Part Seven - His Brother

The sudden opening of door startled me . I hid behind the lamp stand . Upon glancing , i realized that it was Andrei . I exhaled a sigh of relief . He noticed me too standing there terrified .

"Are you alright ?" He asked putting back his sword in its scabbard .I nodded at him

"What happened ? Is queen fine ?" I wanted to ask about Prince too not because I cared about him but to know if I could leave his chamber .

"Nothing . It is a very common thing . Our enemy kingdom sent a killer in disguise of maid . But she was caught . The scream was hers . " He told me all this very casually .

Someone clapped twice from outside the chamber .

"Yes Come in ." Andrei commanded . A soldier came in and bowed to him .

"Prince Rodriquez is calling all the members in the punishment hall ." To this Andrei rolled his eyes ."And Rosaline too ." The soldier sounded a little confused himself . He bowed to him again and left .

"Why ? What is going to happen now ?" I asked Andrei afraid of the prince's next actions .

"Now he is going to kill that lady as a threat to the other kingdom ."Andrei shrugged his shoulders , his expressions clearly told that he found killing ridiculous .

"How come you two are brothers ? You are so different than him . And you cook too ! Men don't do this here " He laughed at me . His left cheek's dimple deepened .

"Well to be more precise , I was not ACTUALLY cooking anything . I was just fixing myself something light to eat . The truth is I don't like to order the maids for these small tasks ."

Both of them were antique pieces . They didn't believe in royal rules . Strange !

"And we are not REAL brothers . " I looked at him shocked ."Our mothers are different . I am the ILLEGITIMATE child ." He continued to walk and I followed him .

"Is your mother here ?" I asked him on the way .

"No . Actually she was a maid here . So when the news came into light , the ministers of Church ordered her to leave the country . But she was not allowed to take the Royal blood with her , means ME " His story was so sad and heartbreaking .

"This is so wrong . How could they ? The mother has all the rights to keep her children ." I argued .

"What rights ? The father and church decides everything . What are you talking about ?" He asked me all confused .

Oh God! I forgot , There were no rights given to women in this century .

"We are here ." I looked up and realized what he was talking about .

The Punishment Hall !

There was everyone present and nicely seated on their chairs . The prince was standing in the center with a women whose face was covered with black cloth .

Was he going to execute her ?

The prince narrowed his eyes on sighting me and Andrei together . So Andrei went to the males' row to sit . I stood behind the queen's chair . She gave me a nervous smile .

"NOW EVERYONE!" The prince shouted . "SEE THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS TO PEOPLE WHO BETRAYS ME " He stopped his gaze on me .

In an instant , he pulled the lever . The woman's body hanged in the mid air . Shaking uncontrollably .

I closed my eyes . The women stood up and started to walk out .

"Rose !" I heard the cold bloodied man calling me . Unwillingly I made my way to him . The soldiers had taken down the body and carried it out . Everyone had left the hall .

"Did you see what happened with the traitor ?" he said circling around me . "So now what should be your punishment ?" he stopped behind my back .

"But I didn't do anything wrong, my lord " He held my arms and turned me towards him .

"Really ? You left the palace , And cheated on me with Andrei " his grey eyes became glassy . Sweat droplets formed on his forehead which made the hair strands wet .

Why did I always find him attractive yet dangerous when angry ?

"I won't do this again, My lord ." He made me look at him holding my chin with his finger .

"You better not . Or I will have to tie you " my eyes widened .

He laughed menacingly . He just killed a woman and now he was all happy mood again .I didn't see the kiss coming until it felt wet and hot on cheek .

My mind shouted to run but my feet froze . He licked his lips watching me closely . My eyes found Andrei standing in the corner watching all this . I felt shame and anger at the same time .

" Now he will stay away from you ."the pervert Prince whispered in my ear . And winked at Andrei .

"Rose, Bring me something to eat in my chamber ." He put a strand of hair behind my ear."I am Hungry ."And finally he left with his royal walk and head high .

Andrei still stood there . But I ran away from his sight . Now He would think that I was some pathetic poor girl who wanted The Prince's attention .

My eyelids were wet and heavy . I blinked away the tears which threatened to fall off my eyes .

I knew what I had to do . To be safe and to be away from the Prince .

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