"I'm going to have these three guards whip him five times each and everyone of you is going to count out loud the numbers." Mitchell told them. "If you falter...they start all over again. Understand?".
"Yes Your Majesty." They chorused.
"Good." Mitchell beamed. He faced the guards and motioned the first one forward which he did. "If you falter… you're dead. No mercy." He threatened.
"Yes sir." The guard nodded.
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Anna was talking now but her voice was not the same as before. It was husky and unfortunately she couldn't sing very well anymore."Andrei overdosed on his painkillers." Lucy told her."What?". Anna croaked out. "When was this?"."Yesterday. He was found in his bathtub this morning hardly breathing". Lucy replied.Anna covered her mouth as tears pooled in her eyes and dropped. "What ha
"What's going on?!". Anne demanded as she rushed into Andrei's hospital room and saw two doctors trying to hold him down so a nurse could inject him again. "Wait!". She went over to the nurse and took the syringe from her. "Don't inject him again.""But Dr..", The nurse began.Anne shook her head. "I'll talk to him". She said. "Andrei! Andrei, calm down. It's me Dr Lowan." She took his hand in hers and rubbed slow circles on his palm
"Well?!". Bianca probed staring at the two teenagers. One looked scared and the other was indifferent as always.Andrei sighed in exasperation and shot Bianca an icy glare. "What are you doing here?". He bit out. "When I needed you, you weren't there and now that I have no need of you..you don't want to leave me alone."Bianca frowned not liking his tone of voice especially in front of Anna. "I just talked to doctor Gomez and&n
School vacated for the Christmas holidays but Andrei went to school just once and that was the day school closed. He was... different.He looked different with his shoulder length hair, dark circles under his eyes and he looked thinner than the last time Anna saw him which was two weeks ago after the glass vase incident.She tried to talk to him but he practically ran when he saw her coming towards him &nbs
Andrei entered the palace and he felt strange as if something was going to happen and he wasn't going like it so when he found his father waiting for him in his room as he walked in and with him were two guards… Andrei knew he was toast."Where've you been?". Mitchell demanded."I went out for a walk." Andrei replied."Before or after I sent Arielle to get you?". He asked.
Andrei fell terribly sick after he was released from the well and had to spend a week in the hospital.School resumed a week after new year but he couldn't go because he was recovering and he hated his father more for that.His mother tried to get back in his good graces but he paid her no mind and just pretended as if they didn't exist. He never said a word when they talked to him an
"Happy belated birthday sweetheart!". Andrei exclaimed behind Anna making her jump."What...What's going on Andrei?". She looked around shocked. "It's not my birthday.""She's celebrated it already". Lucy chimed in, looking confused also."I know." He pouted. "I missed it, remember?"."Ah!!." Both girls nodded in understanding."So I want to do it again." Andrei told her.
A week later"Hey, you okay?". Anna asked Andrei. "You've been quiet." They were seated at the far end in the library where the librarian couldn't get to them in time.Andrei sighed and shook his head. "I don't know.""Want to talk about it?". She asked."Maybe". He muttered."I'm all ears". Anna said giving him her full attention."Have you ever&nb