Chapter 14 - Change
Darkness. Everything around me was in complete darkness. But somehow, Crimson still managed to effortlessly run with me in his arms to the central wing. Rapid gunshots could be heard from outside the thick palace walls and I unconsciously held onto Crimson tighter. The tears had stopped flowing down my eyes but I was still terrified.920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuPzYiokChP
“Damn it,” Crimson swore under his breath as we hit a dead end. “I was sure that this was the way to the elevator!”920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoc25YJ5j1E
“It’s dark Crimson,” I whispered into his chest. “Even you can’t possibly maneuver your way through this place.”920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlW7ytk99n2
“What choice do I have Alex?” He exasperated. “Intruders are trying to infiltrate the palace! I can’t just stop, your life is on the line!”920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyqjfWPiVdx
“What about your life?” I shot back, “Yours is just as important as mine!”920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX1NqGhyj8n
“You’re a princess!”920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ04ObqVTCYV
“And you’re mine so that means you’re important!”920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSuFUfM48yA
He sighed as he tightened his hold on me. He leaned his lips down to my forehead and gave me a long kiss; as if this was the last time he would see me. “Promise me that if it ever comes to a moment whether you have to choose between my life or yours, you’ll chose yours,”920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmVc8QH0cKQ
“But I can’t-”920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSvHGsjv7Bc
“Promise me Alex!” He pressed. “Please promise me so that my soul can be at ease.920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAk9OdKegvs
I sighed as I slowly brought my head up to look at him. “I promise,”920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtn5RHsFBpk
He sighed in relief and pressed another kiss to my forehead before readjusting me in his arms. 920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqVmVkXnykX
“I’m going to get you to safety,”920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡorcYPFR4Ve
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“ROBERT, THANK GOD I FOUND YOU!” Crimson shouted as he ran towards Robert who shined his flashlight directly in our faces. When he realized that it was us, he sighed in relief and told the guards to put their guns down.920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡduIWFKEHjF
“Jesus Christ!” He ran up to us and began inspecting me. “It should be me thanking God that the Princess is unharmed! And you as well Crimson,”920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTYEFTHNfKi
“Where’s the safe room?” Crimson asked as he scanned around the room.920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTDEEtngOZE
Robert led him over to the wall where he knocked in an intricate fifteen step pattern that made the wall slowly come open and reveal the rest of my family, sitting quite comfortably if I must say, in an overly posh and large room. What kind of safe room was this? This looked like a 5-star hotel lobby!920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlD29y8NUgM
“ALEX!” Arty shouted as he ran over to me. “You’re ok! Thank goodness,”920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuUOV9V3at2
“A-Arty,” I squeaked as tears fell down my eyes again. I was just happy to see that my brother was still alive. I reached my arms out to him and Crimson transferred me over from his arms to Arty’s. I held tightly onto my brother as he hugged me back equally as tight.920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVemEtYAoDg
“Crimson,” Robert said resting a hand on his shoulder. “You’re Princess Alexandra’s Royal Guard so you will stay here to help guard the royal family. I will go with squads A, E and R to help out against defending against the intruders,”920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDACETo44O7
“Just how much of them are there?” Arty asked as he set me down on the plush couch.920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNC7GT4mnIq
“We think at least one hundred,” Robert sighed. “But they’re all heavily armed,”920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAklz7trqF5
“Sir, I think it’s high time we make our move,” A guard said coming over to us. “The gunshot sounds are coming closer,”920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPUEAWRdsk8
Robert nodded firmly at him before turning to us. “Stay safe,” He said to my family and I. “Crimson, I’m counting on you and the other guards to protect the Royal Family at all costs!”920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1GqPaOyhTy
Crimson firmly shaked his head. “Yes Sir!”920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcIffOCqMxx
“Let’s move out!” Robert shouted as he took his squads with him. Crimson looked back longingly at me one last time before turning around and walking out of the room. The door was tightly sealed shut again and the room was filled with a deafening silence.920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡumPfCy26Rj
“What happened in your room?” My mother questioned.920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLuxGEd8s8i
“What’s it to you!” I snapped at her. “Who the hell do you think you are questioning me?”920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47T2lTNXan
“I’m your mother!” She spat as she arose from her seat. “Now tell me what happened Alexandra!”920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7UmJpRzARK
“I DON’T HAVE TO TELL YOU SHIT!”920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvJcYYE65kW
“Damn it Alex now is not the time to act like a fucking bitch!” Liam exasperated. “Just tell mom what happened so she can shut the hell up!”920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡukcXdvOVLt
“Please don’t speak to mother like that Liam!” Grace interjected.920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDYuraqGo2r
“Oh, shut the fuck up Grace!” Leo rolled his eyes.920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡylD8ObeDn9
“Watch your mouth Leo!” Arty interjected.920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCC9mNqcdf
“ALL OF YOU SHUT THE FUCK UP I’M TRYING TO SLEEP!” My father shouted at us. “All you fuckers ever do is make noise around my damn head all day! We’re fucking under attack and you’re all still bitching!”920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDhNBAaKmAO
“How’s about you shut the fuck up ‘daddy’!” I spat.920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHK7V1ikwQz
My father angrily shot up from his seat and stalked over to me. He yanked me harshly by my hair and pulled me up to his face. “Listen here you little bitch!” He spat. “You can have all the fucking attitude you want with anyone else, but this is my fucking kingdom and you will respect me!”920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡObqV4EjkbB
“What the hell are you doing dad?” Arty shouted as he ran over to us. “Let her go!”920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxNRqnzDnxr
“Shut up boy!” He growled920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrnkcHbY0Kj
“Respect has to be earned,” I glared at him. “And you’ve done nothing to earn mine!”920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZuZrJoNeKO
At that, he wrapped my curls around his fist even tighter and brought his other hand to wrap around my throat tightly. He lifted me off the ground held me against the wall. I clawed at his hand for him to release me but it was futile. “Want to try saying that again brat?”920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK0oeq7wnAM
“STOP IT DAD YOU’LL KILL HER!” Arty tried to intervened but was punched back by my father in the gut, which made him double over in pain.920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh7Q2ooq9uU
“I told you to shut up boy!” He growled at him as he held on tighter to my throat. My vision was beginning to turn hazy as I gasped for oxygen.920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiPKWDeIkuH
“STOP IT TRUTH!” My mother screamed as she rushed over to us. She hit my father over his head with a thick book that instantly made him release me and I fell to the floor. As a result, he was knocked unconsciousness and fell forward on his face. Arty immediately rushed over to him and checked his pulse.920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwWYIDDqS67
“He’s alive,” He breathed.920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHZVNXmCAt1
Oh darn!920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkmPvGAvBav
“Alex,” Arty said rushing over to me. “Are you ok? Your throat is bruised pretty badly,”920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiseVJCG7u8
I nodded my head slowly at him as I quickly took in oxygen. “I’m fine,” I breathed raggedly.920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFTUioTODEd
But Arty still lifted me into his arms and set me down gently on the sofa before hovering over me like a mother hen. “I said I’m fine Arty! You should be more concerned about that asshole on the floor that nearly killed me!”920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgSn3JFpyyv
“He’ll live,” Arty said through gritted teeth. “I can’t believe he did that to you, he’s never gone that far!”920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDIFdNDCjh1
“Just goes to show how much he wants me dead!” I seethed.920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyhJJYS4Pkf
The soft patter of my mother’s dainty footsteps made me look up at her in confusion. “Are you ok?” She asked.920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc2ULra4DzL
Not only my jaw dropped to the ground, but so did Arty’s and everyone else in the room. Did she just ask that? “W-Wh-What?”920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7mtg2AP1Py
“Are you ok?” She said, sounding slightly more annoyed as she sat down next to me on the couch. “He had a pretty tight grip on your throat,”920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuhEoHJ2J42
I felt very apprehensive about her sudden attitude, even if she was the one who had just saved me from suffocating. “It’s fine,” I said impassively.920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAjKJ48ssg2
“Good,” She said, but as she was about to get up, I stopped her with my next words.920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH9GNTB5NZP
“What’s the catch to you saving me?” I narrowed my eyes at her. “I thought you said you didn’t want me,”920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZMSwNs2pP
She clenched her fists tightly and looked away from me, glaring at the ground. “Their are people out there who are fighting with all their strength to kill us all. Now is not the time to be fighting amongst ourselves,”920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBLboXWbYuP
“So what, you just want us to put everything behind us and act like a damn happy family?” I seethed. Arty elbowed me lightly in the ribs, as if saying, “She’s actually being civil don’t ruin it with your bitchy attitude!’ “Listen, you don’t like me I get it, but guess what else “Princess”, I don’t like you either!” She said in a fake-happy tone. “But there are people out there who want to kill us and will kill us if we don’t fight!”920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC3Fu7Gm8BC
“So this brings me back to my previous question,” I rolled my eyes. “Do you want us to act like a family just because we’re under attack?”920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6fP8yh9U45
“I don’t want us to act like a family,” She said stepping closer to me. “I want us to fight like one!”920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxxvuxe4i1M
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Once again, this chapter is written on whims. I have no real clue what the hell is going on as usual.920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1r5s91SUR9
My awards ceremony was yesterday! I made the honor roll and I’m a member of my school’s bronze club (which means you have a GPA of 3.5 or higher!) I also got an award for being most lady-like in my school which I found highly ironic since my main character is anything but a lady lol.920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPQ7TiM3N22
Anyway enough about boring old me!920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCmrl9R3sz8
Keep on reviewing beautiful people!920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyIXm1STU86
Peace Out!920Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFHR8JCzV1h
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