She was on her way to the king's room. Dalawang araw na ang nakalipas mula noong magkita sina Hebe, Silvan at Cybele sa gubat. Simula noon ay iwas na iwas na si Hebe sa dalawa, lalo na kay Silvan. Between the two, she thought Silvan would be the interrogating type.
Nothing new happened when Hebe entered the king's room. As usual, nakahiga parin siya sa kanyang kama. His mattresses were in color maroon with accents of gold. The kind of color that would camouflage blood. He was asleep and she was tempted. Seven years of her life passed by and she became one of the king's many mistresses. Hebe looked back on those days and a bitter smile crossed her lips. She's 27 already ngunit ang buhay niya'y hindi parin sa kanya. She's still running on hatred, stronger than seven years ago each day.
She was seated on a sofa perpendicular to the king's bed. Her legs were crossed while she stared at the man's rather peaceful but dying face. Sa loob ng pitong taon ay walang ni isang araw na nagustuhan niya ito. Everyday felt like hell for her. His every touch, his voice, his face were monstrous in her eyes but she couldn't brush the thought that he made history for controlling the Kingdom or Ambrose very well.
Kingdom of Ambrose. Hindi ito ang inyong tipikal na palasyo. It is not a heterogeneous mixture of modern and traditional, instead it is almost all modern with hints of people's tradition. Ambrose is a monarchy in the center of a very modernised society. Buildings were there, marketplace, hotels, infrastructures, etc. Kung tutuusin ay halingtulad lamang ito sa ating ginagalawan ngayon ngunit napakalaki ng respeto ng mga tao sa kanilang hari, o siguro ay takot. In the kingdom of Ambrose, letters were still valued instead of social media and the influence of the internet wasn't much. Sa tingin ng mga tao ay wala rin naman itong silbi. The royal family controls the media, the in and out of information. The eldest daughter, Clio, is in charge of that.
Ambrose is a scary place to live. On the borders of Ambrose are mute people who could never tell the world about what they were. If you leave the country, you should never talk about the kingdom again. Ambrose is a scary place to leave. Iilan lang din ang nakakalabas at kadalasan ay parte lamang ng mga namumuno or if you were luckily born as a royal blood. In that manner, everything in Ambrose is concealed. The killings and the slavery. Yes, it was still there.
Ambrose is a scary place to love. In their kingdom, may double standards sa pagmamahal. If you love a person whose richness is more than yours then automatically you are his or hers. Ownership. Superiority lead the lovestory of most. But, the scariest kind of love here is people's love for power and wealth. People could easily turn a blind eye over a person's death, o kahit pa ilan yan, if the one holding the trigger is powerful. Hence, the one receiving the bullet goes down the memory lane, forgotten. Yes it works that way. After all, death sentence resurfaced in Ambrose just to cover up some of the royal family's mistakes. For the rich to have a reason, a solid ground to kill.
Hebe Aphrodite made up her mind that moment. She stood up and got a pillow from the king's side. "Seven years is enough." Her eyes were wild and filled with anger. She placed the pillow over the king's face and just when she was about to push it harder, the knob clicked.
She took a step back, holding the pillow. Tulog pa rin ang hari at walang alam sa muntik na niyang gawin. He didn't even move an inch, she sighed in relief. She hurriedly placed the pillow back before the door opened. A man came in,
It was Ares.
BINABASA MO ANG
MTBMW: Wealth, Pride and Love
Fanfictiona story among half-brothers: Ares, Silvan, Seth, Apollo and Sol on their journey to being their father's chosen one. five men, one spot, one condition: to marry Hebe Aphrodite, the most beautiful and youngest; their father's favourite mistress
