As I went out of my carriage, after my appointment with Sir Glendin at the medical department. I feel a gloomy vibe at my mansion.
The servants looked worried, and when they saw me walking, their faces turn light. But the fear was still there.
And I am expecting the worst.
"Princess Delaney, the empress is at the drawing room, she insist to wait for your arrival." I nod and started to walk, but they stopped me.
"Also, Lady Criseta is heavily injured, because of the empress." My eye brows went up, and when I finally realized what the empress did. I rushed to the room, where Lady Criseta is getting her treatment.
I ignored the servants of the empress, until I opened the door where Lady Criseta is staying.
She is crying in pain, her eyes is bleeding and she has a lot of bruises. My body feels numb at the moment that she is crying in pain.
I get gave the medicines that I made and helped the servants to treat thw wounds of my lady in waiting.
"That's what you get for being an stupid and impulsive, who do you think you are to hurt the member of nobility? You're nothing but a daughter of that bitch, a home wrecker and definitely a witch!" I looked at the empress, and she looks horrified when I didn't wear my eye silk, but gets even more mad when she saw my eyes now.
"It's that all?" I said in very cold tune. I noticed how she flinched and the servants around us feel the uncomfortable vibe at the room.
"You are being a brat to your father, you think that you are great now? Just because you are the fiance of the Duke Theron? How stupid you are to think mighty to yourself, Delaney. You are nothing but a daughter of a prostitute—"
"I already know that, what else?" She even looked mad from my cold response, like she don't want me to react that way.
I still managed to calm down even I already want to slash her face and make sure that she is not breathing when she left my mansion.
But not now, the perfect time will come. And I will make sure that all of them is bowing their heads, begging me to spare their lifes because it's me who is controlling the decision of their lives.
"How foolish, Delaney. You think you are great?" I shook my head and smile to the empress.
"It's not my fault if you think that I am acting like a great one to your perspective, but if you think that I am, then I am so thankful that the empress recognize and think of me in that way." I said in cold and low tune voice.
I can see the veins in her forehead, like she will explode from anger anytime.
Like her patience is running out because of my petty response and reaction.
I won't waste my time in this kind of conversation, I want to dump her and have my peace. I am tired from my meeting with Sir Glendin and taking care of my business and errands.
"You didn't know what I am capable, and what I can do at this place. You want me to burn down your mansion? Or to erase your existence like you never exist at all?" She shout out to my face, and her servants are looking down on me. Smiling behind the empress, like they are also part of royal family.
"I need one servant of yours, or I will make an havoc here." I said in firm voice and the empress look shocked.
"Law of the Drivike empire. If you hurt one of my people without my consent, I can hurt your people, as the same way you hurt my people. No matter your status is, you're breaking the law of the humanity and welfare of people. Because my servant is also a lovable people of the empire that we should cherish." I said without breaking an eye contact with the empress.
What a shame, she become an empress without a proper knowledge of her own empire, and she still think that her children can handle the affairs and manage the empire?
"You think that an empress like me will allow your shameless request?" I chuckled and tuck my hair behind my ear.
"It wasn't a request, your majesty. It's a law of your empire, and if you can't choose who will be your sacrificial lamb, then I am gladly choose one for you, if you can't decide which is which." I get the swagger stick that my butler is holding.
Drag some maid that her hand has some bruises. I know that this maid is the one who hurt my lady in waiting.
The hand of empress doesn't have any bruises, and she didn't hurt my lady in waiting, she used her servants.
"Princesa Delaney!" I didn't listen to the empress, and in one second, a crack from her bones was heard. All of the people around the room become silent, and her cries are like a music to this room, the one who is making some noise.
"I am not done yet." I fixed my hair, and keep beating every inch of the body of the servant.
I went closer to her and heard her loud gasping. "The purpose of beating my lady in waiting, and I will spare you." I said in angry tune but I whispered it.
She started to cry and look at the empress.
When I looked at the empress, she looked afraid of me, a lot of blood in my hand and a fury reaction that I had right now.
"If you won't stop at trespassing at my mansion, and hurt my people, I will definitely show you that I can become monster that you are spreading, but now. The rumors that you guys are spreading is true now."
