"M-mom, please don't leave. Don't leave us...T-there's still another way to cure your illness, right dad? Dad?"

Abigail asked her father whose standing behind her with a frown face but his father didn't answer as tears then started to cascade into his eyes. Abigail then looked back at her dying mother with a teary eyes.

"Abigail, my dear. I-i'm sorry but I don't think there's still another way to cure these unknown illness of mine, I can feel my body getting weaker right now and I know that soon enough...it maybe impossible for you to accept this but I think that I'll die sooner or later. If not today, maybe tomorrow or the day after that but, all I want to say to you is that, even in the afterlife. I will love you and look after you from above so please...stop crying now"

Her mother respond while touching her daughter's cheeks.

"Luke, please look after our daughter"

She added, Abigail then sobbed and held her mother's hand while her Father just tapped her shoulder, trying to calm Abigail down but....

"Hannah?"

"Mom? no, no, no...Mom! Mom! no Mom! D-don't leave me"

Abigail shouted while hugging her  mother as Luke just sigh and cried quietly, he  ordered the servants to prepare a proper burial for his passed away wife.

It was hard for Abigail to move on after her mother's death, she didn't eat or drink anything for a few days and just lock herself in her bedroom while crying. Some maids tried to confront and comfort her but Abigail would just push them away, her father didn't bother to confront his own daughter and just let Abigail be.

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4 months had passed and Luke found another woman to be his beloved wife. She has 3 daughters from her ex-husband. He then called Abigail to meet them.

Ava- Her step-mom

Cassandra-1st daughter 17 years old/step-sister

Cristina-2nd daughter:15 years old/step-sister

Tressia-3rd Daughter: 14 years old/step-sister

At first, Abigail thought they were kind and loving person. Her step-mom treat her like her own daughter but as days go by. They change little by little.

*Present Time*

"My Lady? Oh there you are. His Lordship wanted to see you"

A maid said while standing a few meters to Abigail, she was reading a book peacefully in the backyard.

"Oh, Father arrived already, Anith?"

Abigail asked with an excitement expression can be seen in her face while looking at the maid.

"Yes, My lady. His Lordship just arrived a few minutes ago but...I don't think that he's in a good mood right now My lady."

Anith respond with a little bit sad tone in her voice making Abigail sigh.

"Why do you think that Father's not in a good mood right now, Anith?"

Once again, Abigail asked confusedly...

"My Lady, y-you see. When Sir Luke ordered me to see you, he shouted angrily and even throw the cup that he's holding, that's why"

"Is Father hurt? Come, let's go"

Abigail said worriedly and rushed off to his father's office while Anith just followed her. On their way, she met Cassandra smirking while walking pass her but Abigail just ignored her and continued on running to his Father's office.

"Father, you called for me?"

She asked while slamming the door only to see her Father's angry expression while Ava and Tressia was sitting on the couch.

When Abigail looked around, she noticed that Tressia was crying while covering her face and her mother was tapping her back

"Tressia, what happen-"

"Don't act like you know nothing Abigail! have you lost your mind?!" Her Father yelled angrily towards her.

"F-father, what do you mean? I ...I don't understand?" She asked back with a confusion in her voice. Seeing her father's expression made her nervous.

"What do you mean you don't understand?...Abigail, how can you be so reckless to your sisters? Tell me, why did you push Tressia on the stairs?" Luke asked towards his daughter.

"B-but, I didn't do anything?"

"Abi, this is so disappointing. First is I have received some reports to your school that your grades are dropping, your even rank in the last place. And now your bullying your sisters? This is unacceptable. Your grounded Abigail, Butler Jones! Lock Abigail in her room and don't let her out until she learned her lesson"

He added and sighed disappointingly ,

"B-but Father...what are you talking about? I-i didn't do anything. I didn't push Tressia off the stairs, your misunderstanding. T-tressia, please! Tell Father the truth! N-no, don't touch me. Father! I-it was a misunderstanding. I didn't do anything. I was framed! Father!"

Abigail shouted while the two guards are dragging her away. She yelled but it seemed like her Father just ignored her. Anith saw the two guards dragging Abigail away as she then ran towards them and tried to stop the two guards but Butler Jones then appeared and told Anith that it was his Lordship's order so she must not interfere.

