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Crimson and Clover

Chapter 5 Five

Word Count: 1734    |    Released on: 21/07/2022

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e smell of peonies filled the air. It was just the maid, wanting to help me ready for the

e ran out of the room screaming. I was not going to do this, getting up I started packing up items. I w

force me to marry. Maybe I would get lucky and find either my father or my mystery man. The door opened and

she sighed and used her fairy magic on me again. This time putting more into it, "I TOLD Y

st sneered at her and rolled her eyes. Cursing to herself she hated the fact that she did not gain the powers

was surrounded by a gaggle of pixies that were jangling and tinkling with their slave bells and the overwhelming sc

d more smug than usual. I scowled at him and he gave my arm a jostle causing me to glare at him. "Smile

spine at the look he gave me, I never trusted him, there was something almost feral ab

enough of your behavior young lady; you and your mother will finally see how things should be." I gawke

ould feel my heart hammering against my ribs. I knew there was something going on with Octaviu

daft, empty-headed woman. I knew one day that Octavius would bite the hand o

for an assassination, if I was dead then maybe I wouldn't have to get married. Octavius pushed me fo

and tell us what we can and cannot do, no longer will they sneer at us and treat us as mere playthings. Behold your precious princess and your

than give in, she would rather see me die than save herself and the court. It was a

om the monarchy, we will spare your life." My mother let out a bark of laughter

hed and pushed me forward and I yelped as the blade bit into my neck. My mother didn't even bother looking at

I did not know the extent of her cruelty until then. She laughed and continued laughing some more. I f

e and my heart break at those words. Her cruelty really did know no bounds and I really wished someone would kill her

not want to be Queen, I hated the fae politics and would rather wander the human realm looking for

pain of it and the blood spilling down the front of my dress, I fell down to the ground tryin

parate from my body; my soul was leaving my body? That was a strange experie

nd my body, I couldn't be dead. There had to be a way to survive this, I mean sure that

Octavius killed her." The one soldier placed some flowers near my body a woman emerged fr

toward me, and for a moment I thought she heard me. That was new, I wondered if she really d

f came slinking out of the shadows, something clicked in me and I looke

walked over to my body and looked down at it as if I were just a log or rock on the forest fl

s beating wildly. Then my foggy brain finally caught up with my racing thoughts. It

His voice sounded rough as if he didn't speak much. There was a str

rked as my soul was sucked back in by the red light coming from his palms. I gasped and ope

he was but he did not seem to know who I was and that hurt more than death. What did I expect though, maybe I truly was m

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