Aurora's POVI dropped the book I was reading when I heard the door to my room open, “You reek,” I said when I perceived alcohol inside the room. I didn't need to know who had entered the room.“I will just take a bath real quick,” Tristan's voice filled with guilt, “About last night….”“Yes, I was about to ask that, when did you leave the room?” I lied just the way Diana had asked me to.“Huh?” I could hear the confusion in his voice, “I was here?”“Yes,” I nodded my head.“I'm sorry, I can't remember anything,” Tristan said, “I will get ready so we can go down for dinner together.”I nodded my head, sat patiently, and waited for Tristan to come out of the bathroom, “Why didn't you go to Ava last night?” I asked when he came out.“Do I have to?” He questioned and I turned to look at him, “I didn't want to be close to her even for a second.”I wanted to tell him I understood, I wanted to tell him it wasn't his fault, I wanted to say I'm sorry for putting him through this pain. Instead
Ava's POV I got ready just like I was told, but Tristan hadn't come to the room yet; my eyes focused on the clock as anger ran through my veins. It was just midnight; he would come soon; I lay on the bed awaiting his presence.*************“What did you tell him?” I asked Mother after Tristan left the hall.“Nothing much, you should look pretty and go to the altar; he will be back soon,” I couldn't help but smile.I hugged Mother, “Thank you, Mother, for making me your daughter-in-law.” Mother pulled away from the hug with a smile on her face, “I should go get the witnesses for the wedding,” I nodded my head and she walked away.I admired myself in the mirror. I never thought I would wear a wedding dress and walk down the aisle with Tristan, but here I am, about to do it.It might not be the wedding I have always dreamt of, it might not be the royal wedding I would have wanted but it's still okay, as long as I was getting married to him.Marrying Tristan wasn't just a desire anymo
Ava's POV “Do you think it was the right thing to announce your pregnancy?” Mother asked for the hundredth time today.“Yes, it was for the best,” I rolled my eyes to her silly question.“Tristan would be confused; he doesn't remember anything,” Mother said, “I know you did it because of Aurora, but my son.”I picked up the vase by my bedside, threw it against the mirror, and screamed, and Mother flinched, “You wanted me to get pregnant, I did, and now you are worried about your son!”“That's not what I meant,” Mother tried to calm me down.“Then what did you mean?” I questioned with a straight face.“It's just, I felt Tristan might harm himself if he and Aurora have a misunderstanding,” Mother tried to explain and her explanation pissed me off. “What?” I stood up from the bed, “Are you worried about Aurora right now?” Mother shook her head, she was about to explain but I didn't give her the chance to,“You planted the idea of Tristan being mine; you made it happen, you told me to q
Aurora's POV “My Lady,” I opened my eyes when I heard a familiar voice.“Tra…Travis..” I called with sleepy eyes as I sat up, “What are you doing here?” “I brought lunch,” only then did I realize it was noon as the sun shined through the window, “You didn't show up for dinner and breakfast.”I wiped my face and stood up. I clenched my fist, Tristan didn't even come to this room. He must have been happy to stay in Ava's room.“My Lady, you look lost in thought,” I heard Travis's voice again and lifted my gaze to meet his gaze.My eyes held Travis's eyes as I remembered the gossip of those two maids yesterday. Was it really just gossip, or were they stating facts?I wouldn't have questioned it but I couldn't help but question it when I saw the way Travis was looking at me right now. I don't dare say but Tristan doesn't look at me like this until recently.“I'm not hungry,” I said with a straight face, “You should give the food to your Master.”“You should eat something before you go a
