well with jewellery."
She raised an eyebrow at that, " then I presu you know where it is."
I nodded. "In my bedroom. The one you alloted to and there I got ready."
"Get it then." She muttered and turned away from as if looking at was such a heavy task to do. She said before I found myself turning around and running outside. I didn’t need to be told twice.
I stopped running and started working quite quickly. If I had and then everyone would assu that sothing had happened and within monts Marilyn caught up with .
"I heard." I heard her breathless whisper.
I did not say anything as I had no idea who was following us and watching us. On reaching the apartnts allotted to us, we opened the door and Marilyn closed the door behind her after entering.
" I’ll find it imdiately." She took to the box of jewelry taking it upon herself to bring the anklet and then hurried back to the courtroom as a dutiful friend.
I had to tell the truth to her.
"No need," I shook my head. My hands visited with each other as a captain holding one onto the other. My palms had grown sweary.
"What? Why?" She harshly whispered. "Do you know where it is?"I knew what she was doing. She was hoping for the worst.
"No," I shook my head, on the verge of breaking down, "of course I know where it is Marilyn! The n had the anklet. I don’t have one anymore!" I whimpered out, bawling my eyes out. I was done for!
Shop turned to her face and eye pathetically started crying. My hands covered my entire face as I swatted down and sobbed in my dress. I had no idea what to do anymore.
"Oh my. . ." I heard her whisper and I cried more. She must have been as shocked and hopeless as I was in the situation because she knew very well what was going to happen to . If there was no one who was going to take my side that it was only a matter of ti before they were all going to cast aside or kill .
" I have no idea what to do." I sniffed and looked out, not even bothering to wipe my tears away. "They are going to kill Marilyn. They were talking about it and I know they are going to do it. My father would rather sa-save the treaty that br-bring a spoilt daughter ho-ho." I hiccupped, unable to control myself anymore.
"Don’t, don’t cry," she ca and sat down next to hugging close. "We will think of sothing."She said as she hugged my trembling form. I could not stop my cries. I knew what was going to happen next." She reassured main but I think it was just to reassure her own self. Her words were ant more for her than they were ant for .
" I—"
" Princess?" We both froze imdiately. " Have you found the anklet? If you are done we would like for you to co out imdiately. The queen has asked us to escort you to her as soon as possible."
My eyes went to the lock attached to the door. Thankfully Marilyn har attached it which ant that we had a few monts before they would co and capture us and then decide how they were going to kill .
"Princess?" The man knocked again and rylin’s grip tightened on as she was ready to fight and resist being taken away. "Are you there? Kindly acknowledge."
"What now?" I turned to her for advice. "What do you think we should do Marilyn? I don’t know what to do now." I sniffed and choked slightly but she patted my back lightly.
For a mont I noticed that she had so kind of gauge on her neck. This was the first ti I had noticed her as she was wearing a full collar dress required by the wedding standards. It was slightly red in colour. Was rylin bleeding? I frowned and narrowed my eyes at it.
"Break the door!" The man commanded and we heard a a loud bang as if soone just pushed against the door very hard. The first ti the door did not move but the second ti we could feel it rattle. They moved, but slightly. The hinges stop them from breaking apart but I knew that they won’t be holding the dose for long. And the Guards would also increase the force eventually.
"I am dying tonight." I whispered in uncertainty. Perhaps it would be better for if I had just made up my mind regarding the whole matter. Soon they were going to break the door and take away.
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