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3.6% The Cursed Prince's Strange Bride / Chapter 17: Moon Kingdom

Chapitre 17: Moon Kingdom

"Three days?" Alicia asked in alarm, sitting up to look outside the window again, and the princess bobbed her head.

'No! no! no! no!' She cried in her head.

Three fucking days? What was she supposed to be doing in a carriage for three days? She had always hated long trips. And by long trips, she meant flights that were more than 2 hours. But here she was, sitting in a carriage that was going to take them three days before arriving at the Sty kingdom or whatever they called the place?

Perhaps she could escape from there at night when everyone falls asleep? Maybe that was a better plan.

Harold watched her from the corners of his eyes, and he could tell that a lot of thoughts were going on in her head judging by the creases on her brows. He doubted that she ever stayed for a moment without thinking or saying anything.

He tried not to let her bother him for now. He had a much bigger problem which is was going to be facing soon. And he was sure that whoever had plotted to kill him a few days ago was going to try it again.

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By the third day of their journey, Alicia finally admitted to herself that running away was impossible. In the first two nights of their journey, she had tried to wait for everyone else to sleep off or for the carriage to come to a stop so that she could sneak out of the carriage, but it seemed like the people did not sleep. Not once did the carriage stop to take a break at nights.

Only a few times when either Princess Tyra or herself wanted to ease themselves or have a maid clean them up with a bowl of water and towel did they stop and it hadn't been for more than a few minutes.

They were served food inside the carriage which Alicia had no idea how they had prepared it.

The only thing off was Prince Harold. During the day, the damned Prince never seemed to shut his eyes. At nights, he was nowhere to be found. Whenever he returned at daylight, he looked completely exhausted and worn out but he still kept a straight face and rarely spoke to her.

She was glad Tyra had kept her company or else, she would have died of boredom before she returned to the future.

With a sullen look on her face she eyed the man who was seated across from her. It was strange how he was her husband yet he seemed very uninterested in her. The only time she knew that he was paying attention to her conversations with Princess Tyra were the few occasions he snorted or grunted at something she said.

"We are about to enter the city," Princess Tyra announced with excitement in her voice as she looked outside the window of the carriage, and Alicia quickly moved to the other window to look out.

Unlike the city they were coming from, there was no tall city wall or gate. People were moving about freely like they had no care in the world. There was an undertone of arrogance to it, almost as though they were daring other kingdoms to attack them. She noticed how the people knelt and bowed their head once they saw the carriages, and she turned to spare Prince Harold a glance.

His face held an expression of boredom as he looked ahead of him without bothering to see what was going on outside the window. Now that they were in the city, he became even more worried about what to do with the woman he had married. He was just going to entrust her in the care of Tyra, and stay as far away from her as possible.

He would also need to sleep in a separate bedroom from her, as he couldn't pass the night with her, and he wasn't ready to answer her questions or give her any explanation.

Once the carriage rolled to a stop in front of what Alicia suspected to be the palace, Harold jumped down, and without sparing either his bride or half-sister a glance, he walked away as if he had been dying to put some distance between himself and them.

Alicia turned to look at Princess Tyra, "Is he always like that? That... that obnoxious?" She asked unbelievably, wondering why he had bothered to marry her if he was going to act like she didn't even exist.

"Obnoxious?" Princess Tyra asked, clearly intrigued by the new word.

Why did she keep forgetting that these people were from a different era? Alicia closed her eyes, and let out a soft breath before opening them, "Yes. Is he always this annoying?" She asked, and Princess Tyra let out a soft giggle.

"I'm sure you have a lot to learn concerning your husband. Don't worry, I will be here to answer your questions. We should get down now," Princess Tyra suggested as she dropped her novel on the seat before graciously climbing out of the carriage with the help of a guard.

Curious to see where would be her home for the next couple of days until she was able to find her way back to the river, Alicia raised her gown, and jumped out of the carriage in the most ungracious manner without waiting for anyone to help her.

Once her feet hit the ground and she looked ahead of her, she noticed the man who had held a dagger to her throat earlier, glaring at her, and she scoffed at him before focusing on the gigantic brick building that stood proudly in front of her.

One look at the architectural design of the building and she could tell that the people of this kingdom were smarter and wealthier than the other kingdom. Well, if she had no choice and had to be stuck in this era, she would rather live in a place like this, than the other kingdom which was full of those stupid and spoilt brats called princesses.

"My Princess," Paulina whispered behind her, reminding her of her presence, and Alicia turned to look at her with a smile. She was glad that she at least had Paulina to turn to. Madam Grace would definitely not be missed. At least not by her.


