Ciara.
I tossed and turned in bed, as I waited till it was time for the guards guarding the dungeons to have dinner. Already, I had approached Joan for some sleeping pills after lying to her that I had been unable to sleep the previous night and my body needed rest.
Thankfully, after what happenedst night, there was no family dinner tonight. ording to ke, they rarely had one and the one that they hadst night had just been to officially wee me into the pce.
I crawled out of the sheets and opened the door slowly, then peeked out, and I only stepped out of my room when I was sure that no one wasing anytime soon.
So far, my n was going well, not until the lights went off, and in the darkness, I bumped into a sturdy, firm surface. "Ouch."
The lights came on again, and I discovered the firm surface had been ke''s chest. He winked at me and I huped, as I slowly lifted my head from his chest even though I secretly wished to remain that way for at least, five more minutes. "Where are you off to?" he asked.
I cleared my throat. "Um... I just wanted to take a stroll," I lied.
He eyed me suspiciously. "And why are you wearing a servant''s uniform?" he asked.
Uh-oh. I hadpletely forgotten to cover the uniform I had stolen from the hangar outside with an evening coat. "I... er- I just wanted to walk freely without anyone bothering me with ''Lady Ciara'' and being unnecessarily formal with me," I said, surprised at how effortlessly the lies wereing out of my mouth.
"I see. Well, can I apany you? You''ve been by yourself all day, and when I came earlier, Joan said you were having a shower," ke said.
"A lot has just been on my mind..."
"Then, let me take your burden away," he said, taking two steps forward while staring deeply into my eyes.
I could feel my heart literally sink and I huped once again. I diverted my gaze away from him, so I wouldn''t give in to temptation. "I do enjoy spending time with you, Prince ke, but I would love to be alone today." He retreated, with a light bow. "Pardon my manners, then. I''ll take my leave. Do enjoy your stroll, but be sure not to wander off and get lost. The pce is quiterge," he said.
"That is an understatement. However, with the awesome tour you gave me yesterday, I am sure I won''t get lost. Thank you," I said, and after giving him a small bow, I walked away and headed straight for the Royal kitchen. "Good day. I was sent to get the food for the guards," I exined.
"Oh. I don''t recall seeing you here before," the Chef stated, looking me all over.
"I was just newly assigned to work in the kitchen," I told her.
"Okay," she said, then gave me the trays of food for the guards without any hesitation or further questions.
I had already told the girl who was to get it that I had been made to go in her ce, and after sessfully mixing the sleeping pills that I had ground into the food, I headed over to the dungeon with my head bowed low. "Greetings," I said, then served the guards their dinner.
I waited outside for some time until I heard the sound of their snores invade the entire atmosphere. A smile found its way to my lips and I hurriedly went back inside and stole a bunch of keys from one of the guards, after which I ran to Liam''s dungeon cell.
He was already standing at the gates, and his face lit up once he saw me make my way to him.
"Hurry up," he said, as I fumbled with the keys, unsure of which of them would fit into the lock.
After numerous attempts to get the right key, I finally seeded and the gates came unlocked. Liam pushed the gates further and stretched out with a huge grin on his face.
"Ah...! Freedom!" he said, flexing his knuckles, with the grin on his face getting wider with each second that passed.
"How long are you going to be away? Remember you have to get back before anyone discovers you''re gone," I said, in a hushed voice.
He scoffed. "Why would I want to willingly be thrown back into captivity when I have just regained the taste of freedom? Do I look that stupid to you?" "But you said "Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.
"Fuck what I said!" he thundered, shooting a stern nce in my direction.
I shuddered. "Do you not mind that I''ll be in deep trouble if it is discovered that I helped you escape? What are you going to do when theye and discover the dungeon is empty?"
He smirked. "Oh, they won''t find the dungeon empty. Someone will be in it. It just won''t be me," he said, and before I could grasp a hold of the situation, he pushed me into the cell and locked the gate, taking the keys and throwing them into his pocket.
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"You can''t do this to me, I helped you!" I yelled, standing up furiously and grabbing the gates with both of my hands.
"You brought this upon yourself when you tried to look down on me and bring me food like I ever begged you for it," he barked.
"You''re being ridiculous! I wasn''t looking down on you. I would never!" I screamed.
"Well, tell that to my father when he arraigns you formitting treason," he said, and with that, heughed boisterously and took his leave.
"Liam! Prince Liam!" I yelled, all to no avail.
"Oh, someone tell that nasty girl to keep her mouth shut," I heard a prisoner in another cell say.
"Let her keep it up and I''ll soon show her why I ended up here in the first ce," another one replied.
Fear gripped me and I instantly shut my mouth, then sank to the floor with tears blurring my vision. All I had wanted was to do good and it hadnded me in a ce of misery.
My heart ached and I didn''t know what to think. What would be of me if I were to be chased out for defying the Alpha''s orders? Why had I been so dumb as to trust a scumbag like Liam in the first ce?
I ran my fingers through my hair, unable to think of a way out. My life was one hell of a never-ending horror story, and I was the main character who suffered the horrifying moments the most, but somehow believed there was a way out. We all know how a story like that ended; it never ended well.