Chapter Twenty Three & Twenty Four

Yoona continued running and ran out of breath. That was the second time the 'wicked witch' would possess Alexis' body to say or pass a message. He had a terrible experience when he was sane after some time. He would not talk and just keep staring into nothingness.

She began to cry but held it in when she heard a noise from a nearby place. She wanted to ask if it was Alexis but she covered her mouth with a hand and cried bitterly.

She's just a fragile human while Alexis was a strong wizard. She could even die by his hands if he wanted to kill her by raising a finger.

"Yoona🎶🎶", Alexis sang and Yoona closed her eyes with shaky breath.

'She's still in him', She thought and opened her eyes.

She had to hold her breath at a point when his footsteps were nearer.

"Found you…darling", Alexis grinned and held her neck.

All Yoona saw was his red eyes that glowed in the dark. She was scared but what was she afraid of when she's willing to gladly die by the hands of the man she loves?

The grip on her neck was tighter and she began to choke. Her legs were dangling in the air and she began to feel faint.

"A…le-xis", She slowly called through the choking.

"Pl-please", She begged him and held his hand.

"D-do-don't …k-kill-me", She pleaded with him and a tear rolled down her cheeks.

She suddenly closed her eyes and her hands dropped by her side. His eyes became normal after seeing that and she fell into his arms.

"Oh! Omg!! Yoona!", He yelled and felt her pulse immediately.

"Thank goodness you're still alive. Hang in there", His voice was shaky. He was scared. He was super scared that she will leave him and go like Mandy too.

Had it been his mother killed Yoona, he would have killed her too. If he dies, she dies too. So, he has nothing to lose than his already miserable life. His mother's life was more worthless and he has to end it real quick.

Alexis paced to and fro and stopped the doctor that came out with his entourage. He was very worried and didn't rest or drink anything. He spoke and stared at her pale face continuously when she passed out.

That was unlike him because he would stare into nothingness while trying to regain his sanity first.

"She's fine and requested to see you. You're Alexis, right?", The doctor asked to confirm and Alexis nodded positively.

Yoona dropped her phone when she saw Alexis enter her ward with guilt. "What's with that look on your handsome face?", Yoona teased him.

"I thought you were really dead for a minute", Alexis replied.

"Yeah, I was gonna be but I had to fool the fool", Yoona laughed.

"You did what?", Alexis looked at her in shock. He couldn't believe his ears.

"Now, I'm free. Right?", Yoona raised her brows. "She'll now think I'm gone whereby I'm still here seeing your handsome face"

"Do you hate your life that much?"

"What's there to live for when I've fulfilled my dreams?"

"When was that?"

"Back then, you caught me in those broad arms of yours. You were even worried and didn't space out for once", Yoona smiled wholeheartedly.

"Of course, I care for you. I'd die if you die", Alexis said and Yoona blushed.

"Oh! You love me that much", Yoona said and he laughed.

"No, you don't under-"

"I stand you, Alexis. You're too shy to confess, boy"

"Yes", Alexis said. He was not ready to tell her about him not being a human and a nice guy. He was a fucking wizard with skills.

"Oh my. Just confess. I'll hear it", She said.

"Sure?", He heaved a long sigh.

"Yes", Yoona looked forward to it.

"Okay. I'm a wizard", He said and she started laughing so much that tears ran down her cheeks.

"I know silly", She finally said and captured the look on Alexis' face.

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"Get your lazy ass up, Ralph", Eve removed the duvet from his body but he changed his style and continued sleeping.

"What are you doing?", Eve laughed and he farted. She put on the fan and sprayed the fresher into the air and slapped his butt.

"That's gross you fine pig!", She said and he chuckled with his eyes closed.

"Why are you still here? Don't tell me you want more", Raphael said and she began to spray the fresher more aggressively as he began to fart even more.

She couldn't take it again and ran out of the room, "We don't need pesticides or insecticides. Your farts would kill them all including Caro"

Raphael laughed and ran into the bathroom when he wouldn't take it anymore too. "Geez, I need to see my physician. My insides are rotten"

Eve collided with the king and apologized immediately. She was nervous and kept mixing her words when she was speaking.

"Do I make you nervous, my princess?" king Richard asked. Eve didn't dare nod to his question though that was the right thing to do since she didn't want to talk.

"I may look fierce but I'm your father, okay?", He said and she nodded.

"You can call me dad, Evelyn", King Richard added and smiled when she called him 'dad'

"Walk with me for a while, would you?", He asked and she followed him to a little garden. It was beautiful and she was in love with the greenery.

"Do you remember E-gardens?", He asked her to which she shook her head.

"You built this garden with me on your fifth birthday. We tended to it together on your eighth. That was also the last time I saw and had contact with you", He said sadly.

Eve said nothing and looked at him. She then bent down to look at a black rabbit in a cage.

