Chapter Thirteen----- No one should make you blush except me

Ameera stood there watching Samiha being taken to her chamber by one of the servants in the north wing.

Rasheed has been acting gloomy and the weather has changed as usual with his mood.

Seems like they won't be leaving the "winter season anytime soon," Ameera deliberated.

She turned to her sister Nadira to chit-chat with her since the great crown prince was acting all moody.

Ameera stole a peek at him to see if his emotions might have shifted a bit to the friendly side.

She is disappointed by the unyielding coldness he has chosen to wear around like a cloak.

"Nadira, tell me about your siblings"

Nadira who has been suffocating from the unending silence is overjoyed to finally say something.

"My twin sister, Nafisa, is a peaceful fellow. She is someone that does not like problems and she would do anything to avoid them while my brother, Hashem is a mummy's boy. He does everything to please her. WhateveMamama wants is what she will get. He is unruly at times but I don't believe is capable of harming you. He can be a bully, nothing more," Nadira meticulously explained.

"I see," Ameera's expression changed coldly.

Fear took over Nadira's heart, trying to snuff life out of her. She knows, she has no right to ask Ameera for anything after what her mother has done to her.

Yet, she couldn't withhold the panic that gripped her. Her mother might be callous but her siblings are not. They are not aware of the things their mother has done.

"aderfí, gnorízo óti den écho to dikaíoma na sou zitíso típota, allá se parakaló dóse ti zoí ton aderfón mou( sister, I am aware I have no right to ask you for anything but please spare the life of my siblings)" Nadira pleaded.

Ameera stopped suddenly then she concentrated her eyes on her. She watched Nadira passionately trying to scan out deceit from her.

She sees nothing nevertheless, her eyes gave nothing of the emotions she was feeling away.

She look away from her and said in an icy tone "I will show mercy to whoever is worthy of it. By worthy Nadira, I mean if the two of them are clean from your mother's atrocities,".

"με όταν λέω ότι είναι αθώοι.

aderfí, empistéfsou me ótan léo óti eínai athóoi.(sister, trust me when I tell you they are innocent)"

"Mi mou zitás aftó pou den boreís na káneis mikrí aderfí. Polla rotas. (Don't ask me for what you can not do, little sister. You ask too much.)"

She walks ahead leaving her behind her. Nadira watched her sadly. She shakes her head, wading off the unpleasant emotion swimming in her head.

She takes a big breath and encourages herself. Whispering to herself that everything will be alright.

She hopes, that the more she says it, the quicker it will materialize. The crown Prince, Rasheed, who was behind them had heard everything said between them.

When Ameera had matched off angrily with her last words thrown so sadly at her sister it had broken his heart.

The crown Prince walks to where Nadira is standing, then he stops and he said "You might not understand how your sister is feeling. Stop entreating for the innocence of people that probably do not deserve it,"

He moves ahead to catch up with Ameera who is almost closed to the chambers that she used to inhabit while she was younger, and she is lost in her reverie.

One room in each of the wings is quite spacious with rows of four more rooms attached to it.

She got to the room and she notices four female servants standing at the entrance. She is not surprised the servants are outside her chamber.

She looks up at the board hung at the door with the inscription "Little Moon Residence,".

The King and queen were not lying when they said they have been keeping the North wing for her return.

If she goes outside, she would see that same inscription at the entrance of the North wing."Little Moon Resident,".

The servants fall on their faces greeting and they chorused " Welcome home crown princess,".

Ameera is surprised by their outburst so she didn't know how to react for a few seconds. She regained herself.

"Stand up, please," She said.

"I don't feel comfortable with them greeting me this way, it just seems somehow," she thought inwardly.

"Thank you, princess," they chorused uniformly.

As Ameera was about to step into her chamber, she heard her name being screamed.

She twirls her head slightly to see who is shouting her name in such a stupid manner without decorum.

The face of the overdressed female looked familiar to her but she can't remember where she has meant her.

It does not matter if she knows her name or not, she is not going to let someone like her, bully her.

Her voice and body language has given her away to Ameera. She sees her as someone who has malicious intent toward her.

