Chapter 12 Courtney POVWe left to prepare for the next test,it the Dance of Grace (All noble ladies learnt it since they were little,it a graceful dance that needs the use of your waist and hands) "Milady what are we supposed to do?" Reena was panicking"What? Is there any problem?"I asked confused." You don't know the dance of grace,you never had chance to do learn it""Oh! Is that it? I can just tell Her Highness,I can't do it" I shurg "Miladyyy" she called me out frustrated"Have you forgotten, we have to leave the palace, before it goes far, and now is the time"" But haven't you change your mind? I thought His MajestyâŚ. ."" Reena listen"I pulled her and grab her chin."What happens when His Majesty got to know who I am truly?"she remained silent and I continued." We will be chased out,so it better to leave with dignity huh?" She nodded "Good,so don't worry and let's just go with the flow, it about time we leave"I pat her cheek and she left to bring my meal while I
Chapter 13Courtney POV I groaned and stretched slowly opened my eyesâAhhhhh! ââshhhhhâHe covered my mouth and smiled I stared at him in shock, I wasn't expecting him to be here and his face been the first time I saw in the morning. âYour MajestyâI called and he dropped his hand on my lipsâYour Majesty? Not George? âHe sighedâIâŚ.. IâŚâI frowned, this man was cold to me for days and now he playing nice, I'm confused. I watched as he gently pat my hairI shift back a bitâI don't eat, stop behaving like you are scared of meâHe muttered and stood upI realise a breath I don't know I was holding. I watched as he wore the outer layer of his robe, I frowned, I don't remember him pulling it off. He must have pulled it off now I slept off. âwhy did you want to leave? ââHmmmm?âI was stunned not knowing if I should tell him or not. How will he feel if he knew how he will react, I lied and deceived him, will he? âit ok if you don't want to tell me, but can you not
Chapter 14 George POV I smiled when I remembered Courtney's expression. It fun to tease her, I wish we did it though we don't I recalled what happened the night before. Flashback âYour Majesty you called for meâReena bowed, âShe's hot, can you pull off the outer garment? âI pointed to Courtney who was asleep. âohhhh, I seeâshe came to the bed and skillfully pull Courtney's garments, I can tell she has done it a lot of times. She touched Courtney's face and frowned. âShe's too hotâshe muttered and pulled off her whole clothes,leaving only her underwears. âWhatâŚWhatâŚwhat are you doing? ââShe's too hot so I decided to pull all her clothes offâshe replied innocently âokay, you can goâI ordered and she left. I layed down back but this time with my back facing Courtney I don't want to do what I will regret. âhmm, it so hotâCourtney murmured and I frowned,even when she was almost naked she's still hot. âisshh, I⌠âI stifled when she hugged me from beh
Chapter 15Courtney P0VâMilady ! Milady!! â I frowned, Reena was screaming and I can sense the urgency in her voice. âMiâŚladyâ she paused to catch her breath, I raised my brows waiting for her to talk. âMilady, trouble âshe muttered gaspingâwhat trouble? ââthere's war.. khaitaan⌠took Her Highness..His⌠His Majesty is set to go to warââWhat! âI yelled and stood upâwhere's His Majesty? ââHe's getting ready, they will leave soonâshe replied, staring at me in confusion. âWhere are you going?ââTo His MajestyââDo you think he will want to see youâ I know she was right but⌠âI should still see himâ I ran towards his chamber with full speed,Reena followed me but I soon left her behide. I stopped when I saw Agatha in front of his chamber, she must also have come to see him. I noticed her maids were not with her but it non of my business anyways I was short of breath, and was gasping, âWhat are you doing here? âshe flashed me a glare but I ignored her, I looked towar
Chapter 16 Courtney POV I opened my eyes, and groaned, my head was pounding but I stood up leaning on the bed, I took a deep breath and remember why I collapsed in the first place. âMi ladyâ Reena whom just entered, ran to my side to support me âReena, His MajestyâŚ. ââHer highness is back, the guard managed to bring her back aliveâshe flashed me a small smile,but I frowned âAnd His Majesty?â I asked with anticipation. âHe will be back, I belive soâI broke into sobs. âWhat really happened?â I was curious, Reena hesitated but gave in when I kept staring at her. âKhaitan attacked on their way back, they betrayed His Majesty and repel their negotiationsâshe explained âHis Majesty while trying to protect Her Highness in the process, and fell off a cliff when he tried to distract their attackers, the other guards took another way, by the time they came, it was late His Majesty already already fell but they managed to save Her Highnessâ I felt my heart squeeze and I
Chapter 17Courtney POV I woke up more than an hour ago, but I was too lazy to stand up, I still couldn't believe George was gone. The dagger and pouch confirmed it but I found it unbelievable. âMilady, are you okay?? Please answer meâReena was sobbing and it is hurting my ears and head I closed my eyes and sighedâI'm fine, I'm just sleepyâI replied and yawned âHow can you be fine? His Majesty is goneâshe wept for God knows how long, while I remained laying down, I was too tired to stand up. âMilady, you can't remain like this, you have to surviveâReena complained with worry laced in her voice. I have been on the bed for days now, I just can't seem to be able to get up. âI'm fine, just a bit sleepyâI replied âyou have been sleeping for days, you are not alright Milady. I should get a physicianââPlease Reena, I'm alright â I pleaded and my voice came out weak. âBut you areâŚ.. Hmm I should clean you upâI felt a warm towel on my arms, she has been cleaning me up
