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Aurora's POV The suspense was killing me like hell; Ava had woken up but hadn't said anything yet. Tristan's mother had instructed me not to go forward with the royal party arranged, she sent someone else to do it. “Your Royal Highness, the Lycan king, Tristan makes his way to the queen consort's room,” I heard the announcement and followed by my door opening. “Lycan,” Elena lowered her gaze and I didn't bother to stand up. “You may leave,” Tristan instructed Elena, I held her hand and shook my head. “Sir, the queen doesn't want Elena to leave her presence,” The royal tutor who was familiar with sign language said. I never really asked the reason for hiring one. “I said leave the room this instant!!!” Tristan's voice sounded like an angry lion. It was obvious that he was angry. “My Lady, I will be outside,” Elena gave me a reassuring nod before leaving my room. “Why are you here?” I questioned and the Royal tutor conveyed my message to him. “Why?” Tristan scoffed, he grabbed
Tristan's POV I seriously don't know what Aurora was thinking; she was trying to harm me, and now she harmed Ava; what if she had harmed herself in the process? She should have thrown that vase. Mother and Grandma will definitely make sure she doesn't go unpunished, and Mother doesn't even like her. “Are you going to watch Lady Ava give Lady Aurora such a punishment? Today is her first official ball as Queen, Luna, and your wife,” my head was all over the place, so I didn't care about what Travis was saying at the moment, “Mental asylum?” “Travis not now, please,” I was trying to think. This shouldn't be happening right now but it was. “What she said was it the truth?” I lifted my gaze to meet Travis's gaze; I raised my eyebrows so he would know I was confused, “She said you married her because you wanted to use her; is that the truth?” “I promise Travis, it isn't like that…” “What abilities was she talking about? You said you had a special reason for marrying her and I always
Aurora's POV I paced around the room, thinking of what to do, when I saw my door burst open, “Who do you think you are to come into the Queen's…” Elena questioned but paused. I went to check why she had paused; Ava, Indigo, the nurse, and some other strange men were standing right in front of the door. Why were they here? Who are those men? “She is the one who is mentally unstable; you can take her,” my eyes widened, and I began to shake my head aggressively in disagreement. “That's a lie; the queen is perfectly fine, and are you following her orders over the Queen's order?” Elena stood in my front shielding me. I wished she could really shield me from them. “This isn't Lady Ava's order, this is the Queen's order,” I wasn't even surprised, “Bring her,” the nurse ordered the men she came with. I knew someone from the family would give the order. “Is the Lycan king aware of this madness?” Elena questioned. At this point, I could already see my life before my eyes. “The Lycan kin
Tristan's POV “Aren't you worried about Aurora?” Travis said as we both prepared for our sword training. We were already trained but sometimes we like training more, especially late at night when everyone is sleeping. “Don't you dare mention that name in the palace ever again,” I warned, “She and her servants left on their own accord, it's been four days, if they wanted to return they would have but they aren't here so it would only mean they are happy where they are.” “Was I the only one who found it weird that Ava found the letter first and no one, not a single soul saw the queen consort leave this palace on the night of the ball?” Travis has been saying this word since the day Aurora left the place. I was angry when Ava took the nurse to Aurora's room the next day after the ball, and she wasn't there; we only found her letter. In the letter, she asked us not to bother looking for her as she had gone far away and would never return. “Why are you blaming Ava again? I had escorte
Aurora's POV “Father, please help me,” Those were the words that I had been murmuring for a long time; they had turned into my favorite words. I don't know how long I have been here, I can't even tell if it's day or night. I wasn't given any food, the only water that passes through my throat is the water poured on me to wake me up. I only know when the day changes because Ava comes here with different clothes. “It's time for your injection,” The nurse said and I looked at her weakly. That's how my life has been: injection and the electric chair, and when Ava comes, she always hits me and uses a knife or something sharp on me. “Why… are… you…. Doing… this?” I managed to ask Ava, despite the pain I was in. I hid my hand very well under the chain, so Ava wouldn't notice; I had managed to lose my hand free, but I was waiting for the right to use it. “Me?” Ava smiled and I looked at her with anger. How can she smile over something like this? “You hit Tristan with a vase, and I sa
Tristan's POV I sat on the floor as my brain was all over the place, I had searched everywhere but nothing, no single sign of her anywhere. I was scared, what if something had happened to her? What if Indigo had done something to her? The more these thoughts crossed my mind, the more scared I became. “It's noon and nothing, I think we should stop already,” One soldier complained to Travis. “We have searched far and wide but nothing; if someone had really taken her, then shouldn't we check the lakes?” Another soldier suggested and it made my blood boil. They wouldn't dare say this to me but they would say it to Travis because he was also a soldier. “Have you gone mad?!!” Travis yelled before I could interfere, “The queen is missing and this is all you can think of.” I have never seen Travis worried about a woman this way, did he really care about Aurora that much? Were they friends? How did the friendship even grow? I walked closer to them, “Search around this area; if
