Chapter 4 Their plans
"My King, please calm down! I have no ideas of what you're talking about and what have I done to even deserve the slap which you gave me? Make me understand what's wrong. Grace utter as he clutched her hair. "You're wasting my time grace! Where's Jasmine that you took to your Chamber? Where's she hiding right now? King Alfred asks as she decides to tell him the truth about it. Maybe letting him know can change the differences"She's inside here with me! Grace utter as he spared her this dangerous gaze. " But promise me that you aren't gonna hurt her! "Promise me that you aren't gonna do anything to her?" Grace utter as he smirked. "I can't promise you that! You will be punished for Lying to me about her! Do you actually know the crime which you have committed because of this? You lied to me! King Alfred utter as he called his bodyguards in search of her."Please my King you don't have to do this to her! She hasn't done anything Wrong giving birth to a female child and I don't just understand why having a female child is against the custom of our tradition. Grace utter as the guards finally found her. They drag her in and Grace couldn't help but feel so sorry for her. "My king, don't tell me that you're planning on punishing her because of this? "Not me but her husband who she had disrespected can choose to do anything he likes with her. " Take her away! King Alfred commands his bodyguards as they drive her away to where Yuri was. King Alfred didn't allow Grace to come outside as he instructed his bodyguards to lock the door outside in a way nobody can open it until he tells them to do so because that was the punishment which he had given her. She was grounded. Jasmine was dragged to her husband in front of the villagers and the royal family who were present. Jasmine, on seeing herself in the midst of so many people, knew that she was gonna be executed right away. She knew this as the consequences of what she had done. "Why? Why are you doing this to me? What have I done in deserving this? I only gave you a female child but you killed her and now, you want to kill me? I do even wonder if you ever loved me once since we have been married for a good six years. But then again I guess you never did because you felt like i was a slave to you. "Shut your mouth up Jasmine!" So you still have the right to talk back to me instead of you apologizing for your own mistake. Yuri fired back at her immediately as she laughed hard. "I should have apologized for my own mistake! She retreated as she knelt down and faced heaven. "Gods of our land; was it you that made these evil rules of innocent girls being killed immediately they were born? Jasmine asked as she stood up and faced the people who were staring at her in the moment with happiness and she only saw a few people who were sad. "I don't believe in whatever things called "God" or whatever he implicates in our land. I believe that every female child deserve a chance to be alive even though their fate are ill and can end up becoming a slave to another kingdom but that doesn't make them to be killed or slaughter. They're children and I believe male children and female children are the.... Before Jasmine could complete her speech, an arrow was shot into her head as her heart stopped breathing at once. Just then, the flashback of everything reflected back to her as she fell down in slow motion before finally giving up the ghost. "She's dead! A guard called from behind as Yuri went out of the scene. ***** Grace was so very worried about Jasmine that she hoped that nothing would happen to her. Just then, her door suddenly went open as she went to check who could have Opened it only to see the guards. "Your highness; please go back to your Chamber because you aren't allowed to go outside. The guards utter as she laughed. "And who gave you that order? " It was the King, your highness! "He threatened us not to let you out of your Chamber! The guards explained as she walked back to her chamber. "Oh father! What's all these? **** "I'm sorry but you can't go in! " Get the hell out of my front right now or I have you skinned alive? Maya threatens the guards as she goes inside with her personal maid who was holding some food which she had told them to prepare for a pregnant woman. Grace was surprised to find Queen Maya visiting her. Of course she had heard a lot about her. She heard that Queen Maya, the second wife, was very strict and heartless. Not only that but she was wicked. "Queen M..." You can call me your majesty!" Maya interrupted her off immediately on not finding the right words to use. "Oh okay! She stutters, feeling so uncomfortable at the moment. Maya sat on the mat behind her as she touched her baby bump."Your belly is becoming big! Can you guess the child that you will give birth to? Maya asks as she smiles and nods her head awkwardly. "I can't guess!" She uttered. "You will give birth to a female child if the child can make it while in the womb. Queen Maya broke the news to her as she trembled in fear. How true is that? So that means immediately she gives birth, the child will be killed right away? "Oh no! Are you really sure of that? She asked as Queen Maya nodded her Head. "When you look at me, do I look like someone who lies a lot? "I Might not mingle with everyone but trust me, I don't lie! "I'm sorry to say this but your child here will be killed just like they did to mine immediately they found out it's a female so in order to save you from the strength of going through the whole process, drink this water so that you can have a miscarriage. She stated so boldly as grace eyes widened open.*****T b