The kiss between them was passionate and hot, left on the bed kissing bare. "Hope this won't be a mistake tomorrow" The king warns her. Aurora smiles purely at the king. "Did you see that?" "I didn't know the king was a romantic," a guard says as they walk away from the room. Aurora breaks off the kiss and stares into his eyes, she can see his eyes are warm and his touch also. "I thought you had a thing for Daniella?" "Me? when? " "Stop denying it" "Actually I don't she does, is that what you meant by why do I keep confusing you? "No, but I just..." He interrupts with a kiss. "What was that?" "Don't get all cheesy" She pushed him away. "Come on, I'm sorry for confusing you" he holds my hand. "It's not that I just don't know yet" "Know what?" "What you want from me? you haven't even told me how you feel about me" "Can I explain it?" he grabs her waist. "What?" Aurora blushes. "Anytime I see you I just don't know what gets into me I want to
"I have something urgent to take care of" he pecks her forehead. Aurora sat there like a little child she hadn't had the guts to tell him not to leave. Where was he going? she thought. "Okay goodnight" she opens the car door and gets out. Aurora watches the car drive off. "Your Highness?" a male voice calls her. "Edward?" she runs to him leaving all her sadness behind. "Who was that?" He asks. "Who else... His Majesty" "What?" he looks at her. "We had a date turns out he wasn't what I thought he was" "What did you think he was?" he smiles coming closer to her face "A bastard and a jerk I guess" they both laugh "Wow I didn't know all this" prince Edward puts his hand into his pocket "Well that's in the past now, when I came to this palace I thought he was a ghost funny right?" she laughs "A ghost?" "Hahaha, yes he came around only at night but he doesn't anymore" she intoned *I want to ask her if she had fallen in love with the king, I guess
"Are you okay?" Liam ask. "Yeah" she struggles for her breathe. "Come here" he opens his arm for her. "I'm sleepy" she smiles. "I got you" he kisses her forehead again and again. Aurora spots the same neck scar she stares at it for a long time she had never seen the king talking about himself and she couldn't ask him either. "Goodnight" he kisses her again. Aurora closes her eyes on the spot and drifts off.aaa "His Majesty doesn't allow anyone in" a guard block Sania and Lia from entering. "His Majesty slept here yesterday?" "Yes," he looks away. "Oh okay," they walk away slowly. Aurora opens her eyes to a sun-filled room she turns around and spots the king smiling at her. "Oh my!" she tries to move "Ahh!" she lays back. "What's wrong?" The king asks. "Huh?" she looks him in the eyes. "What? I asked what's wrong why are you staring at me?" "Huh? Oh," she covers the blanket. She had realized she was bare inside the blanket, how would she
Three months ago.Aurora gets a message from a random number it read "If you want to know what you're boyfriend is up to meet me at han forest." "What is this crap all about?" she throws her phone into her bag. "Mom? don't get that" "Why is it still fresh!" "We ain't using pork we need beef" she drags her mom away in front of the shop. "Aura! what exactly do you want to cook? is that for me or Michael?" her mom teases her. "Mom! stop! it not" "Honestly I have told you to not waste any time on that guy, what does he even have to offer" "Mom stop thinking like that" "I didn't train you to feed boys you've been together for two years and he isn't even thinking of coming to see me" "Mom I bet very soon he would" Aurora was talking but her mind was on the text she had received. "I think I have seen him only once" her mother nags "Why don't we invite him for dinner tomorrow?" Aurora suggests. "No no I don't want to cook for him," her mother say
"It's an honor" he steps inside. "You can sleep over there" she offers Aurora room. "Anywhere would be good for me as long as I don't bother you" "It's just three of you" she smiles "Aurora! wakes up!" she tries waking her up. "Aurora?" the king says. "Oh yes, she was named by her father" "That's a nice name why would she name her daughter star?" he whispers smiling. "What?" "Nothing I'm going to bed thanks for the hospitality" "It's an honor your Majesty" King Liam walks into the room and the two guards stay in the sitting room. At night Aurora's mother wakes up and heads to Aurora's room where King Liam was sleeping, she couldn't sleep she had so much thought on her head. "His Majesty is asleep" a guard stops her. "Ahh okay... I'm sorry for the disturbance" she says about to walk out. "I'm not, let her in" "Yes, Sire" they open the door for her. "Your Majesty" "Is there anything you want to say to me? "I know she went to see her boyfriend
"She just left I don't know where she is going," Her mother tells the king. "I would follow her and from there head to the palace you three bring her back. Aurora heads for the river where she had met the stranger she had a drink with hoping she would find him there again. "Why am I even here?" she kicks the sand and walks away. After walking around she finally settles to eat, "Excuse me!" she signals. "Aurora?" a male calls "Michael?" she looks at him. "I thought you said that you wouldn't be able to make it?" What am I even asking it's not like I didn't know he lied. "What are you doing here?" he asked. "What? ain't I the one to be asking you? she eyes him, she prayed he had come to apologize, she was ready to take him back "Baby? what's wrong?" a girl sits beside him. Aurora's hearts scattered, she knew there was no way he was going to apologize to her, her heart bleed once more, she held herself from crying. She wanted to bear him up, her heart like a
