Chapter 23 Final Rites pt2.The lanterns of the spring palace were lit for celebration for the first time in ten years. The once deserted palace was now bubbling with celebrative activities. The past kings of Nayak, often threw parties at this palace with their ministers a night before their wedding and Treven had followed suit with the tradition. The wide spacious hall was decorated with various types of flowers as a symbol of growth and fertility. The monsters and members of the king's court were all seated according to their ranks.A big table was placed in front of them with a big, barbecued whole cow accompanied by different sorts of exotic side dishes. There was too much to eat and drink, Most of the high-ranking ministers had their table to themselves while the servants served them dishes and wine from the big table.At the center of the hall was a group of performers who made the occasion lively with their wonderful dance performances and beautiful melodies from their musical
Chapter 24 - The King's Oath.“ is anyone there? Who is that?”My entire body trembled violently in fear as I heard the sheathing of the sword. Who would want to kill me? Inside Natalí's temple? I thought everyone in Nayak revered everything of Natalí's as holy and pure. Who dares harm Natalí's chosen queen? Before my thoughts could balance, a strike of the sword was aimed towards my head, I don't know where the instincts to dodge in time came from but I was glad it overrode my tears. Even though it was dark and I couldn't see anything, I was able to dodge successfully.My hearing became twice as sharp as I listened to their heartbeats and I counted, there were five of them and with the negative energy and killing intents radiating from them, they were assassins. Who will send assassins to kill me? I don't even know anyone except the king and Annalise. Could it be one of the king's consorts? A member of the court? And since when can I sense energy and killing intentions? Does it have
Chapter 25 - Unraveling.“ She is special” He muttered as the maids helped him into his ceremonial robes. He couldn't take his mind off what happened at the temple. The way she controlled the tears like she had had enough training most of his life impressed him. She was chosen by Natalí. He knew she was different from other true queens from the way the powers responded to her like an obedient child. While other Queens could only heal people with Natalí's tears, his true queen was wielding it like a weapon. He couldn't help but marvel at how beautiful she looked, holding the shiny green whip while killing her enemies. Even though the thought sounds bitter to him, he realizes that he is the luckiest among all the kings of Nayak.What king wouldn't like a queen who is capable of protecting the palace in his stead while he is busy on the battlefield? Although there were hardly wars waged against Nayak for over a decade because he and his father made sure every other knew their place, Nay
Chapter 26 Long Live the Queen.“ Thank Natalí you are safe! I was so scared when I heard the news” Annalise cried while she fixed an emerald hairpin with gold tips at the back of my bun. After the incident at the temple, the king and I went to the palace without speaking to each other. Even though we rode together on his horse, we didn't utter a word to each other. His rock-hard muscles wrapping around my small soft body almost made me give up on the silent treatment and just ask him to stop the horse and wrap his arms around me properly. Keyword is almost, I wouldn't ask that asshole for anything even if I was dying.Immediately I got back to my temporary room at the pavilion of women, I couldn't resist the bed. I just slept almost instantly my body touched the soft material, I only woke up when the maids led by Annalise came to wake me up so I could be ready for the wedding.Well, I should have known that news travels faster than anything in the palace, everyone already knew about
Chapter 27 His mistake.He couldn't take his eyes off his Queen immediately she stepped out of the decorated palanquin. Even without trying, she managed to steal his breath for a while. He couldn't take his eyes off her as the priests spread the white rose petals on her path towards him beside the figurines of both Nati and Natalí. He had to hurry up after his conversation with Valtar to get to the temple before her.The images of her fighting those assassins flashed through his mind again and he couldn't help but grin at the beautiful and special woman whom Natalí granted him. The priests continued leading her towards him and he took his time to take in her appearance. It was the first time he would see her in broad daylight after all. All her body was covered in her lime green wedding gown. Even her neckline which the dress couldn't reach was covered with her large emerald neckpiece. As covered as she was, he couldn't help but imagine himself unwrapping her like a present. He strai
Chapter 28 hmmmm your majesty?.“ The king is kissing me” A distant voice in my fuzzy head whispered as his lips claimed mine hungrily. The alcohol in my body was out before I could blink. His lips were unbelievably soft and I couldn't help but put my hands at the back of his head to have more access to fucking intoxicating lips. I was a little bit embarrassed when a soft moan escaped from my lips. The kiss was everything I had never experienced before, so sweet and savory, a little bit demanding but pleasurable.He broke the kiss after we both ran out of air. I stare at him under my clouded lashes to see his face tinted with a bright shade of pink.“ Hmm, your majesty? Are you kissing me?” I asked trying to hold back my blush, but the thought got me more excited than I expected. The questions I asked were the most senseless thing but I couldn't help myself from asking, maybe it was the alcohol speaking or he was just driving me nuts.“ Shut your pretty mouth before I do it for you,”