Chapter 18Courtney POV He took George's courtyard, I followed the guard to the study room, the guard left after we got to the door. I frowned and slowly moved to the door,the door knob was cold, I pushed it in and the door opened. I stepped in and saw Prince Edward sitting on the desk, he smiled when he saw me. I bowed and he nodded âHeard you were sickâHe glanced at me clearly checking me out. âyes, but I'm fine nowââI see,you must know the competition continuesâHe added âI do, but Her highness gave me the permission to leaveââNo one can leave without my order âI flinched when he suddenly yelled. I raised my eyes and saw he was furious, I creased my brow in confusion. âYou can't leave âHe declaredâBut Her highness⌠ââwhen I say you can't leave, then you can't moreoverâŚ. âHe stopped talking while staring at me bewildered. I moved back a bit having a bad feeling, He came closer to me, and i stepped back but he didn't seem to mind. âIs that⌠is tha
Chapter 19Countney POV Sleeping in the dungeon was really uncomfortable, and I starved the whole night. I wondered how Prince Edward knew I escaped. I sighed and turned to Reena, I saw she is not better than me. âWhat if he kills us?? â I can see fear written all over her face. âI don't think so, let's just wait and see what happensâ She grumbled and leaned on the wall. I also closed my eyes to sleep, I'm really tired. I heard the loud sound of chain, I opened my eyes and saw a guard opened the dungeon âHis Majesty said to release and escort you to the hall. I stood but my leg gave out and I fell back down. âMiladyâReena hurried towards me and helped me up. I stretched my leg a bit and followed the guard to the hall. I was surprised to see a lot of people. The ladies, Her highness, a few officials and Ministers. The guard forced me down. I broke out in cold sweat as my knee hit the floor. I groaned, and glared at the guard âBastardâi cursed to
Chapter 24Courtney POVâWho the hell are you? "Even I couldn't help but trembled in fear, Goerge looked really scary right now. âI⌠I.. IâŚ.â I was also curious and waiting to hear her answer. âYour Majesty, my kingâ The door of the room opened,I saw an old man entered with walking stick. I had no idea who he isâMy king, how could youâ he helped Morgan up and shoot Goerge a glare. âAnd who might you be? Who let you in?â Goerge asked âMy king, it I, your father in law â I frowned, what father in law? I glanced at Goerge and saw his expression softened, âMy king why did you hit her? â the strange old man complained and George sighed. He also moved closer to Morgan and supported her. This isn't going the way I expected, I thought Goerge would lash out at her, I thought he got himself back, it seems⌠âAnd who is she? â the same old man glared at me. âright who are you? â Goerge eyes turned hostiles towards me. âYou⌠You⌠YouâŚâ I was speechless and shocked on
Chapter 23. Courtney POV âSo how did it go? â Her highness stared at me waiting for my reply âIt seems he's not completely under her control, he was a bit irritated with her too and he also don't remember anything about meâ I elaborated and Her Highness nodded. âWhatever they used for him, he hasn't lost his whole sense after allâ Her Highness sounded proud and I smiled. âYes and Morgan was anxious, which means things aren't really going her way, we have to move fast and make him come back to himselfââAnd how do we do that? ââI have no ideaâ I shrugged âBut, for now, I will focus on trying to recall his memories about meâHer highness frownedâBut how do you do that? ââHe reacted when I hugged him, so there's hope, I just need to work hardâ Her Highness sighed,and combed her hand through her hair. âThat's a lot of work, but I will leave you to that, for today I think you should get some sleepâ I felt tired honestly after all I have been running around since morning. â
Chapter 22 Courtney POV âCome inâ The familiar cold voice ordered, I thought you wasn't gonna let me in but he did anyways. âYour Majesty, may I have a moment with you, I need⌠ââMilady â Morgan whom I don't know was inside greeted me, I nodded back to her and faced His Majesty. âI need to talk to youâ He raised his brow and gesture for me to go on, but I looked at Morgan âAloneâ I addedâleave usâ I was actually surprised he was willingly to send her out. âBut your Majesty⌠ââOut, I.. Won't.. Repeat.. Myself â He ordered word to word. I saw Morgan clutched her fist, gave me a provocative gaze and slowly reversed, she stared at me one last time, and banged the door while going out. âit seems she doesn't have a complete control over him yet, greatt I should be able⌠ââWhy are you here? â my thought was broken and I gazed at George. âYou lost some weight, it must have been hard on youâ I whispered softly as gently as I could and he frowned. âI missed you, I
