CHAPTER 34

She had killed so many people even when she knew that Amber was watching but killing Sam was not to be watched by her at all. Haven threw a dagger at Sam who caught it by hand not knowing it was laced by her special venom she had been preparing ever since she learnt about the coup.
When Sam got paralyzed, she walked toward him and drove the dagger deep into his heart. She watched as then old man fell to the ground and she took out the dagger and stabbed him three more times. A traitor was branded by the number of years one had been on the throne.
Since she has three years, she stabbed him thrice. After taking care of Sam she went to her dying lover and asked for forgiveness before she closed her eyes. She shook her head as she got into the car.
“Take me home,” she told Tom who didn’t wait any one second but drove her back.
It was quiet till she reached her mansion. She went inside and went straight to her bathroom where she took off her clothes and climbed into the tub where she soaked herself for hours trying to remove the stench of blood all over her.
There were so many busy days ahead and she needed to get her head straight before that.
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It’s been a week ever since the incident occurred and she had been busy looking at candidates for her Oracle. She had lost seven of her priests and priestess and she had to fill the gap. Among her Oracle there was only one lead priestess and tow young priests.
She was going to choose her own Oracle, people she knew and trusts; people who have abilities to fulfill their roles and never betray her in the process.
She smiled at the candidates she had chosen. She called in the first candidate.
“Why are you looking for me?” Lee asked.
“I just gave you a promotion,” Haven said.
“I don’t want it. I just want to be by your side and serve you.”
“That will be serving me. I need you to serve me and I need you to take that post. You can help to keep the Oracle in check.”
“What do you mean by the Oracle?”
“I want you to become my second priestess.”
“But..”
“No buts, you qualify to be part of that. You have skills that no one else has and I trust you. Do this for me Lee,” she said earnestly.
“I will serve you with all that I have,” she said and gave a bow.
Haven smiled and knew she had conquered the hardest one.
“That’s good then. On your way out please call Gina in for me and tell to bring me something to drink.”
“Yes, ma’am.”
Lee left her office and minutes later Gina walked in with a glass of juice. She gave it to her and she took it. Haven took a sip of the juice and instructed Gina to take a seat.
“Is there something you need?”
“Yes, there is and I don’t want you to say no. If you refuse, I will make you pay dearly,” she threatened Gina and she wasn’t joking at all.
“Whatever you want I will do it.”
“I know though that doesn’t apply sometimes.”
“I’m sorry.”
“No need to be. I am promoting you.”
“What? I just want to be your assistant.”
“I know and you will be my assistant but you shall serve a greater purpose. You will become my fifth priestess for the Oracle,” Haven said.
“You want me to be part of the Oracle?”
“Yes, and like I said you are not allowed to say no,” she reminded Gina.
“I won’t say no to this. I have always dreamed of being one and now I am. How can I say no to that? Thank you very much,” Gin said happily.
It was a good thing she wanted it otherwise it was going to be more trouble.
“Good. On your way out please do call these people for me,” Haven said giving Gina a list.
“Yes ma’am,” she said happily leaving her office.
Since everything was going so well, she wondered how Amber was doing at the moment. Haven spent the rest of the day meeting the newly appointed priests and priestesses. She had to meet Police Chiefs to cover the bodies and control the media coverage too.
Just dumping the bodies or burying them wasn’t her thing. She wanted their families to know that they were dead and bury them themselves. It was a pitiful thing for people not to know that you were dead. She experienced it once and wouldn’t want to repeat again.
Amber couldn’t believe it at all. She thought she was dead but woke up in a hospital bed with her mother crying at her side. She heard a very funny story from them. Apparently Haven had cooked one for the police and she was never there. The whole thing had been covered as if it never happened.
Just how powerful was Haven?