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.989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0NgW1nVtOg
“Damn it,” Crimson swore under his breath as we hit a dead end. “I was sure that this was the way to the elevator!”989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMgCaqkCoZx
“It’s dark Crimson,” I whispered into his chest. “Even you can’t possibly maneuver your way through this place.”989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9DvfPfwR2
“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!”989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvtmfI2gOXS
“What about your life?” I shot back, “Yours is just as important as mine!”989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWLfQRq6eZe
“You’re a princess!”989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXLKbJFThbc
“And you’re mine so that means you’re important!”989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ76PUVzKzun
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,”989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvwEBWaJsNI
“But I can’t-”989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd10m1FDtCm
“Promise me Alex!” He pressed. “Please promise me so that my soul can be at ease.989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Acc05yTbt
I sighed as I slowly brought my head up to look at him. “I promise,”989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbYafwotSI9
He sighed in relief and pressed another kiss to my forehead before readjusting me in his arms. 989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV2LA9BLlqP
“I’m going to get you to safety,”989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2MwrwhIntW
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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.989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHxYh73Xw09
“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,”989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTXSENlVByS
“Where’s the safe room?” Crimson asked as he scanned around the room.989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx6OLfUgmqn
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!989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFixm2hzz78
“ALEX!” Arty shouted as he ran over to me. “You’re ok! Thank goodness,”989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0mwQKoiSEd
“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.989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUpZ8yU2Ja1
“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,”989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdUUSMo78Gw
“Just how much of them are there?” Arty asked as he set me down on the plush couch.989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUV1hHCQUbU
“We think at least one hundred,” Robert sighed. “But they’re all heavily armed,”989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbuNjo8YA9Q
“Sir, I think it’s high time we make our move,” A guard said coming over to us. “The gunshot sounds are coming closer,”989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJH74YIMPz
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!”989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQTPjneJc4n
Crimson firmly shaked his head. “Yes Sir!”989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtj5YyTKHsx
“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.989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMKJnCIpX0I
“What happened in your room?” My mother questioned.989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2bYufWqPwp
“What’s it to you!” I snapped at her. “Who the hell do you think you are questioning me?”989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV5NFbqOQYg
“I’m your mother!” She spat as she arose from her seat. “Now tell me what happened Alexandra!”989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpP9srt1dpq
“I DON’T HAVE TO TELL YOU SHIT!”989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwtzMvqTWE4
“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!”989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSgSzuuBfGE
“Please don’t speak to mother like that Liam!” Grace interjected.989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeFnhykAUeX
“Oh, shut the fuck up Grace!” Leo rolled his eyes.989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡypf9gdnwL8
“Watch your mouth Leo!” Arty interjected.989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdhtl6Gd7w5
“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!”989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9j0lUytuto
“How’s about you shut the fuck up ‘daddy’!” I spat.989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡURq5dXl9EI
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!”989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoK6Ce2Bofa
“What the hell are you doing dad?” Arty shouted as he ran over to us. “Let her go!”989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZkXHUJf3RC
“Shut up boy!” He growled989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvKL3kLLXb3
“Respect has to be earned,” I glared at him. “And you’ve done nothing to earn mine!”989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUhGRvJ8Q1j
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?”989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOA1Iwc4jUu
“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.989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1WK8UHcyNo
“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.989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY8GTNzldxW
“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.989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ79ojyaUygH
“He’s alive,” He breathed.989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNnoWCXlELo
Oh darn!989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3G7uq17k4J
“Alex,” Arty said rushing over to me. “Are you ok? Your throat is bruised pretty badly,”989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXGtiJuv9aN
I nodded my head slowly at him as I quickly took in oxygen. “I’m fine,” I breathed raggedly.989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgJ7VraRmYZ
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!”989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡApmwEmDAUP
“He’ll live,” Arty said through gritted teeth. “I can’t believe he did that to you, he’s never gone that far!”989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIk7tOgB9pP
“Just goes to show how much he wants me dead!” I seethed.989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaaNBeRT9jf
The soft patter of my mother’s dainty footsteps made me look up at her in confusion. “Are you ok?” She asked.989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd86l3hrVRH
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?”989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7U6pH9FdD2
“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,”989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2MhGG8ERbm
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.989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJuO2j3ylw
“Good,” She said, but as she was about to get up, I stopped her with my next words.989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdnlVM39fwM
“What’s the catch to you saving me?” I narrowed my eyes at her. “I thought you said you didn’t want me,”989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1r6QGNct7Q
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,”989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgwkw32NfQj
“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!”989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUi2TVlgajC
“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?”989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfF1AndPNcc
“I don’t want us to act like a family,” She said stepping closer to me. “I want us to fight like one!”989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp4AqdWQnvA
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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.989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmh1AMFQzhr
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.989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrqSQQxMXHG
Anyway enough about boring old me!989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyxJCkrZ97v
Keep on reviewing beautiful people!989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoCE008CgtR
Peace Out!989Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsOwXZYBi9Y
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