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Lilac

I shook my head with my hands clasped before me. "I- I didn’t..." I was still speaking when she let out a loud crackle. A quick glance behind md revealed that no one would be coming by anytime soon, which means no one would know what she’s about to do to me aside her girls who were all wearing dark grins as well.

"You were sighted by not just one of my girls, but three. I just had a bad feeling you wouldn’t take my warning seriously, which was why I told my girls to wait outside and alas, they saw you sneak into his wing, and saw you exit his wing with him in tow." As she spoke, my heartbeat kept accelerating even more.

Shit. I completely forgot about her, else I’d have mentioned it to Sloan last night.

"I’m sorry, I only went to tell him that I won’t be able to come see him again, that is all, I swear!" I cried out desperately, my heart still racing. I was feeling so nervous right now, cause my throat and arm which got cut with the knife this morning were still hurting, and I wasn’t sure my body could handle anything else in this stage seeing as should literally be resting right now.

"You stupid liar." The princess let out as she kept regarding me. Then she closed the distance between us and crouched low before me as she continued.

"Remember what my warning was?" She asked and my eyes widened as I stared at her, while slowly shaking my head, which made her laugh loudly before she backhanded me hard across the face.

"My warning was that if you’re ever sighted when the Prince, who is also my future husband again, that you’ll be dead. I remember telling you this, didn’t I?" As she spoke, my eyes widened even more and I desperately shook my head. I did remember her saying this word, but I guess it slipped my mind that she could actually do as threatened.

When she pulled back and rose to her feet, she motioned her girls over, while mg eyes widened even more as I glanced around for a means to escape again.

Should I make a run for the entrance? No one was standing there, it’s just that I wasn’t sure that would help or worsen my situation.

But it’s better to try than to do nothing.

With that in mind, as the princess began to ask her girls to drag out a large drum and fill it with water, once they were all looking away from me, I got to my feet and raced to the entrance in which I arrived here from. My heart was racing hard and I was so nervous as I ran that my eyes were blurry and dizzy at the edges. I kept hoping that they won’t notice that I was running till I had fully left here and joined the rest of the slaves, because if im in the midst of the slaves and they try to forcefully take me, should I put on a struggle, at least the slaves would be able to blame if I don’t show up anymore.

I successfully exited through the door, but I still didn’t relax. I kept running till I was back in the large hall, and I ran fast till I was in the middle of the slaves and that’s when I collapsed on the ground, breathing hard. Most of the slaves instantly noticed me and all approached me.

"What’s wrong?" It was belle and she lolled quite worried as she crouched beside me. I was about to speak when I noticed the princess’ girls stalking in, right towards me, their faces a mask of fury and at once, my heart fell into my stomach.

"The princess has asked us to fetch lilac!" The girls announced, fake smiles in their faces which I could see through. All the slaves around me let out excited sounds as they wuickly made way for the girls, clearly thinking it was such an honor for me to be sent for by her, but I knew better so I desperately shook my head and gripped Belle’s hand tightly before she could pull away as well.

"No, please. Don’t let them drag me away. They’re gonna hurt me. The princess wants to hurt me, she’s not what you all think she is. She’s evil and cruel and she send for me cause she wanna hurt me!" I cried out desperately while my heart pounded away and my eyes kept darting around to the rest of the slaves who had shocked expressions on as they kept staring at me.

"Are you sure of what you’re saying?" Belle asked me with a frown on whine she kept staring at me. I knew I was making no sense to her and the rest of the slaves gathered, but I was feeling so desperate right now and wished there’s a way to convince them.

"Stop saying nonsense about the princess!" One of the Princess’ girls called out as she folded her arms. "The Princess was kind enough to send for you cause she wanna give you a reward for working hard. She even prepared a reward for the rest of the slaves working here today. Is it a bad thing to prepare rewards for slaves? That’s even unheard of but our Princess is just too kind si she decided to do this, and yet you’re walking over her kind gesture!"

After that, the rest of the slaves intently moved away from me, calling me stupid and selfish. Some of them even offered me to go apologize to the princess right now cause if they lost their own rewards because of me, I’ll hate myself after they’re done with me.

Belle let out a sigh as she let go of my arm and rose to her feet. "I don’t know what you’re saying, lilac. But the princess is a kind woman. You should go apologize to her and accept your reward before she changes her mind."

As Belle said those words, my heart dropped into my stomach and my heart lurched tight into my throat, and one firm realization came over me: that I was utterly doomed today.