The Journey of No Return

Chapter Three

Prince Amir on the other hand was making the most of the party. He totally lost track of where Jade had disappeared to. Not that he cared though. He had taken a lot of wine and was starting to get above tipsy. He spotted some girls standing at the other end of the room chatting away. Probably daughters to the guests present.

‘What do we have here?’ he said to himself. Zainab was unable to attend the party because she was still in London. ‘More space for me to socialize then.’

He took a glass of wine from the waiter passing by and strolled over to where the ladies were.

“Hello ladies. Hope y’all are having a good time,” he smiled.

“Of course we are, Prince Amir. The party is a full blast,” the one in the middle replied. She had quite a lot of make up on and her dress left little to the imagination. Amir had found his catch for the night.

“Why don’t I give you a tour of the palace?” he spoke directly to her.

“Sure. I wouldn’t decline. I’ve heard there’s a lot to see in it,” she flashed him a wink.

He smirked. “Then there’s only one way to find out.”

She placed her hand in his and he led them out, making small conversations along the way while she giggled like some high school girl. As they walked passed the garden he saw two people caught up in their own moment as well.

‘Isn’t that Jade?’ he wondered as they went by. He turned his attention back to the girl he was with. She was talking about something he didn’t even manage to grasp and wasn’t interested one bit. They were now at the other side of the palace which was more quiet and no one could be seen around. She pulled him into one of the empty halls and before he even realized her lips were against his, her hands groping him all over.

‘This one’s feisty,’ he chuckled.

He pinned her against the wall and started trailing kisses down her jaw and to her neck to her chest and then back to her lips. Her could feel her body responding to his and her n*****s perked up already. This turned him on instantly. Still intensely making out they continued down the hall all the way to the last door. Amir kicked it opened with his foot and they stepped inside. His hands went down to her ass and he gave it a squeeze. She screamed in excitement.

“AMIR!!!!!!”

He heard someone yell his name and he stopped to look around. Unknown to him he had led his one night stand to the lounge which his father entertaining guests. He was tipsy but could see anger and rage on his father’s face. The girl, embarrassed as well had run off when she saw her father present there as well.

“Oh. I’m sorry,” Amir muttered and backed away, leaving the room.

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Right from outside the sultan’s private chambers, his voice could be heard as he was shouting with so much disappointment.

“I have had about enough of your son!” he shouted at his wife. “My patience has worn thing and I cannot continue to condole such embarrassment from him anymore!”

Ali stood silently in the corner not wanting to interrupt his outburst. He was ashamed of what the prince had done as well. Even before the party was over word had already gone round of what had happened. All the years of trying to cover up for Amir was a waste. Everyone now knew who he truly was.

The queen knew her husband was upset so she took in all the shouts and angry words before finally speaking up.

“What are we going to do about this now?” she asked. “If we had contained the situation earlier things would not have gotten to this stage. This is not the son I raised,” she lamented.

The three of them were silent for a moment, everyone thinking of what could be done. After some time Ali spoke up.

“I have an idea, Your Highness. Am I permitted to speak?”

“Go ahead.”

“I am sorry to say this but the prince lacks all form of mannerism because of how luxuriously he lives. He grew up with everything at his beck and call so he took it as an advantage. By how about taking away all these privileges from him? He needs to learn how to live the hard way, without any form of pampering and unnecessary luxury. That way he might have a change of heart and behavior as well,” Ali said.

The sultan and the queen listened attentively as he spoke. From their faces they concurred with what he said.

“I will give your suggestion some thought, Ali. Then we will finalize everything by tomorrow. We all need to rest after such a long day so you can take your leave,” the sultan said.

Ali took a bow and excused himself, heading for his quarters.

The queen was already getting scared with this idea and clearly not in full support. “Do you think this is a good suggestion? What if the outcome only turns out to be worse than the present situation?” she cried.

“We have no option but try. Allow fate decide what will be the outcome. The longer we leave him the harder it will be to bend him,” he said.

Ali got to his chambers and met Jade still awake, waiting for him.

“Where were you, Jade? Weren’t you supposed to be looking out for the prince?” he asked her.

He didn’t shout but his tone said how disappointed he was.

She looked down in her lap. “I’m sorry, father. I shouldn’t have left the prince’s side.”

“You we’re with Sa’id, weren’t you?”

There was no denying it now. She assumed her father must have seen her when she left the hall with him.

“I have no excuse for my actions, father. Please I am sorry. Forgive me,” she pleaded, still unable to look him in the face.

Ali took a deep breath and went into his bedroom, leaving her in the sitting room.

‘I knew that was a bad idea but I still decided to do it. Now look at the mess I have made. It is all my fault,’ she thought. She had always tried her best not to disappoint her father but today turned out to be an exception. Her entire body was too weak for her to even move anywhere. She lost track of how long she had been there before finally retiring into her room.