secrets out

"-brought you joy again huh? Or you are doing your best to hide your fear of losing everything.

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She took a sip of her tea staring creepily at him.

He played with his spoon inside the empty cup.

"-are you not going to ask me anything?

-patience…there still time." she looked at the marked candle besides her.

"-but you can ask me before its time.

-thanks for your generosity but I think you should be the one profiting from the time left. I will take my chance.

-go on.

-from where did you get the plant?

-which one?

-let's not play dumb with each other because it's getting boring and useless.

-a friend.

-this plant is rare to find.

-yeah so. Anything else?

-Why I'm not dead yet? Or do you threaten for fun.

-well I don't threaten for fun but I didn't say precisely when to kill you." She leaned forward with her elbows on the table and finished:

"-and I agreed to help you get the crown no matter what. But …after that no one can stop me my prince.

-you are going to assassin the last heir of the thrown. That's really fascinating, I take back what I said about your reputation. However, the coronation is after our wedding…tomorrow and. As far as I remember, slaves obey their master. Did you take that into consideration sweetheart?

-you think I don't have a plan already." He stood up and opened two buttons of his shirt feeling suffocated.

"-let me guess, bees, allergy which I don't have; bugs or a poisoned needle in your hair pin if I got any closer.

-how did you know about the hair pin?

-the same way I knew about the bees." He laughed walking behind her, he almost fell but he supported with her chair.

"-here is an advice don't try anything stupid babe to ruin the marriage because I'm always one step ahead of you and I won't be nice anymore.

-just because you know what others think doesn't mean you are a step ahead and for playing nice please don't. It doesn't suit the ruthless personality."

He scoffed and moved his wobbly legs hardly, he grabbed a glass of water and opened the window.

He drunk the water that wet his clothes and threw the glass down. She didn't even flinch she just sipped her tea.

"-know I'm the snake here. After I saved you from Verin.

-not out of kindness. That's it my turn now. Why did you lie to me and told Howin you wanted to kill me while incubus don't care about revenge? I apologized that night and we talked for a while yet you wanted to enjoy my slow death.

-should I remind you that I'm half human and I can want revenge. Look at yourself the best example.

-I didn't forget but you don't manipulate blood.

-what?

-you can control minds yet you couldn't read my mind how…

-have you been manipulated before.

-N-No.

-then how did you know I manipulated blood that time? Give me a good reason. I didn't lie about that part I wasn't born with that ability." He finished with heavy breathes, his face turned red so is his eyes, he held his stomach and walked back and forth.

"-I don't care, what I want to know is; what is your father's plan?" he took a deep breath and looked away.

"-it's nothing important. It's…

-you have to tell me; and no way you would lie." She looked at the candle and it melted past the mark.

He smirked and looked at her with blurry vision:

"-my father's plan is…

-NO!" and the prince lost consciousness on the ground.

Howin broke the other window and got in and saw Kieran on the ground. He saw the table and went to check it.

"-you fucking moron what did you do!

-I did nothing we were talking and he fainted.

-talking? Forcing him to speak is not talking Mal.

-defending him even though you know well he is liar!

-you could have used so many other fucking ways to make him speak not with those herbs!" he pushed her away and tried to strangle her but he ended up strangling himself instead.

He looked and saw Kieran with half his eyes open.

"-I'm sorry, I won't do anything!" Howin blurted out and his grip on his neck relived yet his hatred to Mal didn't decrease.

"-don't waste your energy let me call for a doctor." Kieran pulled Howin back and whispered:

"-don't… you know it's…useless.

-Can you tell me what's happening and why he fainted?" Mal asked furiously and Howin responded:

"-you poisoned him!

-what?

-well allergy trigger, but the same thing.

-it's not the same thing dipshit but he don't have any allergies.

-He does from those herbs you used to get the truth out of his mouth. I can't believe you d…

-he knew.

-what?

-he knew yet he gulped the cup willingly.

-you fucker did what?" Howin held his head but soon the pain was gone.

"-that's not fair! You decided to commit suicide and you blame me now!

-he is going to die?" Malin asked hesitantly.

"-Nuh girl chill; just a quick visit to hell with no way to return. Of course he is going to die can't you see his face!" he turned to Kieran and said:

"-fine stop yelling I will go and you…don't get fucking near him or try to fix what you did and get him on the bed.

-who said I want to help." She shot back crossing her arms.

"-it's not an option young lady and don't tell anyone while I'm back.

-what? Wait!" but he already disappeared.

She looked at the fainting body of the prince and his heavy breath cursing out her life options.