Concubine's Warning

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Arlet was running in circles as she replayed the insult in her mind. Her eyes were red-rimmed and she seemed haywire. Her chambermaids watched her achingly as her tears kept on tumbling down.

She shook her head. “No, this is not going to happen anymore,” She mumbled to herself and sprinted here and there before pulling to a halt.

"I can't..." She choked on her words and dashed out of her chambers. Her chambermaids followed her with agitation eating their insides. Arlet was headed to the queen's chambers. The guard watched her coming furiously and before they could stop her to enquire about her suspicious behaviour, she pushed them and hurled open the door.

“Hey!” The caption-commander yelled but she had already crossed the territory and stepped inside the Queen's living room where she was present.

Meriall hurriedly turned around and saw fuming Arlet glaring at her.

“Arlet, sweetheart,” Meriall coated her with a smile but Arlet was in no mood to regard her with formalities.

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