Wife of The Demon Prince
Chapter 37: Alexander Felstead

Chapter 37: Alexander Felstead

Back in the northern part of Findara, as the sun rose from the horizon, early morning. In the Boxton main mansion.

Inside the servants quarters, a young girl was seen sleeping peacefully on the servants bed. Suddenly her brows were drawn together in a frown as she slept, though her eyes remained closed, her expression turned frenetic turning her head from side to side in defiance of whatever she was dreaming about, there was sweat visible on her forehead, it looked as if she was struggling to wake up from the nightmare she was having at that moment.

Emma clenched the sheets tightly as small cries escaped her lips, drops of tears rolled down her cheeks as she struggled to wake up from the nightmare. Suddenly she opened her eyes back to reality, as her pupils completely disappeared turning her eyes white. She felt pain shoot through her head then eyes turned back to its hazel color.

She gasped loudly and sat up in bed with her eyes wide awake, her forehead was covered in sweat.

It was just a dream, Emma thought to herself, closing her eyes and letting her heart settle in her chest which was beating against uncontrollably.

She held her head tightly with both hands as she felt the sharp pain rushing up to her head again, small whispers sounded all around her, the voice thin and eerie, as it continued to repeat one word,

"Oracle!"

The pain was starting to get worse, she didn’t know when she suddenly cried out unable to hold it in anymore waking up Janet who was sleeping beside her. Janet quickly sat up,

"Earthquake!...oh It’s you, why are you screaming early in the morning? You almost gave me a heart attack, I thought it was an earthquake!" Exclaimed Janet with her hands on her chest as she narrowed her eyes at the dazed Emma, "What’s wrong with you again? Is it the headache, you should better go see a physician to check you up." Janet suggested as she saw Emma holding her head just like she does every morning.

Emma’s eyes darted around in confusion looking slightly lost without responding to Janet. She had been having the same strange dream everyday, and waking up with bad headaches. She had no idea what was happening to her. Emma had thought it was nothing at first, but now that it repeatedly happened all the time, she suspected there was something strange, which was why she had asked for a week off from her mistress to go see her grandmother. The old woman was the only one who could explain what was happening to her, She needed to leave immediately.

Pushing the covers away completely from her body, Emma quickly got off the bed to get her packed

luggage, turning her head to the window, she saw that it was morning already. She needed to go early to be able to catch the local carriage going to Greenwood kingdom.

Janet noticed Emma dragging her luggage, and asked, "Are you leaving already?" Emma nodded, "Yes, I have to leave early to catch the local carriage on time."

Janet got off the bed to hug Emma farewell, since they had been best friends ever since Emma started to work at the Boxton mansion. "I’ll miss you so much, Emma. Don’t forget to get the present you promised me." Emma dropped her luggage to hug Janet with a small smile on her face, but immediately she held Janet, her pupils turned white again, an image flashed into her head.

Janet was laying unmoving on the ground, she was covered in her own blood with her head missing from her neck. She was... dead!

Emma quickly pushed away from the hug in horror, she trembled slightly, as she uttered in a hurry, "I have to leave immediately!"

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A huge mansion stood tall in the aristocratic alley. It was the Tudor mansion. inside the luxurious looking mansion. Claire sat with some of her friends having tea, as they talked about the coming grand ball,

"I can’t wait to go to the castle!" Exclaimed Catherine with excitement.

"I heard the cursed crown Prince will show up at the grand ball, is it true?" Asked Eleanora with her brows knitted together in worry.

Catherine frowned, "I hope he doesn’t show his ugly face, because I heard from lady Elizabeth who her husband works in the castle that he’s hideous to look at, and also hairy and fat, they say he’s a monster!" She exclaimed with disgust in her voice.

Elizabeth was well known for her love for gossip in the northern part of Findara, she was a friend of Luanda Morrison, Catherine had heard Elizabeth talk to her mother about the crown Prince.

Claire on the other hand who was sipping her tea in an elegant manner remarked, "I hope it isn’t true. I wouldn’t want to ruin my day by seeing a hideous Prince at the ball, I would make sure to not look his way if he dares to appear at the ball, I wouldn’t want my precious day to be ruined just because of some disgusting creature." She sipped her tea while the other ladies giggled at her remarks.

"Did you know Alexander Felstead will show up at the grand ball?" Asked Eleanora.

"Yes! I can’t wait to meet him. They say he’s handsome and charming...I heard he’s going to be the new grand general from the Felstead household." Exclaimed Catherine, who always had the juicy information about everything, because of the connection the Morrison’s household had in the kingdom.

Catherine and Eleanora had a dreamy expression on their faces as they talked about Alexander Felstead, while Claire’s lips pulled up in a smirk. She watched as they happily talked about him scoffing disdainfully in her mind.

She was sure he wouldn’t even spare them a glamce when a beauty such as herself was at the ball, she was absolutely certain, there wasn’t a single man who could resist her beauty, she would be stealing the spotlight from them without even lifting a finger, just one sweet smile from her would do the trick.

And now that she had already set her plans to motion, she was sure the Boxton sisters wouldn’t show up at the grand ball, unless they planned to wear rags to the royal grand ball. Nobody would take away her spotlight this time at the coming grand ball, but she would make sure to stay away from the ugly crown Prince. Alexander Felstead was her target, "I’m so excited about this grand ball!" Claire chimed in as if she hadn’t been plotting in her mind. All the ladies giggled in excitement as they continued to chat happily.

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Back in the south in the Boxton holiday home. Ara sat on her desk, trying to read through the new information Merek had sent to her about the Felstead family, but her mind was occupied with Hamon’s words from last night.

’Think only of me.’ She recalled his words. Why would she think only of him? Did he still miss her? Oh no! She was thinking of him again. Ara quickly shook the thoughts of the Prince away and turned to focus on the parchment of information on her desk.

There wasn’t much information about the Felstead family, as Merek had cautioned her, there was not much detailed information that could be obtained on the Felstead’s. Inside the parchment was only a few brief facts about them.

She read through it. Thomas Felstead was the grand general in Findara. Although, he was over sixty he still maintained the vigor to lead the army at the frontline. His only son Alexander Felstead, who would be taking over the grand general’s position, was a soldier to the bone. He was known to be skilled with the sword and every other weapon he could place his hands on. Alexander? She hadn’t heard of that name before, there was nothing very helpful in the report, but it was better than nothing.

’I wonder if Hamon knows about Alexander.’

If Hamon also knew all this information, he would have wanted to gain the support of the Felstead, but he hadn’t, there must be a reason he hadn’t asked for their support, Ara thought.

Ara went through the information once more, but it wasn’t helpful, she needed to find out about the Felstaed herself, not that she doubted Merek’s capability, but she could not entirely rely on him for everything. She needed to confirm everything for herself, maybe to get to know Alexander Felstead would help in this kind of situation.

For now, it was urgent that she and Hamon met at the grand ball, and officially become a couple in the eyes of all the people, so they could get married as soon as possible. However, there were still many mountains to climb before Hamon becomes king. Alexander Felstead would be her next target, she would make sure to bring him to their side to gain more power and support for Hamon’s claim to the throne in the future, she needed to gather all the powerful people in Findara, and the son of Thomas Felstead was her first target.