-Prized Jewel-

Charlotte cupped her hands over her mouth. "She wouldn't leave me alone, so I fixed it! Hey, Char Char, want to help me sabotage and possibly kill Amanita?", Blade questioned with a smile so innocent that you would think he's still a kid.

"Everyone in this mansion is like a prized jewel. We may fuck them up and scratch them sometimes, but if we lose them we just lost something valuable. Maybe they not be valuable to someone else in the mansion, but to the king...he'll kill whoever is responsible for their death.", Charlotte said then shut the door, quietly.

"She's right, Blade.", Esma agreed. "I'll go get some ice for when she wakes up. Her head might hurt.". Esma went downstairs and Blade glanced at Charlotte. "Now that we're alone, what do you want to do?", he asked with a malicious grin. "What do you mean, now that we're alone?".

Blade backed Charlotte up into the wall and kissed her neck. She forcefully pushed him away. "You seen how I knocked out Evie. One punch. Even if you tell anyone about this, they can't do anything. I'm much more powerful then you think, Charlie.", Blade whispered.

"Don't come near me you fucking-ah!", Charlotte exclaimed as he pulled her wrist towards him. "Get your hands off of me!". "I'm armed, Charlie.", Blade warned.

"I already got screwed over once by a damn butler, I am not getting screwed over by an enemy from Chilly Meadows, you asshole.", Charlotte whimpered then pulled out her gun. Blade knocked it out of her hand.

Esma opened the door. "I'm going to go downstairs for a while. I'll just keep the ice pack here. It shouldn't melt because she won't be out for long. I might go out with Darby. Sorry for bailing on you two.", Esma said, placing the ice pack on the dresser, not realizing Charlotte's gun at her feet. She slowly left the room.

Blade smirked. "Blade, please, no! Don't fucking touch me! I swear to God!", Charlotte shouted. "What do you want from me?!". Blade let go of her. "I...". Charlotte slapped him. "Say your reason, god damnit!", she yelled.

"I want you back!", Blade finally answered. "Back?! You never fucking had me!", Charlotte laughed. "Jax! Jax Reynolds!", he blurted out.

Charlotte put her hands over her mouth. "H-...how do you know about h-",

"He is my brother! I want you back at the house, Charlotte. I missed having you there! I didn't mean that I had a relationship with you, if that's what you're thinking. Although you may never have seen me there, I seen you there. I would hide and pretend that I was part of the conversation. I was scared to talk to you. I told my family to keep me secret because of my anxiety.", Blade confessed.

"You? Were scared of talking to me?", Charlotte scoffed. "It was my anxiety and I had feelings for you at the time! I know you were dating my brother, but...I just remembered how you stared at him and I imagined that I was him. I was always jealous of him. When you two kissed, my heart sank. The way you flipped your curly black hair, and talked with your perfect lips was all I could ever think about. You made me feel like I could do anything. I trained and learned how to fight so I could protect you at any cost. This is why I'm an assassin.", Blade said.

Charlotte took Blade's wrist and pulled him in closer. "You should've went downstairs. I would have left your brother for you.", she whispered in his ear, pulled the collar to his shirt, then kissed him. His eyes widened.

Evie woke up and seen them. "What the fuck?!", she shouted. Blade pushed Charlotte away from him. "She fucking came onto me, I don't fucking know!".

"And why should I believe you?!", Evie snapped. "She's holding my wrist, and the collar to my shirt! And why the hell would I push her away if I wanted her on me?!", Blade defended himself.

"Evie...Evie please don't tell Oliver, I....please don't I am so sorry I didn't mean to, he was taking advantage of me and I just let him have me because I know I couldn't fight him off and-",

"Bullshit!", Blade shouted. "I won't tell anyone! Jesus!". "For some reason I really don't believe you...", Charlotte muttered. "Oh my god, alright lets make a bet then! I won't tell anyone unless you set me up with Darby!", Evie offered.

"Fine.", Charlotte answered. Evie's face lit up.

Clay's room:

Ryder woke up after a day of being knocked out. He sat up and knocked his head on a door. Clay opened the closet.

"What am I doing here?! Let me out! Now!", Ryder demanded. "Oh! You're in here?! I didn't know that! Are you trying to spy on me you stalker?! I have no idea why you're here but please leave before I call the police!", Clay lied.

Ryder scampered out of the mansion. Darby stared at him as he struggled to open the door then realized that a little bit of blood was trailing down Ryder's forehead. "Young prince...? Are you ok...?", Darby questioned. Ryder quickly flung open the door and ran out.

Charlotte walked up to Darby. "I need to talk to you. Alone-",

"Hey Charlotte. What's up?", Oliver cut off. Charlotte nervously smiled. "I'm just here, you know? Uhm, I think Tobias wanted you to go talk to him or something.", she stalled. "I'll go check. I love you.", Oliver said then kissed her on the cheek. "I love you, too.", she responded.

When Oliver went upstairs, she pulled him into the dining room. "What do you want from me?", Darby sighed. "I want you to...no. You're going to go out with Evie. It's a long story. But basically if you don't Blade will kill everyone in this mansion.", Charlotte lied.

"When?". "Tonight.". Evie approached them with a grin. "Good job, Charlotte.".

There was a slam at the front door. Clay rushed down and opened it. "Hm. What are you doing here?". "My Lord. I have come to you for an urgent emergency. Queen Cordelia has sent everyone in Twisted Hollows, Cotton Forest, and Chilly Meadows a death threat! Here. Take a peek at this letter. She sent numerous threats that if we didn't gather in the biggest ballroom in town for a party, she'd behead everyone that doesn't come.", Lord Hickman panicked.

Clay turned around and seen Cordelia sitting on the stairs with a grin.

"You can't hurt me. Because when I'm in the mansion, I'm a prized jewel.", she remarked.