Edwards pov
I Retired back to my chambers after a long trip ,I was tried and stressed out at the same time ,Just then Samuel came with a message .
" Long live his majesty "
" What the problem Samuel "
" Your soon to be wife is here to see you "
" Samuel am tired and I need to rest tell her to go and come back a day after tomorrow "
" I already told her that My Lord but she insist on seeing you infact she has been causing unnecessary chaos outside your chambers "
At that point I was really sick and tired of that lady but how did I get myself into this mess at first .
" Okay Samuel send her in "
" As you wish your majesty "
When Samuel left the room ,I decided to pour my self a glass of wine to cool my head a little, Just then the door was burst opened .
" Edward why are you stopping me from seeing you ,I have been waiting outside your chambers for an hour now and does stupid guards did not let me come in ,I want them fired immediately "
" Why are you here ? I never asked you to come so what are you doing here "
she dumbfounded by my statement .
" What ! why do you always doing this to Edward am your wife"
" Point of correction soon to be wife and don't think too highly of your self ,Trust me you wouldn't like the outcome "
" When are you going to treat me with love and respect Edward "
" It will be more appropriate if you address me well Benita in as much as you are my fiancee that doesn't give you the right to talk to me anyhow ,I hope you get that "
" Why do you always act strange you never give me an opportunity to come close to you infact you always push me away why "
" You want to know the truth "
" Yes Tell me Edward...I mean My lord "
" I Don't love you Benita so please stop trying am only agreeing to this union because of my mother nothing more and nothing less ,but never the less I will give you the status of a queen the whole city of Atlantis will bow at your feet ,I will give you the crown and everything you have ever dreamt of but one thing you should never ask me for is my heart ,I can never love you so don't try your luck "
" What ! What are saying to me Edward ,I have always loved you since when I was a child ,I have dreamt of being your wife and also the mother of your children so why are you saying this to me "
" I Really don't think you understand what I just said ,Am not saying you wouldn't be my wife am only saying you can't be the mother of my children ,you will be my queen ,you will sit next to me on my throne but you can never I repeat you can never be the mother of my children "
I took a sip from the glass of wine in my hand .
" What is the of need being your wife when I can't have your children "
" Don't act as if you don't want the status of a queen when you have already started carrying yourself as one "
" Meaning !!"
" Listen to me Benita ,I know you have always wanted the crown on your head that I will give you but don't cross my path for any reason "
" You are so cruel , Just think about it if your sister was treated the same way how will you feel "
" I think that was why I wasn't given a sister After all if you are good with my offer then we can start thinking about getting married "
She walked up to me in a seductive manner trying to get my attention ,she tried to touch me but I was fast enough to hold her hand before it got to my chest .
" Are you tired of sleeping around "
" What Edward why are you so mannerless ,At least talk to me with some respect "
" Why should I do that ,you know while I was away I heard how you had sex with different men all because you couldn't hold back your sexual desires "
" Does people are liars , You know I can never cheat on you "
" I Don't think my most trust man will lie to me about things like that would he ?"
" I ...I .. Really don't know what you are talking about Edward but I can never cheat on you believe me "
" Please If you will excuse me I need to have a bath I have an important meeting to attend tomorrow morning,and I really don't want to be late "
" I hate you Edward ,how long will you continue treating me like a piece of trash "
" I thought we just had this conversation so why are you repeating it again "
Without waiting any more time she stomped out of my chambers ,I pour the glass of wine in my mouth and was about to go take a shower when the door was burst opened again .
" Edward !!! how dare you talk to Benita in such manner are you crazy "
" In as much as I know you talk crazy , Am also aware that you lack manners too mother ,Why walk into my room in such manner what if I was in a middle of something important ,you would have just interrupted it just like that "
" You haven't answered my question yet son why would you talk to your future queen in such manner "
" Please mother , She is not even my queen yet , Anything can happen at anytime so why stress your head about little things mother "
" Really so can you please explain to me why you ordered the execution of your uncle "
" When a man plot against his king what is that called mother "
" Even if he tried to kill you at least you should have put him the dungeon not killing him ,You even ordered the execution of his children "
" That's the best thing to do mother ,I don't want any surprises in the next thirty years "
" You are so cruel son "
" I know ,and that will be the fate of those who are rebelling against me "
I knew she had more to say be I really need to rest my head right now ." Please mother after a long trip am so tired and need to rest so we can talk tomorrow "
She couldn't say a word she walked out of my room ,but deep down in my heart I know the truth ,That will be reviewed very soon.