I poke the eye of the servant of empress, and her scream is getting louder and louder, until she almost lost her breath and lay down at the floor.
"Yes, I am fucking evil, just like how you spread it is much worst I am." I wipe the blood at my face and smile at them.
"Call Sir Glendin and Sir Azriel to check the condition of Lady Criseta, I need it right now." I said and pass by the empress, but she caught my arms. Holding it like she will break my arms.
I looked at her hand, and to her face before raising my head in front of the empress.
"Your time is limited, act like a powerful one this time, because your downfall is near." I smiled until it becomes smirk.
"I am really powerful, more powerful than you guys imagine. And if you want to bring me down, make sure that it's my image that will destroy, not yours. Mother." The last word that I said makes the empress uncomfortable and afraid of me.
"Your daughter is such a brat, your son is such a scumbag. Now, you're threatened that even I was a daughter of a mere prostitute, I manage to learn and become better on my own? I didn't use the title that my father have to me, you know what?" I paused and look at the whole face a d expression of the empress.
"It's like I am cheating, it's better to start like you are nothing, instead of using someones name and power to prove something." I pass by the empress now and leave her alone at the room.
This people test my patience, and now that I am tired and striking back, I am such a horrible person?
Jokes on them, I am really the worst when they pushed me at the edge of my patience.
I went to my room, and wash the blood all over my body. I took a dip at the bathtub, but the door opened, and it's the Duke.
He looked surprised, and worried at the same time.
He went closer and sat down beside the tub and reached my hand, place it to his cheeks while his eyes are close.
"I am tired, but it's a good thing that you can still manage to make it through the day, and surviving while your father is distracting me. They really want us to break apart." I nod and watching every reaction that the Duke show while he is talking.
"They won't succeed, because we won't allow them to succeed on their plans, right?" I caressed his face, and he gently open his eyes and smile sweetly.
I am indeed lucky to found the Duke when I am at the part of my life where all I want is to settle down in peace and to isolate myself before.
Now, there's a lot of progress that happened while I am with the Duke Theron.
It's like I am a different person now, but it's alright.
It feels like the Duke is falling inlove with me, or it's just I am assuming things that is not what I supposed to assume.
But Duke Theron really show his vulnerable side, especially when I am alone with him. I also feel safe with him, and of course I will help him to feel the same way.
But all I know is Duke Theron will always be one of the people who has special place in my heart, someone that is one of the reason why I feel this way. To become more eager to become better and successful to my plans and my dreams.
He helped me to dream more bigger and wider, helped me to overlook more of the place and scene that I haven't see because I blinded myself from the idea that I don't deserve what I think is I deserve in this life.
Duke Theron is like an saviour to me, and I hope this feelings won't last. I also want to explore what I can explore on this kind of feelings.
"I am really tired, and I want to rest for a while. This people is draining me, and I don't know how to function after all, this isn't what I want to happened, but also thankful that I still manage to overcome this, with you." I said and the Duke slowly removed his clothes, and dip his body into the bathtub.
I can feel his body against mine, Duke Theron was behind me, and at the moment he sit down behind me, he hugged me tight and buried his face at my neck and sniff it.
"You smell nice." I keep my eyes close and let Duke Theron hold me behind and feel the heat of his body.
I don't know but I have this tingling sensation when his skin touches mine.
And he started to helped me on wiping the blood through my body now. And I didn't realize that I am shaking that bad, until the Duke said so.
"Lady Critesa will be fine. Don't worry and calm down, we are the one who is controlling the whole situation." I looked at Duke Theron and my eyes landed to his lips.
It looks tasty and edible, badly want to bite it and play with it
But it caugt me off guard when a hard penis was poking behind me. And I saw how Duke Theron's face went red and look away.
He started to panicked when he saw my surprised expression.
Off course I will be surprised, his dick is hard as fuck.
I shook my head and look away. But the Duke helped me to face him, and his breath is getting deeper.
"C-can I at least rub it?" He asked, and it take my breath away. R-rub it?
"Sure, anything you want." I said and his face turns red. He went closer to me, and the tip hit my folds.
He started to rub the tip, and it's giving me a tingling sensation.
"D-delaney."