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I stare at myself in the mirror, hating what I have to do.
I’ve come to the conclusion that my best bet is to seduce Marek, to hopefully convince him to let his guard down before injecting him to make him weak enough to be apprehended. First, I want to read the room, to see how he reacts to me first. He may laugh at me, refuse to be impressed by what I’m wearing right now, how I’m planning to act with him. It’s a likely reaction, but at this point, it’s all I can do.
My nightdress is short, covering only what is needed, letting my legs stand bare to his eyes. The white material is slightly sheer in certain lights, yet I’ve cast the room into shadow by leaving only one lamp light on, wanting it to look like I was just pre
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I go to follow Tai and the guards downstairs, where I know they are going to take Marek, but with one look down my body, I realise I need to change.Shuddering with all the adrenaline pumping through my body, I shove some leggings onto my legs, and tear off my night dress, replacing it with a normal shirt. A million thoughts are flowing through my mind, questions that have no answers driving me nearly mad. Marek just handed himself in, giving himself over to Tai and Kailor like it means nothing to him. He has to have another plan…All of the lights are dim, the hour of night stretching into very early morning. I stride down the stairs, circling around and around, heading toward the cells. There are only two cells total down there, and the condition of them is repulsive. My stomach twists as a tangy smell wafts up the sta
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~AkaraSilence consumes the room, the attention in the room focused on the glowing hot steel bar in Tai’s hand.Slowly, I drag my gaze to Marek, whose expression is flat, but there is no fear to be seen in his demeanor. He watches Tai keenly, aware of the King’s quivering arm, the tight grasp on the rod, and how he stares me down, his intention to inflict world-ending pain on me with that single item.“Do it. I dare you,” Marek puurs.Tai tilts his head slightly, hesitating. I stare down the tip of that metal bar, terrified. Tai is just doing this to break Marek, to prove a point...But why do I have to be on this end of this? I take an uneasy step backward, pl
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~AkaraNurses, not accompanied by Tai, helped me back up to my room. There’s not much they can do for me, but with a few remnants of Tani blood, I’ve been able to get myself to a point where the pain has gone away and I don’t feel as though I’m going to throw up at every second.A knock sounds through the room, rousing me from my partial rest.The door opens a crack, Tai looking through. I smile weakly at him, knowing that so much has transpired since I last saw him. I can't bring myself to be upset at him, not considering I’m on the verge of dying at every moment. I should be mad, I should yell at him and tell him he is the reason I threw up blood in the first place, and he should have known stress could do that to me
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¬AkaraI only allow myself a moment for the information to sink in before I’m out of bed, ignoring the slight protest in my stomach from my room.Marek...or Marek as Tai isn’t in the hallway when I open my door, having vanished into the depths of the estate where he will never be found, able to get back to Vaia with no issue. I don’t even want to think about how I kissed him, convinced it was Tai. Fighting the urge to panic, I run down the hallway, heading straight toward Tai’s office.Thankfully he is there, as I was half convinced he would be down in the cells, dealing with Nesrin. He looks up from where he was staring at his desk, looking over me, clearly not expecting me to be up and walking so soon after my wound re
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¬AkaraThe sunlight bathes my back, warming my senses.I had to get out of the manor. Even the chance of seeing Kailor in person makes me feel sick to my stomach, not to mention I’m still wary of Tai. He’s been avoiding talking about what happened with Marek, like he knows he is guilty of it, but doesn’t want to have to explain it. I’m blaming it on the stress we are all under, the desperation for this all to end...But I can’t help but wonder if it’s worth it, if I’m hoping once it’s done Tai will be back to normal again.Wrapping my hand around a bunch of wildflower stems, I pick them, placing them in my wicker basket. This pretty meadow that flanks the estate is the only place I can get to witho
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*Explicit content at the end of this chapter, read at your own discretion!*¬AkaraI find my way back to Tai’s office after many hours waiting for him upstairs. By the time the sun had set and he hadn’t made it to dinner, I decided to seek him out myself.Sure enough, he is in his office, slumped over his desk looking down at a mess of paper on his desk. It smells like him in here, for all the amount of time he spends in here in comparison to anywhere else. He probably had his dinner summoned down here so he doesn’t have to step away from here. As much as I understand how dire our situation is, it still hurts my heart knowing he’s done here so often.
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¬AkaraTonight, there is going to be no chance for me to avoid Kailor.Tai has already told me I can stay in my room tonight and not go, but the entire purpose of this event is to appear normal, so news will get back to Vaia and she will think we are no longer bothered by her rebellion. It’s a long shot, but we hope her guard will lower as a consequence, which means that as much as I don’t want to, I’m going to have to go. It’s held downstairs, in the ballroom.A knock sounds from my door, making me flinch. I’ve been awfully jumpy recently."Come in,” I exclaim mindlessly, pulling my hair back around my fa
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~AkaraThere’s a cold, deathly silence as everyone drinks in the sight Evolet, and the knife in her hand.She has a disturbing grin on her face, her straight white teeth glinting under the chandeliers light. She doesn’t wear much, aside from a skin-tight black jacket and pants, making it easier for her to sneak in here undetected. A hood is pulled over her head, hiding her newly cropped hair, the extravagance of her once Noble look gone. She looks near feral.She looks around the room, at the stunned, terrified faces. "I'm waiting for my applause..."Nausea, fear and anger all churn in my stomach as I
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