The Curse Of The Evil Queen

Previously…

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The door suddenly opened, causing me to stop eating. The loud creek caught my attention, and in there I saw Jea looking worse. Her big eye bags were bulging out that you will notice at first glance.

I smiled at her when our eyes met, but she just nodded and sat on the sofa straightly. I'm worried as she looks like she is not in the best shape today. With her messy hair and her crumpled clothes, she looks like a wreck.

She stared blankly at the window with no emotions on her face. I went in her direction with a glass of water in my hands, giving it to her. Without looking at me, she accepted it and drink all the liquid inside in just one gulp.

"Are you okay now?" I asked, patting her back. I know that it's hard for her since they've been together for more than 10 years already.

"Celestina, we can still see Isabela, right?" She looks at me with tears pooling in her eyes. And although negative thoughts are forming in my head, I still answered her positively.

"Of course," I smiled, and nodded.

"I was very scared…" She crumbles with fears reflecting in her eyes.

"You don't need to tell me if you still can't" I hushed her, as tears were now continually streaming down her face. She shakes her head as an answer and places both of her hands on mine, locking it.

"I and Isabela were talking to each other, with us sitting in different cubicles when she suddenly went silent. Until I heard a loud sound that made me get out of my cubicle quickly. And then I saw Isabela, getting carried by two men, unconsciously." Her cries went louder, having the difficulty in breathing.

"I'm so scared… so scared," She said those words repeatedly, shaking in fear.

My eyes water up seeing Jea in this state, hopeless and in fear. I hugged her so tight and hushed her down that I think worked as she calmed down after a few minutes.

I'm looking at Jea's face admiringly. She fell asleep after crying for about an hour now. I had to call Jacob so that he can give me some medicines for fever. Jea's temperature was bawling hot.

She looks calm and at peace while sleeping. Jacob on the other hand went to the kitchen to cook something for Jea. I covered her with my blanket and went directly to my dresser, finding the hairpin that Isabela gave me in the past.

I was looking blankly in the mirror until I notice that Jea sat on the bed making me went up out of panic.

"How are you feeling?" I asked her worriedly, placing my hand on her forehead to check her current temperature.

I got up from the seat and took the paper on the table, giving it to Jea who seems to have a bizarre feeling. Reading it made her eyes widened in shock, and in there she went pale that I got worried in an instant since she just got recovered from her high fever.

"I-Is this Isabela's blood?" Her shaking body and quivering eyes were enough proof for me that she's in fear and is scared. Yet, who wouldn't be? I'm scared as well for Isabela's security. But some emotions flickered in her eyes, that were unfamiliar to me. 

Notwithstanding the fact that I'm scared, I nodded at her question as an answer. And from that moment on, my tears fell down from my cheeks. Tears, one by one quickly came running down, in fear that someone important to me will be lost.

The fear that I'm concealing with those tall walls that I build quickly got revealed one at a time. And seeing Jea in tears, my heart went numb. I tried to be strong for her because I know, she became disoriented when Isabela got taken away right in front of her eyes.

I hugged her when her cries went louder. As I silently cry with her. The silence and the cold air became our peace. I took her to my room, leaving Lianno's office. I smiled at her, hiding my sadness in her naked eyes.

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"Yes, Celestina, It was all in the plan. And Jea? She's useless. Just like a dog who was following her owner."

Continue…

Celestina came with the realization that these people wanted only one thing —it was Lianno's wealth. If he is willing to do anything for her then she should be too. That's what relation should be, right? To not think about the richness of each other. 

"That's the reason why fate also made a way for you not to be together," She spatted. 

Isabela got angry at what I said, that's evident in her face. She felt a loud force in her cheeks, it was her ex-friend who slapped her.

"Your life is in my hand's woman!" Don't you ever insult me!" She said, never stopping in slapping Celestina's face. 

My face went numb but the monster in front of me never stopped. I closed my eyes, trying my best to be strong as possible. I can't let them have the satisfaction to hurt me. 

"A-Are you jealous, because after all these years he hasn't laid his eyes on you? And when I got here, I got all of his attention" I teased more, smirking my lips. 

Isabela's face got angrier at what I said. Celestina just had to do it. She just had to boast what she has now. She got Lianno, the most understanding and the loveliest man that she had ever met. She knows how to tame the hound. 

While on the other hand, The old man smirked, she didn't stop his daughter but rather enjoying the sight of Celestina getting hurt. 

Celestina's eyes widened the bitch of a girl just took a small knife from her pocket. And she can't deny the fact that she got scared for her wellbeing. She struggled to fight the force Isabela is putting in while getting the knife closer to her face. 

The bitch sliced Celestina's face. The pain was unbearable. It stings at Celestina's cheeks, causing her to cry in pain. The blood and tears were mixed as they rolled down. Her state was pitiful. And even though her eyes want to close, she fought back hoping in the end to win.

Her screamed echoed in the entire territory and the hound heard it. They were entering the black mansion which was also called the dead palace as what Celestina describes. It was built inside a forest. 

Lianno's adrenaline rushed, pushing him to go to his woman. He showed up scary as hell. He shots all the men who tried to block his way. His men and Jacob followed him. 

He didn't stop and didn't hide as he faced those people who were part of the Feren Clan. The Feren clan -who was a pain in his ass for the past years. They won't escape this time, he won't let it happen. They were all going to pay. 

"Buckle up fuckers! The real animal is here and I am going to eat all of you alive!" 

Lianno was glaring at every man he encountered. He was pissed at them, they were all part of his wife's sufferings. He wanted to kill them with his own bare hands. He didn't waste a time and enter the dead palace. 

He ordered Patrick to plant bombs in every corner of this fucking place. He thought about this after he saves his wife he wanted to pulverize the building and let his wife forget that this place existed, 

Celestina thought this is just a house because she was brought here without seeing the outside. Damien entered confidently, holding two guns in both of his hands. He shot at the person who was part of the Clan that was going near their side.

He's ferocious even after he killed some of them. The rage he felt in his heart didn't subside. He wanted their blood pooling the insides of this mansion. He wants them to bathe with their own blood. 

He wanted to shower their blood in this territory to remind everyone not to mess with him, the prince of Realeza. Nathan and Jacob were behind him. Assisting their prince because it looks like he didn't even care on who is he shooting.

They already informed the royal family about it. The others warned them to go home, complete and alive. They have no plans to be killed here. All they want is to killed all the people in the palace except those innocent. 

He remembered his wife that was abused by these people. His face became stoic and emotionless. He shot them in the head, while the person in his back was ordering the girls to get out in the house. 

Lianno has been hiding his presence when he entered their territory. He wanted to surprise his enemies by shocking them. Poor souls, they were the victim of their biggest predator.. They were devoured by this hound standing in front of them.