The Queen Of Time
Red Heart (Fourty One)

            Tiffany walked quietly down the deserted passageways inside the Khronos palace while hiding

a bag of curses inside his long sleeping robe. The few guards standing guard along the palace hall looked unsuspecting to Tiffany in the least. They nodded respectfully and occasionally greeted Tiffany kindly. Tiffany also occasionally returned their greetings with greetings

warm hence. But all that was just to build up her image in front of the bodyguards so they wouldn't suspect her and still see her as a warm good woman.

            "Good night, lady, what are you doing here nights like this?"

            A middle-aged maid paused in front of Tiffany while greeting the friendly Tiffany. The old waiter was carrying a plate of snacks on the tray and he seemed to have just come out of Calistha's room.

            "I want to meet Calistha, is she asleep?"

            "Yes, Your Majesty has been asleep since a few hours ago. I just picked up a plate containing a snack that Miss Calistha wanted earlier this afternoon, but it seems that Miss Calistha is not very tasteful because this food is only reduced a little." the waiter explained a little sad. Tiffany nodded her head

understand. He then quickly left without saying a word to the servant. It would be a waste of time if he continued to respond to the old servant's insignificant remarks and did not immediately place the curse bag under Calistha's bed. Moreover, he was sure that at this time Yuri and Sunny would not be in Calistha's room because he had just seen the two women walking out of Calistha's room while yawning widely and stretching out their hands into air.

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            Slowly Tiffany began to open the wooden door as she lowered her head inside. At the end of the room, Tiffany could see her sister in deep sleep with a thick blanket wrapped around her body. Her beautiful face that usually always shines brightly, this evening looks a little pale. Calistha tonight has completely lost her tune. But it did not make Tiffany become undo his intention to harm Calistha, he is even more ambitious to hurt Calistha after seeing how suffered Calistha today because Aiden who is not beside him to say various words

love for him and to welcome the presence of this successor is growing and developing in the womb of Calistha.

            "My dear sister, may you become calmer after resting for three days. I'm sure your resentment for Aiden will lessen after tonight." whispered Tiffany softly before slipping the bag under Calistha's big bed. After that Tiffany immediately left the room with a grin full of satisfaction in her eyes.

 -00-

            "Ergh.."

            Calistha groaned softly as she slowly opened her eyes. His round eyes that were still not fully open seemed to blink a few times to adjust to the dim atmosphere that occurred in his room. At first glance Calistha looked confused and was still trying to get used to the atmosphere of her new room, and when she realized that if she was in her own room, not in Aiden's room, her heart became broken. During the week of staying in Aiden's room, Calistha was used to being there. Now waking up in the middle of his own room felt so strange and he felt cold. Aiden was always there next to her to hug her and give her a sense of comfort in her sleep so she never felt empty like tonight. Calistha then rubbed the drop of tears that wet her eyes violently, she must not cry! He must not look weak and rely too much on Aiden because Aiden is not always there for him. Aiden could have gone from his side whenever the man wanted to, so he should be able to raise his own heart and get used to it without Aiden.

            "I'm thirsty."

            Calistha suddenly muttered softly as she felt her throat dry and choked. Seeing that the small table next to his bed was empty, he assumed that the waiter had cleaned all his dishes and drinking glasses this afternoon to bring to the kitchen. Calistha then swept her gaze across the wide corner of her room, but she could not find what she was looking for. Where are Yuri and Sunny?

            The two servants did not appear to be in his room, they promised to accompany her tonight because Aiden had ordered them to always look after Calistha and protect her as long as Aiden was not by her side.

               Feeling increasingly thirsty, Calistha finally decided to take her own drink in the kitchen.

He has done it often anyway. She was not a spoiled and weak woman who should always rely on servants. She is an independent and strong woman.

looks more lonely than usual. But it was likely just his assumption because all this time he had never walked around inside the palace of nights like this. Only a few times he had walked out of his room when his relationship with Aiden was still very bad. At that time he found things

strange outside his room and after that he chooses not to do that anymore if there is no Yuri or Sunny. But because now he was used to the oddities that were happening around him, it felt like this was not at all creepy at all. Walking alone along the long hallway is really able to spur the adrenaline. In addition, he did not need to put on a mask of falsehood by always smiling with every servant because at this time the servants had slept.