"Isn't this-"

"J.E.R", King Richard answered before she could complete her question.

The black rabbit was actually a rabbit Jamal, Eve and Raphael found in the bush one day. They had gone searching for a flower and had caught the rabbit for their dear sister.

Jamal had said the rabbit was too fat and stole it from Eve. He then told her that it escaped and starved the poor rabbit of food for a week. When Eve saw the rabbit had returned to its cage, she told Jamal who pretended to be surprised.

"He must have gone to the gym because he's fit now", He dryly said.

Poor Evelyn didn't know what her mischievous brother did and had the poor rabbit placed on a diet too. It was when Raphael came to tell her what Jamal did that she realized her neglect.

She apologized to the rabbit many times and began to feed him well. It even got to a long that she began to sew and knit clothes for the rabbit. The rabbit followed her everywhere and she reserved a special seat for him at the dining.

She would introduce him to many people as her bodyguard. She took him about and rubbed his shiny fur that protected him from the harshness of the weather. She would even prepare a place for the rabbit on her bed and give him a personal duvet.

Now, in her eyes, the rabbit was the human while Jamal was the rabbit caged and starved.

What an irony!

"Wow! He's so big", She said and picked him up.

The king kept quiet because her original rabbit had been sick and his wife had killed him a king time ago. She even roasted him and had the cook fry some part of him.

"This rabbit is actually so delicious", His wife had said after eating his meat.

Richard couldn't bring himself to tell her that the rabbit wasn't J.E.R but a cute impersonator.

"This isn't J.E.R, is it?", Eve suddenly asked and he gulped.

"You see"

"It's fine. Something must have happened to him. He must have been sick and died", Eve said sadly. "Oh maybe. Thunder stuck him in his poor cage", she thought further.

"Poor guy. He was my only true friend", Eve added.

"Your mom roasted J.E.R and ate him to her uppermost satisfaction", He told her finally.

"What?", Eve dropped the rabbit.

"Good morning dad", Jamal's voice boomed behind them and Eve turned around.

"Morning, Jamal", Eve chirped in and he nodded at her.

"That isn't J.E.R", He said and she laughed.

"I guessed you are out of the roasted rabbit. I won't be surprised if you suggested the idea and fit the biggest share", Eve pouted and he scratched his head nervously.

"I never knew he was J.E.R to be honest but I knew it looked like him", Jamal said.

"But you ate him", Eve replied and he confirmed it.

"I have another rabbit somewhere but I don't know where it is now. I caught it with someone when I was young", Eve smiled.

"Do you want to go hunting with us?", Jamal suggested.

"Not with my princess, you cheaters", Queen Mary's voice trembled and she had a good look at the rabbit.

"Doesn't he look fat? He needs the gym", Jamal suggested like how he did in the past.

"He looks…tasty", The queen replied.

"Noooo", Eve took the fragile rabbit into her arms and ran off.

"Princesses don't run", She heard her mother yelling behind her.

"With an ugly fat rabbit", Jamal adddd with a laugh.

"What have you done, Richard? Why did you show her the rabbit?! What do you have to say about her new infatuation?", Queen Mary asked her husband with a frown on her face.

"Queens don't yell", King Richard simply said and bit his lips.

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The limousine pulled up in front of a giant mansion and Eve was stunned to speak. That wasn't the house she went to that fateful night. She has never seen a giant house like that before except in movies.

She then knew that Lex was really a powerful Prince and she has been rude to him many times. She came to the conclusion that the house she went to on that fateful day was just one of their many buildings.

The driver helped her out of the limousine and she muttered a word of appreciation to him.

"Thank you Rowland", King Richard thanked him. "You can go and park in an appropriate place because we may spend more time than what we think", he added.

"Alright, your majesty", The driver's thick voice boomed and he moved on.

"Princess Evelyn", Raphael teased Evelyn because she was more of a princess that day than the regular girl that she is. She has a beautiful purple gown that exposed a little part of her cleavage.

The gown was strapless but stuck to her body like a glue as the bodice fitted her perfectly.

"No relationship with that brat", Queen Mary said to her children and they nodded.

There's actually no way they were going to ignore Lex as their friends but Lex made up her mind to avoid him like a plague. She watched her father climb the stairs and followed him after repositioning the little crown on her head.

She had a little makeup on her face and her hair was neatly braided by Jamal. She's still surprised that he knew how to do those things. He had told her that he had always been the one in charge of her hair when she was little.

She was about to fall when Jamal held her. She lightly smiled and continued holding his hand lest she fell. Her mouth was in awe when they fully entered the giant mansion.

"Is this the first time you're coming home?", Raphael asked but Eve was too stunned to speak.

"No. She's been here a million times, dummy", Jamal sneered and Eve laughed.

"Did you just laugh at your elder brother?", Raphael asked.

