CHAPTER 90: 90: BUSTED

Lilac

I was nervous as hell on the way back to the palace, cause I just had a feeling something was gonna go wrong. It was a niggling feeling that had settled in my stomach since the moment that snake spy had said to tell the king that u was the one she wanted, for whatever weird reasons.

It was awkward in the ride back, cause I was made to seat beside Damien, and he made me so nervous, compared to the fact that I was now so afraid that they’d kill md after being done with me. I had hoped they’d let me live if I keep acting like I’m actively putting efforts into all their orders, when I’m just acting like my normal self around Sloan. Damien had also mentioned wanting to have sex with me, so I had a feeling he might wanna get that in exchange for saving me today, which was something that was already making me so uncomfortable.

As soon as we arrived at the palace and were dismissed, I quickly fled to my room, but bells fell into my side, asking me if I enjoyed today.

The princess ended uo sharing to the rest of the slaves, to make it seem like she did plan to give everyone each a present. I was so annoyed that everyone believes she’s king hearted when she’s literally a fake!

"I’m tired and would like to have an early night." I tell Belle when she began to go on a long rant of how amazing the princess is and how she was looking forward to working around her even more. If only she knew how that same person tried to kill me today.

"Oh, alright then. Have a nice night then, and don’t forget to use your drugs first." She called as she waved me off, reminding me of the fact that I was burning up a little. Having an open injury then being thrown into water and almost being allowed to drown would do that to a person.

As soon as I got into my room, I was glad that it was completely empty. As soon as I flopped into my bed, the door was opening and Jake was coming in, a grin on his fsce as he walked over to me and touched my head, a frown settling across his face.

"You’re burning up. I knew they were gonna stress you out today, selfish fucks couldn’t let you get a single day of break!" He bit out through gritted teeth while I chuckled a little because if only he knew that I wasn’t burning up cause I was worked to the bones and for a completely different reasons.

But then I couldn’t tell him that, cause that would mean me exposing more than I’m supposed to, which could definitely put my life in danger if discovered.

In that same moment, a knock sounded on the door and when Jake went to get it, my heart dropped in my stomach when it turned out to be Damien.

Ugh.

He announced that I’ve been summoned and this time, I couldn’t even be able to tell if it was by the bald headed man of if he was the one who summoned me himself, but making use of the bald headed authority just to get me to come with him, so he could demand for sex for me or something.

I let out a sigh as I rolled out of the bed, cause i couldn’t refuse to not go with him for my own good. Jake frowned and stepped in my line of sight.

"You’re going?" He asked and I nodded, which made him frown in clear disapproval.

"You’re sick. You need rest." He pointed out and I sighed while nodding.

"Tell him uou can’t go or something," he added and I shook my head. It’s funny that he’s thinking I have a choice in this situation.

"It’s fine, I’m sure it won’t take long anyway."

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Turns out the bald Headed guy did summon me, and the first thing he did once I arrived there was to slap me so hard that I fell to the ground at once.

Apparently, the bald headed man was told by the princess that I was starting to develop feelings for Sloan. I didn’t even know if she was aware of this, or if she just made this up to punish me and warn me off against entertain any sort of feelings for the prince.

"Don’t you have feelings for him? Weren’t you warned to never catch feelings for him??" He roared and I flinched.

I want to deny those words and claim that I never developed any feelings for him, and that I never saw him as anything but a beadt which they all see him as, but my mouth refused to move, and when I got slapped again, water spilled down my cheeks.

The women were pacing angrily. "See? Didn’t I predict this happening?? I told you this boy is as useless as other humans! I said we should kill him instead of wasting time on him!" TJ’s first woman yelled and I flinched.

"I’m sorry." I whispered as my heart hammered hard against my ribs.

Damien was the one to crouch before me, and I saw anger his eyes as he gripped my hair hard and wrenched my head back, just as he spoke. "Do you love him?"

I swallowed slowly and shook my head, but I knew deep down that I was lying. What I was already feeling for the Prince was unlike anything little and ordinary, it was so much more, it was consuming up my entire inside.

I might have shook my head but my face had probably given off my answer, cause Damien scoffed before slapping me hard as well.

I was so fucked tonight!

Oh god!

"Let’s kill him right now instead of wasting more time on him, just staring at him is making my skin crawl!" The second woman bit out angrily and I let out a panicked cry, my heart lurching in my throat as I gaped at them, tears streaming down my face as I clasped my hands before me.

"I’m so sorry! Please don’t kill me." I pleaded but they all scoffed, their eyes hard.

The bald headed man approached me and I crawled backward in fear till I had nowhere else to move. When he stopped before me, there was so much anger in his eyes that I flinched.

"Here’s what’s gonna happen... I know you valor your life and that you don’t wanna die yet, yes?" He asked and I nodded so fast that my head spinned and got a little dizzy.

He nodded once, his jaw clenched. "Good."

"Here’s what you’ll do. We’ll give you a special poison."

My eyes widened as my heart dropped into my stomach instantly.

"What?"

"You heard me." The man snapped and I flinched at once, just as he pulled out something from his pocket and fling at me. It was a white powder in a plastic bag.

"It’s plastic, so you only need to put it in his water and have him drink it. It would render him paralyzed and that’s when we’ll finally strike. Because of you, we’ll have to sped up our plan." The man bit out but my mind was reeling hard as I stared down at the plastic bag.

"B- but it would hurt him..." I whispered and the man scudded in anger.

"Of course it would, but it’d just a beast. Or would you rather be killed instead?" He asked and my eyed widened as I quickly shook my head.

"Good. Then you’ll carry out this job before morning unfailingly, then you’ll announce that something had happened to the Prince and you met him in that state when you went to serve him. Guards would flock in and sound an alarm, then we’ll come in and your role would have been played. You mouse do it before morning, if there’s still no alarm sounded by morning, we’d assume you failed the mission, then you’ll have to come answer to me. Do you understand?"

I nodded fast while my head still felt dizzy as fuck.

"Good. You’re dismissed." He barked and I practically fled.

I was being escorted by Damien who feels extremely furious beside me, which is making me so nervous.

"You’re really in love with the prince?" He barked and I flinched. When I didn’t respond, he suddenly stopped and shoved me into the nearest wall.

"How low are your standards?? A literal beast?!" He hurled at me and I felt instantly annoyed and insulted on Sloan’s behalf.

"You’re definitely more of a beast compared to him!"

He was silent at first, then he was slapping me hard.

Before I could recover, he was forcefully kissing me and holding me down while I struggled hard and tried to kick at him.

Oh gods. Not again, please.