Agercia Series 1: Her Finest Betrayal

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WHEN Ara woke up at dawn, Zandro was next to her again and was sleeping soundly. She sighed and looked at his attractive face. "What are you doing to me? Why do I lose my sanity with just a little tenderness of yours- I must hate you and not love you-" she thought.

Ara felt uneasy. Her plan did not include liking him, but why, when the heart dominates, you can do nothing but follow it, because no matter what you do to restrain when your heart has betrayed you you will go crazy.

She was afraid of the possible consequences. What if Zandro finds out her secret? That was the end of it all. "I shouldn't let my heart feel this way. I don't want to keep my feelings a secret, but I can't have you- many barricades will stand in the way between the two of us. We can't be together, and when you find out about my identity, you will hate me." she gasped at the thought and slowly got up and got dressed, then left the room to get a glass of water.

The mansion owned by the third archon is very big so she walked too long just to get to the kitchen. And she wasn't surprised that the third Archon was a princess.

She found Dasha in the mini bar, drinking wine. She sat on the barstool and took a champagne glass. "It's too early for you to drink alcohol, is there any problem?." She asked while pouring water.

"Do you think I'm a bad person?" Dasha suddenly asked and drank the wine again.

"For me, you are kind, you were so nice to me, so why are you asking that stupid question?" Ara replied.

"Nothing" Dasha replied, then smiled at her. Dasha poured wine again and then she gave it to her. "How are you and Zandro?. How long have you been together?"

"We're good? and-" Ara replied confusedly.

Dasha smiled then looked at Ara. "You have a relationship with him, don't you?"

Ara averted her eyes then drank the wine Dasha gave. "I can not say-"

"Do you love him?-" Dasha suddenly asked, while Ara was stunned and couldn't answer right away.

"Why a-re you asking those things?" she stuttered while still avoiding Dasha's sharp eyes. "Mukhang lasing ka na!" she said, then forced a smile to change the topic. She didn't know why Dasha suddenly asked such a thing, so she did not want to answer any of her questions.

Ara was about to stand up when suddenly Dasha held her in her arms. "Answer me!" Dasha exclaimed.

Ara was surprised at Dasha's attitude. She didn't expect that. Her first impression was that Dasha was gentle and quiet, especially when facing Zandro. "What are you doing?-."

"Answer my question!... Do you love him?! And if not, how dare you sleep with him?!" Dasha said firmly while still holding Ara's arm tightly.

"What are you saying? You weren't like that before-" Ara said while straining to loosen Dasha's grip.

"Answer me!" Dasha said firmly while Ara tried to calm herself down. She just thought Dasha was drunk - But Dasha's grip on his arm tightened even more. "Let go of me!."

"Just answer me!" Dasha said loudly and almost begged.

"I do!" Ara shouted when she couldn't stop herself.

Dasha returned to her senses when Ara answered her question. Gradually her grip loosened and took a deep breath "I-am s-sorry, I don't mean to, I'm just worried about Zandro" Dasha replied, then sipped a wine. She looked cold and her hand was shaking. "I didn't want him to get hurt so I overreacted. I'm sorry" she added.

Ara couldn't answer and then suddenly walked out. He didn't expect to be able to say that, especially in front of the third archon. Furthermore, she couldn't admit to herself how she felt but all of a sudden she shouted it.

Dasha was stunned. It was like a broken record that Ara's confession was heard over and over again. She gulped hard and gripped the champagne tightly as her hand was already shaking until the glass shattered. She sustains a wound but she doesn't even care, her jealousy eats her up.

She did not notice that tears were dripping from her eyes as her hand was wrapped in her blood. "Ahhhh!!!" Dasha shouted and smashed everything on top of the bar counter.

Suddenly, her butler arrived. "Princess? What happened? Your hand is bleeding", Ryder said, then immediately got a first aid kit. He took her hand and then worriedly looked at her. "Princess, calm yourself-"

"She's getting into my nerves!" The dangerous utterance of the third Archon while her gaze was sharp "I stayed by his side, at all times. I just disappeared for a while, he immediately loved that woman?!." Dasha's voice was trembling and tearful, she was in so much pain, especially when she saw him sleeping with her.

The Butler, Ryder, sighed when he saw Dasha's condition. He gently rubbed Dasha's cheek and looked her in the eyes. "Tell me, what can I do to alleviate the pain you are feeling now?" The butler asked.

"Will you do whatever I want?" ani Dasha.

Despite his hesitation, Ryder still nodded "Tell me, Princess."

"Pacify Her," Dasha said briefly.

Ryder was stunned by Dasha's demands "But Princess, she belonged to the first Archon-"

"Pacify her, that's what I want-" Dasha said boldly while the tears were still flowing in her eyes.

Ryder couldn't answer and looked away slightly "Is that really what can soothe inside you?."

"Touch her and we're over. I own her so you can't touch her" Suddenly, Zandro said, he had been there standing at the side and listening.

Ryder bowed while Dasha didn't even look at Zandro. "We came here to help you on your mission. I didn't expect that. But you haven't changed either", Zandro exclaimed.

"I changed myself for you, I tried to change everything in me, I was kind to her even though we both knew I wasn't sanctifying anyone. But I didn't know that she was my rival!!-" Dasha said bitterly as Ryder quietly treated her wound.

"How many times do I have to repeat that you're like my sister to me, I can't like you romantically, and I don't want to lose you either- So please, don't try to do what you plan to do," Zandro said while Dasha was holding back her tears.

"You don't love her," Dasha said and forced herself to believe the lie she wanted to believe.

"I do love her-" Zandro confessed. Dasha's eyes widened and looked at Zandro with pain and jealousy.

"Stop your lies, You don't love her!!" Dasha shouted.

"Believe what you want to believe, but I'm telling you, try to touch even a strand of her hair, I will not forgive you," Zandro said emphatically, then left to look for Ara.

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