The Devil In Guise - Chapter 138

Angelina wore a red dress. She did not wear a makeup. It’s had always been like that. Her mother told her that she was naturally beautiful, adding makeup to her face might attract men with no good intentions. Even with that, men with various characters and physique approached her.

Her childhood was different from other kids. She was locked up in the house all day with no one to play with. When Fabulous and Fabian visited it , they would play and laugh together. They made her child hood fun.

Angelina took the necklace and wore it. They were given to her by Stefan this morning. “It’s such a lovely piece” she ran her fingers on them.

The thought of her uncle Fabian frightened her a lot. He disappeared with his family and no one heard from them again. She wished he could come today.

A knock came in the door interrupting her thoughts. She did not stand up because of the dress she wore. It’s was very heavy.

“Come in, the door is not lock” Angelina answered.

The door opened queen Annabelle came in with three maids. In their hands were gifts.

“Greetings to the most beautiful bride in Akkad” she said with hands wide opened. When she saw Angelina’s plain face, Queen Annabelle frowned. “Why is your face like this ?”

“How my lady ?” Angelina glared in to the mirror to see what she was saying. Her face was perfectly fine. “Nothing is wrong with my face.”

Queen Annabelle nod her head pitifully “You want Stefan to shout at me for not dressing his bride properly.”

“But I look beautiful in this dress Queen Annabelle.”

“The dress is beautiful. You need few jewelries and a full make up. I don’t want him to recognize you.”

Angelina laughed. Queen Annabelle was funny the way Stefan had told her. If she stays in this palace then she will be her best friend.

“Come girls. Let’s begin our work. It’s will soon be dark.”

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He moved to one of the guest room because the women were using his room. He wondered how Angelina would look after the make-up. The dress he bought for her was made by the Royal seamstress, who was well known for her beautiful dresses.

“Stefan , you should tried this one on” Sigurd said, raising another shoe up. He spent more than two hours looking for the perfect shoes. “I want you to look more beautiful than Angelina.”

“Why ?” Mustafa asked.

“Why? Because I want the whole of Akkad to look at my best friend. It’s his second wedding with the love of his life.”

“You are sick Sigurd” Stefan tried another shoe on. “Mother said I can only perform the last rite. Lincoln would hand Angelina over to me.”

“Do you think he will do that ?” Sigurd asked, regretting his words as soon as they came out.

“I don’t know. He doesn’t have a choice here” Stefan removed the shoes. They were tight on his legs. He try on another. “I will take my bride and leave Akkad this night. That is the plan.”

“That’s much better Stefan. You should expect betrayal from them anytime” Mustafa told him. “It’s very unfortunate that they are your family. Why are you different from them ? Who raised you man ?”

“Fairies. Don’t be stupid, you know I grew up in the palace, why are you asking such a question ?”

“Anyone in our shoes will ask the same question Stefan. You are a blessing to your family, I hope they realize it before it’s too late” Sigurd said.

“It’s late already. I found the perfect shoes” Stefan changed the topic. Finally he could rest before the wedding.

“Yes. I like it” Sigurd admired. “It’s very beautiful, can we look for the perfect shirt now ?”

He frowned. Sigurd was going to suffocate him with fashion. Stefan wondered why he asked them to help him to dress up.

“I know Angelina has finished dressing up by now” he sank to the sofa.

“Yes or no.. we don’t know yet. You are the groom Stefan, you have to look fantastic” Sigurd said, opening the wardrobe. There were seven new shirts. “You should try them on, your highness.”

He stood up from the sofa and walked to where the shirts were. Stefan looked at them and wondered which of the shirt would suit him.

“Pick the red shirt Stefan” Mustafa spoke. “Angelina will be on red today. Lincoln might not wear red. So I prefer you should wear the same color as your bride”

Stefan nodded at his suggestion. It’s was a brilliant idea. If he wears red with his bride, he will look more like the groom. Lincoln will just look like Lincoln the king!

*****

“Mother , I have finished arranging the altar. I also met with the mage this afternoon” Queen Natasha said. She had a lot to tell the queen mother but it seemed she was more interested in what Princess Amara has to tell.

“Amara, how did the digging go ? How many feet is it ?” Queen Mother Daria asked, in a low tone. She did not want any one to hear what they were saying. The conversation was going on in her room and she made sure that the door was locked.

“its very deep, your highness. I paid the digger and he told me that his men will be there to close it” Princess Amara reported.

“Don’t worry about the closing. We can do it on our own. Natasha, what did the mage say ?”

“He told me that Angelina should not remove her magic chain no matter what” Queen Natasha told them. “Also, he will sent his men to take care of the coven and her family, if you pay him more gold.”

“Foolish man. But he is clever than the rest” Queen mother Daria smiled. She was going to take all chances. Angelina must die tonight.

“What about the child ?” Queen Natasha asked with fear. The child was Stefan’s blood and as such he was queen Daria’s blood. She was expecting her to spare it.

“That evil thing growing in her stomach is not my grandchild Natasha” Queen mother corrected. “I Don’t want to ever hear you say that again.”

*****

It’s was evening. Every where was dark. Alex was upstairs dressing Wonder up for the wedding. Fabulous was in the stables, while Zev was at the frontage of the house.

“Mother are we going to see Angelina today ?” He asked , raising his hands up.

“Yes my little prince. Your big sister is getting married to prince Stefan” She said, wearing him a shirt.

“Wow. I will dance till the day breaks” He clapped his hands.

“You are free to do it. I know you can’t. Wear your shoes , let’s go down stairs and meet up with Fabulous.”

Wonder grabbed his shoes and ran out of the room. Alex sighed. She had no choice than to follow him.

Outside the house, Zev stood waiting for his family. He wondered why they took the whole day to get dress.

” Uncle” He heard a voice. There was no one outside. His neighbors went to the square to celebrate the witches’ anniversary.

The voice called again. It’s came from the back of the house. Zev ran to the back and he saw Fabulous bleeding to death.

“What happened here?” He knelt down and held him.

Fabulous could not speak. When he tried to, more blood gushed out of his mouth, making him coughed again and again.

Zev studied his body. It seemed someone attacked him unknowingly. Before he could stand up, an arrow was shot to his back. He felt a pain.

“Don’t try to look behind , Zev” A voice warned. Three men came out from the bushes behind.

He recognized that voice, it’s was Reth, the mage. People said he killed witches for money. But Zev wondered who wanted to him!

“Who sent you?” He managed to ask. His magic chain was on and the arrow was not an ordinary one. It’s was used to kill witches.

“It’s Daria, the queen mother of Akkad” Reth answered. He stepped in to the light, so that Zev could see him. “I also heard that she is going to be your mother in law.”

Another arrow was thrown to his heart and this time, Zev gave in. He wished he could go up stairs and warned Alex but there was no way.

“Take the Bodies and buried them” Reth ordered his men. He had two more people to kill.

Few hours earlier, he killed the four leaders of the coven. Two were remaining but it did not matter to him any more. They were helpless already.

The back door was locked so ,he used magic to open it. There was no one at home. Every where was quiet.

He took a look around the house to see if any one was hiding but it seemed no one was in.

Outside the house, Reth used his black magic to burn the house in to ashes.. Little did he know that Alex and Wonder were trapped inside the house.