EPISODE TWENTY-SIX
TITLE: THE UNEASY MOMENT.
Onida woke up on the cold floor the next morning.
Her whole body ached and her neck hurt so much that she couldn’t sit up straight immediately when she woke up.
Azazel was staring at her all this while and watched her struggle to stand up to her feet.
After struggling for a while, she was able to sit up on the floor and shrank back in fear the moment her eyes met Azazel’s own.
“Good Morning Master”she greeted in a crack voice.
After the events of last night, she feared him more than ever before.
“I’m sorry for what happened last night, I apologize”She knelt down with her eyes on the floor.
“Leave”He muttered simply and Onida nodded before walking out.
“Wait”He muttered as she was about to twist the door knob. He cursed silently before talking again as he’s not used to talking casually with slaves.
“The garden…”He mumbled and Onida turned to him.
She looked relaxed for a while but she started panicking again.
“I didn’t go there after you told me not to, I swear with my life”She sobbed and Azazel whispered some inaudible words.
“The stars, they might be out tonight, You should be there”He said uneasily before walking to the bathroom.
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The guard moved back in fear as he didn’t expect Adriel’s sudden change of mood.
“I thought you were aware?”He stuttered and Adriel walked closer to him.
“Why should I sleep with a slave that is working in the mines?”He questioned angrily, staring at him hoping he would change his statement.
He hoped this was a prank. If it’s true, Yuna will hate him for the rest of her life.
“She will be punished for it, Master”He stuttered hoping it would calm him down but it only infuriated his anger more.
“Who let her in? How did she enter my room easily?”He yelled, grabbing his clothes and pulling him closer, His hot breath puffing out to his face.
“I don’t know, We left the courtyard when you returned, I think she came in after we left ”
“Darn it!”He cursed, pushing him away before storming to her room with a troubled mind.
If he truly slept with her, she’s the one that bled so much on his bed. He couldn’t remember anything. He wondered how he was able to sleep peacefully since he has been lacking sleep for a while now.
He couldn’t just wrap his head around it.
Shortly, He got to the slave quarters and the men watching over them knelt down as he entered the quarters.
He charged towards one of them and pulled him up. He took a deep breath before talking to him.
“Where’s Yuna?, The Duke’s daughter”He asked slowly so as not to let others hear them.
It would be unusual for him to come check up on a low ranking slave like her.
“She was rushed to Madam Rita quarters moments ago”
“What?”He mumbled in shock letting go of him and he nodded profusely.
“Madam Rita came and met her in a bad shape, She offered to tend to her personally”
“Don’t let anyone know about this, Shut the slaves up and threaten to cut off their heads if this leaked out”He warned sternly before walking away.
Adriel didn’t bother to deliver the scrolls personally to Azazel that morning, He gave them to one of the trusted men to submit them to him.
He marched hastily to Rita courtyard and luckily, he met Eleanor coming out of the room.
He rushed up to her and dragged her from the building to a safe corner.
“What happened?”He asked curiously and Eleanor looked at him in confusion.
“I don’t understand what you are saying”She stuttered in confusion. Adriel hissed in frustration as he’s getting tired already.
“I’m talking about Yuna, Cut to the chase and stop pretending!” He yelled in anger and Eleanor shrank back in fear.
Adriel has never raised his voice at her. Why is he getting too attached to everything that involves Yuna?
“She was raped, Rita is tending to her already.”She replied with a shaky voice and he drooped immediately.
How could they assumed she’s raped?, They had a night together for heaven’s sake!
“She’s still in the room?”He asked and Eleanor nodded.
Adriel pushed her to the side and rushed to the room.
He has never been this desperate all his life, How’s he going to apologize for this?
She hated him already. How’s he going to use the right words to talk to her?
He opened the door without knocking and Rita turned to his direction in surprise.
“Adriel”She called but his attention wasn’t on her.
He was staring at Yuna who’s been tended to.
Her legs were widely spread and Rita applied oils and herbs on her opening while she cried in pain.
Her flawless skin looks so battered and reddish.
He dropped his sword at the door side and walked closer to the bed.
“What are you trying to do?”Rita asked, making an attempt to block him with her small body.
“Please, give me some minutes, I need to talk to her”He pleaded in a low voice.
Yuna’s face was at the other side of the bed, Her body froze as she heard his voice.
She clutched the bed cover tightly and remained in her spot.
“Why are you doing this?, I’m tending to her as you can see, You should be the one to excuse us, I can’t let you see her body like this”She warned, slightly pissed off and Adriel sighed.
“I did this, let me clarify something before you continue with this, I beg of you”He pleaded and Rita stared at him in shock.
Her mouth was wide open as she couldn’t believe what he said.
“Please..”He added again and she nodded before walking out of the room.
He inched towards Yuna and pulled her up in a rough manner.
He made her sit up on the bed and pulled down the remaining clothing on her.
She gulped down nothing as Adriel stared at her body.
She wrapped her hand around her chest in anxiety as she waited for him to say his mind.
“Is this what you wanted for yourself?”He started in a stern voice and Yuna stared at him with beaded eyes.
Tears threatened to fall down her eyes.
“What?”She mumbled in shock and Adriel sighed trying to hold back.
No matter how much he pitied her for being in this position, he couldn’t help but be mad at her for coming to his room that late night.
“You told me you don’t want to see me again, You said you hated me, Why did you come to my room at such late hour last night?”He yelled in anger and she blinked rapidly before moving her face away from him.
“You should leave”She mumbled and tried turning to the other side of the bed.
Adriel yanked her hand harshly and yelled at her.
“I’m not done talking to you sly woman!”He roared at her in anger and she burst into tears.
“My life is hard enough already, Don’t make it more complicated, Don’t make me feel guilty for actions I didn’t initiate”
“Then don’t be guilty, I’m nothing but a slave, I should be trampled on, My body is meant for pleasure, There’s no need to feel bad”She yelled back amidst tears and Adriel scoffed.
“Right, You’re nothing but an object of sexual relief”He spat angrily and made to leave but Yuna held her, Sobbing and trembling like a drenched kid.
“I overheard everything from Eleanor and Onida, I didn’t mean to eavesdrop, I only wanted to watch you sleep, I’m sorry for being stupid and inconsiderate”She sobbed softly before letting go of him and lied back on the bed.