Aurora's POV I was scared; I didn't understand what was going on. I cooked it the way everyone would cook it and with the normal ingredients. Travis tasted from the plate of food Tristan had eaten from without any hesitation, “It has garlic.” I was surprised that despite Tristan was lying on the floor looking lifeless, Travis tasted the food, if I had poisoned the food, Travis would have also eaten the food without any hesitation Tristan's mother stood up with teary eyes. She pushed me, and I lost my balance, “Have you gone mad?!! Did you want to kill my son so bad that you served him garlic?” “Call the physician now!! Get him from his quarters immediately!!!” Grandma yelled to no one in particular but different staff ran to call the physician. Travis stood in between me and Tristan's mom and said, “You shouldn't take your anger out on your son's wife; if you want to blame anyone, it should be Ava and the kitchen staff; she doesn't even know that Tristan doesn't eat garlic
Aurora's POV “Ever since you got back from Tristan's room yesterday you have been dead silent,” Elena voiced her concern, “You may leave us now,” She said to the staff getting me ready for our wedding reception. I contemplated telling her what I found out, Elena held my hand and led me to sit on the bed, “Look, you know I'm your sister and I will do everything in your best interest, so what happened in that room?” I took a deep breath, “Tristan can't differentiate between colors, he is colorblind.” Elena's jaw dropped lower than my grade in school, “Are you serious? That is deceit, how could he not tell you about it?” I shrugged my shoulders, “I can't even say anything to him.” “I know, now that I'm here, I'm going to confront him, but for now, make sure you smile so your Father won't worry,” Elena touched my chin with a proud smile on her face, “He was worried when we were sent for earlier than the date we agreed.” “Is something the matter?” Grandma entered the room and
Aurora's POV If eyes could kill, this would be the moment Tristan's eyes killed me. Someone was trying to set me up, I didn't say anything to Elijah and Elijah doesn't even know sign language. “Why are you all spewing nonsense?” Tristan's mother asked, either out of irritation or she was trying to conceal the truth. Tristan held my wrist very tight, “You, come with me,” he held my hand, dragged me to his room, and pushed me to the floor. “Have you gone mad?!! How did you even find out I couldn't tell the colors?!!!” I placed both hands on my ears when he yelled. Tristan squatted close to me, “Do you love your ex husband that much,” he forcefully removed my hands from my ear, “I'm talking to you!!!” “For what you just did, I promise, I will make you pay,” Tristan stood up, “I will make you understand how it feels when your weakness is used against you.” Tristan glared at me and left the room. I hated this; I couldn't even speak, so how could I defend myself? I stood up from th
Tristan's POV “Why did you give her such a punishment?” Travis questioned and I covered my ears with both hands. I removed my hands from my ears, “There is nothing wrong with what I did.” “You know so many people want to kill you and you are going to allow that Innocent girl to eat from your food before you?” Travis's anger was valid but I wanted what I wanted. “I'm sure you are well aware that she didn't know about the fact that you are allergic to garlic,” Travis defended Aurora and it made me boil. “Everyone said they told her about it, but she still gave it to me; that speaks a lot,” Travis has just known Aurora for 24 hours, and he keeps defending her like he had known her for a long time. “Who is everyone? Ava? The staff? I don't think you know Ava controls the staff, it's time you give such Powers to your wife,” Travis said again in favor of Aurora. “Why do you hate Ava so much? You literally grew up with her, you know her more than Aurora,” I tried my best not to yell.
Aurora's POV I smiled when he got the color right, I watched Tristan give his speech to the council. I wondered what exactly happened. “Come with me,” Indigo dragged me by the hand out of the ballroom and Elena, who was next to me, followed behind me. I pushed her away from me when we got outside, “What is wrong with you?!” I asked even though I knew she wouldn't understand. “Why didn't you say something?” Indigo crossed her hands across her chest, and I furrowed my eyebrows at her stupid question. “Why didn't you say Tristan wasn't color blind? Why did you allow us to make a fool of ourselves?!!” Indigo yelled as she glared at me. “Why would I tell you anything about my husband? You only humiliated yourself and please don't come near me and my family,” I said, and Elena said to Indigo. Indigo scoffed, “Do you want to see a magic trick?” She gave a half smile and I knew this wouldn't be good, “I will live in this house soon.” “What?” I looked at her in confusion as to what she
Aurora's POV I froze when I saw the look on Scott's face; something wasn't right; I could feel it in my soul. “What? What? What was going on?” I asked but Scott didn't answer because he didn't see what I did. “What news has arrived?” Tristan asked for me and my eyes were fixed on Scott for any reaction. My legs became weak and I fell to the floor when I saw tears drop from Scott's eyes to his hand. Just then, I was sure it wasn't good news. What unpleasant news must have come? I pray it won't break me. “Master Saint and Master Justin have passed away,” My world shattered when I heard those words. I guess my prayers won't be answered now. “How did it happen?” Elena asked behind Scott, “They were fine just a moment ago.” “They had consumed poison at the reception,” Scott announced and I shut my eyes tight. How? What poison? “Get the carriages and horses ready, we shall visit my in-laws tonight,” Tristan declared and walked out of the room. Tears refused to drop out of my eyes
Aurora's POV “Hmmm?” Both tears of happiness and sadness rolled down my eyes. I was happy I finally spoke but sad that Father never got to hear me speak. He wanted to hear his daughter's voice. “I….I…. spoke…” I cried and hugged Elena. “You lost your voice when you lost your Mother and gained it back when you lost your father,” Elena hugged me tight, “Say something.” “El…Ele…Elena,” I smiled and Elena giggled excitedly. My voice felt foreign to me. The last time I heard my voice, I was a child, but now it was different. Elena stood up, “I should inform everyone,” I hurriedly held her hand and shook my head. “No, we shouldn't yet; someone had tried to kill me on purpose with that poison. Father and Justin had taken that in my place,” I gave Elena's hand a light squeeze, “I want to find the murderer before anyone finds out, can you help me do that?” I will destroy that person who made my Father and brother lie like that on the floor. Losing my husband, Alpha Elijah, didn't make m
