Watson's pharmacy. A new day for Josette Jean Marguerite after she dropped out of the university that she was supposed to study and become a doctor one day. Helping people was the thing she liked to do.

Pietro Watson is her childhood sweetheart friend. His father, Leontin Watson owns the pharmacy and it's been a month since she worked as his assistant. She knows how to handle the drugs and sort of medical treatment.

The pharmacy was open at nine in the morning and closed at ten at night. Josette wrote a prescription on the receipt before handling the customer.

She smiled. "Eat this twice a day. If you feel better then stop, you understand?" handing the receipt and drugs to the customer.

"What if I didn't and it won't work out?" asked the patient.

"Then you should come back. Thora? it's just period cramps, that's all. This drug helps you to keep you calm and relax, it doesn't kill you. For how long have you been like this?"

The woman snorted, "Long as I thought".

"Is your period normal?"

"Why did you ask?"

Josette rolled her eyes, "Because I need to know before I refer you to Mr. Watson himself if it's getting horrible and almost killing you!"

"I should be fine I guess". hand it three penny to Josette. "Wish me luck after this, I never doubt you, Josette! It's terrible after I find out".

"I don't want to talk about it anymore, Thora. Wasn't my luck to continue my studies on board". She smiled. "Will you say hello to your mother".

Moments later. Leontin Watson arrived right on time. She handed him the ledger book for accounting as he entered.

He looked at it. "Impressive! I need to restock our pain killer. People might need that one".

"Of course Mr. Watson. Yes. We do. Thora bought that today, period cramps she is suffering. Pity on hers".

Mr. Watson nodded head. He'd trusted Josette. He believed her. She likes his own daughter. He believed she could take good care of his pharmacy while he's away or retired.

He wanted his son, Pietro, to look after his business one day but he'd got his own way as a Journalist. He had failed becoming a doctor like Josette, had failed what she wanted to become.

The two couples Josette and Pietro are mean to each other. They are destined together since, both are beautiful and charming.

Mr. Watson likes to see the two end up together as a married couple. As a parent one day. He cannot wait to see that coming.

"Mrs. Brunette had asked about her medication while you were away, Mr. Watson. You promised her to find suitable drugs for her. Something that can cure her".

She heard him sigh, said. "There is nothing I can do for her, Josette. She's fine. The truth was she had a panic attack, there was no medicine that could cure her".

"You should let her know that, Mr. Watson".

"So many times my dear. She didn't believe what I'd say about her panic attack disorder". he walked inside the office, and Josette followed him behind. "What else can I do for her... nothing!"

He dragged the chair and seat, his eyes to her. "You want to know why? Because Mr. Brunette is cheating on her that she knows and never tries to fight for her right as a wife".

"So she is trying to forget by taking a drugs, she thinks that can help her through everything she goes through. Sounds ridiculous but... crazy!"

He nodded his head again, "If she'll come. Just give her some drugs to calm her down. I know this will be against my policies and I had too, it didn't kill her. Soothing drugs I perhaps recommend to her. There's a label where you can read it and figure it out yourselves".

"All right".

Josette walked out from his office back to the counter. Behind the counter there is a drug shelf, a medication bottle rowing inside it. She took one of the bottles that Mr. Watson referred to her, and she read the label.

"Should I give her a sedation injection?" she shouted. "Mr. Watson? Can I give her a sedation injection!"

He heard her, "Whatever it takes, Josette! as long she didn't bother us anymore".

Vlad prepared himself to meet up with Josette. He had been waiting for this moment to show himself to her and get to know her better than Arthur does.

After what he did to her.

He has been told by Arthur's that she is working with Leontin Watson as his assistant. Must he disguise himself or should he be himself.

"Do you think she will recognise who I am, Arthur?" asked Vlad over his shoulder. "I think she will".

"As I know she never told me if she ever saw you or not, milord. She just told me how cruel you are, the darkest prince in Romania all over the world. No, she never saw your face".

Vlad sighs, gently he turns to him. "Do you think she is ready? after what I did and what if she finds out".

"For now she wouldn't, milord. I can't guarantee that. I can't read the future but she will hate you and you will take her by forced".

Vlad smirking, knowing Arthur read his mind already. Yes, he will take Josette by force whether she likes it or not. Soon, she will marry him and rule the kingdom together.

"Good thinking, Arthur. Congratulations you are the fortune teller now. She will take me as her husband and she will bow to me. Prepare my horse, Arthur. Let us meet my future wife in Romania".

Josette sat on the ground between 'S' and 'T' shelves. Her nose was stuck on the book, didn't she notice someone was standing? It's Pietro. Smiling down at her then he sat on the ground with her.

Said, "How long have you been here?"

