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⟨ NEXT DAY ⟩
Narmada sighs for the sixth time when she didn’t see a sign of the man she saw some days ago.
“I must be so stupid to think that he’d come here again. Maybe I should just go back to the palace, since I came here alone” Narmada said to herself.
And just when she was about to leave, her eyes spotted him from a distance coming her way, and she smiles so widely.
She quickly brought out her mirror to see if she was looking beautiful, and she smiles when she sees she was extremely gorgeous.
She place back the mirror inside her robe and when he was getting closer to her, Narmada intentionally fell to the ground, just so she can get his attention and indeed her trick worked.
He quickly rushed to her, holding her by the shoulder. “My lady, are you all right? Wait, I know you” He said after he looked at Narmada’s face properly.
“You remember me?” She asked in a low voice smiling.
“Of course I do, I can’t forget a pretty face like yours” He said helping her stand on her feet.
“My name is Narmada, You?” She asked with a smile, she can’t let go of this opportunity of knowing his name.
“Zain” He said.
“I finally got to know your name” She muffled smiling cutely.
“Did you just say your name is Narmada” Zain asked.
“Yes” Narmada answers, smiling.
“But that’s the name of the only princess of Maelstrom, right?” He asked and Narmada’s smiling face instantly disappear.
“Really?” She asked, like she had no idea about what Zain was talking about.
“Yes. I got to know about the names of the Royal family because my mother used to work as a palace maid, but all of a sudden, she was brought back to us dead” Zain said.
“When did she die?” Narmada asked.
“On the lantern festival ten years ago” Zain said, and Narmada tried her best not to gasps.
*Ten years ago on the lantern festival… That means his mother was among the maids and bodyguards, Cheng’s demon ki||ed years ago* Narmada thought with wide opened eyes, but she blinked her eyes to suppress her surprise.
“Do you detest the Royal family?” She asked in a low voice.
“Of course I do. Who won’t be mad at them? The King didn’t explain how she die, it’s something to be mad at about… I shouldn’t be telling someone I just met all this” Zain said.
“Is fine Zain, I won’t tell anyone” Narmada said.
“Are you the princess of Maelstrom?” He asked.
“Of course not. Why will you think I’m the princess of Maelstrom?” She asked denying herself.
“Because you have the same name with the princess of Maelstrom” Zain said.
“Just because we bear the same name doesn’t mean I’m her. Take a look at me, do I look like someone from the royal family, I’m just a maidservant working for a noble family.
Zain looks at the robe she was wearing. You’re right, there’s no way you will be a member of the royal family” Zain said.
“Can we be friends?” She asked.
“Yes we can Narmada, as long as you’re saying the truth of not being the princess of Maelstrom, because I loathe each and every one of the royal family of Maelstrom” Zain said.
Narmada gulped down hard and said.
“I’m not the princess of Maelstrom Zain” She said and cursed herself inwardly.
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⟨ THE PALACE OF MAELSTROM ⟩
“Are you sure you are all right? That smile of yours has never left your face” Kira said to Tatiana as they walked.
“Really?” She asked smiling.
“Yes Tatiana. Tell me all the details, did you get your first kiss already?” Kira asked teasing her.
And Tatiana smiles remembering the kisses she shared with Cheng last night and it made her smile the more.
“See, I’m right. You’re blushing all over. Who is he Tatiana, is it one of the bodyguard of the royal family?” Kira asked smiling.
“Of course not, never, eww” Tatiana said.
“Then who is he? Tell me all about him?”
“We aren’t that close for me to disclose my husband’s identify to you” Tatiana walking away smiling.
“Husband? When did she get married? Tatiana, wait for me” Kira said going after Tatiana.
Tatiana and Kira walked on the hallway in the premises of the palace, when they saw some maids and servants gathered.
“What’s going on?” Kira asked.
“Let’s find out” Tatiana said and both went to the crowd, gaining their way to the front and Tatiana’s eyes went wide opened in shock when she sees Thiago lashing out on the palace head maid.
Her whole body was filled with blood and marks as a result of how Thiago was whipping her, and Tatiana quickly rushed to her, covering her.
“And who did heck are you? Oh I remember, the so-called Tatiana who prevented Cheng from going wild. How dare you interrupt me!!” Thiago yells at her.
“I don’t know what she has done wrong for you to punish her this way, but is wrong. You shouldn’t be lashing out on a woman old enough to be your mother!!” Tatiana shouted at him, making everyone gasps in shock.
“Did you just shout at me” Thiago asked with rage of anger.
“How dare a common maid like you raise your voice at me!!” Thiago shouted like a mentally insane person. He took a sword from my one of the bodyguard standing and aimed it at Tatiana.
And just when the sword was about touching her, Tatiana looks at the sword and it magically flew away from Thiago’s hand and landed on his forehead.
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TBC