Chapter 5 5

An old and majestic castle stood firmly on the edge of a cliff. The castle not only looked old and majestic but also looked so creepy. Deserted, like there was no human activity there. A slow man was walking up the stairs carrying a tray of food and drinks.

Step by step, the servant carefully climbed the stairs. She entered a spacious room. She placed the rampant on the table and closed the netting tightly. She untied the netting until it was unraveled.

A groan sounded, the waitress turned her face and hurried over to the person lying at the counter.

The waiter bowed his body, "Please ma'am, I prepared food and drinks for you," said the waiter.

The woman who was lying down slowly changed her position. Her eyes were still not seeing perfectly. She held her right arm which was in pain. She saw that her body was covered in bandages. She looked at her fingers then, so many bandages on her body. The woman looked at the waitress in front of her who looked down. "My name is Alice ma'am," said the waitress.

"Who? Where?" the woman asked.

Suddenly, someone entered the room without permission. That person was wearing the same clothes as the maid in front of him. It just looked more luxurious.

"Hello ma'am, my name is Anden," the woman said.

"From now on, Alice and I will prepare all your needs," she continued.

"Ah yes, you must be quite surprised. I'm sorry, but from now on you'll have to get used to everything you see," she continued.

The woman asked Alice to put the new clothes on the bed

"Wear this, you have to attend your wedding. The party will start at midnight tonight. I hope you can take care of your body. Because you will be witnessed by more than a hundred wolves," Anden explained.

The princess sighed, "I don't want to," she shook her head.

"Well, that's your choice," Anden left the Princess' presence then.

That left Alice who was still bowing her head.

"Are you going to keep bowing your head like that?" asked the Princess.

"This is a token of my devotion Madam," Alice replied.

Princess sighed, "Stupid," she said.

The princess lay back down, her back to the servant.

"You'd better go," said the Princess.

"Sorry, ma'am, I have to be by your side," Alice replied.

"At least sit down, straighten up," said Princess.

Alice did not move an inch as she kept her head down.

"Don't ever see me again if you can't hear me," she threatened.

Alice couldn't help but obey the Princess. She sat up and straightened her body.

"Do you know when I was here?" asked the Princess.

"About 7 days ago ma'am," Alice replied.

"It's been a while," replied Princess.

"It was raining heavily, Master was carrying Madam with both hands. Madam's body was covered in blood at that time. I was the one who cleaned Madame's body," Alice explained.

The Princess nodded her head in understanding, "Prisoner," she said softly.

"Fortunately, Madame is the master's choice," Alice said.

"Lucky?" The princess smiled bitterly.

"Yes, Madam, Master has not been in contact with anyone. He is waiting for an appointment," Alice explained.

"Of course my parents' promise to him," the Princess thought.

"But then Master brought you here," Alice continued.

"Aren't you afraid?" asked the Princess.

Alice smiled, "No, Master is quite handsome. Why be afraid," Alice replied.

"Stupid, where is handsome from? Such a wolf he calls handsome," the Princess thought.

"Are you human?" Asked the Princess.

Alice shook her head, "I've become a wolf," she replied.

The princess nodded her head, "Madam, you'd better wear that shirt. Because if the master gets angry there will be no stopping him," Alice explained.

"No, I don't want to. He's not my bride and vice versa," Princess explained.

"But," Alice replied.

"I am Alice's prisoner. I am not a bride, and never will be," she explained.

There was no answer, Alice was silent. After a while, the Princess fell asleep. She drifted off into a dream. Alice waited in her seat, watching over Princess.

Time is spinning so fast that it doesn't feel like night is approaching. The castle looked so crowded, hundreds of people gathered and chatted there. Many were exchanging stories, pouring wine, and eating snacks.

Meanwhile, Princess was still in her room; she was looking at the clothes she got earlier. She didn't touch the shirt at all. She just looked at the shirt.

Meanwhile, in a different room,, a man was seen sitting staring at the window. He tapped on the table, making rhythmic tapping sounds.

"So he doesn't want to?" said the man.

"Yes sir, he refused," replied a servant in front of him as he bowed his head.

The man grunted in annoyance, he stood up and walked towards a room. His steps were filled with anger. He rudely opened the door to a room. The seated princess seemed surprised by the man's arrival. The man clenched his fists to hold back his emotions.

"So you don't want to wear it?" said the man looking at the dress still lying on the counter.

Princess was reluctant to stare, she turned her face away without looking to answer the question.

The man was upset, he approached the Princess and pulled her chin roughly. Their eyes met, the man looked so angry his face turned red.

"I won't marry you," said the Princess.

"Fine if you don't want to. But I want you to replace that promise with 1000 human hearts!" the man said with emphasis.

The princess was shocked by the man's words. How could he get 1000 human hearts? Meanwhile, he didn't have the strength to kill.

"Why the silence? Can you give me 1000 human hearts? I want you to give me the heart within 7 days," he continued.

"I'm not a murderer!" cried the Princess.

"Well, if you can't then say goodbye to your people. I'll take all their hearts tomorrow," he said.

Princess was shocked, she looked at the man, "Liar!" she said.

"I'm not a human like you who lies easily," she said.

"Marry or you and all your people will die," he threatened.

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