Thirty-Five

Matteo

"Dear, forgive me if I had to hide Matteo’s condition from you while he was away." Dad said. We are in his office with Calvin, James and Rapha. My mate had her head down and I don't think it was because she was respecting my father.

"I don't see any reason why you had to hide it from me. I even thought that he was with another woman, again. I felt double the pain because of that." She replied when she looked up.

"Yes dear, I understand. If you can forgive this old man, I promise that I am not going to hide anything from you with regards to my son." Dad replied and we were all shocked. He is the king and it was unnecessary for him to give such a promise.

"You don't need to do that, his highness. I was hurt thinking Eunice knew something that I was not allowed to know. I was jealous of her for being with him for a long time and thinking she had been told about my mate's condition made me feel like killing someone."

"Princess!" Rapha exclaimed.

"It's alright, Rapha. It was