THE STRANGE MARRIAGE PROPOSALS.
EPISODE FOURTEEN
TITLE: THE STRANGE MARRIAGE PROPOSAL
Azazel's mind was troubled throughout the day.
Adriel noticed this but didn't bother to ask.
He saw the state Onida was in earlier and couldn't help but feel delighted that Azazel is now getting a grip on himself.
Azazel kept on thinking about his actions earlier.
Why did he get so angry at her?He ripped off her clothes for no reason and copulated with her in the most brutal way.
And this is the first time he will let himself loose on a woman.
How did it happen?
"I'm going to the River,I don't need any escort"He announced before leaving the courtroom.
•
Rita cleaned Onida's body carefully for the third time in the day.
She did it absent mindedly that she didn't realize Eleanor was in the room.
"Madam Rita"She tapped her a little bit hard this time around and Rita froze a little.
"Oh...,you're here"She mumbled.
Eleanor dropped the tray containing food and medications beside her on the bed and turned to Rita.
"Will she be fine?She's been bleeding for a while now"She muttered in concern and Rita nodded.
"She should...It wasn't as much as the first time"She smiled softly before applying the ointment on her body.
•
Later in the night,Onida woke up feeling tired,she could hardly move her legs.
Rita helped her up and massaged her body again,She felt a little bit better and finally able to sit up on the bed.
Her mind was blank all through,Her head foggy,she couldn't think straight or remembered what happened.
"Will you eat now?"She asked softly and Onida shook her head.
"I'm not hungry"She said blatantly and Rita nodded.
"Right...I can't force you to eat"She whispered lightly and made to leave but Onida stopped her.
"What happened?,I couldn't remember"She stuttered.
Rita turned to her in surprise and sighed again. Azazel wiped her memory again.
Probably because he released her.
"Nothing much,You only served the Master,Don't dwell on it too much,I will wake you up before dawn to eat"She rushed her words and left the room.
Onida didn't understand everything she said but she couldn't argue with her.There's no point in doing that.
Her body was evidence that the Master slept with her,there's nothing more than that.
•
"My Lord"Yuna bowed reluctantly to her father as she entered the room.
Leah came to relay his message a few minutes ago that he demands her presence in the palace.
She probably guessed the reasons why she sent for her,and she's not ready for the conservations.
The Duke stared at her in a weird manner before offering her a seat.
Her mother was seated beside her but she didn't bother to greet her.
She met a slave on her way to the palace and her whole body was bruised because her father slept with her forcefully which she reported to the Duchess but she punished her again because of it.
Her parents' gruesome acts amazed her so much that she felt they weren't her biological parents because she was never going to behave like them.
"When did you visit me last?Yuna"He started in a soft manner ,Yuna rolled her eyes inwardly and could feel that her mother was glaring at her.
"I can't recollect"She huffed simply. The Duke stood up from his throne and walked closer to her.
Yuna bowed in respect but he raised her chin up with his staff.
"Don't take rashly at me,Young woman"He warned before letting go of her.
"You have been rejecting the spouses that visited you for the past days,May I know the reasons?"Her mother demanded in a harsh manner and she sighed.
"They don't fit into the category of men that suits me"She mumbled and the Duchess scoffed.
Surprised by her outburst,how could she invite the suitors and chase them away herself?
"How more do you want to show me of how incompetent you are?,You united the suitors yourself but ended up leaving your place disgraced,Your reports have reached to us and they couldn't help but be embarrassed of your uncouthness"
"I never invited them to the palace,And I don't know the person who sent the letters to them,I can't be held responsible for the way I talked to them"She said stubbornly,standing up on her feet in anger.
"I'm giving you four days for you to choose a suitable spouse for yourself,I won't condone your acts anymore,I'm going to send more letters to the respectable men of the country,Be in your best dresses and talk to them politely"
"You know I will never follow your rules,Father, You're just pushing it,I will never do what is against my mind"she yelled at him with years laced in her eyes.
The Duke couldn't contain his anger anymore,He slapped her immediately the words slipped out of her mouth and she fell on the floor.
She finally let the tears off her eyes and burst into tears.
"I'm the Duke,Your father,And the god you should respect,You don't have anyone else apart from I and your mother,You can't do anything without us,Our rules,you must obey,Either you like it or not,I will never be lenient with you until you start acting right"He held her face aggressively and whispered into her ears.
Yuna moved back and burst into tears again,She was so scared,The man she called her father is nothing but a monster,Her mother is in no way different
She wished she could be separated from them forever.
"You think you're living the right life?"She said amidst sobs.
"By taking up lands,properties of others to yourself?You molest the poor slaves every time and they even get blamed for your disgraceful actions.Is that the right life to live?,And you mother...."
She pointed to her and walked closer to the throne.
"You confiscate the middle woman's goods because they refused to follow your orders,Many lives have been lost because of you,No one talks good about you and you think that's the right way to live?"
"You're nothing without the rules and power which are given to you by the people,They could remove you anytime and you'd be a normal business man again.
"Shut..."
"I will never live and walk in your footsteps,I'd rather die!"She screamed at the top of her voice before walking out of the room.