From Prisoner To Princess [amazon edition]

Chapter 37

Chapter 37

"Alli!" I shout, catching her before she can hit the ground. Her eyes are closed, hand clenching the plate that had her Hors d'oeuvres on. Her breathing is shallow, her chest barely able to take a breath.

"Shut all the doors, no one leaves!" Eathan shouts as I slowly lay her onto her back. Guards rush to do what he says as I focus on Allisara. She is pale, too pale, and I realize someone managed to poison her.

"Secure the kitchen and all the food. Someone find me a poison test and the vials of antidotes!" I call out, watching as Allisara stops breathing. Panicked, I begin C.P.R. praying that my chest compressions are helping to keep her alive. A Maid rushes towards me with Everette and Lillian behind her, the two elderly shaking with fear and rage. The Maid carefully works to test Allisara's blood, the machine beeping as it analyzes the poison that she ingested. Thankfully it doesn't take too long when the machine beeps loudly and the light turns green.

"Prepare the blue vial!" The Maid orders her partner, a woman who looks similar to her obeys and soon a needle is filled with a blue liquid then quickly inserted into Allisara.

"Commander Skylard, stop the chest compressions." The Maid orders. I want to scream at her, to tell her to go fuck herself but Eathan gives me a look, my long time friend making me step back. The next few seconds are hell as they tick bye and memories of Allisara and I as children, then as adults fly through until finally she gasps for air.

"Sky?" She moans with pain.

"I'm here Alli." I reassure her, scooping her cold body into my arms. She is shivering and I have a feeling it is the antidote working its way through her.

"You're safe now Baby." Tears slip past my eyes as Eathan begins to take control of the situation. Guests are led away by the Estate Guards but I know soon Arian will be here with our own men. Today is a reminder that Juden and his men can get to Allisara.

"I am Clarice, that is my sister Millia. We helped Princess Allisara get ready for tonight." The Maid Clarice introduces herself to me as Guards roll a gurney towards us.

"Lets get the Princess to her room while the Marquis and Marquess work to find the culprit." Millia suggests. I nod, unable to trust myself not to curse at anyone until a doctor has come to see Allisara. Placing her onto the gurney, we leave the ball room through a side exit and make our way to an elevator. Moments later we are rushing down the hall and into Allisara's room – the room that belonged to her mother.

Doctors are already waiting for us – female Doctors thank god – and Alice is there in uniform.

"Mika and Max are securing the grounds with Arian, they have already done a background check on the doctors." She informs me, pushing me out the door. I fight her, wanting to be there with Allisara but she stops me.

"Sky, we need to remove her clothes and put her into something more comfortable. When she is decent again, I will get a maid to bring you in. I promise not to leave her side." With Alice's reassurance, I slowly back away until my back reaches a wall and the bedroom doors are shut. Once again I feel like the world is falling. Like everything is slipping through my fingers and there is nothing I can do to stop it.

She was right there. Right beside me. And those bastards got to her in a place she should have been completely safe in.

"How is she?" Jumping, I turn and pin the person who called out beside me to the wall, my fore-arm pressed to their throat. It takes a moment for me to notice the voice belongs to Christopher, the future Marquis of the Blanchard estate. Releasing him, I mumble an apology to Allisara's Uncle and turn to look at the closed doors.