Chapter 49: Doubt And Accusation

Guarding the entrance of the castle Peter look grumpy lashing out at anyone that gets on his nerves.

you need to calm down and stop misbehaving with the guest.

Peter respond angrily, you should have let me go with Moana, the ceremony will soon start and no sight of her.

Are you worried about her?, Kai ask.

He respond sharply, of course not.

Moana is a warrior, she can overcome any threat.

Kai watching guest moving up and down in the hall, Moana might be a warrior but she is also a woman.

Peter smile, what are you trying to do?, he look Kai in the eye, you want me to see her as a woman, he blunt out, you are the one she fucking love, don't push her to me.

I can't give her the love she wants from me, but I believe you can do better than me, have seen how you behave with women.

Peter snap his hand away from his shoulder, those women only satisfy my needs as a man, I don't love them, Moana can never love another man, have seen the way she looks at you, you should be a man and find

a place in your heart for her, he walk away in anger leaving Kai alone.

This evening you shall all bear witness to the unionism between Dairies kingdom and Vale of Rites kingdom, enjoy the evening everyone, Kendrick announce, everyone in the hall claps as Vincent and Edward

walks in.

Am honored to have your son marry my only daughter, Jasmine whisper to his ear, tell him what we've decided, Kendrick smile to

Vincent,have arranged a better room fit for a prince, I will make sure he lacks nothing.

You want Edward to live here with you?, have you for gotten he's the future king of Vale of Rites, he's not someone you can keep for your daughter, am cutting off this marriage and this is final, we shall never

have discussion on this matter ever again.

Edward stops Vincent by standing in his way, father,let me talk to Cretella before I decide am not going ahead with this marriage, I need to hear what she wants, her decision maybe different from her parent's, please father.

He snap his hand away, I give you five minute to say whatever you want to say, Edward turn to leave, halt, Vincent says, if you let her coax you, be prepare to be abandon, I will replace you as the future king and abandon you as my son.

The guest start mumbling among themselves, what's keeping them waiting, they should start the ceremony, I don't have all day, an old man wearing a green cloak his with hair resting on his shoulder speaks

amongst the guest.

Kendrick and Jasmine look at each other, he learn close to Jasmine, follow Edward and find out what Crestella is going to say, Jasmine

immediately rush out walking fast to get to Crestella faster bump into Elizabeth who came out of nowhere.

Foolish woman, get out of my way, she yell angrily at her and walk away caught a glimpse of Lucia hiding behind the pillar close to where Elizabeth is standing, she walk away quickly not minding her enter

Crestella s room, the door widely open things scatted on the floor, what happened her?, staring at Edward furiously, I asked you what happened here.

The room was in a mess when I got here.

I don't believe you, Crestella, she keep calling out repeatedly, where did you hide her.

I know nothing, she wasn't here when I got here.

I have to tell the king, Jasmine run out of the room, Elizabeth follow her.

What the matter my queen?, you don't look good.

Jasmine barge into the hall,Crestella is missing.

What!, that impossible, Kendrick move closerto her where she is standing.

The one person we can ask is him, pointing to Edward.

Don't accusemy son of the missing of your daughter, your daughter is unpredictable, she might have run away.

She will never do that, she turn back to Edward, maybe your so is the unpredictable one, he might have hide her.

Hide your daughter, he will never stoop to that level, he yell loudly at Jasmine.

Elizabeth place her hands on her face smiling, she look into Lucia's eyes, are you not happy to see them fighting?.

Lucia blunt out, this is not what I want, I only want Edward,am not interested in their argument.

Don't worry dear, you will get the man you wantbut for now let' s enjoy their sorrow.

What took you so long?, Kai ask .

I couldn't find them, it as if they vanished.

How is that possible, you followed them immediately they left the castle, how did you miss them.

Peter cut in, there they are, pointing to them where they are standing, they've been back for a while.

Then why didn't you report?.

You told me to stay back that Moana could handle them alone.

You fool, how could you, Kai punch him in the face, he landed on the floor instantly, Crestella is missing, search every corner of this castle and find her, get up, he shout at Peter.

What do we do about them, Moana ask.

Right now, Crestella is our priority, we need to find her, we will find out what they are hiding after we find Crestella.

Peter reluctantly stand up from the floor angry, he call the guards standing outside to come inside, search every nook and cranny of this castle and find the princess, they spread out searching he also follows

them, Moana join them in the search.

Sorry about whatKai did earlier,the news of Crestella missing must have got him anxious.

That doesn't give him the right to do that to me, he got worked up anytime Crestella's name is mention, I fucking hate him for that.

Let's hurry up and find her, Moana look out the window, it will be daybreak soon.

Your son better not be responsible for the disappearance of my daughter.

You wouldn't dare do anything to Edward, I won't stand and watch you do anything to him.

Father calm down, I didn't hide Crestella so am not scared of his threat.

What do we do, the sun will soon rise.

Kendrick hold Jasmine's hand, you need not worry, she will be found.

Kai enter Crestella's room looking at the guards searching the room, he steps on a comb bend down to pick it spot an handkerchief on the floor, he pick it up sniff it, whatis that, Moana ask him.

It moonstone, it used on werewolves, how did it get into this room.

It might belong to one of the maids, there are werewolves in the castle.

Gather them here, I want to know who it belongs to, Kai commands.

Moana walk out of the room hand picking the maids one after the other,she march them to the room, Peter enter the room dragging a maid by her hair into the room, I caught her running away.

Kai stands in front of them raise the handkerchief up, who among you dose this belong to, they all stay quiet, who does it belong to.

They have to be treated as animals they are, Peter begin to beat them with the stick in his hand, beating them viciously, won't you speak up, then be prepare to die, he keep beating them.

That enough, he stops Peter, now tell me, who does it belongs to?.

It not mine, they all chorus.

You must have seen it with someone, just name the person.

This is something none of us can possess, you have to believe us, we don't know who it belongs to, the girl standing at the middle speaks up rubbing her two hands over the bruise on her body.