ZARA'S POV "I princess Zara of Azrael and future queen of Everton, think the law is stupid," I blurted out, and everyone gasped. They all stared at me in horror, like I had said the most forbidding thing ever. "Your majesty, I'm lady Gwen, the lady in charge of women's affairs may I speak?" Gwen asked. "You may speak lady Gwen," the king ordered. "I think princess Zara holds little regard for the law. She was not brought up well by her parents, she should be punished severely for her reckless art," Gwen spoke, with a smirk. I was not going to let what she said slide. "Lady Gwen, what gives you the right to talk about my upbringing. You have no right to talk about my parents with that disgusting mouth of yours. If we should talk about upbringing, why don't we talk about yours?" I muttered, giving her a smirk. Her face turned pale in horror, as she understood what I meant. I could tell the council about her affair with the king. Yes, the king is allowed to have affairs with othe
ZARA'S POV"Princess Zara, do you know what I want?" He asked, using his hands to trail my lips.I didn't give him an answer, I just stared at him, hoping that what he was going to ask for was not beyond what I could do.He stood there staring at me, and not saying a word, his silence was making me more curious. "What do you want?" I asked, getting impatient."Why are you in a hurry to know what I want, you shouldn't be so impatient," Carl muttered, with a smirk.I was clenching my fist hard, to stop myself from punching his face. He was enjoying that I was suffering by keeping me in suspense."I want you to be my personal maid, for a week," he mumbled, smiling mischievously. He looked like an angel when he smiled, that you wouldn't know he was the devil.He wants me to be his personal maid, is he crazy or what? I saw myself already smacking his head in my imagination."Why would I do that? you have thousand of maids in this Palace, why should I also become one."I was burnin
ZARA'S POV Carl pulled me roughly toward the chambers. He opened the door pushing me inside before slamming it, making me shiver. He started stalking me like I was his prey. I backed away, trying to get away from him, but he immediately pulled me back, slamming my body into his. He had a murderous look in his eyes as he stared down at me. This time, I think I've really pissed off the devil. I was looking so small in front of him, that I was sure he could just murder me in one go. I gulped down nothing, thinking about this. "Wow princess, I have to say I underestimate you. who would have known you were so cunning," Carl muttered. I swallowed my fears, smiling at him. "Well, let's just say, this is my payback for what you did to my friends and me. How was my acting? You must be impressed," I muttered. He didn't say anything, he just kept staring at me. "How about I pay you back too, after all, you are not the only one who knows how to play tricks," Carl muttered, with a smirk.
In Everton, the wedding preparation of King Carl and Princess Zara was going on. Invitations were sent to every king in the seven nations. ANOTHER NATION (somewhere in Neptune) King Arthur sat on his throne and attended to matters concerning his nation. King Arthur and Carl were mortal enemies.Carl's parents were killed by Arthur's parents, in a battle long ago between Everton and Neptune, and Arthur's parents were later killed by Carl after he succeeded the throne."Your majesty, King Carl's wedding to princess Zara of Azrael will take place soon, he even sent you an invitation."He looked at the invitation in his hand, Carl you dare to invite me to your wedding. He felt his blood boiling, no matter how hard he tried, Carl was always ahead of him. But this time, he won't let him win. He wants to get married to the princess of Azrael, I will never let that happen, I won't let him form an alliance with Azrael, Arthur thought."Your majesty, are you going to accept his invitation?"
ZARA'S POVAnd how do you intend on doing that?" someone said from behind, startling me.I immediately turn in the direction, to see Carl with a smirk on his face. I was sure my cheek was red from embarrassment. Oh God, I wish the ground would just open, so I could enter. This is all aunt's fault, if only she didn't keep pestering me. I glanced up to see Carl still smirking, I'm sure he was enjoying this situation."I...It's n..not what you think," I stuttered."I'll leave you two now," aunt muttered, with a big smile, before walking away.Great, she just left me after putting me in this situation."But I heard everything, you just said. you will seduce the king, and I am the king. I get it you can't resist my charms."Gosh, he's so full of himself. If not for the fact I was so embarrassed right now. "Well, I'm sure you are not the only king. There are many others, I could have been talking about one of them," I blurted out in my defense.His gaze immediately darken, he gra
ZARA'S POVLike what you see? I crouched, whispering in Carl's ears. He scoffed, rolling his eye.“Don't flatter yourself, I've seen better,” he retorted.I glanced over at the man standing next to Carl. He had an evil glint in his eye but smiled immediately I looked at him.He was also handsome and well-built, but not as handsome as Carl. “I'm Zara, princess of Azrael, it's a pleasure to meet you,” I greeted with a slight bow.“King Arthur of Neptune, the pleasure is mine,” he replied. Taking my right hand, he placed a kiss on it.Carl, immediately took my hand, wiping off, where Arthur had just kissed, and I chuckled.“I don't like it when someone else touches what is mine,” Carl muttered, glaring at Arthur. Arthur sneered, looking at Carl with a scorn. Soon she will no longer be yours, he thought, before giving Carl a fake smile. He glanced at princess Zara, his gaze filled with admiration.Carl notice the spark in Arthur's eyes, and pulled Zara closer to him, making her s
