Liam stared down at the young lady lying on the floor, he was still mystified on how she got to his spring. No one was allowed in the grand castle except the king's officials but this young lady suddenly popped out of his spring. How she was able to get there still remained a mystery to him. He had wielded a sword at her to scare her, hoping that she would reveal her identity and how she got the spring but who would have thought that she was a scardy cat who fainted at the sight of a sword?
May slowly opened her eyes as she touched her head which ached a little. She tried to remember what had happened before she fainted. Who was that man? How dare he point a sword at her?
"You are awake." She heard a deep voice behind her.
She got up from the cold floor as she looked at the young man from earlier, there she noticed she was in what looked like a cell. She was in a cell?
"Where am i?"
"Prison." He replied shortly.
His reply left her mouth agape. In her entire life, she had neither been to a police station nor a prison but this young man had the audacity to put her in a prison. Does he even know who she is?
"Release me this instant." She ordered but her words only earned an annoying scoff from him. May could not believe she was treated this way. She had always been treated with respect, she had been treated like she was a demigod but this young man, this annoyingly gorgeous young man from no where just treated like she was a piece of trash and what? He didn't even know who she was? What planet was he even from? First, he wielded a sword at her and now, he put her in a prison. She clenched her fist as she tried to calm down as she was getting really annoyed. "You dare treat a top star this way? I swear i am going to get the police to arrest you and put you in prison for the rest of your life for treating me this way, i promise you."
The third prince had a puzzled expression on his face as though the young lady had just spoken a foreign language that he didn't understand. "Police?" He repeated then he shook his head and began to walk away.
May held the prison gate as she watched him leave. Was he leaving? He was really leaving her here?
"Hey! Where are you going? Are you walking out on me? Don't you know who i am? I am May Edwards, top star May Edwards so don't you dare walk out on me. Hey!" Even as she shouted, the young man did not stop walking. She watched him leave until he was out of sight. She hit the gate with annoyance as she could not believe the young man left her stuck in here. She groaned loudly, frustrated with what was happening and paced around as she began to think of what to do next. She could not even understand how she got here, how on earth did she get to that place? And what was with this weird cloth? The last thing she remembered was being pushed off the bridge. What on earth happened that made her come here? Or did the river bring her to this side?
She was still thinking about how she got to this strange place when she heard footsteps approaching. She smiled as she thought it was the stoic young man from earlier that was approaching. 'He was probably coming back to apologize to her after finding out about her identity.' She thought to herself as she looked out of the gate only to see a stunning young lady about the same age as her approaching. The young lady wore a long peach ancient dress with lots of ornaments, her unique facial features and delicate steps reminded her of the word 'Royalty' that was the aura this young lady was emitting but May would have found the young lady really stunning if she wasn't glaring at her.
Princess Ingrid stopped as she glared at May then she shook her head. She had always known her to be a pretender and today she just confirmed it. When she heard a loud scream coming from the third prince's chamber, she rushed in to see who it was, only for her to see the third prince wielding a sword at her. If she had not come into the room, she would have been dead by now.
"I guess as you lost your senses you also lost your manners as well. Do you realize the consequences of the crime you have just committed."
May knitted her brows as she turned to see if the young lady was actually talking to someone else but she saw no one behind her that meant this young lady was talking to her.
"What crime are you talking about?" May asked as she could not fathom this lady's ridiculous question. She was still trying to think of how she got here and this young lady from no where was asking her about the crime she committed. Did she commit any crime?
"How impudent of you to ask such question. I have always known you were not well-behaved as they claimed you to be and today, you just proved me right. You went to the third prince's chamber to spy on him, didn't you? Do you know that he would have killed you that instant if not for me who came to stop him."
May blinked as she tried to understand the words the young lady had just uttered. There were certain words that kept repeating in her head, third prince? Chamber? Spy? What was this lady talking about? She noticed that unlike that young man who didn't know her, this lady kept speaking as though she knew her but from the way she sounded, it was pretty obvious she did not like her. Well, she also had haters as well so it was nothing new. This young lady must probably be one of her anti-fans, it was now beginning to make sense.
