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 quickly got up and rushed into the bathroom to take my bath "
' So tell me bethel where are we going to today "
" Well actually it just a little job at the palace "
" WOW!! ,I heard the castle is a beautiful place ,but am scared "
" Scared about what "
" I heard the king Is merciless ,and rude and and ..."
" Stop imaging things Valerie , have the king ever been rude to you before "
" That's none of my business and I don't care ,I just hate him "
" Well I love him "
" What bethel how can you love a man who care less about his people "
" I love him ,I don't care if he marries me as his second , third or fourth wife I Just want to be close to him ,Girl have you seen him ,his so handsome ,Infact his every woman's dream I seriously can wait to be his wife "
" Stop dreaming bethel the king will never look at your direction so stop fantasizing on things that will never happen "
"Why ,What makes you think that can never happen ,you know am more beautiful than you are ,and when it comes to meeting and making new friends Am top at the game so tell me why wouldn't he like me "
" Bethel I think you are forgetting something ,Am not interested in the king and I will never be interested in him secondly rumor has it that his engaged to married so tell me My dear sister Why do you have to break your heart over things that are not important "
" My dear I don't care about his Engaged or Married ,you see if I can be the second wife of the king trust me the status of this family will change for good , and just come to think about it if I can have an heir to the throne for the king girl everything thing will be under My feet "
" Haha you are funny please stop imaging thing bethel the king wouldn't even look at your direction it's better you focus on your life than keep making a fool out of yourself "
" Who is making a fool out of who ,I can't remember making a fool out of Myself ,I love the king and I want him for Myself "
" I Understand you are hungry this morning but please stop talking nonsense "
" Well I understand that you haven't tasted power ,money and glory that's why you are acting like this but trust me girl the best thing that can ever happen to any woman is to have a wealthy man by her side "
" Bethel Enough of this topic please can we go now "
" No girl the truth is that you prefer your poor ,hungry looking boyfriend to a Rich man who is ready to take good care of our needs "
" Please Bethel it's too early to start talking nonsense ,yes I love my boyfriend so much and besides Eric loves me so much in as much as his broke now I know very soon his going to make it big so stop talking down on my man "
" Yeah you win ,but that's doesn't me I will remove my eyes from the king ,I love him and I promise to have him to Myself "
" Really so tell me how will you do it I Really like to know "
" Didn't you noticed I dressed different Today "
" Yes I noticed you looking great "
" Thank you "
" Wait don't tell me because we are going to the castle that's why you are Dressed like this "
" So what "
" Oh my God for crying out loud bethel please stop disgracing us please "
" Tell me how am disgracing you ,I only want to look my best "
" Really by dressing like a slot "
" Hey Don't you ever call me that again ,okay am going to the palace to win the king's heart "
" Haha ...."
" Why are you laughing like fool "
" Nothing ,let me ask you a question sister, Do you know what the king looks like "
" No not at all "
" So how will you seduce him then please don't end up seducing a body guard hahaha "
" You are crazy ,Don't worry I know how to get to the king ,I already made friends with some of the servants at the castle the last time mother and I went there "
" Okay good for you ,I would like to see how the drama unfold "
We Where engrossed in our conversation when my mother screamed out our name again .
" Valerie , Bethel don't make me come up there you wouldn't like the outcome "
" Oh my God ,deep down in my heart I know it wouldn't end well so we quickly rushed down stairs to meet her "
Well I know you might be surprise but don't be my name is Valerie and I also have a sister called bethel parker am twenty - two years old and my sister is twenty - four years old ,guess what she's more beautiful ,and social than I Am and I don't care ,I love my boyfriend so much and he loves me so much too just waiting for the right time to say I do .
NINE MONTH LATER .. Screaming was heard from the king's chambers Edward and the rest of the family members couldn't stay still . " Edward don't worry everything will be fine " " You have to be strong Edward ,Be a man "said Raphael " Inside the room Valerie was in labor trying her best to bear the pain . " Yes majesty you need to be strong ,the baby will soon be here " " Oh ..my..God I can't bear this pain anymore ...please help me call Edward " " Please your majesty you have to cooperate with us don't worry everything will be fine before you know it please Your majesty " Valerie pov I couldn't bear the pain anymore ,I felt like ripping my self apart and bring out the baby ,the pain was coming too much for me to handle . Lady theresa rushed out of the room and came back with a bucket on warm water ,why Ella was using a towel to clean my face . Suddenly when i felt the pain had subsided ,I was hit by a very strong pain .I screamed out in pain . "
Edward pov ... " She doesn't want to talk to you Raphael " " You can't answer for her , you know I had always loved her , But your mother and father were against our relationship right from the beginning " " Why didn't you fight for your love when you know you loved her so much " ' Oh come on Edward ,you know at that time I wasn't that strong and Besides ,if I had pulled harder , Your father would have discovered that I was a witch , and you know what that means don't you " I rolled my eyes at him and turned to leave but he stepped closer to me trying to touch me ,I quickly dodged his hand. ' What are trying to do " " See your future " " Don't you dare come close to me ,you son of bitch " " Come on brother ,don't be like this ,you shouldn't stay away from your brother please " " Get your hands off me Raphael touch me and die " " Ah ..am okay with that ,after all I can't leave without Lady Tracy " " Yet you ditched her right " " Oh please stop going rou
