"Stop Elena," Liam finally spoke up. He looked at Elena coldly and warned the woman not to continue her sentence.

"No," said Mila. "Talk. Tell me what really happened in this palace." Mila ignored Cosmo's protests asking her to kill Elena straight away and didn't need to listen to the woman's cheap explanation.

"Mila, it is not something you need to understand. It is not about a curse," Liam said, trying to keep his voice from sounding like he was trying desperately to hide the truth from Mila.

Mila then turned around to face Liam, her arms folded across her chest and she stared at the man with demanding eyes.

"Then tell me what happened." Mila shrugged nonchalantly, then looked at Liam with defiant eyes. "Looks like you're hiding a lot of secrets from me."

"It's not a secret. It's just a rumour." Liam clenched his jaw tightly as he said this.

"Okay, then I want to hear what the rumors are," Mila said calmly then added. "Because yes, I saw the creature. The creature's name is Cosmo and she resembles me, except for her black hair."

Mila then turned to her left side to look at Cosmo who was wide- eyed, looking at her in disbelief because she said it loud and clear.

It was as if Mila had just told the world about the disgrace that should be brought to death.

"You saw it?" Liam's voice was so low it was like a hiss. He and Elena then turned their attention to an empty room, where Mila said that she saw a person who looked like her and named Cosmo. "Don't joke about a serious matter like this Mila."

Mila turned to Liam and narrowed her eyes sarcastically. "You think I am in the mood to joke with you?" she asked harshly. "Or maybe you think I am crazy?"

Elena then laughed wryly, her laughter bouncing off the prison walls and creating a terrifying echo.

"That's what he thinks of you," Elena said between laughs. She looked at Mila scornfully then noticed how Liam looked very angry in the face of this situation. Liam totally disagreed with what Elena would say next. "Because he also thinks that the previous king has gone mad for trying to create a massacre within his own people."

All these mysteries made Mila feel that she was exhausted of what was happening around her.

Were they playing with her? Or were they just thinking it was okay to confuse her like this?

All the things that happened made Mila question everything in her life again.

"Now tell me why I can see Cosmo's figure when you can't?" Mila asked, and as she said this she was staring at Cosmo, asking for an answer from the creature as well.

'Because you are the next heir to the throne.' Cosmo tossed her black hair impatiently, not only that, she also glared fiercely at Elena and Liam. 'You don't have to listen to what they say, you just have to listen to what I say and you have to kill Elena, because she was the one who killed the king and queen before.'

Cosmo kept telling Mila to kill Elena.

However, the more Cosmo insisted on asking her to kill Elena, the more Mila's curiosity grew about what story Elena would tell. Something unexpected had been hid by them and Mila was sure of it.

"Speak, what are you going to tell me," Mila gave an order in an even voice and expressionless face, ignoring Cosmo's angry stare. The creature did not agree with what Mila decided.

'You will regret wasting your time listening to her bullshit,' Cosmo said and she didn't get the response he wanted from Mila.

"I will decide whether I am wasting my time or not," Mila said in a voice that sounded a little unconcerned about Cosmo's response to this. The creature was invisible, except to Mila, therefore, she didn't need to worry about its reaction.

On the other hand, Liam and Elena stared at each other. Liam found it strange that Mila was talking to an empty space, while Elena looked wary.

Though actually, this wasn't the first time they had seen someone talk like that, as the previous king had done the same.

"Now tell me everything." Mila emphasized the word 'everything', because she didn't want to hear any other secrets again. She wanted everything to be clear now, with nothing to hide.

"You think I am going to tell you all the plans for free? For free?" Elena sneered at Mila, she then moved her arms and legs, making the chains that bound her jingle, indicating that she didn't want to be interrogated under these conditions. This was an insult to her.

Because after all, she was a respected elder.

"You want freedom?" Mila asked in a voice that sounded like she was mocking this woman. "If it's freedom you want, then I will give it to you." Mila shrugged.

Only, her words were cut off by Liam. "I don't agree to release her," Liam said.

During the argument between Elena and Mila, Liam was mostly silent, but he wouldn't have kept quiet any longer if what Elena wanted was freedom.

The main goal was to bring down the elders and the opportunity was in front of his eyes, of course Liam will not waste this opportunity by agreeing to Mila's words.

He was the king, so his words should be the one that counted.

Mila raised her eyebrows defiantly, it seemed like Cosmo's influence was still so entrenched in her that it made her so bold in going against anyone who didn't agree with her plan and Liam was no exception.

Mila liked herself for being this way, brave and a little reckless, but she also couldn't help but worry because this attitude she felt was too much.

She shouldn't be like this, right? Because there were some things she shouldn't have crossed and she should also have known the limits where she could be so bold in her action.

It's just that Mila ignored all of that, because she liked the feeling of having complete control over her fears and more energy to face whatever comes her way.

It didn't make sense, but right now Mila didn't want to dwell on that fact, because the only thing she wanted to hear now was; Elena's explanation of all these crazy things and the secrets and prophecies that happened and surrounded this member of the royal family.

"Speak," Mila said, ignoring the smug smile that tugged at the corners of Cosmo's lips. She wondered. Could Cosmo hear the voice in her mind? Or did she just feel like she had won because she had such a big influence on Mila? And she knew that Mila liked the feeling.

Mila would ask about it later, when she was alone with that astral being.

But, for now, her main focus was on figuring out the secret that Elena was holding.

"We killed the previous kings and queens because they were crazy. They want war and destroy this whole nation." Elena started her explanation which sounded absurd to Mila's ears, but she listened intently, while Liam said nothing and glared fiercely at Elena.

The atmosphere in the prison changed and Mila couldn't explain this, only, she felt that Liam was holding back his anger. He was absolutely vehemently opposed for Mila to know the secret that Elena had told her, but why?

"Why are the two of them like that?" Mila glanced at Cosmo and could see the figure of herself with black hair smiling happily. It was as if Elena was telling a thrilling fairy tale.

"Because they saw another figure who was the embodiment of the curse on the yjrone, of course," answered Elena curtly. "You know what makes them so crazy?"

Elena looked at Mila meaningfully, while Liam walked to Mila's side and stood by the girl.

"Don't make my mood bad, and stop cutting your story like that, because it's not fun at all," Mila replied sarcastically, she didn't want to get involved in Elena's game which she found very boring.

Elena gritted her teeth, she felt that Mila was telling her to, even though that was what really happened.

"He must have told you how you were traded back then," said Elena in a voice that sounded hoarse and made anyone who heard it feel the chill ran down their spines. Her body, which was still shackled by chains, didn't stop her, just like her request earlier. Elena wanted Mila to learn the truth. "It's not like that."

Mila then listened carefully to the next words Elena was about to say.

"The king and queen gave up on you and your sister, Anna, because they didn't want to pass the curse on you," said Elena. "Well, at that time they were still sane enough to think about it, but in the years that followed, their obsession with murder, massacre and all sorts of horrible things, became unstoppable and they were like bloodthirsty monsters."

Elena then laughed in amusement at her own joke and when no one else in the prison was laughing with her, she grumbled and continued her sentence.

"You guys have absolutely no sense of humor," she grumbled. "And since you two are women, they found another reason to swap you and Liam. So, well, I can't say what Liam told you is entirely true, but he left out the details."

"Why didn't you tell me?" Mila asked, her focus now on Liam, who was still standing quietly beside her.

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THE STORY WILL GO HIATUS FOR NEXT MONTH AND WILL BE UPLOADED AGAIN ON OCTOBER.