She liked the King. Never bringing up the subject of her parents’ suicide. He always treated her with respect.
When she was introduced as a Queen in the court, everyone welcomed her. But one could not call it a warm welcome. Their mouths were hung open.
Her background without any money made them realize that it was her, not so common, beautiful face that made her stand beside the King.
There were so many people who wanted a piece of King either for themselves as a designation, or for their daughters or for their nieces or God knows who else. Everyone wanted a piece of him.
But Maria’s surprising presence proved to be an utter shock for all of them. They all treated her with cool dignity but all of it was too mechanical for her.
Everyone except Alda! She was the only one who gave her a warm welcome. She stayed close to her. Helped her in teaching how to face the gentry. The ruling class.
She got a special official training a
It was her second month and her belly was growing like anything. People in the palace including the helping staff started giving her strange looks.Though she had become more beautiful. Her already glowing skin had some kind of magic that even her husband used to be mesmerized by her beauty. But that only bring her more heartache and sadness because that only meant spending more time in bed with her husband.First, the helping staff and then the courtiers started whispering about her strange pregnancy. She used to get scared that now her husband won’t take a minute to throw her out. But apparently, he was not paying any heed to the rumors.One night, while putting on her nightdress she got spooked when she saw something moving inside her belly. Growing in a village, she had seen pregnant women and knew enough about women’s anatomy.The very next day when Alda arrived she could not take it anymore and started crying her eyes out in front
When Maria stretched the next morning she turned around and gasped when she found her husband lying there beside her looking into space. Thinking deeply about something.“You are back!” She smiled.He smiled back and kissed her head, “I am, sweetheart! How are you? Alda told me you are not well.”“But now I am.” She kissed his cheek, “When you are with me.”They had breakfast together on the vast balcony of their bedroom. They both had their own wings with their own bedrooms. But Lucas had ordered to shift her things to his room. He could not stay away from her.She was chatting with him like a carefree soul almost forgetting about her trauma and pain. Lucas was looking at her face carefully listening to her. He was smiling, thinking to himself how he managed to find such a beautiful girl.He wanted to snatch her from her chair and make love to her like crazy.When the maid came to clear
After talking to his mom, he came back to the meeting, smiling. His presence was required in the meeting of all the business tycoons of the Kingdom and outside the kingdom. He was heading it.Every capitalist and industrialist was there with their assistant who was giving presentations about their business and up-coming ventures. But Ezequiel was listening to all of it half-heartedly. The idea of becoming a father was exciting but the mere thought of Hazel impregnated with his seed was more intriguing.All those presentations were boring for his taste. Right now he could not wait to go and see his love. Her friends were supposed to come for congratulating her. She was happy with the idea and to share her enthusiasm he made bite sized sandwiches for them.To stay low profile, he used to dress in a worn-out t-shirt and jeans but today for the meeting he had to dress formally.He was still thinking about Hazel when someone beside him poked a litt
Hazel was sitting on a recliner chair placed on the small terrace when Ezequiel placed a steaming coffee cup near her.Hitting lightly on her slim but attractive buttock he asked her silently to move aside a little.“What are you thinking, princess!” He put his arm around her while settling beside her. She shook her head while hiding her face in the crook of his neck.“You squeezed the life out of me, sweetheart! What were you even thinking?” He looked at her head kissing it lightly.“I wanted to squeeze the life out of HIS balls. I don’t know what came over me.” She replied thinking.When Gordon stood behind her, dry humping her she could feel the anger and frustration building in on her. It reminded her of the se*xual abuse she faced in the palace kitchen by a cook. At that time she was almost a child who could not decide what to do at that moment. But the incident was quite traumatic to her.But n
When she reached home it was almost dark. But strangely enough, she was not feeling tired at all. Ezequiel was not home.She took shower and changed her clothes in a comfy pair of pajamas and Zek’s t-shirt. She thought of calling him then dropped the idea and decided to do some reading.Lying on her bed comfortably she started reading the book which was about her favorite genre: Werewolf!While reading it she did not know when her eyes fluttered closed and she went to sleep.And then it started again as if it was waiting. She was again dreaming. Whenever dead people visited her it was always dark with a little bit of light just to get the contours of the face.Her grandma, her parents, Albik and Alec. Whenever they visited her there was never enough light to see their faces properly or clearly.But this time it was different. There was no darkness in the room. This was not her usual apartment room but something more spacious and airy.
Due to her pregnancy, Ezequiel did not want her to travel so long in the car. In his werewolf form, he was faster than the car but he could not risk her health by subjecting her to another torture.A she-wolf could easily manage the werewolf ride without any problem in her pregnancy. But it was difficult for humans to bear this fast-paced speed.So he decided to go for the Royal Private jet.When she stepped inside she truly felt what royalty was… The interior, the décor… everything inside it was so classy.Once seated the pilot came to pay his respects accompanied by two beautiful air hostesses. Oddly enough both the air hostesses were friendly but respectful not trying to be flirty to Ezequiel. Like other women, they were not ogling at him.“Milord! I hope you and our guest Ms. Hazel Callum will have a safe trip.” He took off the cap and bowed his head a little and then turned to the ladies.He introd
King Lucas James and Queen Maria James were there to welcome them. Both of them hugged Ezequiel with big smiles, however, their meeting with her seemed more like a façade. There was no warmth but fake smiles.She met them with her head held high, confident in her skin. They might be the rulers but being a commoner doesn’t make her any less. Especially when she had got someone by her side who was crazy about her.His love had given her confidence. He taught her to trust herself and now she was not going to let him down. Their rooms were prepared in Ezequiel’s wing and that brought a fresh memory of Prince Noah’s death. Someone, she would never forget. He had still not visited her in her dreams but had spoken to her while warning her against any danger.And that reminded her of the female voice she heard last time in her dream. She had emphasized her to look around to find her. Whoever that woman was, she was somewhere near her.She
The dinner which was supposed to be awkward for Hazel thankfully turned out to be just fine with normal chit-chat.She sat beside Ezequiel who was making circles on her bare arm making her shiver while talking casually to his parents.“Oh, dear. I want to throw a grand party to celebrate your engagement. Everyone in this Kingdom should know about our soon-to-be daughter-in-law.” Maria looked at Lucas James for approval.“She is right. You two should stay long enough to do it.”“But …” Hazel eyed Ezequiel with worry, “This is too soon. We never thought about getting engagement anytime soon.”“Then my dear you should start thinking. We can order your engagement dress on an urgent basis. Our men can arrange a quick grand celebration on short notice. You need to make up your mind.”Hazel wanted to argue again when Ezequiel tightened his grip on her hand, asking her silently to st