MISTRESS AMELIA'S SANCTUARY.
Her armies were roaming around the compound doing their best to lend enough protection.
Those at the watchtower are still up there scanning around the sanctuary in case there is any incoming they will be able to get ready before its arrival.
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Meanwhile inside the house looks so empty and quiet, it doesn't even look like someone was in there until Amelia and Zack stepped in.
They discovered how silent the house was and they stared at each other knowing so well that things might not be right.
"I just hope it is not what I am thinking" Amelia muttered as she looks around.
"Favour...!! Jade....!! is there nobody at home...?" Amelia called out then Sarah ran down from the
stairs.
"Mum..." Sarah said as she rushed and embraced her mum as Amelia kisses her on her forehead.
"Sarah, where is Jade? did she disobey me again?" Amelia asked while Sarah took in a deep breath and nodded her head.
"But I'm very sure that if she haven't disobeyed you Favour could have been dead by now" Sarah responded making Amelia stare at Zack in surprise.
Zack too was left gazing at Sarah in surprise. "Sarah what really happened and where are they?" Amelia asked with a washed and scared voice.
"I don't know what happened, I think they are the best people to answer that question, all I know is that Jade left the house just to return with Favour bleeding," Sarah said and Amelia hurriedly ran upstairs.
Then Sarah stares at Zack who smiled at her "Come here" Zack said as she lifted her up to his arms.
Sarah was still a little baby of 9yrs old with a pretty cute face and blonde hair just like her mother and she is just a kid, she don't really know anything yet.
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PARADISE-REGAINED.
The guards opened the gate as soon as they saw Zara's car coming and she drives in straight forward.
And as soon as she stops the car three of her maids reached to welcome their mistress.
Zara stepped out of the car. "Welcome Mistress" The maids greeted but she wasn't ready to look at their faces.
Scar stepped down from the driver's seat and opened the other side of the car and carried Jasmine out.
"Olivia go call Stella for me, tell her that I need her immediately, I have a patient she needs to cure for me" Zara ordered one of her maids and she bowed for her.
"Yes Mistress" Olivia answered and bows her head a little bit and left.
"Get her into the room, Stella will attend to her there" Zara ordered Scar who nodded at her and did exactly as she ordered.
Actually, Zara could have done all that herself because Jasmine was her best friend but the truth is that she wants to sneak inside and wiped off the blood on her body so that David will not be able to see her like that.
And she can sense that David could be anywhere with Favour that is not personally his room. 
He does that on a daily basis so she needed a clear direction of where she needed to follow so that she wouldn't run into him.
So she turned and gazed at the rest two maidens who were standing beside her.
She remove the hand grove she was putting and handed it over to one of them.
"Where is David?" She asked as the maidens stares at themselves making Zara raise her eyebrows as she already knew what their response will be.
"Mistress, David left the fort with Favour" one of the maids responded to her as Zara breathes out in a sigh of relief.
Though she was not happy that David disobeyed her order but she was equally happy that he is not around to see her in this state.
"So, David disobeyed me again...? Well, you can go back to your duty posts" Zara ordered as the maids bows for her.
"Thank you Mistress" they responded and left and then Zara began to walk inside the house selflessly.
"So frustrating these days!" She muttered as she was actually referring to her hidden identity to David.
It is becoming so hard for her these days to continue hiding herself from him and there is of course the reason why she doesn't want him to know, and it's very important to her.
"Alright, he can spend as much as he likes over there, at least before he returns Jasmine will already be treated" Zara murmured as she walks into the house.
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AMELIA'S SANCTUARY.
Favour was lying on the bed when Amelia pushed the door opened with force and that action left Jade frightened.
"What...? Oh my gush, Favour what happened" Amelia asked as she rushed Favour on the sickbed and grabs her hand.
"Favour I told you to run if you got engaged in a fight with Zara, and you actually fought her instead of running away?" Amelia asked thinking that it was Zara that did it.
Favour moaned as she tries to sit up and immediately Amelia helped her and sat her up resting her body on the wall.
Then Amelia sat beside her on the bed waiting to know what Favour has to say but Favour fixed her gaze on Jade instead, as if she is the enemy.
And that equally got Amelia looking at Jade while Jade stared at them with a confused look on her face wondering why they were all staring at her in that manner.
