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
Valerie pov I rushed out of his study room , Then I decided to head back to my room , Just then I saw lady Alice waiting patiently for me down the stairs . " I have been waiting for you " " What is it, Lady Alice " She didn't even border to hide behind does fake smile anymore . " You had the guts to talk down on me in the presence of the king , How dare you " " I don't think I understand what you are talking about " " Don't play smart with me valerie, You think you can insult me and get away with it right , Besides you were busy fornicating with the King and you expect me to keep quiet about it , Let me remind you of one important thing valerie you are nothing but a maid the earlier you realise that the better for you" I stood there staring at her without saying a word , When she finally got tired of talking she took a deep breath . " Stay away from the king , Am his wife to be valerie, I wouldn't warn you again ,I have come this far and I can't back down fo
Valerie pov . I think am Missing out on a little party here" Immediately does words came out of his mouth the temperature of the room dropped to zero degree. " What is he doing here by this time of night " I kept murmuring to myself , I felt so uncomfortable with the way he was staring at me ,I couldn't look at his face , So I picked up my cutlery and continued eating .siyr owen felt the atmosphere becoming tensed he decided to speak up first . " My Lord you are here please join us ,I will get you something to eat ' " Am not hungry owen but I think I will have what lady Valerie is eating" " Really , Give me sometime I will prepare the food for you " He stood up and was about to get to work but Edward stopped him . " I don't think you understand what I just said , And besides one should be careful of eating from others to avoid getting poisoned " ' Your majesty I don't understand what you want , You ask me to prepare something similar to lady valerie's
Valerie pov . I really don't understand him one minute his happy with me, The next minute his staring dagger at me what is really going on with him . I got into my bed and slept for a while, then I got up and decided to go have My breakfast . When I got to the dinning hall I saw lady Alice and sir owen seated already having breakfast ,I walked in and sat far way from them . " Its seems lady valerie had a wonderful night , Is that why she decided to wake up late? " I raised my head to look at Lady Alice , Why is this woman always trying to spoil my day ,I ignored her and continued eating. Just then sir owen decided to say something . " Lady Alice it would be best for us to eat in peace and besides lady Valerie look beautiful this morning " " Thank you sir owen " I continued to eat my food not wanting to look at Edward because I could feel him staring at me . " Lady valerie we are going for a party this evening at Duke Raymond's mansion I was thinking if you would
Valerie pov . I Really wished I was his first love . " Tell me more about the king " " I Really can't say much because the walls have ears , And if we speak about him carelessly I can tell that our head will be hanging on the castle Arena to serve as a lesson to others as for me I still love my head on my neck " " Haha you guys are funny No problem you can now get back to work " They stood up and left my chambers ,I laid on my bed and thought about what happened today in the dinning hall ,I kept wondering why Edward behavior towards me changes sometimes ,i know it's because of sir owen ,But how can I tell him to stop trying to get my attention ,No matter what I can't let Edward know that am.already fallen in love with him . I was lost in thoughts I didn't even know when I slept off ,I really don't remember how long I have slept but when I woke up I heard two familiar voices whispering in my room . " Oh my God this dress is lovely ,I think lady Valerie is too luck 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 .