Tristan's POV “What….. what…. What…. Does that mean?” I asked when I couldn't understand the eye contact between the woman and the physician. “Lycan, please calm down,” Travis said to me but I shook my head. “Do something, my wife is bleeding!!” I yelled at the top of my lungs. “Take him outside,” The physician instructed and Travis dragged me outside. “You all should return to your place of work,” One of the soldiers instructed and they all left the front of the physician's house. “Tristan, Tristan,” Travis called, and I looked at him, “I need you to be strong; nothing is going to happen to her.” I shook my head, “Did you hear what they said, she doesn't have a pulse.” “You know very well that doesn't mean anything,” Travis tried to make the situation better but I wasn't having it. I placed my hand on my head, “You don't get it; my curse has followed her because she married me; she is in danger now; I shouldn't have married her.” “I have seen the woman who stabbed her in th
Ava's POV Ever since I was adopted into this family, I have always desired one thing and it was to become queen one day. I have dreamt of standing by Tristan's side as his wife, Luna, and Queen; I was promised so much by everyone. It was going to be given to me but that damn woman went ahead to snatch everything away from me. “My Lady, please keep still,” I paused when one of the maids who was taking off my dress spoke. I raised my hand and slapped her across the cheek, “How dare you talk to me in that tone?” “I'm sorry, my Lady, I was just trying to take off your dress,” I was stunned to speak; how dare she? “Leave immediately,” the head maid said, “My Lady, I'm sorry she is new, I will get someone else to do it.” “Don't worry about that. I will help her,” Indigo, a Godsent in my life, said, and I smiled at her. I couldn't keep still as Indigo removed my dress; I kept wondering why Tristan would find her; I couldn't even send a letter, and why did Tristan even go and find h
Aurora’s POV “Grandma,” I ran to sit where she was lying with tears all over my face, “Go and get someone,” I raised her head and placed it on my lap.“Grandma, please stay with me,” I tapped her face continuously. Grandma managed to raise her hand, she pointed at the beginning of the stairs. I looked at the stairs and there was no one there, just as I turned my attention to Grandma, I noticed a shadow or maybe it was my imagination.“Grandma, who did this to you!” I questioned and a lone tear left Grandma’s eyes before she closed her eyes.“Grandma!!!” Tristan yelled. I turned to look at him, and I noticed that almost everyone in the family and guests followed behind him.He ran to pick Grandma from my leg, “What happened to her?” Tristan yelled, “Get the physician immediately and take Aurora to her room.” Before I could protest, Tristan ran with Grandma in his arms, “Seal the gate,” Travis ordered, “No one leaves this palace until the Lycan orders it.”Elena helped me stand up fr
Aurora’s POV I felt a rush of dizziness hit me when I opened my eyes, “My lady,” Elena rushed to my side. She helped me sit up on the bed and handed me a cup of water.I returned the cup after drinking from it, “What happened?” I questioned. The last thing I remembered was me trying to stand up in Tristan’s room.“My lady, I don’t know, the Lycan brought you here and told me to look after you,” Elena picked up a napkin and used it to wipe my lips, “What did you do?” I looked outside and everywhere was dark. The party must have started, “Has the party started?” I questioned to be sure.“It started not too long ago; you have been out since morning,” Elena said; I removed the cover cloth from my legs and climbed down the bed.I was about to fall when Elena quickly grabbed onto me, “Where are you going?”“Our plan, I can’t just let it flop,” I pushed her away from myself lightly and held the bed to stand on my own.“My lady, you are weak and part of your hair is white,” I already had a
Aurora’s POV Walking around the ballroom, I was filled with nothing but happiness seeing the ballroom arranged just the way I wanted it to be.Tristan opened the door to the ballroom, “What kind of instructions did you give?” He held my wrist and turned me to face him.I pulled my wrist out of his hold, “Can’t you see you are hurting me?”“Why are there a lot of mirrors in the ballroom and all over the kingdom?” Tristan questioned. I smiled internally, Elena and Scott must have been quick with it.I wanted to tell him the truth badly, but I didn’t know if he would believe anything I said at the moment.“The people cannot afford mirrors, so I placed them in every corner of the kingdom, and for the ballroom, I just wanted everyone to admire their beauty as they danced away the night,” I lied, and Tristan scoffed.“Why didn’t you ask me before going ahead with this?” Tristan's face turned red. Anyone could clearly see the way he was holding his anger.Instead of arguing more, I just sai