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As soon as Abigail was dragged away, the surrounding felt the silence not until....

"Hon, you don't have to go that far. Abigail is still a kid, what she did was maybe an accident" Ava spoke sternly and approach Luke with a hug.

"Ava, Abigail is already 13 years old. She's not a child anymore, locking her in her room for more than a week will not kill her...Aside from that, I still have work to finish tomorrow, If you want to ask something, I'll be at my room"

He responded and hugged his wife back before planting a kiss on her forehead as he then pulled out the hug.

"Okay, rest well Honey"

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"Mom, now that Abigail is grounded, what are we gonna do next?" Tressia asked while wiping off her tears but was confused when Ava just smirked and face her.

"Patient dear, don't worry too much. Sooner or later we'll be able to get rid of that brat once and for all" Ava respond to her confused daughter.

"But why do we have to get rid of Abigail? She's just a girl Mom, what's so special about her?"

"Hmm, what's so special about Abigail Axelin? well, she owns 70% of her family's wealth. That means, Luke only owns 30% of his ex-wife's wealth. In order to get the all their Family's wealth, we must get rid of Abigail for her not to stand on our way....and about your step-dad, I'm sure that I can pursue him to transfer his wealth to one of you"   Ava explained

"But, can we just poison Abigail or maybe, sent an assasin to kill her? Its not that hard to do it, right mom?"   Tressia asked her mother but Ava just shush her and tapped her head

"No, if we do that. There is a possibility that Luke will get suspicious to us, don't underestimate the Axelin Family. They held one of the highest position in the kingdom, it won't be easy to fool them" She responded

*Meanwhile*

{Abigail's Pov}

Why? why didn't Father believe me? I-i didn't do anything, I was framed. I didn't push Tressia at the stairs, I didn't bully anyone in this house.

M-mom, why did you left? Ever since your gone, Father didn't even dare to look at me in the eyes or even asked me if I'm fine. I can't even remember the last day that we've talked to each other or eat together. Mom, why do you have to leave? We could've been the happiest family in this whole kingdom....

"M-my Lady? Are you okay? Is everything fine in there? Do you need anything? You can tell me. Are you hungry? I can tell the chef to cook food for you"

I heard Anith asked with a worried tone on her voice while knocking on my door.

"No, I-i'm fine Ms. Anith. Thank you for your concern but...I wanted to be alone, for now. I'll just call you if I need anything" I responded sternly

Anith maybe just my personal maid but for me, she's more than that. She is my second mother, she took really good care of me.

Anith is just like Mom sweet, funny and caring, she has everything. She even took care of me when I was sick, and she was there...for me when I was feeling nervous of my first day of school , and even comforted me whenever I'm feeling lonely, and aside from that...I wanted my Father to be like that too, but I think its impossible. He is always busy, always focused on his work, politics, power and his status. He doesn't even have time for me. Not even a minute but I really wanted him to love me and acknowledge me......

"My Lady? I'm sorry to disturb you again but a Prince Jeremy and Princess Diana sent you a letter, I'll just slide it through the door for you to receive"

"O-okay, Thank you Ms. Anith"

I responded and slowly walked towards the door, Anith just slide the letter under as I then picked it up. It was a letter from the palace, from my friends, Princess Janeth and Prince Jeremy. It was written here that they're inviting me to the palace for a tea party.

As far as I remember, it was kind of awkward for our first meeting but we really get along well after that.  Janeth is the same age as mine while Prince Jeremy is one year older, sometimes, Janeth would also ask me to tutor her. She had her own teacher but the Empress would ask me sometimes making me hard to refuse.

Thinking about it lessen my stress, but...I'm still grounded. I don't want to make my father angry again, maybe I'll just write an excuse letter. There is always next time and I knew that they would understand my situation right now.

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Many Months has passed by and Abigail's life became a mess. Everyday, her step-sisters would bully her and even accused her for something she's unaware of. But of course, her Father wouldn't pick her side and always scold her and punish her. This made Abigail depressed and wouldn't eat for the whole week, because of that, she lost a lot of weight and her face were so pale. This made everyone worried, the servants who knew about Abigail being bullied wanted to tell her Father but Ava would threatened them making them shut their mouths.