“My king, princess Zara, has gone missing,” Jerald announced. I looked at him like he had gone nuts. How can that annoying princess go missing? Did she run away?“What do you mean Jerald, how could the princess go missing? Jerald immediately fell to his knees.“My king, I'm sorry, I assigned our most elite warriors to guard the princess at all times, but they were killed. I think some of our guards betrayed us and let the enemy into the palace.”I asked you to protect her, how could you let this happen?” I roared.“You all are useless. just pray I find the princess, or else, I won't spare any of you,” I yelled, walking away. ...Jerald could tell that Carl was angry, and when he was angry, he was extremely dangerous. So he trailed after him slowly. he knew Carl was going to unleash hell on them for failing to protect the princess.King Arthur was gobsmacked after what he just heard. he had indeed sent men to abduct the princess, but they were not real assassins.Although he made pl
I'm Giselle your highness, and you're in Nival." Nival? did she say Nival. "What are did you say?" I asked to be sure."I said, you are in Nival, your highness. and this is for you," she replied, putting the food on a table.To say I was confused, was an understatement. How can I be in Nival? Nival was a nation not far from Everton, and they shared a good relationship. How could they have abducted me? They had no reason to...Could it be that they went against Everton? What could have happened between these two nations?"Giselle, can I see the king?""I'm sorry your highness, you'll have to wait for a day to see him because King Alfred is currently in Everton." He is in Everton. What the hell is going on here. The more I thought of it, the more confused I get."I will take my leave, for now, Enjoy your meal, your highness."After Giselle left, I glanced at the food on the table, my stomach grumbling at the sight.I sat down and began munching on the food. If I wanted to escape, I n
As the battle went on, Myla and king Luther made their way to Everton. King Luther left twenty thousand men, to battle Carl's men at the border, taking the remaining thirty thousand as they headed to the palace. As they reached Everton, the alarm bell sounded, alerting Zara that the enemy was at their doorstep. "My queen! You're with child, please be careful," Jerald warned, and Zara gave a light smile, before saying, "I will." ... King Luther and Myla made plans to distract Zara. "Myla, you'll take ten thousand men through the secret passage, while I use the remaining twenty thousand to attack queen Zara." Myla nodded. "Alright, father!" Soon the war started and King Luther's men fought Zara's men...king Luther had to admit that Zara was the most beautiful and courageous woman he had ever seen. The way she fought with so much grace and confidence, amongst men, slaying the enemy that came her way... ... "My queen, the war has begun, it's time to leave," Ariel muttered, and
"Your majesty, we are under attack," a guard yelled, making King Alan's eyes widen in shock. Although he wasn't scared for himself, he was scared for his nation and the people. "Lyarra, I need you to take all the old men, women, and children, to the secret room," he tells queen Lyarra. She nodded in disagreement. "No Alan, I want to stay and fight alongside you." King Alan sighed. "Lyarra, I know you want to fight, but right now, the safety of the women and children is more important. And It is your duty to protect them." "Okay, I'll do that. But please be safe," queen Lyarra replied. King Alan nodded, before turning around to leave. Although they were taken by surprise, he was not going to let them win. King Alan put on his battle armor, taking his weapon. The good thing was that king Darian and his men had not bridged Azrael's wall. Due to their strong defense. Azrael was always defended by special night guards, in case of a surprise attack like this one. But their defense wa
ZARA'S POVI gasped, giving Lia a surprised look. "I wonder where she has been all this while!" I muttered, and Lia nodded."I also wonder the same. Don't you think it's suspicious," Lia retorted and I chuckled."Lia you always find everyone suspicious. Remember, Myla is our friend, so we shouldn't jump to a conclusion and start suspecting her.""If you say so Zara," Lia said with an eye roll."Take me to Myla," I said, and followed her as she lead the way.When we got to the hallway, I spotted Myla standing by a pillar, glancing around curiously. When her gaze landed on me, she smiled."Queen Zara!" She called, running toward me."Where have you been Myla?" I asked immediately she got to where I was."Zara, I was so scared when you and Lia disappeared from the palace, so I also left going in search of you. I recently found out that you've returned, so I came back," Myla explained.I smiled, giving her a light knock on her head. "Silly girl, why would you go out to look for us
