Chapter Four: Rose Is Not Yours The moment Nicolas left the room Edward got up from his sitted position. Started from the bed itself, taking the pillows and everything on the down to the floor. He went on to throw and break everything he could grab in his room. It wasn't helping though. He still felt like he had been ripped apart. He still felt his heart being chewed on by the dogs that got the left over meals. He still felt like drowning himself into a puddle of his own tears. And he had an urge for something that he knew would sink down all these emotions. The one thing that he always ran to when he felt exactly like this. When the world had made him wish like he was dead. He was thirsty for it. He longed for the bitter sweetness and he was hungry for the taste of forgetting. He wanted to make it all disappear from his mind. His heart and his soul. He wanted Nicolas out. He wanted the darn roses out of his drawers and he wanted to forget that he had ever thought of a poss
Chapter Five: Queen Mother Arthur closed his eyes with his head comfortably on Michael's lap. He opened his mouth to tell him about the craziness he just got out from. "What is all this fighting about the Nina family 's only daughter?" Michael didn't know what he was talking about so he needed to elaborate. "It seems Edward's hide and seek game with the marriage plans have finally been put to an end." He smiled thinking of something. "I won't be surprised to know that this whole drama is just a way to make him finally marry the girl. He has been at this for years." Michael still made no reaction to the matter. Making Arthur to open his eyes now. "Husband and co-ruler of our kingdom what is wrong? Tell me" Michael brushed at Michael's head on his lap. "Edward and that Nicolas." "What of them?" "I don't feel like they are fighting for Rose's hand. The fight they are displaying to me is something else." Arthur was the confused one now. "What could that be?" "Don't tell m
Chapter Six: Duke And A Hand Morning, day and evening was the same thing for the Duke who has returned back to his old habit of going to the bottle when he felt confused, frustrated or angry about something or the other. And this was no different. He was the only one who had been at the bar since the early hours of the morning. And he was still the same person who drank more than anyone else in the bar. The bottles on his table were even scattered around the floor because there was no space for them in table anymore. "What kind of life is this?" even though it was drunken stupor everyone in the bar turned their heads to listen to the duke. All interested in hearing what he had to say. "Who lives this life anymore? Who?" He laughed at himself. "Aunt Mury! I curse you for giving me an impossible task! What kind of task is this?!" According to him children weren't meant for men like him. Lazy men. He didn't want a child because he knew he wouldn't be able to live up to the
Chapter Seven: I'm Hurt Rose could see that there was no life whatsoever in Nicolas' eyes. He was looking at her but she could see that he wasn't really paying attention to anything but his thoughts. Which was very understandable. She didn't expect him any other way in fact. The man had just received the worst kind of news. He had seen something that no son and no child should have seen. His parents died in a way that wasn't at all saliva swallowing. What happened to them was just horrible. She also could understand why she was the first person he decided to go to just after seeing everything. She wasn't there herself but from the gossips it was said to be a very horrific scene. That both his parents were brutally murdered outside the queen mother's house. They both were in a pool of their own blood. The images put into her mind were just enough to give her shivers and she was sure she would get nightmares as well but what would the man whose parents those were feel? Wha
Chapter Eight: They were tired Edward woke up a while ago. From a nightmare that made him jump up from his sleep and it seemed to sobered him up. And after he heard of what happened to Nicolas' parents he couldn't help but feel emotional about it. His parents' deaths weren't similar to Nicolas' but it didn't mean they both didn't lose parents. He could not imagine how Nicolas felt about it. Losing parents was one thing but losing them in such a way was something else. He had his diary on his lap ready to write on it but before he could the door of his room swung open. "Nicolas" he got up from his bed placing the diary without a care on the bed. As he headed to where Nicolas stood by the door. "Did you hear?" Nicolas asked in a whisper like voice? Edward nodded. "I heard." Nicolas took one of his hands. "Rose said to give you this." A ring was placed on his finger. A ring that he didn't recognize. He wanted to ask why Rose would give him the ring but he was too curious
Chapter Nine: That Mean Old Lady Aunt Mury got into the room. She was mad. She had her hands on her hips. Which could only mean that she was ready to let everything loose. "How could you?!" She yelled at her brother's son. "You useless idiotic boy!" She had raised him with everything she had. She had taught him everything he needed to know in the kind of life that he would lead. But still the boy had the guts to do so much with her there. "Do not look at me as if you have no knowledge of what I speak of!" She shouted at Edward who was trying to look innocent in her eyes. "I don't believe that it is Mury's raising that has made you into this imbecile that stands before me." She was harsh with words that she knew but this was necessary to bring the boy from whatever world he thought he was in. "You are a duke now. A hand to the kingdom but tomorrow boy if you continue like this there won't be any titles for you. I so promise you on that!" Edward still looked as if he di
