luridly stare

My voice as shaky as an earthquake was almost inaudible when a prince personal bodyguard came to my side and asked about what has happened to the prince since I was with him in the prince's personal library.

His voice harsh and commanding ringed inside my head as I unconsciously rhymed with it tenaciously making my body tremble in fear of being accused of trying to harm the prince.

"What happened to his highness?" The guard who earlier came and escorted me to the prince's chamber asked in terror while he condemned in guilty which clearly shown in his eyes probably blaming himself for not considering his action before leaving his highness behind.

Just as anything could happen to him even a maid could try to harm the royal prince.

It will be a huge trouble if the king himself came to know that they left his son alone and unprotected just only by letting him talking to a maid.

Before they asked me if there was someone else in the room, I explained to them but they failed to believe me or maybe they didn't want to until things be proven by the prince himself.

Why are they thinking I could be the only one issued on what was happening to the prince while they could just think of the other possibilities like he got a seizure or heart attack instead of only thinking that I could be the one inflicted so much pain in his heart.

"Only when after the doctor confirmed what is wrong with his highness probably you will be speaking the truth after being excessively tortured " another guard approached my side throwing endless threats to me trying so hard to intimidate me even more with his huge muscular body which was towering above my little crouched one which stood indefensible at the center of the room.

As if speaking of the devil the doctor rushed in, claiming his position urgently as if the prince was at the death door.

As I thought about it I hardly gritted my teeth uncertainty crept across my face as my worry was replaced by fear thinking what if the prince was poisoned?!.

Won't they pin the blame on me while I didn't do anything?!

No wonder how things work in the palace, in all the years that I served in the palace I witnessed many girls accused of doing things which they didn't do and then ended up being mercilessly executed.

I feared that I will face the same fate as those innocent maids who butted into the business that weren't their concerns.

Before the doctor could attend to the prince, suddenly Asa brought himself up and paced his eyes around the room. His gaze landed on me and I shivered under it before I could feel his gaze tightened and changed into something deadly that left my feet wobbly shaking on the floor.

I felt weak and afraid all over my body. What was happening to me?!

His guards rushed to his side asking about his condition, he reassured them that he was completely fine and there was no need of calling the doctor.

"Would you like to leave us alone still I had things I need to speak with her" he demanded but seemed like none of his guards understood his statement.

They flinched to the floor and didn't even take one step closer to the door.

"I said leave us " he sighed clearly annoyed to their stubbornness, unwillingly they nodded after finding seriousness in his voice.

They turned their heads and moved to the door but only after making sure that they stood guard closer to the room, again we were left alone then the loud bang of the door behind us felt like a final call to my demise.

Under his confused gaze I guessed I still did had things to explain to him. But I have already done it what else does he want from me?!.

"I can't live in the castle " I said only the few words instead there were many enough to fill the whole room.

As I brought myself to speak I felt like I was insulted under his mocked laughter that followed after the end of my sentence

Did he find it funny?

"Tell me more about yourself that was what I wanted to hear" unexpectedly he asked.

Stretching himself out of his bed he went to the other side of the dressing table and pulled a chair out of it.

He seemed fine and collected when he placed it in front of me.

I was relieved to know that the pain that he felt a moment ago was gone.

He smiled and gestured for me to take a seat.

"It is going to be a very long story, I guess. And I really love long.....stories" he whispered, luridly staring into my eyes.