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The minute that it takes for Astrid to sprint through the long corridors to her room is the longest minute of her life. Time passes like in a nightmare where your mind moves so much faster than your body is able to.She sees nothing on the way, she pushes anything and anyone out of her way until she reaches the doors. There, she freezes, with her hand on the handle.What will she see if she opens it? Is it hell on the others side? As scared as she is now... a moment more of incertitude may feel better than whatever waits for her.She takes a deep breath and bursts into the room."Erik?" She rushes to the crib only to see her baby crying, startled by his mother's scream. "Oh, my baby. Hush. I am sorry!"She picks him up with shaking hands. The maids are looking at her surprised and the guards that she didn't even notice at the door are packing inside to make sure everything is fine."Lady Astrid? What happened?" Esmee asks concerned."A guard came when I was with Loras... He said that
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"Esmee, calm down and explain. What happened? Did one of the guards do something to you?" Astrid asks, confused by the sudden outburst. But when the girl hears the possible accusation for the guard, she just starts to cry even harder."No! No! He did nothing wrong! I jus... I was the one..." In between old sobs, the words are almost unintelligible."Esmee. Look at me!" Astrid holds her head straight with her hands and forces the panicked girl to look at her. "I swear to you! Whatever happened. Whatever you did. I will help you and I won't get mad!"There are things that would make her mad and for a second the possibility of Esmee being involved in Omar's disappearance creeps into her mind, but she waves it away. She won't get anywhere scaring her even more.Esmee looks at her with a bit of doubt in her eyes, but the promise quickly calms her down enough for her words to tie up together in sentences again."I talked to him...""Yes, I understood that. What did you talk to him about?""
The Dragon's unexpected mate A free woman suspects Lysa
"I am just saying it's a possibility..." Astrid sighs, letting herself fall on the bed as Loras circles around the room."And I am saying that she is not that insane." He continues to protest against the idea of Lysa running away with Omar on her own."Think about it for a second! Lysa values Omar's safety above anything else! She saw how the lords reacted. She wouldn't have told the guards not to bother escorting them to Sansa's room. Even if it was around the corner!" Astrid insists and Loras just stares at her. He knows she is right, but he doesn't want to accept he was a fool for giving her a second chance. "Have you talked with her maids?""All she did was receive a few guests that came to pay Omar a visit. They brought some small gifts that were checked while they had a cordial conversation." He says as he checks the paper where the maids wrote their statements. Astrid takes a look at the document as well, but can't find anything unusual.Loras stares at it for a second, not say
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"Your Majesty." Astrid enters the study room. She signals Loras with her eyes that they need to talk in private for a moment. They decided on the sign before the lord came and now it came in handy."One moment, my lord." The king takes Astrid's hand and they step in the Master of the Privy Chambers’ room, connected to a small corridor."I just found Lysa. She is in Lord Connrad's rooms.""Are you sure?" Loras asks, a dark expression taking over his face."The wife is terrified. I think they plan a coup. He will help put Omar on the throne in exchange for becoming his stepfather and probably the regent. Lysa will get rid of Erik and me and have Omar be the only one to have rights for the throne.""Astrid, this is a huge accusation!" Loras growls in between his clenched teeth."The wife heard everything. I promised her protection. Loras, they were talking about killing her tonight so the marriage could be hurried. That means they will move soon.""The girl looked like she was telling th
The Dragon's unexpected mate A free woman accepts an apology
"You look at me as if you just saw a ghost, Astrid." Sansa comments, trying to seem offended, but with a smile hiding behind her lips."I... didn't expect that...""Neither did I. To apologize to a... well, you are not a slave anymore... to a concubine of my brother was not something that I thought I will ever do in this life. But I am not that stuck in my own ways not to see the necessity to do it this time.""And what made you think that?"Sansa sighs."More than one thing I suppose. My brother seems better, happier. I can't ignore the good effect you have on him. You offered him a son, a lovely little baby that even if I hated you, I can't help but adore. You turned around the fate of the war... Maybe I started it, but... I never wanted to go through with it. It was too late when I realized that and I am glad it failed. You didn't take advantage of that victory to push everyone else aside for your own gain. And more than anything you seem to care about this kingdom in a way that on
The Dragon's unexpected mate A free woman prepares for the coup
"What happened? Where is she?" Astrid bursts into the infirmary with Tamara, confused as hell, running behind her."Forgive me, Lady Astrid! Her stomach started bleeding, suddenly. It may have been more than an indigestion, I believe the stress made a hole inside her guts. She bled out the poor girl.""She was fine a moment ago and now you're telling me that she bled to death?" Astrid shouts, but the medic is already not paying attention to her anymore as she bows to somebody that just came into the room. Astrid turns around, surprised to see Lord Connrad."Thank you for your worry, my lady. My wife would have been honored." He says, barely contenting his smirk. "Your Grace. It's an honor to be in your presence."Tamara doesn't seem to reciprocate the feeling but politely nods at the lord. Since she doesn't know the situation, she is not filled with rage as Astrid is."Forgive me, my lady! My lord! I did everything that was in my mortal power. The rest comes only from God and he was t
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Omar is shaking at her chest, but Lysa signals him to be quiet. Lord Connrad sent two of his personal guards to escort them, but they still have to get to the meeting point unnoticed. "You said we are going to see auntie!" Omar whines and the echo of his little voice hitting the empty halls makes Lysa freeze. "We have to see a friend first." She whispers to her son. "It won't take long, I promise." The promise is a lie. Lysa doesn't know how long it will take, but it's enough that she is anxious, she is not going to bring her son in the same state. "I'm cold!" He whines again after a moment of silence and Lysa curses herself for not dressing him in warmer clothes. But at the same time, the guards would have gotten suspicious if the prince would have walked to his aunt's place all dressed up. "We are going somewhere warm, my love. One moment." She wraps her arms around him, trying to provide all the warmth she can with her own body. This old path was closed years ago so there are n
The Dragon's unexpected mate A favorite gets married
The bells ring louder than Lysa had ever heard them. Curious thing. She's been here for years and she never paid attention at the sound. Every hour... one ding for one past midnight, two dings for two past midnight. Every single day without a break and it's the first time she actually listens to them.The high priest in right on time. The old man always is. That might be his only quality as in the rest of the time he spends his moments preaching about how everything is a sin.Lord Connrad comes into her room without knocking and she throws him a threatening look that he chooses to ignore."You, my lady, are dazzling my eyes. Truly the jewel of the crown as the peasants refer to you."Lysa can't help but throw her eyes in the mirror. The dress is indeed dazzling. Impeccable white, crusted with endless diamonds that reflect the weakest light into a rainbow that then dances around her. A sight to counter her flawless body and rise her full chest. A bit of cleavage, just enough to attract
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