The Devil In Guise - Chapter 130

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The Author’s POV.

Stefan left the dinning room with a smile. He knew that Queen Mother Daria would try to contact Angelina. He was going to do that first.

Opening the door of his room, he picked a scroll that was on the table. He wrote a poem for Angelina. Stefan decided to add few words to the letter.

He wrote:

*To the woman, who is as beautiful as gold. Rare like an emerald and whose face shone like the sun.

Queen mother Daria refused to wed us my love. But do not worry, I will look for a way to leave Akkad with you.

Also, we found out that you are the solution to our problem. The witch said you have to perform the ritual for the entire Akkad but I refused. I couldn’t put your life or the baby’s in danger.

And that is my final decision, stay away from their business.*

When he was done writing, Stefan folded it and went in search of the Royal messenger. The letter was to reach Angelina before Queen mother Daria send for her.

Outside his room, he met Queen Annabelle.

“Stefan, why are you in a hurry ?”

“I want to meet the fastest messenger before Queen mother Daria does. Do you know where I could find him?” He asked. Stefan was not good at such things. He spent most of his time in the village.

“You should go to the soldiers’ Quarters. You will find him there” Queen Annabelle answered with her eyes on the scroll. She wanted to know the content of the letter in his hands.

“Thank you” he said, heading out of the palace. Stefan increased his pace. He wanted to run but someone might suspect him.

When he got to the quarters. There were few men sitting outside. They stood up as soon as they saw him.

“Your highness” They bowed.

“Soldiers. How are you today?” He did not wait for their reply, Stefan went ahead to ask “where is the fastest messenger? I have a message for him.”

“Look at him over there” one of the men, pointed to at a young man, who was about to climb a horse.

Stefan walked to where he stood. The young man bowed.

“Greetings my prince, your servant is at your service”.

“Where are you going to ?” Stefan asked.

“Queen mother Daria sent me to the prime minister’s house.”

“I hope so. Here take this letter and give it to Angelina who stays at the outskirts of the village. Make sure she get it before you go to see the prime minister” Stefan commanded.

“Your highness but Queen mother Daria asked me to go to the pri…”

“I give the orders here” He cut him off. “You will go to where I sent you to. Now , get on the horse and move.”

“As you wish your highness” The messenger rode away like a wind. In no time, he was at the gate.

Stefan went back to the palace. He hoped the messenger delivers his letter first. Angelina should be warn about his mother’s plan.

He was lost in his thoughts when a hand dragged him in to a room. Stefan shouted when he came face to face with his mother. She looked quite furious.

“Mother, why will you do that? You scared me.”

She did not answer. Lincoln was present in the room with two of his wives. Its was a family meeting, he could guess it. The table was set with a jar of wine and empty cups.

Stefan’s eyes roamed around the room. It’s was his mother’s room. She changed the furniture and decorations in the room. No wonder he was confused.

“To what did I own this special invitation ?” He smiled at them. Stefan knew what they wanted to do, but he was not going to give to their demand. Angelina should not get involved in their mess. “Why will you drag me in to your room mother ?”

Queen mother Daria sighed. She sat down on the sofa and beckoned on Stefan to join her but he shrugged. “You should not refused me Stefan. The Royal family is going through hard times , you should stand by your family now.”

Stefan laughed as he walked to where she sat. “Look at who is talking about family and standing by each other. I did not get any help from you when I needed it.”

“Forget the past Stefan” Lincoln spoke. He was holding a cup in his hand. He sat beside his wives. “These are positive times. We should work together as a family. Akkad needs our maximum cooperation.”

Queen Annabelle rolled her eyes when her husband spoke about working together as family. He needed something from Stefan that’s why he brought up these talks.

“You should not go away Stefan” His mother told him. “Come and sit, let’s talk like a family.”

He thought about it and there was no need to run away from his problems. Stefan knew he had to face and conquer them. Even if it involved his family.

“Good” queen mother Daria said, when he sat on the sofa, next to her. She looked pleased. “I don’t like the way, you were laughing with Emily few hours ago. Stay away from that woman Stefan.”

“She is beautiful mother. I like the way she talks and her reasoning is very different from yours” Stefan said, picking a cup from the table. He blew the dust away and poured wine in to it. “I wondered why you two are friends when you don’t have anything in common.”

“She is not my friend” Queen mother Daria snapped. There was nothing between her and Emily. The only reason she was with the witch was because the late king visited her. He wanted to marry Emily but things did not work out well. She caused it.

“Then why did she know so much about you and father? You are hiding something from us mother” Stefan smirked. There was something that transpired between the three. He knew his mother did some evil back then. She was not to be trusted in any way.

She looked at Lincoln and his questioning eyes surprised her. Did Stefan’s questions managed to convince him? What ever happened between Emily and her must remain a secret and she promised never to tell any of her children about it.

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After Angelina read the letter, Stefan sent to her , she became more confused on what to do next.

In the letter, it’s was written that she should help the Royal family. She wondered if Stefan did not care about their child.

“Angelina Please tell me what is written in that letter. I am worried” Isabel said. She did not like the look on her friend’s face.

“Isabel, I am confused on what to do. The letter was sent to me by Stefan. The seal carries his name” She said, sitting on the ground. They came outside the house to receive fresh air but it seemed the letter has taken away the breeze.

“What was the content of the letter?” Isabel asked again. “If you don’t tell me, I might just think it’s something good.”

“No it is not. The letter said Stefan wants me to help his family. He said I should go ahead with the ritual” Angelina told her. She never expect Stefan to leave her in such situation. Now, she had to choose between him and their child.

“Is he serious? You are with a child Angelina. I won’t advice you to take such risk” Her friend advised.

Isabel felt sad for her. When will her friend be happy? Problems never stop coming her way.

“To make matter worst, he said his mother refused to wed us and that this ritual might change her mind about me” Angelina brought out the scroll. She threw it on the floor. Why will Stefan do this to her?

Isabel picked the scroll and read the content. But did not believe that Stefan would write such a letter. When she saw the prince’s seal, it was quite convincing. Every male of the royal family had his seal. Some even carried their names and Stefan’s name was written on it.

“I need to speak to Stefan. Why did he not come to see us ?” Angelina wondered. Something was odd about the letter but she could not put them together.

“Well. I think you should talk with your parents first. They will advise you on what to do” Isabel told her. “Also you should think about the Stefan too. He stood by you instead of his family. This is the first time he is asking you to do something for them.”

Angelina nodded. “You want me to help them right?”

“No I did not say so, my friend. I just want you to see from every corner before making any decision Angelina. Because one wrong step will destroy everybody” Isabel explained. “Also the coven. They were the ones who paid for your sins. Think about them too.”

Angelina sighed. Why was it so difficult? She knew that the coven will not be happy if she render any help to queen mother Daria. And if she did not, Stefan might hate her!

Your gift is the motivation for my creation. Give me more motivation!

Creation is hard, cheer me up!