Chapter Ten: Adorable little angel In the nursery room there were loud noises from the tiny humans of the house. Harty had his hands full trying to silence both his twin girls while he had to also feed them their breakfast. "Ugh" he groaned watching his two crying daughters. "Why are you so loud?" He didn't remember hearing children so loud. Well that would be because children didn't really know how to act in front of him. They either got scared and hid or they just ignored him. Now there was no escaping this. These were both his lovely daughters. Crying as if there was no tomorrow. "You're so cute when you are silent don't you think?" The one who was good with the both of them was Justin who just like the wind had vanished right now because of the murder case. He and some of the knights were given orders to invest into it. "That they are" a voice coming from behind him started him. He saw his aunt when she came around to stand in front of him. Her smile on as if it was an a
Chapter Eleven: Bad as it is Edward didn't feel like getting into the palace this night. He felt more at peace outside. Watching his most favourite thing in the sky. The moon. The moonlight was his first night lamp at night. He used to be a child scared of a lot of things so his aunt would tell him if he looked closely to the moon then he'd see his mother. Because the light the moon brought was the light that it took from the sun who was his mother. Although laughable now then he was quite believing in it all. Sometimes he'd even stare from his window as a young boy to see if what his aunt said about his mom was true. He sat down on the cold grass. Laid himself on it. And looked, watched, gazed and adored that beautiful round orb in the sky. Do you know that they don't appreciate you at all moon. You give them light but they still search for the small stars. "Edward used his arms as pillows. He was about to close his eyes when he heard someone clear his throat. He didn't
Chapter 8 Baluthando I just kissed another guy! Well it was a peck but it still is a kiss! And the way he looked at me afterwards. Shit! Like he was mesmerised. Why would he look at me like that? I wasn't... I mean there was a moment, a moment where I kinda wanted to really kiss him. Especially when he licked at my lips. Trying to make me open my mouth but of course I refused him. I want look like a woman now but I know I'm not. The kingdom has a specific set of rules, the first in the line is No same sex couples. I for one had absolutely nothing against being gay. You can't choose who you fall in love with. But in this kingdom you can be killed for it. Especially if you're royality. Being the prince and gay would make my life pretty difficult. So no thank you. I love my life too much to just let myself be dead like that. “ You're silent for once.” Moli commented as we got inside the house. “ I just don't have anything to say that's all. ” He nodded. “ I'll go pl
Chapter 7 Celiwe I walked into the house. Only to see my parents with too much black in their clothes. They looked like movie spies. I laughed making them to look at me. “ What are you guys doing?” “ Since your brother is making our lives difficult. We're going to go kidnap your husband to be. To go throw him in the arms of your brother. The sooner we do this the better for all of us” I smiled and swiped at my phone to the pic I took of both Moli and his girlfriend. Showing the both of them. Mom was first to gasp and snatched away my phone from my hands. “ Is this...?” I nodded, “ That's Moli,your son mom. He has a girlfriend and by the looks of it their pretty much happy. His eyes literally lit up the minute he saw her come in the room. Their in love.” “ If their in love then what's this about him wanting to get a night with the prince?” Father asked as he looked at the pic as well. I sighed. “ Well he just thinks I'm too young to get married. I think he just
Chapter 5 Molitha The girl hit my hand off. “ What the hell!” I smiled at how cute she looked right now. “ Feisty little thing aren't you?” She opened her mouth as if to say something but quickly stopped herself. “ You hungry?” She nodded her head. Oh. The silent treatment. Okay guess that's fine too. I went to the kitchen to prepare something for the both of us. Since there was only butter and bread there wasn't any choice but the obvious. I took two plates for us and put four slices on each and then spread the butter on the bread. Then took out the juice from the fridge and poured it on two glasses. I managed to balance both plates and the glasses on a tray with one hand. Which was a horray! For me. When I got to the living room again I saw the girl trying to sit up but failing . I placed the plates on the coffee table along with the drinks. I then went to help her sit up but the stubborn girl tried to push me away. “ Do you want to eat? Or should I leave
