"Aurora?" she dropped to Lisa's body, "Hey!" Lisa tapped her. "Your Highness!" Sania and Lia tapped her. "What's wrong?" Lady Gina, titled her head to see what was going on. "Get the Royal doctor immediately!" Lisa yells, "She's always a mess!" The Grand Queen says, walking out of their presence ___________________________ "Thank you Rialto," Lisa says, looking devasted, her eyes were red, and looked down, while she stood right in front of doctor Rialto. "She's gonna be okay, we've given her some pills to calm her down, her blood pressure was high and she's pregnant which is not good for her" Doctor Rialto says, staring at her chart. "What?" Lisa moved closer to her, she must have not heard her clearly. "She's-" she raised her gaze at Lisa, "I'm sorry-" she held her mouth, she looked at the door, "What did you say? Au- I mean the Queen's pregnant?" she had a huge smile on her face. "Yes Princess" she lowers her gaze to the floor. "Wow, that's awesome
"I really-" Aurora's hailing becomes louder, she covered her face, crying more been unable to hold her sorrow back. "Maybe I should step down?" she says, cleaning her eyes with her napkin, she stared at the food. "You're with royal blood, Aurora, you can't take him out of the palace, if they find out you could be punished for treason" "He's my last hope" she raised her gaze at her. "I don't want him to be part of this whole" Aurora cleared her throat. "Let's wait till his body" she cleaned her nose, gulping "He's found first huh? we can take actions" "Your Highness?" Sania says, her eyes blinking so many times before she continued talking. "What's wrong?" Lisa asked, wiping her eyes, she forced a smiling face. "We have information, that the attacks and threats have been solved" Aurora blinked away, tears rolled down her eyes. "They just wanted him?" she cleaned her face again, right after they had killed him they decide to withdraw. "Don't say that," "Why? that's
"I'm sorry, if I ever offended-" she relaxed on the floor, what was she doing, she had no idea, but she did. "What's this?" A voice comes from behind, Aurora turns in the direction of the voice. "Edward?" The grand Queen whispered, she moved back, holding her hands in a gasp. Aurora held her legs back unable to see the person who stood in the courtroom, he didn't look like Liam, laying flat on the floor with her hands glued to the Grand Queen's, her eyes were soaked in tears about to drop. "Please Your Grace!" she says, letting the tears roll down her cheeks. "What are you all doing!!!" He yells, walking in from behind. Aurora turned back, hearing a very sweet and familiar voice, she finds Liam holding his white robe, it looked really dirty, the white shirt he had on was also torn and dirty making him look so dirty, his hair scattered dancing to the wind. The color of his trousers was a different one from the one she knew before. "Liam?" Aurora blinked, she must have be
"After a kiss" he sat close to her, he lowered his lips to hers. "Don't you even dare!" she raised her gaze at him. Liam paused his eyes locked with hers while she didn't even flinch. Liam took his head back, looking at her, she didn't look like she wanted to kiss him. He could read frustration on her face, she looked like she wanted to beat him up. "I-I," he cleared his throat "something happened" he stuttered, he had no idea how he was going to explain everything that happened. "You don't think I know that? do you know how worried I was?" she says, taking her head down. "I'm- I" he bit his lower lips, looking around, was he supposed to comfort her? he furrowed his brows. He couldn't get himself to apologize to her, she knew he wasn't going to apologize, Aurora rolled her eyes she took her hair backward exhaling loudly. "What happened?" she says, raising her gaze at him, maybe he could explain if he wasn't going to apologize for her tears and everything that happened.
Just as the night crept, Aurora stood by the pond watching the ducks, one was with a child and she loved the sight of it. The bells of the palace, rang loud informing everyone, it sounded like the bell of someone been missing, she looked around and everywhere seemed quiet. "Your highness?" She heard an unfamiliar voice call, Aurora turned over to the voice, it was a child, he looked like a child to her. "Can I help you?" She smiles, coming closer. "They are coming for me!" His voice shook. "Who?" She looked around, no one was around them, the bells kept ringing. __________________________ "Where's the Queen!" Liam's voice echoed around the hallway, he held a sword in his hands. "We've searched Sire, we can't find anywhere, in her chambers, yours or the palace kitchen" "Have you checked the garden, when you find her take her to my chamber!" He growled, but Samuel stood looking at him. "I don't care what she says, take her to my damn chamber!" He ordered. "
"You keep doing this thing where I fucking have to fall to your knees and respect everything you do, Aurora... what are you doing to me? he says, furrowing his brows at her."To you? what does that even mean?" "You! Aurora, make me do things, I don't even think of doing" "No Liam, an apology doesn't mean I'm changing you!" Liam stood silently, staring at her, taking his hair backwards. "Do you know how I was worried, I prayed even night hoping you would come back, what was I supposed to do? my husband was dead! I was left with a child they didn't even think was yours" She breathed as she rushed her words. "I'm sorry, I didn't know you would-" "I don't need an apology, Liam, I want to know what happened!" "I will-" "When?" she interrupted. "Soon Aurora" he breathed. "I know I shouldn't be reacting this way, I should hug and you know... but it's not every time you get to do what you want, don't you see yourself as my husband?" "I do just-" "Just what Liam?"
The morning came and Liam wasn't in bed, Aurora opened her eyes to the bright room and beautiful sunrise. She laid on the bed with her back staring at the ceiling, Aurora yawned trying to get up, she picked Liam's white robe and headed to the mirror. "Where did he go this morning?" She says, packing her hair up. The chamber door opened, Sania and Lia walk in. "Hey guys," She says surprised by the fact they had a line of dresses and shoes with them as they came in. "His Majesty seeks your presence," Lia says, bowing. "Oh, why?" she got up, staring at the variety of dishes coming in. "He didn't say, he is at court" Sania replies, blocking her from touching any. "What are you doing?" Aurora rolled her eyes at her. "You only eat, after you shower" "Please, don't be like my mother" She laughs, trying to find her way. "My Queen?" "Exactly I am your Queen so move aside," "It's the King's order" "Liam is a pain" She sighs taking off her robe, Sania quickly p
"I can't believe it was that important" Aurora breathes, laying on the bed. "It's not your fault, he understands," Sania says, helping Lia clean the wolf's fur "I bet he doesn't," Lia says, struggling to clean it, Aurora sat up, staring at her. "You think so right?" She says in a low voice, pressing her hands together. "Yeah, he doesn't... but I heard our Queen did something today!" she says, at the same time as Sania. "What?" "You went against, Sir Collins" Sania says, they crawled to her by the bed. "Who's sir Collins?" She says, confused. "That makes it more savage, she doesn't even know who he is," Sania says smiling at Lia. "Also I heard the King already made an announcement" "Yeah, he's very impatient" "Why wouldn't he be? he's been expecting one for a long time." "Should have given him sooner" Aurora murmured. "The King also placed your coronation two days" "I didn't hear anything like that" She yawned. "We overheard him, saying it when he wal
"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