Aurora's POV I stood up from the floor when I heard Ava's voice, I just needed to see who she was talking to. Anger surged through my blood when I saw she was talking to my stepmother. What nonsense is this? What kind of conversation was that? “I don't really know,” Mother wiped her tears as more tears flooded her eyes. “Indigo needs someone to be by her side right now, and my family can offer that support right now,” Ava held her stepmother's hand as she spoke sweetly. “What madness is that?” I questioned and Elena immediately told them what I said. “Why are you being heartless? I just want your sister to spend some time with us, especially now that she lost her father and brother,” Ava said with a calm voice. I shook my head, “Indigo won't stay in my home; she will never step her feet Into my house,” I said angrily, and Elena conveyed my message. “You are just a daughter in law while I'm a daughter, so I believe you know who has more right in that house?” Ava said slyly, mak
Aurora’s POV Mother’s nature of emotional blackmail was still the same; she has always done it, and right now,w, she is still doing it.I was irritated, I wanted to show her that I was better than her at emotional manipulation, “Even better,” I emptied the gallon on my body, “Let us all go to hell.”“Tristan!!!” Mother yelled when she saw I was playing the same game with her.“How can I stop a grieving mother? I should have punished Ava but I felt it would be better if Aurora punished her because she was closer to our child than I was, so how can I stop her?” Tristan supported me, “If I was killed would you sit and watch? Wouldn’t you kill the person too?”“The situation is different, you are a full human, and her child was only a fetus,” Mother whined, “That child wasn’t even formed yet; it was just blood!!”I couldn’t believe what mother had just said, “A fetus? Just blood?” I lit another match out of anger.“Are you going to watch her light us?” Ava yelled and I walked closer to h
Aurora’s POV “They killed your child!!” Diana said when she pulled me inside the nursery and shut the door behind her, “Are you going to keep pretending that nothing happened?”“Stop,” I shook my head as I pleaded.“I can’t stop, if I stop today then I have failed Skylar,” I placed my hands over my ears, “Do you think Skylar would be happy to see you in such a situation?”“Please stop, you are hurting me,” I pleaded with tears streaming down my face.Diana held my hand, she dragged me to the front of the cradle my baby was supposed to be in, “Look at that,” she forced me to look at the cradle but I refused, “Do you see a child there? No, there isn’t, do you know why? Because your child is dead!!! You child isn’t in the world of the living!!!”“No!!!” I covered my ears and screamed, “Please, don’t.”Diana pushed the cradle, she began to scatter the room and I ran after her trying to stop her from doing, “Not my baby’s room please, please.”Diana gripped my hand, “I won’t ask you to be
Tristan’s POV It’s been days and I haven’t done anything. It’s not like I don’t want to do anything, it’s just that I don’t know what to do. Everything was on my neck; it was almost like before when I had Skylar in one hand and Mother in the other. I haven’t gotten the courage to see Aurora, she has been in her room, she wasn’t talking to anyone, she didn’t even want to see anything. I lifted my head from the table when I felt someone tap me on my back, “I have been calling you for ages.” “I’m sorry Diana, I didn’t hear you,” I apologized. I thought by now I would have exposed Diana and kicked her out of this palace but she was here helping me instead. “I know,” Diana sat opposite me, “I wanted to talk to you about Aurora.” “What about her?” I hurriedly asked, “Is she okay? What’s wrong with her?” Diana placed her hand on my hand and I calmed down, “It’s nothing much,” I let out a breath of relief, “I don’t like the fact that everyone is agreeing with her that her child is
Tristan’s POVThe cup fell from my hand and scattered on the floor. Diana hurriedly carried the child from my hand.“You said something I didn’t hear right,” I didn’t even know when I stood up and walked to where Beatrice was kneeling, “Repeat what you said!!!”“I said it was Lady Ava who had asked me to mix pennyroyal and tansy in Queen’s Aurora tea the moment we found out she was pregnant,” Beatrice cried, “I didn’t want to harm another mother because I know the joy of being a mother but just like you have threatened me with my child that was the same way I was threatened with my child, a mother would go to any length to protect her child even if she has to harm someone else.”I scoffed, “Why didn’t you say something when you were given the order?!!! Why didn’t you come to me?!!!”“Everyone knows that Lady Ava is your best friend from childhood; if I had accused her without any evidence, I wouldn’t have seen this day, or would you have believed me?” I laughed out loudly like a madm
Tristan's POV Beatrice stared at me without saying anything and it only made my blood boil, “Don't you feel like talking?” I balled my hand into a tight fist. “If you have already heard it then I believe you don't need any explanation,” Beatrice replied arrogantly. “How dare you speak that way?!!!” Diana yelled, “Do you know who you are speaking to?!” Diana stood to her feet angrily. “I know who I'm speaking to, and that's why I'm speaking with nothing but respect,” Beatrice answered slyly. “Explain the pennyroyal and tansy herb,” I gritted, “Else I will make sure you suffer, you will beg for water, you won't see, you will beg for death and it won't come.” “Even if you fed me to the dogs I still have nothing to explain,” Beatrice said adamantly. “Okay,” I stood up, “Anybody that can give me any information on Beatrice, no her weakness, if anybody can give me her weakness, not only would I free that person from here, I will make sure to give you three acres of land.” “Anyone?”
