Forbidden Flames (on hold)

Chaptet 4

Alice and Lucia were standing in front of the Throne hall. Alice looked at her and gave her a reassuring smile. The door opened and Alice took Lucia who was shivering. Lucia kept her stare down and didn't look up. Her fingers were playing with each other due to nervousness.

She stood in front of the king's throne and bowed with respect. "Your Highness" and looked at the king. "Wonderful." King I Anthony Knight smiled at her and gestured for her to take a seat.

Only The Royal family was present in the hall with tons of servants and guards. Chairs were placed on the right side of the King where three Prince of Dragon were sitting.

On the first Royal chair, Prince Marcel Knight (P I), next to him Adrian Knight (P II), and on the third Royal chair, Fergus Knight (P III) was sitting.

On the left side of the King's Throne, the King's trustees were sitting. One of the chairs was left empty for Lucia. Lucia came and sat on her place and examined the throne hall.

Lucia noticed that two Royal chairs were left empty. One was the last Prince's chair and the next was the Throne of the Queen. King stood up from his Throne and gave a speech to welcome Lucia.

One thing she noticed was that the King was behaving as if he already knew that she was coming. As he was not surprised to see her.

After some time, she came back to her room and threw herself on her bed. Looking at the ceiling, she thought of Queen Sophelia and Prince Lucifer. She was excited to meet Prince Lucifer.

Lucia thought of taking a walk in the garden. Alice entered the room and Lucia told Alice her wish. Alice agreed and took her into the garden.

"Milady, how are you feeling here?" Alice asked Lucia while having a walk with Lucia. Lucia smiled and said, "Alice, call me Lucia and I am having fun here." "No milady, I can't call you by your name." "You can when you are only with me." Alice smiled.

Lucia having flowers of different colors, sat on the bench in the garden while inhaling the scent of the flowers. Alice stood beside her with folded hands. "Alice, where is Prince Lucifer? I haven't seen him." Lucia couldn't stop herself from asking Alice about Prince Lucifer.

"Prince Lucifer has gone for horse riding since yesterday and will be back by this evening," Alice answered her. Lucia nodded her head and after some time, she went back into her room.

At night, Lucia was making her hair when she heard the sounds of horses. She saw a shadow passing by through her room's window. She tried to look there but because of the darkness, she could not see anything.

Having a debate with herself, she decided to go and check. She changed her dress and tip-toed downstairs so that no one could hear her coming down.

She went to the stables and found many horses there. Out of all the horses, she found only one black-skinned horse having brown eyes and wholly black color coats looking in her way. Looking here and there she saw a shadow passing through the back door.

She chose to follow that shadow and began to run behind it. Going there, she found out that it was a dark place where the food of the horses was placed on the shelf.

When she turned to the left, someone placed a sword around her neck. Seeing a sword placed around her neck, her breath got stuck in her throat. "L... leave me." She whined. "Who are you and what are you doing here?" Hearing a cold voice, a shiver ran down her body but she couldn't see that man's face because of the darkness.

"I...I saw someone here so that's why I came here to visit." Lucia stuttered. Before the man could speak anything, a voice came from behind. "Yo brother welcome back."

That man held Lucia's arm and hid her somewhere in the room. "Shhh don't utter anything if you don't want to die." That man put his hand on Lucia's mouth and whispered. Staring into his eyes, Lucia got lost in his golden eyes which were like burning lava but it was hard to see around as it was dark.

Her eyes widened having thought of "Is he Lucifer?" in her mind. He freed her mouth and went outside.

After waiting for about fifteen minutes, she came out of that place and ran to her room. Hearing her mind's voice that he was Lucifer, made her heart beat like a drum and made her breathing uneven.

"Relax Lucia, relax. What if he's not." A voice came into her mind. Another voice said, "Of course he is, you can't deny it." Having disputes with herself, she heard her door knocking.

"Come in." Alice came in and invited her to have dinner with the Royal family. "Lucia, you are invited to have dinner with the Royal family." "Dinner? they do dinner together?" "Not every day but this dinner is specially made for the pleasure of your arrival."

Lucia looked at herself in the mirror and began grooming herself. Alice smiled looking and her and said "You are looking pretty, let's go." Lucia nodded.

Heading there, she entered a huge dining room where an enormous dining table was placed in the middle with about fifty chairs. Lucia bowed in front of King and started finding a chair where she could sit.

Only King Anthony was sitting on his chair. King gave a sign for her to sit beside her chair and she went happily. "Come, Lucia, meet with my Royal family." Lucia thought to herself that the King was very friendly and kind. Lucia nodded and sat on her chair.

She heard the sound of someone coming inside, she looked in that direction. Prince Marcel Knight came in with his wife and a child. "Meet my oldest son Prince Marcel and his wife Princess Annabelle." Lucia bowed to the prince and he nodded in return.

Then the king indicated to the child "He is little Prince Harry (9)." Lucia smiled at him.

Prince Adrian entered with his wife Yasmine who is the sister of Princess Annabelle. Lucia bent in front of him and noticed that she was pregnant.

King looked at Hercules (his trustee man who always stays with the king ) and asked him about Prince Fergus. "Your Highness, I'll call him." He said and left to find Prince Fergus. After a few minutes, Prince Fergus entered with Prince Lucifer. King frowned seeing Lucifer and then changed his expression to a smile on his face. "Lucia, he is Prince Fergus." Lucia bowed concerning the Prince.

Lucifer looked at her and wondered what she was doing here. Then Lucia said, "And who is he?" Looking at King. She knew that he was Lucifer but couldn't stand asking to see the expression of the King. King said without peeking at him "Lucifer, my youngest son."

Prince Fergus took his seat in front of Prince Adrian. Lucia turned her stare to look at Lucifer and bowed "Prince Lucifer, please take a seat."