Chapter 4 Baluthando I was getting very annoyed right now. What was taking the ambulance so long? I seriously didn't want to stand one more second listening to this guy. He had the guts to think I'm a girl! That shit needs to stop! If only I could feel my legs and see! I would kick the living day lights out of him. Then he'd know better than to just insult royalty for his personal gain. “ Seeing that we're gonna stay here together for a while would you mind telling me how you got to the woods? Plus the blindness and cripple thing. Don't leave the being girl now part out. ” Is this guy serious?! Lord! If you could just give me my sight and only my left leg I would have killed this asshole now. “ Will you shut up! I've had enough of your voice. Please!” “ Heard enough of my voice? Now that's a new one. I'm usually the one who gets enough of the others' voices. Not too bad for a girl.” I am literally shaking from the inside right now. The anger this guy is giving me right now! How d
Chapter 3Molitha I woke up feeling like a truck hit me. I really wasn't in the mood or the right mind to fight or talk to anyone right now. Who was I even kidding? No one talks to me. So this grumpy mood of mine is for myself and I. Might as well go for a run to at least get this bad mood out of my system before work. God knows if I do one more thing to get Mr Smith angry he's gonna fire me for sure. And the mood I'm having right now won't do any favours for me. I didn't bother to change from the clothes I now had just noticed I slept with. I blame that fucking ‘family meeting’ it's the one that's causing me to get so angry early in the morning now! Moli breathe. Getting worked up won't help you now. A run will. I'm totally messed up. I have to calm to myself to calm myself down. The hell is that! I put my earphones started jogging outside. About a mile away from the house I started to come back but as I reached the Tercab woods just close to my house I saw somet
Chapter 2 Molitha I arrived home. Collapsed on the bed. What the heck did I do?! One night with the prince? Am I crazy?! Not only will that not happen but I'd be thrown to the hangers if the king or anyone else other than the family heard me say such a thing. Being gay in this kingdom is a serious offense. An offense that will be treated as if it were treason. We live in the twenty first century where anything is possible. Anyone can love anyone but not here. No such a thing will be found here. We are like dark ages except modern. What would I even do with the prince the whole night? Ugh! Moli! Why can't you just live through the grudge? Because I can't! I want to see those people suffer like they made me suffer. So declaring that you won't be part of your sister's wedding till you get one night with the prince is revenge? Yes! Because they'll never agree to it. Oh yeah? The same parents who do everything in they're power to get what they want are t
Chapter 1 Molitha I got to the house. For some reason there was a family meeting that was called. Which surprisingly they added me as well. You see my family and I don't get along much. I stay at my own house and they stay at theirs. I felt nothing for the house that I once called home. The house that once was home. But now it just feels like a holder of all the bad memories of my life. All the memories I have tried so hard to suppress. Here I am now at same place I hate the most. "You made it" I looked up to see Celiwe,my little sister. She ran to me. I opened my arms for her. The hug was brief but it had all the emotions that we were feeling. I last saw her when she was sixteen now at eighteen she looks so grown and all woman. I almost didn't recognize her. "Do you know how much I missed you!" She screamed still clinging onto my jacket. "You know where my house is. "I replied with an emotionless voice. Even with her I knew I couldn't be free to talk as I p
11. When I love ZeusI was in my throne room attempting to drink my second glass of gkive( a strong dosage of alcohol that can be also described as whiskey but stronger) I wanted to just get get drunk already. I had no one. Arrow also had the responsibility of taking care his daughter not that he couldn't let the servants do it but I understand him. He just lost his wife and all he had left of her was their daughter. I wish at least my case was the same. I could have someone to kill the boredom with but I have no one. Just as I was going for a sip the throne room doors were opened by a guard. I stared at him waiting for explanation of the disturbance. “Your highness the queen has returned.”My head jerked up when my eyes connected with blue ones. Ones that I knew as Eva's. She wasn't the only one that surprised me with though. The baby in her arms also surprised the alcohol out of me. I stood up, looking at her. She only gave me a grim look. “Eva?”“No Evangeline now.” She correc
10. Lucinda ArrowI got back to my own palace. To see everyone running around in circles. And what were those loud shouts?I pulled a servant out. “What the hell is happening?” I asked her. “ Um... mistress is in labour.” She answered. “I said tell me what hell is happening?! Don't fucking joke with things like that!”“Sire she is in your bed chambers this minute with the midwives.” What was she saying? “What?” I rushed to the stairs racing like my life depended on it. To my room where the shouts and screams were coming from. I pushed the door open. To see the shock of my life. My wife was truly giving birth. She was lying on the bed. Screaming at the top of her lungs as she kept on being told to push. “Lorinda.”“Arrow?” she gasped out. I didn't understand. How come I never knew my own wife was pregnant? She didn't show any signs of it. She had no baby bump in fact I don't even remember her mentioning any sicknesses. I was about to approach her but the midwives pushed me