Abigail was once a cheerful and a loving child but now....everything change, Abigail became a cold person. Not being able to show any emotions, Anith was getting more worried for her Lady's health so she tried to convince his Lordship to visit Abigail, even just once but of course. All Luke's answer were always the same, he always say that he'll visit if he had time....

But as months passed by, Abigail was getting weaker and weaker. Also, the news about her got into the Palace. It made Janeth and Jeremy worried, Abigail wasn't able to visit them for the past few months so they wanted to visit her instead ,but Ava would make an excuse that'll stop them from visiting. Her Father would sometimes send a physician to check on Abigail but she refuses to be checked by a doctor so she always reject them.

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"Ms. Anith?"

Abigail was standing in the garden when she called for her maid.

"Yes, My lady? You called for me?" Anith respond sternly

"Ms. Anith, can you prepare the carriage for me? Please?" Abigail requested with a smile that formed on her lips.

"B-but My Lady, His Lordship said tha-"

"Please? Don't worry, I just want to have some fresh air. I won't be long outside the Mansion"

Abigail spoke softly making Anith sigh and nod as a respond, Luke didn't give Abigail his permission yet.

"But my lady, you know that you can't hide anything from his Lordship. Anyone who saw you going out from the mansion can report you to your Father, you'll get in trouble again"

"Ms. Anith, your getting worried for no reason. I'm sure that Father will understand besides, its been already a long time since I got out of this mansion. Ever since mom died, Father didn't let me go out except if there is a royal party. He even home schooled me"

"But, what about your Step-mother and Step-sisters? I'm sure that they'll make a ruckus for you to get in huge trouble again, they can made Lie's to your father just for you to get punished" Anith responded but instead of Abigail getting worried, she just chuckled and tapped Anith's head while smiling brightly.

For many months had passed, Abigail must have gotten used to it. Every time she met her step-sisters, she already knew that she would get in trouble again even tho she always tried to avoid them. But, what can Abigail do. Her mother had passed away, Luke was the only family she had in the whole kingdom. Abigail had no choice but to stay in her Fathers side until the end.

But, she thought for herself.....

'I can't live like this, Father may had been protecting me by locking me in this huge mansion but, he doesn't care about me. He only cares about his job and rank, he don't even care if my step-sister or step-mother are bullying me or framing me....He maybe my family but I don't feel like it. He disgusted me, maybe if I'm gone he might be happy or even celebrate it. Maybe if I was not born, he might be free right now'

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Abigail just sigh and smiled while holding back her tears, she's hurt but she didn't want to tell anyone.

"Ms. Anith, I can handle every burden they put in me but please, atleast ones can I enjoy myself on what I want to do. I'm just gonna have some fresh air outside this house" She responded, but something doesn't feel right.

Something is strange on Abigail's words, something is telling Anith that something bad will happened if her Ladyship's going outside the mansion. She felt unease and wanted to decline Abigail's orders but her reassuring smile made Anith sigh and bowed her head before leaving her ladyship.

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"Well, well, well, its a nice day for you to be here in your garden Abigail. Having fun?"

As soon as Anith left, Abigail heard a voice from behind yet she recognized it immediately.

"Oh, Cristina. Your here, please have a seat" she spoke gently while moving the chair for Cristina to seat...

For Abigail, among her three step-sisters. She felt that Cristina is somehow different. From the beginning, Abigail knew that Cristina was just force by her mother to hate her. It was so disappointing.

The surrounding became quiet for a moment as they can hear the breezing air and the birds chirping. It was getting a little awkward so Abigail decided to break the silence.

"Perhaps, you wanted to tell me something Cristina? We're not gonna stay silent, are we?"

Cristina was stunned when Abigail spoke making her scratch the back of her neck....

"Huh? Oh a-about that, I just wanted to say that...U-umm, actually I was going to say something to you Abi, b-but please keep it a secret. Just for the two of us...Can you promise?" Cristina spoke, not even facing Abigail in the eye.

This made Abigail confused a little but she just nod and gave her a reassuring smile as a respond. It was awkward but she never seen Cristina being slight nervous towards her, this feeling made Abigail lower her guard, it made her think that Cristina want to tell her something and she wanted to keep it a secret. Its obvious for Cristina that her mother didn't know that she came to meet Abigail. She didn't even bring maids to accompany her around.

