~Daciana~ “When were you going to tell me about Randall not being your son? Were you even going to tell me at all? You made him live a life of lies!” I smacked behind him as we walked down the hallway. “Daciana, right now I just need to find the old woman releasing this information before it gets bad! And yes, Randall is a bastard.” He responded with anger and frustration. “Don’t you dare call him a bastard! I won’t let you talk about him like that! And maybe you deserve everything happening to you!” I yelled back. But he ignored me and continued walking to his room. I shook my head in disbelief as I watched him leave. ‘Randall was the Butler’s son, and his parents got killed before he could find out the truth.’ The kind of evil King Edwin was unspeakable. If my mother had known this, she would have never had anything to do with him. While I headed back to my room, I saw my mother heading towards me, with a paper in her hand. Looking at the paper, I knew the information got to
~Daciana~ “You have been staring at your phone for minutes now. Are you expecting a call or text?” Carl asked, taking a glance at me as he drove. I swallowed hard and shook my head. I waited impatiently for whoever was using Randall’s phone to text back, but they didn’t. Their text never came in. The typing sign just kept coming up and disappearing like they were typing and deleting it again, contemplating whether to reply or not. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to pry. It’s just that you haven’t said anything since I started driving, and every time you look at your phone, you have a worried look.” I heaved a sigh and looked at him. “You don’t have to apologize. I’m glad you’re here to help,” I answered, and a wide smile lit up his face. “Sure. I’m glad to be here too.” He responded, and I looked away and out of the window. My newly found discovery was beginning to eat me up and I wanted to share it with someone so badly. But…‘Is Carl that person?’ I thought, looking at him again. H
~Daciana~All curled up in bed, I waited for Carl to return with the wine I had asked him to buy. I wasn’t just going to forget what happened at the reception, but I could manage how I felt about it when drunk. The door opened, and I instantly sprang out of bed and approached him. I grabbed the bottle of wine from his hand before saying anything and proceeded to open it. Without saying a word, he walked to the cute cabinet next to the bed and brought out two glasses. I popped off the cork and looked at him. “I don’t think I’ll be needing that,” I mumbled before placing the glass in my mouth and gulping down an unreasonable amount of wine all at once. “Honestly, you need to go slow, okay? I know I can never understand how you’re feeling right now, but I know you drowning in that wine isn’t a good idea.” He uttered, and I scoffed, moving back to my bed. “Tell me why it isn’t a good idea,” I muttered, and he sat on his bed too, which was next to mine. “Because you need to be well
Content Warning! This chapter might make you feel uncomfortable. Content may not be suitable for sensitive readers. ~Daciana~ With knives soaked in vervain, we stood next to them in the elevator. I held Riley’s father by the arm, while the knife was against his body, ready to penetrate if Riley did anything stupid. Riley kept looking at me and the knife against his father’s body. “Don’t worry, if you don’t do anything stupid, your father won’t be harmed. At least, not the second time,” I murmured, waiting for the elevator to open. As soon as it opened, we all wore a big fake smile and walked out, fake-chatting like we were best of friends. I didn’t let this distract me and I kept the knife next to his body, ready to strike at the slightest chance.Fortunately for both of them, no one noticed anything unusual and we got to the parking lot without raising any suspicions. As soon as we made them enter the car, Carl immediately sprayed the back with vervain again, and soon, they bot
~Daciana~ Waiting for them to gain consciousness was the hardest thing ever. The silence and anticipation were killing me, but finally, they were both back to their senses. I stood up and Carl followed suit. I stood in front of Riley, firmly holding the knife in my hand. “You found me. I must say I underestimated you.” I mumbled, and all I could do was stare at his smashed-up face. “What is going on?” Riley’s father asked, and I looked back at him. I furrowed my brows when I saw the confusion on his face, and when I turned to look at Riley, I saw a hint of fear. “My father has nothing to do with this. Let him go.” He uttered, faintly struggling with the chains that tied him down. “He doesn’t know what you did?” I asked in shock, and he gulped hard. “It is none of his business. Let him go. If you want to deal with me, do it with me alone.” “And why should I do that? You made me watch when you killed Randall!” I smacked, grabbing onto the arms of his chair. “Randall? You killed
~Daciana~ “Are you alright?” Carl asked after a long time of driving and silence. I looked at him and let out a faint smile. “I’m okay. I just don’t know where you plan on taking me.” I responded and he chuckled. “It’s a surprise.” He answered, and after a short while, he drove into the driveway of a restaurant. “A restaurant?” I asked with a soft chuckle and he nodded. “Well, it’s past midday and we are yet to eat breakfast. Aren’t you starving because I am.” He answered, and I nodded. “Actually, I almost forgot I haven’t eaten. There are just so many things on my mind.” “I know. But those things can wait, our stomachs can’t.” He alighted and I was about to do the same when he ran towards the door and opened it for me. “Carl…”“I know. I know. Just let me do this, okay?” He butted in, making me swallow the words I wanted to say to him. I heaved a sigh and headed out of the car too. Getting into the restaurant, we headed to a corner in the restaurant, next to the large wind
~Unknown~ Getting home, I looked around carefully to make sure I wasn’t being followed by her or anyone. I got into the house and threw my bag on the couch, panting hard. “Fuck!” I yelled in anger, running my hands through my hair. “What is it?? Did King Edwin find out who you are?”“No, but him! But his stepdaughter, Daciana. She saw me on my way back! What if she tells him she saw me? He’ll look for me and make me pay for making his reign a living hell.” “I don’t think she would do that.” “You don’t know anything, okay?” I responded, slamming into the couch. “I had dropped the letters with someone else this time and I thought nothing else could go wrong until I bumped into her. She pulled off my scarf and saw my face. I bet King Edwin is after me now.” “Let’s not panic, okay? Let’s check if there’s anything online about the new letters. That may help us know what we are going to do.” I picked up my phone and checked my anonymous Twitter account. I checked the trending hashta
~Daciana ~I lay on my bed, all cuddled up under my duvet when I heard a knock on my door. “Daciana, are you up already?” I heard my mother ask, and I yawned widely. “Yes, Mom. Come in.” I answered and my door opened. I turned to look at the door and saw her walk in. “Good morning.” I greeted her as she approached my chair. “I don’t think anything can be good about the morning in this palace, Daciana.” She answered, sitting on the edge of my bed. I yanked the duvet off my body and sat up. “What’s wrong?” I asked worriedly. “I finally got to ask His Majesty the truth.” “The truth?” “Yes. The truth about why he married me in the first place if his dead wife was the love of his life.” “You read the emails?” “I read all the letters and I’m still in shock. I can’t believe the man I fell in love with killed his wife and butler. What if I’m going to share the same fate as Anne?” “That’s never going to happen. King Edwin loves you.” I reassured her. The last thing I needed was to s