After the encounter to the house of Marquess Francisco, I don't know how to discuss this to the Duke. I instructed Sir William to keep his mouth shut for a while, and now. I have meeting with the merchants and I didn't know that the marquess was here, and he's talking to the count and he looks uncomfortable at my presence.
My night after that incident is kind of hell to me. That encounter was new to me, and I don't want that to repeat anymore. It's making me feel uncomfortable and I don't want to remember those.
I didn't pull out the manipulation to Klein, but I instructed him to act like nothing happened.
Because know that someday, I will use him. Bit today, I won't let those incident to affect my work.
"Why the princess is here, she is not a duchess, she's just a fiance of the duke." He said and I just look at them, I want to smirk and make a face. But they can't see my eyes, just my nose and lips.
"I was a replacement of the Duke, he's busy at his other errands." I said and walk to the way where the chairs is located.
"Is that a big matter that I am here, and not the Duke?" They looked tensed, and also. I sensed that there is something that is wrong.
They badly want to see the Duke, and I have a feeling that the Marquess make something that is why they badly want to have an interaction with my fiance.
"You actually don't belong here, it's exclusive meeting for the nobility." My eye brows went up, and trying to compose myself and not to make a scene.
"I am aware that you're showing a disrespect to a part of royal family, and telling that I don't belong here?" I said and they seems surprised.
The marquess looked angry and trying not to respond to my statement.
"I will be here, because my fiance asked me to replace him, and if you can't continue the meeting without me. Then I am completely fine with it." I said before seating at my chair, watching them to panicked right now.
"You're insane, that's the reason why the emperor doesn't want you to become a duchess, you're being uneducated and didn't listen to the people around you." I laughed hard when they said those words to me.
I remember that there's a law, that I can whipped people who disrespect a royal family member, like me.
"Count, face the punishment after saying that. I don't care if no one will become a witness of mine, but let's try the punishment. Lady Critesa." I called my lady in waiting.
She showed the whip and I smile sweetly to them. I am excited to use this to them.
"I remember who disrespected me lately, do I need to call each of you?" I said and showing my evil smile to them.
All of them looked terrified and want to run from me, but they can't.
"Alright, if you don't want. Then call one of your servant, as a sacrificial lamb." I said once more and hold tight at the handle of whip.
The count pushed his servant, the maid looked terrified on me, and closing her eyes.
"Can you all, the nobility never think of your well being, for them. Servants is just a plain servants. What this maid did to me, why she will take the punishment that she doesn't do." All of them looked afraid now.
"I am just testing all of you. But you all disappoint me. Now kneel!" I screamed and they did what I am saying now.
The marquess didn't move and still looking at me, playing hard huh.
"That's the reason why I don't believe on how you accused my son on crimes that is not true." My ear rings when I heard that, and looked at him.
This man is testing my patience now.
How is it possible that they are good at playing dumb now?
"He almost raped me, how can you say that!" I almost scream at the marquess face, and he still insist that it's not true!
"I will never believe you, after all the kindness that I did, this is all you're going to do?" Sir William hold my hand when I tried to whip them and I glared at sir William.
For god's sake! I didn't even want Klein, he is being extra touchy, and trying make an penetration there, but it's a good thing that I managed to stop him from doing more worst than kissing.
I am the victim here, why they put the blame on me. I didn't want any of their attentions or what so ever.
I will prove them that I didn't do anything wrong here, and once that I prove my innocence, I will definitely kill them all.
They will feel my wrath. I don't want to become an evil or villain this time. But they don't deserve my kindness, all of them take advantage of my vulnerability.
They will act kind first, but at the end. Plotting something because they want me down.
"All of you, will pay the price that you all in debt." I said, and the whole room was filled with my angry voice.
"I think, my son has a relationship with you, and you're just declining because the Duke Theron might discover it, right?" My jaw almost dropped and I looked at Sir William.
He looked mad too, he saw that Klein is above me and trying to get into my dress.
It's a good thing that I know some self defense and I used my ability, to make sure that he will tell the truth, but why it seems that Klein didn't think that he is raping me.
Is that part of the plan or plain obsession?
"Are serious here, your son tried to raped me and I never know that man," I explained and I have a bad feeling with the marquess now.
"I can let this thing happened now, I badly want to kill or behead all of you now, you all don't deserve my kindness, you take advantage of me!" I scream at the top of my lungs and they look away after I said that.