"I...I-I just want to say to be careful. M-my mother said that she wants to get rid of you because s-she wants to have your mo-mother's wealth..Ahh!~ I-im sorry Abi but I just wanted to warn you... When that time comes, I-im afraid that n-no one can help you....That's all, goodbye"

Abigail could feel that Cristina's hands were shaking as she speaks, it seemed like she really is afraid on getting caught. But, after she spoke, she suddenly ran off. Abigail didn't have time to stop her because of her condition right now...

"When that time comes...Cristina, what you said is true. I have no one by my side when that time comes, but....why does she want to get rid of me if she can just ask me to give my wealth to her? I'm not selfish like any other person" She mumbled to herself...

For Abigail, money?....money is useless, it can't bring the lives of a person, it can't heal the pain that she felt inside her. It can't comfort her. But...this world is not what it seems. This world that we're into is cruel, we live in a world where humanity is just a word found in a dictionary and humans, have become more cruel than the demons.

Isn't it pathetic on how we waste so much time on a certain person but in the end, they proved that they weren't a second of it?

"My lady...the Carriage is ready to go, let's go?" Anith appeared making Abigail smiled and face her.

" Oh, actually Ms. Anith...umm, I just wanted to leave you here. I wanted to be alone some time."

"B-but...My lady, you know its dangero-"

Anith couldn't finish her sentence when Abigail hugged her...

"Thank you...for taking care of me Ms. Anith, I really appreciate everything. I wish I could repay your kindness someday...Now, don't worry about me anymore Ms. Anith, I can handle myself" She whispered before pulling out the hug and walked pass her.

Anith was stunned on what Abigail said but something is really off, its very uncomfortable for her to think about it but what if something bad will happen to Abigail...

What if.....

What if.... What if she'll never come back?

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"M-my Lady!"

A maid entered the garden and shouted making both Abigail and Anith turned around to face that person. She was panting, it looks like she's in a hurry for something.

"I apologize for bursting in here without permission Lady Abigail but....His Lordship has called you to his office, he said that you should go there immediately" She said while catching her breath.

Abigail looked at Anith before she suddenly ran inside the mansion. Worried that something has happened to his dearest Father. It was sudden, so Abigail didn't think through about what's happening. What's important to her is to know if her Father is okay or not.

"M-my Lady wait!!!" Anith and the other maid came running, following the Lady...

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As soon as Abigail was close to her Father's office, the hall was silent and Butler Jones was standing in front of the door.

"Mr. Jones, is everything alright?" Abigail asked worriedly with a concerned expression in her face. Hoping that the Butler would say that everything is fine but he just sigh and slowly opened the door to Luke's office.

"Lord Luke, Lady Abigail is here" Jones said sternly with a low voice, enough for Luke to hear.

He just hummed in response as Abigail then slowly entered her Father's office while observing around. She tried to stay calm and took a deep breath before stepping forward toward his father.

Luke stood up while glaring at Abigail coldly, the room went silent for a moment not until....

Abigail felt a sharp pain in her cheek making her lost her balance and stumbled down to the floor.

"Abigail Axelin!!! How many times do I have to remind you to focus on your studies...All you have to do is get to the First Place, the Most Top Ranked Student! Do you know how much you humiliated our Family?" He yelled angrily after slapping his daughter with strong force, not even caring on his daughter's weak condition at this time. He let his anger control his mind and body. Just because Abigail was ranked as the last....

Luke was right, it was humiliating for him but he could've also consider that Abigail is not in a good condition.

Abigail didn't move for a second because of shock of what his own father has done. She touches her swollen red cheek where her father had slapped her. She slowly stood up, not even daring to look at him .

"Why? Why does it have to be me?"

"You made me humiliate myself in front of everyone...Your such a disappointment Abigail, everything you need is already in this house. All you need to do is get to the First Rank and yet you failed!" He yelled again.

Abigail clenched her fist trying to hold back her tears while facing her father...

