Aurora's POV “Tristan,” I immediately removed my cloak to wipe the tea off Tristan's body but he used his hand to push the cloak away.“Lycan, I'm sorry,” Ava apologized in a low tone. I wanted to scoff loudly but I knew this wasn't the situation to do so.“Ava, it's okay, go inside and rest,” Tristan said to Ava with a small smile on his face.They were about to leave together when I held Tristan's wrist, “You didn't ask me why I came late? You didn't question me, aren't you curious about anything?”“What should I be curious about? You left the palace at midnight with Alpha Elijah, your ex-husband, and you returned this morning; what exactly should I be curious about? Isn't the truth in the open?” I felt hurt that Tristan didn't even bother to look me in the eyes when talking.I shook my head as tears rolled down my chin, “But that isn't the case,” That bastard Elijah was right; everyone saw us leave the palace together, so they would obviously assume.“It doesn't matter what the ca
Aurora's POV Tristan's last words to me before he left for war were like pure torture. I have always thought the word I love you would give me butterflies but his own only made me cry day and night as we waited to hear any news from him.I heard someone enter my room but I didn't bother to look, “You keep staring at the window as if he would magically appear,” I didn't say anything when I heard grandma's voice, “You haven't had anything for days, do you plan on dying before my grandson get backs?”Grandma has been coming in and out of my room like it was her room, “Take the food out and bring another one.”I hadn't touched my food; any food brought into my room had been taken out untouched. Grandma has been different towards me since Tristan left.“Aren't you busy?” Those were the first words that had come out of my mouth in a long time.“Yes, I'm busy picking suitors for the two women, but I still need to check up on my Grandson's wife,” I felt Grandma sit near me.“Why aren't you s
Aurora’s POV “What…. What….” My lips couldn’t even form a single word, “Grandma,” my lips quivered as I turned to face her.“Tristan, what’s going on?” Grandma asked the question I couldn’t ask.Tristan kept his mouth shut ignoring Grandma’s question, just as Tristan was about to step his feet into the house when Grandma pushed me aside and stood at the entrance blocking him from entering the house.“I owe nobody an explanation,” my neck snapped faster than ever to Tristan, “Except Aurora.” That was the first time I looked at Tristan; he looked hagged and unkept, his eyes looked tired, he had eye bags, his bears had grown out, and he looked pale and lost.“Aurora,” Tristan called and I didn’t respond, “Please look at me, please, just once,” His voice broke as he pleaded.“I shouldn’t be angry; we weren’t that in love; we were just making the marriage work, and he said he loved me because of his unsettled emotions of going to war,” I sang those repeatedly in my head until it sank in
Aurora’s POV I watched as Tristan slept peacefully; he wasn’t able to sleep the whole night; he just managed to close his eyes. He must be traumatized from the war.“My Lady,” Elena called when she entered my room, “Oh, I’m sorry,” She apologized when she saw Tristan sleeping peacefully on the bed.“You should always knock before entering my room,” I stood up from the bed, “You can leave. I already prepared a bath for myself, and I picked out something simple to wear.”“I didn’t come because of that, I came to inform you that the new Queen wishes to see you,” Elena informed me. I nodded my head with a smile, but deep down, I felt indifferent.“I will be down in thirty minutes,” I said and entered the bathroom.I didn’t use the bath I had prepared with honey and milk, I was too angry so I used normal water to bath, wore the most simplest dress I had without any make up or jewelry and headed downstairs.“You came down fast,” Elena said when I stepped my feet into the dining room.“Why
Aurora’s POV “You shouldn’t feel bad. Tristan is king, and the new wife is also another king’s daughter,” Grandma tried to explain as she drank tea with me in the garden.I was impatiently waiting for an answer from Tristan; I prayed, I wished he would pick me, but to my surprise, he picked Diana. I was hurt at that moment but I couldn’t show it.“I understood,” I lied and forced a smile on my face.“You are not his only wife, you should remember that you are married to a king and this will not be his last wife, he would marry more so you should always let them know you are the first queen and only Luna and you should try to make yourself his favorite too,” I nodded my head as Grandma advised.I smiled at her, “You didn’t want me near you on the day of my party but today you are advising me.”Grandma looked at me with confusion, “I never saw you on that day.”“Huh?” What was she on about? She clearly drove me out of her room that day.“Maybe I have become forgetful, you can see I’m a
Aurora’s POV I sat at the dining table near Ava. I didn’t want to sit near her, but I had no choice as Diana was already sitting on the chair near Tristan’s chair.“Y’all should give her all the gifts prepared for her,” Grandma said. I signaled for Elena to give the gifts she had prepared and she did.“Thank you,” Diana appreciated everyone with a smile on her face.“The Queen gave you one of her special necklaces; she got two; she took one and gave you the other one, so you should try it on in front of her,” Elena said excitedly, “I really want to see how it looks on you.”“This isn’t the time for Ava,” Ava queried.“If the Queen gives her something as a welcome gift and the Queen asks her to try it, then she should; not only is Aurora her Queen, but Aurora is also the eldest wife,” Grandma defended me, “So go ahead and try it.”Diana opened my basket of gifts, and her mood instantly shifted. I was sure that’s what I saw, or was it my imagination?“Is there a problem?” I asked becau
Aurora’s POV I felt nothing but anger at this moment, I was lost, and the person I thought would support me wasn’t even doing it; he was against me.“I didn’t do anything, I promise,” I folded my hands together as I pleaded with him.“Then blame it on Ava,” I couldn’t believe Tristan would say something like this.Oh, I forgot, I was so used to blaming Ava for everything. I even blamed her at first, but it didn’t look like she did it this time.“I won’t apologize,” I shook my head, “I didn’t do anything, I can’t apologize,” I said and ran to my room.“Aurora,” I heard Tristan’s voice behind me and Ignored him. I entered my room without shutting my door, “didn’t you hear me call you.”“Get out,” I picked up the books on my table and threw them at him, “I said leave!!”“Aurora, you are a queen, and you should learn to handle the situation,” Tristan said, and this time, I was filled with anger.“Handle the situation? Do you think I’m capable of ruining her first meal? Do you think I’m t
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
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