Chapter 9: Curious wives

Ezeudo's disappointment was apparent as he sank into his royal chair weakly and covered half of his face with his left palm. He went into deep thought.

The disappearance of the Princess contributed to the death of his first wife, the Princess's mother. She was the only child of her mother and everyone adored her. Ezeudo would have become a dead man if not for his second wife who was there for him.

The news about the new messenger was supposed to be a good one to Ezeudo, however, since he had lost hope of seeing his daughter soon, he could not explain how he felt about the news.

"Who did you sacrifice in exchange for a warrior from the gods?" The voice of Ezeudo's third wife who walked into the courtyard unnoticed brought the king back to the real world. He gaped at her in silence.

Ugo had been a troublemaker since Ezeudo got married to her. The fact that she bore two sons for the king made her to be more proud than the second wife who had no child.

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