???? THE DEMON’S BRIDE ????
( I Fell Into Your Charms… )
CHAPTER 35&36
By; Succie Brown.
DON’T BE A GHOST READER ‼️
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⟨ THE KING’S REQUEST ⟩
⟨ THE KING’S CHAMBER ⟩
“How are you feeling now Waylon? I heard from your mother that you got drunk last night” King Osvaldo said.
“Sorry about that father. I didn’t intend to get drunk, I just wanted to clear my head off” Waylon said.
“I understand you son. How are you?”
“I’m fine father, and I promise not to go to the brothel or get drunk again”.
“I trust you Waylon, you can go in and rest now” King Osvaldo said, smiling at Waylon.
Waylon bowed and leaves the king’s Chamber.
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Waylon walks around the palace premises, trying so ha-rd not to think about Tatiana, but his heart chose not to.
“You have to forget about her, she is not the one for you, and you are going to get hurt if you keep thinking about her” Waylon said, talking to his heart.
He heaves a sigh and was about entering the palace building, when he saw a figure running towards him.
Waylon takes a closer look at the figure running towards him, and his eyes wide-ned.
“Tatiana” He muttered her name.
Tatiana fell while running and Waylon quickly rushed to her.
“Are you all right Tatiana?” He asked.
“Please save Cheng, he is dying” Tatiana said crying.
“What do you mean by Cheng is dying?” Waylon asked with his hands wrapped around her shoulders.
“He was controlled to kill me earlier, but he couldn’t bring him to hurt me. Cheng stabbed himself just so he won’t hurt me. He is bleeding so badly, your highness. Please help me save Cheng, I can’t lose him, I love Cheng so much, I love him a lot, please save him” Tatiana said with a hiccupping voice, as ocean of tears filled her eyes.
“Where is he?” Waylon asked.
“He is still in the cottage, he is bleeding so badly, please help me, I’m begging you, please save the man I love” She said crying hurtfully.
“Stay here Tatiana, I will go and get Cheng so he can be treated by the palace Physician” Waylon said.
He stood up and looks at Tatiana who was crying on the ground, and he quickly ran to the cottage.
“Cheng” Waylon calls his name when he got to the cottage. He entered inside the cottage and his heart sank when he saw his brother in a pool of blood.
“Cheng!!” He screamed out, rushing to where Cheng was laying on the ground, half-dead.
Waylon checks Cheng’s heartbeat and he could feel it beating slowly.
“Hang in there Cheng, I am going to save you” Waylon said, and there was a little crack in his voice, indicating he was sad seeing his brother in a pool of blood.
Waylon quickly carried Cheng in his shoulder, and quickly rushed back to the palace.
He placed the unconscious Cheng on the bed and face the physician.
“Treat him” He said.
“Huh? You want me to treat a demon?” The physician asked.
“Does he look like he is in his demon mode? My brother is dying, so do something to save him!!!” Waylon yells at the Physician, with tears dropping down from his eyes.
“Alright, your highness” The physician said and began to attend to Cheng.
“Cheng” Waylon muttered, running his hands throu-ghhis hair.
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( QUEEN VANYA’S CHAMBER )
“Why on Earth did Waylon bring Cheng to the palace!” Narmada said in a loud voice.
“Cheng was dying Narmada” Queen Vanya said.
“I don’t care if he was dying mother. That’s what we want, right? For Cheng to die, so we won’t have to live in fear because of him”
“Why do you suddenly hate Cheng so much Narmada? Back then when you both were kids, you used to wish Cheng wasn’t your brother, so you can get married to him” Queen Vanya said.
“That was Ten years ago before Cheng became a demon. Thanks to him I have to lie to someone special to me, because I don’t want him to hate me” Narmada said.
“And who did you lie to Narmada?”
“Is something I don’t want to talk about, Cheng shouldn’t be here in the palace. The heavens have finally giving us a chance to do away with a demon, so why are we helping him?” Narmada asked with so much indignation.
“That’s enough Narmada! Cheng might be a demon, but he is still having the royal blood running inside of him. Where did your conscience go to Narmada?”
“My conscience is still intact mother, I just don’t want Cheng to be save” Narmada said.
“Then quit daydreaming young lady, because your father has ordered the physician to make sure that Cheng survives” Queen Vanya said.
Narmada folds her hands under her small b**bs, wearing a frown on her face.
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⟨ MARCELLUS’S HOUSE ⟩
Marcellus watch Swati as she dropped his dinner on the small table for him.