Chapter 29 Pure madness.“ Are you sure?” he asked me for the thousandth time after breaking each kiss. My answer never changed, I knew I wanted him as much he wanted me to. The way he asked for my permission made me want him more, it was a fresh start after being abused by Patrick sexually for years. He took my permission before removing the rest of my see-through underwear. Even as I lay naked under him, he wouldn't touch me without my permission.From his gaze, I could tell how much he was holding back from just ravishing me wildly but he had to ask for my permission now and then. After kissing me to his satisfaction, he kissed every one of my scars without asking any questions. I have a vague idea that he knew about i how got them but chose not to talk. He removed every one of his ceremonial robes revealing that chiseled chest and toned stomach that got me swooning instantly.Is it weird that we were about to make love in broad daylight or it is normal? Well, scratch that! I woul
Chapter 30 Here we go again.I couldn't open my eyes even though the sun was directly on my face. I was too embarrassed to face the man lying on the bed beside me with his hands wrapped around my body like a tentacle. It was the best night of my life, no doubt but I wasn't sure about how the mighty King Treven would react once the haze of lust disappeared.Would he chase me out of his room coldly like the icy prince he is? No. Why? Because I'm now his Queen, not some cheap prostitute. But he can be unpredictable sometimes and the man has mood swings that could rival that of three different women on their monthly flow at the same time.“ Your majesties, Your bath is ready!” A loud voice called from outside the room Suddenly snapping me out of my insecure thoughts successfully. My eyes remain closed though, if Treven was not awake before, he was definitely now.“ I know you are awake, stop pretending” His deep early morning voice muttered beside me. The sound of his voice did what it do
Epilogue..He hated everything about this little island. The people were nice and their lifestyle was peaceful and colourful. He hated the harsh sun that was always harsher to him because he was always wearing black. He wished to go back to Nayak as soon as possible and have his mother pampered with sweets from Ruqgu. In his entire seventeen years of life, he has never for once stepped out of Nayak but his father had sent him to Holcomb after his elder sister who was getting married to a nobleman from the island.He doesn't get along with Princess Aria, she was always self-centered and a little bit bitchy even though his mother warned him not to address his elder sister like that. He prefers the company of Princess Estella since they were raised together with his immediately younger sister Nabi. The three of them were like triplets. Estella is the brainy one out of them but often ignored by their father the King which makes her lack a little bit of self-esteem, she is also clumsy and
Chapter 53 Baby Nasir.A few months later.Childbirth hurts like a bitch! How I wished someone warned me. Well, they did but I couldn't imagine that it would be this worse.“Push!” The midwife encouraged me but I almost slapped her face in rage. I was doing my best, why wouldn't she see that? Will I have another child after this? Yes! But I don't want to go through this kind of pain in my life ever again. I felt like my insides were being ripped apart.“ Please a bit more Your Majesty, I can see the head of the baby,” The woman said softly, beads of sweat forming on her forehead mirroring the one on mine. I took another breath and I pushed harder with all my strength.After minutes of pushing and praying to Natalí for the thousandth time to ease me of this pain, and hours of Treven running around like a headless chicken while threatening to kill the midwives if anything happens to me. That man and his dramatics, Baby Nasir finally came to this world. Treven almost collapsed from joy
Chapter 52 Scares.“ Your majesty, I'm thinking we should make a camp here. We have been Riding non-stop and we can just continue our journey by dawn” Valtar said with a tired voice after the passed the Lu fortress and the king didn't even stop the horses.“ You all can rest here or go back to Lu Fortress, I need to get back to the capital as soon as possible. My Queen is waiting” His Majesty said grabbing the little tear orb dangling on his neck. While riding the horse forward, he already imagined how he was going to scoop his Queen in his arms and kiss the lips he missed so much.“ You need the rest also, you won't even allow us to pull out the arrows,” Valtar said but Treven continued riding without minding his only friend. He increased the pace and rode away from the whining bodyguard. He doesn't mind the pain anyway, his Queen would heal him with her gentle hands. The pain in his body was nothing compared to the pain of longing that he was feeling. He had fallen for her without
