The Devil In Guise - Chapter 139

Angelina glared in to the mirror once more, she did not believe that she was the same person. The make up changed her face. Its made her look more beautiful.

A maid came in and informed them that it’s was time for her to go downstairs.

Queen Annabelle supported her and they made their way downstairs.

Angelina searched for Stefan among the guests but she could not find him. Each time, he disappeared like this, something bad was bound to happen.

“Queen Annabelle, I can’t find my parents here” She said, looking towards the door. She was worried about them too.

“Please don’t ruin your beautiful makeup with tears. I will send someone to bring them to you” Queen Annabelle said.

The king sat on the altar with the priest. He has been sitting there for two hours.

“Let’s go Angelina” Queen Annabelle beckoned.

Angelina went to the altar and sat beside the king. The priest looked sad while he performed the marriage rites.

She did not understand what was going on. Both her family and Stefan were not present. Something was definitely wrong. She wanted to stand up when the priest stopped her.

“Be patient child. We will soon finish” He said, with a cup in his hand.

He closed his eyes and uttered few words. When he was done, he gave the cup to the king who handed it to Angelina.

“Why are you giving me a cup ?” She was confused under the veil. “I am not thirty your highness.”

“Drink it. It is part of the marriage rites” he told her. Lincoln knew the content of the cup was not blood but poison. It’s was going to kill Angelina slowly. He hoped she consume it before the priest would notice.

Angelina drank the red liquid in the cup. She felt a burn on tongue immediately. Without hurting her self further, she poured the remaining drink to the ground.

“Call the young prince” The priest ordered.

“He is not coming” Lincoln stood up from the altar.

“Why ?” Angelina removed the veiled off her face. She wanted to see the liar, that was talking.

“The wedding is cancelled” Queen mother Daria said with a smile. Every thing went according to plan and this was the last move to make.

She was feeling too dizzy to talk. The environment began to spin and images became blur. Her legs were weak to stand up. The only thing Angelina remembered was that Queen Mother Daria betrayed her again.

**

He has been waiting in the room all day. His friends were trying their best to keep him company but his mind traveled far. Stefan wished he had magical powers like Emily. He would have teleported himself to the wedding altar just to see Angelina’s face.

“Who knows what is going on down stairs ?” Sigurd asked. “We should go there and have look.”

“We shouldn’t do any thing that will anger queen mother Daria” Mustafa advised. The old woman decided to do something good for once in her life. He found it hard to believe that she agreed to the wedding.

“I don’t think I am going to be patient anymore Mustapha. I have waited for this day for too long” Stefan told them.

“You wanted your love story to be full of dramas and the gods gave more than you wished for, Stefan” Sigurd reminded him. They were having a conversation months back and he said, he did not want his love story to be as boring as his father’s.

“My mother was the one who brought all the pains to us. Sometimes I wish she was not my mother” Stefan said, bitterly.

No normal child would want her to be his mother.

“I will go and see what is going on downstairs” Mustafa stood up from the bed with a cup in his hand. He emptied the wine in to mouth and headed for the door.

The door refused to opened. It seemed like it’s was locked from outside.

“What happened Mustafa ?” Stefan asked, why he could not open the door.

“I don’t really know Stefan. You should come here, I think someone locked the door from outside.”

Stefan sprang up from the bed and went to the door. It’s was not locked in side and he could not open the door.

Something was wrong.

“This is one of their many games Stefan” Sigurd said. He was sitting in a sofa. “Your mother locked us inside. Only the gods know what is going on downstairs.”

Stefan hit the twice but its not open. This made him angry the more. Why was he foolish? He allowed his family to use him again and again.

**

When she woke up , her legs were tied together. Angelina could not stand on her feet. She touched the ground and found out that it was clay soil.

“Stefan” she called out. But no one answered. There were noises coming up.

“Close the pit” Queen mother Daria commanded. It’s was not as deep as she wanted it to be but she could manage as long as Angelina was inside.

“She is alive Queen mother” Reth informed her. He could see her moving .

“What do think Amara?” Queen mother Daria asked. She went closer to the pit and found out that Angelina was alive. “You managed to escape death again witch.”

“This was not our agreement queen mother” Angelina said. I am pregnant with your child, why will you keep me in this dark hole?”

Queen mother Daria laughed. She looked at Angelina with pity. The young girl did not understand the game.

“I thought you wanted to play along but it’s seemed you are new to the game. This is your end for Angelina.”

“People will ask what happened to me. I know Stefan is on his way right now. He will stop you” Angelina said with fear in her eyes. The wicked woman was serious. She wished her parents could come and save her one last time.

“The people of Akkad are on their way. I told them that I caught a witch who tried to kill me” Queen mother Daria said.

Angelina knew there was no way out. She looked at her wrist and saw a magic chain on. She did not remember putting any on. This was well planned by Daria again.

While the queen mother was talking, she noticed someone up there. He was an old family enemy. He was an enemy to the entire witch race and many feared him because he knew their weakness.

She hoped her eyes were deceiving her and the man she saw up there was not Reth. If he was the one then the fire on the mountain will spread across the slums.

Closing her eyes, Angelina said a short prayers.

She was still praying when water was poured on her body. Queen Mother Daria’s laugh made her more angry and scared. She wondered if it’s was the night that the gods designed for her to die.

**

Stefan looked for an iron but he could not find any. The guest room had only one door and his mother locked it.

“Let’s try the windows Stefan” Sigurd suggested. He did not know what to do or say.

“We are upstairs Sigurd. If any of us try to jump out …. I don’t want to say what will happen” Stefan told them. He wished he listen to queen Annabelle who told him to leave Akkad with Angelina.

“What do you think is going on downstairs ?” Mustapha asked. He was worried ever since the music stopped. Every where was quiet. “I can’t hear the drum beats again, Stefan.”

“I can’t too Mustapha. Let’s look for a way out if this place. What ever is happening outside this door is very serious. We are the ones who can save Angelina” Stefan said, moving to the door.

Sigurd turned the doorknob and the door opened. He was surprised because they tried to open it since but its was locked. “Look here Stefan, the door is opened.”

Both Mustapha and Stefan were surprised. They did not expect anyone to open the door for them.

A guard walked in to the room. He bowed and said “Queen Annabelle asked me to open the door for you. She is waiting for you downstairs prince Stefan”.

Even in his next life, he was going to ask the gods to bless with friends like Sigurd, Mustapha and Annabelle. They always come to his aid when he needed them.

“Let’s go, guys” he said to them.

When they got downstairs, queen Annabelle was pacing up and down with tears in her eyes. Stefan knew something was wrong. Queen mother Daria did not keep to her promise.

“Where is Angelina ?” He asked her.

“Look around Stefan . The wedding was all a lie. It’s was not a wedding” Queen Annabelle sobbed. “You should go to the old palace. They took her there.”

“Old palace? That’s quite far Annabelle. Do you know hey they took her there?”

“To kill her Stefan.”