Author’s Point of View:
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A FEW MINUTES BEFORE THE FAMILY GATHERING WAS CALLED FOR:
Edward Malt, elder brother to Quinn’s late husband, stood by the huge cake, hiding from the gaze of the crowd. Beside him was the secretive Polo Adele Lupa Dai, Adrien’s younger brother.
They were both looking around, wondering why the hall was still peaceful with no dead body on the floor.
“Argh! I shouldn’t have trusted you with this assignment! Why isn’t Adriel aggressive and thirsty?” Polo’s evil hoarse voice thundered at the dumbfounded Edward. He looked really furious, because his plan had failed.
“I am as confused as you. Even if he can control his urge, the drug was supposed to invoke his dark inner man! He should have gone berserk by now!” Edward replied with a confused voice, his eyes scrutinizing the hall, searching for Adriel.
His response angered Polo, and he hissed loudly, “don’t tell me that crap! Confess your sins! You didn’t pour the poison into his drink as we planned, did you?”
“Of course I did. Well, I didn’t do it myself, but I instructed one of my boys to act like a waiter, and I watched as Adriel took the glass of wine and gulped down the content. So if you can be more patient I am sure very soon he will start sucking the humans at this party!” Edward replied with a calm voice, he wasn’t really at rest, but he knew if he acted too much, someone might notice and suspect him.
“Rubbish! That is never going to happen. We’ve been waiting for an hour still no sign of Adriel yet alone a dead body. How will people get suspicious of Quinn now? How will they hate her for not providing adequate security? How will the shadow hunters get involved?” Polo yelled at the top of his voice. The calm and gentle demeanor which he used to carry about whenever he was in Adriel’s presence was gone, replaced with a menacing one.
“Stop shouting man! Your words might get us killed!” Edward scolded Polo with a fearful look on his face. He looked around to make sure that no one had listened to Polo’s shout.
“What is wrong with you? Why are you blaming me? I am always carrying out your evil plan, all you ever do is complain!” he continued with a grimace on his face.
Polo took a deep breath, and patted him on his shoulders.
“I think you should be grateful to me. I am the least suspected person in this family, and Adriel’s love for me is undeniable.” Polo replied with a menacing voice, an evil grin settled on his face, and he folded his arms.
“He loves you because he is unaware of your evil intentions!” Edward sneered at Polo angrily.
His response resonated with Polo, and he clicked his tongue thoughtfully. “You are right, he trusts me because he doesn’t know I am the one biting him in the back, and we have to keep it that way!”
“Whatever! I will let this slide because I need you! But for the record, his drink was poisoned. I’m sure, he is just trying to control himself, very soon, blood will flow.” Edward said with a plain voice.
As they were talking, a maid came to inform them about the Queen’s arrival, and they went to the family’s chamber, looking around suspiciously, to make sure no one was watching them.
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Family’s Chamber:
Everyone was present, and they were seated around a long table, waiting for the queen.
Lady Quinn looked impatient and she kept stamping her foot on the floor. Her friends were trying to calm her down, but this only annoyed her.
Her children kept quiet, looking at their mother with arched brows, wondering what her hullabaloo would do to elevate the situation on ground.
Rose Rollo stood by another corner, admiring her fingernails, while Logan and Adrien, were whispering to themselves, smiling happily.
“What is the meaning of this for crying out loud!?” Quinn Lupa yelled at the top of her voice. “Today is my birthday, and Adora still decides to keep me waiting for her! Is she Christ? Why is she acting like a very important person?”
The door was pushed open immediately after Quinn’s words, and a middle aged woman entered, accompanied by two soldiers.
An evil smile was on her face, and the crown on her head showed her royalty status.
“Did someone just mention Adora without adding ‘Queen’?” Her hoarse voice sounded in the room, and the look on everyone’s faces was that of surprise.
Everyone in the room bowed, well, except for Lady Quinn who looked like she had just seen a ghost.
“Yes, Queen Adora Adele Dai; Lady Quinn rudely mentioned your name!” Rose Rollo quickly informed the queen with a grimace on her face.
Queen Adora nodded her head, looked at Lady Quinn and hissed loudly. She moved towards Adrien and Polo and pecked their cheeks.
“My son, you still haven’t taught your wife some manners!” Queen Adora’s voice was filled with malice, as her eyes scrutinized Adrien.
Adrien cleared his throat nervously, “Mother, I have missed you so much!” He exclaimed and hugged the queen. He looked excited, and he looked at Quinn with a grimace on his face; happy that his mother would insult her.
While everyone laughed at the Queen’s question, Lola didn’t. She whispered something into Roseline’s ears, and the surprised Roseline began to giggle.
Her giggling caught the attention of Queen Adora, and she walked towards Rosaline angrily.
“May I know why you are giggling, young lady? In fact, why are you here, I thought you belonged to the slave’s family” She asked Roseline with a menacing smile.
Roselian looked angry, and she looked at her brother for assistance, but the latter didn’t spare her a gaze.
Gazelle stood quietly beside the VAMP, on seeing that the queen was insulting outsiders, she squinted her eyes and poked Michael. “By any chance, do you think your grandma-in-law will insult me?” Her voice was filled with sarcasm, but Michael just shrugged his shoulders at her, and continued with his straight face.
“Wow! You dare call a Malt member slave? I doubt your precious son is a prince, because to the Lupa’s he is one of our slaves! And his primary assignment is to help pump babies!” Lola murmured under her breath, looking at the floor. Unfortunately, Queen Adora heard her words.