"But Why? Why do I have to get to the Highest Rank?! Why do I have to get in that rank when all I get from you is disappointment, all I see in your eyes is disgust when you look at me!...Have you even acknowledge me as your own daughter? Do you even care if I was sick or not? Have you-"

"Don't talk back to me you brat!!! You wanted to know why I hated you? Abigail?...That's because you are not my real daughter...... Hannah was pregnant with another man before I met her! I only accepted you because I loved your mother and its the only condition she ask me! I never wanted you in the first place, I should've killed you when you were born...You are a mistake Abigail!!! I wanted you to disappear and I want to kill that man whom your real father!" Luke yelled, full of anger.

His words made a deep cut through Abigail's heart, piercing it into half. She tried to stop her tears from falling but it just can't...After what she had done, its all worthless. Its nothing but useless.

"Then you could've just killed me!!!" She yelled back and ran outside while crying...Luke was stunned on what Abigail said. He came back to his senses and realized the words that he said to Abigail...

"S-sir, should I order some guards to follow her Ladyship?" Jones asked but Luke just shook his head as a no in response,

He thought that Abigail had no where to go and just lock herself in her room but he was wrong....

"Lord Luke!!! Abigail...Lady Abigail drove off with her horse outside the mansion!"

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"Lady!... Lady Abigail!!! S-stop!!!"

Anith shouted while trying to stop Abigail from going outside but she was already late, her ladyship has already drove off....

"L-lord Luke, Her ladyship ran off with her horse. We must follow her...Lady Abigail will be in danger if she'll go too far! She's still sick, she would pass out on the road" Anith pleaded while kneeling down, trying to please his Lordship.

But all she sees in Luke's eyes is nothing, as of he doesn't care what will happen to her daughter. He's not even worried.

"She's not going far, a weakling like her is not worth to be followed...Stand up, Anith...Abigail will return not long after, she's not going to survive at the coldness of the night" Luke response and walked back inside his mansion and acted like nothing had happened...

"B-but, Abigail is your daughter a-and she's also the one I've served when Lady Hannah has passed away! Lord Luke, please allow me to follow Lady Abigail" Anith pleaded again making Luke stop from walking and face her...

"Don't you dare mention my dead wife...Anith, your just a maid. Don't step over your boundaries!.. You! Bring this maid to the Punishment room and spank her 50 times" He ordered angrily while pointing at Anith...

One of the guards then grabbed Anith's arm forcely even tho she tried to resist.

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"What did you say? Abigail ran away?" Ava asked suprisingly to one of her maids when she received the report.

"Oh, that's a little bit sad. It seemed like I can't play with my dearest STEP-SISTER for a little while" Cassandra spoke while combing her hair...

"Heh~ it seemed like that brat doomed herself. It'll be easy for us to get rid of her when the time comes...right Cristina?"

"U-umm...maybe, y-yeah. Your right" Cristina hesitantly responded to her sister.

"But...I think that we should end this game, let's not play any longer and eliminate those who need to be disposed" Ava spoke devilishly with a smile while talking to her daughters.

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"Hey! Watch where your going, Young Lady!!!"

Abigail was riding her horse in a high speed, she can't control the horse and don't know how to stop it. The horse is out of control,

"Come on boy, c-calm down, calm down...please s-stop" She whispered to the horse's ear and tried to calm it down but it doesn't seem to listen.

Abigail noticed that the horse was somehow, heading towards the forest. She wanted to jump but she was too afraid to do it, she tried to stop the horse by pulling its rope but her strength was already draining....It seemed like Abigail didn't take her medicine this morning.

As soon as the horse went deeper in the forest, Abigail is getting more worried and scared. It was her first time being in the forest, she was devastated and wanted to turn the horse but she can't she doesn't even have enough strength to pull the saddle. Her body is weak...

Not being able to hold a tight grip anymore, her eyes are getting blurry.....she suddenly passed out and fell to the ground which made the horse frightened and turned his way back to the city, leaving Abigail in the middle of nowhere.

As soon as his horse ran away without her. A group of bandits were patrolling that ground at that time...

"Hey look!!! It seemed like we've got our first prey today, guys" A manly voice was heard by Abigail making her slowly opened her eyes.

A group of unknown man have circled her with their grin smile.

"G-get away from me!!!"

She yelled but her hands and feet were already tied up making her unable to move.

