Sinister Obsession: Macsen Massey (Emperor Series, #3) ✔️

Chapter 16

Chapter 16

Another day, another battle in the palace. Every day has been a hard battle for her. In the Emperor's presence, she feels like she's always in a war, and the palace is her battlefield. She's the poorest prey around, and the Emperor is the ultimate predator that everyone fears.

Oh no, she has totally lost it. She's doomed. Something happened between them again, but the Emperor looked unhappy after that. He looks grumpy and all. And note that that sensual thing didn't just happen once between them; if she's not mistaken, it's the third time, and she always feels devoured and her body seems devastated. The Emperor is truly dangerous. He makes everything and everyone his toy, and when he gets bored, he gets rid of them like a rag doll.

She's overthinking again. That sensual thing probably did not just happen between them. He might be playing around with anyone else prettier and sassier than her. She shrugged off the thoughts that had been bothering her early in the morning and tried to focus her attention on her work. She was about to head to the field to start her day as a worker when someone called her.

"Raph!" Lucky called.

She immediately looked back. "Yes?"

Lucky's face doesn't look good. He looks sad and confused at the same time. It seems like the news he got was not good. "We've been separated, Raph. I'll be carrying loads from the town, and you've been assigned to work at the training room to serve the Emperor."

Her eyes widened, and her jaw literally dropped upon hearing it. She's trying her best to avoid the Emperor, but why does this keep happening? This can't be!

"But why me?" She asked in disbelief.

Lucky shrugged. "I don't know. We're divided into groups now. Those who were said to be smaller shall stay inside the palace while the bigger ones will work outside. You're one of those small field workers, Raph. Can't deny that. Your new field will be the palace; no more town visits for you."

She started internally panicking. This can't happen. She still doesn't know how to act when she faces the Emperor after what happened between them. A lot has happened, and she can't explain any of it. But there's only one thing that's clear: She's doomed. "What happened? Is that a new rule? I'm not aware; I'm not informed."

Lucky sighed. "I don't know, Raph. But we should just follow and do our jobs now before we lose it. We should go now."

Bellona wants to whine heavily. "I don't want to work near the Emperor," she signed. For real, she doesn't want to do anything related to or near the Emperor ever again. She is his worker, but she wants to work at the palace away from him. But that looks impossible because heaven seems happy watching her troubles with the Emperor.

Lucky gave her a questioning look. "Why? Is there something wrong?"

She sighed loudly. "He scares me, Lucky."

Lucky laughed shakily; he seems nervous about that truth. "We are all scared of him, Raph. He scares me too; he frightens us all. Just stay away from him as much as possible. Do your job around him but make yourself unnoticed. You've been doing it for the past years; you can still do it now, Raph. In you I trust."

She can't help but release a small amount of tears in her eyes. "Just take me with you, please."

Lucky gave her a sad smile. "I'm sorry, Raph, I can't. I have to go now," he said, and then started walking away from her to start his job at the field.

She stared heavily at his back. "Alright."

She truly does not want to do anything with the Emperor again. But she has no choice. Her feet brought her to the training ground, where the Emperor was staying for the moment as he was meditating, focusing, and training for his upcoming match. She arrived at the place and made sure to conceal herself. But the moment she stepped onto the training ground, the head servant immediately handed her a long and large box.