Queen’s Emma’s heart couldn’t stop boiling with rage while she paced her chambers like a wounded lion, her eyes filled with rage and her hands vibrating like a woman who had lost her most priceless jewelry, she just couldn’t believe that she finally succumbed to her son’s threat, she couldn’t believe that Joshua was actually serious with his threat else why would he come down to the dungeon to ensure that she actually got Terry out, she rolled her eyes in displeasure turning to Maria who stood uncomfortably behind her with both of her hands folded properly, she looked up at the queen and finally looked away, what could she say other than to console her and let her know that she isn’t alone even though she feels so.The queen scoffed, she ran her hands restlessly through her hair, she moved over to an arm chair and sat shaking her legs over and over again “can you believe it Maria? My own son actually wanted to carry out his threat, he actually meant every word he said to me earlier, h
Maria hurried down the hallway looking totally perplexed, she could feel deep down in her heart that the queen would surely not let this slide easily without a fight, she hated the feeling of humiliation and this is exactly the way Terry have made her feel, the clouds have gone totally dark, it haven’t stopped raining, the clouds rather grew heavier with the down pour of rain, one would only wonder if it was the end of the world, Maria without hesitation arrived at the servant’s chambers and got into her room, she shut the door behind taking a deep breath with both of her hands placed restlessly on her chest, she sighed out loud scooting to a short stool sitting very close to her single bed, she sat on it with her hand placed under her jaw, she shook her head bitterly. She have spent her entire life serving the royal family, she literally knows every single thing about queen Emma including the deepest secrets of the palace, she was there when Terry was born and she helped ease him, y
Maria chortled when she saw the look on Leonna’s face, it was surprise mixed with anxiety and fear, she fixed her stare on Maria for a while with her mind bubbling deep with thoughts of what and what Maria might have noticed to have pushed her into dwelling in such thoughts or perhaps pushing forward to inquire from her, she shook her head in fear feeling totally in shock, she didn’t even know what to say or what to respond with apart from the fact that whatever that is going on in her mind is totally wrong, she wondered who else thinks something is going on between them apart from Maria, she forced a smile on her already pale face and sighed out loud repeating what she had said before “nothing is going on.”Maria smiled “I hope so, you know exactly what would become of you and Terry if the queen finds out that something is going on? No one in the palace can date anyone inside this palace, it is a taboo and as such considered an abomination” she said looking straight at her face.Leon
“I would go serve Terry his soup now, I am sure he must be super hungry” she said trying to forget what she had just discussed with Maria and focus more on the good news, the exciting part of Terry being out of dungeon when she had already given up.Maria nodded “alright, I would see you later.”Leonna forced a smile on her face nodding her head abruptly, she left the room in a hurry shutting the door behind to avoid further questioning by Maria, she took a deep sigh with both of her hands placed on her chest while she walked down the hall way, she shook her head sadly when she admitted to herself that she wasn’t being honest, she just couldn’t help but lie just to save herself from whatever that might be the result of her dying love for Terry, she sighed out loud wondering when she got to that position, falling in love with Terry was never the plan neither did she dream of something like that, she just wanted to have a roof over her head and since it has become her duty to serve in t
“Wait!” Terry said stopping her.Leonna halted at that moment “I am in bug trouble, what were you thinking Leonna” she thought quietly to herself grabbing tight on the tray in her hands.Terry walked up to her.She could feel him right behind her, his shadow over hers and his gaze fixed on her, she shut her eyes praying in her heart that the gods save her.“Turn around…” Terry said almost as a command.Leonna gulped hard and gently turned around facing the young fine man standing in front of her.“For how long have you been standing here? And… what exactly do you mean by you didn’t see anything?” He arched his brow waiting for her response.Leonna froze for few seconds staring at him, she was totally speechless and couldn’t tell which word was right to begin with and the one to end with, what was she to say? Lie or what? “I… I… just got here.”“Then why did you say you didn’t see anything? Did anyone say you saw something before?” He asked walking closer to her.Leonna took a step bac
“What are you ashamed of Leonna? Me or the fact that you were feeding your eyes with my nakedness?” He asked.Leonna felt like bursting into tears now, isn’t it obvious that she was in trouble now? She shook her head in fear “please, I wasn’t feeding my eyes with anything, I only came here to give you the soup I made just like the king instructed me to.”He raised his brows “really? Is that truly the only reason why you are here?”She fixed her stare on him wondering if he was actually expecting her to answer that question, of course that isn’t the only reason why she have come, she have been longing for his freedom, she have missed seeing him and hearing his voice, making the soup for him was only an added advantage to her, it was only a cover up for her to see him but how was she to tell him that, it equally means she is confessing her feelings to him and what do they say about she-wolves who confess their feelings first to a man? They call them loose and shameless, she shook her he
Leonna haven’t felt more frightened than she was at that moment, she can’t recall sharing her room with anyone or having anyone stay in her room, she just couldn’t understand what was going on but she just wished she was dreaming especially for the fact that she had said aloud that she loved Terry, in as much as her words were true, she wouldn’t want anyone to know anything about it not even Terry himself now a stranger in the dark have heard her words and her legs her shaking with fear, she gulped hard over and over again grabbing the ends of her dress and twisting them really tight, her eyes had widened and her hands were gradually getting cold, her nerves were really disgracing her at that moment “who is there?” She repeated, her voice unsteady and her lips trembling like one who was suffering from a cold, her eyes were equally growing blood shot gradually and she only wondered how much longer she can stand there without taking to her heels but this was her room after all and she p
“My… my queen…” Leonna said with so much humility and fear bowing her head, she just couldn’t think straight at that moment, it was so obvious that the queen overheard her loud thoughts, she wondered what would become of her now that the queen knows her secret, now that she have broken the rules, how was she to make the queen believe at this point that their is actually nothing going on between herself and Terry and what she had said previously was just mere thoughts, she shook her head over and over again cupping her face in her palm while she shut her eyes for a moment wishing that none of these ever happened.“Aren’t you aware of the rules Leonna?” The queen asked clearing her throat, she stood up from the bed she was sitting on and moved to the arm chair in the room, she sat down comfortably crossing her legs while fixing her gaze on poor Leonna who barely knew what to say, she didn’t even know what her response should sound like in other not to provoke the queen even more “I expe