I can't say I do without you

Prince's fight

In the stairwell, the two princes met. Prince Emmanuel came to a halt and rested his hand on Prince Augustus' shoulder. "How's the game going? Did you win?" Prince Augustus let go of Prince Emmanuel's hand and continued his ascent. "I guess they lose." Prince Emmanuel shrugged his shoulders.

I was going to walk directly to the king's office when Prince Emmanuel stopped me and informed me that the king had left for an urgent meeting. He offered me to eat, but I politely declined.

"Please accept my sincere apology, Prince Emmanuel." I lowered my head several times.

"Gemma, please stop. What are you doing? I'm not used to your formality. Your behavior makes me uncomfortable." He stated this as though irritated with me. "I can't believe you turned me down."

"I don't think it's appropriate to refer to you as kuya. Because of your kindness, I've become much too at ease." I said.

"Enough!" Prince Emmanuel exclaimed. "You know how I get irritated when people act like that in front of me!"

"I-I apologize, Prince Emmanuel."

"I said..."

I gasped and glanced at his face. When he brought his face near to mine and caressed the mark on my face, I couldn't help but groan.

"Is this a bruise?"

"No," I responded right away. I recall cleaning my face earlier. What are you going to do, Gemma? Applying makeup is useless. Prince Emmanuel saw the bruise already.

"Who did this to you?"

When the prince's fingers gripped my face, I yanked it away. "Nobody. Maybe I hit something and didn't realize it." When I looked at the prince's hands, I noticed his fists were clenched, which terrified me. He knows who's behind it, no matter how many excuses I made up.

I grasped his hand. "Ah... I'm taking back what I said since I suddenly felt hungry." I said as an excuse.

Prince Emmanuel throws my arm away from his as he rushes up the stairs. I chased after him, attempting to stop Prince Emmanuel, but because he was so strong, he was still able to push me till he reached the prince's room.

"Please, Prince Emmanuel, it was an accident. I didn't notice the ball coming towards me." I explained, still trying to convince him it was nothing.

"Please quit defending him!" Prince Emmanuel yelled, walked right into the prince's room without knocking.

"Prince... P-Prince..."

I couldn't stop him any longer. The prince sat peacefully in front of his laptop. Prince Emmanuel grabbed the collar of Prince Augustus's shirt and pulled him off the chair. "How long are you going to do this?" Prince Emmanuel asked, attempting to calm himself.

Prince Augustus let out a snort. "Take your hands off me!" he yells, yanking Prince Emmanuel's hand away from his collar.

"Not until you tell me why you keep inflicting pain on Gemma. Her cheek was swollen because of the fucking bruise."

"Who cares if she has a bruise on her face? That nosy fool deserves what she gets." Prince Augustus turned his gaze towards me with a horrifying expression on his face.

"CYNFAEL!" Prince Emmanuel yelled while he shook the prince. "STOP! NOT BECAUSE YOU'RE LIVING A MISERABLE LIFE, YOU WILL WISH THOSE AROUND YOU TO BE MISERABLE AS WELL. You're taking vengeance on us even though it's your fault. You're good at making us feel bad."

Just watching them made my entire body shiver with fear.I don't know how to stop Prince Emmanuel; I'm afraid of what he could do to the prince.

"THAT'S RIGHT, THAT'S WHAT I WANTED! I WANT YOU TO FEEL BAD BECAUSE YOU LEFT ME AND ENJOYED WHAT YOU HAVE. You passed your responsibility to me! You should be in my place, not me in yours! You're next to the throne, not me!"

"I did it because I thought you wanted it."

"Did I ever tell you I want to run this fucking country? I'm not even real Clemente; I'm the result of the king's sin."

"You're not sure about that!"

"Yes, I am. Everyone in the palace is aware that I am the illegitimate son. Then he took that woman for what? To serve as a constant reminder that I am not free. I'm disgusted by her devotion to the king." Prince Augustus scoffed. "I would not hesitate to do it to her over and over again; I will never grow weary of it because every time I see her, I want to torture her even more!"

"YOU F***ing LUNATIC!" I intervened as Prince Emmanuel was about to punch Prince Augustus.

"Whatever she does is wrong for me; she tails me like a dog; and abides everything the king asks of her," Prince Augustus paused. "You trust that woman, although her father is a thief, so it's not far off that she's also a thief!"

"STOP!" While my body was still trembling, I yelled. "Don't do it because of a tiny bruise; it's nothing. P-please could y-you let him go. H-he's your brother ... please!"

Prince Emmanuel gradually let go of his grip on the prince's collar; I thought he was calm until he punched the prince hard in the face, causing it to collapse.

"NO, PRINCE!" I knelt a little. "Prince Augustus," I could see blood trickling down after Prince Augustus lifted his head. I searched for anything that might be used to clean the blood off his lip.

"Take this, prince..."

"GET OUT OF HERE, YOU PIECE OF SHIT!" Prince Augustus pushed me too hard, which irritated Prince Emmanuel even more.

He'll hit it again with a punch. "No!" I said, staring at him with pleading eyes.

"You didn't just inflict a minor bruise on Gemma. That should not be the only punishment for what you did." Prince Emmanuel scowled at the prince while pointing. "The king must be aware of this."

"All right, tell him that's good, so the king knows how disgraced I am in this family. He'll realize he selected the wrong son for the throne," he said sarcastically before Prince Emmanuel went out the door.

I just remained there staring at him as he slowly rose from the ground after collapsing. "How come you're still standing here? Get out here and tell the king everything you know. Regarding my football career, that Raeanna is still in Borstal, and the fact that I STILL WANT HER!"

"No," I responded emphatically. "I'm not planning to tell the king. Forgive me; I truly mean it. I'll find a way to stop Prince Emmanuel from informing the king."