A Rose and A Thron

Chapter 9

Alessandra had spent her last day at court in her room with Aunt Sage and Eliza. 

The two girls tried their best to make her feel better given the events that unfolded the previous night but nothing seemed to work. 

Alessandra did however appreciate their efforts. 

She was incredibly sad for her and Sage to go their separate ways again until her wedding day most likely. 

Sage was very proud of herself and her plan. 

She was able to get Alessandra to be against Sampson and Jasper at the moment, she just needed it to stay that way.

 It was getting pretty late so both Sage and Eliza left the blonde's room after Sage promised to see her off in the morning. 

Alessandra stayed up a little bit later drinking some tea and reflecting over these past few weeks trying to understand how everything with Sampson could have gone so wrong so fast. 

Finally she couldn't keep her eyes open much longer so she tucked herself into bed. 

She had started off in a peaceful slumber but she had a dream. 

The dream was about herself. 

Alessandra was running in a forest at a fast speed trying to outrun some type of creature. 

She hid behind a large rock hoping whatever was chasing after her would grow tired and stop.

 Suddenly something was grabbing her wrist. 

She looked up to see it was her Uncle Niall. 

The blonde smiled in relief seeing that her uncle was here to save her. 

Niall put his finger over his lips in a shushing manner to warn the girl not to be loud so that they wouldn't be found by the creature. 

Alessandra nods her head in understanding and reaches out to hug him as a 'thank you.' 

Niall happily embraced her but the girl felt a sharp pinch in her back moments later. 

Her eyes widened as she discovered that she had been stabbed in the back. 

Blood began to trickle down her body causing her to lose consciousness. 

Alessandra jolted up in bed waking herself up from her nightmare. 

She pants heavily as she tries to make sense of what just happened. 

She feels something sticky and warm drip onto her arm. 

She looks down at her arm in confusion only for her heart to turn cold as she realizes it is blood.

 The blonde pushes a piece of hair behind her ear so she can get a better look at her arm making sure her eyes weren't playing tricks on her.

 However, another drop lands on her arm confirming that it was in fact blood.

 She slowly tilts her head up to determine where this blood is coming from. 

At the top of her canopy was a dead man with his throat slit open. 

His face was frozen in fear and blood continued to drip out of his throat and unto her arm. 

Four swords were holding him up. 

Alessandra lets out an ear piercing scream waking up the entire palace it seemed. 

The girl continues to let out loud shrieks as her nightgown begins to get stained in blood. 

Luckily Jasper, Sampson, Sage, and four other guards burst into the blonde's room.