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Chapter 44
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Amid so much happiness, time passed very quickly and, without feeling it, the day of the second festival arrived. The excitement in Dranda for the arrival of the foreign envoys was evident, everyone was thrilled to see the newcomers. People gathered outside the castle gates to see the numerous carriages arrive from Brodora. I waited alongside Gregory in front of the main door for the carriages to stop and our guests to descend.
Numerous men with black hair descended from the carriages, all of them were bare-chested and laden with necklaces and jewels. After a few minutes, another man descended, he stood out from the rest, he was younger and infinitely more handsome, he had violet eyes and long black hair.
Gregory and I walked to meet them. All the envoys were stocky and tall, taller than any man in Dranda, including my husband and his knigh
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Tucker was not pleased to hear that we intended to have a private audience with Prince Dominic, but he had no choice but to respect the king's will. Gregory did not care much about Tucker’s feelings, he was too intrigued to know what the foreign prince had to say. I was anxious too and something inside me told me that I was not going to like the prince’s motives for coming here.We meet Dominic at the Throne Hall first thing in the morning, we could not wait to hear what he had to say.“My dear friends, I am very sorry for my mysterious behavior, there are too many things that I must say to you, but yesterday it was impossible for me to do so with so many ears around us," the prince apologized as soon as we sat down.“I must confess that your presence
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I asked Gregory if I should write to my uncle to tell him what was happening and to ask for his support against Trobet, but my husband refused. We did not know who the spy was so we could not risk writing a letter to Lerene with sensible information that could be stolen. For the time being, we preferred not to contact my family or anyone else. Gregory still had not found out who the traitor was despite the fact that he had put each of the knights to the test over the past weeks; they had all proved their loyalty to the kingdom and the tests had resulted futile.To my surprise, a few weeks later, just days before the third festival, we received an unexpected visit; maybe unexpected was an understatement since she was the last person on this earth I thought I would ever see again: my aunt Queen Kendalia Riversun. Her arrival was even more ba
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My aunt left the day after she gave me the poison. For the next few nights, it was impossible for me to sleep, I hid the bottle under my mattress, convinced that I would never use it against Gregory or anyone else. But at the same time, I could not let anything bad happen to my brothers. I thought about telling Gregory about what my aunt had ordered me to do, but I feared that he would declare war against Lerene and, as much as I despised my uncle, I still loved that kingdom dearly and I did not want to see it suffer, besides I knew that the second Gregory attacked Lerene, my uncle would not hesitate to kill my brothers in retaliation. Also, part of me feared that everything was a trap, prince Dominic had told us that Sable Morgan was planning something to force Gregory’s army out of Dranda, what if this was it? What if my aunt had just given me the poison to anger Gregory so that he would march against Lerene so that Sable Morgan could use the opportunity to defeat
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The third festival was a masquerade filled with wonder and excitement. Everyone’s true identity was hidden under masks and elaborate costumes. I was wearing a modest white mask and Gregory wore a blue mask with a large bent beak that would have made him unrecognizable had it not been for the fact that I had already seen it before the party. Everyone was anonymous under their mask and I spent a long time trying to decipher the identity of the guests.I tried to enjoy the party but it was impossible for me to do it, I could not forget about the poison and the letter. I knew I would never harm Gregory, but I had no idea what the other person was planning to do, and that made me anxious. I would die if something bad happened to Gregory.I danced and laughed and pretended nothing was troubling me, Gregory did the same although he did not feel so comfortable around his subjects any more n
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(Gregory’s POV)I felt sick, I could not believe Addison had betrayed me this way. I thought she was the woman of my dreams, I was so in love with her I never thought she would be capable of trying to murder me. Lerene was going to pay for this, I was going to destroy King Adolf and his kingdom, I would not rest until I had obliterated their existence from this earth… Addison was a different story, I had no idea what to do about that. I knew she was a traitor and she did not deserve my compassion, I should send her back to Lerene and let her perish with everyone else, but I could not. I did want to part from her… I was too weak to let her out of my life. “What do you want to do, Your Majesty?” Tucker inquired since it had been several minutes since I last spoke.“I do not know…
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(Gregory POV)It was dusk again, my eyes stung from lack of sleep. Tiredness made it impossible for me to think clearly. Cora begged me to go to sleep, but I did not want to be away from Addison for even a second.At midnight, I closed my eyes for a moment because I could no longer bear the stinging, I dozed off until a weak voice brought me back from sleep:“Gregory… I am afraid, I don't want to die.”Addison's voice was harsh and weak, but it was her. In a second I was totally conscious and I took her hand in mine. My beautiful wife was pale and almost lifeless. Although her eyes were as beautiful as ever, they did not shine. Addison squeezed my hand weakly, she barely had the strength to stay conscious. I kissed her hands and her forehead, tears of happiness escaped my eyes.“Do not be afraid, my love, everything wil
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(Addison’s POV)I had almost no strength to stay awake, but I could not sleep either. Despite the fact that my physical pain was practically unbearable, any discomfort in my body languished compared to the sadness in my heart. I always knew that my uncle and aunt were not nice people, but I never imagined what they were capable of. The idea of my brothers being killed was too much to bear. I had to cling to something to cope with the pain that overwhelmed me, that something was my kingdom. The people of Dranda were terrified believing that the Trobetians had murdered me, and I was not going to allow these disgusting beings to break the will of my people.I did not know what time it was when I opened my eyes, the light was bright, streaming through the closed curtains. I found Gregory sitting in an armchair next to my bed, fast asleep. My handsome husband was not his normal self, his face was
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The light of the fireplace reflected on Gregory’s perfect body and on mine, although I was only looking at him. My husband was lying on the rug by the fireplace next to me, we were both exhausted and overjoyed to be back home.We were finally at peace, the Trobetians were defeated, Anthony was Lorene’s new king, Queen Kendalia and Constance Labelle had been made prisoners and they could not hurt us anymore.Gregory rested her chin on the palm of his left hand, while he brought his right toward me. Gently, he placed his fingertips on my belly and began to move them over my skin almost barely touching me. A half smile spread across his face as his gaze followed the direction of his hand. My skin prickled at his brush. He then took my waist and draw me towards him. I placed my hand on his shoulder and kissed him.
