The King Maker's Bride

work. She wanted to scream and kick herself in the ass but couldn't do any of it. This is just a bad day for her, how was she supposed to face him from now on. 'Don't

be a problem Mr. Adrian" Emilia gave a short reply avoiding his gaze. She sure knows how to sound formal, how to build the wall of formalities between them. "Well wifey, I'm in charge of everything here, you eat when I want and how I want it. No skipping of meals. You are the queen of this empire for the time being and you ought to lead by example" Adrian issued his order word for word. "When the PC arrives, it is delaying the task at hand" Emilia asked, diverting the subject of discussion away from herself. If looks could kill Emilia would be five feet under right now. Adrian looked at her for a while before turning away. Few minutes later a staff member came to escort Emilia to the summoning ground, where the staff gave a report of everything they do monthly. Emilia held her laptop to her chest, as she walked behind the guy behind her. The basement was dark with heads hanging down from the ceiling. The only source of light was the touch light in the staff hand. The stench of blood filled her nose unsettling her stomach, beads of sweat forming on her forehead. Dizziness started taking over, she tried to stay conscious. She's fighting to stay in the light, Adrian will mock her if she collapses halfway. He's playing games with her and she knows it. She provoked him and he wants to pay her back. "How far do you need to go?" Emilia asked the staff, oblivious to the whitening of her face. "We are here already" he replied, turning to the left and he opened the door. The door opened widely, a ray of light pouring out of the room blinding Emilia's sight. She squinted her eyes to adjust to the light. She had walked in darkness for over