Chapter 5

  

  The feeling I was having wasn't normal. My belly grumbled so hard, my temperature was getting high, and my eyes spun. I wasn't in the right state of mind.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  "My Queen, I hope you will be fine; you don't look good at all," Sage said worriedly as she took off my gown and shoes as she covered me with a thick duvet.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  I was shivering so hard, yet still sweating from the duvet I was covered with.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  "My Queen, your temperature is running high; this duvet won't work. I will just call a doctor for you," she said about taking off the duvet.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  "No..no, leave it; I am cold, and don't bother calling a doctor. I will be fine after having a good rest."

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  I wasn't sure how fast I would recover from the cold and all, but I didn't want to be examined by a doctor.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  "If you insist, my Queen, I will go make green tea for you. It might help you feel better and warm" she bowed and made out of the room.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  I was sweating but still cold. I was shivering in bed as the door opened, revealing the beautiful Queen Lula. I wasn't seeing clearly because I was already blacking out.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  She walked up to me with a smile, holding her gown up; she gently sat by my side and caressed my hair softly.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  "Maybe you're reacting to the new environment. I understand; you should try to be strong because King Archer doesn't care if you are sick or not. If he wants you, he expects you to be ready to welcome him."

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  She said, looking at the air; she was so beautiful but too thin that her collarbone could preserve water.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Her jewelry is the pure emerald, so expensive that I wondered why she would wear it in the castle instead of wearing something simple and less expensive.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  She turned to me as she scanned down my body, watching me shiver; she gently pulled the duvet off and faced the air again as if she was conversing with the air.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  "You don't need the duvet, it's better you get cold, and your temperature calms down than you remaining the same and sweating," she sighed as she tucked her hair strands behind her ear. "You know?… Queen Zinnia doesn't like you, and none of the Queen's like you. I don't like you either, but I am not a heartless person. I would still help you because I know that you were giving to the King. After all, your parents owed his father, it isn't your choice being here, and that's why I will help you in some ways."

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Why will they all hate me for a reason best known to them? How will I live in a castle where I am not accepted and loved? I am basically a loner here.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  "We all know that you're the youngest amongst us, and by what I see, you're still innocent and have never been touched, the King's attention will definitely be drifted to you soon, and that makes us hate you more. The King loves fresh bloods, and after using you and getting tired, he will dump you and get married to another woman."

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  That caught my attention as I tried my best to sit up and understand her better.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  "Yes, Pearl, that's King Archer for you, we were all once the King's choice, but now he even sleeps with the servants instead of us… That's the kind of man you got married to, he is a sex addict and can never get enough of sex, but still, he would warn us all never to get pregnant!" She muttered as she traced her fingers through her gown.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  What she was telling me was getting me scared! How could he be so cruel to even his wives? Why is he such a beast? How will a man tell his wives not to get pregnant, yet he sleeps with them all the time?

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  "How possible Is it for you all to sleep with the King and not get pregnant, and why doesn't the King need a child to heir the throne after him." 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  The smile on her face wasn't usual. I could tell there was a lot for me to know about being the King's wife.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  "The King sends doctors to us every seven days to give us medicines to avoid pregnancy, and he also promised to kill anyone that gets pregnant for him," She said as I choked on my breath, that was a lot!

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  "And for the heir to the throne, I don't know what to say about that. But one thing is sure, the King is still full of life and hasn't gotten enough women he wants… Don't just expect a sweet loving husband in King Archer; He doesn't love anyone, not even himself if I must say," she said and stood up.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  I still had a lot to ask her, but with the look on her face, she wasn't going to reply to me.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  "I think I have said enough to you, don't cross my path and any of the Queen's paths, especially Zinnia; Zinnia is a leopard that wouldn't mind using her claws on you… Have a nice rest."

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  She left, leaving me to drown in my thoughts.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  How could I possibly go through all these? I could bet that the Queen's were not happily married to the King, and they didn't love one another, which made the situation worse.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  How can a human born out of a woman's womb be so heartless? How can he be married to five wives and still go ahead to sleep with his servants? That is so cruel of him, and still, he would warn them not to get pregnant.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Only King Archer does that because no normal man married to beautiful women will have the mind to sleep with another woman not legally married to him.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  "Here is your tea, my Queen…" Sage said, snapping me out of my thoughts.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  I looked at the appetizing tea as my eyes drifted down at her; how sure am I that the King hasn't slept with her countless times? I mean… This girl in front of me is beautiful, every man's spec, I must say, so I am sure the lady's man has slept with her.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  I couldn't just imagine myself in that shoe! That wasn't the kind of life I wished for myself; I always wished for a happily ever after, but here I am.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  The ladies' man and my parents ruined my dreams; they snapped them away in just a second. I would have just died from the coma instead of facing this.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  I sipped from the richly made hot green tea as I smiled, loving the taste.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  "You made this?" I asked as she nodded with a bright smile, obviously impressed with herself. "It's delicious; I hope you don't mind teaching me how you do it someday?" I teased as she looked up at me, giving me a clear view of her green eyes, and quickly faced back down.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  "I would really love to teach you, my Queen, but it's not allowed for royalty to go to the kitchen; I am glad you love my tea. No one has ever commented on it before" she blushed hard, forcing me to smile.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  I wanted to ask her about the part about royalty not going to the kitchen, but I just let it pass.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  "I can see that the Queen is gradually getting better." 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  "Yes, I am; thanks for your concern Sage but I'd appreciate you looking into my face if you're talking to me, at least if we are alone in my room… Please be free with me," I said as she bowed and slowly raised her head.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  I saw how hard it was for her to look into my face, but she finally did, letting me view her pretty round face.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  "Come sit by my side; let's talk," I said, tapping the side of the bed.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  "No, no, my queen, it's wrong to sit with you; I would be punished if I am found sitting by your side, my Queen. I am only here to serve you," she pleaded in a bow.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  I could see the fear on her face, how strict the royal rules are, they basically treat commoners as trash, and that's getting me mad.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  I needed someone to talk to and share ideas with, as my friends were far from me, and I was not even sure of seeing them again.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  "Please don't insist, my Queen. I am comfortable standing here," she pleaded again as if she knew I would insist.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  "Okay fine, why don't you sit on the couch? That would be better; I don't feel comfortable seeing you stand watching me drink my coffee," I said, pointing at the blue couch as she shook her head.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  "My Queen, I would rather turn and face the wall, please," she said as I snapped at her.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  "Never mind, just do exactly what you want" I sighed in frustration as I gulped down the whole tea; as she looked at me in surprise… What was that for?

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  "My Queen, you'd like to take your tea slowly in order not to hurt your throat; you know your wedding with the king is tomorrow and you need to be in the best health," She said as my lips fell in shock.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  "Tomorrow?!" I yelled as she raised her brows at me.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  "Don't you know about it?" She asked, looking confused.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  "Oh yeah, I definitely know… Thanks for the tea; I need to be alone," I said as I lay back on the bed facing the ceiling.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  I didn't expect the wedding to be so fast, gosh! I don't think my mind is prepared for this.

  

  

  

  

  

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