I just want to scream right now. Stab all of them and sleep. They don't deserve my kindness.
"What's happening here?" The Duke Theron entered the room, and all of them looked surprised, and most of them are afraid.
That the Duke might hear how they disrespect me at the meeting.
"What are you doing while my fiance is being my replacement?" They can't talk right now. Looking away and the Duke was walking to my direction, and gently kissed my cheeks.
It's been three days since the Duke was away, and taking care the affairs that my brother is supposed to work with.
"I missed you, what happened, why you're holding that whip? Are you going to punish someone right now?" He asked and I nod slowly.
"Yeah, they are disrespectful towards me, and now they are using the incident that happened between me and Klein yesterday." I said, and the Marquess looked worried and terrified at the same time.
He think that I can't tell what Klein did to me. I know that the Duke trust me with his all, and this incident is unforgivable.
I already tried to forget that, but they are directly attacking me now.
These people didn't know that I am still a princess no matter what, and I am still have this power.
Even my father abandoned me, I am always be a princess of the Drivike.
It's my father's fault, for granting me a title. I was born to become a princess, and now. I will show them what my power really holds.
"Head on the ground." I said in low tune, even the marquess can't stop me now. They do what I said and I started to whip them one by one.
I don't care what they will think while I am whipping this insolent people. I'll show them that disrespecting me is a great sin.
I feel my blood gets more excited when I started to see blood.
I'm having a bloodlust now. All of them, are begging me to stop, but I don't fucking care right now.
An eye for an eye, they disrespect me and I will do the same, not now but soon.
"This is what you get, for thinking that I don't have power to the nobilty, I am still a princess and I hold this title at the day I was born, you must serve me until your last breath, and if you still think that you can over power me, I am ready to kill each one of you now." I removed my eye silk, and they plead, keeping their eyes closed, and the marquess is crying now.
They can't believe that a woman like me cam be this cruel, I am a soft one, and I tried my best to blend with them.
"Now, you can't talk huh."
Duke Theron's POV
My fiance is punishing all of the nobilty at the meeting.
I actually heard what Klein did, but since I saw how she instructed Sir William, I just keep my mouth shut, and let my fiance to work it out on her own.
I trust her decisions and all, that's why it's totally fine with me how she will handle the situation.
But I am not okay on how the son of Marquess Francisco tried to harass my woman.
She's mine, and Delaney belonged to me.
That's why I will never allow the disrespect act that Klein did. But it's up to Delaney.
Now, she already said what happened last time, and I can do anything that I can.
"Your highness, we are begging." They begged like their life is at sake, they looked terrified and how Delaney whipped them it's like she is out of her mind.
I can't stop Delaney, and even I want to stop her, they deserve all of it. I already warned her about the Marquess, that Francisco is a cunning man, and he is planning a head of time, but Delaney choose to trust that man.
Even I, thought that he changed and he will siding Delaney, but my bad. He didn't change and I think that he will never change now.
"Mercy, did you ever think of having a mercy when you all disrespect me and treat me like I am a fool?" She said and her eyes, it's asking for more blood.
"You don't deserve mercy, you all deserve to die." She said and continue to whipped them.
I can't stop Delaney, she really is a part of royal family, and showing that she is still the daughter of emperor.
This is the part of Princess Hannah and Prince Terrence is I haven't see.
Or they didn't have this side, cruelty is also part of life and to show that you are worthy as a next ruler of the empire.
Delaney is smart and know how to handle all the situation, but this time. I don't know what will happen if she keep this kind of punishment.
It's favor to me, but in the law, it's too much.
"Ask for forgiveness. Now." She said in very cold tune, I feel a goosebumps when I heard her said that.
When I looked at Delaney, she's smiling evily and waiting for each of them to apologize and beg for forgiveness.
"She's the same as her father when he's younger." Sir William said, I looked at William and smile.
I know, he likes Delaney that much, he even sacrifice his work at the palace, just to be with Delaney and become the guard of my fiance.
A lot of men likes her, I can't forget the mercenary king, and I know that the mercenary king is a good man. I owe him a lot. If he didn't bring Delaney at my house at the sea side.
I can't have or call Delaney as mine.
"Forgive us, your highness. We know we don't deserve your forgiveness, but he deeply apologize." Delaney smirked and look down on them.
That's the reason why I like her so much.
The perfect balance of good and bad.