Chapter 22 A sudden attack

"Ahhhhh" Anne scream out as she put her hand inside her mouth and brought out the bone which had been stuck inside her mouth. Prince Gabriel was irritated by what she just did as he watch his hand and stop eating. "I'm sorry! It's just a mistake okay because I didn't do this for you to stop eating. She Utter.
"Don't worry! I've already lost my appetite already. He Said.
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Susan couldn't wait to break the news to Alexander, her lover who she was happy that couldn't wait to receive the news went to meet him and break it to him. But his countenance wasn't what she expected to see. He wasn't happy. He was sad at the moment. He was putting on a worried countenance.
"What is it Alex? Don't tell me that I did something wrong by doing this too? She utter already know what was In his mind. " You did do something wrong my princess! Do you have an idea of what you've done because of me?
Like seriously, are you serious? You really want to spend the rest of your life with me? That part when you said after two months she was gonna devoice him do you think that such thing could actually happened? "I hope you are aware that we are all human and people can change?
" I don't know why I felt so sound about this but I feel like you've made such a wrong decision. He utter as she scoff. "Please don't scold me! Don't keep reminding me of my mistake so can you do that and just follow my plans because I actually want to spend the rest of my life with you and this is the only way I could do it. I have to put an end to something so don't worry. She assure him as she went to the kitchen where he was cooking some yam.
"I will go get some firewood so serve yourself before I will come back. Alexander, the thirty years middle guy utter as he went out. Susan who was beginning to starve to death serve herself as she began to eat it. Just as she was about watching her hands, she heard Alex voice.
With fears and curiousity, she came outside the kitchen only to see Alex running towards her. "Get your bag!" We have to leave now they're some soldier after us. He scream from where he was as she run inside the house and gripped hold of her bag, looking for her other things in the room but there were non while Alexander in the process quickly arrange his things inside bag and run along side with Susan who was also running at the moment.
The soldiers stop at the front of his small roof inside as the leader commanded them to enter inside in search of him. "he isn't here master! It's seems like he had run away because non of his bag are here. They utter and walk out of the room.
" Burnt down this roof! He commanded as they put some dry grasses inside and let it with matches and immediately, everywhere got burnt. But we still have to look for him because the king had commanded us to bring him alive so I went you all to look for him in the forest because I'm sure that he hasn't gone too far. So go in search of him. Yes Sir!
They all reply and start searching for them. Alexander's heart skip when he saw some smoke coming from afar as his mind quickly reflected back to his small roof house which he had manage to built by himself.
He couldn't believe they burnt it all! His sweat. "What's happening Alex? Why are those men chasing us? She ask as he sighed deeply. " I don't know! I don't know who those soldiers are. He utter sadly like someone who's about to cry but he couldn't let her see his weakness. He gotta be strong.
"Could it be that the King was the one who had sent them after you? She ask panting really hard at the moment because she was damn tired of running. "I think so! But what does my father want from you?
Why's him looking for you? She ask frustratedly and just then, they heard the sound of noise as Susan ran away but it was too late for Alexander to make a move as they shoot him with an arrow. He turn around to look at Susan who was hiding behind a tree in the moment as he fell down.
"Finally found you! Why do you have to run away from us since? " What do you need from me? What do you want? He ask holding his shoulder which was bringing out some blood at the moment. "We don't need you but the king! He's the one who had ordered us to bring you. They utter and drag him among with them immediately.
Susan was so scared at the moment that she couldn't help but let out the tears which had threathen to fall down from her eyes. She was sad at the moment and had hope that everything will be fine. She just hope and pray that nothing will happen to him because it seems like he was shoot with an arrow. But what if the arrow was Poisonous and what if he died on the way. Ohh no she isn't supposed to be having such negative thought about it. She should be positive about everything and hope that everything will go as she had planned.
"Alexander will be fine!" She assure herself cleaning off her tears as she follows them slowly from back without their knowledgement. But Susan again do pondered why his father had sent some soldier after him. What has him done wrong? He pondered as he let out a deep sighed and quickly notice that she Utter that words out when she couldn't hear any sound of them walking.
"It seems like someone is spying on us right now! Go check it out and bring to me whatever person it is.
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