Chapter 8 - Annulment


    I stood in pure disgust of how many ugly dresses thaty on the bed for me to choose from.


    I pinched the bridge of my nose. Diana your taste in gowns is so bad that even Kim Kardashian left the


    chat.


    "Mydy, his highness is waiting for your arrival" Ste said.


    I rolled my eyes at her dumb statement. ''No shit sherlock. It''s not like he came here to annual my


    engagement or something''


    I nced back the pile of dresses waiting for me to choose. In second thoughts I should probably send


    a letter then meet the prince face to face while wearing one of these balloon gowns. I already had


    trouble walking in thest dress before. I looked like a disabled penguin walking in that thing if it is even


    a dress. ''God, how do these ancientdies walk in these tight overbearing dresses without falling? I


    don''t even want to get started on the tight corset''


    I sighed. "**** this shit I''m going with this muffin dress"


    "Darling why don''t you y us the new melody you have been working on while we wait on your


    sister''s arrival"


    Ariana was flustered by her mother''s sudden words. She stole a quick nce from the prince who


    gazed at her back in curiosity, his jet-ck hair styled in a spiky mess making him look like a bad boy,


    he wore navy blue tuxedo suit to match with his fierce golden eyes. Ariana blushed shyly, hiding her


    face from the sudden embarrassment.


    Ariana fiddled with the hem of her green sleeve. "M-mother I''m still in need of practice" she said shyly.


    "It surely doesn''t matter whether your ying is greater than the goddess Celia or worse than a child''s


    y" The prince said coldly, his golden eyes locking eyes with her green orbs.


    "But whether you can y with the flow of your heart that matters"


    A hint of hope enlightens her beating heart, his words may have been cold but with the right words it


    could melt anyone''s heart. Ariana smiled sweetly at him.


    "Thank you, your highness very much for your words of encouragement"


    Damon was stunned by her sweet smile he quickly looked away before he showed any warm emotions


    to the family.


    He cleared his throat. "It''s a pleasure"


    Alice and Marcus gave each other victorious looks. They did it. Diana''s engagement was going to be


    annulled and their daughter has warmed up to the prince. Soon Ariana will be the next empress of


    Aureum.


    Ariana stood up and walked towards the grand piano that stood in front of the room. She ttened the


    back of her gown before she took a sit on the cushioned stool.


    Ariana stole another nce at the handsome man that sat across the room with his leg crossed over


    his other leg and sat there staring at her coldly waiting for her to start.


    Ariana took a deep breath calming her racing her heart before she started to y.


    With a push of a white and ck key a sweet melody rung out. She fastened her pace ying the


    melody of the song she choreographed. The beautiful sounds of the piano echoed the room creating a


    soothing atmosphere.


    Ariana yed to her heart content ignoring the pleasing of her parents and the surprised prince which


    she was trying to impress with her piano skills, something Ariana spent years learning to do as a noble


    With thest key pressed and the sound of the melody faded a sudden slow p was heard.


    Everyone looked at each other to see who was pping yet none were. They turned their heads to see


    Diana standing in the doorway pping slowly, her face was expressionless.


    "Well, well. My sister ys quite well" she said coldly strolling her way to the couch without greeting the


    prince or her parents.


    The sight of her half sister made her whole body freeze not from surprise but from Diana''s cold and


    dominating aura, it wasn''t like the same aura that Diana used to possess towards her.


    "I see his Highness the crown Prince Damon hase for a visit today" She sat down at the end of the


    room far away from them, her leg crossed and her head resting on the side of her knuckles with a


    sinister grin across her face like she had an evil n up her sleeve.


    Damon stared at her expressionless, observing her strange and rude manner towards them.


    She hadn''t bothered to greet them a good morning and neither did Diana sit next to her beloved


    fianc?? and start to spout nonsense to the prince, clinging herself to him like a lost baby duck.


    "I must apologise that I was unable to attend your sweet little birthday party" she battered her eyes,


    Damon shot a killer re assuming she would tremble but she didn''t instead Diana shot the same icy


    cold re at him. Those eyes didn''t hold the eyes of admire towards him but hatred and disgust.


    Marcus saw this disrespectful behaviour and shot up from his sit. Fuming with anger he yelled at her


    "Diana cies apologise to his royal highness immediately".


    Artemis stared at him in disbelief. Who was he to tell her what to do?


    "Sit back down Duke I have nothing to apologise for" she said calmly fiddling with the almond nail of


    hers before shooting a re at him. They were a loud gasping from Alice and Ariana. Everyone


    was speechless even the cold prince himself.


    "You dare speak to your father like that youngdy" Alice hissed, mming her fan on her palm.


    Artemis yawned, stretching her hands in the air. Alice mouth twitched at the disrespecting from her


    step daughter.


    "You must be joking Alice to call him my father" she ced a hand over the couch letting it rest.  Alice


    gripped her fan in anger. Never has Diana called her Alice, she would call her duchess ordy Alice but


    never Alice. She would cower away when her father was in presence, and she would have the


    sweetest and fake smile to charm the prince yet here she was acting like she owned the ce with an


    arrogant aura leaking from her.