"Eh~ don't worry young Miss, as soon as we're finished. We'll just kill you immediately" One man said with a smile as the others just laughed.

"Get away from me! You Idiot!!! Bastard! I said get away!" Abigail yelled angrily trying to stop the man from coming towards her but he just laughed...

The man was about to approach her but a scream of a man was then heard from behind earning everyone's attention

"Help!!! Help!!! Master! T-their is an assassin chasing m-"

A sudden gush of a wind appeared behind of the man, cutting his head and suddenly vanished in an instant.

"W-what happened? Master, his head...his head is gone"

"Circle around! Don't let your guards down...and you! Don't let that girl get away, I'll deal with her later"

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"One, two, three...Attack!"

A man whose hiding in the branches whispered before raising his hand and signaled his subordinates to attack the bandits...

"Sir, their holding a hostage and its a....girl? What's a girl doing in the middle of the forest?" One of his subordinates reported but it seemed like their leader doesn't care about the hostage.

"Shoot the arrows, don't waste time and get ready for a combat. We can't kill them all with just arrows" He respond coldly.

The man whose holding Abigail is holding her, trying to not let her move a single muscle but, unlucky for him.

He got shot in the chest making Abigail let go of his grip and tried to loosen the ropes that tied her....

"Don't even try to escape you dumb Bitch" The bandits master grabbed Abigail's hair, pulling her near him and pointed his sword to her neck causing it to create a small cut as it started to bleed.

"S-stop, i-it hurts...please l-let me go mister, I-i was lost in here" Abigail pleaded, hoping that the man would let him go.

The small cut on here neck started to bleed, without knowing that the sword that was pointed on her neck was poisonous

"Don't come near me or I'll kill this innocent girl! You hear me!" The bandits shouted angrily but little did he know, he was surrounded by archers behind him.

"Robert, give me a bow and 1 arrow. I'll aim for that man's head and for that girl...bring her to our campus, we'll question her once she's awake"

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At the Axelin's Mansion*

"No signs of her yet?" Luke asked his butler coldly while writing something on a piece of paper.

It's already near midnight and the Abigail is nowhere to be seen, Luke expected his daughter to come back anytime soon after she left like she always does but.... guess he's wrong this time.

"There is still no sign of Lady Abigail .Master, I've already sent some people to look for her in the whole Lutos Kingdom but there is still no clue of where she'd went" The Butler responded in a worried tone but Luke just sigh in frustration before throwing the paper into the trashcan...

'Abigail....Where did you go? Its already night, why haven't you come home yet?'

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"Is the girl awake yet?" A man's voice was heard at the other side of the door. Abigail groaned when the light of the lamp hit her eyes as she opened them slowly.

'Where am I? W-what is this place? What time is it?' She questioned herself and sat up slowly, noticing the unfamiliar ceiling and the walls. It was dark, the only thing that lighten the room was a small lamp that was placed in the desk near her....Abigail tried to remember the last scene before she passed out..

Her body slightly trembled and her hands started to shake, remembering the scene where she almost got raped by some random strangers in the woods.

[Abigail's Pov]

My hands are shaking, this isn't my home. Where exactly am I? I stood up from the bed, and was about to stand up but the door suddenly opened making me froze to my spot and stare at the person whose standing at the door.

He started walking towards me as I trembled in fear and crawled backwards to the edge of the bed I was sitting. He stopped in his spot where is a few feet away from the bed, he seemed to notice that I was trembling and nervous...

"Rest assured Young Lady, I had no intentions to hurt you if...you'll answer my question honestly" The man said coldly before sitting at the near table, he stared at me for a minute with a serious expression displayed in his face. I also stared at him, analyzing him.

"Where am I?" I asked confusedly gathering my courage to speak while breaking the awkward silent....Although, from the man's strong aura. I was unable to think through.

"Your in the Military's head quarters" He responded coldly, I gulped and looked around the room analyzing everything as much as I can see. I didn't really expect him to answer that

"Are you just lost or are you sent here to spy on us? You seemed to be not a threat to us but the way you dressed...Are you from the Lutos Kingdom?" He asked, I widen my eyes after hearing the words he uttered. Does he not know me? I ought that everyone in th Kingdom including the Emperor knew me but how can this man not?