"I don't understand the things you've just spoken but i am pretty sure that you are one of my anti-fans, right? Even from the way you've just spoken, i could sense the hate."
The Princess was rendered speechless by her reply. She was supposed to be regretting her actions and begging for mercy but what rubbish did she just spew out? "A. . . anti-fan?" What did she mean by that? She must have really gone mad just like the rumours spreading around the city that the Roy's oldest daughter had gone mad. . . Or she could as well be pretending since she was a really good pretender. She must have thought this was a joke because she believed her Father would come and save her.
"You don't understand? By the time you get a severe punishment for your action, you will then understand what i have just spoken." She said as she stormed out of the prison leaving May absolutely clueless on what was going on.
And as soon as the princess left, another young lady appeared at the prison gate. Unlike the princess, this lady had a small, round and cheerful face but before May could even open her mouth to start questioning her, the young lady grabbed her hand startling her.
"Lady Audree, are you okay? You suddenly went missing for days and we couldn't find you. How did you get into the third prince's chamber? It's a good thing the King of no mercy did not hurt you. What were you even doing at his chamber? A report came to the house that you were caught spying on the third prince, unbelievable!" The young lady spoke so fast and nonstop that May had no chance to interject what she wanted to say and this was getting more confusing and complicating that it made her head spin. What the hell was going on? Who are these people? As she opened her mouth to speak, the young lady cut her off.
"But don't worry, your Father has gone to talk to the King. I am sure he is going to get you out of here." She cut in as she smiled at May, still holding her hands.
"Hold on, did you just say my dad is here?" May asked to be sure if she heard her correctly.
The young lady looked confused for a moment but still answered her question with a smile on her face. "D. . . Dad? Oh, yes. Your Father, he is here."
May gasped the moment she heard her reply. How could her Dad be here when he was already dead? Oh, no. This was not looking good, if her Dad was here then could this be the afterlife? Was. . . . Was she dead already?
The thoughts that she had drowned and came to the afterlife caused her feet to wobble. She was dead, she was already dead and her Dad had come to welcome her to the hereafter. Oh, no! She was not supposed to die, she was not supposed to die yet. She still had lots of things she had not done yet. "Why? Why did you die?" She questioned herself as her eyes misted. She could not believe she had died and not long ago, she was celebrating her victory for escaping death meanwhile she was already dead. Her beloved fans would be really sad, top star May Edwards was already dead. "Why?" She bawled out. "Lady Audree, what is wrong with you? Please, don't cry." The young lady tried to console her although she had no idea why she suddenly started crying. May sniffled as she looked at the young lady in front of her wondering why she had been calling her Lady Audree. "Why do you keep calling me Lady Audree?"The young lady blinked as she arched her brows. "That's your name, Audree. I call you Lad
The mischievous and playful seventh prince, Asher ran towards the princes resting area to inform the others of the news he had heard about a young lady caught spying on the third prince, Liam. He could not believe his ears when he heard the news that someone actually had the audacity to go to the third prince's chamber to spy on him despite being aware of the kind of person the third prince was. Even he, did not have the gut to go to the third prince's chamber without his permission. Among his six stepbrothers, he was really scared of the third prince because of his icy demeanor and plus, the third prince had always isolated himself from them making it difficult for them to even have a proper conversation with him but someone dared to spy on him. He could bet that person was probably dead by now, knowing the third prince's temper, he doubt the person would be able to leave the grand castle alive. "Big news!" Asher shouted the moment he entered the resting area causing the four princ
Her eyes widened as she watched him smile devilishly at her. Why does it feel like she had just walked into a trap? "Eh? You. . . ." "Audree!" Sir Roy called as he cut her off silently telling her to keep quiet. May wanted to protest but then she thought about it. Working as a maidservant for seven days was much better than being flogged but still. . . . But still, she could not bring herself to accept the punishment. The third prince turned to look at the King. "What do you think, my King?" The King heaved a deep sigh. "Well, i guess that is much better than being flogged hundred strokes." "Accept my sincere gratitude, my King." Sir Roy bowed as he thanked the King. King Lucius rose from his seat. "It is now settled. The Roy's oldest daughter, Audree will start working as the Third prince's personal maidservant as from tomorrow. You are all dismissed." The King dismissed them. Princess Ingrid gritted her teeth as she was annoyed at how the third prince didn't allow her to
