Aurora’s POV “So what’s the problem?” Tristan questioned the physician, “I hope she is okay?”I sat on the bed, looking at the physician; he was done with the examination, and all we needed was the results.My racing heart calmed down when a smile made its way to the physician’s face, he bowed his head, “Congratulations, the Queen is expecting.”My eyes lit up and a bright smile followed, “Am I pregnant?” I stoop on the bed.“Yes, you are pregnant, Queen Aurora,” The physician said with so much happiness. “I’m pregnant, I’m going to be a mother,” I giggled excitedly, “Tristan I’m going to be a mother,” I jumped on the bed. I don’t know how to explain how I felt, but I was extremely happy, and I couldn’t stop smiling.Tristan held my hand, “Be careful so you won’t fall,” Tristan stretched out his hand, “Come here,” He said with a huge smile on his face. I walked closer to him and he carried me in his arms to the ground.“I will send down the list of things you should take, and you s
Aurora’s POV “My lady,“ Elena called when she opened my room door, “Are you okay?”“I said I didn’t want to see anyone,” I replied disheartened.“I’m not just anyone,” Elena sat by my side, “I see, your thing has already been moved,” Elena said as she looked around my empty room.Tristan had moved everything to the north wing despite I said I didn’t feel like doing it anymore, “Are you angry?” I paused what I was doing and turned to face Elena, “Wouldn’t you be angry if your mother-in-law cursed your child before it was born?” “I understand how you feel, but that doesn’t mean you should shut everyone out; you have been in here since last night; even the Lycan is worried about you,” Elena spoke softly, “He defended you in front of his mother.”“Elena, I know she doesn’t like me but can’t she pretend for the sake of her son’s unborn child?” I hissed, “I hate her; why was she so angry, as if she was expecting something to be the mother of his first child.”Elena touched my hair gently
Ava’s POV“I’m surprised to see you here,” Indigo said when she opened the door.I looked around as I entered the house, I never thought I would enter the house of the woman who ruined my happiness. “I couldn’t wait anymore. You are preparing for your marriage with Alpha Elijah, and I needed the information I asked for,” I smiled at her as we walked upstairs to her room.“I heard something,” Indigo passed me a chair and I sat on it.“What did you hear?” I was curious.“I heard that my sister is pregnant,” Indigo’s eyes softened and she said in a calm tone. Amusement danced on my face, did she all of a sudden care about her sister? That would be funny if she did, “Yes, is there any issue?” Indigo paused; she bit her lips; she opened her mouth to say something but closed it, “You can say what you want to say.” I urged her. I was excited for some reason, I wanted her to say what she wanted to say.“I…. We…”“You didn’t offer me anything to drink,” I interrupted her with a forced smile
Aurora’s POV “Are you asking me this again?” I turned to face her. She was up with her nonsense again.“I just wanted to know how much you trusted Tristan,” Ava crossed her hands on her chest with a smirk plastered on her face.I walked closer to her, “I trust Tristan more than I trust my own self.”Ava snorted, “No hesitation? That’s funny, you shouldn’t trust people too much but that’s okay, keep it up.”“What exactly do you want to say?” I would have felt Ava was just trying to cause some confusion, as usual, but what happened at the dining table told me otherwise.“Nothing, take care of yourself,” My hands instinctively wrapped around my tummy when Ava’s eyes fell on it.“Do you agree with what mother said?” Ava removed her eyes from my tummy and looked me in the eyes.“With what?” Ava questioned, “Oh, that she doesn’t want you to bear the heir?” Ava answered her own question before I could, “I don’t think you want to know my own answer.”I guess I knew her own answer; she would
Tristan’s POV“What madness was that?” I yelled at Mother as I threw her on her bed, “What did you mean downstairs.”Mother has been driving me crazy ever since we found out about Aurora’s pregnancy.Mother sat up with a smile on her face, “Why? Is my son angry?”I was amused, she was smiling and nothing was funny, “Am I angry? Is that even a question?” I scoffed, “My wife shared some good news and the first thing you thought about was laying a curse on her.”Mother bit her finger, “She shared it at the wrong time; my mother-in-law is on her deathbed, and she wants to celebrate? Who raised her?”I couldn’t believe my ears, “Why are you angry on behalf of Grandma? Grandma was happy when I told her she would be expecting another great-grandchild.”“Okay, so I guess we are done here,” Mother stood up to leave.I immediately grabbed her hand, “Why do you hate Aurora so much? What has she ever done to you?”Mother forcefully jerked her hand off mine, “Do you not know why I hate that woman
Aurora’s POV I couldn’t ask Tristan because of the situation at home and even if I did ask him about Skylar, I don’t know how he might react.“Skylar’s only mistake was falling in love with the Lycan, a witch, and a wolf can never be together, they both knew and were willing to risk it all, they even wanted to run away, Odessa wasn’t in support of it, she would rather die than see her child suffer, Odessa pleaded with Skylar not to run away, she even begged the Queen then to stop them,” The right state council let out a deep breath, “The Queen promised to set everything right and she did in her own way” The right state council scoffed, “Everyone believed that it was the Queen mother who killed Skylar but it was actually the Queen.”“What are you saying? Do you mean Grandma didn’t kill Skylar?” I questioned, “Was it the Queen who killed Skylar?” The right state council nodded his head, “Why didn’t mother want them to be together? And why did the Queen mother forbid the name if she