"goodnight your highness" sania greets her. "you look lovely" "thanks" aurora finally smiles "i bet the king won't take his eyes off you" lia assures her. "bye, see you guys tomorrow" she blows them kisses. "this way your highness" a royal guard escorts her. "wow you look beautiful" lisa spots her, looking her over. "thank you, you too" she replies "thank you" she helps her down the stairs. "oh, liam!" daniella walks towards him. aurora looks at the king and he hasn't even seen her yet. "liam, it's aurora isn't she beautiful?" she asks liam who turns to look at her and is intrigued. "oh my, you let go of your hair today? i haven't seen that before, it's so pretty" the grand queen compliments her. king liam is struck by her beauty and doesn't even say a word. "liam do you have something to say to her?" lisa asks noticing how he is looking at her. "huh?" liam asks stunned. "your highness let me help you with your coat," a maiden asks. "sure
"Good morning!" "We're just waiting for you" "Me?" "Ain't you the host?" Lisa raises a glass of wine to me. "Oh, have you seen Liam around?" "He went out for some business he would soon be back before lunch" "Lunch?" "Um yes" "Did I sleep that much?" "I guess so" "Hey, Good morning," Prince Edward says. "You're still here?" "Of course... I heard your birthday is this month?" "Oh that I don't usually get to celebrate it anyways" "It's different now you're queen," Lisa says. "Huh why are you two coming in together" "We met at the front," Liam says. "Yes I had a smoke outside," Daniella says "Did you sleep well?" "How could you leave me without any words" "Had some business to take care of at the council hall" "Oh did you miss me?" he whispers making Aurora blush. "Stop!, of course," She looks at the others and they all give them a disgusting look. "I know we are in your house but couldn't you do those things in your chambers?" "Should we?" Liam mo
"Lisa?" he called, She dropped the knife immediately and looked at him. "Oh, Liam you're back?" She darts at Aurora and back at him. "What are you doing with that?" He asked, coming closer. "Oh, Aurora dropped this, after placing her on the bed, I picked it up" Lisa smiles. "You should be careful with those" Liam giggled. "Yeah, I think she cut herself" She says, Lisa picks the knife from the floor.. "What?" "I am just kidding, but she yelled, cried before going to sleep" Lisa says. "Why?" "She believes Lady Gina's serving girl died because of her" "Thank you, Lisa" Liam glanced around. "You're welcome, well then I think I should excuse you" she breathed. "Lisa?" He called. "Yeah?" She turned around, holding a coat in her hand. "I'm sorry for the death of your grandmother" He says, Lisa looked over to Aurora "Does she know yet?" Lisa cleared her throat, sucking in the flood of tears. "I will let her know" he says, Lisa smiled and nodded. "Goodnigh
"I knew I should have gone to her!" Aurora says. "Stop it, it isn't your fault" "What if that's why she came to my chambers?" she panicked, bitting her nails. "Aurora, listen to me" Liam took her hands off her mouth, "You haven't slept for the past two days... you're pregnant, remember?" He patted her head. "Shouldn't you see, Lady Gina? she has to know" She says, Liam sighed. "Aurora!" he gripped her hands. "Don't tell at me, I am scared" she says. "You have to eat, you're causing danger to yourself" He explained, but Aurora hands kept shaking. "Hey," He held her hands tight. "We would find whosoever that did this okay?" He says.BB "Lady Daniella, How is she?" She bit her lower lips, blinking severally. "Sire?" Edward calls from behind the door, Aurora narrowed her gaze towards the door. "Come in" Liam says "Sire, your presence is needed at court." He bows. "Why don't you get a warm bath and..." He whispered in her ears, "and put on something nice for me?"
Climbing over her, meeting her lips. He pulled away for a second to look into her eyes, "Ready?" He placed her legs over his shoulders, Aurora breath increased and she nodded. Liam pushed into her, holding her head in his arms, Aurora wrapped her legs around his waist. "Liam!" she moaned, kissing his ears, their breathing ragged as they both enjoyed each other. Her moans softly faded away, as hours passed. Few hours later, Aurora was fast asleep when she heard a strange noise, she opened her eyes to the dark room, she touched around and Liam was nowhere to be found. "Liam?" She called, assuming he had gone to shower, Aurora took off the sheets, coming down from the bed when she heard the same noise again, like someone had fallen. "Sania? is that you?" She searched the wall for the switch, "Kara?" she assumed, slowly she walked closer, Aurora trips over. "Oh! Sania? I'm sorry," she says, crawling through the wetness of the ground. Aurora reaches the wall, searching for the
"I am, where did you get this grape from it's really sweet" she commented, Kara and Sania looked at themselves. "Grape?" Sania asked. "Yeah, grapes" Aurora looked at them, smiling. "What's wrong? you didn't get them?" She panicked. "I did... from my parents place" Kara blushed. "Oh, really? when did you leave?" "Ahh, that... my brother brings them twice a week" "You have a brother? does he work in the palace?" She asked, munching on her grape. "No, he's a farmer" Kara says, looking at Sania. "Can you tell him..." Aurora swallowed, "Can you tell him, to bring some more?" She lickef her lips. "It would be an honour!" She bowed, Sania shook her head. "Do you want some Sania? the King must have scared you a lot" Aurora furrowed her brows at her. "No, Your Grace... I wouldn't dare!" She says, Kara chuckled. "It's fine... I wouldn't be mind" Aurora assured her "Your Grace, you need to prepare for the burial" Aurora froze, she has totally forgotten about that.
