" No, my princess. He was caught with hani again. This time they were alone in the garden" He said and her mouth suddenly felt bitter
" He was caught having a sexual activity with her. They were courting eachother right there in the garden" oody knife on the floor and met the knob getting opened.
He quickly jumped through the window and left there immediately.
The door opened, the guards and some workers rushed in quickly to meet the king in a mess.
" Your highness! "
" He's stabbed "
" Oh mY Days! Who did this!!! "
" Inform the Royals!! "
They spoke rascally and few minutes later, the King's room was crowded with people.
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Vivian dropped a flower on the ground where a corpse was laying beneath the grave.
She rubbed her teary cheeks and stood up.
" It's been years now" She sighed.
She looked up and met salome walking towards her in a haste.
" Mistress. The king has died!!" She said.
" What do you mean the king has died??" Vivian askef, sparing her an irritating look.
" He was stabbed last night and the killer is still unknown!" Salome said still panicking.
Vivian jaw dropped at the news.
" Oh my God!" She palmed her lips. " Tell me it's a lie, Please tell me!!!" She said restlessly.
" Prince Xander is planning on a quick funeral this evening. No one is allowed into the palace until the king is buried. And...And...he's trying to get enthroned the next day. Everything is happening too fast and no one has the right to say anything." She said.
Vivian suddenly pushed her out of the way and started to walk towards the palace hastily.
A guard met her and stopped her on the way.
" You aren't allowed to go in" She said.
" Please I need to see Prince xander, Queen Lisa, Prince shaman, Queen xora and all the rest of the royal family!. I need to see them!!" She said boldly.
" The Prince does not let anyone in at all cost, be it the God of the earth"
" F*ck off" She spat and pushed the guard away, running in quickly.
She stopped when she saw the entire royal monarch, all of them descending the stairs carefully.
She halted in her track and took in a deep breath as everyone stared at her.
" Who let you in?" Xander finally asked, being the first among the group.
" I forced my way into here, Prince xander." She said.
" Funny" He grinned.
" I need to contemplate on something. Especially with the way things are going in the palace" She said and xander got scared, thinking she knew who was behind the King's death.
" Trash your word and get lost immediately!!" He spat pointing at the door.
" The rightful heir must be on the throne!" She said.
Everyone got confused.
" Guards!" Xander ordered.
" I'm speaking the truth!!. Most of you don't know that xander is not the heir. He only wants the throne that's why he might have killed the king!" She yelled as the guards took her hands.
" Take her to the dungeon. Lock her up there for saying a Bitter Lie and keep her there until I want her released!" Xander spat and Vivian eyes bulged out.
" You can do this to me but I don't care, Prince Xander!. The rightful heir is alive, he survived and Xander doesn't deserve the authority he's receiving!" She yelled with all her mjght.
Xander gritted his teeth as his hands folded into a strong fist. He turned to the rest of the royals.
" You all can return back to your different Chambers. I'll be back with the funeral arrangements" He said and everyone respectfully left without saying a word.
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Hani was washing her feet before looking up to see Ian lost in his thought.
He looked really calm, his hair was messy and blowing up in the wind, making him extremely attractive.
She quickly sat close to him and smiled.
" Hey, What are you thinking?" She asked, poking his head.
" Would you want to know?" He asked, staring at her fondly and she nodded.
His hands raked into her soft brown hair from behind.
" I was busy thinking of how special and important you're to me." He said.
" Awwn" She buried her face on his shoulders and Ian could swear she was intensely red.
He smiled and stopped, taking his hands off her hair as a weird thought crossed his mind.
" I'm sorry about last night, hani" He said
" Last....night?" She looked at him.
" A.hem. That awkward moment" He scratched his hair nervously.
" Ohh" She starts to smile redly. " Well, I think it was really cute. And I really like you Ian. You're just so sweet and I feel you're just more than a friend" She said, cupping her cheeks while staring at him.
He took in a deep breath and looked at her eyes fondly, facing her.
" So much as I f*cking do too. I really like you and I couldn't stop thinking about it last night" He said, knotting their fingers together.
She leaned up slowly and smooch his lip. He felt it.
" I'll go back to the palace now. Bye!" She tried to stand up but Ian stopped her. Her kiss had completely intoxicated his innocent mind.
" Not yet" He said staring at her intoxicatingly.
He cupped her round face as he slowly leaned in, instantly capturing her lips while kissing her softly.
Her heart was racing. He's was racing as well.
He trusted deeper and hani closed her eyes, submitting to the new feeling.