Edward pov I was so pissed off but didn't say anything ,I gave samuel an order to carry out , I promise to show no mercy to benita's father he tried to sabotage my name , But I thought about it twice . I went into my chambers to take a nap I couldn't my mind kept wondering around the full event that has happened in my castle , I was lost in thoughts when a heard a knock on the door . " Come in " " Your majesty , Sir Aaron awaits your presence " " I will be with him shortly " After delivering the message the guard left without saying a word I got up and changed into something more comfortable then walked out of my room. When I arrived at the court room sir Aaron was already waiting for me in the court room when he saw me coming in went down on his knees . " Long live your majesty " A little smile appeared on my lips. " Tell me sir Aaron how will I long live when my enemies are within " " Your majesty I don't understand what your talking about " " You ..si
valerie pov : I heard the sound of birds chipping , But I can't bring myself to wake up ,I was still having a wonderful dream when a bright light reflexed into my room ,I struggle to wake up when I finally opened my eyes I was greeted by two maids . " Good morning my lady " " Good morning " " My lady the king request your presence in the dinning room ,So please My lady you need to get dressed immediately " I bit my lips and looked down ,I really was not in the mood to see him not today , Especially not his crazy family . " I don't feel like going to the dinner room today, Please can you bring my breakfast to my room " " You see my lady that's were we have a big problem , His majesty asked us to bring you to the dinner room , But if your refuse than he will come and dress you up himself " " Huh " Immediately she said does words ,I became speechless , The thought of it alone was something I never wished for it to happen . I quickly got up from the bed and ran to
Edward pov I Really don't know why but I have been thinking of so many ways to make valerie fall in love with me ,I will be leaving atlantis today because I have a lot to do so I decided to have breakfast with my family today before leaving . When I arrived at the table ,I asked everyone to wait for val to arrival since she will soon become a part of my family and my queen . She finally arrived at the table just at the right time because I was already planing to go and look for her ,I asked her to sit close to me but I know she would reject the offer so I asked samuel to bring her to me . I finally had her close to me, But this little brat wouldn't let me have some private time with my woman ,Randy kept pushing me but I know what he was up to , How can a little child be this wicked I thought to myself .I tried my best to stay calm but I couldn't help it anymore just when I was about to open my mouth to speak samuel came into dinning room to announce the presence of an un
Valerie pov : Immediately that lady stepped into the dinning room ,I felt something strange but I tried to wave it off ,I continued with my food but my ears were listening to there conversation then When he asked her to wait at the waiting chambers my heart felt heavy . " Why did he ask her to wait for him at the waiting chambers ? Why didn't he ask her to leave ? " I kept asking myself does questions but at a point I came back to my senses . When he walked out of the dinning room to go meet lady Alice ,I really don't know what it was but I felt jealous , My heartbeat was increasing with ever step he took away from me ,I quietly placed my hand on my chest to stop my heart from exploding , When he left the dinning room I was lost in thoughts I felt like running after him "Wait why am I having such feeling ,I ever liked him so what's happening to me why ? I Quickly got up from the table and ran out of the dinning room ,I was walking through the hallway when my eyes caught a
Valerie pov I couldn't sleep at night I kept tossing on my bed until it was 2am in the morning , Finally my body gave into the sleep . When I woke up it was already middle day i quickly got into the bathroom took a shower before the maids could arrive ,I was dressing up when they came into my room , Immediately they saw me dressing up they ran up to me in panic. " My lady what are you doing " " Dressing up " " No my lady please permit us to fix you up ,We are sorry for coming last " " It's okay I can handle it on my own , It's not like am use to this life style " " Am sorry my lady but the king has specifically instructed us not to let you dress on your own " " What's your name " " Ella my lady " " Ella it's okay it's not like you are going to tell him would you ? " " No my lady but we still insist of dressing you up please " " okay " After so much pleased I allowed them to dress me up , Then I turned to Ella . " Ella please could you help me tell sir
Valerie pov I lost my balance and fell to the ground , I was speechless what has come over bethel .I tried standing up but it seems I twist my ankle .I was still struggling to get up , When I heard my mother shouting at bethel . " Bethel what the heck is wrong with you, Why would you have to push your sister like that . Bethel am talking to you " " Please mother she is not my sister , She cease to be my sister the day she snatched the king away from me " " What are talking about Bethel, Who snatched who away from you " " That bitch over there took what's mine away from me " I raised my head to look at her,I could see her pointing at me, Our mother walked up to me and helped me stand on my feet , She got a seat for me and asked me to sit down and explain what's going on . " Mother I never snatched anyone away from her ,I really don't know what she is talking about " Bethel was so furious that she rushed up to me, But my mother stopped her in time . " Lies mother