"I didn't fight Zara, I was wounded because of Jade, she betrayed us" Favour muttered as Amelia stares at Jade waving her head with so much surprise invested in her facial expression.
Jade looks at Favour surprisingly and approached closer to her as she was never expecting such a statement from someone she saved her life.
"Like seriously? Favour is that what you gonna do? turn the case against me after I saved your life!?" Jade said as Amelia's gaze was still fixed on her trying to see if Jade will deny it.
But Jade wasn't that too much surprised, of course, Favour is her real daughter, so she can quickly believe whatever she said.
"Favour tell her the truth! you are the one that could have betrayed her!"
"I was only trying to stop us from getting into this mess we have actually gotten ourselves into already" 
"You! betrayed her on a real condition! tell her the truth, I didn't see myself betraying, I only see myself trying to stop bloodshed" Jade said looking so restless using her hand to express herself.
Then Amelia stared at Favour "Favour, what's she trying to say?" Amelia asked as Favour took in a deep breath.
"I don't really know what she's talking about, you have known me, Mother, we have lived for years before you adopted her," Favour said as she swallows her saliva while Jade was watching her in surprise with her lips opened down.
She was so shocked and surprised because she never knew that Favour could be this wicked.
"Mother, You have sent me on many quests that are almost as dangerous as this one" 
"Then why would I betray you now when the wealth is ours together, do you think I can? you know me mother" Favour said as Amelia made Favour rest her head on her chest.
"Oh yes I know you, and I know what you can do daughter, it's okay" Amelia responded brushing Favour's head backward and then staring at Jade with a deadly look on her face.
"Trust me, I was only trying to stop this war, sadly it was too late before I could and we have already gotten ourselves into this mess!"
"I warned you, Mother, stepping on Zara's toe could be very dangerous and..." she was still saying and Amelia interrupted.
"That's why you have to betray us then? now we don't have David, we lost our money and we are in danger? are we safe now?" Amelia asked as Jade wanted to say something but Amelia left the room in anger.
Then Jade stared at Favour "Favour you are a devil, I swear" Jade said.
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PARADISE-REGAINED.
Zara has already taken off her clothes and was seating inside the bathtub as she pours some water on her body and moaned.
Just in the door opened as Scar stepped into the bathroom just to notice that she was in there.
"My bad" Scar said as he turned to leave but was stopped by Zara, though he was still surprised, wondering why Zara was taking a bath in his bathroom.
"Come here Scar, I will need you to help me wash my body, am so dirty, I fought and killed many" Zara said to Scar took in a deep breath, and stares at her nourishing body.
"What...? Are you hesitating?" Zara asked as Scar waves his head.
Then he approached and picked up the sponge and began to wash her starting from her hand.
"No, I'm not hesitating, I'm just wondering what you are doing in my poor little bathroom, instead of yours," Scar said as they stares into each other's eyes.
And Zara placed her hand on his cheek and rubs it softly. "Maybe it's because I want us to have a nice time," Zara said as they engages in a very deep kiss and Scar began pulling off his shirt.
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AMELIA'S SANCTUARY.
Zack drags Jade out of the room by dragging her hair and pushed her down the stairs.
"I swear, I was not betraying her, please... have mercy on me, I haven't done anything wrong" She pleaded as Zack kicks her down the stairs.
"Ah!!" she screamed as she was rotating and tumbling from the stair till she finally landed on the floor with her head hitting on the iron staircase.
"Ugh!" she groaned in pain and she placed her hand on that particular spot she hit on the iron.
"I have been faithful to you Mother, why treat me this way now, I..." she was still screaming with tears and then she couldn't finish talking when she saw her real mother being tied down both hands and mouth.
And her real little sister was beside her mum also as her mum was crying with Amelia pointing a dagger at her neck.
"No! No! Mistress what's the meaning of this!? how does this get to involve family?" Favour asked as she tried to approach.
"I dare you to move an inch again and I will cut off her throat" Amelia threatened as Jade holds back with tears streaming down from her eyes as her body is already shaking.
"You are not gonna kill my mother right?" Jade asked as she puts her hands together begging with tears.
"Hmm? Isn't it funny how you think you can endanger the life of everyone in my family and think that yours will live to tell the story? you lied!!" Amelia said with a deep voice as Jade is already breathing heavily.