“Here is your food Marcellus” She said bowing her head.
Marcellus looks at her, and he could see the saddest in her eyes.
“I didn’t know a witch can care about someone so much” He said.
“Tatiana is the only friend I have, and I am so worried about her. She is the only family I grew up to know, since I was abandoned by my father and mother”
“You were abandoned?” Marcellus asked, and Swati nod her head.
“My first master who I served said he found me when I was still a baby. He was the one who raised me, but he died when I was just six years old, and that when I was been transferred from one master to another”.
“The masters I served was so cruel to me, I was just six years old, but they treated me so unfairly. One day I couldn’t take it anymore and decided to end my life, by jumping into the lake, but Tatiana saw me and stopped me from killing myself”.
“She gave meaning to my sad life, and because of her, I chose to tackle what ever life throws at me. She is the only family that cares about me Marcellus, that’s why I can’t help but get worried after I heard she was almost killed” Swati said, cleaning the tears in her eyes.
Marcellus cleared his throat and said, “I talked to Prince Jai like I promise I would, and he said Tatiana is doing fine”.
“Really?” Swati asked, with a smile slowly appearing on her face.
“I was at the palace early this afternoon, I confirmed that Tatiana is staying with Cheng”.
“But Cheng is a demon, What if he hurts her?”
“I think that impossible. According to Prince Jai, he said Tatiana would have come back to the main palace, if Cheng has made an attempt to hurt her. So don’t worry about Tatiana, she is in save hands” Marcellus said, and Swati smiled brightly.
“Thank you so much for checking on Tatiana for me Marcellus, I really appreciate” She said with her beautiful smile still on her face.
Marcellus looks at her and secretly smiled.
“Since Tatiana is save now, I can be able to sleep. Enjoy your dinner” She said and stood up to leave, and Marcellus saw her wounded fingers.
Without hesitation, he quickly held her wrist, and Swati let out a light gasp.
“What happened to you?” He asked with his eyes fixed on her fingers.
Swati smiles lightly taking her hand from him. “I sustain some cut, while trying to prepare your dinner, but is going to heal before tomorrow” Swati said.
“And how sure are you?” Marcellus asked.
“Because I never treat my wounds, it always heals on it own”.
“Just because you are a commoner doesn’t mean you shouldn’t take care of yourself!” Marcellus half yelled at her.
“But I’m fine” Swati said in a low voice, but it was loud enough for Marcellus to hear.
“No you are not. Wait for me I’ll be back” Marcellus said and leaves the room.
“What with him? Why will he care if I’m injured?” Swati muffled. But nevertheless she sit down on the floor with her kimono covering her legs.
Within a few minutes, Marcellus came back with an ointment, and he sits beside Swati.
“Give me your hand,” He said.
“I’m fine you don’t have to…..”
Swati was cut short, because Marcellus took her hand and began applying the ointment on her injured fingers, blowing hair into it.
Swati looks at him as he treats her wounded fingers.
“Don’t have wrong ideas, I just hate seeing my servants get hurt” He said, and Swati scoffs.
“And who told I was having wrong idea” She muffled, looking somewhere, smiling
Marcellus smiles lightly and continues with the treatment.
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⟨ BACK IN THE PALACE ⟩
Tatiana’s tears has not stopped falling down her cheeks for a second, she was so solicitude about Cheng.
The physician has been attending to Cheng for more than two hours and there is no news from him about Cheng.
She couldn’t go inside the room where Cheng was being treated, because the king was present, alongside with Waylon.
“Are you still crying?” Zelda asked sitting beside Tatiana.
“Cheng is in there fighting for his life because of me. I should have left when he asked me to. I was so concerned about him, that’s why I didn’t leave, but I wish I had, maybe this won’t have happened to him” Tatiana said crying.
“You made a big mistake when you chose to stay with him Tatiana. What were you thinking? Is a good thing he is the one who got hurt”.
“How can you say such a thing Zelda?” Tatiana said sobbing.
“He is a demon, I’m sure his wounds will heal up” Zelda said.
“If that was the case, I won’t be here crying and worrying about him. Cheng wasn’t born a demon, so his wounds can’t heal, the only thing he can do is perform dark magic”.
“You should stay away from him Tatiana” Zelda said.
“I can’t do that. I love him” Tatiana said.
“You are in love with a demon? You are making a mistake Tatiana” Zelda saying feeling hurt, but Tatiana was too ignorant to notice it.
