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"You disobey my orders and went into that hall, Azrael" My father yelled at me. He was furious. I knew from the beginning that this was going to happen if I get caught. Hope and Lyla were arrested.
"Forgive me, father" I apologized like the prodigal son. But I forgot that our fathers were different.
"There is nothing to be sorry about, Azrael. If you can't follow instructions, how will you rule such an empire?" My father's voice rang in the room. The skin in between his forehead pinched. I could see the vertical marks my stubbornness had drawn.
He paced back and forth in the room waiting for the rest of the family to come. My father was going to tell them what I did.
My aunt will be happy that I failed before it started. As for Hazel, Williams and Ember, I had no idea what they would do. Whose side they will choose?
I followed the rules given by father all my life. I have never failed him to date. He might forgive me for today.
