Tainted Heart

Chapter2

I

"Stop " Damian shouted as rage filled his voice,Lily braced herself for

what was to come,as he approached her, Lily could feel her heart beat as though it was a drum, all that could be heard was the lively chirping of crickets, accompanied by the faint music of the banquet downstairs,she prayed and hoped that she was wrong in her thinking,nevertheless he couldn't do anything in as much as he was the second son of the Soon to be Emperor, She knew if he tried any dastardly act he was going to have his hands chopped off and he'll be castrated and his family would lose the throne before they can even grasp it,"You insolent spoilt princess" he snarled, Lily shook as Mice before a cat , with her eyes shut tightly like a child who saw a ghost , she prayed for a savior "wow" Damson said running his finger through her hair that shone under the beautiful moon light "so soft and strong " as he tried to pull it they were interrupted by Damson's pimp, Lily used the opportunity to cleverly escape Damson once more,annoyed "Damson hit his pimp " Couldn't you see, i was busy " he said sounding like a wizard who missed his hex ,"I'm sorry my lord" stella said kneeling letting out soft sobs," Disappear " he said in a still but thunderous tone,within a split second stella was out of the palace.

"I'll make you pay Lily Silva,even if it is the last thing i do "

As soon as Lily caught up to Liveta she narrated her ordeal to her "Oh dear me" Liveta gasped " Did you really run away?" she asked trying not to laugh"What? No! I mean yes... Yes I did" Lily said shakily.

Livy laughed at Lilys nervousness."Well then we'd better go tell your parents about this before something terrible happens!" Lily disagreed no ... The first reason this will make the family see Damson in a different light and could ruin the mood,so she convinced liveta.

The next morning, when Lily woke up in bed she felt an ache in her muscles,She sighed "Today is gonna suck..."

"Hello my dear" a voice from behind her spoke "Father!" she said turning around to face him "I heard you ran away from Damson?" He asked raising an eyebrow "Wow,news sure flies in this huge palace... Well it just wasn't that important anymore "She replied with a smile."I know you don't think highly of him but I'm proud you stood up to him and faced him on your own,I wish i had done that with you..." "Thanks Father" she smiled hugging him, he hugged back and said,"I'M GONNA MAKE YOU A PRINCE" he told her,she smiled "Yeah..." she nodded.

After breakfast,Lily,Liveta,Cathy,Eve and Diana set off for the gardens with the intent on looking for a nice place to plant some flowers "This looks like a good place , Cathy ,Eve and Diana were Lily and Liveta's best friends from the Capital, they weren't nobles but The household treated them as princesses too which made their friendship very special" Lily lead them into a large area of plants "Hey! This is amazing!" Diana exclaimed,the garden was full of plants and flowers,the air smelled fresh and fresh and clean and alive, the only problem was Lily didn't want her friend to get hurt... "Come on girls lets take a look around,we might be able to find something else that we like there are so many options"

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Eve,Liveta,Cathy and Diana decided to head towards the garden in the west wing since it would be closest they went leaving Lily behind, As she thought of her ordeal with Damson,she muttered under her breath"The last thing i want is for him to show up" almost immediately she spotted him running through the field of flowers with Dogs, "Dogs!!" Lily screamed in fear abandoning the flowers she had wanted to plant in her garden, her scream excited the dogs and made them chase after her abandoning their master, as soon as Lily caught sight that the dogs were after her,she increased her speed trying to exceed them but her casual gown wasn't made for that situation,"Help!!" Lily screamed as soon as she saw she couldn't outrun them,onlookers would think they were playing but Lily was screaming and running for her dear life,Liveta noticing a Lily about to be overrun by some rather familiar dogs ran to her rescue as she got closer,she saw it was her family Dogs ,surr and roop " Surr,Roop " stop ,hearing a rather familiar voice they came to a quick halt,Lily was out of steam and looked messed up,her dress sullied and her hair a mess,Liveta burst into laughter looking at Lily that was unaware of her looks,soon after the other girls, servants and the perpetrator of this appeared on scene "Lady Liveta!! Is everything okay? " one servant asked looking worried,once Lady Liveta had composed herself she replied,"Yes,everything is fine,but this lady may need some help" "Yes" the maid said looking slightly worried as well,she walked closer to the ladies and started to examine her wounds "I think your highness was injured while running here" "How did you figure that out?" Lily questioned,"Your dress is all dirty " Lady Liveta explained "Oh!" Lily gasped feeling embarrassed,she never realised how filthy it was until now,it seemed a shame to clean herself up,she decided to leave the clothes on the ground, "who let those dogs near me" Lily asked infuriated,she had never ran that fast her entire life ,she thought she would end up dead "It was I" the voice replied,as Lily turned around she froze,the person she most feared was standing in front of her, she felt a shiver down her spine,she didn't dare move,the man in front of her wore a long black coat covering most of his chest and torso it was Damson,she wanted to give him a kick in between his legs but she too tired to even stand,the energy she had conserved to use during childbirth was just wasted on running frim dogs "you fool" Liveta scolded"you may be older than me but you sure are a fool" she added, ignoring Liveta,Damson Signalled the dogs to come to him as they approached him he gave them pats on the head and offered treats, leashed them and left the field ,Lily could barely believe her eyes, he was the mastermind,this was one of his revenge plans ,he took the advantage of her fear of dogs to almost give her a heart attack,"Game on Damson Kingston,Game on " she said out of breath as she collapsed out of fatigue in the field.