Chapter Thirty Six

I quickly packed my tools out of the room and took a glance at Jonathan. He had a blank face and an unreadable expression and I tried to think or guess about what could have gone wrong but he didn’t look like he wanted to talk.

“Lock the door and take the key with you” he said in a soft voice and I glanced at him and nodded as I locked the door.

“You can leave” he said as he climbed into the bed and closed his eyes. I stared at him wondering what was going on. He slowly opened his eyes and turned to me.

“Do you need something?” He asked and I opened my mouth to speak and I shook my head at the end.

“Nothing of such your Highness. Please rest well, I’ll prevent anyone from disturbing you” I replied as I grabbed my tools and walked out the room closing the door on my way out.

I walked out of the room, my back covered in sweat. The footsteps had made me jump in fright and I was scared that Jonathan would see me. I didn’t know why I had hidden the journal back and then I secretly hoped that the journal would stick there, not that I doubt if anyone would enter the room so the journal was safe.

I walked back into the room and closed the door behind me, both Serena and Jullianna were out cleaning and I was the only one in the room.

“What could you be in that journal?” I asked no one in particular.

Remembering the state of the store made me wince, had Jonathan locked the door of that room since his mother died? I don’t remember ever hearing how his mother died, the only thing I know is that my father killed his father in battle. I had never heard of anything about his mother before.

I stood up from my bed and walked out of the room heading to the kitchen, I knew that Juniper would definitely know something. Juniper was always knowledgeable about anything about the Berg Kingdom but it was understandable. He was a born and bred member of the Berg kingdom, it was a pity that his parents had betrayed the kingdom, else we wouldn’t even be friends in the first place.

I got to the kitchen and easily found him in the store eating. He looked surprised to see me and he grinned at me.

“Hey, what are you doing here?” he asked as I took my seat beside him.

“I’m looking for you” I replied and he stretched his plate towards me, “Do you care to join me?” he asked and I immediately shook my head.

“Nope, I’m fine” I replied and Juniper furrowed his brows at him.

“You came so early in the morning, what’s going on?” He asked and I shrugged.

“Nothing but you won’t believe this” I replied, “He apologised” I said softly and Juniper froze, staring at me.

“Huh?” he blurted out and I chuckled.

“He apologized for chasing me out and embarrassing me” I repeated again with a smile and Juniper stared at me surprised.

“The king did?” he asked and I nodded.

“I knew he was going to do so. The king isn’t that bad…” Juniper paused in his words, wincing uncomfortably.

“I didn’t mean to…” he tried to explain and I shook my head.

“No, it’s fine. I agree, he isn’t that bad” I replied and Juniper’s lips pulled into a smile.

“You agree?” he asked and I nodded.

“Yes! I need that one way to the other, you were definitely going to see some good in him, he might have his own flaws but he’s a good king” he said and I chuckled.

“Yeah, being a good king doesn’t necessarily mean that he’s a good person” I said and Juniper laughed awkwardly.

“Right,” I replied.

“So i wanted to ask something, I feel very uncomfortable asking” I said and Juniper hitched closer to me.

“You know that you can ask me anything, Ami. What is it?” He asked and I swallowed.

“I know that the former king died in battle with my father but I have no idea how his mother died. Do you know?” I asked in a small voice and Juniper looked at me with a strange look.

“I knew you would look at me like that” I said and Juniper grabbed my arm squeezing it softly, ‘I’m just surprised that you were asking, i’ll tell you” he replied and I swallowed.

I needed to know more about Jonathan’s mother, what kind of person she was and her status in the kingdom and most especially why she had to hide her journal and from whom?

“The former Queen was a Beta like you” Juniper revealed and I stared at him in shock.

“A beta? That’s impossible” I argued and Juniper laughed.

“No one knew that she was a beta until she was crowned, the former king loved her so much and he hid that secret and when the truth came out no matter the pressure from the elders or opposition, he refused to marry another wife or dethrone her. The former king and queen loved each other very much” he explained and my lips parted in shock.

“He must have really loved her. What kind of powerful alpha king marries a beta and makes his queen despite all the odds?” I asked breathlessly.

“Don’t jump into conclusions Ami, Queen Vashi was a powerful Beta, she was as powerful as the king when it came to fighting, she was a warrior and she was strong. It was another reason why after a while, the opposition stopped” Juniper continued and I parted my lips in shock.

“That’s a lot of surprises. I didn’t think about this at all, I wouldn't have imagined this” I replied and Juniper smiled. 

“Nobody dares to talk about the former king and queen around here because their stories were beautiful but their endings weren't” he said and I winced.

“After her husband died on the battlefield, the Queen mourned for days, she prevented anyone from coming close on her husband, and on the tenth day of her husband death, the forced the room open and she was dead hugging her husband and a bottle of poison was found on the table” Juniper finished and i stared at him in shock.

“She killed herself?” I breathed and Juniper nodded.

“The king was there when the door was broken down so he saw his both parents dead” he revealed and I clamped my hand over my mouth. The sight of my father in his own pool of blood flooded my eyes but I closed my eyes shut, opening it until after I could get the sight out of my mind.

“But why would she kill herself?” I asked slowly.

“I told you, the Queen and King loved each other, very much and I believed that she couldn’t live without her husband so she decided to go with them” Juniper explained and I sighed softly staring into space.

“It’s sad but at the same time, it’s beautiful” i whispered, “That’s so sad”