Aurora’s POV I accidentally gasped when Diana began to apply pressure on her personal maid’s neck, “Who is there?” She let go of the maid’s neck.I wasn’t scared of her, I wanted to make myself known to her. Just as I was about to open the door, someone wrapped his hand around my mouth and pulled me away.“Have you gone..” I paused when I saw it was Scott, “Why did you do that?” Scott put his finger on his lips, “Shhhhh,” he held my hand and led me back to my room.When I entered the room, Scott shut the door behind us and Elena was sitting on my bed. The moment she saw me, she ran and engulfed me in a tight hug.“You two are back early,” I was surprised, I thought they wouldn’t be back till like two days.“I found something. I didn’t know if I should continue looking for more information or if I should inform you personally,” Maybe it was just me, but Scott looked worried.“Is anything the matter?” I inquired, he looked way too serious.“Diana, she is married,” I looked at Scott wi
Aurora’s POV “That’s the Lycan’s cup?” I asked to be sure I heard well and Travis nodded his head.Why did she hold it like that? I’m sure she knew that wasn’t her cup.Without hesitation, I opened the door and I noticed she hurriedly dropped the cup back on the table.“Are you meant to interrupt us?” Diana questioned.I ignored her, “I want to speak to you, Lycan; it is important.”“Queen Aurora,” Diana yelled and ignored her again.“It is not about our marriage; I’m here as a subject to speak to his lordship,” I said to Tristan, and he looked at me with confusion, “I will appreciate it if Queen Diana can excuse us.”“Lycan,” Diana whined.“Excuse us, I will call you later,” Tristan used his hand to signal Travis to escort Diana out of his room.“What do you wish to speak about?” Tristan sat on the chair and I took the one opposite him.“I do not know which of the packs but one has fallen sick and the disease is spreading, I met a lady when I was locked up and she said she saw a sha
Aurora’s POV Was he speaking to me or was he not? He didn’t look at me when he said, “Don’t embarrass me,” Maybe he was warning Diana.“My lady, what are you thinking so hard about?” Elena asked when I got down from the carriage and I handed her my cloak.“I thought you would be half dead by now,” I heard Ava’s agitating voice.I looked around, and I didn’t see her minion, “I didn’t think you would be waiting for me, and I haven’t seen your minion in a long time.”“You are a Queen so I believe you know how to look for people,” Ava smiled.“Why should I look for her? She is my enemy,” I smiled back at Ava even though I didn’t have it in me to smile.“What was the judgment?” I heard Grandma’s voice from inside the house. I used my hand to lightly push Ava from the entrance of the door.I entered the house and greeted Grandma and Mother, “I was given thirty days to prove that I didn’t do anything,” I lowered my gaze, “If I’m not able to prove it, then I will dissolve my marriage with th
Aurora’s POV I was made to stand before the council member; Tristan was sitting on his chair as judge and king, Diana was standing next to me, and some other figures were in the crowd.“Present your case,” Tristan announced strictly, not once since I entered this place did he look at me.“I’m the legal advocate and I’m here to help Queen Diana get justice against her co wife, Queen Aurora, who has abused her physically and verbally and maltreated her,” Diana’s legal advocate said.“What? I abused you? Where? How? When?” I yelled and Diana hid behind her legal advocate.“You can see what she is doing, if Queen Aurora can behave like this with Queen Diana in public then don’t you think she can do more in private,” The legal advocate said and never in my 20 years plus in life did I feel like pulling someone’s hair until they become bald till this very moment.“Do you have any evidence?” Tristan questioned and for the first time since I got here, he glanced at me.“Evidence?” Diana spoke
Aurora’s POV I sat there helplessly, not knowing what to think or what to do; why did Diana report me?“What? When was that? Why wasn’t I informed? Where is that Diana?!!” Tristan yelled; he had so many questions but no answer.“Why exactly is she being summoned?” Grandma asked Travis.“I do not know the details, I was only asked to inform the king and queen so they would be prepared,” Travis responded.“I will find out,” Just as Tristan turned to leave, the guards from the council came in, “What gave you the right to enter the palace?!!!”“We are sorry, but we have been ordered to come with Queen Aurora,” One of the guards bowed his head, and the other followed.“What are her charges, that it had to go through the council and not me,” Tristan asked angrily.“Her charges?” A man from the group of guards scoffed as he walked forward and I immediately recognized him. He was among the men who tried to prove Tristan couldn’t see a thing in color.“Queen Aurora’s charges are maltreatment
Aurora’s POV I used my hand to trace the tattoo on Tristan’s back in the dark. I turned off the lamps in the room after we were done, I was too shy to face him. “Aren’t you going to bed? You have been doing that for hours,” His back vibrated against my hand and I immediately stopped.Tristan turned to face me, he stood up and put on one of the lanterns in the room, “Aurora,” His voice sounded disturbed.This was the same tone he used earlier, “Are you okay?” I hurriedly asked out of concern, “The mark, the mark,” I touched his hand and gave him a soft nod when he paused, “The mark on your belly, how did you get it?”I removed the cover sheet from my body, pointed at the mark, and he nodded his head, “It’s a birthmark; even my mom had it.”“Your… your mom had it?” Tristan looked even more disturbed, “Do you know if it’s something anyone can have? Or..”I placed my hand on his chin, “Tristan breathe,” He paused, then took a deep breath, “Is there something that’s troubling you?”Tris