It's In The Stars ( Yandere Prince x Reader )

Chapter 32: Crazed King

You felt tears well up in your eyes the longer you looked into the room. Ray, the mistress to the king, was dead. A doctor was in the room looking her over and examining the green liquid coming out her mouth. It made you a little sick to watch him swab her mouth. You backed up, and away from the room.

   " What happened to her? " You heard the king asked.

   " It looks like poison but I'm not sure. It might just be a new illness. The cold season has ended and sometimes people can't handle the transition from winter to spring to their bodies react. "

Aileen wasn't standing beside her husband, in fact, she had spotted you and felt safer beside you. She walked through the maids, butlers, and princesses and arrived in front of your form. She held your shoulders and you, in return, held her arms.

   " Y/n, I think I'm going to be leaving the palace sooner than usual. I...If it was poison then I don't want to stay here any longer. "

   " You fear for your life. "

   " They went after his mistress, who's to say the wife isn't next. The papers are ready for him to sign anyway, and...I'm scared now. I don't know how Francis is going to react. "

   " Aileen, if you're worried then you should leave. There's nothing holding you here once you divorce except for your children. "

   " And I can't take them with me. This is going to get even more complicated. "

   " Aileen, why don't you go to your room and get some rest? It's been a long day already and you don't need to see Ray's body again. "

   " Your right I'll let Francis deal with it. "

Aileen had looked sick. Her face had turned a light shade of green and you knew it was because she had seen a dead body. You pushed her away from the room and in the direction of the stairs. When she got to the stairs with no trips or stumbles you turned back to the room. You could see the king still standing in the room staring at the body. 

You didn't know how he would react. Because she was his mistress and she died, but how could he show that he cared even though the affair was a secret. Then he finally reacted, but it wasn't in the best way. He turned around and faced everyone standing around the door to the room. His eyes looked sad but his face was colored red with anger.

   " Everyone step away from the door! I will find the culprit who did this! No one kills my own maids except for me! "

Then he took his sword and unsheathed it. The butlers and maids moved out of the doorway and he raised his sword at anyone who was near him. Some tripped and crawled out of the way, while others were running for their lives. You stood in the crowd helping maids and butlers alike get on their feet and run. You knew for sure now that if this man had killed someone it wouldn't be good for anyone, and it would only fuel his anger more. 

You grabbed the arm of a butler and helped him up. He started running down the hall and joined the many others running. 

   " Help! Please don't! "

You turned towards the scream and spotted a maid on the ground with the king standing on her ankle. His sword was raised in the air ready to come down on the maid. You didn't tell your body to run, but it ran without your command. You ran and you could hear a slight ringing in your ears as you run. Your heart was beating fast due to the adrenaline mixed with your fear.

You reached your hand up and grabbed the sword before it could get any closer down to the maid. Blood left your hand and pooled on the floor, staining the carpet. You flinched at the pain but held the sword tight in your hand. The blood dripped from your hand but it also trailed down the sword, to its tip, and dripped off of the end. When your eyes met that of the king, you didn't feel any ounce of fear.

You kicked the king's foot and it slid off of the maid's ankle. The maid stood up now and started limping away when another maid helped her. The king in return slid the sword out of your hand, cutting into it more. You cringed at feeling the heat from the sword touch your blood. Your eyes shut as you held in your scream, but you allowed your tears to fall. 

The king kicked you to the floor and once more raised his sword above you. You wanted to get up, but your hand hurt so bad that you held it to your chest. You pushed against the carpeted floor to try and get away, but it looked to be grim when you saw the flash of the sword in the light. Your blood still coated the tip of the sword and it dripped around you, even hitting your face. There were small droplets of blood on your face and the king felt satisfied at seeing your fear. 

   " No one defies me! "

The sword started coming down to say hello to you and you closed your eyes. Silently you said your prayers and waited for the sword to touch you, but it never did. You heard metal hit metal and when you opened your eyes, Quinn stood in front of you with his sword raised and blocking his father's. You continued scooting backward, trying to get away from the both of them. Quinn, however, was glaring at his father with his blood boiling.

   " Get out of my way boy! "

   " No! I won't let you hurt her! "

Their swords continued to hit each other as you tried to get away. A maid saw your distress and ran towards you. She stood you on your feet and together you ran away from the king and his son. She put a cloth in your hand and ran to the infirmary taking you with her. Your blood-soaked the cloth quickly, but you held your hand and applied pressure. 

Behind you, the king and crown prince continued to fight, with their swords hitting the other.