Call Of The Dark

"And you feel that Olya would understand you?" Cain asked as he rose to his feet and came to her. He placed his hand on her shoulders and said, "She is not so much of a child that she doesn't understand what you are trying to convey to her. She is only acting innocent. And if you haven't heard her last words, let me repeat them for you."

Naomi's brows creased. Her breath came out labored as she saw her husband.

He continued, "She said that why are we pushing her in this alliance? What is our real purpose?" He paused for Naomi to understand it. When she continued to look at him with a puzzled expression, he said, "Olya knows why you want that estate in her name. There was a hidden warning in her words. So if you go and talk to her, be sure that you craft your words in a way that they don't come out as hostile."

Naomi nodded as realization weighed heavily upon her. Olya had started suspecting that she was after her land. At first, she thought that Olya was behaving like a child, but not now. "I will take care," Naomi said. She took a deep breath in.

As she walked to Olya's room, she realized that this was her only chance to convince Olya. Only she could ask Lazarus not to go for it. When she reached Olya's room, she didn't find her there. Upon asking the guards, she came to know that Olya had gone to Magnus's room. Naomi frowned and didn't like that she had gone to Magnus's room. Anger flared inside her that she was creating more troubles. She marched to Magnus's room. And when she reached there, the guards didn't allow her to go inside.

"But I am Olya's sister and I know that Olya is in there," she reasoned.

"We are sorry, my lady," said the guard. "But we can't allow you to enter the prince's room without prior appointment."

Naomi gritted her teeth cursing Olya inside. She stomped her foot to show her displeasure to the guard and then turned back to go. However, she decided to be in Olya's room and confront her.

Olya didn't return for the whole day and that really bothered Naomi. What was she doing in Magnus's room? This was really unhealthy. She decided to go and visit Emma, but when she reached there, the guards stopped her from going into the wing where she and Lazarus lived.

"We can't let you enter this place, my lady," the guard informed as all others crossed their spears to block her.

"I— I— I have to meet Lady Emma and Lord Lazarus."

"They are not here and we still won't let you enter."

Totally frustrated, Naomi went back to Olya's room and decided to wait for her. She fell asleep on the couch waiting for her. When she woke up, it was already evening but Olya hadn't returned. Naomi got worried. Her sister was really a menace. At first, she ran away and now she was with Magnus. She had really gone wild. Her birthday was coming in less than a month's time. Till then she had to be very careful of herself especially if she had to marry the future king of Wilyra.

Frustrated that she couldn't meet Olya, Naomi returned to her room where Cain was having his dinner.

"That took you very long," he remarked.

"I didn't meet her. She wasn't in her room," she said in an irritated tone. "But I am going back to her room after dinner and a bath."

Naomi repeated this pattern for the next day as well. And by the end of that day, she became jittery. She had to give up her estate at the end of the next day which was her deadline. If she didn't meet Olya by that time, she didn't know what would happen. Cain hadn't left the palace to change the name on the papers.

"What is the problem!" Cain said as he paced his room. "You can't bloody meet that fucking sister of yours?"

Naomi fidgeted with her fingers. "I just can't find her. The guards are not letting me meet her. What can I do?" she whined.

Cain knew that he had to leave for Upper North Jupan as early as possible. It took almost full day for him to reach there even if he traced. He wasn't as powerful as Lazarus who could reach there in half a day. "I am going to Jupan and get the papers ready. I will come back by morning. In case you are able to convince Olya by morning, we will tear the papers. In case you can't, we will present the papers to Lord Lazarus."

"But—" Naomi started crying.

Cain looked at her irritated as hell. "There is no other option left. But it should be clear to you that Olya is avoiding you on purpose."

Naomi closed her eyes as tears flooded them. "I didn't know that Olya has changed so much. There is someone behind her who is corrupting her mind."

"Why do I feel that it is Emma who is instigating her against you?" Cain mused. "After all, why would Lord Lazarus ask you to give that piece of land? He has the whole kingdom for himself. Who do you think would be most benefited by this arrangement?"

Naomi's mouth dropped to the floor. Her thoughts went wild and finally she said, "Emma?"

"That's right!" Cain let out a humorless chuckle. "Emma is the one who would benefit the most. She is a bloody gold digger. She knows that she won't marry Lazarus. At the end of the day she is nothing but his whore. And what would she have when her beauty withers? When she becomes old? She is a human and so she will die soon. And she needs some security where she would park her ass. This is where your father's estate comes handy."

Shocked, Naomi slapped her hands over her mouth.