Page 85 of Filthy Hot Prince

Her hair was ruffled, her dress had a slit till her thigh, and her cane was missing. A bruise was already forming on the top of her head and I had wiped away the blood from her nose, lying to her that it wasn’t much. I had already asked for the royal doctor, but we didn’t know how many intruders were in the palace. My main priority was to protect my family and Valeria. Keep them safe.

Valeria nodded, not leaving my hand when Elena updated me on how she heard Valeria’s scream and went to check the library. The Court Room where the ceremony was going on was in the opposite wing of the library. So even if guards were everywhere, no one had heard her scream. Even I was called to make sure Zain and Nasrin were protected. We were lucky that Elena had heard her or else I didn’t know what would have happened.

It seemed like everything was planned for the ceremony. Making sure everyone was away from the library where there was easy access from windows, even though it was pretty high. They must have used ropes to get inside.

“Long time no see,puppy,” Zayed said, walking towards us.

I sighed when Elena snarled at my friend, “You too, shitface. You turn uglier each day.”

Not again. They could never tolerate each other.

Zayed scoffed, his tone different. “Thanks to you, I would need to wash my eyes with bleach. You look—”

“Guys,” I warned them, my arm wrapping around her waist. “Not now. Where is Zara?”

Zayed eyed Valeria and looked at me. “She is safe. Zain, Nasrin,jadatiand Rahim are all together. But the royal guests are getting anxious. They heard the guards running towards this wing.”

“Then we need to secure the palace grounds. Don’t let any guest, no matter how royal they are, leave the palace.”

“Prince Khalid,” a guard rushed forward. “You need to see this.”

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