The Devil In Guise - Chapter 121

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The Author’s POV.

Angelina got to the back door and turned the doorknob, but it was locked, she slipped her hands in to her pocket and brought out a key. (She came prepared ????????)

She opened the door and saw that the lights were off and No one was at the living room. Good.

Quietly,  she started climbing the stairs to go to her room. But it seemed luck was not on her side.

The light turned on and she looked down the stairs.

Her parents were waiting fir her. They did not sleep because of her absence.

Angelina remembered piling up clothes beneath her blanket, how did they know she was not the one lying on the bed.

“Father , mother I can explain this I swear.”

“Where were you for hours ?” Zev asked. He did not look angry but unhappy. Why would she stay out this late!

“I was with the prince” she replied. Her heart was racing  as her parents whispered among their selves.

“We know you were with him Angelina” Alex told her. If they knew then why did they asked her? Did her parents thought she was going to lie about it!

“The guards came here. They were looking for Stefan. Has he gone back home ?” Zev was worried that the prince might get in to trouble.

“Yes. He left already. Forgive me father” She ran and hugged him. “I don’t think I can live with out Stefan. I love him so much.”

Zev kissed her forehead. There was nothing he could do about it. This was fate and he was tired of fighting it’s away.

‘Let thy will be done’ He muttered.

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When he got home, the guards were staring at him. Stefan knew something was odd. They were trying to let him know. But he wondered what it could be.

He met his mother by the walk way. She was not smiling at all. The maids were holding trays. What was going on?

“Greetings mother” Stefan bowed and waited for her response.

Queen mother Daria hissed and asked “where are you coming back from? Don’t tell me you went to see Sigurd or Mustapha because we searched there already.”

Stefan was surprised. She even went in search of him. Who told them he was missing?

“Mother , I am not a child any more. Stop treating me like one” Stefan brought his arms forward and  crossed them in front of his chest. He was ready to fight with her on this.

“You are stubborn Stefan. Your father was not like this” Queen Mother Daria reminded of his dear father. “He was an obedient child and his mother loved him so much. You should be like that too.”

“I don’t want to be like father” Stefan shrugged. “He was too gentle.  Who knows if that was the cause of his death ?”

She took a step back. This was the second time, her heart skipped today. Did Stefan uncovered the truth behind his father’s death? No , it was not possible.

Apart from Lincoln no one knew about it.

Grandmother! She discovered the truth but it took her no time to kill her mother in law.

“You should not fall mother. You might break a bone” Stefan interrupted her thoughts. He did not understand the sudden look on her face. If he show her that he was weak, the queen mother would take advantage of that.

“I am not feeling fine. Ever since, he came to Akkad, every thing has changed. I wondered if the bad lucks from his city followed him here” Queen mother cursed.

She wanted to tell Stefan the truth. The marriage between him and princess Amara was based on an old treasure. It’s belonged to the people of Red Valley. She wanted to get the treasure to Akkad by all means. That’s why Lincoln came about this alliance.

“Who came around ?” Stefan asked his mother who was lost in her thoughts again. “Mother, say something.”

“Huh… what was your question again ?” The queen was perplexed.

“Who came to Akkad? Who were you talking about?”

She shut her eyes and answered “Amara’s father!”

What! Did he hear her clear? What was he doing in Akkad now?? Just when Stefan thought his problems were over , another came from no where to torment his life.

Whether the king was here or not! He was going to divorce his daughter and marry the love of his life. In short, they were going to elope, if any one stood in their way.

“What brought him to Akkad ?” He asked, drawing closer to her.

“I don’t know Stefan” Queen mother Daria told him. “I have something to tell you . It’s very important.”

Another problem, waiting for him.

“Go ahead , I am listening.”

“Do you know the  secret treasure that lies beneath The palace in Red Valley. The ancient stories that your grandmother always told you about?”

He remembered the poems, Grandmother wrote. She even sang some to them when they were children.

The old gold of Red Valley. Those were fairy tales. There was no such gold.

“Yes I remember the poems mother. How is that related to the matter at hand ?” Stefan narrowed his brow in confusion. His mother was full of myth and mystery. Why would she bring such a topic now?

“Because the old gold that laid beneath the palace is real” Queen mother Daria whispered.

Wait… he did not believed her. Stefan thought about it for a second and he understood everything.

The marriage alliance between him and princess Amara was based on her greediness. Mother had managed to deceived everyone .

Stefan knew something was odd about the sudden marriage but never did he thought about that treasure. “So you sacrifice my happiness for a treasure?”

“Is not like that Stefan” queen mother Daria tried to touch him but he shrugged.

“Don’t touch me mother . You disgust me. Who knows about this ?”

“Lincoln. We did not mean to hurt you. This is for your own good Stefan” queen mother tried to justify her action. “Please, don’t let the king suspect us.”

“That’s your business, not mine. As for Lincoln, he is going to see the other side of me.”

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