I know it wasn’t supposed to be this way. Kyle is my big brother and the newly crowned King of Flousia. I should be obeying him, but all I wanted now is to torture the man who hurt Jayden.

The royal guards’ loyalty was to their King, but the loyalty of A.E’s men was with Luke and Jayden. So I am their priority and not Kyle.

“If Emily got hurt, what would you feel?” I asked Kyle.

Kyle took a deep breath and looked me directly into the eyes.

“I will feel the same way. But Margaret, Jayden won’t like this. For his sake, for Caden and for the baby inside you, let me handle this. I will make sure that they will pay for what they’ve done.” Kyle said in a firm voice.

I still didn’t cry even though I wanted to. I felt like the emotions I have inside were making me numb all of a sudden.

“I patiently waited and listened to everything you told me. And look what happened? Jayden was hurt, I don’t even know if he’ll live. What will happen to me and to my children? Tell me Kyle! Do we need to wait for the slow process of Flousia’s justice? While this man and that boss of his could proudly walk with smiles on their faces, I am mourning with my children. Is that what you want? To see your sister suffer?”

I shot Alejandro again on his other leg and his screams were like music to my ears. I don’t care what the people would say about me after. I am not the prim and proper princess from the beginning and I don’t need to be one.

Kyle took a deep breath again. I know he was starting to get mad, but was trying his best to calm down. Still I didn’t listen. I was so messed up. I couldn’t think straight anymore. All I wanted was revenge.

We suddenly heard Alejandro laugh. He was shot twice and almost crawled in pain, but he still managed to laugh.

“This is amusing. Seeing the King and Princess who was next in line to the throne having an argument because of me and to the man who they didn’t even know. That’s funny. Family conflict! I am anticipating to see what will happen next to the Kingdom of Flousia.” He said in sarcasm.

Instead of being affected by his sarcastic remarks, I laughed. He stopped giving a wild grin and I saw confusion from his face.

“Next in line, you said? Why do you think that I am holding that title? Is it because my brother didn’t make a public announcement? You’re all stupid men, then.” I started.

I looked at Kyle and saw him shaking his head. I know he was asking me to stop, but I still continued. I bent down to get close to him while pointing the gun in his forehead, making sure he won’t be able to attack me.

“Here’s our little secret. I am not the one who you’re looking for.”

I smirked then stepped backwards so everyone could hear me.

“There’s a secret heir to the throne of Flousia. The King itself didn’t know who it was. I don’t know who it is either. There’s only one person who knew the next heir. And we don’t know that person either. Are you confused?” I looked around, trying to see if one of the men around us would react differently. It’s possible that one of them was the real boss of Alejandro.

“Since we don’t know who the real mastermind of all this, we made sure that we had another plan. It was a secret between me and my brother. We passed the royal seal to someone and told that person to pass it to another. They would need to do the same until it reached the right person who could appoint the next heir.”

I saw some of them murmuring and I heard someone ask if that would be valid. It wasn’t approved by the elders of the royal family and no one really knows who it was.

“It is valid. The law states that an heir can be appointed by the King and by its people as long as it has a royal seal. We don’t need approval from the elders. So all of this was nonsense.” I said in a clear and loud voice.

“I don’t believe you. You’re just telling us to save yourself.” He said, starting to panic.

I laughed again. I know I looked like a bitch mocking the enemy with my laughter, but I don’t care.

“If I want to save myself, then I wouldn’t be here.” I answered.

He didn’t respond but when I looked into his eyes, I could see a mixture of fear and pain. I’m not sure if he was afraid of me or someone else but I know he was in pain because of the wound on his legs.

I walked towards him and tilted his head up when I bent down again. 

“Now, tell me. Who is your real boss? If you won’t talk, I’ll make sure that the next bullet will be in your head.” I warned.

“I-I can’t tell you. He’ll kill my daughters!” He was already getting hysterical as if he saw a ghost.

I noticed he kept on glancing at someone behind me and fear was eating him. I frowned and slowly turned my head to see who it was, but I didn’t see anyone who looked like a boss. There were three Mafia men kneeling a few steps away behind me, though.

I turned around again and started walking towards them. On the side, I saw Kyle nod then two royal guards and two men from Jayden’s team surrounded me. I suddenly felt guilty towards my brother. He still wanted to protect me even though I disobeyed him.

I stopped in front of them and saw them trembling. It was funny.. They were made to kill and to be killed but now that they were actually facing death in the hands of a woman, they suddenly cowered in fear.