Back in the 18th century, a series of wars created havoc in the hearts of different kingdoms. Susan, a young shy brunette was brought into a different kingdom as a maid after a brutal war between her kingdom and the kingdom of Dunab. Captured by the king's men along with other young girls, Susan was subjected into total slavery and placed to work for the royal household. Losing her family to the war, Susan, torn apart by the reality had no other choice but to surrender to this new life of slavery for the rest of her life. New to the kingdom, Susan, sent on an errand by the Queen to a neighboring kingdom, lost her way deep in the woods only for her to cross paths with Prince Alexander, the ravishing handsome prince of Dunab during his daily hunting. It was love at first sight for the both. Susan never knew that Alexander was the prince of the kingdom she served, neither did Alexander have any idea who Susan was. But everything changed during their second encounter during a royal party of Prince Alexander's engagement with Princess Genevieve of Ruhan, a neighboring kingdom. Alexander found himself falling deeply in love with Susan, and no matter how they both tried to stay apart from each other, a force always seemed to pull them together. Will they be able to change the hands of fate? And what happens when their love becomes a path of destruction for Susan.
Chapter 1 Prologue
A powerful loud cry of distress rose in the air chaperoned with a heavy sound of running horses.
On the horses appeared men in armors and sharp swords in each hand as their large angry eyes fixed on their approaching enemies from the other side of the intense battle field.
The scream of women and children filled the background, dead bodies with blood spilling out of different parts of their bodies was seen on the ground, more soldiers fighting endlessly with loud clashing sounds of swords.
"Prepare for war!" A loud cry emitted from the crowd as the soldiers fought among themselves. Swords were stabbed deep into their chests, blood splashed on their faces and the whole kingdom became a battlefield filled with the dead bodies of soldiers including women and children who couldn't escape the claws of war.
"Blood of blood! We won't leave until we have conquered!" A large man with long beards and brutal eyes spoke out from among the crowd. He glanced at the men surrounding him one after the other, thick blood plastered on his face but he didn't care about it at all, the blood in his veins rushed through him violently.
"The king of Ceiptu has degraded me and my kingdom to the last level, this is a revenge that I must have, no one dare insult me and live the next day to tell about it" King Anox, the king of Dunab spoke out in the large crowd of soldiers who scanned at the dead bodies of their rivals. They have killed more men than required including the king of Ceiptu who laid dead on the cold ground, blood gushing out of his open neck.
With Stern eyes, King Anox stared at the dead body of the king, he felt at peace knowing that he had conquered and the war between his kingdom and the kingdom of Ceiptu was finally over.
"Gather the remaining women, young girls and children back to my kingdom. They shall serve me and I will make them suffer and pay for the deeds of their dead king!" the angry king swore with deceit.
He dipped his hand into his armor, brought out a brown rag and wiped the blood off his face. Slowly, he rested his gaze on his second in command, Andrew, a brutal soldier just like the king.
"Make sure that they are brought into the kingdom for inspection, I shall choose who will live and who will have to die by the sword!" he announced and without waiting for a reply from Andrew, King Anox galloped out of the kingdom and down into the woods along with three other men who followed him on their horses.
Some group of women and young girls with chains all around their body were dragged down the woods along with the soldiers who had no mercy on them.
"Increase your pace! We need to get to the kingdom before the sun sets!" Andrew announced loudly to the weeping women who couldn't dare to raise their heads for the fear of being killed.
Among the weeping women was a young brunette who walked quietly with great fear. She didn't dare to look up, with tightened muscles, her heart leaped almost a thousand times and the soft breeze that blew around them shoved her hair into different directions.
Her slender figure fitted slightly to the chains bound around her hands, her red lips shone brightly and her deep blue eyes fixed to the ground,her gaze not leaving her bareless feet.
"Susan" an older woman next to her whispered very faintly just to avoid her from being heard by the angry soldiers.
With trembling fingers, Susan raised her head, she turned to the older woman whom she was very familiar with back at their kingdom.
"Your gown is stained with blood, the soldiers must not know that you are on your monthly period, they might have you beheaded for this" the woman spat out in a whisper, her eyes filled with pity to the young girl in front of her.
Susan's heart dropped immediately, her knuckles became white with terror and her eyes began to flicker visibly scared.
"I...I..I had no idea it was coming out today" she whispered back to the woman with so many thoughts running wildly through her mind.
"The war came suddenly and so did your stain but you must find a way to hide this from them, the soldiers must not see this at all" the older woman chipped in and didn't say another word to the already frightened Susan.
Susan was torn apart as she drowned in an ocean of deep confusion. She scanned around but at the sides of her were soldiers seated on their horses as they walked on the lonely path deep in the woods. No one could help her, she knew that she was doomed and the chains tied around her hands prevented her from doing so many things. She must not let the soldiers find out about her stained dress, she must find a way to hide this and stay alive, no way will she die because of this.
The Journey continued, the wood was so quiet that the only sound that could be heard were the sound of the horses feet.
"I don't want to hear any whimpers at all, any woman who let out a single sob will be killed and her flesh will be laid here to be devoured by wild birds!" Andrew let out with anger and deep irritation as he stared at the helpless women before him. He was the last soldier on the road, he did this just to prevent any woman from trying to escape although it might seem to be impossible due to the chains tied around them.
None of the women dared to make a sound, with total silence, they got closer to the kingdom of Dunab, a kingdom known to be ruled by the ruthless king Anox.
Seeing the large city gate in front of her, Susan looked up with glittering blue eyes filled with fear and worry. She gulped down really hard with wonders on what might befall her in a strange kingdom she knows nothing of.
Chapter 1 Prologue
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Chapter 2 1
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Chapter 3 2
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Chapter 4 3
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Chapter 5 4
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Chapter 6 5
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Chapter 7 6
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Chapter 8 7
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Chapter 9 8
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Chapter 10 9
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Chapter 11 10
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Chapter 12 11
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Chapter 13 12
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Chapter 14 13
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Chapter 15 14
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Chapter 16 15
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Chapter 17 16
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Chapter 18 17
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Chapter 19 18
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Chapter 20 19
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Chapter 21 20
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Chapter 22 21
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Chapter 23 22
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Chapter 24 23
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Chapter 25 24
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Chapter 26 25
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Chapter 27 26
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Chapter 28 27
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Chapter 29 28
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Chapter 30 29
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Chapter 31 30
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Chapter 32 31
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Chapter 33 32
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Chapter 34 33
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Chapter 35 34
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Chapter 36 35
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Chapter 37 36
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Chapter 38 37
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Chapter 39 38
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Chapter 40 39
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