                There are no guards? Calistha sat quietly as she was a few meters from the door of Aiden's room. Usually on the right and left side of the door there are always two guards or three guards on duty to guard in front of Aiden's room. But now he found the door empty without the presence of a soldier. Feeling strange, Calistha finally chose to go into Aiden's room and see what was going on in there. He thought today the atmosphere in the palace was also a little quieter, more quiet than the usual night atmosphere he had been feeling.

            Calistha stuck her hand forward and tried to push the wooden door slowly. Voices

the faint creaking of the door sounded so clearly in Calistha's ears. When he saw the dark atmosphere in Aiden's room, the corner of his lips seemed to curl slightly, imagining if he had ever been part of this darkness. For a week in Aiden's room, Aiden almost every night never lit a light in his room. The man really preferred the pitch darkness rather than the bright atmosphere that he said would hurt his eyes. Though according to him the bright atmosphere is much better than a dark atmosphere that gripping like this. But now he was getting used to the dark atmosphere. He gets used to all the things Aiden likes. And now he felt so impatient to surprise Aiden and slightly forgot his thirst that had been suffocating his throat.

            "Aiden..."

            Calistha called Aiden slowly. He tries to find Aiden in the right corner of his room, where Aiden always spends his time reading parchment sheets and finishing his work. But unfortunately the corner was empty, leaving only a set of desks and chairs that looked uninhabited. Calistha then assumed that Aiden was currently sleeping on his bed. The man though looks cruel and arrogant, but he is still an ordinary man who needs sleep. He used to think that Aiden didn't need to sleep because Aiden was a monster to him, and he thought a monster like Aiden didn't need to sleep, but he was wrong. Aiden is still a man who sometimes feels sadness and fragility, even he is still a normal man who needs women to satisfy his wild side, but Calistha herself doesn't know if Aiden has always done it with cheap women out there, or just with her. What's clear is that Aiden looks so great and very experienced when making love with him.

            Calistha rubbed her left cheek slowly which felt like it was going to burn. He was really embarrassed by his own thoughts because he had just thought about his hot nights with Aiden. I don't know how hypocritical he is now, because he has been caught up in the charms of a king Aiden. He used to curse the man with various swearing and insults that were very rude related to the man's sexual life, but now it is precisely he who sometimes tempts the man to touch him. How difficult the future is to predict. After this he must be more careful in speaking because maybe he will be eaten with his own words someday.

Srekks

            Calistha saw movement from Aiden's big bed not far from her desk.

Vaguely Calistha could see a large mound covered by a blanket sleeping behind her. The huge mound occasionally moved and after that regained its calmness with its regular rhythm of breathing. Feeling that it was Aiden, Calistha decided to approach the man and see how the man was doing tonight. Honestly, he misses Aiden so much because he hasn't seen Aiden all day. But he kept trying to put positive words into his mind if it was possible that Aiden was busy so that the man could not visit him and see his condition today.

            Calistha slowly walked closer towards the large bed that was a few steps ahead of her. Yet another figure curled up next to Aiden managed to shock Calistha and make the woman stop her steps instantly. A look of disbelief was directed at Aiden while shaking his head many times in case he was hallucinating. But the longer it took, the scene before his eyes became clearer and now he really felt sure it was Aiden. The man is currently being embraced by a woman and openly the woman is curled over Aiden to ask Aiden to make love to him again.

            "Aidens... Gazelle...."

            The choked shrill voice escaped Calistha's thin lips with tears growing more and more profusely flooded her face. This was a very painful fact for him. Suddenly his head became dizzy and flashes of nightmares that he tried to forget lately returned to fill the cavity of his head. I can't believe those dreams would come true like this. Calistha then tried to grab whatever was around her to be a buffer for her slightly staggered body. It felt like he was very weak and his legs were really not strong enough to withstand the weight of his own body. The sound of a mutual sigh in the room echoed quite loudly in Calistha's ear cavity, making her feel even more limp and nauseous. His vision, which was initially blurred by tears, is now increasingly blurred by the sounds of disgusting sighs and also the pounding on his dizzy head. He was about to fall on the marble floor of Aiden's cold room, but a hand pulled him and made him turn to hit the sturdy body that no one knew was currently in front of him.

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            "God." Calistha groaned softly and wanted to wriggle inside the man's arms. But his movements instantly came to a halt, as the man instantly locked it and whispered horrible words within his ears.

            "Close your eyes, for this will be terrible."

Crash!

            And fresh blood instantly splashed horribly in front of him, creating such a terrifying red spot on top of the spotless pure white marble floor. That blood, the blood of the messenger of death.