Tristan's POV “Why are white flags raised on the road to the palace?” I questioned myself and Travis.“Maybe something tragic has happ….” Travis paused when we heard the sound of a bell, “Something tragic has happened.”My mind went blank, “Aurora” was the only name that crossed my blank mind. I didn't want to think of what couldn't or couldn't have happened, so I kicked on the horse to hasten its speed, and everyone rode their horse behind me at the same speed.I didn't wait for the horse to stop; I jumped down and ran into the palace, “Tristan,” Aurora called; she ran and jumped into my arms.I tightened my hold on her, “I'm glad you are Okay, thank you for being okay.”I was surprised to see the way everyone ran outside to meet me with a huge smile on their faces. Their eyes looked swollen, and the most disturbing thing was they were wearing mourning clothes.“What's going on?” I questioned as I pulled away from Aurora. I looked at her; I noticed she wasn't wearing a mourning dre
Aurora's POV We were all in different worlds, they were bowing to their new king while I was in pain, not just physical pain but emotional pain from the supposed death of my husband.Tristan cannot be dead; it's not possible; he just left only a moment ago; I looked around, and I couldn't tell if I became more scared or more relieved when I didn't see Travis around.“My….. My…. Child….” I cried out as I saw blood on the floor, “My…. My…. My… baby…” I didn't want to lose my child, so I bent to the floor and started using my hands to pack the blood together.“Call the physician,” I heard Grandma's voice break behind me, “Take her to the south Wing.”I held my tummy protecting my child as both Diana and Elena carried me to my room in the south Wing. “Aurora, I promise nothing will happen to you,” Diana touched my hair with a small smile on her face. Anyone could see the smile was fake.I shook my head, “Not…not… me… save…. My… child…. please.” Diana's silence told me everything I need
Aurora's POV“Aurora, what's going on? Are you okay?” Diana panicked as she grabbed me to lean on her forgetting we were both hurting and burning.“I…..I…..I”“Blood,” just that one word that left Diana's lips made me look to the floor, “Someone gets the physician now!!” Diana yelled, bringing everyone's attention to us. “What happened to her,” Tristan asked, “What did you do to her!!” He pushed Diana and held onto me, “Why is there blood?” I was weak, but I saw fear on Tristan's face, “Tell the physician to come to the North wing immediately,” Tristan carried me in his arms and ran to the north wing.“I…. I…. Am….. Scared…” I held on to Tristan's shirt tightly as he carefully dropped me on the bed. “You will be fine, I promise, you will be fine,” Tristan held my hand, “Aurora, I know this isn't the time, but I promise I don't know how I got to the garden; I don't know what happened in that garden, please.”“What is the Queen's condition?” The physician entered the room without knoc
Aurora’s POV Everyone was making me lose my damn mind, all of a sudden, Tristan was ignoring me, and Diana was giving me options.“You looked stressed, are you okay?” Grandma asked when I came out of Diana’s room.“Hmmmm,” I paused my lips into a thin line, “What are you doing here?” I changed the topic.“I was just walking around,” I nodded my head because I wasn’t in the mood to chat, “And I saw you and Diana enter her room.”“Oh, we were just talking,” I tried to keep the smile from fading, “Let’s go back to the ballroom.”“Was it Skylar,” I paused when I heard Grandma call that name.I turned to Grandma, “My husband’s dead girlfriend? What about her?” I was genuinely tired, was I going to be given another option!!!“Nothing, I can’t really remember much, but I just remembered that you two look alike; there is a resemblance,” Grandma said, and I nodded my head in relief.I scoffed mentally. Should I be grateful that Diana wiped her memory? “Yes, people do look alike, so there isn'