The Alien King's Alluring Obsession
Chapter 51

Killian

I don't know if Jelena thought I was dumb or stupid.

I narrowed my eyes.

Suddenly, Vladan's hand swiped across Jelena's cheek.

The sound of flesh hitting goesh was loud.

It echoed weirdly.

Jelena's eyes stared at her father with shock.

Her right hand cradled the affected cheek.

"Father, I d" She opened her mouth to speak.

Her father didn't give her the chance to say anything though.

"Shut up! I told you to give up on this unprofitable venture ages ago. See what you brought us into now." Vladan chided with a dark gaze, "Your majesty, please forgive us just this once. I failed to teach her well. It is my fault." I rolled my eyes.

The little fiasco that just occurred a few seconds ago did not change my mind.

I straightened up, "Vladan, you are right. You didn't teach your daughter well. If she had done more, I wouldn't be here talking to you in a calm manner. It seemed I have been too lenient with everybody lately. Undermining my authority would come sooner or later, I am not really surprised."

"Your majesty, nobody is undermining you. You are our King, the great Killian. My daughter made a terrible mistake. Jelena and I are both sorry." Vladan apologized again.

"Jelena, you said something about you losing your logical mind because of your so-called affection. That's a blatant lie. You have always been controlled and rational, don't try to feed me the nonsense you just said. Anyways, I am not going to let this strike go unpunished." I said.

I hurried up.

These two were wasting my time.

"Vladan, you failed to teach your daughter properly. What if she behaved like this elsewhere, my reputation would be lost. Jelena, you threatened your Queen. That's basically treason. The guards will be here to take you guys to the dungeon. A few days and whips in the dungeon might rejuvenate your minds." I passed my judgement.

"Your majesty." Vladan tried to plead.

"I don't want to hear anything. I am done." I replied.

The eavesdropping officials finally started to leave.

This time, they were really leaving.

I had factored the fact that some of the officials would wait to hear what I want to speak to Vladan about. The court was a river with muddy depths.

Vladan's punishment would give his rival in court plenty of opportunities.

Sometimes, letting others handle the knife was the best.

I passed a message to the guards.

The father and daughter duo was becoming an eyesore.

I have known about Jelena's little thoughts for a very long time. I thought my blatant indifference to her affections would have killed her passion. It didn't.

She could keep losing herself in her feelings for all I care. What I won't take, was the threatening words she said to Edna.

I wasn't so stupid to think those things she said were just words.

The words that dropped from each person's mouth comes from the abundance in their hearts.

I have seen how Jelena dealt with enemies over the years. For Jelena to speak threatening words, she had already regarded Edna as her enemy.

I don't need that kind of energy around me and my Queen.

The punishment I gave to Jelena and Vladan was a light one. I don't want anything to disturb my wedding ceremony.

After the wedding, I would clean both of them up.

The guards I called poured into the hall.

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"Official Vladan and Jelena, please come with us." The guard at the forefront said.

Vladan didn't reply and Jelena's face was as cold as ice.

They didn't go against the guards words though.

The marvelous entourage was on their way out of the court hall.

Two figures dashed into the hall. They were coming towards me.

The guards acted promptly. They stopped watching over Vladan and Jelena.

They encircled the two new arrivals with stern faces.

I recognized who the two new arrivals was, after taking a good look at their faces.

It was Cassandra and Emily.

I saw that they were diligent in their work so I asked them to help Edna in getting ready for the wedding.

The two of them were here but Edna isn't with them.

The panic on their faces was blinding.

Something must have gone very, very wrong.

I had to keep the urge to shake whatever they are here for, out of their mouth.

"Let them speak." I instructed the guards.

The guards loosened their security cycle and the two maids rushed to me.

When they got to a reasonable distance, the two of them knelt before my throne.

Cassandra and Emily were sweating profusely.

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It was like they were just fished out from a river.

"What's wrong? Speak up quickly. I don't have all the time in the world." I urged them impatiently.

Cassandra's mouth trembled, "My King. An assassin broke into your bedchamber and they took the future Queen away."

What?!

I want to believe my ears were malfunctioning. The panic and guilt on their faces assured me that I heard their words correctly.

"What did you just say?!" I stood up from my throne and approached them.

My brows was furrowed and my heart was beating erratically.

"Your majesty, we deserve to die! We were too incompetent and the assassin took future Queen Edna away. We are so sorry for the blunder." Emily cried before banging her head on the floor. No!

No, no, no.

It felt like I was trapped in a nightmarish illusion.

My ears were hearing the words, but my brain found it hard to interpret those words.

I knew what each word meant, but the things Cassandra and Emily were saying didn't register in my brain. I felt like all my brain cells died overnight.

Edna was gone.

How? Why?

Numerous thoughts flashed through my mind.

I was losing my composure.

"Explain properly." I growled at Cassandra.