TWO WEEKS AGO... "Good morning" Aurora opens her eyes to a shiny room, Liam stood by the window in black robes, he looked dazzling, she watched him for a while, his shoulder-length hair danced to the rhythm of the wind and his broad shoulders stood out, she smiled enjoying the premium view, it wasn't all the time she got to see that, Liam hadn't been around for a week, she missed the hell out of him. "You like that?" he said, Aurora got back to her senses, "How did you know I'm staring?" she whined. "My hair could tell me" he teased, "You're so dramatic" "Am I?" he laid beside her, "What did you say?" he pinched her. "Stoop!" she ran away from his touch, Liam pushed her closer to his body, kissing her, "I haven't brushed," she said. "Didn't you miss me?" he says. "Of course I did," she said. "Why are you denying me?" "Deny you what?" "You" he kisses her forehead, heading down to her jaw... Aurora lets out a small moan. "I missed you" she turns him over.
"liam!" aurora heard lisa yelling. "liam?" aurora moves away from his arm. "liam!" she becomes loud "liam you've to come out! are you inside?" lisa yells. "huh? what's wrong?" aurora jumps up from the bed. "what?" liam pulls her back to the bed. "liam, edward has been poisoned!" lisa yells at the door. "i'm sorry your highness, his majesty wouldn't... like to be disturbed." the guards stop her. liam looked at aurora, he laid back down, he didn't even mind. "poisoned? in the palace?" she picks up a robe. "where are you going? get back in bed" "liam?" she called. "what do you want me to do?" he laid on the bed without any emotions. "even if you're king, at least you're human" she brushes. "okay... i would get it" he got up and opened the door. "liam, edward... he's been..." she breaks down. "lisa calm down and talk!" he says, running out of patience. "liam, stop! she is in shock" aurora yelled at him. "lisa, breathe in... what's wrong," he says
"I can't believe him," Aurora says as her voice changes she was about to start crying. Whenever she remembered Michael's love for her back then, she never believed he would be like this, She was scared and trying her best not to show it, Aurora knew Liam wouldn't spare him at all. Michael was foolish, he could escape on his own, and run away from the country or somewhere far but he decided to mess with his King knowing his reputation. Aurora felt bad for him, she tried convincing him to run far but he said he was going to write a letter to her husband asking him for ransom, he repeated he wouldn't leave the country empty-handed he was a sociopath still Aurora tried to talk to him. Whenever she tried Michael would hit her, he didn't want to hear the truth. Two days had passed and Michael didn't offer them any food and only gave them water to drink, Aurora and the others were almost dying but her mother and Lisa tried their best to hold out for Aurora, she was at the edge of lo
"You think I'm not scared?" "You... you don't know what she went through she could die!" tears rolled down Lisa's neck. "I can't... I can't bear to see her like that!" His temper grew towards Lisa, his wife was in a bad shape he didn't even have the mind to look at her. "Why?" Lisa laments. "Princess Lisa!" He yells at her front. "Yes, Your Majesty" she bows heading for the van. Lisa sat there in the van, she couldn't do anything she looked at Aurora covered in blood, the doctors kept doing one or two things, the more they tried she louder screamed, she would turn around like she had something eating up inside of her. Finally, they got to the palace and rushed her into the room. "Lisa!" prince Edward grab her. "Huh?" she shakes, Edward's eyes open seeing them bring her in. "Oh!" he covers his mouth. "What happened!" he tries approaching her "Edward... you can't!" she stops him from touching her. "I know that! where's Liam!" "He said he is following but I
Aurora looked away from, tears rolled down her eyes, "I will do what I can okay?" he says. "Thank you" she becomes relaxed. Few minutes after the royal doctor came in to inform him that she would be going in for surgery. A guard rushes to him. "Your Majesty!" he bows. "Yes!" he replies. "Grand Queen is here," they say. "What?" he wipes his eyes and gets up "Liam" Aurora called, "Yes?" "Don't take liquor again" she smiled laying in bed. "Okay," he giggles. "Have some rest okay? I would be fine" "Worry about yourself" he smiles his eyes were red. "I'll be back soon" he walks away. Liam walks to his chambers, his grandmother sat on his chair waiting for him, She sat with a book in her hands. "You can not come here unannounced," he says standing right in front of her. "Your Majesty" she looks up at him "Don't you think you're been too comfortable?" "What do you mean?" he looks around. "Aurora is causing a lot of trouble for this kingdom," she says
PRESENTLY. "I heard you tried to commit suicide," he says, standing watching her inside a cell. "Why are you doing this to me?" "I felt bad for you, I felt bad I didn't get to marry you but how dare you hurt my wife?" "Does she know what kind of person you are?" "Daniella enough" he says. "I tried my best for you, even when you took my parents from me, I still wanted to be a loving wife for you" "I never asked you to," "What? you're so horrible" "You shouldn't have messed with me in the first place" "Just let me go!" she cried, "Let me go!!" she banged her head on the wall. "I will, not now," he says. "What?" "After you get treatment," Liam says "You think I'm insane?" "You are insane, I'm sorry but you know you never had good parents either, they maltreated you so much, even when we were small, they used you to get to my father, my father died in their arms! You know... you're supposed to be dead alongside with them if you didn't confess" he
"Her Highness is awake" Samuel says. "Really?" he paused. "Her maids told me to pass this message to you" he was happy she was awake, finally he thought he was going to lose her. "What's next?" he ask. "Your Majesty, ain't you going to see her?" Samuel says shocked. "We have something important to do, am I right" he turns to him. "Sorry?" Samuel ask, "Her Highness demands your presence Sire" Samuel bows. "Don't make me repeat myself" he says. "Yes sire" he covers his face. "I need to see the Grand Queen" he says. "Yes Sire" He opens the car door for him, it would be quite dangerous to make a move, he had so many project on his hand. He missed her like crazy, either he worked himself to sleep or he drank to sleep, it was a battle every night. _________________________ "Your Highness!" Sania calls holding her hands. "Ah, I feel dizzy" she tries getting up. "Thank God you're awake" Sania says. "What?" she whimpered. "Should I call the doctor?" San
"Your Majesty!" the guards in front of the grand queen's palace bow. "Let's have a little chat in the garden," she says. "Grandma, what's this about?" "So she's finally awake?" "If you have something to say, be quick I have no time," he says folding his two hands at his back. "Liam, you were such a cute little boy when you were young" Liam's eyes follow hers. "What's this about?" "The Queen is not feeling well, she's bringing shame to the royal family," she says. "It won't happen again," he says boiling. "Anyways that's not why I called you" "Have a sit" "Just say what you want to say." "You need concubines to assist you" Liam's father had three concubines and his mother as a Queen. Lisa was a child from his favorite concubine. "I will pretend I didn't hear this" "Why? if you do then I will have the Queen thrown out." "And how do you want to do that?" "Everyone would agree that since she came into the palace it has been chaotic... that would be e
"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