Chapter 4

We looked behind and saw the other girls we were surprised Lola said "what did i just hear? Why are you waiting for his highness."

Emily said "do you mean by his highness, one of the princes of the kingdom?"

Stephanie said "is it real? Ino."

I stood up and looked at them without saying anything then I had no choice but tell them the whole truth, Angela said "you are joking right?"

I said "sorry guys I didn't tell you, as you know there are many people who always want to use me, hiding my identity was the only way to protect myself from those who could be harmful for me and the population of the five kingdoms."

Emily said "so you were in a relationship with his highness? Amazing."

I was really shy to say that but what choice I have they heard everything, I said "girls please keep it a secret this is the only way to protect myself and protect people around me."

Stephanie said "this is not what we care about, listen when you get married you have to give us good work with high levels in the palace."

Lola said "yeah also change the village mayor I hate him bring us a handsome young man from the palace i will seduce him to marry me."

They were all talking about the matter but I am not even sure that if I will be safe without protection, that what I was scared of, I wanted to learn marital arts to take revenge but it was only because to protect myself from those who may hurt me later.

Later at night I was sitting with Flash, I gave him some food and said "Flash you got close to me because I am a half devil too right? Why aren't you answering does it mean that it is true? Forget it."

I was sitting sadly beside him then he directly lied his head on my shoulder I said "okay fine I am not sad, but I will be so sad if you left your owner alone, understood." That is exactly why I like him he acts like a pet but he is a wild horse.

Next days were boring nothing special at all, everything going as the routine, while we were collecting some herbs from the forest Angela said "why should it be us who collect those herbs, he has so many men and maids why they should be normal citizens like us."

Norah sighed and said "what choice do we have it is better than being his fifth or sixth wife, but what really annoys me is that no woman in the whole village do this except us, why? This is obvious discrimination."

I looked at them without saying anything, I wanted to talk to them normally but after they knew my secret I had more difficulty communicating with them, when I was sitting in the pond alone Angela came and sat beside me she said "what is wrong are you okay."

"Yes i am fine, why are you asking."

"Since we knew about that you looked pressured, are you sad or you just didn't want us to know about that."

"It is not like that, now you knew I feel like there is a long distances separating us from each other."

She sighed and said "Ino listen don't overreact we all have hidden past, yours let us say it is not shameful or embarrassing even sad as yours, we became friends because what we feel between each other is sympathy not love or friendship."

"Does it mean that you guys have this kind of past?"

"Exactly for example me, I was working as a maid in the West kingdom palace I accidentally entered the prince bathroom I saw everything they were going to take my eyes but I escaped, Norah fell in one of the princes her dad trained, not a normal fell but in water both of them, that why her dad quite this field."

"Seriously!" That was really shocking why didn't I know about this?

"Yes, Stephanie one is a bit sad, she was working in the south a married prince fell in love with her, the prince had two wives and wanted to make her his concubine but she rejected him directly, that is why she is here now he kicked her from the whole kingdom when others knew what he has done to her."

"This one is sad how could you guys hide this from me?"

"We also wanted to hide this like you wanted to hide your secret, for Lola her father was going to sell her to the West king not even prince but king but she came her and changed her identity, Emily mom was a floor lady in the south but she had Emily from a rich family but they didn't accept her so both came here."

"Oh my gosh, how can you hide that from me? It is not like I didn't know you have secrets but why didn't you tell me?"

"See we all have our secrets like you, when we first saw you we thought that you are going to be the only one who has a normal past but it was right sympathy is the most important thing in friendships."

"You maybe right I feel more comfortable now that you told me about that."

"Yes let us go back now they are waiting for us."

I was more comfortable after she told me about their pasts, that night I was sitting outside beside Flash, then suddenly he started moving to the front I went behind him and tried to stop him, but I have no power to stop a big horse like him, when he stopped beside someone I did too, I was shocked.

