valerie pov.. " Oh my God what's happening , hemsworth " " We are under attack please My lady we need to escape from this place as soon as possible ". I jumped down from the carriage ,packed my gown and we started to running ,I turned to see if liam was running behind us be what I saw next made me scream out of my lungs . "Ahhhhh ......." Liam was surrounded by some men ,in blink of an eye his head was chopped off . " oh my God ...oh my God ... hemsworth liam is dead oh my God " " Yes I know My lady ,he sacrificed himself for us ,please no time for questions we need to run as fast has our leg can carry us please " Held my hand and we started running , But to my surprise the men on black were not coming after us all of a sudden we stopped ,I turned to hemsworth . "hemsworth why did we stop " " Oh No this is not Good , My Lady you need to hide ." ' Why do we need to hide " " Look Lady valerie " I turned to look at the direction he was pointing a
Edward pov.. "Please don't die on me , please " Samuel rushed into my chambers with the physician . " My lord the physician is here " I turned to look at him . " Please my lord step aside so I can check her pulse " I quickly stood up and stand aside ,he placed his hand on her neck then turned me . " My lord ,I can still feel her pulse ,I don't think we have much time left please I would like you all to excuse me so I can administer treatment on her please my lord " " Okay George do whatever , it takes make sure you safe her life or else you will have to join her" " I Will try my best Your Majesty but I can't promise order wise please let me do my job ' I quickly stomped out of my chambers ,then walked towards the hallway . " Where is hemsworth " I screamed on top of my voice . " Where the hell is hemsworth " Everyone in hallway ran to hide themselves in fear . "Your majesty ". Hemsworth and samuel walked into the hallway,He quickly
Edward pov . I dismissed everyone, I was left alone , I Sat back quietly on my throne thinking about Valerie ,how we started this journey called love ,I was lost in thoughts when samuel walked into the room . "Your majesty everything had been settled " " What about the physician George" " His still in the room with lady valerie ,we haven't gotten any news yet " " Okay please get me a glass of wine " " Sure I will " He quickly left the court room and came back with a glass of wine . " Your majesty your order " " Thank you samuel " I took it from him and drunk everything in one go ,I raised my head to look at him . " I need more " "Sure your majesty , Instead of bringing a glass of wine why don't I bring the bottle so it will be easier for you to drink " " Better " He ran out of the court room and came back with a bottle of wine ,and quickly poured it into my glass cup ,I drank it in one go and asked him to pour me more wine ,until the wine bottle becam
Edward pov : He quickly administered treatment on her and stood up leave . " Your majesty she's going to be okay ,please continue to keep an eye on her ,I think she should regain consciousness anytime soon" " Thank you George samuel will escort you out " He bow is head and walked out of the room ,I sat at side of the bed and held Valerie's hand . "Hey I missed you so much please get well soon ,I wouldn't delay our marriage anymore " I took the mattress and covered her well , I was scared she might be cold ,I stood up to leave , But was stopped by Tracy. " Edward oh my God how is she " " I Don't know Tracy , She had a fever Am so scared " " Brother please be strong , Don't let the enemies know your weakness ,please be strong ,I will send my maid to come look after her " " I think I will ask samuel to do that because no one can be trusted in this place anymore " " I understand ". She turned to look at valerie who was lying still on the bed . " She loo
Edward pov .... "Sir Clifford I may asked what was your relationship with the king " " I don't think I have to be in any relationship with his majesty before speaking the truth , His majesty had always wanted to give the throne to Edward , he saw that king Edward would make a good leader " " Is that so " " Yes council Thomas " " You are saying the king did not pay you to speak against his brother " " Like I said before I am an honorable man , besides I don't take bribe or like some councilmen I know" " What are implying " " Nothing sir thomas I just spoke the truth " He turned to look at me . " Your majesty there are also more evidence presented to the council against you " He bought out a chain from his pocket . " This gold pendant was found at the crime scene I believe you know what it is " " You mean the pendants given to me by my father ?" " Yes your majesty it's your symbol of princely hood , And I don't think the king doesn't Have his penda
Edward pov .. I walked into the waiting room only to find owen waiting patiently for valerie , When he noticed my present he quickly stood up to greet . " Good morning your majesty" " Why are you here " " I came to see Lady valerie , It's been a while since I last saw her, I think that should be when we were at sir Luca's dinner party ,I just came in from a trip so I decided to stop by and give her a gift I got for her " He bought out the gift and placed it on the table infront In me . ' Thank you owen but I don't think she have any need for it " " Your majesty I think that is left for lady valerie to decide don't you think so " " I think you deaf , Because if you are not you must have heard that lady valerie is engaged to be married to me " " I heard that your majesty , But does things are rumors and I know you wouldn't settle for anything les..." " Something less you mean " ' Forgive me your majesty I spoke out of tongues " " Indeed ,You should mind how
Valerie pov . " Where is Sophia my personal maid " " I don't think it's the right time to talk about this please valerie you have to rest and recover quickly " ' I will , Please tell me what happened to sophia " ' Okay since you are so curious to know I tell you ,she was caught working with lady morgan " " That's a lie sophia can never do this to me " " That's the problem valerie ,I kept Reminding you when you are in the castle you have to be strong Don't show them that you are weak , They will use that for their own advantage " " You mean sophia was working with lady morgan all this while " " Yes she was ,and she was the person who sent that letter to you " " Oh my God " " Anyways it's all bygone now tomorrow Lady Morgan and Sophia will be executed in front of the palace ." " What !!" I felt like my whole world was crumbling right before me ,why do I always trust people that ends up becoming my enemies ,why ! why! " Valerie I know this is painful but Mayb
Valerie pov . " Come on Val let's leave here " "Yes please Edward take me out here before I kill her myself " He bent over and carried me in his arms gently ,we walked out of the secret dungeon and then walked into the castle . " Edward you said you are going to show me something important " " Yes my love ,I will once we get to our room " " Okay ' When we arrived at his chambers ,he placed me on the bed and was about to leave but I stopped him . " Where are going " " I want to show you something important remember " " Oh yes I do " I quickly let go of his hand ,Then he left me sitting on the bed and walked towards the wall, I Became Really curious to know what he wanted to show me ,why was he standing in front of a wall . " Edward is everything okay " " Yes everything is fine " I noticed he was removing a painting that was hanged on the wall. " Edward if you need help why don't you tell samuel to help you with that " ' I don't need help , Don
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 .