The Devil In Guise - Chapter 141

He wished he had wings to fly to the old palace. His mother’s intentions were not good. She never liked Angelina from the beginning.

Immediately Stefan finished talking to queen Annabelle, he took a horse and rode to the palace with mighty speed.

Not quite long, he arrived at the old palace. There was a crowd. People were chanting and singing praises to queen mother Daria for a victory she just won.

Stefan came down horse and went to the scene to get a clearer view. The people made way for him to pass. He wondered why they were shocked to see him.

“Prince Stefan, You are here ?” A man in his early thirties called his name. He had a bow in his hands.

As Stefan got closer , he saw that they gathered around a pit and when he looked inside the pit.

His body froze. He covered his mouth with his hands and prayed to the Creator to make this a dream. But it’s was reality. The dress he made the seamstress to sew yesterday. The jewelries he bought and the make up she took hours to put on.

Stefan did not bring himself to believe that Angelina, the mother of his child was the one lying dead in the pit. There were many arrows on her body. This means the killers did not want her to survive by chance. He knew his mother organized everything.

“Angelina” He screamed in pain and made way for the pit. It was better to die than to live with this shame and guilt. How was be going to live without his child ?

The guards held him quickly. They stopped him from falling in to the pit. But Stefan did not give up. He started fighting them.

Queen Mother Daria was talking to Reth when she heard a scream. “What is going on there ?”

“I don’t know queen mother” he answered.

“I think a guard is coming our way. Let’s wait for him” Lincoln said. After seeing Angelina’s dead body and listening to her curses , he became sick.

“Greetings your highness” the guard greeted when he came closed. “Prince Stefan is here Queen mother and he is fighting the guards.”

“I was expecting that” she rolled her eyes. Turning to Reth, she told him “Burn the body , before you bury the ashes. I don’t want her to honor in any way by any one. I hope you understand that ?”

“Yes queen mother” Reth bowed.

She went to where Stefan was and saw the way he was fighting the guards. Queen mother Daria was left with no choice than to order more guards to take him to the palace with or without force.

The rest of the family moved to the carriage and they made their way home. On their way, no one uttered a word. They were silent and scared.

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Queen mother Daria came down from the carriage. It’s was late and the village was quiet. She was glad that her plan went successful even though it’s ended up scaring them.

“Mother, what is going to happen now ?” Lincoln asked. He wanted to know if she was scared like they were.

“What ? Nothing is going to happen. Everything will go back to normal by tomorrow” Queen mother Daria answered. She noticed that princess Amara was still in shock. The words of the witch affected everybody. “Amara dear, what is the matter ?”

“I got scared mother” she replied, when they got to the entrance door. “It’s was so real. Do you believe in it ?”

“You should stop thinking about it dear. Her words are empty and dead like her body” queen mother Daria told them. “You should be more worried about Stefan and his health.”

Talk of Stefan. She wondered if he was going to forgive her? His eyes were full of rage when he came to the old palace. The dead look he gave her was frightening.

“Where is Natasha ?” Princess Amara searched around. She just noticed her absence. Natasha always make her feel better when ever there was a problem.

“I asked her to go with the guards. They should be in Stefan’s room now” Lincoln answered. He felt pity for his brother. She wished he would have not listen to his mother.

“Lets go inside and check on Stefan” queen Mother Daria said, before entering the palace. They followed her behind like flies.

Queen Natasha met them on the stairs. She was going to get a maid to attend to Stefan’s room. During the fight, he had a cut on his forehead.

“Greetings Queen mother” She bowed.

“How is he doing ?” Queen mother Daria asked with a worried face. She did not know how to face Stefan.

“Not good at all mother. We had no choice than to lock him up in his room” she answered.

Lincoln was surprised. Why will they lock him in the room ? Stefan could do anything to harm him self.

Ignoring Natasha, he walked and passed them. When Lincoln got to Stefan’s room. It’s was locked. “Open it” he commanded the guard.

He entered the room but his brother was not in. Where could he have gone to ?

“Where is Stefan ?” Their mother asked, as her eyes searched the room.

“I don’t know mother” Lincoln answered shakily. He was afraid. “Amara check the bathroom. He should be there.”

“Yes your highness” She bowed and entered the bathroom. Few minutes later, Princess Amara came out and said to them “he is not in the bathroom too.”

“Where did he vanished to ?” Lincoln wondered. The windows were high and such Stefan would not risk it.

He went to the window check if there was a rope but….

“M-mothe-r…” Lincoln shouted.

Queen mother Daria ran to the window and looked down. She saw Stefan’s dead body lying in a pool of blood.

She fell down on the floor and wept. Angelina’s words were coming to pass. The curse was real!

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Years later…

Over time, the curse was thought to have been forgotten until the time of the prophecy, a warring time like no other, kick-started, ushering in the birth of a new age.

Lincoln’s Grandson ascended the throne. His wife, Queen Aslaug was pregnant with their second son. He was worried about her condition because the pregnancy was getting to twelve months.

“You should not worry much about Aslaug, the physician said the baby is fine” His mother tried to make him feel better. Of course, every one told him the same thing last month but his wife was still carrying the child about.

“I have to worry Mother. Aslaug does not deserve this punishment. She is a good woman” the king said. The throne was quiet for a while.

A knock came on the door interrupting the silence in the room.

Without waiting for an answer, the door opened and a maid ran in to the room with a smile.

“Your highness, I am sorry for intruding” she bowed. “The queen is in labor.”

Both the king and queen mother stood up from their seats. They followed the maid who led them to the room , the queen was.

“We await goodness” The queen mother told the maid while they waited at the door. She was happy and excited to hold her grandchild. It’s was not her first but this pregnancy gave her joy.

After eight hours of waiting, the door opened and the mid wife came out. She looked sad. There was a lot on her mind.

“What happened ?” The queen mother got scared. She did not want to lose the baby or her daughter in law.

The midwife was silent. She did not know how to break the news to the king. “You should come and see for your self, your highness. My lips are too heavy to pronounce the words.”

The queen mother led the way to the room. She looked at her daughter in law who was crying. What happened?

“Did we lost the child ?” The king asked with fear in his eyes.

“No. But I don’t Know what I gave birth to your highness” she started sobbing again. Her eyes were swollen.

The baby was kept in the cradle. The midwife refused to hand it over to the Mother. She wanted the queen and the king to see it first.

Both the king and his mother moved to the cradle. Behold laid , a beast!

The baby had two horns on his head. He had long claws. In his red eyes were images of beast.

“A Devil!” The queen mother shouted and cursed. “We have to kill it immediately. The cursed child is born.”

Tears rolled down her cheeks. Queen Aslaug was not ready to give up on her child. She wished the same for her husband. “Please, don’t kill my child your highness. He is innocent.”

“My child, my son” the king wiped his tears with the back of his hand. He took the baby from the cradle and kissed it. “I shall name you Sargon. For you are as innocent as your grand uncle Stefan, was.”

The baby smiled.