Arin drew the curtain opened as the sun shone around the chamber revealing daylight. She turned and looked at her Lady who was still sleeping, she ought to have woken up by now especially when the third prince had punished her to work as his maidservant for seven days. She could not even protest because it was much better than being flogged hundred strokes of cane. That princess Ingrid was really mean, she knew that she had never liked Lady Audree but still, how could she suggest that her Lady should be flogged? Thank goodness, the third prince stepped in and showed her mercy which was unlike him. She had always known him to be the King of no mercy, that was what he was known for in the entire kingdom. Well, he did not exactly show her Lady mercy but at least he still prevented her from being flogged. "Lady Audree, it is time for you to wake up." Arin gently tapped May as she tried to wake her up. May yawned and stretched at the same time, she could not remember the last time she
"Hallelujah!" She didn't even know when she exclaimed loudly causing Arin and her new bodyguard to be startled. She could finally leave this kingdom, she could finally leave this strange land! 'Oh, ye Love bridge, here i come.' She thought as her lips curved into a smirk and as she was about to climb down from the carriage, Arin stopped her. "Where are you going?" She asked then she looked outside and realised they had gotten to the grand castle. "We are already in front of the grand castle, let's come down." May felt like she had just been pulled down from the clouds of excitement. Why now? Why did they reach the grand castle when she had finally found a way to go back? She climbed down from the carriage as she turned back to see her Love bridge. "It's time for you to enter the grand castle, my lady." Arin informed her. May furrowed her brows as she noticed these two were not coming with her into the grand castle. "Are you two not coming with me to the grand castle?" "I doubt
Gavin, Hadriel and Asher came out from their study chamber as they heaved a sigh of relief that they finally got to leave the boring class. They really did not like studying but they just have to because it was one of the duties of a prince. A prince must be knowledgeable and perfect in everything he does, that was the standard created for them and they were seriously finding it difficult to keep up with that standard. "Do we always have to attend lessons?" Asher whined as he especially did not like attending those boring classes when he always end up sleeping in class as he didn't understand what the teachers teach. "Let's skip class next time." Gavin suggested. "I'm sure the old man is already tired of seeing our faces since we keep repeating his class." He nonchalantly added causing Asher and Hadriel to laugh at what he had just said. And as they kept walking, they saw May a.k.a Audree heading towards their direction and they did not know why they momentarily halted when they
It was evening already. Arin and Lennon climbed down from the carriage as they waited for May a.k.a Audree to come out from the grand castle. May came out from the grand castle looking so exhausted. The head maidservant had made sure she washed dirty dishes all day without resting. Her legs were weak and her neck felt stiff from standing while washing those dirty dishes. How dare her treat a top star that way? She held her neck as she whimpered in pain. "Lady Audree!" Arin called but immediately frowned when she saw her Lady holding her neck as though she was in pain, she ran to her. "What is it? Why is your ear so red?" Arin asked in a worried manner as she touched May's ear. "Is it not that mean head maidservant, she dragged my ear." May whined like a baby as she reported the head maidservant to Arin. "That mean head maidservant, how dare her drag my Lady's ear? Don't worry, when we get home, I'll massage your body for you. Come, let's go home." Arin held her waist as she le
And at that moment May was about to fall into the river, Liam reached down and grabbed her at the waist, pulling her up into the saddle with him. May who was just pulled into the saddle was stunned by the Third prince's sudden action and she stared at him with wide eyes. And as their eyes met, she momentarily forgot how to breathe as she kept staring into those mesmerising eyes of his that she found it really hard to avert her gaze from him. It was as if she was trapped in his gaze and there was no way out. Looking at him up close, she realised just how beautiful this man was, he was just too gorgeous, too beautiful to be true that she found it really unfair how this one man could look this perfect. She subconsciously clung tightly as he continue riding for a bit before halting the horse. She was transfixed as she looked intently at his face, giving him a questioning look on why he halted when he suddenly dumped her on the ground. Heh, such a heartless prince! "Ouch!" May immedia