Valerie pov I was shattered I felt my whole world crumbling before my face this is too much for me to bear , First it was Benita , My sister and now Eric ,I kept crying I felt like killing myself . I really did not know when we arrived at the castle , The door of the carriage was opened and samuel walked up to me to lead me into the castle . " Welcome back home My lady " " Thank you sir samuel " He kept staring at my face but I tried so hard to hide my tear . " It's seems you had a wonderful time with your family Lady valerie , Perhaps My Lord would love to have a tea party with them when he returns " " Ah it's nothing like that, Am tired I need to go and rest my head for a while " I walked pass him and went into the castle ,I was walking through the hallway when I saw Queen hazel and Benita together ,I tried my best to avoid them but it seems fate was not on my side , Just then I heard valerie voice . " Look who we have here mother the witch " I bought down
Edward pov . I was having an important meeting when one of my trusted guards walked in to deliver a message to me . He brought out a piece of paper and secretly handed it to me , I got up to excuse myself , I Quickly left the hall to read the letter , Immediately I opened it and saw the content of the letter I began to boil in anger ,I asked one of my guard standing at the entrance to get my carriage ready that we would be heading back to the city . I went back into the hall to announce my departure .I was about to leave when on of the dukes stopped me . " My Lord I don't think it's wise of you to leave this meeting we just started discuss on how to build a strong wall against our enemy ." " Are you going to stop me from leaving " " N..o no your majesty " " Good " I quickly rushed out of the building and when into my carriage . Shortly after we arrived at the castle I got of the carriage , And was welcomed by samuel . " Welcome back your majesty , Am glad
NINE MONTH LATER .. Screaming was heard from the king's chambers Edward and the rest of the family members couldn't stay still . " Edward don't worry everything will be fine " " You have to be strong Edward ,Be a man "said Raphael " Inside the room Valerie was in labor trying her best to bear the pain . " Yes majesty you need to be strong ,the baby will soon be here " " Oh ..my..God I can't bear this pain anymore ...please help me call Edward " " Please your majesty you have to cooperate with us don't worry everything will be fine before you know it please Your majesty " Valerie pov I couldn't bear the pain anymore ,I felt like ripping my self apart and bring out the baby ,the pain was coming too much for me to handle . Lady theresa rushed out of the room and came back with a bucket on warm water ,why Ella was using a towel to clean my face . Suddenly when i felt the pain had subsided ,I was hit by a very strong pain .I screamed out in pain . "
Edward pov ... " She doesn't want to talk to you Raphael " " You can't answer for her , you know I had always loved her , But your mother and father were against our relationship right from the beginning " " Why didn't you fight for your love when you know you loved her so much " ' Oh come on Edward ,you know at that time I wasn't that strong and Besides ,if I had pulled harder , Your father would have discovered that I was a witch , and you know what that means don't you " I rolled my eyes at him and turned to leave but he stepped closer to me trying to touch me ,I quickly dodged his hand. ' What are trying to do " " See your future " " Don't you dare come close to me ,you son of bitch " " Come on brother ,don't be like this ,you shouldn't stay away from your brother please " " Get your hands off me Raphael touch me and die " " Ah ..am okay with that ,after all I can't leave without Lady Tracy " " Yet you ditched her right " " Oh please stop going rou
Valerie pov .. " Maya ..you are alive ' " It's Valerie not maya ..yes am alive ' ' Am happy to see you , You remind me so much of your mother " " Yes that was what my grandma told me ' ' Your grandma " He quickly turned to see the old woman sitting beside me . " Madam Hernandez ..you are here ,I heard you have been sick am so sorry, I would have come to check up on your but I was scared of losing my life just like your husband warned " ' It's okay Collins am happy you are fine and so am happy that your daughter have someone to take good care of her " " Thank you so much ' " There is nothing to thank me for ,I wouldn't have known if the king Haven't invited us over " He turned to to Edward and bow his head . " Thank you so much my lord for reuniting a lost daughter with her father " " It's okay Mr collins ,I can do anything for my family , My wife wanted to have a family of her own so i decided to bring you people closer " " Thank you so much " " M