The palace, bell rang over and over around the palace, it was a custom that whenever a royal had passed on, the bells would keep ringing from the moment the news had reached the King till the next day, and Aurora in her chambers late at night, stared through the window. People from all over the citadel, stood with candles in their hands mourning the late Queen mother. Liam was stuck in her chambers till the next morning. "Your Highness, the King had ordered you to sleep" Sania weak voice says. "How can I sleep knowing my husband isn't fine?" she sniffled, turning around, Sania, Kara and Lia were on their knee in a white garment. "For the..." Sania says. "Why are you all kneeling?" She asked, confused and staring at them. "It's the custom?" "To kneel for no good reason?" she chuckled at their stupidity. "Yes, Your Grace" Kara says, wiping her eyes, Aurora took a deep breath "The King?" "Your Grace, he would..." Aurora hissed. "I need to see him, it's midnight and he hasn't st
"Don't!" Sania stopped Lia from opening the door to Aurora's chamber. "Oh, you're here" Lia says, smirking at her. "Yeah, I am..." she rolled her eyes at her. "Why are you guys outside?" "Don't!" Sania yelled. "What?" Lia and Kara, replied gawking at her. "The king is with the Queen" she whispered. "You mean he left here?" Kara asked. "Yeah, he does that a lot..." Lia says, Sania nudged her, sighing. "So, we should probably wait... till he leaves" Sania says. "No, we should go back" "What? are you crazy? what if she needs us?" "After we left, was that when he came?" "Yeah, that time... Her Highness was in the shower" Sania paused, she looked around and gathered them together. "What happened?" Kara asked. "She won't be needing any," Sania mimicked, laughing. "Needing what?" Lia asked, for further understanding. "Her clothes, I assumed" Sania leaned back, shrugging. "Oh my God!" She held her chest, staring at the man at their front. "Sania..." h
Just as the night crept, Aurora returned to her chambers after a long night with the princess, finally she found her way out, and huffed, closing the door of her chamber. "Your bathe is ready" Sania says. "Help me, get this dress off" She says, turning around, in seconds her dress dropped, she quickly grabbed a robe covering her naked body. "His Majesty?" Aurora asked, side glancing Sania and Lia who arranged her bed. Sania and Lia helped prepare a warm bathe for her, she dropped her robe as she stepped into the shower, it was indeed warm, she loved it, it felt so relaxing letting the water roll down her skin. "Thank you Sania" she says, smiling and enjoying the pressure of the water, this was exactly what she need after dealing with the princesses. "Your Highness," she smiled, "Do you need me to prepare your dress?" Sania asked, Aurora felt a figure watching her. "Oh... Liam?" Aurora eyes met his, he started at her with a smile, He had his hair lying on his shoulde
"But I can't touch you without remembering Robert" He sighs. Aurora looked around the chamber, she didn't understand what he meant by that, but that was the most foolish thing Liam had ever said to her, She breathed wondering what he meant. Aurora thought of asking him what he meant but she couldn't bring herself to, Robert? what did he have to do with touching her? nothing he said made sense to her, there was a serious matter around the corner, with his attitude she couldn't bring herself to ask him why he did that. "You can do that later, for now let's shower huh?" She managed a smile, trying her best to bring up any topic that would provoke him knowing how Liam was, he could be so annoying especially when he couldn't or doesn't want to answer or talk about something. "We should?" He smirks, laughing. Aurora furrowed, he looked like a psychopath with his dull eyes and devilish smile, how could one look so scary without effort. "Yeah, why don't you help me undress?" she cares
Aurora lays on his bed, sleeping as Liam steps in, Rialto sat there watching her "How is she?" "She's fine, she just needs rest, she had a hard time staying alone, plus her experience earlier made her shocked. "The baby?" "Fine, but you shouldn't leave her on her own, so it doesn't develop into trauma, it's bad for her health," Rialto says. "Thanks, is that all?" He glanced around. "Yes Sire, I would leave you now" Liam sits beside her watching her sleep. He would have let her stay in his chambers then things would have been different, she wouldn't have to worry about seeing or getting abused. "Sire?" Samuel whispers "Hm?" He turns over, getting out of the bed. "Prince Edward wants to see you" "Outside" Liam mouths, he turns back and Aurora slept soundly. Slowly he shut the door quietly, "What's going on?" "The princesses are asking for the state of the Queen" "She's fine, let them know that... and Edward?" "He says, Robert would like to see you" "Oh, he's ready