The warrior Mason felt as if a bucket of cold water was splashed on his body and quickly broke away from Katherine. He moved backwards and stared at her in surprise especially since she was the ugliest girl he had ever seen.Kathy was completely flustered, she couldn't understand what had just happened to her and why she had allowed this strange warrior to get so close to her.She knew she was very ugly as everyone always told her that. Even Meela had told her many times that she would never get married and no man would ever desire her because she was the ugliest girl in the world.Mason stared at his friend Jackson without being able to utter a word. He really didn't know what had come over him. He didn't even act this way around beautiful girls so why would he kiss an ugly girl he met for the first time?Seeing the disgusting look Mason gave her suddenly made Kathy afraid. She had seen that look in the eyes of so many people and most times it always led to them spitting on her or ca
Damian stared at the flowers that had been ruined by Mason and asked Kathy, "are these the flowers that the princess likes?" Kathy nodded her head in reply. "Do not worry, I'll go get a new bunch for you, just wait right here," Damian offered. Kathy said "no, please let me come with you" but he said "don't worry, I'll go get it alone so it will be quicker. Didn't you say you don't have enough time?"Turning to Jackson, Damian said, "take good care of her and remember that if anything happens to her, the princess will hold you responsible." "Of course, I will take good care of her" Jackson replied and went to stand beside Kathy. He stared at Mason angrily and warned, "stay away from her because she is the maid of my princess."Mason shook his head and folded his arms as he stared at both Damian and Jackson whom he believed were being foolish.Damian hurried back into the forest to get the flowers and came back in less than ten minutes.He handed the bunch of fresh flowers to Kathy
Mason, Jackson, and Damien arrived at the palace and the first thing that caught their attention was Kathy who was standing under the sun in front of the palace. Jackson who was in front, barely paid Kathy any attention as his eyes caught a whiff of the princess who briefly looked out the window from her room to see the warriors.He hurried into the palace as the servants stood by the wide double doors, waiting for them to approach.Mason walked behind him, his attention was caught by the design of the palace. He smiled as he took in the beautiful surroundings but the smile on his face disappeared when he made eye contact with Kathy.Kathy quickly looked down, afraid that Mason was going to accuse her of being a witch or hurt her once again. He ignored her and followed behind Jackson as he approached the palace doors.Damian on the other hand gazed at Kathy with sympathy. He could see that she was sweating profusely and the look on her face convinced him that she was very uncomfortab
Jackson felt his heart break when he saw the way Mason stared at the princess. They were not even ashamed that everyone was staring at them. He had insisted that they came to the palace because he was dying to behold the princess's beauty but in the end, he had only done the job of a matchmaker.He suddenly lost interest in being in the palace. He wanted to be everywhere else but there, however, he knew that he couldn't just up and leave. Although all three of them were friends, Mason was their leader and called the shots.He taught them everything they knew about surviving on the battlefield since he was a naturally gifted warrior who was swift with weapons and unbeatable in a brawl from when he was a boy.What surprised Jackson the most was the reaction of the king and queen. They seemed to be pleased with what was going on between Mason and the princess. He became more surprised when the king said, "Athena, why don't you take Mason to your bedroom so you both can talk since he seem
As Athena stared at Mason from her room, she recalled the conversation she had shared with Meela when she clocked eighteen.Meela had told her the truth about her birth. In her exact words, "you are my true daughter, the one who sprang from me while Kathy is the queen's daughter. I swapped you both at birth after making a powerful witch place a curse on Kathy. The reason is that I want you to live the best life and I will do it all over again if given the chance."Athena had been quite shocked at the revelation. She had wanted to doubt Meela but couldn't do so because Meela had always shown her so much love and hated Kathy.There were times when she had wondered why Meela treated her own daughter so badly but after Meela told her everything, it made sense to her. She came to understand why Kathy was so ugly and why everyone hated her so much.Her hatred for Kathy also doubled because if Meela had not done what she did, Kathy would have been living the life of a princess and she would
Kathy stared at Damian in surprise. She had never thought of leaving the kingdom before but it was also true that she was fed up with the life she was living. She hoped for a better life and had always thought that someday someone will make her life better. Perhaps this was the time. Perhaps Damian was the answer to her prayers. She smiled happily at him, "I am willing to leave with you anywhere as long as it is better than living here. If I have to work hard on a farm or even as your maid, I am willing to do it. I just want to live as a human being. I want to live without being hated by everyone. "You will surely get the life that you want" Damian assured her. "I promise you, Kathy.What will happen is that I will leave alone first thing tomorrow. Since Mason and the princess have agreed to get married, we will be here for a while so, I'll go back home and get everything ready for you, and then I'll be back in two days. Once I'm back, I will secretly take you out of here without l
When Kathy went back home, she decided to get all her things ready for when Damian would arrive to take her. She didn't have much so it was very easy for her. In less than thirty minutes, she had arranged her bag and kept it where she could easily reach for it.She had just finished arranging her bag when a maid from the palace came to inform her that the princess needed her attention.Kathy suddenly had a bad feeling. She knew that the princess had so many maids who could work for her so if she had sent for her, it meant she wanted to torture her.She didn't dare to give any excuses so she quickly headed for the palace. The princess was with the king and queen and they were all laughing and celebrating.Kathy went in before the princess and stood by the side, waiting to get her order. When the princess saw her, she smiled. She seemed to be in a very good mood and Kathy felt relieved when she saw that.The princess threw the keys to her room at Kathy and said, "I want my room thorough
From the ground where she lay weakly, Kathy heard a familiar voice. At first, she thought it was Damian but a different face came to her mind. She realized it was the voice of someone she now hated, the same voice that terrified her.What could be going on? Did Damian ask him to help her? Was that why he was going against everyone for her sake? But he was in love with princess Athena and since she was about to be executed for stealing Athena's jewels, he naturally should be on Athena's side.Why was he going against the woman he loved and the king as well when he knew that it would block his chances of ever making her his bride? Kathy could not understand what was going on.She wanted to open her eyes and see for herself but she felt so weak and sleepy that opening her eyes seemed like the hardest thing to do at the moment. She didn't know how everything would turn out in the end.She didn't know if Mason would succeed in what he was doing but more than that she didn't trust him. For