VALFRED
The doctor quickly made arrangements and by noon, the ambulance brought her home.I'd called earlier to tell them to prepare her room.I decided that I wanted a professional nurse who had done this before and not a maid who might make a silly mistake. Not at this point, I couldn't afford any mistakes.My parents were outside when we arrived..“This is a good idea, son. I was going to suggest it myself if you hadn't.”They brought her down and wheeled her in.My mother hurried after them“I’ll go check on them and make sure everything is fine.”Reggie and Sonia followed after her and I was going to go too if he hadn't called my name.“How was it out there?”My father wasn't a hard man. My mother always said he hated me and that was why he was always harsh on me and I thought that as well while growing up.Just like Roshida.“It was…it was hard. JusVALFRED “You can't. I mean, we have the best doctors and nurses in the kingdom. They'll surely take care of her without any cost to you. You don't have to worry. We can get you a room here too.” She looked at Roshida.“My Prince, I appreciate your kindness and I understand that you feel guilty for what happened to her but I'll still be taking her home. What better place would she receive care than her own home? You've done more than enough for her and now, I want to take care of her. Please let me.” I knew that Sophia wanted to take care of her seeing how badly injured she was but I also couldn't be away from me. I couldn't bear the worry I'd have. I lokked to my mother for support because I knew that there was a high chance that Sophia would listen to her. My mother understood and stepped in. “Sophia, I know that you're worried about your friend and you have every right to be but the King and I are very interest
ROSHIDA THREE WEEKS LATER “No, nothing yet. But the doctor said she's improved. He removed her bandage yesterday. So that's a good thing.” That was Sophia's voice. I wanted to move. Why couldn't I move? Why did my body hurt? I finally managed to pry my eyes open and I saw Sophia. Wait, why was Sophia here? Wasn't she supposed to be back home? When did she get here? I wanted to speak but the words couldn't come out. My mouth just remained open and I wanted to call out her name but she couldn't hear me. I wanted her to see me, I could hear her voice and I could see her. Who was she speaking to? All I could do was raise my hand and hope that she saw me but her back was turned to me. How do I tell her that I'm awake?. And why the hell was my throat not working? This won't work. My arm was getting weak. Maybe she'd hear me if I hit the bed.
ROSHIDA I didn't even know what to do. I'd been on beat rest for about a week since the doctor said that I should rest. Let's just say that everyone in this house took it very seriously.. They didn't let me do a single thing alone and there was a maid in the room at all times to help me. I pitied the poor girl behause she was only useful when I needed something. I'd tried to get her to leave if she wanted to but she didn't budge. “I like it here. It's quiet.” Of course, it's quiet. I couldn't speak. The last time I'd heard my voice was in my head. Sophia had also been on my neck. She wouldn't let me do anything for myself and to make matters worse, the Queen was also in support. My legs were working fine now but not my throat. I wanted to go for a walk to at least fre my bones and joints from this bondage called a bed.. I grabbed my notepad and wrote it down and then handed
ROSHIDA“I heard what happened to you. I'm so sorry you had to go through all that.”Sonia sat at the edge of the bed, speaking to me from a mile away.Valfred, I could understand why he hesitated to see me.But her? No.But I didn't say anything.I didn't expect anything from people so I wasn't disappointed. I just thought she cares enough to come see me.But as I said, I didn't expect anything from her.“I also heard you couldn't speak. That's awful. The prince went through so much when you got injured. Maybe next time, don't try to be the hero so that other people don't end up hating themselves for your mistake. You should have waited for him just like you were told.”Her words touched me. Did she really think I was trying to be the hero?Was that what everyone thought?I looked at Sophia and she nodded.“The Luna wants to rest. Please leave.”Sonia looked back at me.“She didn't say that. When did she say that?”“Okay, let me rephrase. Leave. I would like the Luna to rest now. She
ROSHIDAShe barely waited for me to close the dlor..“I can't believe you didn't say anything to her. How could you hear her speak to you like that and you didn't say anything in return?”I just stood in the middle of the room, staring at her.“What did you want me to say? You want me to pick a fight with her at the dinner table in front of the entire royal family?”It was not worth it. Whatever Sophia had to say, she deserves to say it. I couldn't stop her from speaking.l didn't like confrontation except it was really necessary so there was no way I was going to say anything to her.I could understand why Sophia was so angry, I think.“Why aren't you acting like the Luna? “Gosh, not this again.“What do you mean? Am i supposed to go around with a knife and slay anyone who disrespects me? What will differentiate me and a Rogue?”I didn't find any sense in showing power. I couldn't force people to respect me and I didn't even have the time to.If Sonia felt like I didn't deserve her