    "DIANA" Duke yelled startling poor Ariana whose face was white as snow.


    "You dare call her that, She is my wife and your duchess"


    Artemis wasn''t startled by his sudden yell, she only looked side to side like she always did in situations


    like this. "She is nothing but amoner you found on the street." She shuffled her silver locks


    "Don''tpare a slut to the former duchess of Aureum" She crossed her hands and waited for the


    reactions.


    Ariana gasped and Alice dropped her fan, her mouth wide open in horror. The duke himself face turned


    red like a tomato.


    "How dare you call my wife a slut!"


    Artemis ignored the duke and shifted her attention to Damon who stared at her bewildered and


    speechless. He had no words to back the family neither did he seem like it was his ce to interfere.


    "You came here to annual the engagement I presume" Diana said interrupting the duke who was about


    to say something.


    The duke, duchess and Damon were dumbfounded by the sudden words Diana spoke. Damon himself


    was more puzzled of her calm persona when he expected her to cry.


    Ariana sat on the stool quietly witnessing the events that was appearing in front of her. Her hands


    tightly gripping her skirt and trying to calm herself fromshing out her sister who dared to call her


    mother a slut.


    Artemis stared at the stupefied prince and looked at him impatiently "Your highness is that why you


    came here" Artemis called out for him who was mind was not on earth but somewhere else.


    He shifted his golden eyes to Diana who was waiting impatiently for his answer.


    He stood up adjusting his navy-blue jacket totally shrugging off the sudden rude behaviour her earlier .


    "Diana cies, I Crown Prince Damon Aurum of Aureum dere the annulment of our engagement"


    Artemis let out a sigh of relief . ''Finally, the words I have been dying to hear from you since the day I


    came into this novel''.  She cried inside.


    She stood up, patting down her skirt and then standing firmly locking her eyes with the prince making


    sure he understands her determination and honesty. "I, Diana cies of Aureum ept your wishes,


    your highness" she ced her hand on her heart gesturing she was being truthful.


    Ariana and Alice gasped at her sudden eptance of the annulment. Damon and Marcus stared at her


    speechless. They thought she would have disagreed and thrown a tantrum nevertheless she was calm


    and seemed like she waited for this for so long.


    Damon inhaled. "Diana, I hope you don''t go back on your word. If this may ur, I will single handedly


    punish you for going back on your word" his cold domineering tone made Artemis scrunch her face in


    disgust.


    ''I never met someone as cunning and cocky as you.'' Artemis clenched her fists. ''Do you think I will


    return to you crying and begging you take me back. Your mistaken you son of a bitch.''


    "No need to worry your highness I will keep my word as you will keep yours but please do not regret


    your decision in the future because I''m not unfinished work that you cane back to whenever you


    All content is ? N0velDrama.Org.


    like" Artemis refused to bow at his presence.


    Damon arched his thin sharp eyebrow up with a slight grin. "Diana your bold to assume I would return


    back"


    Artemis wanted to gag at his cockiness while looking at him like he was stupid.  "You think too highly of


    yourself." she saidzily. "You should start looking yourself in the mirror you might need it to find your


    lost ego".


    A dark purple glow surrounded Damon, he held out a hand and a dark purple ball sparking lightning


    formed in the midst of his palm. Everyone was frightened even his guards that stood behind him


    stepped back however Artemis stood firmly without any fear. She dealt with hundreds of bullets and


    explosions fired at her, a cage full of tigers, torture, missions so dangerous she nearly lost her life and


    God''s wrath and this puny scene didn''t scare her at all.


    "You dare to speak to a prince like that, do you wish death upon you" his hissed, golden eyes darting at


    her.


    "I went through hell and back to be where I am now. Your threats are nothing but child''s words" she


    said inzily manner.


    Marcus shed his hand, pointing a finger at her with a distasteful look in his eyes "You despicable


    woman. I knew you were a devil the day you came to this world. Guards arrest her and take her to the


    cold dungeons." he ordered the cies knights. "Don''t let her see daylight until she learns her


    mistakes"


    The guards shuffled their way towards Diana and as they were about to grab hold of her, she nced


    at them with an icy cold re strucking them to freeze in fear. "I like to see you weaklings try" She


    smirked and cracked her knuckles. Artemis was ready to beat them to a palt.


    "She''s just a weak woman, grab her."


    Artemis shifted her gaze towards Marcus "I may be a woman but don''t underestimate me, Marcus. You


    don''t know who I am? Or what I have been through"


    Marcus clenched his teeth and growled at her. "Don''t to speak to me so boldly wench. I am the duke


    and I hold more power than you ever think. Guards arrest her"


    Ariana trembled in fear with tears flowing down her cheeks. "Shhh, darling its ok your mothers got you"


    Alice hugged her terrified daughter, stroking her brown hair to assure her she was safe in her arms.


    Artemis swatted the hands of the guards.


    "From this day on, I, Diana cies shall be no more." she swatted her hand.


    "From today I am Diana who belongs to no house and by the end of the week you shall never see me


    roaming this awful and foul mansion"