“Mr. Alex, Princess Anne has been brought here,” said one of the men in black to Alex. “Bring her in,” Alex ordered flatly. Soon, Anne was brought in. However, her eyes were shut, and it was obvious that she was unconscious.
Andrew was right next to Anne, and he looked calm. Although he wasn’t constrained, her wasn’t resisting either.
While looking at the unconscious Anne, Alex caressed her face and uttered, “As expected of a princess. Look at her alluring cheeks! Once the demons possess her, she’s going to rule the country as the queen. I, on the other hand, will be the queen’s right-hand man.”
Alex’s eyes were filled with his hunger for power. Instead of being just a priest for the royal family, he wanted to possess ultimate power.
However, in Seneris, regardless of how strong one was, only a person from the royal family was allowed to rule the country. Therefore, he needed to use Anne’s royal blood to rule the entire Seneris.
As for Harold, he was merely Alex’s pawn. Once the demons possessed Anne, Alex would kill Harold, for the latter would be of no use to Alex by then.
By then, Anne would be the queen, and Alex would be the queen’s lover and gain ultimate influence. “Mr. Alex, now that I’ve brought Princess Anne to you, can you release my wife and my kid?” Andrew asked expressionlessly.
“You’ve done well, Andrew. Not only did you bring Princess Anne to me, but you’ve also stopped Prince Harold from assassinating her. Well done! Don’t worry. Your wife and kid are doing well. Just keep serving me, and you’ll become the chief guard of the entire royal family in the future.” Alex gave Andrew an approving look.
However, it seemed as though Andrew wasn’t interested in becoming a chief guard. “I just want to bring my family away. I’ve wronged and betrayed Princess Anne and Duke Ross’ trust. Hence, I can’t possibly stay by their side. I j I just want you to release my family, and I’ll go. somewhere far away with them.”
Andrew was the duke’s most loyal guard. That was why Ross had instructed him to protect Anne.
However, Alex had kidnapped Andrew’s wife and kid, so Andrew was forced to lure Anne to the ancient ruins by lying to her that King of Herbs was there, and that he could save Ross.
In other words, he had to lie to Anne in order to save his own family. If he hadn’t bumped into Jared and the others, he would’ve brought Anne to Alex much earlier.
“As I’ve said, don’t worry. Once everything goes according to my plan, I’ll surely release your family.” Alex then waved his hand across. Anna’s forehead, waking the princess up..
When Anne slowly opened her eyes and saw Alex and the men in black surrounding her, she was stunned.
“Andrew, where are we? Why are the members of Flaming Sect here?” Anne was panicking because she knew Alex was one of Harold’s men. Harold is currently after me, so Alex surely also wants me dead.
However, instead of answering Anne, Andrew lowered his head and kept mum.
“Don’t be afraid, Princess Anne. I’m not going to hurt you. I invited you here because I want you to become the true ruler. Your brother, Prince Harold, wants me to kill you, but I’m not going to listen to him. I’m willing to serve you, Princess Anne. You’re the only person who can rule Seneris.” Alex spoke in a gentle tone because he was afraid that Anne would get startled and do something rash.
“No. I don’t want to be the ruler. King of Herbs is why I’m here. I need him to save my father. I’m not after power.” Anne shook her head.
