The Devil In Guise - Chapter 128

“Welcome to Akkad my lady”

She looked at the handsome man that welcome her. It’s was queen mother Daria’s son. Emily was not sure if he was the Stefan or Lincoln. She knew their names and not their faces. The boys must have grown.

Emily looked at the royal family standing at the entrance door. There was the king and queen mother Daria.

“Welcome to Akkad my dear” the queen mother hugged. “The royal family is happy to receive you , lady Emily.”

“Thank you. Akkad is very beautiful” She answered with a smile. “This must be Lincoln right ? And the young man that welcomed me earlier was prince Stefan. He looks like his late father.”

“Yes Emily. You are correct. Meet Lincoln my first son and the king of Akkad” queen mother Daria did the introduction.

King Lincoln stepped forward and took Emily hand. She shrugged at first. Before he could kissed it, she shouted.

Lincoln released her and moved back. What was wrong with her? She looked frightened.

**

Angelina’s questioning eyes hunted the women sitting with her. They knew she was cursing them in her heart despite the fact that they brought good news.

“Don’t look at us like that Angelina. We are just bearers of this message” one of the women said. She wore a purple dress. There was something interesting about her. Half of her face was tattooed.

“The only witch that can help with the ritual is you. Only you can save the people of Akkad” the woman continued. The other women nodded. Angelina looked behind and saw her father, he was afraid.

But about of what? Did they scared him?

“What will I give in exchange?” She asked. The coven was known for asking back. They never give without collecting.

“We don’t want to help queen mother Daria. In fact , when she came to us for help, few days ago , we told her that there was no solution to this problem” The woman in green dress explained.

They wanted to punish Daria for the punishments and wickedness, she has ever done to them. That was their revenge.

Ever since the famine started, they never experienced any child’s death in the slums. When ever a family ran out of food , the coven provide.

The witches chosen the slums because of the war, they experienced in their own country. There, Zev and Alex was their king and queen. King of Red Valley to waged a war against them. He took powers from their enemy and he won.

The slums were quiet and the least expected place for any one to notice. They did not want any of their enemies to find them. Their children’s safety was their first priority .

“It’s a matter of choice Angelina. If you choose to do it for Stefan then it’s fine. But be careful with that family. There is nothing good about them” The woman told her. They stood and headed for the hall.

Zev accompanied them outside. He looked at Angelina, sadly. A tear dropped on his cheeks.

**

Queen mother looked at Emily. What happened to her all of a sudden?

She moved closer and asked “what did he do?”

Emily stared at the king for a while. She was yet to be out of the shock, he put her in.

The vision she saw was a bloody one. How was she going to break the news to queen Mother Daria?

Dearest queen mother Daria, your son Lincoln would be unhappy for the rest of his life, because he will bear your punishment.

Queen mother , Lincoln reign is cursed.

Or Lincoln will break your heart one day.

Emily hissed. What was wrong with her? This was not the reason why they summoned her to Akkad.

“Nothing queen Daria. I had a quick vision. There is so much for us to catch up” Emily lied. Her eyes were still on Lincoln. Something was odd about him or has the queen mother showed him the ways of the dark?

She knew queen Daria for years. The late king was supposed to marry her.

After the proposal was sent to her father, who was a king to a small town, Queen mother Daria threaten to expose who she was to the king’s mother. Emily had no choice than to step down.

Few years later she heard that princess Daria was married to the king of Akkad.

Heart broken but she held it back for years. Most of the time, she would cry and hurt herself.

Her parents became afraid that they put her to a deep sleep for years. It’s was when Stefan was born that they woke her up from the slumber.

It’s was painful to start all over again but she tried.

Now, she would not hesitate to punish queen mother Daria and family. Stefan reminded her of his father but he might not be different from his mother.

Any one around that woman was evil.

“Come in please* Queen mother Daria said, leading the way. “We have prepared a banquet for you.”

**

Stefan could help but laugh when his mother bragged. What banquet? They prepared breakfast for the family and Emily joining them was just an accident.

The table was set when they entered the dinning hall. Breakfast was more than what he expected. Did Mother rushed the cooks or did she guessed that Emily was going to arrive Akkad today?

When Emily wanted to sit , he drew the seat for her. Her smile showed that she was impressed.

“You reminded me of your father” she told him.

Stefan was surprised that she mentioned his father. That’s means Emily was an old friend of the family.

“You knew my late father ?” He asked.

“Yes. We were close friends” She answered looking at Lincoln who was surprised also. It seemed queen mother Daria kept this from her children. Emily was more furious but she smiled at them, especially Stefan.

“How did you two met?” Stefan asked the question that Emily wanted one of them to ask.

She looked at Queen mother Daria, who was not comfortable with Stefan’s question.

“You should eat and talk less Stefan” his mother told him. “Emily just arrived, don’t irritate her with your questions.”

“Are you irritated?” He asked her. Emily was amused by his question. Stefan was a copy of his father. They shared a striking resemblance even in character.

“Not at all my child” she answered. Turning to his mother , she said “Daria , you should allow the children to ask questions. We never had the time to talk when they were growing up.”

She nodded.

Daria ? Stefan looked at the young woman who they said was a witch. No body dared to call his mother without her title. That’s why she was called Queen mother Daria.

But today, Emily broke the record. His mother did not do anything about it. She was quiet.

So there was someone that was greater than queen mother Daria. He was going to take advantage of this. This woman will unite him with Angelina.

“Your father and I were friends long time ago. Even before he met your mother” Emily told them. “That’s by the way, gentlemen. I can see many women on the table.”

“Oh. These women…” Queen mother Daria started. “They are Lincoln’s wives.”

“All of them ?” Emily was surprised.

“Yes. All of them” Stefan answered with a smile. He was actually smiling at Queen Annabelle who carried a dead look. She hated it when some one called her the king’s wife.

“Lincoln, you are truly a king” She said. “But I can’t marry a man who has more than one wife or a man who choose a friend instead of me.”

Emily was referring to Queen Mother Daria. She wanted her to be restless till she leaves the palace. That was her punishment for taking another woman’s husband.

“Let’s forget about all these and eat. The food is getting cold” Queen mother Daria said, with fear in her eyes. She was being patient because of Lincoln. When Emily finds a solution, she would throw her body to the sea.

She was sure that the witch was not going to tell her the solution quick.

“For how long will you stay?” Lincoln finally spoke.

“I am leaving in two days time” Emily answered as she fetched soup from the big bowl.

“So short a stay. For you to leave so soon… have you find a solution or you don’t like Akkad ?” Stefan wondered.

“Akkad is beautiful but dried. I found a solution to your problems before coming. In fact , your solution is here in Akkad.”

“What do you mean aunt?” Stefan asked. She loved the name, he called her with . Aunt.

“Emily, what is the solution?” their mother asked.

She ignored queen mother Daria question and answered Stefan’s. “The solution is much closer than you all thought. I met the coven before coming here. They don’t want to help you. That’s really bad.”

“Tell me the solution. I will find a way to make them do it” Lincoln demanded. So much arrogance. Emily could see how desperate he was. Looking at Stefan, he still carried the smile he greeted her with.

“Angelina Zev, only daughter” The witch said. They were surprised to hear her call that name. She knew the reason why. They treated that poor girl badly.. Now, it’s was their turn to bow to a witch from the slums.