KILLIAN I quickly freshened up and left my room to go get something to eat. After breakfast, I was walking past Laura’s room when I heard Ricky’s voice and decided to stop and eavesdrop on their conversation. I also heard Alice’s voice.“Your uncle and I have been practicing a dance. This particular dance we are practicing is the dance we will both dance at your upcoming birthday party,” Laura said.“Hmm, a birthday party? For Alice? I think an idea just popped up in my head right now. This Alice girl is really fond of Laura and it seems too that Laura is really attached to her. It would be tragic for Alice to be kidnapped on her birthday, won’t it now? Kidnapping her would be a really good plan,” I whispered to myself.I left Laura’s room window and headed for Cassey’s chamber.‘Ding dong,’ I rang the doorbell.“Who is it?” Cassey asked.“It’s me, Killian,” I replied.“Come in, Killian,” Cassey said as I came into the room and sat beside her on a couch.“How are you feeling now afte
RICKYI walked into the room like I hadn’t overheard her conversation with Bane.“Ricky, I didn’t know you were back.”“How would you know?” I questioned. “You never know about anything going on in the palace and you aren’t usually around these days. Just like you weren’t aware of Killian’s plan to dethrone Laura, you weren’t aware of the fact that I had returned to the palace before you. Why would you? Obviously, you have been busy. Very busy lately. Busy with your new man, Bane.”“Oh Ricky, no, it isn’t what you think it is. I only laid with him to get back at Killian,” Melo said as she hugged me from behind.I don’t care about your relationship with Bane in the least. It doesn’t bother me at all what you do with him and why you do it. You may think now that I’m jealous but really I’m not. I only want you to be rest assured that I didn’t eavesdrop on you, I thought.“It’s fine, Melo,” I rolled my eyes as I removed her hands from my shoulder. “It’s night time. We should both get some
LAURA“Where did he go?” Killian asked.“Dang it, he got away,” Lucio added. “I think he’s beginning to fear us now. While we were out yesterday, we didn’t get attacked. That was very surprising.”“I had also noticed that we weren’t attacked, Lucio. Do you know what this means?” Killian asked.“No,” Lucio responded.“This means that we can go out whenever we like without watching our backs, worrying when we would get attacked. We’re free now!” Killian exclaimed.I saw Ricky glaring angrily at Melo like if he’d got the chance, he would have strangled her right there on the spot.“Why are you glaring at her in such a way?” I asked. “She’s not to blame for his escape.”“You know everything, Laura. But let me tell you something, there are several things you don’t know Laura,” Ricky said as he angrily retreated to his room.What does he mean by that? He’s such a hothead. Why’s he so grumpy always? I only told him not to blame Melo for his escape and he got angry, I thought.Everyone retrea
KILLIAN‘Ding dong,’ the doorbell rang.“Who is it?” I asked curiously.“Melo,” the voice replied from behind the door.I wonder what she’s doing here so early in the morning, I thought.“Come in, Melo.”Melo barged into the room shouting…“I can’t take it anymore! I can’t stand her anymore!”“Who are you talking about?” I asked.“Who else do you think I’m talking about? Of course I’m talking about Laura!” Melo yelled.“What has Laura done to you? And why are you so angry with her?” I asked.“I blame Lauta for everything that’s happening currently. I hold Laura responsible for Ricky catching Bane.”“Everything like what? And who the hell is Bane?” I asked impatiently.“Bane is the name of the man you all were beating up this morning.”“Wait a minute. Bane? The man we were beating up earlier was the man that constantly attacks me, and his name is Bane?”“Yes, that’s his name.”“But how did you know his name? And why are you angry that Ricky caught him? What relationship do you share wi
LAURA“Making him your bodyguard doesn’t change the fact that he’s still a servant—”Ricky punched Rhett across his face and he fell to the floor.“Why the hell did you do that?” Rhett asked while gently brushing his sore cheek.“You seemed like a threat so I had to do something about you,” Ricky grinned. “You can’t blame me. I’m now her bodyguard and my job is preventing her from anything or anyone that looks dangerous or may look like danger.”“You don’t have to explain to him. You’re only doing your job. He’s actually a threat to me. He totally deserved that punch,” I said as I left the scene.I helped the servants with the decorations and the preparations till I was satisfied before I had retired to my room.I quickly took a nap before the party because I was tired after working. My short nap turned into a long nap. I woke up when the party had already started and I hadn’t woken up on my own. Ricky rang the doorbell countlessly and that woke me up.“Laura, are you even in there?”
RICKY“Let’s all calm down and think with a cool head,” I said while patting Cassey’s back.“No, Ricky! Laura is to blame for all of this. You fought hundreds of men in the war but you couldn’t fight one man. One man, Laura! How could you let them take my daughter!?” Cassey barked.“Don’t talk to her like that, Cassey. Have you forgotten what Laura has done for all of us,” I continued. “You know as much as I do that Laura loves Alice like she’s her own daughter.”“It’s exactly the love she has for Alice that has put Alice in such a dilemma,” Alice said as she sat on the floor. “She threw this big party and invited vital personnel. Of course the kidnappers couldn’t hold themselves any longer. They had to kidnap the celebrant because obviously if the celebrant's family could invite such important people, it means they’re wealthy. So they kidnapped my dear Alice so they could make money.”“Cassey. You know I can’t do something like that. You know how much I love Alice, I could never thin
RICKYLaura and I left the palace in search of Alice. We got into the car and drove off.“They pushed you out of the washroom, right?” I asked.“Yes,” Laura replied.“After that, what happened next?” I asked.“After they had pushed me out of the room, I immediately went back in but they were nowhere to be found. It looked like they had disappeared into thin air.”No Laura, they didn’t disappear at all. The kidnappers knew every corner of the palace and how they could easily get away after they had completed their task. This means only one thing. It means that Bane did all this. He did all this with the support of his dear girlfriend, Melo. Melo must’ve told him about all the corners in the palace and how to escape from them. I swear I won’t spare that bastard, I thought.Judging from the look on my face, one could make out that I was bothered by what I was thinking.“Ricky!” Laura shouted. “Watch where you’re going; you almost hit a truck, Ricky. What are you thinking about that you n
KILLIAN I woke up from my nap because I had so many things to do today.I picked up my phone from the table and gave Lucio a call.“Yes, Killian, speak to me,” Lucio said.“Lucio see me in my room immediately,” I ordered as I hung up. I stretched as I rose up from the bed and proceeded to the bathroom. I quickly got dressed after my shower.‘Ding dong,’ the doorbell rang.“Come in, Lucio,” I commanded and he obeyed.Lucio sat on the couch next to my bed. “Let me guess. You called me here to plan on how we would kidnap Alice, right?”“Lower your voice, Lucio. And yes, you’re right. I called you here so we could start executing the plan I had carefully thought of.”“Tell me what you’ve planned,” Lucio said.“You and I will go now and gather a group of kidnappers that will help us with this task. After abducting Alice, we would keep her in a warehouse in a dangerous area. An area where thugs and goons reside. We would hire all the thugs and goons in that area,” I said.“Why do we need