Aurora’s POV “Where are you coming from and where are you going to?” Ava’s annoying voice rang from behind me.I paused, turned back to look at her with a huge smile on my face, “Where I am coming from is none of your business and can’t you see I’m going to my room?”“I was just checking up on you,” Ava twirled her hair with her finger, “I mean, I saw tears in Tristan’s eyes earlier and I was wondering where you went.”Tears in Tristan’s eyes? What was this woman saying? “What happened to him?” I questioned with a sense of urgency.Ava shrugged her shoulders, “I don’t know about that but what I do know is that his second wife is giving him a shoulder to lean on why his first wife.”Diana is also his wife; those are the words I tried telling myself, but deep down, I didn’t want it, and I knew she wasn’t the real Diana.I kept a straight face, “Is that all?” I questioned nonchalantly with my left eyebrow raised.“If I were you, I wouldn’t disturb their moment,” Ava smirked, “Who knows,
Aurora’s POVI could hear my heart beat against my rig cage uncontrollably. I froze at the spot; I didn’t even know what to do at that moment. I didn’t even know if Ava had seen me or not, but as for Tristan, I didn’t understand. Did he hear or see me? What’s going on?I hurriedly stood up from the bed, “I should go drink the tea the physician sent.”“I wanted to ask what color of dress you like,” From the look Ava gave me, it was obvious she didn’t suspect or see anything.“Why… why…” I paused, took a deep breath, and managed to maintain my composure, “Why do you need the color of the dress I like?”“I had asked the modiste to come and take all the measurements of the ladies in the family and make nice dresses for them,” Tristan explained from behind me.I nodded my head to Tristan’s explanation and I was also wondering why he hadn’t asked any questions yet.“Just pick any color, I will wear anything,” I replied without even thinking.A small smug smile danced on Ava’s lips, “You s
Aurora's POV I could hear the sounds of crickets, owls, and the rain hitting against the roof as I banged on Diana's door. There was no star, but the moon was extremely bright; it could be used as a light in a dark home. I was shivering from the cold.My hand stopped midway when I heard voices from inside the house“Aurora?” Diana said when she opened the door for me, she looked shocked and surprised to see me.A blanket was wrapped around her body and she held a lantern with two people who appeared to be workers standing behind her, “Why are you standing out here in the rain?” I didn't know what to tell her but I still wanted to say something, “I…. I…..” I broke down in tears when my lips couldn't form any words.“Come in,” She pulled me into her house, “You are soaking wet, let's get you changed into something.”I removed my dress and handed it to Diana. She passed me a blanket, and I wrapped it around my body. I had never been to Diana's place, “Have some,” She poured me a cup of
Aurora's POV I paused when I felt a drop of Tristan's tear on my shoulder, “I married her,” He mumbled against my neck.“What?What is going on?Did he really marry her?Does that mean she is the third wife?Didn't Queen Aurora banish Ava?Why is Aurora even hear?” The whispers in the hall made me feel weak.It felt like a storm had hit me; I wish I could go back to when Tristan and I were dancing; then, I wouldn't have heard such, or maybe I didn't hear well.I shut my eyes when Tristan's tears touched me again, “Aurora, I married Ava,” Now I was sure I heard well. I turned to Tristan, but I couldn't see anyone, I couldn't hear anyone; in the hall full of whispers and people, I could hear only Tristan's voice and see him.I searched his eyes for any joke but his eyes were red. I didn't see the love I had seen earlier, I saw fear and sorry in those eyes.My hands shook uncontrollably, but I managed to touch his face. I wanted him to tell me it was a joke, but his silence only made m
Aurora's POV The light stopped flickering as the person stood under the light. It was a woman who was dressed in black from head to toe, she was barefooted with a lot of anklets on her ankle.She wore a lot of jewelry, she looked like she was in her late 60s or early 70s, and she had a big black mole by the side of her nose. She had a big black bag in her right arm and she held the bell in her left hand.“Who let her in?!!!” Mother yelled, “Who let this insane woman in?!!”“They will all die, y'all will die!!!” She yelled, “She will kill all of you!!!”The woman walked closer and stopped in front of me. Tristan held my hand and stood in front of me shielding me from the woman.“You have made the biggest mistake of your life; you have failed to protect what should be protected, and if you don't change it, you will lose her, and she will die!!! She will die!!!” The woman yelled in Tristan's face.“A Mother shielded her children, but one child has made the other child her enemy, and she
