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
It was dead silent in the room, one could hear a pin falling at that moment despite the rain still drizzling outside dropping steadily on the roof and the thunder storm roaring none stop like it was outraged and ready to devour it’s enemy, both Leonna and the queen’s eyes locked for a while, they both pondered over a silent thought, the young girl had drifted far off in her thoughts wondering what type of a desperate and ambitious woman the queen was, how could she even ask her to do something as evil as that to Terry, she shut her eyes and covered her face with her palm sighing out loud, she couldn’t recall Terry ever hurting her, the queen’s words wouldn’t stop ringing in her ears, she possibly can’t say no to her else her life would certainly be over, she felt like crying at that moment, she felt like yelling at the queen, to tell her how heartless and devilish she was but what right does she have to do something like that? The room seemed to have gone so dark even though the lante
Leonna swallowed hard, her eyes wide open like that of a cat and her heart pounding really hard in her chest “my queen, can’t I do something else for you? What you ask of me is….”“Evil…” the queen said cutting her shorts she arched her brow.“I didn’t mean to say it that way but your highness, Terry have done nothing else other than to be kind to me” she said in defense with so much innocence behind the tone of her voice.The queen chuckled “what about me? How have I treated you, cruel?”Her eyes widened in shock, she didn’t expect the queen to throw such question at her, well she haven’t had much encounter with the queen so she wouldn’t say she have been cruel towards her, even if she have been, she dared not give a positive response to this question of hers, in a case like this, a lie is better off told other than the truth, she secretly gritted her teeth and shook her head over and over again “you have never treated me badly my queen, you have been kind to me aswell, you accepted
“How dare you?” The queen yelled with so much disgust written all over her face, she didn’t expect Leonna to say that, she just wanted a positive response already, for no reason did she expect Leonna to give her a negative response “how dare you try to procrastinate? I am giving you your own life on your hands and what to you want to do? Gamble with it? You think if Terry were in your shoes he would think twice about giving you up? You think he feels the same way you feel about him or what?” She burst into a loud laughter and this confused the young girl the more, queen Emma stood up and walked towards the window, she turned around and took a deep breath looking down at the young girl who have remained on her knees “listen to me Leonna, you would really be a fool to sacrifice your life for someone who feels nothing, I repeat, nothing at all for you” she shrugged while she watched Leonna look away thoughtfully “perhaps he must have told you he loved you or showed you that he does but h
Queen Emma with so much pride and fulfillment oozing from her ego she walked majestically into her room shutting the door behind, she had a deep grin at the end of her lips while she rolled her eyes in pleasure, she sighed out loud adjusting her clothes at the shoulder level “just like I know and I am so sure of it, she would and can never turn down my request, of course who dares to say no to the almighty queen of this land” she burst into loud laughter, she walked over to her bed and sat at the edge of it crossing her legs comfortably “I get and have whatever I want and no one, I repeat no one can stop me, Terry might have escaped my wrath now, he might have succeeded in making my son see me as a bad person, he might have succeeded in convincing my son to take my throne and crown from me if I refuse to do what he wants but he won’t be able to survive what’s about to hit him son” she smirked proudly “Terry by the time you realize what’s going on, it would be too late for you, even my
Leonna was totally speechless, what exactly could she say at this moment, she gently moved backwards turning away from Maria at once, her heart pounding really hard in her chest, how on earth was she to explain this? This was exactly what she was trying her very best to avoid, if only she knew that Maria would be at her door at such hour, she wouldn’t have tried to leave the room with the bottle of wine and glass cup, she kindly dropped both the bottle of wine and glass cup on the table and turning around, her gaze fixed on the floor while she waited for Maria to ask the numerous questions she had under her tongue, who wouldn’t turn inquisitive after seeing what she just saw.Maria gasped walking into the room, she shut the door behind taking a quick glance around the room “Leonna, what exactly is going on?” She asked almost in a whisper.The poor girl shook her head aggressively looking very scared, tears hanging in her eyes ready to drop at any minute, goodness she hated being found
Finally the day has ended and all servants gave retired to their various quarters, the entire palace looked very calm or should we say it has turned as cs as ice, the maidens who shared rooms whispered and gossiped in the darkness of their room over what transpired between the queen and Terry earlier in the day, most of them blamed Terry for being a talkactive, they accused him of wanting to find favour in the eyes of the king and finally turn the king against his own mother while the rest praised him for being honest and blamed the queen for hating Terry unnecessarily though they would never do this to her face for they feared for their dear lives and wouldn't want to be beheaded for anything in the world.Leonna in the brightness of her room all thanks to the queen who had earlier helped her turn on the lantern else she wondered how she would have successfully found the corner she had dropped the lantern, she was still caught in Maria's web, the pressure was really getting much but