Valerie pov .. " It's okay grandma , My husband will handle everything from here " " I believe the gods had something better for you my child that was why he took you away from us ,I was shattered when they bought back the dead body of a child that was eaten up by a wild animals in the woods claiming it was your, thank Zeus you are fine and have a wonderful family " " Don't worry grandma ,you will soon have a great grand child " She paused for a moment ,her eyes travelled from me to Edward then back to me again ,then her trembling hands touched my stomach . " You mean you are with child " A bright smile appeared on my face and nodded my head in agreement . " Oh ..my...what a perfect reunion ,I only wished to have my daughter back but now am being blessed with two children " She burst into tears again ,I quickly wrapped my hands around her . " It's okay grandma , everything is fine now am happy that you will get to witness my child's birth ' She held my che
Valerie pov .. Sir Hernandez was ceased and carried out of the room ,I held my grandmother and helped her sit down . " You look so beautiful , How I wish your mother was still alive" " I wish so too , Tell me how was she like " " She beautiful ,smart and intelligent ,she filled with life always happy ,a strong woman must say " " Grandma , Am sorry to say this but what your husband said about my mother was it true " She took a deep breath and cleared her throat . " You see my child it's a long story but I will take my time to explain things to you , When Steve and I got married , We don't marry because of love ,I was already pregnant for Layla at that time , The man responsible for my pregnancy lost his life in the battlefield ,I was so devastated ,I though of so many ways to end my life ,my parents on the other hand found out about my pregnancy and decided to marry me off to the Hernandez family ,it wasn't easy for me ,knowing I was carrying another man's child , But S
Valerie pov ... "My Layla is back,oh I told your father that you were not dead , But they didn't believe me .they even tagged me a mad woman , Look at she's standing in front of me " I was rendered speechless ,I turned to look at Edward , But he wasn't saying anything he just looked at me and nodded his head in agreement . Suddenly the elderly man cleared his throat and spoke up . " Your majesty , Am sorry ever since we lost our daughter my wife have been acting strange , Please don't punish her for her actions " " It's okay sir Hernandez , believe me when I say it's not a misunderstanding " " No it's a misunderstanding your majesty ,Lady Layla Hernandez is dead ,her corpse was brought back home with that of her daughter ,so I don't understand what's going on here ,but if you want to mock us than please don't do that with my dead daughter please Your majesty " " How sure are you that the person you buried was your daughter And grand daughter " " I don't need to
Edward pov .. " It's about Queen Valerie's parents" I quickly grabbed the letter and opened it to see what was written inside of it ,A little smile appeared on my face when I saw the content of the letter . Dear king Edward . I hope this letter finds you in good will, We have done our research and have discovered Queen Valerie parents true identity ,From the information we got the lady in that portrait was Queen Valerie mother's before her sudden death , The family duke and duchess Hernandez have been in search of their grand daughter since then but couldn't find her ,I hope this will help enhance your investigation.. "Yours sincerely Thomas millers " I quickly fold the letter and raised my head to look at hemsworth , " Was this all they could find " " Yes my lord ,I think this is good news " " Indeed ,I have to go inform my wife about it ,Send a letter to the duke and duchess Hernandez tell them that they ar
Edward pov .. I walked into the dungeon , Making a sound on the iron cage , When I arrived in front of Alexander's cell and asked hemsworth to wake him up . Hemsworth fetched a bucket of water and poured it on him ,He quickly opened his eyes . " You shouldn't feel too comfortable here ,Alex this is not your home " " Let me go you bastard" ' Tsk...tsk... you are forgetting that you are at my mercy so I will advise you to watch your tongue " " I will kill you Edward " ' I have heard that a couple of time , But what happened , Please tell him hemsworth " " They ended up dead " The dungeon became silent Alex was speechless by his brothers word . " Let me out of here , And I promise you a merciful death " " You should release yourself , Since you want to kill me " " Let me go Edward " " Not until I show you what I got for you , Care to see brother " Samuel walked in with a tray in his hand ,He placed it in front of me and I opened the cloth to let Alex
Valerie pov ... When I saw Bethel body Lying lifeless on the ground ,I felt so sad the memories of the beautiful times we shared kept flooding through my mind ,I still can't believe that I killed my sister with my own hands . Edward walked up to me and held my hand . " It's all right dear don't think about it you did the right thing by ending her life " " I killed someone Edward " I dropped the sword on the ground and walked out of the court room , Edward ran after me . " Stop feeling guilty for killing her bethel deserved to die ,if she had succeeded in killing you I think she would have been happy " " She was my sister , Even if she was the most wanted criminals on earth ,I still loved her Edward ,I really don't know what happened to her but I loved her " " I understand that feeling don't worry you will get used to killing people very soon " " What !!" Suddenly the tears in my eyes dried up , Edward burst into laughter ,I hit his chest and turned to leave .