VALFRED “It’s a good thing you're going out. I mean, since she's leaving soon, she should have some memories or some souvenirs to take back to her back.” I hated the fact that she was leaving. I mean, couldn't she just live with us forever? But I knew she couldn't. I wish she could though. My mother placed her hand on Roshida's. “Dear, you must come back to visit us. Please, don't think of this as the King's house. Your family was a friend of ours so you are family. We love having you around here. You're such a delight.” Yes, yes she is. I'd stopped eating and just watched her. By the time she went back to her pack, I won't be seeing her for a while so I might as well memories her face. My mother however, had other plans. “Why don't you do something so you could be doing that everyday?” Only the both of us knew what she meant by that. These people thought it was really easy to get her
VALFRED When I told Reggie that we were going to be stopping by on the way to see what his art, he waa actually quite happy. Reggie had gotten a lot of hate early in the day when he first started drawing and painting. That was because in this part, that wasn't one of the normal jobs for men. Most men here were involved in hard manual labor especially the army so him saying that he wanted to be a painter and an artist didn't exactly bring him the attention he wanted. A lot of people don't know how good of an artist he is so that's why when I said that Roshida wanted to see his art, it meant a lot to him. After spending some time trying to figure out what the hell to wear, I'd dressed up and gone outside only to see her already waiting for me. I'd asked her to dress casually because we were going to be walking around a lot today and I wanted her to feel very free. She was wearing a sundress that stopped just below h
VALFRED It had taken me a lot of courage to ask her to come out with me. Speaking to women wasn't an issue for me But when it comes to Roshida, everything is just different. I can't even look in her eyes, I can't speak to her, being around her makes my heart go faster. It was like she wasnt human. Well, she wasn't but you get the point.. That night, I had to call Reggie and let's just say he had a good laugh. “Let me know when you're done making fun of me, okay?” He laughed for another minute before he finally calmed down. “Okay, forgive me but it took you long enough. Now tell me, was it so hard? Did you die? You didn't. I still so understand why you're so scared of this woman.” I won't say that I was scared. Let's just say I had great respect for her that I knew that I couldn't just speak to her anyhow. “Thats not why I called you. I finally managed to ask her o
VALFRED“It will take some time but I assure you that things will get better. Just give it some time. She's still very delicate. And her father was a very good friend of mine so I don't want you to do anything that will hurt her.”I guess Reggie and my dad could agree on one thing. I was going to have to be very patient if I wanted to go somewhere with her.“Also, my apologies for walking in on the both of you. I had no idea that was happening.”I had to laugh..it's good he walked in. I don't know how she would have reacted if I had actually kissed her so I guess I could thank my dad for that much.“It’s fine. Thanks dad.”I knew that there was a high chance that he would have told my mother so I didn't even need to ask him. Hell, I'm sure he had.I went back into the house and went to my room.She was leaving tomorrow which meant that tonight was my only chance to see her. I wish she didn't have to go so I could go to her pack and see that bastard and tell him a piece of my mind.Any
VALFREDDid I regret that I almost kissed her? No, not one bit. Will I do it again if I had the chance? Most definitely..If my father hadn't walked into the room at that point in time, I wonder if I would have been successful. But I wouldn't blame her for acting the way she was. The fact that nothing romantic had happened between us before asides the fact that we had to act married back then was probably what she was acting on. Should I have eased her into it?But I didn't force her on the bed, did I? I didn't hold her hand or pin her down to the bed so she shouldn't mad at me. Maybe I should apologize. Maybe she felt I had invaded her space. Gosh, women were so confusing. “Did you father disown you?”I looked up at Reggie, wondering what he was talking about. “What did you say?” “Why do you have that deep frown that means there's something wrong?”Should I tell him? He'll just criticize me and point out all the things I did wrong. But that was exactly what I needed. “N
ROSHIDAI walked back to my room with a whole lot on my mind. What had come over me? How could I sit there and let the prince almost kiss me? It's not like I was drugged or anything. I was perfectly awake and I let it happen. To make matters worse, the King had walked in. Why did he have to walk in at that moment? Why couldn't he walk in when Valfred was full clothed and not standing over me? Oh gosh, this is a disaster. How am I supposed to keep staying here after what just happened? Maybe this is a sign that I should leave. I should leave as quickly as possible and go back to my pack where I won't have to face him again. Speaking of him, what was he thinking when he was trying to kiss me? Was he drunk, perhaps? “There you are!”Sophia's voice startled me out of my thoughts and I just held my hand to my chest to calm my rapidly beating heart. “Why do you look like that? What's wrong?” Should I tell her? No, she was pro-Valfred and I didn't want her getting the wrong ideas.
