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
‘Nothing will happen. It would pass. It would pass. It’s nothing. Clara also faced it. But she is perfectly fine with still a healthy pregnancy. It will pass.” She was chanting the words to herself.When Ezequiel reached her inside the bathroom upon her call, the blood was dripping down her legs. It took her down the memory lane when she got her first period but the only difference was, Zeki was blind at that time.He carried her all the way to the hospital wing of the palace. Waiting for the doctor in their chambers seemed risky at the moment.She was at once taken care of and was admitted to the hospital. Once she was cleaned and settled, the tests were run on an immediate basis.“What is exactly happening with my body?” She was worried because she was still bleeding down there. It could not be called spotting.“Unfortunately we need to wait till tomorrow noon, Ms. Hazel. As soon as we look at your reports then
She was sitting on the terrace sipping the beer from a can, looking at the sea, enjoying the balmy breeze when someone came and took the beer can from her hands.“I am finished, man. I am done…” She leaned back her head and closed her eyes, “I am so done. They have turned against me. The friendly folks are no more there, who were calling me their daughter-in-law. Can you believe this? Before the news of me being NOT pregnant, they were planning a grand engagement party.” She laughed sarcastically.“But now they are again treating me like a no one. So that makes me stand again where I started. Back to square one.”She was not crying but she was so upset that she would not mind killing one or two suckers from the palace.“I was never a fan of becoming someone prominent or being the center of attention. But why do they think that it’s their fuc*king right to take away my self-respect? Why?”
She could not get a good sleep. Though Ezequiel had been disturbed by her continuous tossing and turning in bed but he did not complain.This morning he brought her breakfast in bed with every intention to spend the day with her but unfortunately was called for urgent meetings.“I am canceling the meeting.”“No Zeki. Don’t. I am perfectly fine.”“I don’t want to leave you alone honey.”“You should.” She tried to stuff her mouth with a half-left croissant on her tray, “Please go ahead with your meetings. You have got some very handsome staff here. I need to flirt with them.”Ezequiel choked badly on his coffee, “Are you kidding me?”Placing his cup aside he held her hair a little roughly and kissed her. There was no hurry. He took his sweet time to taste her lips and mouth as if he was trying to mark his territory.Hmm. So mister is jealous. She
“I am thinking to leave, Zeki. I don’t want to waste my time sitting here idly. My degree is very important to me.”She was talking to him while rearranging files in the side cupboard of the study. When she did not get an answer she placed back the pile and found him engrossed in some file.“Zeki?”No reply.“Ezequiel?”This time just a short “Hmm.”“Everyone in the palace is planning for the Coronation ceremony. I don’t think it’s wise for me to stay for that. The oath with all those formal words … I can watch it on TV, I promise. I will not get into any trouble if that’s what worries you. My friends are asking me to go there and attend classes otherwise my professors might be very rude.” She was not scared of the lady who called herself Alda. There was no need to tell Ezequiel anything about her encounter with the crazy woman.He was still too
“Honey, I am so sorry. Poppi and Elli were missing you. But we were kind of relieved that you must be happy. Enjoying to the fullest. Spoiled by the Royal family. But we did not have the slightest idea that you were going through so much.” Clara held her hand and started pressing it with worry.“Yeah.” Hazel took a deep sigh, “I was so sure of my pregnancy. Never knew ‘A False Positive’ even existed.” She chuckled.“I understand. You must be shattered when you heard the news.”“I was. I gave hell to Ezequiel as if it was his mistake. We were trying for it. But I didn’t know it could happen so easily without even trying much. But once it did. We were happy. Ezequiel was over the moon. And when I got to know that it’s not there.” She pointed towards her tummy, “Now, I don’t want anything more than a baby.” She pouted her lower lip with a long face but Clara stood
“My God. We are going to die tonight. Instead of having the best orgasm of my life here, I am serving these rich shitty people.” A waitress complained without being aware that the manager was standing right behind her.“Lena. It is because of these shitty rich people’s tips you survive. And it’s because of their presence you will return home with your pocket full of tips. Trust me you will not enjoy an orgasm on an empty stomach with a deflated pocket.”The stern voice straightened Lena. She pouted for getting caught and left the back room with a grudging face.The Coronation ceremony was about to start. The hall was full. Customers were asking for drinks and poor waitresses were on their toes juggling between customers, their orders, and their desire to have a look at the TV.The ceremony was about to start and most of them were trying to be helpful to Hazel by letting her watch the TV maximum as it was her boyfriend&r
“So. How is the feeling? Being announced the fiancée of a crown prince?” A girl who was also the daughter of a courtier asked her.“Oh, she must be feeling over the moon. Just look at her. She can’t tear away her gaze from his hot body.” The other girl remarked quite audibly causing everyone around her to erupt with laughter.“Aurelia. Now he is yours. Don’t wait for five days. Go and claim him now. Tonight.” Another one suggested Aurelia. They all seemed happy for her but Aurelia knew they all were reeking of jealousy.They all were daughters of courtiers and here Aurelia was the one who got this golden chance to become his soon-to-be wife. And soon. She could achieve that too.And the credit went to her parents.Aurelia wanted to feel happy but something was not right. She could feel it in the air. Before the ceremony, she was tense. After spending the last night tossing and turning in her be