*MEMORIES-PART 12(Christmas special)

Lucas sat in his room in deep thought as he lightly circled his finger about the rim of the glass cup he held.

Why couldn't he stop thinking about that brave maid?

He wasn't like this before. Even after meeting any woman his mind never went back to think of her as he had no interest in day dreaming about them but this woman was different.

Even after being with her he still couldn't find out what race she was and worse, he couldn't hear her thoughts at all.

This was the first time something like that happened to him.

This made him unable to trust that woman because everything about her just felt to fishy and he was going to find out the truth.

It was either she told him or he forced her to.

"Theodore." Lucas called out and took a sip of the dark red liquid.

"Your Highness." Theodore appeared and bowed his head.

"I need you to find out everything about the maid named Lilian." Lucas ordered and Theodore straightened up before nodding his head.

"Anything else your Highness?." Asked Theodore and Lucas smirked as if remembering something in particular.

"I also need you to keep a close eye on her." Lucas added and Theodore stared at him with a complicated expression before nodding again and disappearing.

Lucas was a little satisfied with the orders he had giving but he couldn't help but wonder how the little brave maid was doing. Had she already slept? Or was she watching the night sky?.

Maybe he should check just to be sure.

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Lisa shrank as they continued whispering, her chest tightening as she gripped the first aid box. What did they mean by her sleeping with the prince?

"Foolish girl!." Someone voiced in spite and Lisa turned around to notice the head maid that glared at her in so much anger, her face was as red as a tomato.

"How dare you stoop this low to sleep with the prince without informing anybody!." The woman practically screamed and Lisa replied back in the most polite way she could.

"I don't know where you got that information from but I didn't sleep with the prince." She told them clearly but it seemed like the head maid had cotton in her ears that night.

"Bring the whip." The woman ordered one of the maids and Lisa stared at the woman in surprise.

This woman must be crazy.

"I choose who goes to the prince's room or not." The woman smiled wickedly and that was when realisation hit Lisa like a slap.

The woman had planned this. She had been looking for the opportunity to do this to Lisa ever since that day she disrespected her.

"Here is it." The maid came back and presented the whip before the woman who collected it hurriedly and faced her with a sneer.

"I'll make sure you won't be able to walk after this." The woman rose her hand and Lisa stood shaken in her spot.

She didn't know what to do.

If that whip hit her, she was sure that she wouldn't recover from it soon.

The whip sliced through the and everyone held Thier breaths as a harsh sound was heard next making all of them close their eyes in fear including Lisa.

Lisa was frozen, her eyes shut tightly, only shallow gasps escaped through her lips as her chest rose and fell unsteadily.

She waited for the pain to come but it didn't. She opened her eyes and gasped when she stared into an endless tunnel of deep ocean blue eyes. It felt like everything around them disappeared and it remained only the two of them staring into each others eyes. Seemingly drowning in the sight.

It was only now she noticed that she was in his arms and he was holding her protectively.

He had saved her.

He slowly let her out of his embrace and turned around to look at the head maid who had turned pale upon seeing Lucas arrive there unannounced.

"Your Highness." She quickly bowed, the whip falling out of her hand.

"Janet." Lucas's voice was cold. His hand tightened into a fist as he tried to resist the urge of ripping off this woman's head right here and now. He didn't know why he felt this way, a certain possessiveness was presently trying to overwhelm him and it was completely foreign to him.

"Forgive me your Highness, please." The woman fell to the floor, her head on the ground and she shook uncontrollably.

"What was the reason for you punishing her?." Danger dripped from his tone as a dark cloud hovered about his face.

"I-i heard that she slept with you and she didn't ask for my permission before doing that as that is how it normally is here." The woman was a stumbling mess as she said this and Lisa instantly felt pity for the poor woman. She didn't deserve this.

"A leader isn't meant to dwell on rumours Janet, a leader is meant to live by evidence."The way Lucas spoke was the way any ruler would speak to his subjects. A very confident aura surrounded him as his ruffled black hair highlighted his displeased features.

"I'm sorry your Highness, I promise I won't commit this type of mistake again." He woman was crying profusely but Lucas's expression didn't change as he only gave her a hard stare.

"If I don't set an example what kind of ruler would I be?." His voice was low and everyone in that place shivered. Lisa knew where this was going and she took a step forward to stop Lucas but it was too late.

A metallic sound echoed as Lucas had pulled out his sword and sliced the woman's head without a second thought.

Lisa blinked, her body trembling as she watched the woman's body convulse. She had seen Lucas kill people for a number of times but this was someone she knew.

Even though she hated the woman, death was by far too much for her offence.

"From now on, anyone who gets bullied by someone higher in position than them should come straight to me." He announced and everyone nodded instantly.

"As for the rumours, Lilian is my personal maid and not my bed warmer." He informed frankly, saying each word clearly.

"I hereby make a new rule, whenever a maid is accepted as a personal maid from any elite, they would be moved to a higher room and shall not live among the rest maids." Saying this, he put his sword back and turned to Lisa who stared at the ground, her hair falling against her face.

He gripped her hand lightly and walked her out of the maid's quarters.