Aurora's POV I turned to look at her. I couldn't believe we just met after a long time, and this is what she had to say, “What?” I was too stunned to speak, but come to think of it, what was she plotting?I wanted to believe it was a harmless joke, but Indigo isn't one to joke, especially since she hates me.“Bye,” Indigo winked at me, but before I could say anything to her, she walked away.I wanted to ignore the nonsense she said, but for some reason, I couldn't. Indigo was capable of a lot of things; it was hard, but I managed to ignore the negative words.“What is the matter, my Lady?” Elena said when I entered my room and I furrowed my eyebrows, “You are sulking.”“Ahh,” I sighed, there was no need to raise concern, “It's nothing.”“My Lady, Queen Diana has asked you to read the letter that there was something important she found out and you need to know about it,” Elena delivered Diana's message.“Oh, okay, I will read it,” I opened the drawer I had placed it in and brought it
Aurora's POV TWO YEARS LATER, “Did you send all the invitations out? Everything?” I questioned Elena as I stood in front of the mirror and watched the modiste do the fitting for my dress.I was sending out my four wedding anniversary invitation cards. I wanted to hold a party to celebrate it.“Yes, I already did,” Elena answered, “Queen Diana sent you a letter,” I took the letter from Elena's hand with a smile on her face. Tristan didn't declare Diana missing the way she wanted to; her position as the second Queen still remained the same; Tristan had informed everyone that Diana was going on a long trip.I looked at the letter with so much love, Diana always writes to me every month and I do the same, “You look beautiful in color,” I lifted my gaze when the modiste complimented, “I'm happy we get to see you were colored after two years.”“Thank you,” I smiled. Things have gotten better in the past year; in the first year, I almost lost my mind; I tried to end my life so many times
Aurora's POVSeeing Tristan cry and look miserable like this really broke me. I was scared of so many things, but right now, I was scared of what would happen to Ava.I didn't mean to push her off the stairs; I didn't even mean to speak to her that way; I was just annoyed that she was willing to offer her child for me to take care of when she didn't understand what I was feeling.Seeing everything that has happened has given me the strength to stand again; I might not be fully happy, but I want to try to smile for my daughter, my Father, my Mother, and my brother in heaven, and I also want to smile for the people on earth.I relaxed in Tristan's arms as I poured my heart out in this cold. I didn't hear him make any noise but I felt his tears on my head. “Tristan I….”“Lycan,” I paused when I heard Travis's voice and Tristan stood up to his feet.“Why are you…..” Tristan paused, and for some reason, I felt anxious, “What happened?”“Lady Indigo has woken,” I smiled but still felt weir
Tristan's POV Hearing those words leave Diana's lips sounded like a betrayal to me; I paused and turned to her angrily, “What did you just say?”“It's almost seven months now, and there is no improvement; let your Mother clean up the room. Maybe then Aurora would understand the reality,” Diana said.“How can you say that, you know that's how Aurora is coping,” I was trying my best not to yell at her.“Don't you think she has mourned enough?” My lips felt sealed as a part of me understood what she was saying and a bigger part of me felt she was spewing nonsense.I jerked my hand off her hand, “You cannot tell a Mother when to stop mourning the loss of her child.”“I know that very well but what if that's the only way to bring her out of this depression?” I glanced at Diana, opened the door, and left the office.I didn't walk; I ran to the nursery; when I got to the entrance of the north Wing, my legs refused to move further as I saw Mother and some guards throwing the things out of th
Tristan's POV I stood carefully behind Aurora trying my best not to make a sound as she hummed softly while trimming flowers in the garden. I was cold; I wondered if she wasn't cold as the snow had been falling heavily for some days now.These few months have been the hardest; Aurora wasn't eating; all she takes is tea; she walks around the garden looking distant and singing some children's songs.My wife has lost a lot of weight which makes me scared for her health. I'm not bothered that she still wears mourning dresses or dresses like a widow, I'm only bothered about her health.“Look after her,” I said to Elena, “I have some work to finish off.”I didn't want to leave Aurora, but I couldn't leave my duties like that, and some councilors were waiting for me in my office. Sometimes, Travis did help me with some work, and the councils covered up some work for me, especially the right state council. do “Thanks for coming all the way here,” I sat down when I entered my office, “So to
Aurora’s POV Mother’s nature of emotional blackmail was still the same; she has always done it, and right now,w, she is still doing it.I was irritated, I wanted to show her that I was better than her at emotional manipulation, “Even better,” I emptied the gallon on my body, “Let us all go to hell.”“Tristan!!!” Mother yelled when she saw I was playing the same game with her.“How can I stop a grieving mother? I should have punished Ava but I felt it would be better if Aurora punished her because she was closer to our child than I was, so how can I stop her?” Tristan supported me, “If I was killed would you sit and watch? Wouldn’t you kill the person too?”“The situation is different, you are a full human, and her child was only a fetus,” Mother whined, “That child wasn’t even formed yet; it was just blood!!”I couldn’t believe what mother had just said, “A fetus? Just blood?” I lit another match out of anger.“Are you going to watch her light us?” Ava yelled and I walked closer to h