"Everyone out," Liam ordered.The six bodyguards did not immediately respond to the order, because they were still shocked by what they saw, so Liam had to repeat his command once again."Leave and regardless of whatever you hear later, don't come in." Liam's voice sounded much intense as every word he spoke screamed absolute authority.In the end, even though they were reluctant, a direct order from the king could not be ignored, therefore, they fell back and slowly closed the door again.On the other hand, on many occasions, Liam just dodged Mila's attacks or pushed her away, but when he saw that his room was nothing like it was a few moments ago and there were a lot of shards of glass scattered on the floor, he deduced that it was time to end this fight once and for all.With one smooth move, Liam managed to sneak behind Mila's body and grabbed her hands and crossed them across her chest before holding them on the girl's shoulders, while Liam stood behind her.Since Mila's arms wer
Mila felt that whatever Liam would show her later was something that would contradict everything she had believed so far.But, whatever it was, she must know what really happened to Anna and why Liam had to paint Anna as a traitor before ruthlessly killing her all those years ago."I want to show you something," Liam finished speaking just as they stopped in front of a door made of ebony. It had a handle in the shape of an owl's head."A moment." Mila pulled her hand out of Liam's grip and took a deep breath. She could feel the cold air from this place entering her lungs and making her body shiver slightly. "Tell me one thing first, what is behind this door?"Liam raised his eyebrows as if to ask; what for?“So I can prepare myself for whatever I will face later.” Mila gritted her teeth as she voiced her concern."Don't tell me you are afraid to face the truth?" Liam grabbed the door handle again, but Mila held his hand."Tell me first, what is behind that door?" Mila insisted on Liam
They kissed right in front of Mila. From the way the man embraced her sister and how Anna responded to the kiss, Mila could conclude that this was not the first time Anna had met this strange man.But, how can that be? And why would Anna do this? Weren't Anna and Liam engaged? They would be the next king and queen.Anna and Liam have been together for as long as Mila could remember, so it was not exaggerating to say that what Anna did was an affair. Not only that, this was also a betrayal to the king and their people.Mila shook her head and tried not to see what the two of them were doing. She pressed her ears with her palms, to get rid of the sounds that made Mila's anger rise, along with her disbelief at what her sister had the heart to do.Mila closed her eyes so what they were doing now could not be seen by her.If only this wasn't a memory, where Mila couldn't do anything but be a spectator, then what she would have done after this would have been one thing that Anna would have
“I know about the prophecy,” Anna hissed, she glared at Liam, then at Andreas, the king's loyal guard. Her eyes that were the color of the mist seemed to glint with a flash of anger as she tried to express what she was feeling. “You used that prophecy to save me? Is that the only way?”Anna's body was shaking and Mila was having a hard time understanding what her sister was going through emotionally.Anna looked frightened, but there was also anger in her eyes. She looked helpless, but at the same time her sister was very stubborn about what she believed in.Exactly what kind of situation was this? Mila didn't know that Anna had this kind of problem and she wasn't as simple as she remembered."Yes," Liam replied curtly. "You made an unforgivable mistake Anna, I don't know how you could be so impulsive by betraying your people just because of your disappointment in me."Anna shook her head vigorously, she ignored Liam's words. "Do you believe in the prophecy?"Liam was silent for a mom
Mila fell to her knees, her eyes empty as she looked around her. She was no longer in the main hall with her sister's lifeless body collapsed into Liam's arms. While the king was hugging her, there was no emotion in his eyes.No sadness, regret or anger, or maybe Mila didn't sense and see all that because Liam was too good at keeping everything to himself? Because he was beyond capable of controlling himself that one would have difficulty reading his facial expressions to even understand how he really felt?After all, he was the king, if he couldn't control himself, then someone else would do it for him. And if that happened, then he did not deserve to be called a leader for their people.It was a tremendous responsibility for Liam.Meanwhile, in front of her, Liam was still standing in the same position, staring at Mila with that annoying emotionless look that made Mila wonder what exactly he was feeling or thinking right now?And what was Liam's real intentions in showing her her si
"Shouldn't you kill me too?" Mila asked the king beside her.Only now did Mila really realize that some information was very important, where it could change someone’s perspective on something.Just like what was happening now.After learning what really happened and the undeniable facts from Anna's memory, Mila began to see Liam in a different light.One might say, she was starting to see Liam as he was a few decades ago, before all the drama and events that had occurred over the past fifty- five years.Before Anna's death, when the three of them still had a good relationship and there was no prophecy, murder, conspiracy or war involved in it.Those were the beautiful times that Mila missed."Wouldn't the family of a traitor have to bear the punishment for the betrayal along with the traitor?" Mila leaned her head against the glass container behind her and turned to look at Liam, who was sitting right beside her."Yes," Liam answered quietly. “But, I made a deal with the elders.”"A
As it was well known, the seven elders could be beyond stubborn when they wanted something, and Mila couldn't refuse them outrightly either. Her status as a princess did not give her the authority to do so.However, Liam didn't help her to avoid the old people. He thought that Mila should go to the elders to find out what they wanted."Nothing they want would be good," Mila mumbled when Liam said that.They walked down the corridors of the castle, while the sun was still shining brightly outside. This castle was actually a fortress for the lives of other vampires who didn't have royal blood like them.During the day, the vampires would take cover in the shadow of the castle to escape the sun.Yes, sunlight could slowly kill them.“Do you have any idea on what they really want?” Mila asked Liam again. She had to be active in speaking, because if it wasn't just the two of them, the king would tend to keep his mouth shut.Liam would only be talkative in front of certain people."I guess
Mila looked around, she was now in a dark alley, being led to a place she had never been before.It turned out that, even though Mila had lived in the palace for decades, there were still places she hadn't explored. Knowing about so many secret places in this palace made Mila feel amazed at the existence of such rooms.Did Liam know these places too?But, it seemed that now the more important question was; did Liam know that Mila was in a place like this?The guards who took Mila from her room managed to get into her room through a secret door behind an ancient painting, so Mila didn't have a chance to tell Liam this unexpected visit or be seen by the guards who were on guard outside her room.What a cunning and clever way for the elders to get what they wanted.The journey in the dark alley was getting steeper and gloomier, as if Mila was walking toward the center of the earth as the air gradually turned humid."Where are you taking me?" Mila asked in a light tone while noticing the