Chapter 26

Chapter 26

~Emily~

“Ahhh..”

I woke up to the bright sun, its rays casting a luminous light at my face. My eyes fluttered open, my mind clouded by the scene of a new day.

I took a sheepish glance at the wall clock, knowing fully well I was late, but yet hoping for the contrary.

“Fuck!”

The wall clock read 8:15 am, I was at least fifteen minutes late.

I jumped off my bed at once as I rushed to the bathroom to get freshened up.

I dashed to the castle's kitchen, but to my surprise I wasn't welcomed by Crystal's morning frown.

Crystal was nowhere to be found.

“Hey, you're a bit late today, by the way I'm Flora” a young female voice reached my ears.

I was dazzled by her beauty. Her golden braids were such where women died. Her skin loomed like the sun. She wore a soft smile which seemed to warm my heart.

“Okay nice to meet you, Flora, I'm Emily” I collected the tray from her and rushed upstairs.

I couldn't even spare time to ask her Crystal's whereabouts.

When I reached Zayne's r