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I was dumbstruck looking at Gregory in the distance. I held my breath, as if I feared that breathing the image of him would vanish. Waves of different emotions attacked me at the same time, I felt my heart overflowing with joy, but my stupefaction prevented me from moving or even speaking."You are the spitting image of your father…" Sable Morgan muttered, his face contorted by shock."Let her go and I will show you that I am nothing like my father," Gregory threatened.“So you finally decided to confront me,” Sable Morgan asked, narrowing his eyes.“No, I'm not here to confront you, I'm here to kill you,” Gregory replied firmly.“You can certainly, Gregory Dominis," Sable Morgan said with a smirk.“Let go of Addison first. Then we'll settle thing between us, I'll even make you believe for a momen
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I walked in circles inside the tiny cell I was kept in. I wanted to tear down to walls to escape or at least I wanted to find a way to contact Gregory to tell him that he had to choose Dranda over me. I knew that meant I would die, but I did not care as long as the kingdom was saved, I was not going to be able to live with myself knowing Dranda fell because of me.Something gave me hope, my uncle said that my cousin Anthony was the one leading the Lerene army and I knew he was nothing like his father, maybe Anthony would refuse to attack Dranda if my brothers manage to contact him beforehand. I did not really care about what would happen to me, as long as everyone I loved was safe.A couple of days went by, I tried to find a way to escape my prison but it was impossible. On the third day, the warden dragged me out of the c
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During the next few days, Edward and Andrew helped Gregory plan the attack against Lerene. I was overjoyed to have my brothers here with me, I finally felt like I had everything in this world. Even though I was so happy, part of me was afraid of the war that was coming, I feared that I might lose one of my brothers or my husband but I tried not to think much about it and instead concentrate on the present and how happy I was to have them here with me.Since Edward and Andrew spent a lot of time with Gregory and the knights making strategies and talking about the war that was coming, I had a lot of free time in my hands. It was not that they did not invite me to their meetings, they did but I did not wish to be part of them because every time they talked about attacks and military strategies I got anxious thinking that the life of the men I loved was going to be at risk.
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(Addison’s P.O.V.)My husband stayed by my side the whole following week, little by little my strength came back and I was able to get out of bed with help.“It is time to appear before the kingdom. I already feel strong enough to show myself in public,” I declared as soon as I was able to get out of bed.“You are just winning a battle against death and all you can think of is the welfare of the people. This kingdom does not deserve you, and neither do I,” said Gregory while his eyes reflected the love he felt for me.“It is too late, I am the only queen they have,” I said, smiling. “Help me, I need to look presentable.”Gregory and Cora assisted me to get dressed and fix my hair, it was impossible to fight my paleness and my obvious loss of weight, but they tried hard to make me look as hea
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(Addison’s POV)I had almost no strength to stay awake, but I could not sleep either. Despite the fact that my physical pain was practically unbearable, any discomfort in my body languished compared to the sadness in my heart. I always knew that my uncle and aunt were not nice people, but I never imagined what they were capable of. The idea of my brothers being killed was too much to bear. I had to cling to something to cope with the pain that overwhelmed me, that something was my kingdom. The people of Dranda were terrified believing that the Trobetians had murdered me, and I was not going to allow these disgusting beings to break the will of my people.I did not know what time it was when I opened my eyes, the light was bright, streaming through the closed curtains. I found Gregory sitting in an armchair next to my bed, fast asleep. My handsome husband was not his normal self, his face was
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(Gregory’s POV)I felt sick, I could not believe Addison had betrayed me this way. I thought she was the woman of my dreams, I was so in love with her I never thought she would be capable of trying to murder me. Lerene was going to pay for this, I was going to destroy King Adolf and his kingdom, I would not rest until I had obliterated their existence from this earth… Addison was a different story, I had no idea what to do about that. I knew she was a traitor and she did not deserve my compassion, I should send her back to Lerene and let her perish with everyone else, but I could not. I did want to part from her… I was too weak to let her out of my life. “What do you want to do, Your Majesty?” Tucker inquired since it had been several minutes since I last spoke.“I do not know…