CARL'S POV"My king, it's lady Gwen," Jerald answered, and I looked at him in disbelief."What did you say?" I asked, to be sure I wasn't hearing things.Jerald sighed. "Your Majesty, you might find it hard to believe. But the person behind queen Zara's poisoning is Lady Gwen," he muttered.I was gobsmacked. No, I didn't even want to believe it. There's no way Gwen would do such a thing. Seeing my doubtful expression, Jerald said, "Your majesty, I investigated this matter thoroughly, because even I didn't believe. The first time when we interrogated Lilith, I suspected that she was hiding something, so I interrogated her again. At first, she was reluctant to tell me because she was scared. but after much persuasion and assurance that I'd protect her, she opened up. She told me that the voice of the person who gave the servant girl the concoction sounded like Gwen. She also said, the lady(Gwen) gave the servant strict instructions not to tell Zara it was from her, knowing t
ONE WEEK LATER The past week has been peaceful for Carl and Zara as Nadia's endless schemes and plots to separate them always fail. Although her plans fail, Nadia didn't stop scheming and attacking. instead, she became more violent and frequent with her attacks, but somehow Gage always anticipated her movements and stopped them from happening. On the other hand, King Alan and King Neil returned to their Nations after Zara's return, making Nadia feel alone and insecure. She felt like someone was watching her every movement but she couldn't wrap her head around who it was. Also because bad things have been happening to her. Like finding snakes or insects in her room, and also seeing Gwen's ghost. People were starting to think that she was going insane and was unfit to be a queen. Meanwhile, Zara and Lia couldn't solve the mystery of Myla's sudden disappearance. They were extremely worried that something might have happened to her. Zara even insisted that Carl send some soldiers in s
"It's queen Zara," the person yelled, pointing toward her direction, and everyone gasped, twirling in the direction the person pointed. They were all gobsmacked. They couldn't believe their eyes. "Is it an imagination or is queen Zara right in front of us?" "Zara!" Carl and king Alan called at the same time, striding toward her. "Father, Carl," Zara also called, climbing down from her horse to go meet them. Once they got to where she is, King Alan embraced his daughter, with teary eyes. "Zara, where were you? we all taught something happened to you," king Alan said. Zara pulled away from the hug, giving her father a sad smile, "I'm sorry, I made you all worry, but I swear that it wasn't intentional," Zara replied. King Alan nodded. He wanted to ask Zara her reason for going missing for several days, but he decided against it, once he saw the impatient look Carl was giving him. He decided to give the husband and wife time to talk. King Alan stepped aside, leaving the way for Carl
Carl, King Alan, and Jerald left Everton, going in search of Zara, and they all took different routes to enable fast and better results... Nadia and king Neil argued amongst themselves, due to fear of leaving Everton."Nadia, you should pray that Carl finds Zara, else, I'll make you get married to Lord Brad," King Neil rasped.Nadia stared at her father in disbelief. "Father I can't believe you're saying that! You know Lord Brad is old and has up to five wives, how can you get me married to him?"King Neil scoffed. "That's what you get for acting rashly.""Father, you should also pray for Zara's return, instead of thinking about getting me married to old Lord Brad," Nadia said, frowning in annoyance.... Meanwhile, Carl made his way back to Everton with a heavy heart, after failing to find Zara. He felt ashamed and hated himself for not being able to find her.'Where on earth could she be?' He pondered. Although he didn't find her, he still had plans of going to the other nations in
“Queen Zara, I am your avenging angel.”I was gobsmacked. ‘What does he mean by my avenging angel?’ I glanced up to look at the strange knight, before asking, “What do you mean?”He was quiet for a while, then he said, “What I mean by I'm your avenging angel is that: I'll help you take revenge on all your enemies, every single one of them. And aside from being your avenging angel, I'll also be your protective shield. And the reason is that I owe you something that can never be returned, but in this way, I can make up for it.”I didn't understand what he meant by that. ‘Why did he say that he owes me? I don't even know him.’ I wanted to ask what he meant but decided against it. Right now I'm more worried about Lia and Jamie than about knowing the knight. As if reading my mind, he said, “Queen Zara, your friends are alright, nothing happened to them.” I sighed in relief, happy that Lia and Jamie were safe, but a sudden reminder of Theon made my heart clench in sadness. Although this m
Lia and I gasped in horror. “Draco!” we screamed when he came from back of the house. “How is he here? I thought he was drunk to a stupor.”Draco let out a peal of amused laughter, a dangerous glint flashing across his gaze. Then he said, “Yes Zara, it's me. Your Draco, your Love. And I brought you a gift.”“Zara, I thought he was drunk, how come he's here? What should we do now?” Lia said, and I could hear the panic in her voice, as she gripped my hand tightly.I sighed, tilting my gaze to meet her teary ones, and I felt a stab in my heart when I saw the fear, anguish, and helplessness in them.Right now even I don't know what to do. I was still in a state of shock and surprise, making it impossible for me to think.Draco walked towards us, with his hands behind him.“Don't you want to know what it is?” he asked, with an evil grin.Lia and I moved back slightly, our eyes fixed on his every move, and we heard him chuckle. “Zara, there's nowhere to go, my men have already surrounded t