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Chapitre 18: Beth

Alicia was led to a room far bigger and well-arranged compared to the other kingdom. The room was almost empty, left for a king-sized bed and a dressing table with a small mirror. She remembered how her room was well decorated. Bright sheets instead of these dull looking sheets, floor-to-ceiling windows compared to the small windows in the room. The similarity was that the room was on the second floor, so she could still look at the city from her window even if it wasn't that big. Something clicked in her head, and she approached the window with a smile on her face. The door behind her opened and a girl entered, but she didn't bother to spare her any glance as she went to the window.

"My lady,"

'I can pass through this window.' Alicia thought to herself. She only had to try a little, plus she also needed a rope to help her down. She had played several dangerous roles and had refused to use a stuntman because she had aimed to be the best actress. And one of the ways she demonstrated this was by reducing the cost of hiring a stuntman to play her role. So she had been trained a lot. Jumping down from here would be an easy feat.

"Can you hear me?"

'I just have to wait until midnight. But first, I need to find a strong rope.' She turned to look around the room absentmindedly, still not noticing the person inside.

She tried to find something solid she could tie the rope to, and her eyes landed on the solid legs of the bed.

'That's it! I will try to move the bed a little closer and make do with it. And I will need a horse. I should still remember how to ride one.' She had starred in a historical drama before and was made to take horse riding lessons for the role.

She heard a loud sound behind her, like something was being flogged, and was startled as she jumped back. Then she finally took note of the girl inside the room with her, who had a cane in hand and had used it to hit the dressing table.

"Who are you?" Alicia asked and eyed her up and down. She wore a simple dress and had her hair tied in a ponytail with a red head band around her hair and a crescent moon knitted at the center of the front of the band.

She'd noticed that the other maids in this kingdom had the same thing around their heads. But unlike the maids she saw in the other kingdom, who looked very meek and humble, this one had an air of arrogance around her, which she didn't try to conceal. She acted like she was superior to Alicia, which felt weird to Alicia because, technically, she was the prince's bride and was supposed to be respected. The girl looked to be in her teenage years or early twenties. She couldn't guess."

My name is Beth. I will be your handmaiden from now on and cater to all your needs. I will also be in charge of teaching you the things you need to know about the palace. Firstly, you need to have a warm bath and greet the royals." She turned to face the door and yelled, "Come in."

The door opened and about five other young girls hurried inside. They all bowed to Alicia, but it seemed like they were bowing down to Beth. They also looked very nervous, and she could tell it wasn't because of her. Each had a bowl of something in their hands.

"Set up her bath."

Alicia watched everything happen in confusion.

They all hurriedly pushed open a curtain at the end of the room and entered the next room, which she believed was the bathroom.

"You should be stripping out of these," Beth said, eyeing her up and down like she was wearing rags.

"Where is Paulina?" Alicia asked.

"Who is that?"

"My handmaiden. She came with me."

"She will be assigned other duties."

"She is going to attend to me."

Something akin to a smirk grew on Beth's face. "You do not have a choice here, My Lady. It is the order of the inner court that I train you. Therefore; She. Will. Be. Assigned. Other. Duties," Beth said each word pointedly, as if she was deliberately trying to annoy Alicia.

'There is something wrong with this place,' Alicia thought to herself as she took a step forward so that she was standing directly in front of the maid, "And if I say no?" She asked with a slightly raised brow, challenging the maid.

"You seem to be mistaken about something here. I... didn't ask for your opinion. If you care about your maid, it would be best you do as I say," Beth threatened.

'Didn't the rumor say that everyone was scared of Prince Harold? How come this girl could treat me, who happened to be Prince Harold's wife, like this? Who is she exactly? She is no ordinary maid. Everything about her points to that fact. Aside from that, maybe I am being treated this way because they must have heard that Prince Harold does not like me. It doesn't matter. I need to swallow my anger and be nice to her if I need a rope to get out of here.'

Alicia paused when something else occurred to her. Paulina. She hadn't realized that there was a flaw in her plan until she had to think about Paulina now. What was going to happen to Paulina if she managed to escape? Perhaps she shouldn't have brought Paulina along with her?

"W-We are... done, Miss... Beth," One of the girls said when they came out of the bathroom. She had her head bowed and so did the others.

Now, Alicia wondered who this Beth was and why they had assigned her to attend to her.

Beth, on the other hand, could feel her blood boiling from having to attend to a mere human woman. She had been working for the royals since she was a baby. Her mother had been a handmaiden before she died. And she was born in this palace. Unlike the humans, who she had heard didn't let their maids or servants get married and procreate, it was different in the moon kingdom because they were werewolves. And they have to keep procreating to keep them from going extinct. They also needed warriors.

Not only was her mother a strong Beta who had sacrificed her life to save the queen, but her father was also a Beta and one of the best warriors. Everyone feared her because she was the favorite handmaiden of the royals, and this was because of her family. She was also quite strong since she trained with her father sometimes.

She deserved better than to attend to a mere weak human girl. 


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