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A Daughter's Love

Author: Ady Daniels
last update Last Updated: 2025-08-13 04:13:22

I don’t sleep that night.

I lie in bed, staring at the ceiling, my mind running in circles. I don’t know what the King is thinking. I don’t know what Gregory feels. But what I keep worrying about most is the Queen. Her face. Her eyes before she fainted.

Did I break her heart with what I said?

The scene in the King’s chamber keeps playing over and over in my head. Every word. Every look. Had I said too much? Was I wrong to admit that Gregory and I have been… involved? Or was it that I told them I was thinking of leaving the palace?

That seemed to hurt her more than anything else.

Maybe I am ungrateful. Maybe I should have been content with the love and home they gave me, even when they knew I wasn’t theirs.

I turn on my side. Then my back. Then my side again. Sleep won’t come.

What really happened the day I was born? Why was my mother—my mother in name—holding a baby that wasn’t hers? Was it a mistake at the hospital? Did the nurses swap us by accident? Or was it deliberate? Could the
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  • Forbidden To Love: A Royal Sin    Second Evidence

    As I walk back to my chambers, my legs move faster than I intend. Goosebumps prickle my skin, and my mind spins in a thousand directions at once. That was my mother’s mug, her mug, with my initials carved into it, clear as daylight, just as I painted them the day I gave it to her. And yet… there it sat in Julia’s house. On her table. Like some kind of trophy.What is my mother’s cup doing in Julia’s house?And why, why is the fake one left behind in my mother’s room? The one I’ve been keeping on my shelves, thinking it hers.I glance over my shoulder, half-expecting Julia to be trailing me. Her face when I lifted the mug still burns in my mind, an expression she couldn’t hide, no matter how she tried. Guilt. Fear. Raw and unmasked.I shut the door to my chamber and turn the key with trembling fingers. My heart is pounding so hard it feels like it might shatter through my ribs. I cross to the shelf where I left the mug I had taken from my mother’s room earlier. My hand hovers over it b

  • Forbidden To Love: A Royal Sin    Unusual Visit

    The plan is clear in my mind now. I need to see Lady Julia myself. Not through what others say, not through reports from the kitchen, but face to face.I will not accuse her. I will not raise my voice. That would be too easy for her to brush aside. Instead, I will go to her calmly, carrying an invitation to the Queen’s burial. No one can question that. It is the perfect reason to stand before her.But deep down, I am restless. I want to see her eyes when she looks at me. I want to see if her smile slips, even for a moment. I want to hear if her voice shakes when she speaks. Because sometimes the truth shows itself without a word.And I cannot wait to see her face when I hand her that invitation.There’s only one problem. To get the invitation with the royal seal, I have to go through Gregory. Father had given him the sole authority to handle them, and no one dares bypass him.The thought makes my stomach tighten. Gregory is the last person I want to see, let alone ask a favor from. Wo

  • Forbidden To Love: A Royal Sin    Last Birthday Gift

    After the meeting, I stay behind. My feet move slowly, carrying me deeper into my mother’s chamber. I touch the edges of her personal things, the delicate fabrics, the jewels she wore, the books she read. Everything still carries her scent, her presence, as if she might walk back in at any moment.In the inner room, I sink to my knees. My lips tremble as I whisper, “It’s seven days to your burial, Mother. Father has decided.” My chest tightens. “But I don’t want you to be buried before the truth comes to light. You deserve justice before you can rest in peace. I know Julia had a hand in your death… but I must find how she did it. Help me. Show me a sign.”I hold my breath and let the silence press around me, heavy and still. My heart pounds in the quiet, waiting… listening… hoping.Minutes later, I send a guard to fetch me some carton boxes, and when he returns, I start placing Mother’s belongings carefully inside. I begin with her books and her magazines, the ones she always loved, s

  • Forbidden To Love: A Royal Sin    The Queen’s Burial Fixed

    By morning, my resolve hardens. I no longer want to go to Gregory. Last night, I thought of it, even longed for it but not anymore. I don’t need him. I will stay away from him. I tell myself this firmly as though saying it aloud will seal it.When Lina comes with breakfast, I can’t hold it in any longer. I motion for her to sit, and then I tell her everything. Every piece. Every suspicion. My words tumble out in a rush, heavy with the weight I’ve been carrying alone.Her eyes widen. “Lady Julia?” she whispers, shocked. “She is the last person anyone would suspect.”“But she has a motive,” I insist.Lina nods slowly, thinking. “She was the king’s ex. She was rejected by Parliament as queen because she wasn’t royal blood. That humiliation must have cut deep. Perhaps she never forgave it… never forgave the queen for taking the place she once desired.”Her reasoning makes sense, chillingly so.“Is that why she and her son returned here?” I ask quietly. “Asking for a place… pretending life

  • Forbidden To Love: A Royal Sin    The First Evidence

    The next morning, I tell myself I need a distraction. Gregory’s words still sit heavy in my chest, and I didn't really have a good sleep. So I throw my mind into the queen’s murder.Again and again, my thoughts circle back to Lady Julia and her son. I keep seeing them as I saw them last night; laughing together, celebrating in their chamber. The image leaves a bitter taste in my mouth.Then something sparks. I remember what Lina told me a few days ago, that she saw Lady Julia in the kitchen, which almost never happens, and she was complaining about her tea. At the time, I didn’t think much of it. But now… now it pulls at me.Without wasting more time, I head to the kitchen.The smell of broth and roasted meat fills the air as I step inside. The chefs bow slightly. “Princess,” one greets.I keep my tone light. “I heard Lady Julia has been particular about her tea lately.”One of the chefs, a tall man with flour dust on his sleeves, nods. “Yes, Princess. She bought her own tea. Said she

  • Forbidden To Love: A Royal Sin    Love And Hate

    “Did you think I wouldn’t find out?” I lash out, my voice cutting like a whip. Rage coils around my heart, strangling me from the inside.“Christie, it’s not what you think…”“What am I supposed to think?” My voice cracks, louder than I intend, but I don’t care. “We’ve just lost Mother. She isn’t even buried yet. Her killers are still free. And you, you are already cozy, finding solace in her arms?”His mouth opens, but nothing comes out at first. Finally, he manages, “I swear, you’re wrong about this.”“You swore before!” I throw his own words at him like stones. “You told me you didn’t have feelings for her. That all this…this farce of a betrothal…was being forced on you. And I believed you, Gregory. I defended you in my heart. All these years, I thought you were fighting against it. That you were mine.”He tries to step closer, but I shove a hand against his chest. “You promised me,” I hiss through my tears. “You promised you wouldn’t touch her again.”“I didn’t touch her.” His pro

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