"What?" Megara stared at Agnes in shock. "You told him that?" She questioned, abruptly standing up from the buffer she was seated on. "Pardon me. If I didn't give him any expectation, he would have forfeited the contest and performed very poorly which might have led him to get berated by his father." Agnes said, slightly stepping back from Megara. Megara stared at Agnes with a 'fed up' gaze. Megara sighed and looked out of the window. It was dark outside and almost past dinner time. "You meet him at this hour. Please, go. I don't know what you're going through and I won't propel you to tell me but at least go there. Don't converse much, if you don't want to. Your presence alone will be enough to make him happy." Agnes said, almost begging. Megara licked her lower lip before bobbing her head. Agnes took a whiff of solace as she stepped ahead and clutched Megara's shoulder. "No matter what. I will always be with you." Agnes enunciated with a delighted smile on her face as she tightly
Megara gazed down at their connected hands. "You don't like your father, right?" She questioned and he slightly tilted his head at her. "I thought you already knew about that." He said but she did not utter a word and just continued to stare at their hands. "Yes, ...I don't like my father." He confessed. "Why?" She asked. "Because he doesn't like me either. He loathes me and my mom. He treats her inadequately. I don't like it." He continued. "Why doesn't he like you?" She asked and Evandros furrowed. "Because I don't want the throne. I want to choose a different path. I want to be a physician. I want to protect lives and my mother supports me in this that's why he doesn't like us. He says I have a substantial spirit within me and that I can be the strongest Linya in the history of our bloodline but what's wrong in having another kid you know? The one who actually desires to take over the throne. My mother did get expectant after me but somehow she ended up having a miscarriage. I kn
"Lord Linya, You can't fool me."She said in a calm tone. Ezekiel Linya who was sitting on the buffer occupied cleaning a specific diamond halted on her words. He slowly looked up at her through his thick lashes. Seeing the young girl stand so dauntlessly in front of him almost made him snicker at the audacity but he liked that attitude. The kid was rather hard to manipulate. The left side of his lips curved up as he put the diamond on the table in front of him, giving the girl his full concentration. "Come clear." He demanded, making Megara almost snort but she kept herself low because she was in no place to disdain this man."I just want to say one thing, I don't care about the stone neither I care about your wife. It's your obligation because you are an elder. My only concern is Evandros." She said and further continued. "I don't care if he possesses a demon. As long as he is on the right path, I will be by his side." She said and he cocked a brow at her. 'Words won't work on her
AT NIGHT* "Yeah and I won't refute that he is handsome," Agnes said, taking a slight sip of her liquor. She was bragging about the same guy she used to despise. Look at her getting all fired up while talking about him."Just an advice, don't fall for him yet," Megara said and Agnes scowled while pouring herself another cup. "I know right?" She said and was about to chug down another cup of liquor but Blossom put her fingers on the cup making Agnes pause midway.She quietly took the cup out of her hand and swallowed the liquor in it. "You've already drunk a lot. You need to wake up early, drinking more will lead you to another round of detention." She said and Agnes huffed in annoyance before getting up from the buffer. Instead of walking toward the door, she came towards Megara and bent down beside her, and with that, she pecked her cheek."I love this Megara." She said, sounding and looking barfly. Megara was taken aback by her words as she watched the girl sprint out of the room as
Two days later* Everything was peaceful in the sect and usual activities were being carried out without any hindrance. Just like this, usual practices were being carried out generally as well. The sun was up, gleaming brighter than ever, making things difficult for the people standing beneath it. With half-opened eyelids and heavy heads, all of them sharpened their martial art skills until they were told to rest. Megara trudged towards the river and bent down. She soaks her napkin in the river water before squeezing all the water out.With a deep sigh, she wiped her sweat away with the wet fabric before doing the soaking process once again. With that, she squeezed all the water out of the cloth and stood up. Throwing the wet cloth on her head she ambled towards Agnes who was sitting under the tree. Agnes forwarded her bamboo filled with water towards Megara who was approaching her. Without a word she grabbed the bamboo from her hand and took three large gulps, finishing all the wat
She stared at him, shocked, baffled by his action. His grip was so firm on her that she could barely move. "What?" She questioned. "What do you think you're doing?" She asked in a harsh tone when she finally came out of her shock and realized what he just did with Evenor.Evandros, as if came back to his senses as well, immediately loosened his grip on her. He slowly moved away from her while letting her go. His gaze fell on Evenor who was standing up, he looked like he was ready to throw a punch or two at Evandros face. Megara straightened up while passing him a stern look.She turned to look at Evenor and without thinking much she stood in front of Evandros, shielding him from Evenor who was about to punch him but the punch landed on her dear face. She slightly stumbled back, bumping into Evandros chest. Both the men went into shock for a second before quickly collecting their bearings. "Scarlet.""Megara." Evandros grabbed her waist so that he can turn her around and face her but
"Haaa, what do we have here?" Megara flinched and quickly pivoted on her feet. Ezekiel Linya stood before her, dressed in a black robe and features as sharp and devilish as ever. She went pale when she found him gazing at the body on the ground so she quickly blurted out."I-I didn't." She said and he slowly looked up at her, staring at her through his long lashes. "I see, care to explain?" He asked and Megara aggressively nodded, so he guided them to his guest house. "What about the dead body?" She asked. "What about it? If your explanation leaves a single doubt in me that body will be analyzed if not then let it rotten. Leaving good food for animals is also a good deed." Megara was slightly disturbed by his weird mindset but didn't ponder on it much as she was already very much stressed. Settling down on the buffer in front of him, she explained herself while he quietly listened to her. "And this is what I found in his hand." She said and handed him the unfolded paper. He read i
While making her way back to her room Megara had only one thing on her mind and she detested it. She loathed the fact that Ezekiel Linya wasn't fibbing about his wife but what hassles her is that...' What if she tries to drag Evan with her although she is letting him choose his path? Attaining the throne or not, he still possesses a demon within him.'With a poker face and mind in disarray, she finally reached her guest room and the scenery in front of her had her poker expressions changing into a surprised one. "Evan?" She whispered under her breath when she found Evandros sitting on the wooden floor, leaning against her door with his head low. His right knee was raised with his right elbow resting on it. Megara stepped closer and her pupils dilated when she noticed that his robe was torn in many places and blood was coating his body. Without a second thought, she sprinted towards him, bent down in front of him, and grabbed his shoulders. He flinched and abruptly grabbed the hilt