Valerie pov I was scared when I heard his verdict on his mother and Benita tried to process everything that has happened , When suddenly he killed the two maids standing in front of him. With the sight of the dead bodies Lying on the ground , My body couldn't take it anymore ,I passed out . After few hours I woke up only to find my self in my room ,On my bed I was about to sit up , When someone held me back to the bed . " No dear you don't have to stress yourself please go back to bed " " Lady Tracy what are you doing here " " I just came back today and had what happened am so sorry how my mother treated you " " No you don't have say sorry it's fine ., what about Randy " " His fine I think he should be in his room " " Lady Tracy Am sorry for what happened to your mother " " Hush , My lady you don't have to be sorry okay . My mother deserved everything she got so you don't have to say sorry , You know Edward loves you so much ,I have never seen my brother ac
Valerie pov . We left the execution ground , And started walking towards the carriage when my eyes caught someone standing at the corner staring at me . " Bethel " I murmured her name and turned to look at Edward who was busy talking to one off the village head ,I quickly rushed towards bethel . " Bethel you are here " " How is that your business " " Come on bethel stop acting like this why are you doing this to me stop , Am sorry if I had wronged you in any way please let's just stop the fighting already " " I don't think you understand the situation here valerie ,Am not your sister anymore so stay away from me do not say I didn't warn you " " I...I.." I opened my mouth to speak but I couldn't find the right word to say , " Bethel you can push me as much as you want but you can never stop being my sister ,I didn't go after the king ,it was the other way round ,I have tried my best to make you see that I know nothing of what you are accusing me off, But no yo
Valerie pov . We finally arrived at the castle ,I couldn't wait for the guards to open the door ,I quickly jumped down from the carriage and walked straight into the castle . Finally I got into my room And opened the door without wasting more time , When I entered I saw Ella and Sophia looking at a red dress on the bed , They were smiling to themselves . " What's going on here " " My lady you are back " " Yes what's that dress doing there " Ella quickly rushed up to me and grabbed my hand . " My lady come have a look isn't it beautiful" I looked at the red grown on the bed ,it was indeed very beautiful ,it had a little gold design on it ,I was mesmerized by its beauty . " Yes indeed it beautiful , But what is it doing here " " My lady, The king special requested this dress for you for tonight's outing" ' Oh yeah I remember " " My Lady you are indeed luck it seems the goddess of love has favoured you my lady" " Ella calm down , The dress is beautiful ye
Valerie pov " Let me go " " Please val you have to listen to me " " No matter what Eric I won't listen to you just let me go or else am going to scream " " You can scream all you want , But you have to listen to me " Deep down In my heart I know his not going to let me go, So I decided to listen to the trash he has to say . " Okay am listening " He let go of my hand and straighten up himself . " Valerie I know I messed up big time am sorry, I really didn't mean to cheat on you ,I tried my best but I couldn't because am a human I have blood running through my veins .Am sorry ,I love you and that's what matters right let's run away and leave this city ,or if you don't want that let's get married the king will have no choice but to let go of you " He tried to hold my hand but I pushed his hand away . " You are mad Eric, So after this bullshit you called an explanation you expect me to believe you right ,Or clap for you and say Well done for cheating on me ,
Valerie pov . I Really didn't want to woke up the next morning but I couldn't sleep because , Ella and Sophia has decided to disturb my peace . " My lady you have to get up and be ready in the next thirty minutes " " Why ,what's the occasion " " The king request your presence " Immediately I heard what they said I quickly jumped out of the bed and ran into the bathroom . " It seems someone can't wait to be with her man " I heard everything they were saying ,I just rolled my eyes at them and continued with my bathing , When I was done I came out and allowed them dress me up . Finally I was ready to go ,I couldn't wait to see him and explain everything that happened between Eric and I last night ,I walked through the hallway but couldn't find him , Just then I bumped into samuel . " My lady are you okay please watch where you are going " " Am fine please have you seen The king " " Yes my lady his waiting for you at his study room " " Where can I find it "
Edward pov . When I saw Eric touching valerie ,I was so angry that I kept thinking of one thousand ways to kill him ,I knew this was a plot from the beginning ,I decided to play along to know the outcome . After the party valerie and I went back home ,I wasn't pissed at her ,I just decided not to speak to her because I had a lot on my mind ,I chose to stay quiet ,We got into the castle and she was trying her best to clear her name I told her to go to bed ,I wasn't in the mood to talk ,I waited patiently for her to leave , Then walked towards the entrance of the castle , Just then hemsworth walked up to me . " Where is he " " Your majesty his in the special dungeon " " Good well done hemsworth it was easier than I thought " He didn't say any other word he just bow his head and walked out, I walked towards the Garden then stopped when I got to a corner of the castle ,I placed my hand on the wall and the wall opened and I got in ,I stood in front of his cell with both
valerie pov . I can't believe that Edward has decided to marry lady Alice , Wait why Am i calling her lady Alice ,I prefer Alice she's not as beautiful as I am ,I besides I really don't like her hanging around Edward . I rushed towards the kitchen and met Ella and Sophia engaged in their chores ,I rushed towards them ,and grabbed their hand and ran towards my room . When we got to the door ,I pulled it opened and push them into the room . " My lady what's going on " I got into the room and closed the door , Told them to seat down but I was lost for words ,I didn't know what to say ,I started walking to and fro in the room , They sat in front of me watching my movement . " Come on My lady , Just tell us why you called us here am already feeling dizzy with the way you have be walking to and fro in front of us " " Okay girls ,I want you to teach me how to become a lady " " Oops someone wants to impress her man " " Why do you want to become like a lady all of a sudd
Valerie pov. "Let me go " I pulled my hand off his hand ,and tried to walk out on him , But he grabbed my hand and pulled me with him , Lady Alice and the other guest stood at a corner staring at us with their mouth wide opened . Edward forced me into his study room and shot the door behind us ,I quickly moved away from him . " I told you to let me go " " Why should I " " It's because I don't like you touching me " I couldn't believe I just said that to him off course I want him to touch me ,Hold me , Tell me this whole thing is a joke but I think ,That's not going to happen . " My Lord with all due respect ,I think my stay here is over since you have someone else to marry " I waited for him to say something but he just stood there staring at me. In my heart I wanted him to ask me to stay but I didn't want it to look as if am desperate to have him . " You want to leave " " Y...yes I want to go back to my mother and sister " He took a step forward , I t
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 .