“I’m not making a mistake Zelda. Cheng would have been a normal human being like everyone else if not for the demon inside of him. So Demon or no demon I still love him” Tatiana said standing to her feet.
“Where are you going?” Zelda asked.
“I’m going to check if my husband is okay” Tatiana said and leaves.
Zelda clenched his fists with so much ire inside his eyes.
“Why Cheng? What does he have that I don’t have?” Zelda said bitterly.
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“How is he?” King Osvaldo asked, looking at Cheng. His eyes were closed, and his face looked pale. He was shirtless and white bandage was tied around his stomach.
“Let hope he gets better. He will be needing some medicine herb soup so he can recover quickly” The physician said.
“Come with me let talk about the kind of herb he will be needing” King Osvaldo said and leaves with the physician.
Waylon sits beside Cheng looking at him. He won’t lie that he got so scared when he saw Cheng all bloody earlier.
“Cheng, I am sorry your brother didn’t take care of you like I promised I would” Waylon said with a sad voice.
⟨ FLASH BACK ≈ TEN YEARS AGO ⟩
“Why did you hurt yourself Cheng?” Waylon asked, looking at Cheng’s injured knee.
“I was trying to plunk the peaches on the tree” Cheng’s little voice back then said.
“You should have asked me to do that for you Cheng”.
“Will you have done it if I asked you to?” Cheng asked smiling.
“Of course I will. You are my little brother, and is my duty to protect and take care of you”.
Cheng smiles.
“Thank you Waylon for being the best brother. I love you”.
Waylon smiles and ruffled his hair. “Do you still want to eat the peaches?”
“Of course I do. Will you get it from me?”
“Sure” Waylon said.
He stood up to his feet and went to the tree and plunked a peach from the tree.
“How were you able to do that without climbing the tree?” Cheng asked with surprised in his eyes.
“That’s because I am tall and my hands can reach some of the peaches on the tree” Waylon said.
“Then I want to grow up quickly, so I can be taller than you”.
“Really? You want to be taller than me when we become of age?” Waylon asked.
“Yes” Cheng said determinedly, and Waylon smiled.
“How about I bite you so you won’t be tall anymore” Waylon said playfully.
“Brother!!!” Cheng screamed taking to his heels laughing, as Waylon chased him around.
⟨ FLASH BACK ENDS ⟩
Waylon cleaned his tears, remembering his brotherly moment with Cheng ten years ago.
“I’m sorry Cheng. Sorry I neglected you for ten years. I thought I hated you, but seeing you in the state, I realized I never did. I’m sorry for turning my back on you Cheng, I am sorry” Waylon said letting his tears flow.
“I want to be a brother to you again, if you give me the chance to” Waylon said, sniffing back his tears.
“You can make it up to him once he wakes up” Tatiana said, approaching him, and Waylon looked at Tatiana as she sits besides him.
“Can I?” He asked.
“Yes you can. Cheng is not bad as you think” Tatiana said caressing Cheng’s face.
“Do you love him?” He asked.
“Yes I do. I love Cheng so much and that’s why it’s hurts a lot because he is in the state because of me”.
“I’m glad Cheng was able to control his demon because of you Tatiana. You both are destined to be together” Waylon said.
Tatiana smiles and continues caressing his face.
“Wake up soon hubby, your big brother wants to be a brother to you again” Tatiana said.
Waylon smiles, even if it hurts like hell, he is going to let go. He chose not to tell Tatiana about his feelings so she won’t feel uncomfortable around him.
It was something he is going to take to his grave.
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⟨ THE FOLLOWING DAY ⟩
Cheng opens his eyes and he could tell he wasn’t in his cottage. He sits up on the bed, and pains hits him.
“Ouch” He muttered in pain, and little blood showed in the bandage that was tired around him.
“You are already awake” King Osvaldo said, entering the room.
“What am I doing here?” Cheng asked.
“You almost died last night Cheng, but thankfully Tatiana was quick to tell us about it, and we had the palace physician treat you” King Osvaldo said.
Cheng stood up to his feet, and puts on his kimono.
“Where are you going?”
“I don’t belong in the palace, so I’m leaving” Cheng said.
“But you haven’t recovered yet,” King Osvaldo said.
“I’m forbidden from staying here in the palace, so I will just go back to the cottage” Cheng said and headed for the door.
“You are free to live in the palace from now on Cheng” King Osvaldo said, making Cheng stopped on his track.
“What did you just say?” Cheng asked.
“Come back to the palace and live as the third prince of Maelstrom”.
……
TBC