PLAN GONE WRONG

As Gatheb watch the woman step out of the palace gates , his eyes widened as he rushed to the kings chambers .

"Kaden " he shouted as he rushed in without listening to the guards who asked him to wait only to see his friend shirtless with only trousers on his body .

"Gatheb " Kaden shouted at him as his face creased with anger, "what if I was naked " he said to him , as a smirked fell on Gatheb's face as his eyes shine in memory if the past ,

"well then it won't be the first time to see you like that " he said as Kaden's face grew uglier in anger for his friend bringing up one of his past and embarrassing memories .

"why are you here" Kaden said as he scoffed and ignored Gatheb's comment .

"it seems your wife ran away " Gatheb said as he looked at Kaden with amusement dangling in his eyes ,

"what are you saying Gatheb , Astriana is not stupid to run away when she knows she can not step out of the palace gates without my order , neither can she go anywhere ,or she would be killed, her royal enablement is still with me , except she wants to live as a commoner " Kaden said as he looked at Gatheb with suspicion on his face ,

"well then , but I just saw her stepping outside the palace gates , but I could be wrong and had mistaken her , but I am very well sure that those hands seemed too soft and fragile to be the hands of Hezab's palace maids whom had worked as slaves their whole life and all have strong and scratched hands " Gatheb said with a shrug , as he replayed the scene of the girl he bumped into and her fragile and soft hands and confusion settled on his face .

"where is my wife " the king said as he looked at the guards guarding his  harem ,

"my Lady must be inside your Highness ,we have not seeing her step out today " one of the guards answered while bowing his heads ,

Kaden looked at him , then made his way into the harem , tracing to her room , only to see one of the ladies in his harem whom he cannot remember her name , and had never touched , but he knows she was brought in when she was young as a gift to him , as he never forgets the faces of people he had in his palace .

Hana stood in Astriana's room , pacing back and front with anxiousness, something is about to happen , and she can just feel it , if something happens to Astriana today , the king would surely investigate , then they would find out of her encounter with her  , she would then be blamed for what ever happens to her , after all she is the kings wife and the beloved princess of Nardsia while she is nothing but a village girl brought as a mistress for the girl , whim had barely looked her face all the years of her stay , not to talk of touching her  , 'Oh Lord what have I done ', she thought in her mind , how could I be so stupid to allow Astriana go there alone , but Astriana was too stubborn , and refused to let her go in her place  .

Hana was lost in her  thought and fear that she did not hear anyone come in ,

"what are you doing here " the king asked as he looked at her with both anger and confusion ,

"and where is my wife " he said as he stretched his neck and his eyes hovered round the room trying to find any sign of his mate ,

fear took over Hana as she tried to speak , oh no they had been caught she is for sure going to be killed if Astriana doesn't come back ,

"yo oo uurr rr  hi high hhness , I II ac cctt uaa allyyy " Hana tried to speak as she stuturred out and her lips quivered and her eyes gathered with tears , she is by for done for , the king is never known to be meciful ,

"speak " Kaden shouted as she flinched back in fear , as he stared at the woman's face listening to all he told her , Hana told the king everything she heard and about hers and Astriana plan, but she never once mentioned Safeera , in fear that the king might not believe her , and not want to hear her talking I'll of his favorite , and kill her right there and then.

"that's all that happened " Hana said as she looked up to gauge the expression of the king , only to see his face red with anger , and his eyes swirling between colours , she had heard of this from one of the maids gossip on how the king turns into a monster , that it starts with his eyes , then it settles on one color , blood red , which then signifies his thirst to have blood , back then she thought it was a stupid and childlish rumor spread BH one if the maids in the palace , who claims to have seen him transform before her eyes , and now she is seeing it with her own very eyes , and can no longer deny the rumor as a pass off .

Kaden tried to reign control on his self as he settled on the fact that his mate is missing  , as his mind jumbled up with numerous thoughts , and he can only hope that nothing bad happens to her , the death of one's mate can cause significant weakness , as one loses  his other half , he would also loose half of his strength and powers , this was why he never wanted to have a mate , the responsibilities attached are too much to bare .