GL Time for the villainess

Chapter 11

Adoranz thought that he was finally free. By then Imperia must have been sleeping and he was ready to walk around the castle and find himself a date like suggested. However he didn't get very far that he heard someone behind him:

"Raura?"

He was so surprised by the sudden voice that Adoranz immediately turned around. What he saw then was a very tall woman with red curls. She was staring at Adoranz with huge round eyes and seeing his face, she ran up to him before pulling him very close to her chest:

"It really is you! You are alive! Raura..."

Adoranz felt tears wetting his shirt and he quickly pushed the woman away:

"Yurk. Sorry, ma'am. But I think you got the wrong person."

The stranger grabbed Adoranz's arms with all her strength:

"No! No... You are alive. You really are alive. Please tell me it's true. Please tell me it's you.

-Maybe I look a lot like someone you know.

-No! No! It can't be. You have to be her. You..."

Adoranz pushed the woman away:

"You are tearing my skin off.

-I'm so sorry... I...

-I think you should sit down and maybe drink some water. Do you want me to take you to the kitchens, maybe?"

The woman quickly shook her head:

"No... No... I...

-You seem pretty shaken up. Do you have a friend I could get or someone?

-No! Please don't leave!"

Adoranz took the woman's hand off his face:

"Listen, I feel like you are mistaking me for a certain Raura and that name really sounds like a woman's name. As you can see..."

He pointed at his body.

"I am a man.

-No. It's you Raura. I would recognize you anywhere and you wearing some male clothes won't change anything. I saw you in my nightmares for the past seven years. I know that it's you... I...

-I feel like that Raura of yours may be deceased and I am sorry to tell you this but I am not her. I won't lie to you and pretend I am. You need to move on.

-I can't..."

Tears started flowing down the woman's face. At the same time two maids passed the corridor and Adoranz immediately called them:

"This woman needs help. Could you help her calm down?"

The stranger panicked and tried grabbing Adoranz's arm:

"Don't leave! Please! I am so sorry for everything that happened! I never should have treated you this way! I love you!"

Adoranz looked at the maids before chuckling:

"The poor girl must have gone through something difficult. Could you take care of her?

-Of course."

The maids immediately tried helping the stranger and Adoranz quickly disappeared. He didn't look back once despite all the cries and he went back to Imperia's room, not in the mood to socialize anymore.

A lot of people were keeping watch in front of Imperia's room and they didn't seem happy seeing Adoranz come closer:

"The Queen is sleeping.

-She is very tired.

-If you have anything you want to tell her, you should wait."

Adoranz ignored them and continued walking. No one had the right to stop him but they still stepped in his way: