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.709Please respect copyright.PENANA3y6LaZWZUn
“Damn it,” Crimson swore under his breath as we hit a dead end. “I was sure that this was the way to the elevator!”709Please respect copyright.PENANAWuNMNhGw5D
“It’s dark Crimson,” I whispered into his chest. “Even you can’t possibly maneuver your way through this place.”709Please respect copyright.PENANAYPDLE6EZU7
“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!”709Please respect copyright.PENANAXe3KfHrqMl
“What about your life?” I shot back, “Yours is just as important as mine!”709Please respect copyright.PENANAFRrF5Ldjfg
“You’re a princess!”709Please respect copyright.PENANAkg260CXMhM
“And you’re mine so that means you’re important!”709Please respect copyright.PENANAjQ5yqkvwu0
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,”709Please respect copyright.PENANAGkke0J7JEy
“But I can’t-”709Please respect copyright.PENANA1q41KRXKjG
“Promise me Alex!” He pressed. “Please promise me so that my soul can be at ease.709Please respect copyright.PENANAF7JRgpHDme
I sighed as I slowly brought my head up to look at him. “I promise,”709Please respect copyright.PENANA9cMk2nGxBj
He sighed in relief and pressed another kiss to my forehead before readjusting me in his arms. 709Please respect copyright.PENANAQ9GMNAJoQI
“I’m going to get you to safety,”709Please respect copyright.PENANAfHjjAVgBIj
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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.709Please respect copyright.PENANA2nO7vdaWTq
“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,”709Please respect copyright.PENANAHPWChrjxQg
“Where’s the safe room?” Crimson asked as he scanned around the room.709Please respect copyright.PENANAyLGviEwrPh
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!709Please respect copyright.PENANA71skN0nx3F
“ALEX!” Arty shouted as he ran over to me. “You’re ok! Thank goodness,”709Please respect copyright.PENANA3TXUBDYILH
“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.709Please respect copyright.PENANAwQ4RjrxHxU
“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,”709Please respect copyright.PENANAOzzsdGNz36
“Just how much of them are there?” Arty asked as he set me down on the plush couch.709Please respect copyright.PENANAq6T9FoSLiI
“We think at least one hundred,” Robert sighed. “But they’re all heavily armed,”709Please respect copyright.PENANAWSTLUV7ZmF
“Sir, I think it’s high time we make our move,” A guard said coming over to us. “The gunshot sounds are coming closer,”709Please respect copyright.PENANA98A4VyGvDw
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!”709Please respect copyright.PENANAqhcvRMejj0
Crimson firmly shaked his head. “Yes Sir!”709Please respect copyright.PENANAQ27j1b7bzk
“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.709Please respect copyright.PENANAlRGcsQLvrj
“What happened in your room?” My mother questioned.709Please respect copyright.PENANAVwmwPppB5W
“What’s it to you!” I snapped at her. “Who the hell do you think you are questioning me?”709Please respect copyright.PENANAuRKF5K223Q
“I’m your mother!” She spat as she arose from her seat. “Now tell me what happened Alexandra!”709Please respect copyright.PENANAspvK5mEwmO
“I DON’T HAVE TO TELL YOU SHIT!”709Please respect copyright.PENANAnnzsXR9v0r
“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!”709Please respect copyright.PENANADjzHlXD7Lh
“Please don’t speak to mother like that Liam!” Grace interjected.709Please respect copyright.PENANAG9tFbR0pv7
“Oh, shut the fuck up Grace!” Leo rolled his eyes.709Please respect copyright.PENANAGXPdTMKPer
“Watch your mouth Leo!” Arty interjected.709Please respect copyright.PENANA0wjQkJLYYK
“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!”709Please respect copyright.PENANAAqg0QwuHoN
“How’s about you shut the fuck up ‘daddy’!” I spat.709Please respect copyright.PENANA7MSdbzKkYq
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!”709Please respect copyright.PENANAROC85oDReh
“What the hell are you doing dad?” Arty shouted as he ran over to us. “Let her go!”709Please respect copyright.PENANAUFRmDeOgAt
“Shut up boy!” He growled709Please respect copyright.PENANApjW927Bop5
“Respect has to be earned,” I glared at him. “And you’ve done nothing to earn mine!”709Please respect copyright.PENANAmOwEWet5NI
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?”709Please respect copyright.PENANAKMXxZKOvv9
“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.709Please respect copyright.PENANAMS0D5Nbbrw
“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.709Please respect copyright.PENANApYEzsmCqLT
“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.709Please respect copyright.PENANAhlh62vGknx
“He’s alive,” He breathed.709Please respect copyright.PENANA4hNgxeswjs
Oh darn!709Please respect copyright.PENANAOM06MYT68r
“Alex,” Arty said rushing over to me. “Are you ok? Your throat is bruised pretty badly,”709Please respect copyright.PENANASKLTkkX5aA
I nodded my head slowly at him as I quickly took in oxygen. “I’m fine,” I breathed raggedly.709Please respect copyright.PENANAFTeck6IR6S
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!”709Please respect copyright.PENANAfaGl62SxhQ
“He’ll live,” Arty said through gritted teeth. “I can’t believe he did that to you, he’s never gone that far!”709Please respect copyright.PENANAR3Rb6hpxXa
“Just goes to show how much he wants me dead!” I seethed.709Please respect copyright.PENANAveF5f8ocxl
The soft patter of my mother’s dainty footsteps made me look up at her in confusion. “Are you ok?” She asked.709Please respect copyright.PENANA6SkhNR3d76
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?”709Please respect copyright.PENANAgBQck8rIXp
“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,”709Please respect copyright.PENANAFuOQGSlYah
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.709Please respect copyright.PENANAhBa2Gp88fO
“Good,” She said, but as she was about to get up, I stopped her with my next words.709Please respect copyright.PENANAwkl6KvLtFt
“What’s the catch to you saving me?” I narrowed my eyes at her. “I thought you said you didn’t want me,”709Please respect copyright.PENANA9gUudPrB9j
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,”709Please respect copyright.PENANA4mTNNe5ygY
“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!”709Please respect copyright.PENANAvvgH6KIrrh
“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?”709Please respect copyright.PENANAEWgnKqs1j4
“I don’t want us to act like a family,” She said stepping closer to me. “I want us to fight like one!”709Please respect copyright.PENANAqxHkDA9HeC
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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.709Please respect copyright.PENANAeY2jzolA1e
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.709Please respect copyright.PENANAeKNfGgQ9Bu
Anyway enough about boring old me!709Please respect copyright.PENANAzGQ4GsaUH9
Keep on reviewing beautiful people!709Please respect copyright.PENANAmvu2P96OlU
Peace Out!709Please respect copyright.PENANAz8JaRzsDeR
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