SELAH'S POV: Throughout the night, I tossed from side to side on my bed. It was as late as two in the night and I knew that sleep for me tonight was canceled. I was sure my father hated me now. Onyx didn't even want to have anything to do with me. Things were getting worse and I didn't even know how to go about it. I sat up on my bed and pulled my legs to my chest. Nothing seemed to make sense any longer. Not the reason why I was doing all these crazy things. Not even Onyx or my father or this whole thing. I wanted to run away for a few days and clear my head. I knew Onyx would be able to manipulate everything so it didn't fall to me but I still felt uneasy. My father was mad at me. Not just the normal mad. He was disappointed and I was sure he could see my mother in me. Heck, he said I was like my mother and I had felt the pang in my chest. When he left, I knew he was going to turn his back against me. I stayed in the same position till it was dawn a
HAZEL'S POV: It was late at night and I couldn't sleep. I was waiting for Onyx. And no, that wasn't because I cared or anything. I just wanted to know if he had gone to do something to my brother. He was so unpredictable. After he had seen me and Earl seated together in the garden, I became afraid. I felt like he was going to take revenge on my brother and my friends. Checking the clock, I saw that the time had struck one. He wasn't back yet. I became worried. Going to find one of the guards, I asked for his whereabouts but the guard answered me rudely. I swallowed and nodded, thanking him before I left. I wanted to cry. I was starting to overthink things. What if he was burying them already to declare them missing tomorrow? I knew he was capable of doing such. For him to hide Selah's evil doing, I knew he could do worse. I waited at the porch till the clock struck two thirty and about fifteen minutes later, I heard the gates open and stood to my feet.
CHAPTER 64 ONYX'S POV: "She's lucky it didn't get to any of the veins transporting blood to her pulmonaries," The doctor said after he was done treating her. I had been standing beside him, hoping for a miracle and it was sure. I felt a wave of happiness wash over me. It was strange to feel that way but I welcomed it anyway. "I'm glad she's fine," The doctor gave me a surprised look but he said nothing. "She needs adequate rest. I have given her some suppressants because she might develop a fever. She needs to be watched by someone. You can place a guard by her side so I'd anything happens, you are alerted," "It's no problem. I'll watch over her." The doctor raised his brows in shock but he nodded. "That's better. Anyway, I have to go now. There's a dead body and the morgue attendant wants me to take a look at it. She's going to be fine." I knew it was Elena's body he was talking about but I chose to play dumb about it. As soon as he left, I turned to
ONYX'S POV: When I heard that Selah had visited again, I didn't even know how to react. I was mad and curious at the same time. I had asked the guard to make her wait outside. I was afraid of letting her into the house. Even without her presence here, she had caused a lot of havoc. Imagine having her in here. Maybe she'd kill everyone in the palace. One of the maids had reported that Cherry was awake but I decided that I was going to see her after attending to the situation at hand. Selah was standing behind one of the porches that lined the palace entrance. She leaned against the wall and as soon as she saw me, she straightened. I made sure to look as nonchalant as ever. Infact, her presence alone made me annoyed and it was just enough for me to speak to her without caring about her stupid emotions. "Hey,".she said and smiled at me. I honestly had no idea what she found funny. "Why are you here?" I asked, slipping my hands into my pocket. She
ONYX'S POV: The drive to the temple was quiet. I was brooding throughout the whole ride and wondering what I was going to say to the priest. I wasn't afraid of the man but he had a way of making me nervous. I was also feeling extremely guilty. I mean, I hadn't seen my parents since they had been taken away from the palace two weeks ago. I was a terrible son and there was nothing I could do about it. But I could still redeem myself today. My mother would forgive me and as for my father, he would come around it. The car drove through the gates that had been opened by one of the guards standing at the gate. He bowed and I nodded in acknowledgment. Once the car cruised to a halt in one of the parking spaces, the driver killed the engine and he hurried out of the car to open the door to me. I stepped out and looked up to the temple. It was built like a castle with triangular pinnacles and pillars running around it. The stained glass windows let the sun in a
ONYX'S POV: My father was staring at me like he was waiting for me to give him answers. I felt my heart beat increase as moments passed. My mother seemed to be hearing this for the first time because she was staring at me in shock. "Mind telling me, Onyx?" She asked as she stood to her feet. The gods knew I wasn't going to give her any reply. I wasn't here to talk about anything related to that. I was here to see how they were faring and now that I saw that they were good, I felt it was time to either change topics or get the hell out of here. "That's not relevant now. I want to know when you both will be returning to the palace. I—" "Will you tell me what you know or just wave it off like it doesn't matter?!" My mother yelled at the top of my voice and grabbed my shirt. She was shaking with anger and her glare was enough to eliminate me at the spot. I looked to my father for help but he turned his wheelchair and went into the adjoining room. Turning to loo
HAZEL'S POV; I knew when Onyx returned. I was seated in the garden, my usual spot when a car zoomed in through the palace gates.. My anxiety returned. Whenever I knew he was around, I always felt anxious as I didn't know what was going to come next for me. I felt bad after I had seen him talking to Selah again. Wasn't he seeing all that she was doing? He had slept beside me on my bed throughout the night but he could still stand with the woman who had put me in the same position with his parents. Thinking about it was even getting me angry. I scoffed and looked down at my hand. It was trembling. What was going on? What exactly was I doing here? I mean, I could just run far away from here and tell my brother and friends that I would be leaving before going anywhere. I'd make sure I stayed far away for a long time before returning back to this place. Maybe by then, he'd have forgotten about me and everyone would have moved on with their lives. Just then, a
CHAPTER 69 HAZEL'S POV: I felt really stupid after Onyx asked me to get out of his room. What had come over me? I hated him to the core but back there, I acted like something else. The more I replayed this memory in my head, the more I wanted to pull out my hair from my head. I was in my room when I heard the maids whispering about Cherry being awake and immediately, my anxiety returned. Was there never a moment of rest for me in this place? Did I always have to be in a constant state of fear? I felt suffocated in here and everywhere around this palace but I knew there was no escape for me. I was stuck here for as long as I gained back my freedom. The idea of Cherry being awake made me sick in the stomach. I was taken back to the events that had led her to falling sick for the second time and it made me shaken to the marrow. I blew out a hot breath and lay back on the bed as I got lost in thought. I fell asleep from there. About an hour later