Scarlett

My body shakes drastically in fear at the man before me, unable to comprehend his surprise appearance, I remain silent to his awaiting expression being released, ''Has the princess lost her voice?'' He smirks cunningly and stands from his too comfortable seated posture.

My eyes refuse to accept his presence as they blink harshly, still stunned, he takes a step closer to my fumbling body. He carries a triumphant look across his ignorant face.

''Where is Cane?'' I brace myself hoping that all of this were not real, I despised the fact that each time I found him, each time it seemed perfect, something would always come along and taint our happiness, it felt as if we were stuck in an inevitably doomed love that would never reach its happy ending.

He walks around my shaking body and scans my sight with pity filled eyes, ''Lover boy is where he belongs'' he clenches his teeth as if hurt by my reaction toward him.

''Where's Cane?'' I question firmly yet again, managing to control the fear and generate it into anger. He chuckles and stands daring in front of me, he tugs on his shirt, ''Where he belongs lovely, that is, far far away from you'' I freeze at his words, attempting to perceive what he had meant.

''Oh princess, you're such a sight to admire when you're deep in thought'' he states in a deep tone poisoned with sarcasm, ''Cane has left you to me, he has fled with the reward offered by me''

My legs stand firm after the unbearable trembling they were placed in, I could feel all heat being drained from my now lifeless body, ''He's gone Princess, leaving you as a mere token of his rather short stay''

Numbness forces it's way through me at his hurtful words, my heart and head both failed to accept his sly words, ''You're ly-ying'' I mutter still trying to recover from the current shock I'd received.

''Lying? Need I remind you, I run on royal blood, not deceiving peasant blood'' he chuckles as if referring to Cane's so called 'deception'

I play nervously with my thumb, unable to anticipate further moves from him, it was evident that I'd be sent to the castle, but how would I manage to disperse the three year agreement between my father and I?
''You know Princess'' his fake tone sends unwanted chills down my spine, ''You've been with him for quite some time'' his gaze takes in my body in front of his, ''And still, I offer to take you as my wife''

I scrunch my face at his deceitful words, ''I know Cane hasn't done what you said he has and I want to know where he is, immediately'' I clench onto the little courage kept within me.

''You don't believe your future?'' He stands firm gripping his words and slowly places a hand in his pocket, ruffling till he pulls out a note from deep within.

He hands me the crumbled piece of paper and eyes me nervously as I open it,

Scarlett, by the time you read this note, I would have already set to leave with a Prince replacing me. There is no doubt that what we shared had been irreplaceable, but I will never be able to fight against the King for our love, I hope you find the happiness you deserve, or rather, I pray you would give me the happiness I deserve by setting me free from this unwanted bond''

I wipe away the falling tears, ''There there Scarlett'' William runs his slender fingers over my shoulder and I immediately nudge it off, he played well, but didn't think of the naive blunder committed. The letter had indeed been addressed to me, the blunder being, the writing.

William ofcourse hadn't known about the letters sent and received by Cane and I, he hadn't known that I memorised each formation of Cane's letters when he wrote to me and clearly, the writing present on the note was nothing like Cane's.

A winning look crosses William's face as a fake deceived look consumes mine. Cane still loved me and he would fight for me, we would be together, all I had to do, was plot carefully, to save my love from facing death.

William had forgotten, two can play at this game..