YVONNE —"Uhm, I should be leaving now. So you both could have your best moment," I remarked, but Conan did as if my presence wasn't felt in the room. He completely ignored me.I sighed and stood up to leave. "Sweethearts, I will be in the room," I said to the kids, but they did not even bother to glance at me, talk more of saying a word. They were more focused on their dad, asking him a lot of questions and climbing on his body.I gulped down hard, with a hint of betrayal written over my face and pain surging through my heart. The pain of seeing my own kids ignore me. In honesty, it hits hard.Well, I could not blame them because they were just kids. They don't know what they are doing nor do they know the value of the secret I tried to hide.I let out a deep sigh and gently walked out of the chamber, heading to the guest quarters.As I arrived in my room, I slumped on the couch and burst out crying. I swear, today was the worst day of my life. Even six years ago, when I was framed an
CONAN —It was exactly the expected day—the day of my wedding with Yvonne. In honesty, I could not tell exactly how I felt. Although I knew this was a wrong move but I still proceeded to do it for the sake of my children. No child would want to be separated from his or her mother at all. Talk more of kids at my children's ages."At least I'm now familiar with her true colors—I know Yvonne very well now, unlike before, when I sees her as an angel. So no doubt I would not regret this because I will have to put her in her place if there is a need for that," I mumbled in order to wave off the thought of doubt and regret going on in my mind.I glanced at my wristwatch as I was curious why she had not shown up at the church. It was just fifteen minutes remaining before the priest brought us to the altar for vow-making and binding together.I sighed and brought out my phone to text her when I remembered I had yet to give her the phone I had collected from her."Shit!" I exclaimed. I called Ge
YVONNE —As we walked up to the altar, words could not explain exactly how I felt. I could not believe I agreed to this, accepting Conan as my mate, not to mention marrying him in church.I just wish there was a way to escape from this, but there is none. If I had rejected the proposal, then I would stand a chance of losing my precious babies to be parented by another lady who I'm certain would despise them, especially Liam, who would stand as a barrier to inheriting the throne from her own kid.One thing I had vowed not to do was let another lady raise my kids for me, and that was the reason I agreed to this. I do not want to return to the city without them."Yvonne and Conan. I'm delighted that you both have decided to wed legally and commit your marriage to the Lord. So I am asking," the priest remarked, turning to Conan."Conan, have you decided to enter into marriage without coercion, freely and wholeheartedly?" he demanded."Yeah, yes, I do," Conan replied."Good," he said, clear
YVONNE —I sighed and closed my eyes in order to calm my emotions. I could not believe what I had just heard; they were trying to play me off.Although I hated Conan, seeing him holding Zendaya in his arms was something else. Jealousy threatened to rip my heart from my chest as I watched them. At that moment, I wished I was Zendaya. I needed him to hold me that way and speak pet words to me while caressing my cheeks and curling my hair, as he was doing to Zendaya.I thought of approaching them, but I knew it would not yield any positive result but instead worsen my state because they would certainly do something that would infuriate me more.I sighed and walked back into the conference hall. I glared at my wristwatch and realized that it was already evening. It was already five o'clock. Meanwhile, most of the audience had already finished eating, and some were exiting the hall and going home.A few minutes later, Conan walked in and sat beside me. However, I threw my gaze away so I wou
CONAN —I stood at the passageway that leads to the room where the kids were, waiting for Yvonne to come out, as I had instructed Gerald to tell her.As I looked up, I saw Gerald coming out of the room as he had delivered the message I sent him. However, Yvonne alighted from the room also.She walked after Gerald, and immediately her gaze locked with mine. She slowed down and was acting as if she were scared of moving forward."Is there a problem, ma'am?" Gerald turned and asked her, as he noticed that she was not following him anymore.Yvonne ignored him and kept moving slowly. It was as if she was counting her moves."Ma'am, please, I do not want to use force on you. The Alpha had requested your presence, and I'm expected to return with you to his chamber; otherwise, I cannot tell what would happen," Gerald added, trying to force Yvonne by dragging her, but I intervened."It's okay. Let her be," I stated, and Gerald tilted his neck back. As he noticed that it was me, he immediately l
YVONNE — "You are free to go, of course," he snapped. "Did I mandate you to stay with me by force?" he asked. "Of course you did. You are treating me as your villain while avoiding the real villain, Sophia," I responded. "This is not fair, Conan. Why did you derive joy from seeing me cry?" I added, my voice trembling as I spoke. "I can tolerate all sorts of behaviours and ill-treatment from any of you, be it you or Sophia, but I can never allow you to go away with my kids," he uttered. "If you really want them, then you should stay in the marriage and live with them—very simple!" he declared. "No one is forcing you to stay in a marriage that doesn't sit well with you. You are free to leave, so you can live with your military spouse. After all, he would be back soon, as the war he had been fighting for over a decade may end anytime soon," he scoffed at me. "Enough, Alpha Conan. I did everything for a reason, the same way you did your past decisions that failed you for a reason. Do
YVONNE —"Anyways, thank you for this," I stated."You are welcome, ma," he replied, and I turned to head to the guest quarters to pass the night as I had decided not to sleep in Conan's room."At least I'm rest assured that they were not after kidnapping my babies," I mumbled.Immediately, there was an outburst of crying, and when I turned back, I saw something that looked like a stretcher and a lifeless body lying on top of it.I headed to the crowd and quietly walked over to a maid. "Please, what is really happening here? Is the queen the one on this stretcher?" I asked, and she nodded in affirmation."Why? What happened to her? Was the fall so serious that she would break her bones?" I asked with curiosity, peeping through the crowd as I tried to look closely at the stretcher and see how severe the injury was."No ma'am. Had it been that it was only an injury that she sustained, it would have been better, but she has stopped breathing. She is...""What?" I exclaimed in a low tone.
YVONNE —"Only if you would listen to my advice. I know that the Alpha can be an asshole sometimes, but try to reason properly so you can control him without him noticing," he added and turned to leave."Wa... wait!" I yelled, stuttering, but he had already walked far from me.I stood still for some minutes, pondering what Gerald had just said. In honesty, I noticed a lot of sense in what he said, but where the problem lies now is how to confront Alpha Conan.I gulped down and made up my mind to do as he had just said. After all, Conan is not going to kill me if he does not really need my consolation, as Gerald had said. He can only scold me and get me out with his bodyguards.I made my way to the Alpha's building, and upon arriving, I noticed that the crowd that had gathered had all dissipated, leaving only Caspian, the acting Beta, and three other guards. They were standing at the entrance of the building as if they were watching something.I walked up to Caspian, staring at their f