ROSHIDAI thought he was going to say something but he just walked past me, stunning me as he went up the stairs. Did I do something wrong? Or was it something else? “Don’t worry about it. He's just mad about something.”I wonder what it was. I hadn't seen him like this before. I joined the Queen at the bottom of the stairs forgetting what I had come downstairs to do. What had made Valfred so mad like that? “Roshida, it's fine. He's not mad at you.”Well, I knew that but what was he mad at? I suddenly remembered why I was down here. “You asked to see me, My Queen.”“Yes, I did. But it seems like your mind is occupied with something else so I will look for you later. Go see him.”“What? Oh no, it's fine. I can see him later. This is important, isn't it?”I don't know why his temper was bothering me. After all, I hadn't done anything to him. “Roshida, we both know that your mind isn't here so go to him. I'll see later.”I wanted to argue with her but I remembered that she was th
VALFREDI thought about I entered the car. Going to Roshida's pack to see him won't do the damage I wanted it to do. And she would also get the information that I came there and I was the reason he left. I didn't even want her to know that I was aware of this. So I went to his pack. When I had seen the reports, his pack was ranking the lowest. Now, I could see why. The whole place was falling apart and it was like a junkyard. Was this the man my father had made an Alpha? If only he knew how much of a mistake he had made. I took pictures of the streets and the building so I could show how dilapidated they were. What was he doing with all the money he was given? I'd had to ask a couple of people for direction to his house since I'd never been here before. And I hoped that I didn't have to come out here again for his own sake. I knocked on the door, waiting for a
VALFREDI dropped the towel on a table before I entered my father's office. “Good morning, father. Mother tells me you called for me.”He looked up from his phone. “I told her not to set off those damn sprinklers. Take a seat.”So he knew of that too? “I wanted to speak to you about something I know you would not be comfortable talking about but nonetheless, I have to talk about it because it's necessary.”My father had a particular tone he used that let me know that things were serious. “What is the matter, father?” “As you know, I won't be young for much longer. Not that I'm young right now but I'm still agile. In a few years, you'll be taking over from me and before then, I need to make sure that you have met all the requirements of a King.”I still didn't know where this was going. “What efforts have you made towards finding a wife? I know all your past relationships didn't work o
ROSHIDA I walked back to the waiting room. “Is there a problem, Luna?” “A small one but it's all been taken care of.” Felix was crazy if he thought I was going to drop everything and.appear just because he was stupid enough to show up at my house without telling me. “Do you want to share?” Oh well, why not? It was funny to me either way. “My ex husband thought it wise to go to my pack and demand to see me. He says hes not going to leave until he does. Such a nuisance.” What did he want to see me for? What did he want to tell me? “The audacity. I thought the King asked him not to come close to you anymore. What does he want from you?” I could see that she was getting upset and I didn't want her to. “My Queen, it's fine. As I said, I've handled it already. Infact, I've decided to stay an extra day. So that when he gets tired of acting a fool, he would leave my
ROSHIDA What woke me up was the water. The sprinklers were set off every morning and we had forgotten that when we fell asleep on the grass last night. I jumped up and shook Valfred. “Seriously, no one could turn off the sprinklers?” We ran inside, obviously already soaked because the ground was wet as well. As we entered the house, the maids were already waiting with towels. The Queen was behind them, smiling. “Good morning, sleepy heads. My apologies for waking you in such a mean manner but the whole house had already gotten a glimpse of your…should I say intimacy?” Gosh, this was so embarrassing. “Mother, you are mean. I'm soaking wet!” He collected the towels from the maid and handed me one. “Oh well, hurry up. Your father wants to see you. He didn't want to disturb your sweet sleep.” “He saw me?!” The way he said it made me feel like
ROSHIDA “You're enjoying this, aren't you? You like the fact that I'm now a maid and you're a Luna? Roshida, I should have known the kind of person you were.” I had never been so confused in my life before. “Sonia, I can understand why you're mad. You make what, I don't think I can. I did ask you to come with me back to my pack. I was never going to make you a maid. You were going to live there freely and have people serve you, just like you wanted here. But you chose this instead.” She dropped the mop.“You think I'm stupid. I know you look down on me and that's why you thought I was some charity case that you could help. But guess what, I'm better off here. I'd rather be a rat here than go with you where I will be indebted to you forever.” What on earth was she on about? Was that how she viewed this whole thing? “That wasn't what this was about. I just wanted to help you out. That's it. You could have easily gon