84 Do You Want Me Dead?

Nuri’s POV

The first person I saw when I woke up was Wayde.

"Your Majesty, you're awake at last. How are you feeling?"

I frowned. I didn't like being treated like a patient. It made me feel weak.

"I'm fine." I sat up and got out of bed.

"Your Majesty, be careful!" Wayde grabbed my arm.

I felt a sharp pain in my chest.

I bowed my head. My chest was wrapped in a thick bandage, and there was blood on it.

I remember now. My Queen, my wife, Sibyl, stabbed me in the chest with a dagger at the coronation.

My chest heaved with anger and more blood flowed out.

"Call the doctor in," cried Wayde anxiously.

"No." I stopped him. The wound was not deep enough to threaten my life. I did not care about it. I could not wait to find out something more important.

“Bring Sibyl here,” I remember Roth saying “Put her in jail”before I blacked out. Prison is a terrible place. She must have been terrified during the days I was in a coma. I wanted her to get out of that filthy place, but I didn't want Wayde to