Chapter 14

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I give thanks to everyone who has decided to continue this chapter. I know it's been a while, but I think all of you will enjoy the 'meadow scene' in this chapter. I poured my heart and soul into the writing of it. As always, please star and review!

Enjoy! "Cal stares at the floor, silent for a long, stoic moment. "I never thought Maven would do that to her," he mutters finally. "She probably didn't either." Then you're both stupid, my brain screams. How many times does one wicked boy have to betray you people before you learn?" 

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Mare

  Most of Maven's guests are gaping at me at the moment. For one, I just gave a highly dramatic speech to a lowly red servant, and now I've just told the king "I'm ready." I knew almost all of the silvers despised me, but now they also believe me to be crazy.

Adding to the silver's opinion about me, I faintly whisper 'I love you' over to the lounge area. While Maven believes he's simply going to wipe my memory about all of this and murder the real Cal, he is so wrong.

Maven raises an eyebrow. I'm not putting up a fight like I should be, which concerns him. The King believes by the end of the night I will be his and have no recollection of his plans. But because of that wretched cup of coffee, my memory is saved.

But because I should be scared, I act like it. But in reality, I don't need to be scared, as long as I have the pill in my system. I take off both of my shoes, walking casually towards Maven as if I'm surrendering with sore feet. And then when I'm in a close enough range, I chuck both of the heavy stilettos straight at his temple. He momentarily falls down, long enough for me to leech the electricity out of a large portion of the palace. Amidst the confusion, I run towards and up the grand staircase and out the main door. I run at a medium pace, getting further than 75 meters, over halfway to the forest. As I run, I think to myself, if it was actually my goal to escape, it seems I would be able to do it pretty easily, I'm just beginning to hear yells and I haven't been going anywhere near my top pace.

I begin to intentionally leach energy from myself, by conjuring large storm clouds, long rods of lightning with huge veins, pairing it with wind. Escaping from the palace appears much easier than usual, perhaps it's because of the large amount of Scarlet Guard members inside.

When I'm nearing the forest, I finally have a reason to turn around when Maven shouts over the claps of my thunder. "You really want Cal to die right now?"

I roll my eyes and grin before turning around. Maven stands in front of me, paired with three Sentinels holding a now visible Cal between them. Someone has confiscated his flame maker bracelets, as well as silenced him, although the rain and wind most likely wouldn't even give him a spark.

"You're going to kill him anyway. I'd rather kill myself then spend a day as your brainwashed wife!"

"He's trying to marry you now?" Cal screams.

"Yes," I answer to his question. "You realize it will never be real?" I explain to Maven. "I may act like I love you even with Cal's appearance-"

"He plans on taking my body too?"

Ignoring Cal for the moment, "Why don't you just brainwash me to fall in love with you instead? Why do you want to look like your brother?"

"I don't. But the most powerful whisper energy will never be able to do that."

"So you want the rest of your life to be based upon a lie? I will never love you."

"Well, I always will."

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