Chapter 51 His primary assignment.He took a deep breath as he stared ahead, his entire armor was covered with the blood of his enemies. Bodies were splattered around him in the most goriest way ever. Both the human bodies and the wolves, he kept Killing to return the favor of them slaughtering his soldiers. He wasn't tired even after fighting for many hours straight. The back of his armor was stabbed with many arrows, some of which penetrated his body but he barely felt any pain as he continued cutting any threatening flesh as if he was slicing butter.The warriors of Nati fought under his command, they were like demons from hell. They cannot be killed and each time the enemies used the magic of Hwaja, the warriors were not affected, they only kept on fighting under his command. Their wolves already got trapped in the ditch he had his men dug the other day, he only ever wanted to end everything and go back to his Queen. He hasn't heard anything from the hornets and it bothers him a
Chapter 50 The Other Side of Natalí.“ What do you mean you couldn't kill the Queen?!” Princess Cixi barked at the assassins in front of her. They were ten in total they bowed their head in shame. Their faces were swollen beyond recognition and part of their body was too.“ We already got rid of her bodyguards and before we knew it, some bug swarms came out of nowhere and attacked us. There were too many, we couldn't enter the chamber. By the time they were gone, the king was gone too” one of the assassins said while wincing in pain. One of them fell dead immediately followed by another until all of them died before her eyes. She couldn't believe the scene in front of her, whatever killed them was waiting for them to deliver the message to her.Her eyes became pitch black as she roared in anger. Her black veins became visible and covered one side of her face. The black mist surrounding her went crazy.“ Your Highness! The Queen is heading to the temple” Her second in command, the lady
Chapter 49 His Spirit warriors.“ Lyn was poisoned?” He banged his hands on the table at the news from the Hornet. His eyes flashed red but went back to normal immediately the Hornet flew in a circle with a loud buzz. They had made a camp at a place very close to the Silk Valley. The sun was setting already and he was getting ready to attack the Aransas fortress at dawn before the hornet flew in.“ She didn't eat the poison?” He asked and the Hornet stayed still for a while before buzzing around again. “ You stung her maid? That was reassuring at least.” He took a deep breath but his mind was already in shambles at the thought of someone attempting to kill his Queen in his absence. He knows the person, it was the same person that tried to poison him at the inn the first time he met his Queen. It was the same person that was giving the Barbarians a failed hope.The Hornet flew around for a while again with a loud buzz and Treven almost broke the table angrily. How dare that lowly piec
Chapter 48 The Lady in black.I was thoroughly angry as I made my way to the ice palace, Annalise, Eria, and other maids hot on my heels. I understand that Meisi missed her child but she was under punishment for her mistake and the ice palace is no place to raise a baby. I wore a fur jacket on my dress because the ice palace is extremely cold as I heard.The old building lived up to its name, it was really cold indeed and looked unhabitable. Only royal prisoners are kept there without warm clothes and enough meals to keep them alive. It was looking so miserable and lonely and I almost pitied Meisi.“ My beautiful baby” I heard a soft coo as we neared Meisi's room. Annalise opened the door and I stepped in immediately. Meisi was seated in an old wooden chair dressed in nothing but a cotton plain Nayak dress. The top was armless and the skirt barely reached her knees. I could only imagine how cold she must be. The baby was wrapped in a silk blanket thoroughly though so that gave me a l
Chapter 47 Missing Princess.“ Valtar” His deep voice resonates as he stares ahead of the plains surrounding Nayak's southern borders. His heavy armor glinted under the bright sunlight clearly inviting the blood of his enemies. He has grown a stubble due to days of riding forward nonstop without the normal palace grooming. Under his heavy armor was a green pendant held by a golden necklace. It represents his Queen's blessings, he misses her a lot but he is on a mission to fulfill Nati's assignment. At the thought of her, his right hand went to the necklace and he clutched the pendant for a while. It responded to him and lightened up, it didn't stir awake like it would have done under her touch but it still responded to him.“ Your majesty, The troops from Minister Li, Lord Ay, Lord Du, and General Koyam never arrived at the Lu fortress. It seems they have deserted us. We are short of close to three thousand men” Valtar reported immediately. He was also clad in heavy armor similar to
Chapter 46 Belladonna.-Cave of wondersA week later.The woman in black sat on her makeshift thrones as four masked men entered the candle-lit cave. They were part of the king's court and were supposed to meet him at the southern borders with their troops but they deserted their king under her orders.“ Greetings to my Lady. The King has almost crossed the Fleur River”. The old man among them said, raising their heads from their bow.“ He is so far away from his Queen” The woman chuckled, adjusting her hood. Her eyes and nose were covered but her mouth was exposed, and her exposed red-painted lips curled up into a smirk.“ We have withdrawn our soldiers so he is short of at least three thousand men. If the Barbarians were as strong as they claimed, they would crush the king with ease” The second minister reported, that he sounded much younger than the first man. The news pleased the lady as she kept on smiling. Her plans were going accordingly.“ But after all this, who are we goin