Chapter 88 - You Are Going Nowhere With Him

" The Posei clan has a secret pathway which connects the northern sea to the sea lines besides the cliff-top manor."

This was a major breakthrough in their investigation, so it meant that some of the clans had connections in the clifftop manor assassination. Alex looked at Emmy who stood there unfolding a scroll, he moved closer to her to see what it was. The scroll was actually a map of the Posei family clan, portraying the area and the borders of the clan.

" Juliet, how did you get this map? Every clan map scroll is the top-secret element of the clan. Won't your grandfather be blamed if this is leaked outside? " Janet curiously peeked over to the scroll in Emmy's hands.

Juliet smiled and looked at Mike who was grinning evilly. " Why should anyone blame grandfather as he himself doesn't know that the top-secret map has been stolen from the family vault."

This time, all the other four including Juliet had their mouth opened in a wide ' O'.

" Youuuuuuuu, You said that you will ask grandfather about it, but how were you able to open the family vault without his permission? "

Juliet asked scratching her head, this lady was more concerned on how Mike opened the chamber instead of thinking about the consequences of the action staged by him.

" Never mind, he is talented in attempting all crooks and thefts from childhood. It is no wonder that he would not be able to crack any lock which has been locked with a key. He is an expert in cracking chests."

Alex proudly explained how Mike had the talent in picking locks and attempting thefts in the palace from his childhood. 

" Mike, you should thank this brother as it was because you wanted to steal food for me, you became so proficient in this skill."

Although Mike and Alex laughed at this joke, deep down they knew how grave those days were for them in the palace. Emmy coughed twice to grab the attention.

" Look, we have only one day to check this passage. According to Juliet, it might be a passage or a tunnel, it can be thorough the littoral caves, so Juliet's presence is inevitable and if this passage is also an Esbertrazian architectural plan, then Alex can open any doors. So these two are going in for the action whereas Janet and myself will be in charge of knowing more about the allies of the Posei family. Mike and Jordan, you both have to guard the entrance at the beachside till they come out of it."

" Sister-in-law, we both will safeguard the beachside but we have a situation here. Tomorrow Victor and Arona are going to visit the Posei family together with us."

Thinking about the lustful gazes which Arona shoots at Alex, Emmy felt as a headache was coming.

" It is good that Alex will be out with the plan and I can manage the second prince but this battle princess has many skills in her hands. So Jordan and Janet, you both need to keep a watch over all the servants as well as the guards accompanying them tomorrow."

After finalising the plan, the group was going to rest but was summoned by the Salian king to the palace on a sudden note. The guard who came with the message was surprised as Alex without any scene accepted the invitation and treated the guard pleasantly. 

" Time to say goodbye to the Salian king, I wanted to thank him for letting me live even after my mother passed away. This is the last time, I will show mercy towards him ...next time it will be his ..."

Before Alex completed his sentence, he looked over Mike because the Salian king was no one to him now but for Mike, it was his birth father.

"It will be his doomsday."

Mike completed his brother's sentence. The anger literally fired up Mike and gave him the confidence to overcome all the emotional barriers of his mind.

" Brother, even if he is the cause of my birth, I never see him as my father. He killed both of our mothers for their selfish reasons. He should know the wrath of motherless children. I will make sure that he will know what my mother felt when she was on the verge of her death."

Before Mike could explode in anger, Alex held by his shoulders and said, " We may not be brothers by blood, but we are brothers for eternity."

In the evening, the group of six reached the palace where the Salian elders were also present. Elder Theodore was in high spirits watching the group of highly skilled youngsters making way to the Salian Palace. He had predicted that it would be women who would protect and rule the Salian clan in future. Now he could see why he had a premonition like that, the confidence on the faces of these three women was reaching the skies. 

" What battle queen or battle princess, the second lady is just like a corpse flower in front of these three sugarbushes. "

Elder Theodore's comment made the other elders laugh, yes, it was true. Watching the three young women, Arona's prowess faded to low values in just one glance. Juliet was wearing a pink floral dress with white prints on it while Janet was more in the colour of the evening skies, her orange gown had streaks of yellow, lifting her aura into a majestic appearance.

Totally opposite was what Emmy was wearing, she matched the night sky, with a black full dress with little beads embedded to it. It was as if she took a piece of the night sky and wrapped it around her. 

Arona watched the three women entering the Palace with their partners beside them. She turned to look at her husband who was keenly observing Emmy from top to bottom. Arona wanted to kill this pervert along with Emmy and she even thought of abducting Alex after killing them both.

Just as Arona was going to blow up on Victor, Samorea, the Salian queen pulled Arona to the side.

" Try to behave with proper etiquette at least in front of the king and elders. If you want your plan to be successful, they must find you pitiful. Remember, later during the dinner, I will give you a chance to be alone with your dream man and use this time wisely as a woman. I will make sure that he won't be able to move his limbs nor hands for a duration of burning one joss stick."

Arona looked shocked as well as surprised by the queen's initiation to help her achieve her dream. But her rational mind was long lost in the war of love, so she didn't see the actual scheme of the queen.

" Emmy, the Salian queen is going to make Arona a puppet for her scheme, I guess," Juliet informed Emmy while they were preparing to sit on their corresponding seats at the dinner feast.

" Keep an eye on Alex and his food. I think they are going to plot against him tonight."

Janet gave her piece of advice and the three women sat silently watching Alex talking with the elders. The dinner got finished without any dramas but Emmy never left her eyes from Alex the entire evening. 

" What happened? Are you finding me that handsome that you cannot take eyes from me, huh?"

Emmy smiled and slowly whispered what Juliet had warned her. Alex laughed it off and as he was going to kiss Emmy on her forehead, a guard informed Alex that the king wanted to meet Alex at his study chamber soon. As Alex also wanted to talk with the Salian king, he went away without thinking much. 

Just as he turned towards the corridor, Emmy felt something was amiss. She stood up quickly and followed Alex, but before she could turn towards the corridor, Victor stopped Emmy pulling her hands.

"You are going nowhere with him, come with me. "

Victor thought that a petite woman would be no match for a strong man like him but as he tried to pull her, he couldn't even move a bit. Emmy shook her hands off him and walked straight to the corridor. However, Victor didn't admit defeat, he ran and tried to grab Emmy by her waist. But before he could even touch her, his right hand was broken but a tremendous force and Victor could only see two green eyes in the dark.

Emmy reached the place where Alex was supposed to meet the Salian king but could not find him anywhere in the vicinity. She then itself knew it was the queen's scheme to trap Alex and she might use the same trick which she used before.

Just as Emmy wanted to scream Alex's name aloud, a kiss was planted over her cheeks.

" Do you think I am still that teenager who would fall to her traps, I needed to know whether it was only that woman or Valeriander also had taken the part in poisoning me with the dosages of the love drugs? "