Chapter 1 the 1st princess's fate

CYNTHIA MAXIMILLIAN POV

"Cynthia!" Gabrielle. I rush to her. I knew I'll be dead once that she didn't see me as soon as she called me.

It is very difficult for me to survive in the court, and I need to face many malice led by my younger sister Gabrielle.

She understood that all this was due to the death of her mother, so she refused the proposal of the knight commander Gabrielle admired, and Gabrielle was very angry.

"Gabrielle, what do you need? Is there anything that I did again?" I said. A slap falls down my cheeks. I can feel that my cheeks is swollen.

"How dare you to ask that? After what you did, you will ask me what did you do? Huh! Your shameless just like your mother." she said. I tried not to show her my anger. I gulp and speak.

"Just tell me why did you call me. If not? I will go back in my room, I don't want our father to get mad again if he sees me again." I said. She smirk.

"I will tell father what you did to the general of the kingdom's royal knight. You tried to seduce him just to make sure that he won't notice me! You are like your evil mother. Cunning and uses her body to seduce men, just like what she did to father."

I slap her. That surprises her and she slaps me four times much stronger that I did.

"How dare you lowly daughter of an evil witch!"

"Stops saying that my mother is an evil witch! You're the evil witch! You and your mother!"

"How dare you bad mouthing my mother! I will tell this to her especially to father."

"Then stop badmouthing my mother! She is not an evil woman! I knew she is kind person just like what the citizens told me! You are lying! All of you! Agh!" I said. Someone grabs my hair, then the woman who did it faces me. She pulled it backwards as if she wanted to take off my head from my neck.

"And how dare you shouting Princess Gabrielle?!"

"It was her—"

She never let me finish my words, she held my cheeks tightly and show me her wickedness.

"You lowly abandoned daughter. Put yourself in a right place. Your just nothing in this kingdom. A mere mistake and unwanted!" she said. Both of them look at me and smirk like devils.

"Make sure that you won't mess up on my banquet of else, you will be heavily punished once that you do. Royal mother, make sure that this woman will be at my banquet as a...MAID."

"Of course, my daughter. You heard her. Tomorrow is her birthday banquet. Make sure that you won't messed up or else your be punished heavily."

GABRIELLE HUMPHRIES POV

I look at my reflection in the mirror. This time I will make sure that George Quinn will look at me instead of Cynthia. I will make you suffer each day of your life! Everyone will see that you're just a trash.

"Did you bring the powder that I ask to you?"

"Yes, your highness. Here's the bottle." she said.

"Good. Make sure that every food for my banquet today is a success. A single mistake will cost your head, you hear me?" I said. She gulp.

"I-I understand, your highness." she said.

"Good. Now leave, the banquet will start in an hour, my make up artist will be here soon. Leave!"

"Yes, princess!" she said and quickly leave my room. When the dresser and make up artist arrive, they started. Today is my 18th birthday.

"Now it's finish! You look beautiful princess Gabrielle!" dresser. I look at myself in the mirror.

"Good. I like it. I will give you bonuses."

"We are happy to hear that, princess Gabrielle."

"I am happy that the seamstress followed the designed that I choose. Help me in wearing my clothes and let's all go to the banquet together."

"Yes, princess Gabrielle." they said. After putting my dress on, royal mother and royal father enters.

"Just like I've imagined! My daughter is the prettiest woman in the whole kingdom. Men and women will surely drop their jaws when they saw you."

"Thank you, royal father. That's what I wanted. I should be the most beautiful woman in the kingdom. Royal mother, do I look great?"

"Of course, my princess. Your beautiful just like me. Now smile. The banquet will start now. Come on."

"Let's go then, royal mother and royal father."

We went to the palace banquet hall. We started to greet the visitors from the noble families and royal family members in our kingdom and from other kingdoms. Where's George? What taking him so long?! Don't tell me that woman—where is she?!

"Happy birthday, princess Gabrielle." he said. Later on in the party, I took a glass of wine and then I look around. I saw Cynthia serving the guest.

"Cynthia, I knew your tired. Drink this."

"NO. I have to go. I need to serve some wine in that table. I'm sorry, Gabrielle." she said. She is about to leave when I step her dress. She look back.

"Drink this or else..." I said and look on our father's direction. But suddenly, George came so I step back.

"Cynthia...? Why are you serving wines? You should've be wearing a dress and join the banquet."

"Excuse me." she said and leave.

"George, let's dance. Come on." I said and drag him.

ULYSSES ALEXANDERS POV

I looked around. So this is the kingdom of the Dawn. Not bad, this kingdom is a prosperous one because of a witch that is the former queen of Dawn kingdom. If the elders is right, my mate should be around this kingdom. I entered and give my invitation. My secretary arranged things for me.

"Welcome to the Dawn kingdom, Mr. Alexanders."

"Greeting to you, princess. Happy birthday."

"Thank you." she said coldly Nothing is special to this princess. As I look on her, I can tell that she is...cunning. I entered and looked around. Good thing that they're just normal humans. They said that this kingdom is being protected by a spell, I can still sense that but somehow—a woman bumped me.

"Oh gosh, I'm sorry!" she said. She saw that my coat is being tainted by the red wine that she's holding. I looked at her green eyes. Beautiful. But how come that she is just a maidservant here? Her eyes seems to be lonely and...I smiled to calm her down.

"It's okay." I said. But I can tell that she worried and she even look around as if she is—I held her arms and made her look at me. She is trembling. She even looked around as if she was afraid of someone. Is the royal family mistreats their servants that's why she's acting like this?

"It's okay, don't worry. Just go on and act like nothing happens. What's your name, anyway?" I ask. She gulped and spoke in a whisper.

"I—I am Cynthia. I'm really sorry, my lord. I have to go." she said and she stepped back. I accidentally saw the lotus flower on her left upper chest after she sat down and picked the broken glasses. This woman! She has the mark of the—

"Agh." she mumbled. She cut her finger, I sat over and licked her finger. Her blood taste like lotus! She is the woman I am looking for. She ran away.

"Cynthia—"

"Hey, young man." a woman said but I ran away. I looked around. I have to find her!

Where did she go? This palace is huge and I can't even tell which room she entered. Her blood, that taste is like what the—I tried to open this room.

I went to the balcony. But one thing surprised me, I saw a person fell down above this floor! That person fell down the garden of white roses! Blood had tainted the flowers.

That's Cynthia! The servant who's the scent and taste of her blood is like a lotus! What the heck!

"Who is she in this kingdom? Why did they killed her? Damn! Who killed my mate?!"