Chapter 185 âWhat is going on here?â
I turned to the sound of the voice to see two women. I recognized them as the ones who Lady Nifra put in charge. They walked into the garden, flanked by guards.
âOh my goodness! Blair!â One of them shouted and rushed to Blair. The other one followed behind her.
âYou!â They turned to me. âWhat did you do?! This was all your fault, wasnât it?â
I gently pushed the girls who surrounded me to the side and stepped forward. âMe? What did I do?â
âDonât play coy! You used a disgusting trick in Blair and these guards here! What was it, huh?! Youâre not going to talk?!â
I folded my arms calmly and stared at them. âYou lot are not only siding Blair, youâre ignoring your duties and acting like little obedient puppies. You have turned a blind eye to the suffering of this harem, and I am going to put an end to that.â
The burst out laughing. âThat is nonsense,â
âYou were but a slave here, have you forgotten?â
âCleaning up after us, obeying every command because that was all you could do. Have you forgotten, slave?â
I opened my mouth to reply and then paused.
Come to think of it, itâs no use exchanging any word with them. They arenât listening, and itâs clear theyâre here for something.
I looked at Blair who looked passed out on the ground and back at the women.
âI see what is going on here,â I said with a slow nod. âAre you all doing this because you want to get special treatment when the king makes Blair his Luna? Is that it, huh?â
âAnd?â One of them spat and folded her hands. âWhat is wrong with it? A little ambition never killed anyone.â
âAnd you should start making peace with us if you want to have a happy life after this.â
âThatâs right. Go on your knees, and weâll leave. Else, you will be responsible for the girls suffering. Iâm sure youâll like that, right?â
Murmurs rose from the girls surrounding me.
âWhat a load of crap.â I muttered under my breath. I turned to leave, only for the guards to rush up to me and grab my arms. I sighed softly, shaking my head at their antics. Didnât they see their colleagues gasping on the ground? And they still had the guts to touch me.
âMake her kneelâ one of the women said.
The guards forced me to my knees in front of them. Their eyes held cruel stares as they looked at me.
âYouâre going to pay, slave. By the time weâre done dealing with you, youâd wish you were dead.â
I laughed to myself.
Ah, the ignorance on them.
If they knew just how much the king treasured me, they wouldnât dream of coming close to me. For heavens sake, just an 1/3 53 Chapter 185 hour ago I was in his secret gardens where he confessed his feelings to me, These women still donât know that, I wondered for a brief second if I should use the magic I had used on Blair on her guards on these women. Would it work? It should, right?
I banished the thought as soon as it came. Even if it will work, I donât want to actually lose control and kill someone. That isnât my aim at all.
I just have to find another way to deal with this situation.
âYou have no idea what youâre doingâ I said. âLet me go, and I will forget all about this.â
They both laughed in my face. âYouâre so arrogant itâs cute.â
âGuards, tie her up to that tree trunk over there. For her crimes, she is to be whipped until she asks for mercy.â
âYou canât do that!â One o the girls screamed out from the crowd.
âWho said that?!â The woman barked, her eyes rocking around the crowd like a hungry predator.
âI did!â The girl stepped forward. âLeave Sabrina alone! She didnât do anything!â
âLeave her?â The woman sputtered. She stormed up to the girl and grabbed her by her hair. âDo you want to take your darling Sabrinaâs place then? Would you?â
The girl began to tremble. She looked at me and she nodded.
âLet her go.â I said. âI will take your punishment, leave her aloneâ
The woman rolled her eyes. âWhat nuisances. They think they have a sense floyalty or something. Guards, tie her already!â
âYouâre going to regret this.â I said as the guards dragged me to the tree trunk. âYou have a chance, stop this now and Iâll forget all about this.â
They laughed at me. âMaybe you should gag her too.â One of them said and the other agreed.
The guards tied me to the tree trunk, my face squished against the rough bark. I inhaled deeply and readied myself for the lashes to come.
This wasnât the first time I had been whipped, but that didnât mean it didnât sting.
The first lash tore through my clothes, stinging my ski and drawing blood. I squeezed my eyes shut and bit my lip, refusing to make a single sound.
The whip came down on my back. Over and over again. Around me I could hear the gasps of the girls, someone was crying. The women were laughing and screaming for the guards to whip me faster.
âMake her cry!â
âSheâs too silent! Are you even doing your job well?!â
I could laugh. They have no idea that Iâve been through a worse hell than a simple whipping. They are the ones that I feel sorry for. because soon they wonât just be crying, theyâll be in hell.
âWhat are you girls doing?!â A loud voice shouted. I recognized that voice as Lady Nifra, and I felt a tinge of relief that she was here. âSabrina?! Oh my heavens! Sabrina!â
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The next thing I felt were hands hastily undoing the ropes that held me. Lady Nifra grabbed my shoulders and turned me to look at her. Her icy eyes were full of worry.
âIâm fine.â I said with a small smile.
âLady Nifra this slave was...
She turned to the women. âDo you have any idea what you have just done!!â
âMy lady! She was being haughty and we âWe disciplined her!â
âYou disciplined her?â Lady Nifra asked with a scoff. âDo you know who she is?â
The women exchanged worried looks. Behind them, Blair got to her feet. She looked right at me and glared.
âShe is the Kingâs beloved.â Lady Nifra said angrily.
âWhat?!â Blair screamed. âShe...how-
âAnd for the touching her, the king would have your heads. All of you!â
Blair gasped, her eyes rolled back to her head and she passed out again.