She Belongs To The Devil

The next day, Adeline had already finished getting ready to give a visit to Nigel and Rhea. In her excitement, she had already finished the preparation more than an hour earlier.

She was sitting in front of her dressing table and was practicing how to break the news about her marriage. "Guess why I'm here? Hint – it has nothing to do with the war!"

"Tsk!" She clicked her tongue and glared at her own reflection. "That's no way to give such great news."

She narrowed her eyes and hummed for a while. And she whispered to herself, "Maybe I should go like this – Rhea! Your wish has been granted! You are going to attend my marriage. That also just after two weeks! You're very lucky!"

She pulled her upper lips in disdain and scoffed, "You're very lucky? Why the hell would she be lucky when you're the one who is getting married?"

"Ugh!" she drooped her shoulders and pressed her lips into a thin line. "Maybe I should just take an invitation letter with me and hand it over to them. They will know on their own after reading the letter."

She covered her face and scolded herself, "Adeline!! Why are you being so nervous? It's not like you've done something bad and you are going to give an excuse to them. Just say whatever comes to your mind when you meet them."

She took a deep breath in and uttered under her breath, "Just make sure that they will attend your wedding."

She got up and paced around the room for a while. But her nervousness wasn't going away for some reason. So she decided to go to her workroom even when she had already notified her father saying that she would be going to Aberdeen with Theodore.

Dragomir had readily agreed to her request just so he could hear about the twins when Adeline would return from her little trip.

Adeline walked out of her castle while thinking about all the things that she had yet to do before the wedding. She wanted to head towards the King's Court but when she was halfway, she changed her mind when her eyes fell on the back gate of the Palace.

"I think I should check on her. I wonder how she is doing in her new home." Adeline narrowed her eyes and then headed straight for the dungeon.

Hans greeted the Princess as soon as he saw her in front of the entrance of the dungeon.

"Mr. Hans, I'm here to check up on Lillian. How is she doing? Is she showing her aggression?" Adeline asked the guard while he was lighting up the lantern.

Hans took a deep breath in and replied, "Yes, Your Highness. She is quite a handful. She hasn't been eating her food ever since she came to the dungeon. She was threatening me saying that she was going to starve herself to death. And she constantly tries to scare me saying that she will turn into a vengeful spirit and haunt me and the Palace."

Adeline scoffed and the corner of her lips slightly curved upwards. "Yeah, right! As if she could take her own life! You don't have to be scared of her threats. She will start eating when she cannot tolerate her hunger anymore."

Hans carried the lantern in his hand and walked down the stairs to lead the Princess towards the cell where Lillian was kept.

Adeline ordered him as they went further ahead, "And if she still refuses to eat after about a day or two, ask the kitchen staff to bring some liquid food and force-feed her. She is not dying such an easy death and neither is she turning into some spirit."

"Yes, Your Highness. I will make sure to do that," Hans agreed to the Princess.

Adeline reached in front of Lillian's cell. A dim orange glow from the magic circle was constantly being emitted from the cell.

Lillian was sitting on the narrow bed and was leaning on the cold stony wall while vacantly staring at the iron bars in front of her. She didn't show any kind of reaction even after sensing Adeline's presence.

Adeline turned to look at Hans and nodded her head signaling him to leave them alone. He placed the lantern on the ground and then walked away while relying on the dim light being emitted from the torch at the other end of the dungeon.

Adeline walked closer to the bar and enjoyed the look of despair on Lillian's face.

She then cleared her throat and asked in a mocking tone, "So, ex-queen Lillian, is this dungeon cell to your liking? I hope that the guards aren't very rude to you."

Lillian spoke in a dry whisper, "Came to gloat, Addy? Just go away," and rolled her eyes and turned her head away.

Adeline smiled and agreed. "Yes, of course. I came here to rejoice in your pitiful state. It took me years of preparation and tons of courage to finally put you in there. So, yes, I am enjoying seeing you like this… dirty and lifeless."

Lillian got out of her bed and slowly and weakly walked towards the bars. She rested her palms on the transparent magical barrier and stared right into Adeline's eyes to say, "Don't think that you won by putting me in here. You don't even know the surprise that is waiting for you."

Adeline pouted her lips and asked while staring right back at her, "What surprise, Lillian? The war? Or the vampires?"

Lillian's face dropped when Adeline mentioned the vampire war.

And Adeline chucked and mocked Lillian, "Are you that dumb to assume that Edwin would conceal such an important bit of news from me? Or did you think that Edwin is still on your side and he is somehow working to get you out of here?"

Lillian clenched her fists when her threat didn't even faze Adeline. But she still tried to provoke her, "You wouldn't have been smiling this much if you knew just how much of a threat the vampires are. Keep on smiling while you can. The vampires will come and wipe everyone out, along with that smug smile off of your face."

But Adeline didn't let those words get to her. "You think that I have just been sleeping and lazing around? Let them come. Wyverndale will be ready to fight them back."

"We'll see." Lillian inhaled deeply and smirked. "Ohhhhh… I cannot wait for the day when they will defeat you and take over this Kingdom."

The witch cackled like a madwoman and screamed while spreading her arms, "I just got a new purpose of my life. I was mad to think of taking my own life. No! I won't die before seeing the piles of dead bodies all over Wyverndale. I will bathe myself with your blood when that day finally comes."

"Dream on!" Adeline shrugged and smiled, "If that motivates you to endure the cold wall and smelly air of this dungeon then I would be more than happy to let you dream."

Adeline picked up the lantern from the ground and said smugly, "Ooh! And before I go, I have some good news for you. Ah! Sorry, my bad! It's a piece of bad news for you."

Adeline held the lantern right in front of Lillian's face and said, "I'm getting married to the Devil's brother. It's all thanks to you for playing the role of the matchmaker. Hadn't you kidnapped me and sent me to the Devil's Cave to be devoured then I would have never met my soon-to-be husband."

"So when you die, I'm going to ask the Devil to prepare a special place in Hell, just for you."

Adeline smiled and winked at the dumbfounded Lillian before walking away with a sass.