At the same time, in Flora's chamber
A man was standing nearby the window seeing a stunning view of the grasses and flowers.
He was muscular with his silky hair flying due to the wind from outside. The silver lining across his armor made him look young but who would guess that his daughter was getting married just in two days.
"You are late. But better to be here at last. I didn't expect that you would ever show up." Mrs. Ira, who stood behind, spoke in the lower voice.
"They are marrying my daughter. You are saying that the bride's father won't come? What a joke.." on seeing that, his mocking turned into a colder tone, Mrs. Ira bit her lower lip.
No one else but she knew the real wilder side of her husband, the second person to be King.
Hearing that his second plan also failed, she was almost hit by thousands of arrows. But this wasn't the time to provoke him as well.
"You are taking me wrong. I never meant that for any of us..'' Mrs. Ira tried to correct, when she took a few steps, to keep her hand over Daniel's shoulders, "I just don't want you to quarrel with your brother for unnecessary reasons.."
"So you think that I indulge in the fight with him because I'm stupid?" Daniel's irritated voice brought uneasiness to Ira's mind.
A look of hesitation crossed her face when she immediately shook her head. "You are the best. Fighting for your own rights can never be termed as a quarrel.."
Hearing this, Daniel's lips curved upwards. Turning around, he stared at his loving daughter who stood at the farthest corner and then at his wife. "At least you are aware that I'm asking for my rights."
"You are my husband.." Walking closer to him, she wrapped her hands around his chest to keep her head over his chest, "If not me… who will understand you?"
Daniel didn't reply straightforwardly. After coming back, the first and foremost thing he wanted to do was to meet his brother.
However, then he learned that King Vilas had gone to the Council meeting and his mood turned even sour.
The loving and closeness of Ira was not liked by him either. A frown curved on his forehead when he lowered his head to stare at his wife who was clinging to him like a koala, "You should get away from me now."
"But you have been gone for so long, at least let me look at you properly." Ira defensively said but that didn't put much impact on him. "Get aside and explain to me. Will the marriage take place or not.."
At this point, all Daniel had the urge to know as the matter was simple, the person on talks of marriage was of his own beloved one. Staring at his wife, in her eyes, he saw her sadness. However, totally ignoring the same, he asked further, "Tell me, what have you planned now?"
"I already told you that I won't let this marriage take place. You have to trust me on this.." Mrs. Ira knew that her dear husband won't believe her until she shows him some progress.
Yet her hands were tied. What was she supposed to say that earlier, Alice came across a monster? That might appear like a joke.
Daniel was conflicted when he showed a dissatisfied face to her. With uncertainty written all over his face, he shook his head. "I mean.. is Flora going to marry those bastards or not?"
At the same time, Ira's smile widened which was almost reaching up to her eyes. Her eyes shimmered with the glow, showing her evident concern, "No, I will not let Flora marry to those people."
"It could be.. someone else or.. we all know the consequences that would take place if she doesn't get married," Ira answered back.
"But.. brother will not leave her so easily. I mean… What type of excuse are we going to give? When will she deny it?" When the question was heard by her, Ira turned around to look at her dear daughter, who was standing in the other corner of the chamber, both of her hands in the front.
With her eyelashes down on the ground, she dared not to even lift her face for once. "Let them be happy. We will break this happiness.. when they would be at the peak of their happiness and this blunder will take place.."
Ira's words were good to hear but his heart wasn't overwhelmed so easily.
Looking at her face as if he was trying to find any doubts yet he ended up finding nothing. "You are sure?"
"I have devised a devilish plan regarding this. Do not worry. This time.. either it will be his Highness's head or.. his daughter is left with those vampires." Ira walked towards the bed and sat there while taking her shawl to sit gracefully.
At this point, her eyes shined as that of a value with the sly glint almost covering all her face, "Once that damn princess is out… you can always have what you want.. and Flora.. will be the only and sole Princess of this entire Kingdom."
On the other hand, Daniel kept quiet. He didn't utter a single thing regarding this.
Rather, he imagined the positions in his mind, owing to the fact that His Highness isn't a mere player in this game of chess.
"If King Vilas gets a single hint…" those words slipped out of his lips when he kept his hand over his waist to calculate all the possibilities. But this was shattered when she replied, "He won't. He is too busy to even take a peek at us. This time… it is me, and except Alice, there is no one who can decode this."
In the end, Ira's calculation and the full proof idea gave Daniel some kind of satisfaction. After all, there wasn't the slightest clue to him to what extent she could plan.
Her extensive way of analyzing and execution might be already in their favor but he has his doubts. 'Let's see how she goes to get this..' keeping his question to himself, he didn't let them ask anymore.
While Mrs. Ira showed her head and passed him the soft gazes, in the hope to get some praise from the second man.
He has returned after days.. and still carried that distant and aloof look of his.
Just when she was already to ask Flora to step out of the chamber so that they can spend some time together, did Daniel drop another damaging bomb over her head.
"Anyways, there is a lady down. Go and look after her. She is my new concubine and pregnant with my child now."
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