Chapter 28
"Forgive me because I got to deny you the truth," Queen Cleopatra said to Sahara as her hands wiped every tear that dripped from Sahara's eyes.
"Capture Queen Cleopatra!" King Zuper ordered in a loud voice.
The King's voice was full of anger and frustration.
The three soldiers immediately approached Queen Cleopatra and held her both arms.
"Stay away from me! Don't touch me!" Queen Cleopatra yelled while struggling and forcefully pulled her arms away.
"Imprison the Queen!" King Zuper scoffed.
There was a hint of frustration in his voice.
"It can't be! Let me go!" Queen Cleopatra was scared and trembling with extreme nervousness.
"Take Queen Cleopatra back to the Palace and lock her up!" King Zuper ordered while gritting his teeth.
The soldiers took Queen Cleopatra out of the Gazu Kingdom.
"Now that Queen Cleopatra was no longer here I want everyone to know that this lady will be sentenced to life imprisonment!" King Gab announced while holding Sahara's tied hands.
"Your Majesty, have mercy on her, don't imprison my daughter," Darla pleaded as she knelt down to beg the King.
"Sahara is guilty so she deserves to be punished!" King Gab told Darla as he took the whip and rolled it in his hands.
"I can't bear to see my daughter suffer," Darla cried as she continued to knelt and bowed her head.
Princess Bonya suddenly approached Darla.
"Mom please stand up," Princess Bonya said while pulling her mother up.
Princess Bonya sympathized with her mother and hugged her tightly while sobbing.
King Zuper suddenly felt sorry for what he saw.
Princess Bonya suddenly approached King Gab and bowed her head.
"Your Majesty, I know Sahara is guilty but I hope you will impose another punishment to her," Princess Bonya suggested.
King Gab felt pity for Princess Bonya.
"Ok I will change my order I will not imprison Sahara but in return she will serve here in Gazu Kingdom as a slave," said King Gab and seemed to ease his anger with his calm tone.
Suddenly Sahara's chest tightened at what she heard.
"I can't afford to serve as slave in the Palace because I was once recognized as Queen and not a slave by the People here," Sahara murmured to herself tearfully.
"It's a shame!" abundant tears flowed in Sahara's eyes.
King Gab ordered that Sahara be taken to Madam Saher so that she could be trained as slave.
Five minutes later.
"Look, sometimes you're on top but tomorrow as you wake up you'll be surprised that you're already at the bottom," Madam Saher said as she shook her head.
Sahara did not utter a word and she bowed her head because she did not want Madam Saher to notice that many tears were flowing in her eyes.
"This will be your slave uniform Queen Bonya, sorry I mean Sahara," said Madam Saher who laughed slightly as she handed the uniform to Sahara.
Sahara took off her slave uniform and she still didn't utter a word.
"I'm hungry, Is there any food here?" Sahara responded while massaging her stomach due to hunger.
"There's a lot of leftover food here and this is what we eat, so train yourself to eat this kind of food as well," Madam Saher said while holding the plate full of different types of food.
Sahara was shocked and could hardly believe what she heard. Madam Saher took some leftover food and put it on the plate to give to Sahara.
Sahara ate slowly but suddenly felt nauseous because she didn't seem to be able to swallow the food in front of her because she wasn't used to it.
"Ahh! Hmm," Sahara covered her mouth to forcefully swallow the food as she took a glass of water by her side to drink to make it easier for her to eat.
"Train yourself because what happened to you today is not a bad nightmare but a unique destiny of yours," said Madam Saher who laughed and seemed pleased with Sahara's fate.
Sahara couldn't stop crying as she endured the pain of her body due to the force of the whipping on her and the unacceptable events that happened to her.
"Madam Saher, I want to rest because my back hurts," Sahara stuttered while touching her back. Her face was pitiful because of her messy hair.
"Remember this Sahara, you are no longer a Queen and you cannot rest until you have finished your work, wash the dishes first before I allow you to rest!" Madam Saher snorted as she raised her right eyebrow.
Sahara could do nothing but follow Madam Saher's orders. She changed her fancy gown into a slave's clothes and began to wash the dishes. She heard other slaves gossiping about her but she ignored them and she continued what she was doing while many tears spontaneously welled up in her eyes.
Meanwhile
"Darla if you want to see Sahara in my Kingdom you are free to visit her anytime," King Gab said to Darla while tapping her shoulders.
"Queen Purity, she is your sister who has long been separated from us," King Zuper said to Queen Purity while holding Princess Bonya's hands.
"You are so beautiful Princess Bonya you got the face from your mother Queen Cleopatra," Queen Purity complimented as she hugged her sister.
"You are so gorgeous Princess Bonya. I have a Prince nephew and I am sure he will definitely like you," said King Gab who was amazed by her beauty.
"Are you referring to Prince Axel?" King Zuper asked King Gab.
"Yes, he is the only child of my King brother and he is looking for a beautiful Princess for my nephew to marry," King Gab replied.
"King Gab, I know your King brother very well, his Kingdom is the most powerful of all Kingdoms because no one has attempted to invade them because of the strength of their forces."
"My King brother, King Wang has more than a million soldiers that's why no one dared to attack them because of the strength of their forces," King Gab proudly said.
"You are so lucky Princess Bonya because I am sure the Prince will like you because apart from your beauty you have a good heart," Queen Sasa said while smiling at her.
Queen Purity and Prince Gian were so happy to hear the good news so they hugged Princess Bonya.
There was a trace of joy in King Zuper's eyes.
"When I married Prince Gian to Queen Purity my King brother would have wanted his son, Prince Axel to marry Queen Bonya (Sahara)but Queen Cleopatra insisted on marrying her daughter to Prince Gian," King Gab said.
"So until now he has been constantly looking for a beautiful Princess for the Prince," King Gab added.
"You are so lucky Princess Bonya despite the hardship you have experienced a more luxurious life awaits you," Queen Purity smiled to her sister.
Princess Bonya inevitably burst into tears of happiness and her mother Darla hugged her.
"King Wang has been widowed for a long time that's why he wants to have grandchildren," King Gab gladly said.
"Darla, I suggest you not to go back to the Kingdom of Queen Cleopatra's king father, you are free to live in my Kingdom because I am very grateful to you for taking care of my Princess Bonya," King Zuper suggested.
"Your Majesty, I'm happy with your decision because my mother Darla is also a widow so I don't want her to go back there," Princess Bonya said worriedly.
King Zuper brought Darla and Princess Bonya to the Zuan Kingdom and Princess Bonya was very happy because she was with her mother Darla.
A slave approached them.
"Princess Bonya, your King father ordered that you two have to change clothes," the slave informed while handing a decent box to Princess Bonya.
The slave immediately left and Princess Bonya quickly opened the box.
Princess Bonya was surprised by what she saw because apart from the Princess attire, there was also a Queen's attire.
"Mom, you're going to be a Queen here!" Princess Bonya rejoiced while examining the Queen's attire.
"What! I'm going to live as a Queen here?" Darla's eyes widened.