Aurora's POV “Diana,” I jumped on her body with excitement forgetting my sorrows, “Why did you come,” I giggled as she lifted me from the floor.“I came to see you,” Diana slowly put me on the floor, “Did I come at the wrong time?” Diana furrowed her eyebrows at Indigo, “Did I?”“How long have you been here?” I giggled. I was excited to see Diana in the palace after a long time.“Aurora,” I turned back to Indigo.“Yes, my sister, Queen Ava, you were talking about them,” I was suddenly reminded of what we were talking about before Diana entered the room.“Yes, I was about to tell you that….”“That's enough,” I was surprised by the way Diana cut Indigo off, “Your sister is drenched, and you are talking to her; what if she catches a cold or something?”“Don't worry, we were talking about something important,” I smiled at Diana.“You should go change, I want to talk to your sister about something important,” Diana said sternly as her eyes were locked with Indigo's eyes.“Did something ha
Aurora's POV I look a step into the rain, “Am….. am…I hallucinating?” My legs became weak and gave up on me. “Queen Aurora,” I heard the servant's voice from behind me as I fell on the floor under the rain. “Aurora,” I looked up when I heard a familiar voice. Indigo stood drenched in the rain, my eyes roamed around her and I noticed her hands were bleeding. She ran up to me, sat on the floor next to me, and held my hands with her injured hands, “Aurora,” she looked at me, concern and love. I didn't know if I should cry about the announcement I had just heard or if I should be happy that my sister, who hated me so much, just called my name with so much love, and her voice was calm with concern. “I'm sorry,” Indigo apologized as she hugged me, “Please forgive me,” she cried. It felt strange, why was she apologizing? I pulled away from the hug as I searched her eyes, “Why are you sorry?” “I think I have destroyed your life,” Indigo's words confused me, “We are both drenched,
Indigo's POV I knew I made a mistake on that rainy night; it was a mistake I couldn't take back even though sometimes I wanted to take it back. Sometimes I wished to turn back the hands of the clock, but it was an impossible thing to do.I hate Aurora for taking my child away from me, but sometimes I hated myself more for signing her death warrant, especially when it rained, and these were one of the times. “Are you still thinking about that night?” Elijah sat by my side. “Yes, I am,” I rested my head on his chest, “A part of me has forgiven her since we are going to be parents again but a part of me still awaits her death announcement.”“Have you forgiven her?” Elijah asked, and I stayed silent, “You haven't; you are just worried because she is still your Father's child, and you don't know how cruel Ava might be to her.”“Maybe that's why I still hate her, though,” I clenched my fist as I remembered how I begged for my child to be safe while I was bleeding. The royal physician co
Tristan's POV I still remember the look on Aurora's face the day Ava made our wedding known to the public. She looked hurt and betrayed, she looked weak and unable to understand the situation. I wanted to hug her and tell her that I didn't love Ava; I wanted to tell her that I didn't marry Ava because I wanted to. I wanted to tell her everything and ask for her help, but I was bound by an oath. I was bound by my own oath, an oath I couldn't break no matter what. See Aurora turn into a monster broke me even more, I didn't want her to make a mistake I wouldn't be able to fix. “I didn't tell her so why didn't you tell yourself?” Diana asked and I kept my lips sealed. I knew Diana had seen me and Ava. I knew she had sent a letter to Aurora, so I went to visit her before Ava made everything public. “Telling you is different; I told you because I needed you to help me out; I can't tell her; she might not be able to forgive herself,” I sighed.“Does anyone know you are here?” Diana as
Aurora's POV Grandma was a very confusing person; one minute, she was against me, and the next, she was with me.“I will punish her myself,” I smiled at Grandma.“You better do a good job, else I will go against you and punish her,” Grandma said, and I looked at her with surprise.“Mother, why are you doing this?” Tristan's Mother asked Grandma, “Both are your Granddaughter-in-law, so why are you favoring one more than the other?”“Was I present for the wedding?” Grandma asked, “So how can I accept her?”“You weren't present for Tristan and Diana's wedding but you accepted them,” Ava whined. Ava's tone looked like she was mocking Grandma and didn't care about what was going on.“Tristan and Diana's wedding was to form an alliance between two territories but I haven't heard the reason for your wedding,” Grandma snickered, “Don't tell me love because my Grandson knows too well than to marry his child's murderer.”“Ava would be made to clean the entire palace alone, including washing th