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The poisoned drink
The ride to the palace was very long and when they finally arrived, Kaylan couldn't help but feel so relieved. Her waist was beginning to hurt already.
Peeping from the window, she admired the beauty of the palace which was looking well decorated and arranged, guards and maids moving about with trays and the rest. The place looked really busy, and cheerful.
Xander's carriage rode in and parked at a suitable location, and immediately, his guards came around and led him as he walked out of the carriage with Kaylan'.
Their heads of the guards were bowed, Axel standing in front of him while another guard stood beside Kaylan and in that manner, they started walking towards the party together.
"Lord Xander!" A man suddenly called, rushing towards them with some guards behind him.
"You're here! I'm so glad
Princess Nivea didn't even realize she was sitting beside Lord Xander's wife. Her mood was so ruined, it didn't occur to her - not at all.Almost immediately, her personal maid arrived, whispered something into her ears before standing behind her.Kaylan, on the other hand, was also silent and kept wondering where Xander could've been. Where did he go to, leaving her all alone over there?Well, why should she even care? She was sure nothing would've changed if he was there.She just continued watching the activities and dance entertainment going on at the party and shortly, she heard the lady beside her sniffle.huh?She turned quickly to have a look and notice she was wiping her face."Are you... crying?" She asked, surprised, and Nivea shook her head."I'm not" she shook her head ruefully without looking at her.
"Nivea!!" Kaylan called in shock , not understanding why she was spitting out blood already. What was wrong with her??All eyes had already turned to their direction as people found the scene alarming."Hey; what's going on?"The men fighting had also stopped and turned to have a look as the scene gripped everyone's attention."Nivea!"Her eyes were going close already"What happened to her?? What's going on??" A man suddenly yelled as he showed up and ran to Nivea on the floor.That was her brotherKaylan was dumb and couldn't explain anything and without hesitation, her brother - prince Berlin - carried her up and ran away with herKaylan was troubled and without thinking twice, decided to follow them to where ever it is they were taking her.**The rest of the officials tried to calm
Prince Berlin walked into the room, his lips shaking as he stared at his sister's corpse lying there on the bed. Her face had gone white and pale already, so obvious she was really nothing but a corpse at that moment.He whimpered, a tear dropping from his eye as he got to the bed and lifted her head to rest on his chest."Nivea..." His voice was shaking."I'm so sorry.... I'm so sorry".Yes, he was so sorry because he killed his own sister; he poisoned his own sister.Hot tears gushed down his cheeks; tears filled with pain and regrets. He never wanted to do it. The drink was meant for Kaylan. Damn it! It was meant for Kaylan, not his sister. Why the hell did she have to be the one to drink it huh?He wept more with her head still on his chest. Oh! If only he could have turn back the hands of time. If only he could reverse everything and make this moment
Lord Xander stood unflinched, with the sword dripping with blood in his hand.And in a husky voice, he said;"You have 15 seconds to provide my wife or more heads will roll".Surprise filled the faces of everyone present as they didn't expect such act from Xander. They were talking about the death of an important person and he just caused the death of another??Silence took over for the next few minutes, but not until Berlin got really angry."How dare you?!!" He roared and tried going at him, but Prince Noah was quick enough to hold him.He knew Xander wouldn't hesitate to chop off his head as well and he didn't want that to happen.And nobody could attack him because they knew at that moment, he could kill everyone of them in the room and walk out like nothing ever happened."Guards!" The King suddenly called and two guards scurried from t
The rest of the ride home was quiet - as usual - and Kaylan used that moment to reminisce on what had happened a while ago.It was still coming as a shock to her, knowing Princess Nivea was dead, and she actually died in her place. What could've happened if she had taken the drink instead of her?Suddenly, her last words replayed in her head:"Avoid getting pregnant for Lord Xander".The words rang in her head like a bell. What does she mean by that?? How does getting pregnant have to do with the death of Xander's previous wives? She really couldn't understand it.Good saviors! So many unanswered questions in her head; so many pondering.**After a longer while, they finally arrived at the mansion and Xander was the first to step out as he looked rather impatientHe was impatient, but of course, it was never going to be obvious on his facial
Prince Berlin stood in the room, his heard tearing apart as he watched his mother crying over the death of Nivea.His father was there as well, unable to console her as he was also in a sober state. And his younger brother - Prince Feliz - and younger sister - Princess Olivia -were also present in the room."Who could've done this to me?" The Queen wept bitterly."What have I done to deserve this cruelty from the world? Two daughter - two daughters have I lost within the blink of an eye. Do I really deserve this??""The Kingdom of Sambona should be held responsible for this" The King suddenly snapped. "I gave my daughter to them as a wife and this is what I get in return? Losing her to some unexplained poison? No! I'm never letting this issue go down the drain. Never"."The fault isn't from the Sambona Kingdom, father" Prince Berlin replied."We all know who the enemy is already"
Kaylan and Jaden were both lying on a bed, staring up at the ceiling as they are some apples while talking about Kaylan's horrible experience at the festival."So .. you mean, you'd have been the one dead if Nivea hadn't taken the drink in your place?" Jaden asked, still finding the whole thing amusing.The entire story was nearly too hard to believe."Seriously, Jaden. I'm still in shock. I mean, that drink was for me. Yet,take a look at what happened. Honestly, I felt so terrible for her. She was such a nice person". Kaylan stated bleakly, reminiscing on how nice Princess Nivea had really been."I'm actually thinking...one of Xander's enemies is behind this, you know? Else, why would anyone try to kill you? This is the first time an attempt is being made on your life, right?" Jaden asked."That's correct. But in the first place, why would anyone want to kill me? I might be
"No matter what, it shouldn't come to this! He shouldn't think of this!"King Moreh paced around angrily. Thinking Lord Xander could even attempt such a thing is so alarming to him already.They were having some communal disputes that needed one to bow, and Xander decided to act tricky by using Kaylan as a bait against him. How dare he??The members of the cabinet were all staring keenly, each wondering what the King's decision could possibly be."Your Highness" one of the members suddenly called after a while, his Head bowed but his beady eyes stealing glances at the King who was still pacing around."Signing this petition will be of great defeat to us. It'd only signify weakness, not to mention the disadvantages that would come along with it"."But the Princess' life is at stake as well" someone else said."We all