"How long will it take to read the book?".

He nodded, he had a crush on her since they were a child just she hadn't noticed how much he had loved her. He knew his father wanted Josette to become his daughter-in law but... perhaps one day or never.

"What kind of woman like you stuck her nose in the book while other women out there are trying to flirt with men and get married, having a bunch of children. It's all that cost and standard".

He heard her sigh, and she spoke. "I am not the kind of woman you thought, Pietro. I don't really care as long as I can achieve what I want. Becoming a doctor".

"Like how?" he asked, Josette laid the book down on her lap. Her eyes to him. "Not fair isn't it? you shouldn't not be here working with my father as his assistant. You should work with my father as a doctor like him".

She smiled. "But I cannot be, Pietro".

"Who says you will know becoming a doctor like my father, you will, Josette. Just? not right in time. I don't think the university will drop you because of your lack of experience, there is no such thing that will happen like that. That excuse is so ridiculous, rubbish!"

"That is why I've been telling people like that, Pietro. Do you have any theories as to why I dropped out of university? I mean all universities will not accept me as their student".

He shrugs, "I don't have but I know something is going on. I bet someone did so then it can ruin your life".

"Who then?"

"I don't know. What you read?" he read the book cover. "It's all about our dark Prince story of Romania. Have you two met?"

She shake head no, he chuckles. "What if you see him? what will you do".

"I don't know. He's the nasty bastard I can say to our dark Prince of Romania. I died with dignity even when I said that to him right in front of his face. Imagine that, Pietro".

"Touchable. Barely. I can't imagine what he will do to you after you say that to him. Punishing, torture and worst raped".

Smirking, "He cannot touch me!"

"Why not? your beautiful, Josette. How powerful he is, he will torture you no matter what, witnesses by all his rebel, the soldiers and you will slowly dying".

"I'm not afraid of him. I'm telling the truth about our darkest Prince that we people worship him like God!"

Pietro snorted. "No one or ever they saw him. Except for those women's had been his sex play on bed, in and out secret tunnel whatsoever takes to fill his lust".

"Those woman's die because of him, am I right? once he finds out they are pregnant and he kills them!"

"Most are still disappearing and never been found. Poor family who wait for their daughter to come home. They will never be cheerful again".

She put the book back on the shelves, he spoke. "I mean what if you really bumped into him, Josette?"

"Still with that conversation aren't it, Pietro. Alright. I may punch his face as much as I like, spit on his face, then I will run!"

She and Pietro laughed hard until the owner of the shop shushed them from the counter.

He held his laugh, "I will do that, Pietro".

"What if our darkest prince is the most charming person you've ever met, even if he's born from the devil's lair".

Josette dusting her skirt, he too followed. They are now heading toward the counter as she is purchasing three books and paying the money. They headed out from the shop.

"I still need your answer".

"Oh, Pietro. Stop that! I still don't care about that evil prince, the murderer. I still cannot believe why everyone was afraid of him, we had a right to stand up for ourselves. Even if he had gone, or died, we still can take care of ourselves".

He sighs, "Really? What if our villages were attacked? Who's gonna protect us beside him?"

"Then use our brain. Besides the prince still had his King and Queen, we wrote and asked them to rule our village".

Pietro laughed again, said. "What brilliant ideas you got there. Great, now we're all dead!"

"Why, are you afraid, Pietro?"

Gulped. "No. I am... of course I am not afraid. Why should I?"

"Your face looks pale that is why". She smiled. "My break time is almost over, I'll see you around then". she nodded to Pietro, "Don't forget what your father had asked you too!" as she walked away.

"He asked me what!" she couldn't answer him, and disappeared around the corner. He sighs. "What did father ask me to do?"

For a moment standing in the middle of the crowd, Pietro then made his move toward his friend's house up the hills, just right where the house stood.

"God I hate that castle!"

Josette buys the gardening ingredients and tools for her father. Before she walked back to the pharmacy, notice she had been followed by someone after meeting with Pietro.

Looking over the shoulder, there was no one. She felt her movement being watched. By whom?

"Thank you, Mr. Galleries". Then she walked.

Vlad is the reason she felt someone had followed her. Oh, he hears everything she said about him, the vicious, the murdered, bastard, sex slaves. Everything she said with Pietro earlier is on his mind.

God! hoping he had something to record from the beginning. He was there all the time between the bookshelves he was hiding.

Before she disappears, slowly Vlad approaches from behind. He wanted to make her accidently bump into him and make her apologize. God he loves to see it.

His foot walking to fast to catch her, he couldn't stop as Josette suddenly turned on her back. His eyes wide open, and bumped into hers. He caught her arm before she stumbled on her back.

Vlad bow apologizes. "Forgive me, Miss".