Chapter 772 - Seven Hundred And Seventy-two: Whats The End Result (1/2)

The third point of view:

Back at Lincolnshire...

Akim observed his punishment to the end: a week of being caged in at the palace. He attended to his princely duties but he didn't take a step outside the palace and had his cell phone confiscated.

He was lucky enough that the secret cell phone that Max got him was not discovered, however, he made no effort to use that to call Anika either.

Anika.

That name made fury burn in Akim's heart and his fist clenched. To think that Anika was one of the rebels, well, might be one of the rebels and might have been using him all along? He only got angry thinking about it.

She was bold, he had to give her that. Once he discovered that she had intentionally approached him to lure him to the rebels, he would skin the life out of her himself. However, amid the fact that Akim was angry, he felt a bit heartbroken. He had actually thought she was into him. She was the first girl he liked, you know.

Anyway, it was Monday morning and that first day he would be attending school since he was grounded. Akim was going to school with one intention, to confront Anika about her alleged involvement with the rebels.

Judging from his drama last week - escaping his bodyguards - Akim had thought his parents would double the security and restrict the little freedom they gave him. But to his surprise, that wasn't the case. The only thing was that the guards were changed yet their numbers remained the same and they stayed six feet apart while he walked.

As soon as he arrived at school, Akim saw Anika at the entrance of the classroom as if she had been waiting for him.

”Akim!” She waved at him, a huge smile crossing her face.

Akim was stunned by her bright expression that his feet refused to move and were glued to the spot. She was really beautiful. Quite a shame that such a pretty face was with his enemies, Akim's expression became sterner when he remembered that.

The smile on Anika's face brightened the closer Akim came to her. She has not seen him for the past week and knew without a doubt that he had been punished. But she had missed him as well and nearly contemplated sneaking into the palace.

However, that was easier said than done. Anika knew she would be shot on sight by the royal army. Moreover, if getting into the palace was easy, Fiona's people would have done that long ago. Unfortunately, His majesty Kai was too smart and suspicious and the military was the most rigid sector in the palace. The military was eager to lay their lives down for the royal family in the blink of an eye when required.

”Akim...” Anika said to him when he arrived. But to her surprise, Akim walked past her without even as much as a smile or a ”Hi” her way.

As soon as Akim went into the classroom without acknowledging her presence, the smile on Anika's face vanished, and her gaze hardened. Anika's eyes were so cold that it looked like they would frost over while a cruel smirk lifted her lips.

He knew.

Akim finally knows of her identity.