The Devil In Guise - Chapter 110

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The Author’s POV.

Angelina laid on the bed waiting for Isabel’s return. It was boring in side but she had no choice than to obey her parents.

Isabel told her yesterday that queen mother Daria sent unknown men to destroy their farms.

She also stopped them from fetching water from the well built by prince Stefan. Their taxes increased as day by day.

Angelina wished she could do something about it. It was because of her they were in anguish and pain.

The only prayer , she offered to the creator was that the prince should rise up from his sick bed safe and sound.

“Are you worried about what I said ?” Wonder glared in to her eyes while she laid on the bed.

Angelina jumped out of the bed. He scared the life out of her. “Why will you do that wonder?”

He laughed pointing at her.

“Angelina you need to see your self in mirror. Did I frightened you that much?”

“A little” she answered with a smile. Her brother was so innocent that he didn’t know what was going on. She wished she was still a child. With nothing to worry about.

“Shall we? I want us to play outside Angelina” Wonder said, opening the windows of the room. It’s been three days , she saw the sun. Going out side was a temptation. The opened windows were also tempting.

Quickly, she closed them back and carried Wonder downstairs.

He was excited when they were climbing the stairs.

Finally, Angelina was going to play outside with him. His expectation was down when he saw his parents at the dinning room discussing with few men.

Angelina have never seen them before but she knew that they were connected to the coven.

She went to the kitchen with her brother. Angelina hoped that they didn’t come with more problems. Things were already getting out of control with her parents.

A knock came on the door. She wanted to go and opened it but her dad went for it first.

It’s was Isabel. Her parents were going to allow her in because, she was the only friend Angelina had.

“Greetings Sir Zev” Isabel greeted. In her hand was a basket. “I brought oranges for Angelina. Can I see her ?”

“Yes Isabel. She is in the kitchen” he answered closing the door after her.

Angelina was surprised. So her father knew that she came down stairs.

Her movements was regulated by him though.

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It was evening in the palace. Every where was quiet as they waited for the Prince’s recovery. The physician assured that the medicine would help .

Lincoln always wished his brother was dead but with the situation at hand, he missed him already. Although they were always fighting over little things like twins but he still wished Stefan wakes up from his slumber.

In the courtyard, they all sat and waited for a good news that seemed like forever to come.

“What if Stefan doesn’t wake up mother ?” Lincoln asked bitterly.

“Don’t said that my king . Your brother is a fighter, he would conquer death no matter what” Queen Annabelle told him. She didn’t want them to lose hope. Queen Mother Daria had no eaten since yesterday.

A maid ran in to the courtyard and knelt in front of the queen mother.

“What is it?” She asked. Her heart skipped. This was the same maid that was asked to look over Stefan. What news did she bring!

“Is the prince your highness. He is awake now” the maid answered.

Queen mother Daria looked at Lincoln then at Queen Annabelle “Did you hear that? My boy is finally awake.”

Lincoln stood up and hugged his mother. “Let’s go see the prince that got us all worried.”

Together they left for Stefan’s room.

When they got there. The maid was right. His eyes were opened and queen Natasha was rubbing his hands with some herbs.

“My boy” Queen mother Daria kissed his forehead. She never imagine that her son will lie In this bed for days without opening his eyes. “I miss you so much.”

He didn’t said anything rather he blinked his eyes.

“What is wrong with my son?” She asked the physician. “He didn’t answer me.”

“Don’t worry Queen mother. Prince Stefan is weak. He will start talking at a convenient time” She assured.

“I hope so.”

“Why did you become sick all of a sudden?” Lincoln asked. “You were supposed to ask permission from me first. Do you Know much we missed you?”

Queen Annabelle moved closer “you have a lot of explanations to do prince Stefan” she told him.

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Of course, he knew that when he finally wakes from his sleep there were going to be a lot of questions for him to answer.

The most surprising questions came from his brother Lincoln. They were in bad terms before his sleep. Or has everything changed?

Stefan felt a sharp pain in his back when he tried to get up. His head ached more than his legs.

“That’s what you get for staying in bed for long” he told him self.

“I have a surprise for you” his mother told him. She sounded so sweet this evening. May be she changed too. Although it’s was impossible for queen mother Daria to change completely.

Stefan blinked his eyes. He was finding it difficult to talk. But the physician told him that he would but later.

The door of the room opened a young girl walked in to the room. Her hair was neatly combed and  dark. Instead of a dress, she wore a trouser and a shirt.

“Who is she ?” he asked in his head.

“Meet princess Amara of Red Valley. Isn’t she beautiful?” Queen mother Daria asked, urging the girl to go and meet him.

Stefan thought his mother had changed but he was mistaken. She only missed him.

“Greetings your highness” princess Amara said with a bow. Stefan blinked. It’s was better they understand that this was the new way of communication, he learnt from the godness of sleep.

“Mother he just woke up. We should think of a way to make him talk instead of suffocating him with women” Lincoln told her. “Let’s not forget it’s was a woman that made him sick in the first place.”

Stefan was surprised that Lincoln was taking his side. If his brother continue like this he will be forced to go back to his sleep each time they have a fight.

“And you better start talking, we have a lot of fighting to do. Stop being a sleeping prince, the whole of Akkad is worried” Lincoln teased.

“Enough of the scolding. You guys should let me rest” Stefan said to him self.

He looked around the room. Princess Amara was still standing closed to his bed. This was a forced marriage that won’t have taken place if Angelina truly love him. But now that his heart has been broken, he have no choice than to marry Amara.

It’s was going to benefit them.

“Send words to the villages , towns and kingdom. Their prince is awake, safe and sound” queen mother Daria said, to Lincoln.

“I will mother” he replied, leaving the room.

“You shouldn’t worried about any thing Stefan .  You will be avenged no matter what” She said.

Wait! Avenged? He never told any one to avenge him. Stefan wondered if she found out about Angelina. If she did then his lover was not safe.

He tried to communicate but his voice failed. Angelina hurt him but he was not going to pay back no matter what. She never loved him but he did. And for that there was no way he could hurt someone that he loved.

But how come did the Queen mother know about it? Sigurd and Mustapha would never leaked his secret to any one no matter what. May be it was some gossips from the village. Or Angelina decided to confessed to everyone !

Many thoughts ran through his mind. Stefan wished that just one of his questions would have been answered. He wanted to know if Angelina came back to apologize or correct her self!

If she still feel nothing for him then he was going to marry Princess Amara. The union was going to be beneficial to the people of Akkad.

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Words spread like a epidemic diseases across the kingdoms. Celebrations began In the name of prince Stefan. The people sang and danced all night while Angelina cried in the cellar.

She was yet to hear the news of his recovery. No food or water entered her mouth that evening. Her parents became worried of condition.

“Do you think Angelina is in love with the prince?” Alexandra asked her husband. The cellar was locked from in side. She won’t let any one in.

“I don’t think so . She is confusing us, Alex” Zev said. ” If Angelina loved him, she won’t have broke his heart in the first place.”

“Some times, we have to take drastic steps to realize what we want. I think that was the case with Angelina.”

“Whatever it is she feeling, I just hope is not too late”  Zev concluded.