Chapter 6

CHAPTER 6: THE BOOK

At the Rouse'valle mansion.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK

"Wait a second!" Then he hid the book.

"Young master, the duke is back, he is now calling you to his office."

"Ok, I'll come in a second."

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK

"Father it's me…"

"Come in."

"Woah! Uhmm I mean what happened to you? You look really stressed?" the young master said hiding his laugh.

"Just sit down…" the duke said while checking on his paperworks.

"ok, so what happened?" he asked while drinking the coffee from the table.

"We lost the tournament…" the duke said avoiding his son's gaze.

"pftt…How did you lose?" the young master asked stopping himself from laughing.

"Nothing it's just…don't ask anymore…I called you here because I had to submit the report to the king, but you're here and since you don't go out that much, you can submit the report in my stead…" the duke said with a serious face.

"…WHAT??!!!!… F-father if I did something wrong please forgive me…."

"No excuses, here's the report…"

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK

"Come in…"

"Good after noon Duke Keraunos, I have some important files for you to check…"

"You may leave now Hals…and also don't forget to mention His Majesty's marriage…"

"marriage…b-but"

"No buts you may go now…"

The young master was kicked out from the office.

"Duke, It's about the young master's uncle…"

"Looks like it's really serious…just leave the files here…"

"Yes Duke Keraunos."

"You may leave now.

After the butler left, the duke checked the papers in the files…The files were about taxes, bribing and more…But worst was the cooperation between the young master's uncle to the anti-faction of the king, House of Alvaro.

"W-what is this…?" The duke asked himself, having a confused face.

BACK AT THE PALACE

"Why would you think the cure's there?"

"Because that's where this curse started…"

"But there's no book in the tale…" Felix asked curiously

"Pftt…you believed the tale…I just made that up, so the nobles won't pry anymore to the Rouse'valle family."

Felix was shocked about what he heard, and tried to ask about what really happened. "So can I ask wha—". CRASHED… An assassin broke in and stabbed Alex…She coughed blood then Felix tried to kill the assassin, but the assassin was already poisoned before he could stab Alex.

COUGH COUGH COUGH

"ALEX!! Are you ok??" Felix asked with a worried face…

"I'm fine, did you forget I'm an immortal, It'll heal in a while…" Alex said with a smile on her face.

"Your majesty, are you hurt??"

"You're late…" then Felix gave the royal guards a deadly gaze.

*Gulps "I think were doomed…" one of the guards whispered.

"We're sorry you're majesty…" "You may leave now." he ordered coldly "Y-your majesty, Duke Keraunos sent his s-son to submit the report on the tournament…" one of the guard reported while trembling.

"Did I came at the wrong time…?" the young master said seeing the mess and the dead body in the king's office with Alex on the floor having a stab wound.

The young master stared at Felix, Alex, and the dead body on the floor thinking "I shouldn't have came here…" making a face like he's going to die anytime now.

"Hey, my wound's already healed" Alex whispered to Felix.

"ok" he whispered back…"Clean this mess now" He commanded coldly.

"So what brings you here young master of Rouse'valle family, I guess your father lose the tournament and sent you here…am I right?" Felix said while carrying Alex to the couch.

"H-how did your majesty??" He asked avoiding the gaze of Felix.

"What do you mean how, it's so obvious seeing the twins didn't came here with their mouth bragging."

"uhmm twins? Do you mean the twins of the House of Aphenon?"

"Then who else's family am I talking about…?"

"Yes, your majesty"

Alex who was sitting on the couch was stopping her laugh. "Pftt…sorry sorry, you can continue your conversaton."

Since the king know that Alex came from the Rouse'valle family he purposely carried her going back to his desk and Put Alex on his lap…"Oh baby~, if you want to talk to me, you should just talk to me, not intervening on our conversation…" he said to her smirking.

"What the hell, are you insane??" she whispered to him.

"Just play along will you…If he's sent by the duke of your family then I'm sure he's here for marriage…" he whispered back

"pftt…then what do I get from this?"

"Just consider this an advance payment for the poison…"

"hahahaha…oh honey come on, why would you say that you're making blushed…" she act while wrapping her arms to the king.

"…woah is she really this seductive, now she looks like a real fox, she's great at acting…" Felix thought for a second

"Then baby, what would you want me to do?"

"You're really enjoying this huh?" she whispered, continuing her act…"Oh honey, you're so cute I want to kiss you…" She said to him putting her index finger to his lips. Felix blushed thinking "Shit I need to hold it in…"

He held her hand then continued playing along with her, with the young master just standing alone on the door staring blankly at the two couple acting lovey dovey to each other made him think "They forgotten me, I should leave now…"

"Then your majesty…I'll leave now" he said with a smile on his face

"Oh you're still here? Ok you may leave now…" he said with his tone changing fast to being cold.

After Hals left, Felix suddenly pushed Alex to his desk covering his face with his right hand.

"W-what do you want? What's this…don't tell me you've fallen for me and can't hold it in." Alex asked staring at him with a confused face, Felix looked up a little then saw her face blushing a little. Ehem ehem "Who would fall for you" he said standing straight covering his mouth.

Tsk…"Anyway what do you want to ask earlier?"

"No it's nothing, you can leave now if you want…" he said avoiding her stare.

"Fine, then see ya later…" going back to her room made her think that Felix is acting strange but ignored it.

After Alex left, Felix sat down to his chair talking to himself "What the hell is this? No my heart shouldn't be beating this fast…why's my face hot…shit shit shit… I couldn't have fallen for her right? No I shouldn't…she'll leave again anyway if the poison can't kill her. " with this he felt like his heart was breaking.

After thinking all of this, it made him think "maybe I really have fallen for her…"