"That was funny", Eve laughed harder.

"Respect your elder brother, Evelyn", Queen Mary scolded.

"Sorry Raphael", Eve said quietly and Raphael was about to spoil Jamal's hard work by ruffling her hair when he glared at him.

"Ha! Ha! Ha! It's fine, baby sis", Raphael smiled.

Four maids began to approach them in the formation of two rows and two columns. What Eve loved was their smartness and uniformity. Their uniforms were sparkling clean and just beautiful. One which seeded like the head maid spoke, "Hello your majesties and highnesses, please follow me"

Her voice was authoritative and kinda strict. Eve liked it anyway because it added to her superiority. They soon came to see the king and queen of Bhalds.

They were also dressed in their royal robes and everything was screaming luxury and royalty. Eve now knew Lex's reason for groaning her throat back then. She was a common low life that opened her wide mouth to talk trash to him.

How couldn't he plan to choke her for doing that?

"Good morning, king Richard", The King of Bhalds greeted his fellow king. "Hello your highnesses", He added and they all greeted him as they've been instructed.

Eve bowed like she had been instructed and the two Prince nodded. She prayed that the queen should not say anything because she was looking at her in a strange manner.

"I didn't know you had a daughter", The queen spoke with concern.

"Yes I do, Rose. Isn't she the true definition of beautiful?", Queen Mary said proudly.

"For some reason", Queen Rose began and paused to add, "Your daughter looks familiar, Mary"

"Something must be wrong with your sight, Rose", Queen Mary replied.

"We're here for a purpose, my queen", King Richard reminded his angry wife with a forced smile.

"Yes", his wife nodded as they all went to the dining room.

Queen Rose raised her hand slightly and a nearby maid came forward. She whispered some instructions into her ear and waved her hand one more time to dismiss her.

Eve swallowed her spit when she saw Lex and Caro descending the stairs. She immediately looked away and began to chew her food like the proper lady that she was.

"I love your etiquette, Evelyn", Eve heard Queen Rose compliment her.

"It's all thanks to my mother", Eve simply said. That sentence got Queen Mary to smile a lot. Queen Rose also smiled at Queen Mary who didn't smile back.

"Don't tell me you're still mad at me, Mary", Queen Rose said after some moments of silence.

"Does it bother you?", Queen Mary put a small chunk of beef into her mouth.

"Good morning your majesties", Lex's voice interrupted them from continuing.

"Morning your highness", They greeted back.

Eve didn't bother to look because she just doesn't want to. She just ignored him and continued eating without lifting up her head for a second till she was full.

Raphael passed her a glass of water which she also drank. Jamal wiped her lips with the tissue on the table.

"Your boys are adorable. They take care of their sister so well", The king of Bhalds said.

"Ahh! You flatter them, Henry", King Richard laughed.

"They need to inspire Lex. Caro needs that special attention from her cold brother too", Queen Mary frowned at her son.

"At this rate, I doubt he's ever going to like any girl. I also hope he won't turn gay because relationships don't work for him", King Henry chipped in.

All eyes turned to Eve when she began to choke on the orange juice. Jamal began to pay her back while Raiahem took the juice from her.

"I'm fine", Eve said with red eyes and Jamal stopped.

"Then, why don't you kids go spend some time together. We adults need to talk", King Henry said.

Eve gladly left the table and disappeared into wherever she was going. She found herself in the kitchen and was amazed by the high quality facilities that were there. Most of them were Samsung while few were Alexa and other brands.

"Caro won't like you to be in her kitchen", Lex's deep voice boomed and Eve froze.

She quickly turned around to speak but she was rendered speechless by Lex's handsomeness.

"I'll get going then, sorry", She picked up her dress and fled.

Lex was also about to leave when Jamal entered the kitchen.

"Hey man", Jamal said and rested on the formica.

"What's up? Your mom won't like to see us-"

"Do you like my sister?", Jamal cut to the chase.

"Why are you asking me that?", Lex smirked.

"She ain't Lovelyn, Lex. Get that into your fucking brain. I won't want her to date someone like you either. My mum won't approve too", Jamal stated the bitter truth but Lex scoffed.

"Who needed your opinion?", Lex asked dryly.

"Do you like her or not?", Jamal interrogated once again.

"Yes-so?"

"Don't destroy our friendship, Lex", Jamal replied.

"I've really changed since you're worried about that", Alex retorted.

"Change my foot", Jamal said and walked out.

"I can't let Raphael date Caro too. He's a dick", That sentence made Jamal pause in his steps.

"What?"

"Can't you see? Raphael likes my sister too but I can't approve of their relationship, can I?", Lex shook his head.

"Not Caro. It can't be done", Jamal replied.

"Then, why don't you ask your dick of a brother, fucker", Lex knocked his shoulder and walked away.