The female character matched violently to where she was standing and then she looked at her angrily.

"Welcome back home cousin, it is I, Jemila, queen of the Phoenix clan," she smiled conceitedly.

Ameera gazes at her from up to down, and then a cold glint enters her eyes smouldering whoever looks at them.

Jemila cringed in fear not expecting Ameera to be so suffocating even though, she is an ordinary human, one can tell she is meant to be the queen of the Phoenix clan.

"You? Queen of Phoenix? Jemila, you can never be the queen of the Phoenix clan and you know that" Ameera seethed out.

Jemila, who has been intoxicated by power, not willing to give up being the Phoenix queen looked at her with aggravation written all over her countenances said.

"You can't come from nowhere after your sudden disappearance and then start wishing to be the queen, now can you?"

Ameera curls her lips into a devilish smile that tells whoever is before her that she is not up to her standard.

"I can because it is my birthright," she said nonchalantly looking at her nails.

"How dare you talk to me in such a disrespectful manner? I am still queen and you will address me with the utmost respect," Jemila said her brown eyes shining with flames.

Ameera could see her phoenix counterpart coming to the surface as she is getting angry. I can't allow a fool like her to be the queen. She would lead the people to death. How can a queen let her emotions rule her even bringing them to the surface to be read easily, she scoffed inwardly what an easy prey!

"You are no queen to me, I am and will always be the queen. You are the one that is supposed to bow before me. Have you forgotten I am my mother's daughter? She was named the Navina born queen of Phoenix. Have you forgotten the sacrifices she made to the clan? How can someone like you who is not even half of me be compared to my mother? Please, get yourself out of my sight," She simmered out.

Jemila started shaking uncontrollably because she knows, that whatever she had said is the truth.

If the former queen has not chosen to sacrifice her life for the clan, they would all be extinct by now.

If any member of the clan finds out she is back, it won't take long before they dethroned her.

"Jemila," Rasheed called "You heard what she said, get out of here!"

"You! You, I will make you two pay for this treatment," she storms off in a rage.

Rasheed turns to the servants at the entrance and hdismissesed them to attend to Nadira.

The fouscurryes off. Rasheed turns to Ameera. "Are you okay little moon?" He asked softly.

"What is your business if I am okay or not? You were acting so cold just now so please let's continue that way," she said and she pushed the door open.

She enters her chamber and she is happy everything is the same as it used to be in her memory.

The design used for the main room is stunning. The tapestries carry the design of the moon and stars.

Some are adorned with a huge design of the Phoenix. Before she could go further into the room.

She was dragged back into a huge wall... She is taken aback. She slowly turns her gaze upward and she is overshadowed with silver hair beauty.

How can the deities bless the prince with sky blue eyes in combination with his silver hair? They must have taken their time sculpturing his face.

She mentally shakes herself from the spell she had enthralled herself into. In a cold voice "What do you think you are doing Rasheed?"

"What do you think I am doing? You have been tormenting me since our journey home began,"

"What do you mean?"

"I talk to you and you won't answer me but someone compliments your beauty and you are blushing and smiling at her,"

Ameera's mouth falls open in shock, this man, this man is unbelievable, so he has been angry and cold because of Samiha's compliment.

Who gets jealous over a fellow lady's compliment, that's the highest level of jealousy.

"Close your mouth or I will do something that will shut it," Rasheed said.

She looks at him in doubt then rolled her eyes at him "What can you do_?"

Before she could complete her statements she is, shuts up with a sizzling kiss. Rasheed kissed her wanting to punish her.

Yet, immediately his lips touch hers, the sensations were unimaginable and he couldn't stop himself from wanting further.

He pulls her more into his embrace mounding her body to his while he ravished her lips.

He abruptly withdraws back, scared he won't be able to stop, not that he does not want to but he wants her to want him as he is yearning for her.

"kaneís den prépei na se kánei na kokkiníseis ektós apó eména(No one should make you blush except me)" he leaves her chamber leaving her stupefied.

Ha, that was so yummy, Ameera thought roaming her fingers over her lips. Why did he stop? Ha, stupid Ameera pull yourself together she screams inwardly.

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