Joshua remained mute, he couldn’t say a word, his mother was right, refusing to marry Carmella means he would be stripped of his royal title, after all in their village it was an abomination for a man to sleep with a woman who he isn’t married to how much more a king, he knew that saying no to marrying Carmella would push his mother into telling the elders what he had done with Carmella and that was a shame he couldn’t stand to bear, people would talk and call the king “a man who can’t control himself” some might even say he raped her, he covered his hand feeling so ashamed of himself and at the same time helpless, his mother was going to make the announcement after all, he just had to keep quiet else everyone would hear of it, he shook his head sadly moving back to his chair, he bowed down his head burying his face on his hands and sobbed like a child, the queen stared at him, she felt so sorry seeing her son so broken but she believed that everything was just happening for his own g
She gnashed her teeth with so much aggression adding more pressure to it which each second that swept by, she pressed her hand backwards against the wall like it was possible to pull the wall backwards so she could find even a little space to run for her dear life but that was totally impossible, she took a quick glance around and then fixed her gaze on Joshua who looked totally different, Carmella could swear that she was seeing a beast standing right in front of her at that moment, never have she seen such look on Joshua’s face, he was always wearing this decent look and now she could understand why she got deceived by it, she also wondered how Diana was able to handle him if this is actually what he looks like when he is angry, at that second a full rush of regrets came wallowing within her, she wished she could move back the hands of time perhaps she could have thought things true and stopped any of this from happening, she bowed her head sadly knowing it was her fault, Joshua was
Leonna walked into the room bowing humbly and in total surprise the queen turned around staring at her “what are you doing here?” She asked sounding harsh.The maiden bowed humbly just like she have been taught to, her mind clouded with exactly where to start from but she just needed to say something “my queen I went to serve the lady her breakfast but she wasn’t answering the door.”Queen Emma scoffed “perhaps you didn’t knock well or maybe you didn’t even knock at all” she turned away from her.“I did my queen, I was about to leave when I heard the king’s voice in her room, it sounded fierce, I think the lady is in danger” she informed.The queen’s eyes flew open, it was possible that Carmella could be in trouble, Joshua left her room very mad with anger, she jerked up from where she was sitting pushing Leonna aside as she walked as fast as her legs could carry her heading down to the room where Carmella was placed, she couldn’t deny how fast her heart was racing at that moment know
Her eyes gradually dilated knowing fully well that her night mare had just began, she couldn’t comprehend what just happened few minutes ago, was she actually about to die? She thought to her self staring at nothing in particular, she could still feel pains around her neck, their were so painful that she wondered if she would be able to swallow food for the day, she took a glance at the queen who looked totally sorry for what her son had done, her eyes was filled with so much agony that she could tell that she wasn’t pleased with her son at all, well who would be pleased with a man who seemed ready to kill a woman? Thought she knew she wasn’t righteous or innocent, some how she knew she deserved every bit of what Joshua did to her but she just couldn’t help it, she did what she felt had to be done and now she has to spend the rest of her life paying for it, she regretted what she did a bit, the fear of facing Joshua again was gradually eating her up, she could feel her legs and hands
Queen Emma walked straight to the kitchen and there she met Leonna and other maidens, Carmella’s food which Leonna had wanted to serve earlier had gone cold and was sitting in the kitchen Island “who wanted to serve Carmella’s breakfast earlier?” She asked walking into the kitchen peering at the faces of every maiden standing there who bowed humbly.“I was…” Leonna answered raising her arm.The queen nodded “she is ready to eat now, make sure the breakfast is warm enough” she left before Leonna could respond.Hurriedly the maiden had to ensure Carmella’s food was warmed up and in few minutes she left for her room with the food served in a tray to her room.Carmella wasn’t expecting anyone else in her room, she stood up pacing like one who was looking for something in the dark, she thought about a lot of things, her mother, Azora and the upcoming marriage, the there came the knock, for a moment she could feel her heart racing very fast as her feet froze, she gulped really hard “who is
“You almost killed her Joshua, what exactly got into you? What is wrong with you? I have told you that it’s no ones fault neither is it her fault that you couldn’t control what’s between your legs and forced your self on the poor girl, why are you trying to make her feel guilty for your own mistakes? You made the mistake, you got drunk, you forced yourself on her, the earlier you start accepting the fact that this was your mess and no one else’s, the better for you” she yelled pointing her forefinger at him fiercely.“No matter how drunk I am mother, I am not so much of a monster to force myself on a woman who didn’t want to be touched, if I did force myself on her, why didn’t she scream for help? Why didn’t she try to fight her way through? Why did she just let me have my way?” He fired at her.“That’s because you are the king and she fears you, think of it, if she had screamed and perhaps the servants came to her rescue, what do you think they would believe about you? That their kin
Queen Emma hurried to her room feeling fulfilled and at the same time broken, she shut the door behind walking quietly to her bed where she sat gently with her hands wrapped in front of her, the look of her son, how broken and confused he seemed melted her heart, perhaps he truly hated Carmella more than she had ever imagined, she bowed her head for a moment and finally covered her face with her palm shaking her head over and over again, she wished their was something she could do to help her son, yes she have always been the one who wanted so badly for her son to be married to Carmella but at this very moment she felt like everything she have ever wished for was wrong, she felt like she haven’t known her son but what about the kingdom? How could she accept Diana back into the palace after knowing she eloped with a human and even had children for him? She felt I would be totally foolish of her as a queen to turn a blind eye to all of that and open her arms to her, she shook her head a
Zara woke up that morning feel tired and at the same time worried, her body arched as she had spent half of the night sleeping on a chair, that was actually where she had fallen asleep hoping that Carmella would come home or perhaps the servants at the palace would escort her home since it was raining but when the rain grew heavier she doubted the possibility of that though for a lot of reasons she felt totally uncomfortable and wished Carmella would come home, she stretched her hands raising them above her head while she sat up on the bed, she took a quick glance around the room, her vision seemed blurry, she rubbed on her eyes for few seconds and it finally felt better, old age was really telling on her, she struggled to stand grunting slightly “what a night…” she mumbled walking straight to her bathroom to wash up, she spent few seconds there and finally walked out heading straight to the window, pushed it open and a fresh wind came rushing in, she shut her eyes and smiled brightly