Chapter 86Margery ‘s POV“Announcing Her Royal Highness Margery Eloise, Princess of the Rogue Kingdom and wife of Prince Vren of Thoranelle,”I stood on shaky legs outside the Queen’s chamber as her steward announced me and I winced at my titles.They are inaccurate. I’m not a princess. Not anymore and no matter how many times Darwin tried to force the title on me, I refused.But here in Thoranelle, your blood decides your title and it is not something you can change.A loud groaning noise signalled the whirring of the door engines as the large double doors that granted access to the queen’s chambers swung open and the steward bowed below before me.His deference made me uncomfortable but it schooled my face into a mask of indifference and strode confidently into the queen’s chamber like I had done many times over.“This way your highness,” A fae maid from the queen’s court smiled politely at me and waved a hand for me to follow her.I did as surprise had me raising my brows. I had e
Chapter 86Lydia’s POV“It’s okay child. It’s almost over,” I gazed happily into Luna Cathy’s face and held her hand.“Over? But I haven’t done it yet,” I frowned as an unsettling feeling filled my stomach.Can I leave It all behind? “I haven’t fulfilled your prophecy yet. You told me I would be the greatest queen that ever lived,” Tears pricked at my eyes and from the edge of my consciousness I felt that dreaded sucking motion began to fill my blood.“But you’re suffering Lydia. Do you want to be here? In all this pain? Come With me,” Luna Cathy pulled on my hand filling my chest with warmth.Her hand felt so soft. Her voice sounded like heaven. How sweet it would be to leave this pain behind.“What about mama? Is she there with you?” I contemplated leaving the pain behind.It doesn’t matter if I leave, they’ll all manage.“Oh my child,” Luna Cathy wept as she crashed to the floor beside me and held my temple.“Your mama isn’t here,” she shook her head and pressed a kiss to my chee
Chapter 87My head seemed to swim as I fought against the pounding in my skull.My body was on fire and my throat was raw from all the screaming I had done for hours. The doctor had thankfully taken a break. Probably to eat or do something but it wouldn’t last long.I knew because his breaks never lasted long. My body trembled as Drusilla worked fast to help with the pain and yet I could scarcely move.“Dimitri?” I called out softly through his mental shield.Talking to him helped. It distracted me from how horrible my pain was and from thoughts of Darwin and how everything Luna Cathy had told me.And the Royal sigil? What was that about? I supposed it wasn’t so surprising that I belonged to a noble family.But still. For my mother to go from noble lady to a slave?!“Dimitri!” I snapped more impatiently this time but he remained silent his slight snores reaching over the shield to flood my senses.“Yes, Angie confirmed it,”My ears pricked as I heard murmuring between two lab attenda
Chapter 88Margery’s POV“Your Majesty, I wish I could understand the king’s hatred towards werewolves but I don’t,” I sighed as I dropped the teacup in my hands and stared at the Queen.There was something she wasn’t telling me. If my suspicions were correct then she’s Lydia’s mother. Only one problem, Lydia is a hybrid which means her father is a werewolf.The thought hadn’t left me since the last time I had audience with the queen.Fear of Lydia’s death tormented me as I tried and failed to figure out a way to save her.It didn’t help that the queen had been busy and the king has barred my access to her until today. When she suddenly called me in for tea.“Margery,” her face fell into an expressionless mask. “We’ve had this conversation and I thought we agreed to put an end to it,”I swallowed and shook my head. “No, my queen. I can’t just accept her death so easily. She’s Darwin’s wife and the queen of the Rogue kingdom. Goddess knows he would be devastated to hear of her death,”
Chapter 89“Are you certain this will work?” I shifted uncomfortably as I placed the tablet in the jug of water.“It’s the only thing I can come up with,” Dimitri’s sighed in my head. “Please just get it over with. I don’t know how long I can hide here before they find me,”Dimitri had continued hiding in the cellar after Vren drew suspicion from him. But he was a ticking time bomb. At any time, the doctor could decide to go check again and burst in on Dimitri.“Fine,” I was still stirring the jug of water when I heard footsteps come towards me.Dimitri’s plan had taken a few hours to form. From the creaks in the cellar door, he watched the kitchen maids, taking note of their schedule and who delivered what to who.That was how he had know that at exactly four minutes to two, the maid called Zita, would come to take a cold jug of water along with some crackers up to the lab for the doctors and lab attendants to drink.Dimitri also knew the jug of water was served by another girl, who h
Chapter 90“Lydia?” I blinked my eyes open.What is that feeling?! I groaned and shut my eyes again. I was in some kind of moving vehicle and the road was bumpy, with each pothole my skull seemed to bang and scream.“Lydia?” I felt a bottle being pushed to my lips.Without thinking, I took a big drink of the water and sighed as the cold liquid soothed my throat and I opened my eyes fully.“Where are we?” I asked Dimitri.My head was on his thighs and I noticed he was shirtless.“Why are you naked!” I hissed and shot out of his lap as though he were on fire.The sudden movement made my head scream. I held my head and groaned in pain.“Relax pervert,” Dimitri chuckled. “You needed to wear something and we didn’t exactly have the opportunity to go dress shopping,”I frowned and looked down to realise he was right. I wasn’t wearing my shadow dress anymore but his shirt.My cheeks stained red as I realised my powers must have flickered out, leaving me naked while I was asleep.“Here,” Dim
Chapter 91“I still don’t understand what you’re asking of me,” I sat down on my hands and jiggled my legs as I waited for Vren to explain himself better.“Are you asking me to help the man and the queen who just tried to kill me?” I raised my brow skeptically.“I’m sorry about that. Truly,” Vren scratched his hair awkwardly. “But if you leave now. The queen will truly die and not from her sickness this time,”“You still make no sense. They had Lydia for a week. They drained her and tried to kill her and now what? You tracked us down because they need her?” Dimitri folded his arms and trained his glare on Vren.“It makes no sense to me either,” Vren shook his head. “Lydia, I’m sorry. Truly. All I wanted was to save the queen. I had no idea that my father would try to drain you or kill you. I know he doesn’t deserve your help, but right now my mother is in a rage that I’ve never seen. Just this night she had all the lab attendants and the doctor executed,”Dimitri and I exchanged shock
Chapter 92I had no idea what I expected as I stepped out of the car and walked closely beside Vren.But it wasn't the deference I received or the beauty of the palace.The Fae architecture left my mouth open and I couldn't help but wonder if it was the same Palace I had been held in for a week.“Nobody knows who you are,” Vren leaned in to whisper as we paused in front of thick double doors engraved with gold designs.-“But you informed the Queen, I would be here?” I raised a brow.“I informed her someone special would be here. I'll tell her who you really are but for now,” Vren paused and leaned in to arrange my hair over my ears.“What are you doing?” I frowned.“You're more beautiful than the average werewolf so you can pass for Fae. Let's use every advantage we can get,”It turned my stomach the wrong way but I stayed still as he arranged my hair to fall delicately over my ears.“All good?” I sighed deeply. “Yeah,” Vren gave a nod to the the guards at the door.Unconciously my g