Chapter 22Courtney POV âShe's just in shock, she will be fineâ The physician finished examining Her Highness âuse this anioment for your knee, it must hurtâ The physician must have noticed how I was rubbing my knee. âThank youâI smiled and took it. âIf that is all, I will leave now, you can call me if there's anythingâ The physician packed up and left. I sighed and stared at Her highness, she's also helpless, her dead son came back alive but he is not himself anymore. He's more like a stranger. I massaged my tremble, my head hurts so much, the incident that happened today took a troll on me. âWhat if he's not George? What if someone took his shape? It possible though very rare but it possible. Or was I overthinking it?â âMilady â a very familiar voice brought me out of my thoughtâReenaâ I cried out, I had no idea when she came in. She pulled me for a hug and I engulfed the warmth of her body. She patted my back and coax me âEverything will be fine Mil
Chapter 20 I ran for more than 10 minutes and couldn't find her, the palace was already in chaos, everyone was running up and down seeking shelter, I was tired and stopped to catch my breath. Mind you I'm in my wedding dress and it getting in my way. I tried to remove some layers but I couldn't, I hissed and looked around âwhere could Reena be? â I thought to myself. I frowned and noticed something in the chaotic situation. Nobody was killed, I saw no dead body and the soldiers just ignored the servants running around, they seems to be headed in same direction. I took a deep breath and out of curiosity went the way the soldiers were heading to. They seemed to be going towards His Majesty chamber, I clutched my fist and hasten my pace to see what was going to happen. They stopped in front of the chamber and surrounded it. I hid behide a pillar to observed what was happening. My heart sank and I shuddered when I saw Her Highness sitting outside the cha
Chapter 19Countney POV Sleeping in the dungeon was really uncomfortable, and I starved the whole night. I wondered how Prince Edward knew I escaped. I sighed and turned to Reena, I saw she is not better than me. âWhat if he kills us?? â I can see fear written all over her face. âI don't think so, let's just wait and see what happensâ She grumbled and leaned on the wall. I also closed my eyes to sleep, I'm really tired. I heard the loud sound of chain, I opened my eyes and saw a guard opened the dungeon âHis Majesty said to release and escort you to the hall. I stood but my leg gave out and I fell back down. âMiladyâReena hurried towards me and helped me up. I stretched my leg a bit and followed the guard to the hall. I was surprised to see a lot of people. The ladies, Her highness, a few officials and Ministers. The guard forced me down. I broke out in cold sweat as my knee hit the floor. I groaned, and glared at the guard âBastardâi cursed to
Chapter 18Courtney POV He took George's courtyard, I followed the guard to the study room, the guard left after we got to the door. I frowned and slowly moved to the door,the door knob was cold, I pushed it in and the door opened. I stepped in and saw Prince Edward sitting on the desk, he smiled when he saw me. I bowed and he nodded âHeard you were sickâHe glanced at me clearly checking me out. âyes, but I'm fine nowââI see,you must know the competition continuesâHe added âI do, but Her highness gave me the permission to leaveââNo one can leave without my order âI flinched when he suddenly yelled. I raised my eyes and saw he was furious, I creased my brow in confusion. âYou can't leave âHe declaredâBut Her highness⌠ââwhen I say you can't leave, then you can't moreoverâŚ. âHe stopped talking while staring at me bewildered. I moved back a bit having a bad feeling, He came closer to me, and i stepped back but he didn't seem to mind. âIs that⌠is tha
Chapter 17Courtney POV I woke up more than an hour ago, but I was too lazy to stand up, I still couldn't believe George was gone. The dagger and pouch confirmed it but I found it unbelievable. âMilady, are you okay?? Please answer meâReena was sobbing and it is hurting my ears and head I closed my eyes and sighedâI'm fine, I'm just sleepyâI replied and yawned âHow can you be fine? His Majesty is goneâshe wept for God knows how long, while I remained laying down, I was too tired to stand up. âMilady, you can't remain like this, you have to surviveâReena complained with worry laced in her voice. I have been on the bed for days now, I just can't seem to be able to get up. âI'm fine, just a bit sleepyâI replied âyou have been sleeping for days, you are not alright Milady. I should get a physicianââPlease Reena, I'm alright â I pleaded and my voice came out weak. âBut you areâŚ.. Hmm I should clean you upâI felt a warm towel on my arms, she has been cleaning me up
Chapter 16 Courtney POV I opened my eyes, and groaned, my head was pounding but I stood up leaning on the bed, I took a deep breath and remember why I collapsed in the first place. âMi ladyâ Reena whom just entered, ran to my side to support me âReena, His MajestyâŚ. ââHer highness is back, the guard managed to bring her back aliveâshe flashed me a small smile,but I frowned âAnd His Majesty?â I asked with anticipation. âHe will be back, I belive soâI broke into sobs. âWhat really happened?â I was curious, Reena hesitated but gave in when I kept staring at her. âKhaitan attacked on their way back, they betrayed His Majesty and repel their negotiationsâshe explained âHis Majesty while trying to protect Her Highness in the process, and fell off a cliff when he tried to distract their attackers, the other guards took another way, by the time they came, it was late His Majesty already already fell but they managed to save Her Highnessâ I felt my heart squeeze and I