Wait...If I'm not at the Lutos Kingdom then that means.....

"Please answer my question sir, Where exactly am I? What Kingdom am I standing right now?" I asked with a loud voice, I can tell that he was a little pissed but I just ignored it. If this isn't the Lutos Kingdom, then it only means one thing...

"You, little Girl crossed the border and was almost killed by the bandits luring around in the forest like animals....If your still unaware, this is the Veoral Kingdom and this is the Veoral Military Head Quarter...Tell me, who are you?" He asked more likely angry, I started to felt scared and nervous at the same time....This is impossible, how can I end up at the Veoral Kingdom? I tilted my head to look at the Man or should I say a soldier...

"I-I'm Abigail Axelin, and I ran away from my father, Yes I'm from the Lutos Kiingdom but I had no intention to cross the border sir...I-it was a mistake.......P-please don't kill me"

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》Time Skip《

Its already been 3 days since Abigail has gone missing and everyone's getting stressed and worried especially Anith.

"Jones! Is there any signs of my daughter yet?" Her Father asked worriedly, hoping to have a satisfying answer from his butler but all he gets was just a frown face...

"Sir, we've been finding Lady Abigail in the whole Kingdom, not missing a single spot but still...there is no sign or clue from the young miss, some commoner says that they've seen a girl riding a white horse that pass through their places the same day that Lady Abigail left but as we dig a lot to that place they pointed. There has been no clue" His butler replied with a sigh, not even bothering to look at his Master's eyes.

'This can't be happening...What have I done? Abigail, Abigail...Where did you go?' Luke thought, placing both of his hands to his head, trying to keep himself calm...

"Luke...Honey, don't stress out too much, I'm sure that Abigail is safe and she'll be back soon...For 3 long years since I've become Abigail's Step-mom, I can reassure you that she'll never leave her own father...Abigail is such a loving and caring child, I'm sure that she'll come back soon" Ava spoke with a gently voice while rubbing her husband's back, trying to calm him down. But an evil grin appeared on her face, as if her prayers were answered by the Gods to wipe Abigail away from their lives just as she and her daughter's wished.

The room was filled with silence since no one had dared to speak.....Not long after,

The Door was harshly slammed open, revealing a tall yet handsome man.

"Duke Luke! Pardon me for interrupting but this is urgent" General Hedrick appeared in Luke's office, it was surprising yet confusing. What does a General want?

"Speak" Luke ordered as the General stood straight, before he spoke...

"Duke Luke, We've already found traces of where young miss could be" General Hedrick said with a stern voice, leaving Luke shocked as he quickly stood up and removed Ava's hand.

"Please continue" He stated with a grateful tone in his voice, approaching the young General,

"My'lord... I apologize but, Miss Abigail's horse

was found dead in the forest and there are some tracks left behind by the Young Miss, I'm not fully assure that Miss Abigail is safe since...the last track that she had left is near the border between the Veoral an our Kingdom and some straps of her clothing were scattered near the pointed area. I'm sorry to say this My'lord but I think-"

"SHE'S NOT YET DEAD!!!" The room felt silence ones again when Luke harshly slammed the table with his angry stoic voice, interrupting the General...

"I apologize for shouting....Abigail is not yet dead, not until we found her corpse. Don't rest until you found her" Luke continued and waved his hand, signing everyone to step out from the room.

General Hedrick just sigh and retreated, so do his butler and Ava.

[Luke's Pov]

Abi...Abi, please be safe, please be alive... I've already lose your mother, I can't bare to lose you.

I'm sorry if I had no time to spend with you but please, don't leave...

I promise to treat you right this time. Just give me another chance to see you again.

I thought, ignoring you would lessen the pain in my heart after your mother had passed away, I knew I was selfish but I thought that you would also need some space, I've never thought of how you'll really feel.

But why? Why do you have to leave? We could just talk about that matter, but why? Just...why?

I've been a miserable father to you..My dear Abigail.

You don't deserve to have a father like me...I shouldn't have done that, I should have stopped you that day. If I wasn't so selfish and ignorant, would you still...be happy like you used to be right now? Would you still be healthy and cheerful?

I'm sorry