78 Alyssa is Kidnapped!

The meeting ended much more early than expected. Both the parties didn't budge from their place hence no mutual understanding was created between them and no conclusion was derived at the end of the meeting. Alyssa bowed before the King Antonio just for the formality shake. Her posture was rigid and most of her body was in an upright position. Just by looking at her posture, anyone can deduce that she is not in the mood of exchanging greetings.

Antonio too huffed in the response to her greetings.

Alyssa walked out of the study room with a heavy heart. She could see all the troubles she is about to face as soon as she left the Palace. Now her life was really at risk and the culprit is in open. Her enemies that had not dared previously to harm her, with the support of the King and the Royal Court will openly harm her.

Alyssa didn't try to change King Antonio's thoughts because she knew that even if she will say something patriotic in front of him, the man before her will not change. He had become like this through decades of gradual changes. It was impossible to change his thoughts by just a few words said in a span of a few minutes.

Alyssa walked out of the room and saw a maid rushing towards her. She was holding a glass of water a cup of tea and a few sweet dishes on a tray. She looked at her and realized that she was not the maid that had smiled at her. She was different. Alyssa thought that the food in the tray was for the king so just after a glance at her, she kept walking in her own direction. But the maid stopped right in front of her startling her. The maid looked old. She was maybe around forty-five or fifty years of age. She smiled apologetically and said, "Princess Alyssa, we maids have made something sweet for you in return for your hard work towards people like us."

Alyssa once again looked at the tray full of dishes then she looked at the maid's clear and bright eyes.

Alyssa didn't find this maid suspicious so genuinely she smiled in return. She felt happy that someone has recognized her efforts. Her sour mood from the meeting dissipated a little.

"Thank you so much for your effort but you shouldn't have to do this," Alyssa said smiling at her.

"It is no trouble, Princess Alyssa. It is our honor to serve you." The maid smiled and blinked her clear bright eyes.

"Please have some." The maid continued placing the tray in front of Alyssa.

Even though Alyssa was not in the mood to eat something and she was not hungry at all, she didn't want to let their hard work go in vain.

"Hmmm…. This is so delicious." Alyssa moaned in pleasure.

Even after earning so much money, Alyssa never had any time to visit a proper high-class restaurant and have her meal there. She was unknown to the delicacies of the world. After becoming a Princess and becoming rich, even now, Alyssa used to take home-cooked meals prepared by her or sometimes by Noah.

The maid's eyes brightened at her response. She eagerly pushed her tray towards Alyssa and said, "Please have some more. We are so happy to know that you liked our dish."

Alyssa took another bite of the sweet dish. It was as tasty as the previous bite.

Yummy!

After eating it Alyssa said, "I have to leave now. Please distribute the remaining sweets among children."

"Wait, Princess Alyssa." The maid called from behind.

"Please have some water. Water is as much necessary as food." The maid smiled through her wrinkles at Alyssa.

Alyssa chuckled at this. She was indeed parched. She didn't know why she was feeling so thirsty after eating the sweets. She took the glass of water and drank it in one go.

"Bye," Alyssa said.

What Alyssa failed to notice was the maliciousness that passed through the maid's eyes as soon as she drank the water.

Alyssa took one step and suddenly felt dizzy. She looked around her and everything started to blur. The figures started overlapping with each other and she felt like the whole world is spinning around her. She saw a blurry figure approaching her but Alyssa couldn't see it's face clearly. The figure has a tender and sweet voice and Alyssa felt it very familiar. the figure was lulling her to sleep. And Alyssa wanted to do what the figure wanted her to. But there was a panicked voice at the back of her head which was forcing her to not sleep. To not give in.

Alyssa tried to listen to the voice.

She looked at the figure with her dazed eyes and said, "W… who are you?"

Her voice was faint and slurry.

The figure chuckled or that was what she thought and once again forced her to sleep.

Alyssa tried very hard to fight against the dizziness but once again the world around her spun and darkness appeared before her eyes.

Alyssa regained her consciousness nearly after an hour or so.

Due to Salvia's extremely detailed planning, Alyssa was kidnapped right under the nose of everyone in the palace and is brought to some faraway place in just a few hours. Alyssa had not been close to her mother from a young age. That is why she failed to recognize the maid. The maid was called Ezzie and she was Salvia's one of the most trusted maid. She had come with Salvia from her maternal house and had lived her whole life with her. The hatred that Salvia had carried for Alyssa in her heart is also passed to her close subordinates.

Alyssa woke up in darkness and panicked. She had trouble breathing and was feeling very suffocated.

It was not actually dark but there was a blindfold tied around her eyes. Alyssa panicked and tried to move her hands and feet. She soon realized that her hands and feet were tied to the very uncomfortable chair on which she was sitting.

Alyssa struggled to loosen the ropes around her but failed. The rope was tied so strongly around her that she was not able to move even one inch away from her actual position.

Her heart was pounding rapidly as she tried to recollect what had happened earlier. Pieces of fragments of memories passed through her brain and was followed by a piercing pain.

Alyssa closed her eyes tightly in order to lessen the pain but it was useless. She groaned in discomfort. Gradually the pain lessened and Alyssa opened her eyes once again. She raises her head high to look through the gap that was generally present between the nose and the cheek but she failed at this too as the cloth around her eyes was thick and long. Hence, there was no gap present between the nose and cheek.

Suddenly the pieces of her memory started forming an image and everything became clear. She remembered that she had eaten the sweets and drank the water given by the maid. It was then she felt dizziness and she lost consciousness. She also vaguely remembered someone approaching her and touching her but she couldn't remember the figure's face clearly.

Suddenly she heard footsteps coming towards her. She heard keys jingling and the door unlocking with the click.

Maybe it was the person that had kidnapped her. it was what Alyssa thought.

As soon as the door unlocked, Alyssa too put her head down in its original position before she had wake up and remained silent.

She touched the taser ring in her ring finger and sighed in relaxation. At least she had a hidden weapon against her kidnapper. There was also a distress signal and a tracker in her locket but to send any distress signal she has to press the button that was present at the back of the locket. But alas, she could not do anything right now. Her hands are bound tightly with the chair and she has to find a way to make her kidnapper open the binds for her.

"I know you are awake Princess." The voice was hardly a whisper, and it was so close to her ear that she could feel his warm breath on her face and cheeks. It was very uncomfortable for her. the voice belonged to a man and it reeked of alcohol. Alyssa wanted to gag at the smell but she controlled herself and held her breath for a while.