She felt Liam’s nails digging deep into her skin while he was holding her arms but that pain was nothing in comparison to she was feeling looking at her birth father thinking about killing her.
She had known that he had taken her as a pawn so that one day he could marry her off and strengthen his political standing but treating her like filth was too much.
The slight hesitation she was facing so far while helping Rafael, vanished in that second.
“Don’t you dare so!” Though her voice was slow, it was easily heard in the silent room when the eyes of Liam turned fierce. He placed more pressure in holding her at her place.
“What did you say? Who do you think you are to give your viewpoint? We will decide what we will do to you.“ He tried to hurt her so that she could flinch and beg for forgiveness but when he stared at her, her eyes were so cold that even his father’s intimidation felt weaker in front of those eyes.
“She is right, we can not hurt her. Even if we say that she ran away, it would still create trouble for us in the council.
We can not give any loose ends to them. And what if they started searching for her in the town and found our warehouses.
We are trying to be discreet so far, why shall we give them a chance to blow up our covers.
For now, let her live, the war is going to end soon. Soon, we would be the one in power, then she would have nowhere to go but to return to us.
After all, she is our youngest sister, show some mercy to her.” Vincent walked closer and held Liam’s hands that were on her arms and pulled them back surprising him.
He was not expecting his calm and great brother whom he admired most to take the side of the woman who had tried to kill him.
“But brother..” no! He would not let her go unscathed after humiliating him so much but when Vincent turned and stared at him, he turned silent and bowed his head.
“There, there! Do not be hasty. When I was told to bring her here, I thought that it would be a family gathering where we would reminisce about our childhood. Why are we getting so harsh?” he patted his brother’s shoulders.
“You should be gentle with girls. That is why you are still single!” he wanted to deny and shout but stayed silent and lowered his head as he was not ready to accept his defeat.
“Father, I am sure you understand my points. Do not worry about her, I will take care of her.” his father stared at him for a few seconds before sneering and walking out of the room.
He trusts that his son was qualified enough to even open the mouths of statues and even torment devils. He was his best weapon to win the war.
“Then I will leave her to you. Make sure she would recall her place and mission.” he nodded and assured his father who gave one last glance to the pathetic girl and walked out followed by Liam who knew that he had lost his chance.
If father gave up, then he would not be able to convince Vincent. He would only suffer a punishment if he stayed there.
“Are you waiting for an escort mother?” he turned to stare at his mother who was still staring at both of them with skeptical eyes.
He could see doubts in them but it only made it more thrilling.
His eyes sparkled with anticipation when Estella’s eyes narrowed on him.
She knew Vincent well and so did his sadistic tendencies.
Though she hated the presence of hazel. Her beauty reminded her of her mother’s beauty and how she was not able to stop her husband from having an affair due to her mediocre looks.
She was a reminder that she was not good enough and was defeated by a commoner in spite of her royal blood.
But she felt disgusted when she realized the intention of her son.
It was no less than an incest. Even if she had a different mother, they still have the same father.
“Vincent.”
“Mother, mother! You are thinking too much. You should leave the thinking part to me while waiting to rule the whole world.
Your son would unify the whole land and make you the strongest woman in history.
But for that, you should make sure to not look into details. Now go, father must be angry, if he would not find you there. He would look around for relief with someone else!” That was not a request but a command, she could feel how he was staring at her and asking her to obey his words.
If not.. She did not even want to think about it. With some force, she nodded her head and then looked at the girl with disgust.
She is just like her mother, seducing men wherever she goes.
That was why she had made sure to spend all her life alone in the annex building where she would never find a man whom she could seduce. And look, how demonic she had become just after coming out. If possible she would have killed her with her own hands!
“Mother!”
“Yes!” feeling the impatience in the voice of her son, she turned towards the door and left while her nails were digging deep into her skin.
“Tsk! So dramatic. Are you okay?” he bent a bit and ran a hand on the scratches his brother had left on her skin. His hands were gentle as if he was soothing his lover while his eyes filled with madness.
She felt her skin crawling whenever he touch.
“If you think you can control me then you are wrong. I will tell everything to Rafael and he will not spare you to hurt his wife.”