Really shocked, I felt like I was looking at a mirror, everything felt weird strange and unbelievable, I said "who are you exactly? Why do you look exactly like me?"

She stood up and started glaring at me then I shouted and said "what are you, what are you doing here."

She started approaching me then said in an anger "I am you, I have been you since our souls separated."

"You are me, what do you mean?"

"You don't understand I thought you already knew what the hell I am talking about, when I got separated from you, I thought that the destiny of yours will be mine and devils will control the world and we will no longer hide anymore but I was mistaken you have it all the only way to our success is your death."

"It was your mistake not mine, remember you are still part of me i still have the complete over you so don't think you will be able to kill me tonight."

I don't know from where I got this confidence but then what scared me a lot her laughs it was my sound but much deeper, after she laughed she said "I can hear your voice shivering don't pretend that you are brave."

I closed my ear and eyes and tried to not look at her or else she will control me, she tried to attack me several times but it looks that I still have some control over her, soon enough she gave up and left, she disappeared all of sudden in her place then I was about to fall but Flash dashed and made me lean in his neck.

I put my hand in his face and said "some times I am not sure if you are a horse or a human let us go back now, it is late and I am so cold."

The next day I got really sick and sadly that was the day i was supposed to meet his highness, he waited for me for a long time but when he decided to go back, out of nowhere a girl appeared in front of him so he stopped and said "what are you doing move away!"

It was Norah she said "your highness it is me Norah."

He went down and said "oh yeah long time no see, I could have hurt you why did you show up suddenly like this?"

"Your highness, I am really sorry for disturbance but you have to come home with me."

"What are you saying?"

"Ino I mean Juliana is so sick, we called the doctor he said that her heart is so weak and her pulse is slow, I don't know jut you have to come and see what is wrong."

Prince took his horse and ran to the house he entered the room and saw uncle and the doctor sitting beside my bed the doctor said in a shock "what are you doing here, your highness."

He sat beside them and asked "how is she now, doctor what is happening to her?"

He put his hand in his chin and said "her pulse rate is decreasing rapidly, her life is in a clear threaten of death, has she been hurt somewhere beside her heart past before?"

"Yes it was long time ago, I thought she no longer suffer from any side effects rather than memory loss."

"I think it was more than you thought more than that even."

When the doctor was leaving prince went behind him and said "excuse me, please keep ita secret, dont tell anyone about me or Ino, understood."

"Yes your highness, trust me." The doctor left and then prince covered his face with his hands then uncle went to him and said "your highness Juliana is waking up."

"I will enter to her keep the door."

He entered to me in the room then I slowly stood up he said "no stay in bed."

But still I stood up and said "your highness, when you weren't here there is a lot I discovered about me and other stuff."

"What did you remember?"

"What is me? That is what i searching for, I found it you knew but didn't tell me, what weaken me, that I met her the other side of me."

"You met her? When?"

"Last night she tried attacking me but it looks that I still have a control she couldn't kill me."

"That is a relief if I was there that wouldnt has happened."

"No your highness, I made a decision, I thought I will be able to revenge for them but I still have no power to do anything, so your highness take me with you to the palace."

He was shocked when I said so then he replied to me after a while and said "Juliana I can't take you with me what can i say to the whole palace."

"So I will just be a maid there, no one will know anything just enough time until my brother show up then I will leave."

"Why do you want to leave, because they knew you are here but still they can't hurt you."

"They can not hurt me you are right about this, but then my body will be the one who will hurt me, you saw my situation I am dying, if that happened because I knocked only some easy moves then what will happen in a real fight."

"You are scared, I will protect you so don't worry."

"No, if you are not around, your highness you are a prince you can not always protect me all the time, the only way to be protected is be somewhere I cannot get hurt in because of them, somewhere that is going to be safe and I will be around you."

He held my hand and said "okay I understand your point but whenever you need help come to me directly throw all your pain to me i will be there for you."

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