“Was it Alexander?” I asked her, hoping that I didn’t already know the answer. She nodded. “His son Declan tried to claim saol gra, but the prince had already claimed you. He felt the bond the first time he was in your pregnant mother’s presence. “There was a whole trial after your parent’s deaths. Declan tried to make his claim to the fae high council, which is the only higher power that the royal families answer to.” She started. I nodded, urging her to continue. “The council temporarily denied the both of the claims, stating that both of them had to wait until you matured to lay their claims, and that you would be bonded to whomever you felt the connection to. You were supposed to go into protection, so you couldn’t be swayed either way, or succumb to magic to sway you. Alexander kidnapped you before you could be taken into that protection."
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I could feel it in my bones as we rode closer to the ancient castle. The stone colors in the mountain side changed from a deep brown to a black void. The grass grew darker until it was black in color as we approached the outer castlegrounds. "You're still sure you want to do this?" Gideon asked me, as we approached. I looked at him, and nodded. I was on the seemingly endless search for answers, and I was going to get them. As we got closer to the walls of the outer garden, I could see vines that looked like they were dripping with black ink. I reached out to touch one, only to get my hand slapped down by Gideon. "Don't touch those! You'll be asleep for a century, easily." He told me, realizing I was scowling at him. "What are they, anyways?" I asked him, still eying the sedative plant before me. "Nightshade's undertow. It is part of the deadliest gene of plants in the Fae kingdom. Don't touch it, unless you want to be either asleep or dead." He told me, almost glaring. "You know,
Gideon sighed, and tried to usher me down another hallway. "Let me just do my thing.: I told him, frustrated, and wanting to explore more. "You don't know what memories this castle holds.... For more than just you." He admitted. I looked at him, seeing the sadness in his eyes. "We lost our King and Queen, their heirs, the rest of their whole tribe the day your parents disappeared. There are rooms in this place that I'll never enter again." He stopped to look at me. I tried to be interested in the paintings on the walls, then shifted uncomfortably. "What do you mean, 'When they disappeared?' My parents were killed." I asked him, then informed him. I shook my head, I could never get a clear answer out of anyone. "Nemesis, who told you that your parents were killed?" He asked me, a serious look in his eyes. "Pretty much everyone since this whole thing started, and I found out that my 'parents' aren't really my parents." I told him, continuing down the never-ending hallway. "They were ne
"Gideon?" I called out again, this time walking to the other end of the ballroom. I saw another door, and walked out into another dark hallway. This one had white floors, stained with rust colored spots. There were silver accents all over the molding, and the doors were a creamy off-white color. I came to a staircase at the end of the hallway, and followed the steps up to a huge, beautiful sitting area, with burgandy velvet chairs, and a blonde-wood table between two of them. Off to the left, there was another hallway with similar decor. Before venturing off down the hallway, I noticed that there were cups and plates still sitting on the table, like someone left in a hurry. I looked at the cups, seeing that the liquid had long since evaporated. I thought back to my parents. Were they sitting here, having tea? Were they inturrupted? I started down the hallway to the left. There were silver engravings on each of the doors. I once again came to a door with another silver 'N'. Only this t
"Nemesis?" I hear again throught the wall. I didn't answer, I was too tired, and too scared to bother with the voice. I shut the drawer, and left the room. I needed to find Gideon. I went back down the hallway to the ballroom. "Nemesis?" I heard coming from the hallway. I kept on moving, looking for Gideon, and trying to get away from the voice. I could hear footsteps behind me, so I started running. I didn't know where I was going in this place. Without my memories, it was a huge maze. I just kept running. I was about to make a turn, and was snatched into a room, by a stong pair of arms. I fought back, and tried to struggle. "Princess, it's me. Calm down, OW!" I realized it was Gideon as I spun around. "I'M SO-" I tried to apologize as he put his hand over my mouth. He put his finger over his lips, indicating me to be quiet. He pulled me over to what looked like a closet, and popped open a secret compartment in the wall. He turned around and sprayed some kind of musky smelling spray
I woke up to my mom yelling at me. “Hey, today’s the day!. Get up, so we can load your bed onto the truck.” I sighed at her, and rolled out of bed. Today was moving day. I didn’t want to go, we had been in this house my entire life. My two older brothers had already moved out, and my parents decided that we were going to move to another neighborhood, in another town. Before I walked out, I took one last good look at my bedroom. The walls were an emerald green, and the carpet was a shade darker than that. I looked over the tiny holes in the drywall, where I had my posters hung on the wall, with thumbtacks. My mother had forced me to take them all down last week, and made me pack them up. “Hurry up, it’s time to go, I need your help to unpack at the new house.” My mother hollered to me. I quickly went outside, and hopped in her SUV. “Took you long enough.” She said t
“Hey, I’m about to hit the highway. I will call you when I pull in.” I told her. “Yes, your highness.” She responded. I laughed, and hung up the phone. It took me about 30minutes to reach Vic’s house. When I pulled in, her dad’s truck wasn’t there. I pushed a button, and called her. “Vic, I am in your driveway! Come out here!” I said, the second she picked up the phone. “Okay, I’ll be right out.” She said, almost like she was in some sort of trance. “Okay, just hurry, I want to be back before my mom cooks dinner!” I said to her, and hung up. I waited for about five minutes before she actually came out of her house. It looked like she was moving in with me! “Did you bring enough stuff?!” I asked her. She just kept looking forward at her house. I looked up at her house to see what was going on, and I swear that I
“Nemi! Get up, let’s go! You said we were going to the mall today!” Vic hollered at me, waking me up. I grunted at her. Being as loud as she possibly could, Vic flung open my bedroom door, and jumped directly on top of me. “Why?!” I groaned. “You said we were going to the mall today!” She repeated. I sighed. “Okay, but you have to get off of me so I can get ready.” I told her, resigned. She got off of me, and turned to go back to her room. I rolled out of bed, stretched, and picked out some clothes. After getting dressed, I headed to the kitchen to grab an energy drink. “Did you save one for me?” Vic asked, jokingly. She didn’t like energy drinks, and liked to tease me about it. “Nope, there’s some fancy coffee in the cabinet though.” I told her. She grabbed a kcup out of the cabinet, and stuck it into the machine. “H
We said our goodbyes and headed to the car. “I can’t believe you, Nemi. You totally embarrassed me in front of them!” Vic said, when we were finally at the car. “What do you mean, Vic? I didn’t say anything embarrassing.” I said. “You were acting like a total goody two shoes. No, I don’t think my parents will let me have new people over…. Like we’re 13 again or something. Quit acting like you’re all pure and innocent. You know if your parents were gone, you would be slutting it up around those guys like you were at the mall today.” Vic said to me, getting more and more angry the more she spoke. I couldn’t believe the way she was acting. &ld