Chapter 3
PRINCESS XAVIERA DRAVIEN
I stiffened, eyes fixed on Azeriel.
A sharp pain tore through my chest as memories of everything replayed in my head.
My breath caught, the air in my lungs suddenly stopped. The feeling of her fingers curled round my neck as she held my face under the bathtub still lingered on me... As if she was drowning me all over again.
Did she follow me to this world?
"I'll excuse you to talk." Susanne said then stepped outside.
"Azeriel! How dare you try to kill me…" I gritted angrily, charging towards her.
I grabbed her neck and slammed her against the wall, my fingers tightening around her neck, choking her.
I was so ready to kill her.
"I'm going to make you pay for everything! Where is that cheating bastard? Where is Rhaziel?" I demanded.
Rhaziel is the name of that traitor of a husband.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?! Let her go!" Knoxville pulled me back effortlessly, flinging me across the room.
I crashed to the floor in a loud thud, and pain shot through my body.
I tried to stand up, but my legs gave in, and I crashed back to the floor, wincing.
Wait! What's going on? How did he manage to fling me like that?
Back in the underworld, I had fought and won battles with men stronger than this man. None of them could ever take me down.
What on earth is happening? Wait! Did I lose my strength? Or was it this woman's body that was so weak?
I lifted my gaze. He was all over Azeriel, examining her worriedly.
I lifted my hand and casted a spell silently with my eyes closed, intending to burn that witch alive.
My strength might be gone for now, but I should still have my pyrokinesis.
My palms burned hot, little sparks formed in them but they vanished even before a second could pass.
I stiffened, my eyes widening in terror.
Even that is gone too?
Ugh! I can't do anything in this woman's body, can I?
My body trembled, chest tightening as my gaze found Azeriel again. She was leaning into Knoxville, eyes fixed on me, a smirk curling round her lips.
"Are you okay, Clara? We should head back to your ward?" He freaked out, examining her again.
Clara? His mistress?
Hmph! She followed me to this world to become a mistress again?
"Don't worry about me, Knoxville…" she paused, turning to me, "Hazel, people will think you've lost it if you keep acting this way..."
"I understand you're still grieving after the break-up, but you can't act this reckless." She said calmly. The kind of calmness that made my blood boil beneath my skin.
My lips parted, but no words came out.
Wait! Did Hazel only suspect them? With this closeness… the way he looks at her… the way he cares for her… isn't it obvious that these two have something going on even though they were said to be siblings by adoption?
This witch is obviously in love with her brother.
What kind of person Hazel was? Was she dumb?
YOU TWO ARE NO DIFFERENT FROM EACH OTHER. YOU DIDN'T SUSPECT AZERIEL BACK THEN TOO.
My nails dug into the floor beneath me, my chest burning with anger.
Right. I didn't. I knew she never liked me, but I never imagined she would have an affair with Rhaziel.
Knoxville turned to me, his eyes burning with rage. "What the hell was that, Hazel? Attacking Clara like that… What's wrong with you?"
Wait! Don't tell me he fell for her cheap acting? Is he this dumb?
"And why the fuck would you think that I'm having an affair with Clara? She is my sister! How many times do I have to tell you that?!"
I scoffed at how ridiculous that sounded.
His sister, huh? Yet he might be sleeping with this same 'sister' behind closed doors?
Before now, I thought no man was worse than Rhaziel, but that was because I hadn't met Knoxville Whitmore yet.
"I know you hate me, Hazel, but I really don't mean any harm. There's nothing going on between Knox and me. He is my brother. He just cares about me." She said, feigning sadness.
He pulled her back and said. "You don't need to apologise to her…" then he paused and turned to me.
"What has come over you, Hazel? What if you had hurt Clara?"
I scoffed as I finally managed to stand up to my feet. "Who cares?"
"Hazel!"
"Whatever!" I sighed, walking over to sit on the bed. "Just leave. I need to get some rest."
Rest? Hell no! That's the least of the things on my mind now. I need to get back to the underworld kingdom… And I'm definitely dragging this witch with me.
"I think Hazel is yet to recover from what happened. We should give her some time to rest." She said, her arm wrapping around him possessively.
I rolled my eyes. She's his sister? What a big joke. He should tell that to a dumb person.
He shot me a glare before leaving with Clara, but just before they stepped out, I called his attention.
"Get me Susanne on your way out."
His brows knitted together with surprise, but he didn't say anything.
He left quietly.
I sighed, dragging my fingers through my hair with frustration.
Susanne walked in a few minutes later… With the doctor from earlier…