Forbidden

-Chapter Fifteen: A Moonless Night-

TRIGGER WARNING: TORTURE, MURDER, HOMOPHOBIA

"My great people of Findara, I am weak in the heart to announce that the devil has taken over the mind and soul of Prince Ace." King Oliver said to the wedding guest the very next day. Rhoma quickly looked over to see if she could find a familiar face but the only familiar face she saw was Sebastian's who was desperately looking for his ginger boyfriend. Their hearts sunk deep within their chest as the group looked for the member of the defiance in the vastly, large room. The two guards could only spot out a few more people in the defiance but everyone else is gone. "Among them was the bride who helped Ace conceive a plan to help the sinners leave the kingdom." Oliver added making many people in the crowd gasp and some even fainting.

"Rest assured! I will lavish you with gifts for an apology. Findara will work on a cleansing ceremony in hopes that our most merciful lord will be forgiving of his greatest sin." Oliver finished as many kingdom rulers started to talk amongst themselves. All conversations carried on in a hushed tone speaking foully of the prince as King Oliver made his way to each guest of the wedding with Kiki and the Elites following him. Rhoma had ordered a majority of the guards to stay in the ballroom and others to go guard the kingdom's walls. While walking with the guard outside, Rhoma quickly grabbed Sebastian by the arm and yanked him into a side closet.

"Do you know what's going on? I thought they were smarter than this!" Rhoma exclaimed quietly as Sebastian shook his head.

"I was literally just with Chester last night! And I saw everyone before my guard shift started, except for Clara and Beatrice. I haven't seen Beatrice in the past two days as well as Clara since yesterday noon." Sebastian informed as he scratched his head.

"Everyone?! As in Ace as well?" Rhoma asked as Sebastian nodded his head. "You don't think someone was spying on him at the time, do you?"

"Most likely! You know they had suspicion on a mole. Do you think Lilith helped some of them leave?" Sebastian asked as he sat on a box.

"How could he be so careless the night before an important day? At this point we need to figure out where everyone is before doing anything. I'm sure that Chester is safe." Rhoma advised as the two left the closet and made their way to their posts.

Meanwhile deep below the castle, a conversation of its own was happening within the cellar that held the seamstress and a healer. "I can't believe you got caught by Gracelyn." Beatrice laughed at a fuming Clara.

"Oh yeah?! At least I wasn't jumped by some teenagers." Clara retorted wishing she could cross her arms.

"At least I'm not shackled down and hanging from my hands." Beatrice huffed back before both ladies busted out laughing. "How did we even manage to get caught? By some teenagers too?!"

"Honestly, I guess the younger generations are getting clever these days." Clara laughed before asking, "How did you know it was Maddie and Mary Nita anyways?"

"It's Felicity and Gracelyn as well, but they're all doing this against their will. I overheard Kiki talking to Oliver that the effects of the drugs were wearing off and then I was jumped." Beatrice answered

"Drugs? Wait they're drugging kids into submission?! They're what eighteen!? Nineteen!?" Clara exclaimed.

"Maddie just turned seventeen." Beatrice pointed out.

"Oh, even better! And think about how long they have probably been doing this for! They've probably been doing this to them since they were ten! That's when they started working for Oliver and the Elites." Clara yelled.