Accidental Duchess episode 8 – 9
🍁🍁 HIS ACCIDENTAL DUCHESS 🍁🍁
🌳🥀{ The Maiden Bride }🌳🥀
Written ✍️: Cisca. H.
CHAPTER EIGHT: FIRST DAY IN MAIDENSTONE.
She woke up, gr0-ning painfully at the pains on her neck. She held one side of her neck, rotating it gently. She opened her eyes, glaring at the strange environment.
She looked surprised, as well as shocked at where she was. The only thing she remembered was meeting some strange men last night, and of all in a well decorated red room of her mistress.
Now, she is seeing herself in a different room, totally different from her room in Hasting.
The next thing that came into her mind was… ” Where am I?
It’s really okay to say, the room looks incredibly gorgeous and extra beautiful from her mistress’s room but, what exactly is she doing her at the first place?
And how come did she end up being here?
Her mistress will be searching for her right now and hell no… How long has she been here?
She rushed to the door, knocking several times on it and yelling on top of her voice for help. The door open, and a young maiden walked in.
” You’re awake, my lady.” She greeted with a smile.
” Who are you, and what am I doing here? ”
The maiden smiled but said nothing. ” Are you just going to smile at my question that way? What am I doing here?” She repeated.
” This is your new home, you were brought from Hasting last night. ”
She shook her head a million times yet, she couldn’t get a bit of what the girl had just said. She was totally confused and speechless at the same time. There were lots of questions she wants to ask, but she just doesn’t know where to start with.
” What is this place?”
” Maidenstone.”
” Maiden…? Oh heavens, what am I doing in Maidenstone? I should be in Hasting. ”
” I am sorry for the confusion but… you were brought here last night… unconscious. ”
” Unconscious? ”
” Yes… I mean I don’t know but yes, you were unconscious last night, that’s all I can remember. ”
” This… This still doesn’t make any sense at all. How on earth will I get here? ”
” I brought you here. ” Said a voice from the door. Daphne looked more surprised than she already was. ” Last night, we took you from Hasting.”
” And why do I feel pains on my neck? ”
” Forgive my colleague, we were only in a hurry that is why he had to do it. ” Earnest apologize. ” You look troubled, is there a problem? ”
” Yes, there is, a lot of them and it’s starting from, what am I doing here? ”
” You are in your new home. We tried to explain to you last night but you looked terrified then so we couldn’t explain further. ”
” Why am I here then? ” She asked again.
” You are here for the marriage arrangements your father made with our king. ”
Confusion clouded Daphne’s face, this was already getting more complicated than it should be. She remembered her father never mentioning about marriage while he was alive, neither did he have any relationsh¡p with Maidenstone.
” What marriage arrangements are you speaking of?”
” That in exchange for the treasure he possessed. We were informed that the Barbarians were invading the castle and we were asked to take you away immediately. We were only following your father’s orders. ”
” I wish I can understand what you are saying but, I lost my father four years ago and he never mentioned anything about marriage arrangement. Something is wrong somewhere. ”
” No, nothing is wrong. We received the letter yesterday by noon. Your father did send us a letter. ”
” First, the Barbarians weren’t invading the castle and second, I am not the Princess. ” She told him, doubts and disbelief filled his eyes.
” I… I really do not understand. And, you aren’t even on a maiden dress. We were told that very chamber we met you belonged to her Highess, how is that possible that you aren’t the princess? ”
” You were in the right place, but you got the wrong woman. ” She simply told him.
” If then you are not the princess, who then are you? ”
” My name is Daphne Bridgerton, I am the lady companion. ” She said, and his eyes w¡dened in surprise. He face wore an expression which couldn’t describe confusion.
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🍁🍁 HIS ACCIDENTAL DUCHESS 🍁🍁
🌳🥀{ The Maiden Bride }🌳🥀
Written ✍️: Cisca. H.
CHAPTER NINE: IDENTITY REVIEWED.
” If then you are not the princess, who then are you? ” He asked again.
” My name is Daphne Bridgerton, I am the lady companion. ” She said, and his eyes w¡dened in surprise. He face wore an expression which couldn’t describe confusion. ” The princess had gone for a quick shopping for your king’s arrival. ”
” This was a mistake, this shouldn’t have happened. ”
” I know this is hærd to believe but I tried to explain this to you before your colleague stroke me on my neck. I shouldn’t be here alone, I should be with the princess. ”
” What are we to do now? ”
” I don’t know. ” She simply said, ” Maybe I should just go back to Hasting. ”
” What about his majesty? ” He asked, ” He is aware of your presence but he…” He paused then continue, ” he is not aware that you are not the Princess. ”
” Then I must leave, ”
” No, ” he persisted. ” You can’t leave. His majesty is away for awhile, he will return before nightfall. All you must do is to act like you are the princess until then, we will find out a way to solve this. ”
” There is no way we can solve it aside from leaving the castle right now. The king is away, you said that yourself, why can’t I leave and have the princess return before night falls? ”
” It is too late to return back, we do not know if the Barbarians have taken everything away. We must do what I suggest, that is the only way we can avoid His majesty from finding out. ”
” No, I refuse to be who I am not. I will not pretend to be the princess because the king is in no good terms with the Hastings? I must leave immediately. ” She said, making her way to the door.
He held her hand, causing her to stop. ” Please, you can’t. ”
” Why? ”
” His majesty will have me dead if he finds out you are not the princess. For my sake and my family, I beg you do not go. ” He pleaded, and in his eyes Daphne saw how desperate he wanted her.
If not for anyone or anything, but for his family she made up her mind to stay back. But deep in,side her, she knew it would be a lot difficult to adapt to the royal life.
To pretend to be someone she isn’t, is a part Daphne hated the most. Also, she knew it would be difficult to fall in love. Her heart ached for no one. Ever since she lost her father, Daphne hasn’t been herself. She had looked up to him since she knew how to read and write.
She had hoped to become like him someday and sail all over the world, to become popular and in good terms with different people from different continents. But now he was gone with all his promises to her, her heart haven’t been able to get away with the pains and hurts.
She was staying back for a reason. One reason she wouldn’t want to regret at the end.
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Princess Hannah had locked herself in her chambers since the previous night. The pains and hurt with regrets burning in her in,side, wishing that none of this had ever happened.
First, that she hadn’t gone out for shopping and that Lord Luxor hadn’t taken the treasure away with him. Now they were weak to control him, it was likewise too late to have him.
She cursed herself for making so many mistakes while she still had the chance to. First, for bringing Daphne I to the palace and second, for having her stay behind that night.
If she had taken her along, no one could have been found in her chamber, and no one could have been taken. Her dreams, her wishes, her desires to become someone so great and her plans to join Maidenstone with Hasting were all destroyed.
” Daphne…” She cursed, as if she is staring right at the poor girl. ” Daphne…”
” My lady, you need to eat something. ” Line begged from the other side. ” You need to have something in your stomach. ”
” I am not hungry. ” She told her.
” I know, but it’s almost a day you’ve been like this. You can not solve the problem if you don’t take in something. ”
” Line, I am not hungry. ”
” Okay, I will just drop it in the kitchen. But, if you really want to talk to someone, I am around. ” She left with the tray of food.
Hannah heaved a heavy sigh, she couldn’t stop from thinking of Lord Luxor and how Daphne was going to take her place in his heart. She hated herself for ever mentioning who he was to her, she believed that she had given herself to his men because of how good she so much talked about him.
” Why…? ” The word came out, but there was nothing to accompany it.
The hatred was growing, deep in,side her till her outside she could feel it. And that is just what she had wanted. To take back what she wanted… What belongs to her.
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To Be Continued…
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