When Arthur awoke from his slumber two hours later, the doctor was seated on the sofa. He got out of bed, stretching his limbs and finding that he was somewhat relieved. He attracted the doctor's attention with his voice, "You must be done—."He sat on the bed. "What is the issue?"The physician adjusted closer to him. "Your Majesty, you are gravely sick from a hereditary disease…"Arthur, who was scratching his head, halted. “Inherited what? A disease? Why should I inherit that instead of wealth? Does it make sense to you…?”The physician bowed to him. “I apologize for that, but it is called Huntington’s chorea, it results in the death of the brain cells and is caused by a faulty gene. Either your mother or your father suffered from such a disease too….”His jaw hanging open as he looked at the doctor. He had never heard of the illness before, and knowing that he had inherited it made it seem much worse. He gulped a little. “Uhmmm, what is the remedy? I can not go around with such si
A little while later, the doctor came back with Arthur's medication, and at that same time, he replaced the wet bandage. As soon as he was finished, he asked Arthur to come outside with him so he could give him some information. “She is pregnant! Ten weeks pregnant….”“Ten weeks?” Arthur grabbed the doctor. "Are you certain about this? She never told me anything like that……” He had been crying so much that his eyes had swelled. The physician nodded. “I'm very sure, she's ten weeks pregnant. It would be best to discuss it with her when she awakens."Arthur let out a deep breath. Freya was pregnant, and he was narrow-minded about it. Why had she kept it from him? Is that the reason she wants to leave? What happens if the child is not his? "It is alright, tell me how to take the medication."“Fifteen milliliters, twice daily…. Preferable before eating, morning and night—” the physician responded and then left the palace building.Arthur retreated to his quarters and concealed the medica
Freya moved to the bed and sat down. “What if it isn't your child? What then will happen?” she threw the question at him, having a scowl on. “How did you even know?”“The doctor told me….” he got seated opposite her. “You're the only one who knows the father of the child.”She grinned but then grimaced instantly. “You think I've been cheating on you right?”“He said you were his lover and you didn't try to oppose. What do you expect from me?” he scratched his head. “Fine, if the child does not belong to me, I can claim him or her…..but that is if the father won't come back.”She burst into laughter, covering her face with her palms.“What's funny? Do you wish to dethrone me and replace me with the father of the child?” he was baffled. Seeing her laugh at such a critical moment was suspicious.She shook her head. “That's not it, you believed that I was cheating on you—and it wasn't a lie. Just that, it seemed like I ended everything since I stepped on my feet here ... and he was using
Freya decided to stay back at the palace. Learning that Flarry revealed her identity after messy things, leaving the pack will put both her and Arthur in more danger which she wouldn't want to happen.She had spent the night with Arthur in his room and was arranging her clothes in her closet when a knock came to her door. “Who’s that? I don't accept visitors….” she uttered, staring at the door to see who it was.It was well known to her that it wasn't Arthur, since he had left the palace to go find a suitable hidden land in the Pack that a secret basement would be built based on her demand.The door opened and a maid came in with a tray of meal and a green tea.“I didn't demand that, or you're trying to pretend not to know that I prepare my dishes myself huh?'' She hung the last cloth in the bag and walked to the maiden. She took the cup of green tea and inhaled it. “Why should I drink it?”The maid lifted her face. “It was the physician's suggestion for your health, so the chef left
When the sun had set that same day, Arthur was already back and had discussed how everything went with Freya. He was taking a nap when the loud noise that kept reverberating in his ear forced him to sit up.He focused, to know if the noise he heard while asleep was real or his hallucinations. His brow arched when he realized that it was the voice of the ministers. “What is going on out there? Is it also written in the Pack constitution that the King will never rest?” he grimaced.Several times, he wanted to force himself to get back to sleep again but couldn't. It looked like they were screaming in his eyes once he laid back on the bed.“Who's there?” he screamed, and a guard came in and got to his knees. “What is going on out there? Or am I beginning to hear things?”The guard shook his head. “The Ministers are protesting in the front of the hall chamber.”“Why? Did anybody die?” he climbed down from the bed gently since the guard failed to answer his second question. He put on his r
Stamping the edge of his sword constantly on the floor, Flarry felt shattered. He didn't expect the ministers not to achieve what they had gone into the palace for. Arthur was a weak King to him and he believed that the ministers would be able to control him no matter what.He lifted his head to face his right-hand man, “Why should I believe that the puppet King arrested them all? Is it even that possible? A plea from the ministers is supposed to weigh him down that he will have no choice…..”“Freya is his strength!!!” the young man replied, sitting on the floor, his legs coiled up. “She emerged and startled them all, ready to kill them until Arthur interfered and stopped him. She must know that you staged it all…..”Flarry dropped his sword on the floor. “That wench! I just regret not killing her from the beginning……”“If it had worked out like you planned, you wouldn't say this.”“What then should I do? I need that file to overthrow Arthur. Once I successfully do it, Freya will be p
About an hour after the fight with Flarry, Freya decided to go meet the maiden whom she's sure was Arya. She goes into the room to see her breathing quickly. “You must be so hungry that your breathing accelerated…” she squatted before her and wiped her nose ruthlessly. “Mates!!!”Arya lifted her face, having a scowl. “You must be jealous that we are mates….”“And you must have known about our relationship that you quoted that I'm jealous of.” she scoffed and rubbed her palm on Arya’s hair. “It's also a pity that he wouldn't even care if I kill you here. That won't stop him from attacking me either, not until he gets what he wants. So you can see, being his mate changes nothing. If you die while helping him, he will have another woman for himself.”Arya clenched her teeth. She hates it that Freya was talking ill of her lover, but could still reason out of it. Why isn't Flarry here to save her despite knowing she is in danger? Just like Freya said to her, she is worthless to Flarry and
The next day, Freya came into Arthur's room very early in the morning to see him still lying on the bed. She tapped his thigh. “It's morning already, won't you wake up?” she gnashed her teeth. “He's still that lazy….”“Who told you?” he peeped at her, stretching his limbs. “I am never lazy. I was being that way to steal your heart then, but not now. You wouldn't even accept me if I'm weak.” he yawned and sat up on the bed. “When did you leave the bed that I didn't get to know?”She scoffed. "You sleep so much that I can drag you out and you won't even know.”He shook his head. “You lie! If I was that way, then you would have killed me even before my parents.”She smiled, seeing him defend himself in all aspects is proof that he was becoming mature enough to be the King without being intimidated. “Fine, I just had a peek of the ministers and they are all shivering due to the cold. Leaving them to die there will cause your people to be against you, so I would prefer that they be thrown