50. You don't understand

Frederick smiled like a fool; his heart beat strongly just imagining Selene as his wife and not having to hide to make her his whenever they desired. He was sure that the passion running through his body was the same Selene felt every time she was with him.

The king hadn't felt so happy since he ascended to the throne; his life had become one commitment after another, all for the people of Astor. Selene came into his life when he didn't know he needed her and almost ruined everything at the beginning. Back then, he had no reason to trust her, and he could never have imagined that the girl would become his world and his reason for being. A sigh escaped his lips along with a sob nearby.

Frederick thought it was Selene, so he quickened his pace, fearing the worst. However, it wasn't his young and beloved fiancée who was crying, but his mother.

"Mother," he called.

Leonor lifted her tear-streaked face; she bit her lip to keep from screaming with all her might, but seeing Frederick in fron