Today was supposed to be my marriage day, I was adorned with a beautiful white dress. The expensive jewels were making me look soft and delicate. I was looking like a perfect lady, a perfect bride. I was ecstatic today. Not even in my dreams had I thought that Today would be the day when I will die..

When I was waiting for my father to come and hold my hand and take me to the altar, I heard the knock on the door. My heart started fluttering when the maid went to open the door. But instead of my father, there were black veiled men who slashed the neck of maids in a heartbeat.

My eyes widened when their body fell on the floor with a thud. Blood started to flow like a stream and turned the while marble floor red. Everything happened so fast that I was not even able to ascertain the situation. I tired to run out but they were on the door so i ran towards the window instinctively, but we were on the third floor. It was scary, yet i jumped. But before i could fall, one of them caught me by my waist and dragged me in.

They held me like I was a piece of meat and tied me. Instead of killing they covered my face and threw me in a carriage as I could hear the neighing of horses. I wanted to shout but my mouth was covered. I wanted to run, but my hands and legs were tied too. I could not see or shout. So, all I could do was wait. Wait to gain an opportunity.

After what felt like an eternity, the carriage finally stopped and a man held me roughly in his arms. I was petrified with the thought of what he would do to me. But he just held me like a sac and then dropped me on the floor like a rag doll.

At that point, I was tied up and kneeling. I was kept there, waiting for uncertainty. I was afraid of sitting here but at the same time I was too afraid to run away. Finally the man took out the cloth from my eyes and the bright light almost blinded me. It took me a few seconds to get adjusted to the light. I blinked several times only then did the blurry images take proper shape.

My eyes widened but then confusion and fear filled me.

"Amelia, Jonathan..?" My sister was standing in the same white gown I was wearing with my future husband. They were smirking at me rather than helping me.

"Hey sister. I hope they have not hurt you." i have never heard Amelia talking in such an informal and rude way. She was looking different. Her serene and kind face was filled with an evil glint that my insides clenched.

"Amelia, help me!" I pleaded as tears ran down my face. I tried to move closer to her but I could not move due to the close binding of my body. I fell on the floor as I struggled to move. But instead of helping me, she just laughed and so did Jonathan , my husband! I was not dumb to not understand that they have already married with the way they were standing together in couple outfit together.

"Of course, my precious elder sister. I am here to help you, only. I will make sure that they will give you death without pain." my face drained all color as i heard her. How dumb i was to think that she would let me go now that she had already snatched the man from me. Yet I still could not believe that the gentle and caring sister who had always helped me had suddenly turned so vicious against me.

"Why?" I could not help but ask as I looked at her face, which was looking sinister. She did not reply but looked at me amusedly while Jonathan laughed hard as if I had cracked a joke for his amusement.

"How could someone be this foolish!?" he asked, shaking his head while my sister glared at him. She moved closer and caressed my cheeks like she always did in the past.

"Do not be mean to Hazel. She is my precious sister." I have heard more than a thousand words from her mouth. Every time mother criticizes me, every time my father ignores me, every time the maids make fun of me or other noble ladies laugh at me. She had told them the same words that I was her precious sister! Then how and what changed for her to be this way! Was that the man in question?

I looked at her and then at the man.

"Is it because of him?" her grip on my chin tightened and her long nails dug deeper in my skin. I could feel the pain and soon the blood seeped out.

"So, you finally realized that? When everyone hated you, bullied you and made fun of you, I was the one who stood by your side. I was the one who asked them to stay away with you yet how do you repair my kindness? You tried to marry the man of high status that you never deserved! And yet you thought that I would be happy for you?

I always gave you my leftover food, i always shared my clothes witty you yet look at you! Standing in front of me as high and mighty! What made you even think that a dirty blood like you deserves to be the duchess of the empire!" her eyes were looking red, malicious, and full of hatred.

"I never knew. You can have him if you want." I replied but instead of being happy, she became infuriated!

"Have him! You are giving him to me? Who the hell are you to do that? You have always been beneath me. And that is where you belong! How did you even feel that you have the right to sacrifice him to me? You are nothing but a rag that was decorated on my door. Yet I thought of forgetting your place." she shook her head as if she was highly disappointed in me." "You deserve a punishment. And I will make sure you learn your lesson.`` That was a threat that was going to turn out to be true.

"Come on darling, we need to go. I do not want to ruin my first night with you over this trash!"