FALLING INTO HIS DEN OF WOE
{DO NOT FORGIVE ME ISOLDE}
CHAPTER TEN
Isolde has been talking nonstop with Cory, asking questions and making different remarks. She can't imagine what she's going to pass through here but one thing she knows is that she can't die here, she'll do anything it takes
They were still talking when a loud, blaring alarm sounded, followed by the sound of large gates opening. All the girls started shrinking back into their cells, fear was written all over their faces and even Cory shifted back a little bit
"What's going on?" Isolde asked, Cory grabbed her hand and pulled her back with herself
"It's breakfast time, the guards will bring breakfast for us but don't you dare get too close to the bars. They do nasty things to us," Cory replied, although fear is not written on her face like the other girls, but still, she should take precautions, right?
"Nasty things like what?" she asked again
"I haven't been here for that long really but with the time I've been here, they once made two girls have sex with each other and if they don't do it well they get thrashed and not fed for days" Cory said and Isolde nodded, she's supposed to be surprised but from the things she has been discussing with Cory since the night before, she's not shocked about anything in this cage anymore
Isolde finally kept quiet and watched as the guards pushed a cart of food through the hall, the food was being passed into the cell through the small space below the iron bars. Each cell was given its own share of food and Isolde almost threw up at the sight of the food, even though she had been starving all night, there's no way she's eating that disgusting food
"I won't eat that," Isolde said when the guard reached their cell. Cory gave her a brief look and carried her own food, the guard stood still like he didn't hear her
"Serve her the special one, Lender brought her here to be given to the boss," another guard who is serving water said
Isolde frowned a little but she dashed away all thoughts, she just wants to eat right now. The guard bent over and opened another compartment of the cart, he brought out a plate of Huevos Rancheros. Cory smirked and Isolde's eyes widened
*
DARK EMPIRE
Emilius, Emogen, and Imogen gathered round the bed, all dressed in their pajamas, it's obvious that they just got out of bed and they all rushed here when they received the news that their father had just woken up
Don Ferret sat on the bed weakly, his face and lips slightly pale. Three doctors are attending to him and he just sat still, not even looking at the three kids standing in front of him
"How is he? If anything goes wrong I'll make sure your generation pays for it" Imogen muttered with gritted teeth
"Erhmm…well, the result of all the tests we conducted came out well, even more than we expected," the first doctor said and the others nodded
"He's very fine…he's okay and strong" another doctor added
"Dad, are you okay? What do you want to eat?" Emogen asked as she unfolded her crossed hands. Don Ferret just kept looking, not even bothering to answer
"Dad, say something," Emilius said for the first time. The Don still didn't talk and the twins faced the three doctors, the doctors also swallowed in fear
"Why isn't he talking? What did you do to him?"
"Make him talk right now or you die right here"
Imogen brought out her knife from gawd knows where, she locked her arm around the neck of the first doctor, and pointed the knife at his neck and he shook in fear
Emogen also stood in her fighting stance, ready to knock out the other two doctors, their expression burning like the fiery pit
"D…sir" the first doctor called out shakily. Amidst all these, Emilius just stood in place, looking at his father with a mixed expression
"You all…get out" Don Ferret finally talked and the twins froze in place, looking at their father with a frown
"Dad…" Imogen wanted to talk but she was cut off by her father
"Out," he said again, his voice more hostile than the first time
The three doctors were the first to scurry out in fear, followed by the frowning twins and lastly Emilius
"You wait" the Don called and Emilius paused
*
MEETING ROOM
The large meeting room is cold and hot at the same time as Alvin looked intently at the ministers before him
"How can you think this matter is just a small twig!? Look at what this has cost us! The president is fuming right now" Alvin slammed angrily, the minister being yelled at just bowed his head in guilt
Alvin sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose
"The matter is all over the media, look for the solution right away before it'll escalate more…the PR team is trying their best to tame the media but I don't think it'll last long, prepare a speech first to calm the public," Alvin said
"Yes sir" the minister replied
"Troy, how's the development going?" He asked the minister for education
"The survey result came out well, the building will start next week and you can come for inspection around the sixth week. The Catholics are also willing to help" Troy reported and Alvin nodded, he seems to be satisfied with the report
"A call, sir," Aurora came in and handed the phone to Alvin. MASTER flashed on the phone and Alvin sat upright immediately, he dismissed the meeting and signaled to Aurora to go out
"Hello?" he said and the other person chuckled
"You need to caution your ministers well, Alvin," the person said, it's the voice of a woman
"Yes master" he replied with a single nod
"Ferret is awake and the meeting holds tomorrow night. You know what to do right?" the woman asked
"Yes, master. You should trust me on this, I've never failed to deliver" he replied with a cold and dangerous smile
"Good" the woman hung up immediately. Alvin dropped the phone and started drumming on the table with his fingers
*
"I heard the Don woke up"
"Yeah, I heard that too"
"Do you think we'll witness a bloodbath between the two sons?"
"In your dreams! The second son grew up in a psychiatric hospital, he's not normal from birth"
"And I heard he escaped recently"
"Even if he went to the meeting he'll never be chosen as the new Don, the Don hates him from birth"
The guards talked as they served food to the girls in the cage. Isolde was listening closely
"You seem to be paying attention so much," Cory said from behind and Isolde nodded
"I just want to know one or two things about the empire" she replied
"Just don't know too much Isolde, knowing too much can actually put you into trouble. Don't get too sucked up in this complicated world, don't even trust your shadow in this place…don't trust your own reflection in the mirror" Cory said and Isolde frowned
"But I can trust you right?" she asked
"I just told you not to trust your own shadow and reflection, but you think you can trust me?"
"Don't you dare trust me, I can be a weapon against you," she said. Isolde looked at her in confusion for a while before looking away in silence
"Hey…Boss's gift, stand up" a guard came to Isolde's cage and started opening the door
"Huh!? What are you saying?" Isolde asked
"You are to come with us right away. It's an order" the guard said and grabbed her two hands, pulling her up
"Is she being taken to the empire?" Cory asked as she stood up too
"It's none of your business" the guard snapped
"Get your hands off me!" Isolde yelled but the guard just dragged her away
Isolde's heart started racing, she's scared. Scared of the new world she's being dragged into. The world where killing is the normal norms. A world where she can't even trust her own shadow.
Does she have what it takes to survive in that world?