Valerie pov .. " Maya ..you are alive ' " It's Valerie not maya ..yes am alive ' ' Am happy to see you , You remind me so much of your mother " " Yes that was what my grandma told me ' ' Your grandma " He quickly turned to see the old woman sitting beside me . " Madam Hernandez ..you are here ,I heard you have been sick am so sorry, I would have come to check up on your but I was scared of losing my life just like your husband warned " ' It's okay Collins am happy you are fine and so am happy that your daughter have someone to take good care of her " " Thank you so much ' " There is nothing to thank me for ,I wouldn't have known if the king Haven't invited us over " He turned to to Edward and bow his head . " Thank you so much my lord for reuniting a lost daughter with her father " " It's okay Mr collins ,I can do anything for my family , My wife wanted to have a family of her own so i decided to bring you people closer " " Thank you so much " " M
Valerie pov .. " It's okay grandma , My husband will handle everything from here " " I believe the gods had something better for you my child that was why he took you away from us ,I was shattered when they bought back the dead body of a child that was eaten up by a wild animals in the woods claiming it was your, thank Zeus you are fine and have a wonderful family " " Don't worry grandma ,you will soon have a great grand child " She paused for a moment ,her eyes travelled from me to Edward then back to me again ,then her trembling hands touched my stomach . " You mean you are with child " A bright smile appeared on my face and nodded my head in agreement . " Oh ..my...what a perfect reunion ,I only wished to have my daughter back but now am being blessed with two children " She burst into tears again ,I quickly wrapped my hands around her . " It's okay grandma , everything is fine now am happy that you will get to witness my child's birth ' She held my che
Valerie pov .. Sir Hernandez was ceased and carried out of the room ,I held my grandmother and helped her sit down . " You look so beautiful , How I wish your mother was still alive" " I wish so too , Tell me how was she like " " She beautiful ,smart and intelligent ,she filled with life always happy ,a strong woman must say " " Grandma , Am sorry to say this but what your husband said about my mother was it true " She took a deep breath and cleared her throat . " You see my child it's a long story but I will take my time to explain things to you , When Steve and I got married , We don't marry because of love ,I was already pregnant for Layla at that time , The man responsible for my pregnancy lost his life in the battlefield ,I was so devastated ,I though of so many ways to end my life ,my parents on the other hand found out about my pregnancy and decided to marry me off to the Hernandez family ,it wasn't easy for me ,knowing I was carrying another man's child , But S
Valerie pov ... "My Layla is back,oh I told your father that you were not dead , But they didn't believe me .they even tagged me a mad woman , Look at she's standing in front of me " I was rendered speechless ,I turned to look at Edward , But he wasn't saying anything he just looked at me and nodded his head in agreement . Suddenly the elderly man cleared his throat and spoke up . " Your majesty , Am sorry ever since we lost our daughter my wife have been acting strange , Please don't punish her for her actions " " It's okay sir Hernandez , believe me when I say it's not a misunderstanding " " No it's a misunderstanding your majesty ,Lady Layla Hernandez is dead ,her corpse was brought back home with that of her daughter ,so I don't understand what's going on here ,but if you want to mock us than please don't do that with my dead daughter please Your majesty " " How sure are you that the person you buried was your daughter And grand daughter " " I don't need to
Edward pov .. " It's about Queen Valerie's parents" I quickly grabbed the letter and opened it to see what was written inside of it ,A little smile appeared on my face when I saw the content of the letter . Dear king Edward . I hope this letter finds you in good will, We have done our research and have discovered Queen Valerie parents true identity ,From the information we got the lady in that portrait was Queen Valerie mother's before her sudden death , The family duke and duchess Hernandez have been in search of their grand daughter since then but couldn't find her ,I hope this will help enhance your investigation.. "Yours sincerely Thomas millers " I quickly fold the letter and raised my head to look at hemsworth , " Was this all they could find " " Yes my lord ,I think this is good news " " Indeed ,I have to go inform my wife about it ,Send a letter to the duke and duchess Hernandez tell them that they ar
Edward pov .. I walked into the dungeon , Making a sound on the iron cage , When I arrived in front of Alexander's cell and asked hemsworth to wake him up . Hemsworth fetched a bucket of water and poured it on him ,He quickly opened his eyes . " You shouldn't feel too comfortable here ,Alex this is not your home " " Let me go you bastard" ' Tsk...tsk... you are forgetting that you are at my mercy so I will advise you to watch your tongue " " I will kill you Edward " ' I have heard that a couple of time , But what happened , Please tell him hemsworth " " They ended up dead " The dungeon became silent Alex was speechless by his brothers word . " Let me out of here , And I promise you a merciful death " " You should release yourself , Since you want to kill me " " Let me go Edward " " Not until I show you what I got for you , Care to see brother " Samuel walked in with a tray in his hand ,He placed it in front of me and I opened the cloth to let Alex
Valerie pov ... When I saw Bethel body Lying lifeless on the ground ,I felt so sad the memories of the beautiful times we shared kept flooding through my mind ,I still can't believe that I killed my sister with my own hands . Edward walked up to me and held my hand . " It's all right dear don't think about it you did the right thing by ending her life " " I killed someone Edward " I dropped the sword on the ground and walked out of the court room , Edward ran after me . " Stop feeling guilty for killing her bethel deserved to die ,if she had succeeded in killing you I think she would have been happy " " She was my sister , Even if she was the most wanted criminals on earth ,I still loved her Edward ,I really don't know what happened to her but I loved her " " I understand that feeling don't worry you will get used to killing people very soon " " What !!" Suddenly the tears in my eyes dried up , Edward burst into laughter ,I hit his chest and turned to leave .