Chapter 117 Paid to Kill (1/2)

'I can feel a malicious intent.' Snow told me.

'What do you mean?' I asked Snow telephatically.

Snow jumped down from my embrace. She hissed towards a dark alley.

”Who is there?!” William was alert. He could feel the evil intention in the air. He made a defensive stance in front of me, holding the hilt if his sword.

Slowly, men came out from the dark alley. At least two dozen men with malicious intent surrounded us from the front.

Then I saw the two brawny men from this morning. They were the ones that attempted to kidnap Cecilia.

”We meet again missy.” The skinny man from earlier said.

”They were the kidnappers from earlier.” I said in a hushed voice to William.

”It's good we found you at last.” The big brawny man from earlier said. ”Boss, she is the one we told you about.”

A man with authority within the group was at the center. He looked at me directly. William saw this and used his body to block me from their view.

”Indeed, she looks like the one.” The boss said. ”Girl, you are princess Alicia, correct?”

William and I was taken by surprise. How did they know my identity?

The boss took a piece of paper from his pocket and opened it. He held it out and showed it to us. The paper he was holding has a drawing of me.

William was more alert after seeing my picture on the piece of paper.

”Who sent you?” William roared in anger. He drew his sword from the sheath and pointed it towards them.

The boss gave us a sinister smile. ”Who sent us is none of your concern. What you just need to know is, someone gave us a big sum of money to take the princess' life.”

Hearing the boss' words sent a shiver down my spine and traveled all over my body.

”Someone wants me dead?” I said in disbelief.

'Who would want me dead? Who did I offend to have such a death threat?' I thought.

There was only one whom I know, that want me to die. And that someone was my stepmother, the queen of Alvannia, Queen Erica.

”We were having a problem of how to excute the plan on killing you. But who would have thought you would be the one marching in out here in the open, with only one knight to protect you.” The boss said and laughed out loud.

”I won't let you get near the princess.” Will said out loud.

The boss' attention fell upon William. ”I am sure you are a royal knight with great skills. That is why I took dozens of my men with me.” The boss said. ”Do you think you can defeat us all?”

William assessed the situation we are in. There were really at least two dozen men in front of us. Even if William is a good fighter, he can't take on two dozen men all at once.

”Alicia, I will distract them. Use the time to make your escape.” William murmured to me. ”Find help as soon as possible.”

”No, you can't fight them all at once.” I said with a worried voice.

”I will be more distracted with you here.” William said. ”It would be better to run and find guards for help.”

William was right. With me here, I will just be a burden to him while fighting and in turn defending me. I was hesitant but still nodded in agreement. I am confident in William's fighting skills. I just have to find help as fast as I can.