Valerie pov . " Valerie !! Valerie wake up sleepy head " I was feeling so sleepy but I really need to rest ,I had a lot to do and Just when I thought its the Right time to Sleep ,Am being disturbed . " Valerie stop acting as if you are not hearing My voice ,you need to get up now ,Expect you want mother to be mad at you " " Please bethel can you just let me sleep for a while Am tired gosh !" ' I know you are tired but we have to go now " " Hell No I really don't want to go anywhere with you guys I want to rest my head " " So you are trying to say you haven't slept all through the night " " Well I was busy " " Busy doing what ,Talking to your boyfriend " Whatever , And beside why do you want to know everything about me just let me be " " I know but we have to get going now " I Refused to stand up from my bed just then I heard my mother screaming my name . " Valerie get your ass off that bed right now " " Indeed the madam of the house has spoken ,I qui
Valerie pov When we came downstairs ,my mother was already waiting for us , " What took you so long " " Sorry mom I had to take a shower " " I Wouldn't accept lateness " " We are sorry mum " " Enough !! let's go I don't want us to be late " " Okay mom " She picked up her bag and We quickly followed her to avoid more problems . Bethel was busy adjusting her dress ,why I just kept stirring at her . " Bethel can you please stop acting like a slot " " Stop talking nonsense Valerie am only trying to look good for my self " " You mean and For the king " " Whatever" We arrived at the palace , it was a beautiful sight to behold ,Indeed this is The real definition of wealth , Bethel mouth was opened wide , At first I was short off words but I decided to come back to My senses . " Bethel could you please close your mouth " " Stop talking nonsense , Valerie are you seeing what am seeing " " Yes I am it's a beautiful place ,But it's meant for the rich not li
Edward pov : I Woke up the next morning feeling so fresh and New again after staying away from my castle for a whole month . I Freshened up and was about to take a glass of wine when Samuel walked in . " Good morning my king " I turned to look at him . " Samuel it since that you have been too familiar with My chamber that you forgot to knock before coming in " " Am sorry your majesty but I think it's important you appear at the court room "You know I don't respond well with commands " " Sorry my Lord it's not a command it's just that the council request your presence in the court room " " Why do they want to see me? Are they plotting to dethrone me again " " I Don't know much about that your majesty " " Tell them I will be with them shortly " " As you wish My Lord " He walked out of my chamber, I stood there staring at his disappearing figure ,I quickly grabbed my coat and walked out of My chamber I decided to take the hallway today ,just then I notice
Valerie pov . I tried all I could to dismiss this young man , something was definitely not right about him but the nevertheless I had to focus on my job so as not get into trouble with lady Theresa that woman has no joy in her . I continued focus on my job ,I decided to go to the kitchen to speak to bethel when I mistakenly bumped into something hard . I look up to see what it was ,but I got the greatest shock of my life to see sir Benjamin standing in front of me . " Boom!!! surprise so you think I wouldn't find you right " My mind was racing fast . " Who the heck is this Guy why is he everywhere " I was still lost in thought when his deep voice bought me out of my imagination . " What are thinking about " " Nothing ,why are you following me " " I wasn't following you girl you bumped into me and you have to apologize for that " " Yes I know I bumped into you but if you weren't following me it wouldn't have happened " " Say sorry " " Sir Benjamin I don
Edward pov . Immediately she was out of sight I became furious ,I had so many thought running through my mind, when I arrived at my chambers and asked one of the guards stationed outside to call Samuel for me . In less that than two seconds Samuel ran into to my chambers . " My king you sent for me " At first I was speechless because everything happened so fast I mean for the first time in my life I was so angry that I couldn't vent the anger on anything ,I just stood there staring at him . " My king are you okay " His voice was echoing in the room , everything she said to me was repeating itself just then Samuel's voice bought me out of my world of imagination . " My king you sent for me " "Samuel !!!" I screamed out his name with a loud voice ,I could tell the whole castle was in a chaos . " My king am standing right in front of you" " Explain to me why the tax tripled " ' That was what I was trying to explain to you my king but you refused to listen to me
Valerie pov : I couldn't get him off my mind,I rushed into the kitchen to find bethel doing the dirty dishes . " Hello sister " " What !!" Oops she sounded so angry with the way she replied to me , One could tell that she was pissed off . " So tell me why are you angry " " What's the point of explaining Myself to you " " Come on talk to me Am your sister " " That bitch just spoiled everything for me " " Who are you talking about if I may ask " " Lady Theresa of course why can't she Just mind her business ,I was supposed to have met with the king by now, But No she transfered me to the kitchen .The kitchen Val can you imagine that " " Oops tsk ..tsk.. so sorry dear but I think she read your mind even before you carried out your plans hahaha ..." " It's not funny , I was this close to get to the king , This close but she just spoiled everything for me " " Hahaha girl you need to see the Look on yourself it's so horrible, My God don't worry I think someday yo
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Valerie pov . When I finally got home my mother and bethel were no back yet , So I quickly went Into the kitchen to prepare dinner for everyone ,but I was lost in deep thoughts ,I Really don't know what happened to Eric .He promised to wait for me but I really don't know why all of a sudden he wanted s*x badly . I kept murmuring words to my self . Just then bethel walked in . " Val what's the matter " I was lost in thought that I didn't hear when she called out to me she tapped my shoulder . " Valerie , Valerie " Immediately I heard her voice I quickly came back from my thoughts . " Oh my God bethel you scared me " " Sorry about that ,But I saw you talking to yourself so I really wanted to know what happened ,Did you see Eric " " Oh yes I did but there was something strange about him " " Strange what could that be " " When I met him at his working place he started demanding for s*x" " What are you serious ,Haha oh my God you should have given it to him anyway