QT: I Bent The Male Lead

Chapter 53 - The Princess Selection (7)

Winrus turned around, his body shaking like a blade of grass in a storm. He faced the woman who spoke with his head bowed. He didn't dare to look her in the eyes.

The elders saw her and they too went to their knees and laid their heads in the ground to great her. The ladies for the selection kneeled down to the ground and bowed their heads to her. 

"Wake him up," the woman ordered. 

Winrus nodded and moved over to where the prince was sleeping soundly. He nudged his hand to wake him only to have his back whipped. The hit forced him down on one knee, he gritted his teeth knowing better than to let out a voice. 

"Who asked you to lay your hands on the crown prince of Aphidia?" The woman demanded an answer from him. 

Winrus clenched his hands on the hem of his shirt. Replying was a stupid mistake he wouldn't make, she was not one to take kindly to being answered by servants or slaves. 

"My prince," he called out to Davion. Davion was too tired to even hear him, he was deep in sleep dreaming about his dearest. He had no idea of the storm that had arrived at the palace. 

"My pri..."

"He seems tired, have him taken to his room," the woman ordered. 

Winrus got up and went to fetch people to carry the prince to his room. From right behind the woman Sashina walked out, she glanced at the couple sleeping in each others arms and frowned bitterly. 

"What did I tell you. The crown prince of Aphidia has been fooled by a man," she let out to the old woman dressed in elegant royal attire. 

The woman looked over to Jason. She didn't seem happy to see him, the look in her eyes was one that promised pain and suffering to the man.

"He is playing with his feelings. He doesn't love Davy in any way..."

Sashina gulped being faced by the woman's glare. She had resorted to getting the help of the dragon to help drive distance between Davion and Jason apart but she too was scared of being burnt in the process. 

The woman wasn't nicknamed the dragon for her kindness. And she was taking the risk of attempting to manipulate her into hating Jason so that she could keep him a thousand miles away from Davion. 

"I..i am just saying that t..the crown p..prince deserves better," she added. 

The woman looked down to the group of ladies that were still bowing to her. No one toyed with the crown prince on her watch. 

"And if you don't keep him away from Davion then, he wi set the prince astray," she said to her. 

'Now, I want to see how you convince her of your love,' she thought. 

Winrus returned with a few men and a palanquin. He helped the prince out of his seat with the help of one soldier and together they got him into the palanquin. 

He guided them to bring the crown prince along, and led the way to go to the palace. Sashina and the old woman glanced at Jason. Sashina was looking at her target, she had not given up on being with him while the old woman was staring at her new target, she could think of many ways to punish him for playing with the crown prince. 

"Help prince Amaru to his room," she ordered. 

"Yes," the maid on the ground rushed out to go and find a palanquin to send prince Amaru away. "What of prince Nedryn?" 

One of the maids asked her. Her voice was small and almost unheard but the old woman heard her quite clearly. 

"Where is he?" She questioned. She had been informed that the prince of Xeris would be coming to Aphidhia but sadly she wasn't around when he arrived so she had not the pleasure of meeting the prince.

"I will handle the prince of Xeris, you have just arrived. You should get some rest," Sashina let out panicked. 

She had informed the old woman that the prince was being fooled by a lowlife and couldn't risk the chances of her learning that Davion was in love with a prince. She would hate Jason more, if she thought that he was a gold digger trying to fool the crown prince off everything the royal family owned. 

She feared that if the woman knew Jason's status as a prince then she might go along with the idea of the two of them getting married. 

She had made a vow to not let the couple have a happy ending. No matter what came may, if she couldn't have Aphidia or Xeris then both won't have each other. 

"You are indeed a sweet child," the old woman let out to her. She gave Jason one last evil glance before she walked away from the garden. 

Sashina sighed after seeing her gone. She looked at Jason, she recalled how he used to chase after her anf give her attention. The crown prince as well, but suddenly they both changed and fell in love with each other when they should have been fighting for her. 

"You shouldn't have changed your feeling," she said angrily. "Because now, you have to get hurt for no reason," she added. 

The elders got up from the ground seeing the prince had left, they ushered the six ladies to follow them as they too strode out of the garden. 

'A snake hiding in plain sight, interesting,' the girl who had topped all the challenges looked at Sashina and thought. 

She had seen through Sashina's game and didn't know whether to think her brave or stupid for even attempting to use the dragon in getting what she wants. 

'Sister would be happy to learn that Amaru is still free for the taking,' she thought and walked away to follow the elders. 

Sashina helped Jason from the garden with the help of a few maids and took him to his room.

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