Cursed Hearts

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Nineteen

Lilah

"No Charlotte, those ridiculous mushrooms are one of the reasons we're having this meeting!" my father yells.

   We're at an emergency royal meeting in Wonderland and I truly don't even know what it's about.

   "John, don't yell," my mother whispers, but not as quiet as she hoped, everyone in the room hears her.

   "No. Lola!" he continues to shout. "This world has gone to shit! Wonderland is an absolute mess, no one's in their right mind."

   "John, let's not get carried away. There's more important matters to discuss," the Snow Queen says.

   "Right. First things first, Sage," Dad says and looks towards the White Kingdom's queen.

   "Is this about the name change? The Black Kingdom just sounds so much better..." she starts.

   "No," her mother, Crystal, says.

   "Sage, the former queen of the White Kingdom, you are under arrest for the murder of King Nicholas and the attempted murder of Princess Snow," my father says as two guards come behind her and grab her.

   Calliope gets up and starts chanting a spell.

   Is she stripping her of her magic?

   "No! Calliope, no! How can you do this to me?" Sage cries out as her own sister is taking away the one thing they bonded over.

   I remember at the last meeting, Sage announced that Calliope taught her magic. I feel awful for Sage.

   Wait no, I shouldn't feel awful for her. She basically killed King Nicholas and attempted to kill Princess Snow.

   Once Calliope has taken away Sage's abilities, the guards take her out of the room. She will most likely be in prison for the rest of her life.

   The Pied Piper Prison is such a scary place. It rests on the edge of the Charming Kingdom and borders Neverland. I've never been there and I don't plan on it. And by the looks of everyone in the room, no one plans on visiting Sage.

   She's in the hallway now, still screaming and fighting.

   The last thing we hear her say is "Fuck you, Calliope!"

   Once she's gone, Dad sits down in his chair and gets on with the meeting. Since my father is a descendant of Queen Briar Rose Beauty, who founded the Fairy Tale World, it's known that he has the final say in the rules of all the kingdoms.

   He goes on to talk about Wonderland, making a new rule that the Wonderland Mushrooms are banned from every kingdom except Wonderland.

   The drug epidemic was spreading to other kingdoms and this new rule could be the first step in getting rid of it.

   He even talks about Neverland, the Charmings are still in charge of the unruled territory and have it under control.

   "Now onto the White Kingdom," Dad says and looks at Snow White.

   The princess is sitting next to Asher and the two of them share a smile.

   "Since Sage will no longer be an issue and your father is gone, I hereby declare you the new queen of the White Kingdom," Dad says.

   Snow's smile gets bigger at my father's words and I know she's excited. She should be, after all, she's endured so much pain and she deserves to have the kingdom.