Devin pov
"Get out of this palace" the king roared.
"You are here by exiled from the kingdom of waterfalls " the kings record keeper announced. Then he proceeded to continue reading out her crimes against the king and the kingdom.
Tears welled in my eyes but I fought them back. I was already weak and spilling tears for her was a sign of weakness. The palace guards dragged her out like a common criminal. She didn't resist being arrested. All she kept saying was that she was innocent. But no body listened. Our lives in the palace was not pleasant either but then it was better than now when I was now labeled an adultress' son. Among other crimes she was called a traitor. I felt my stomach drop and something twist in my chest while listening to her being sentenced. I knew that this was just the beginning of our pain. It was shameful enough to be insulted and cast aside by my father because of the curse that made me weak. All my brothers had received their crystal ability before the age of twelve. But here I was , at fifteen still the weak son of the king , with no magic and no fangs even though I was a vampire. My eyes swept through the hall were judgement was being passed, and I could see the mocking stares from the queen and the other concubine of my father. What a shame that my father had to be such an irresponsible man. I believe one woman is enough for a man. I hated how my father treated my mother and for this humiliation, I could never forgive him. I rushed to my mother's side to hold her up when I noticed the guards pushed her roughly. "Hey!" I shouted, "have you no decency on how to treat a woman?"
I slowly carried my mother up and steadied her on her feet. Everywhere went silent and all the people in the hall stared at us in irritation. While I glared at the guard, I noticed from the corner of my eyes where my dad sat on the throne, he gave the guard the signal to continue dragging my mom out of the palace. I tried to block them from taking her but I was shocked aside with a hard push from the head gaurd. I was pushed to a far corner and as I made to stand upz I saw the other guards Rush to my side to hold me down. I felt weak and defeated. The tears I had held back rolled down my eyes to my cheeks, my jaw clenched and I stared at my mother trying find her eyes so she could see that I was there for her. But she looked away like she was ashamed of me or and deliberately avoiding my gaze. I struggled to free myself but I couldn't. I was outnumbered and I wasn't as strong as the average vampire.
"Take him to the dungeon for associating with the traitor and disobeying the kings commands" the voice of my father's second in command cut through my thoughts
"What?" I asked in confusion. "You cannot do that to me!!!" I cried out in desperation. Pleading my case. But all through this exchange, my father avoided looking at me and said nothing to stop my predicament. I always knew he never loved me as his son, but this humiliation, it was too much. After several pleas, I kept quiet and resigned to my fate.
Fate?
Was I meant to suffer this much?
Was everything about my life wrapped in pain and suffering?
Or even worse
Neglect.