09/03/2026
The Wicked Prince – Episode 4
(The Throne Room and the Final Secret)
We left at first light.
No goodbyes. No bags packed in daylight.
Just two small Ghana-must-go bags with clothes, some money my uncle had saved, my cracked Nokia, and the fear that chased us out of the village.
We walked the back roads to the main highway. Caught a morning bus to Onitsha. Sat in the back, heads down, saying nothing. Every time the bus stopped, I expected guards to board. Every face looked like the prince’s for a second.
In Onitsha we stayed low. Slept in a cheap lodge near the market. Ate bread and tea. Planned the next move to Lagos.
My uncle said, “We tell nobody the full story yet. Not family. Not friends. Word travels. The prince has eyes everywhere.”
But the dreams didn’t stop.
Every night: the clearing. The fire. The heart. The chewing.
And now the new part – the side door. The bloody rag. The wave from the jeep.
I woke up sweating, checking the door lock three times before closing my eyes again.
Three months passed.
We found small work in Lagos – me loading trucks at the port, uncle helping at a spare parts shop. Life started feeling normal. Almost safe.
I even began to think maybe the prince forgot. Maybe he got what he wanted and stopped.
Then the message came.
One evening my old Nokia buzzed. Unknown number.
I opened it.
A single photo.
Blurry but clear enough.
Me, hiding behind the mango tree that first night. The date stamp: the exact night Chidi died.
Below the photo, one line:
“You ran far. But some things follow.”
My hands shook so bad the phone almost fell.
I showed my uncle. His face went gray.
“We change numbers. Move again. Maybe Abuja this time.”
But before we could, another message the next day.
This one a video clip. Short. 8 seconds.
From inside the palace. Dark room. Candle light.
Prince Adabo sitting on the old throne – the one the Eze used before he died.
He was alone. Talking to the camera like he knew I’d see it.
“I know you’re in Lagos, Emeka.
Your uncle too.
I don’t need to chase.
You’ll come back.
Everyone comes back when they’re hungry enough.
Or when someone they love disappears next.”
He smiled that same small smile.
Held up something red. Wet.
A fresh heart.
Bit into it slow.
The video ended.
We didn’t sleep that night.
We talked till dawn.
My uncle said we had to go to the police. Tell everything. Show the messages.
But who would believe two poor boys from the village against a new Eze with money, connections, and fear on his side?
I stared at the phone.
The last message had no sender name. Just a number that didn’t exist when I tried calling back.
Then it hit me.
The prince wasn’t just powerful.
He was patient.
He didn’t need to kill us quick.
He could wait. Let fear eat us slow.
Make us come back ourselves.
We deleted the messages.
Changed numbers again.
Moved to a different part of Lagos.
Told nobody where.
But every time my phone buzzes now, even years later, my heart stops.
I check.
Always expect to see that smile.
That throne.
That heart.
Sometimes I wonder if he’s still out there.
Still hungry.
Still ruling.
Still watching.
And sometimes, in the quiet moments, I wonder if running was enough.
Or if one day, the hunger will find me anyway.
The End… for now.
If the prince ever comes for you, remember:
Don’t look back.
Don’t answer unknown calls.
And never go home alone at night.
Written by Godspezzy Writers ✨
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