Arnou’s POVI felt pain. The excruciating pain made me gasp for breath. I blinked my eyes trying to clear my head.Then I noticed the entire hall was in an uproar. Granny was yelling something and she was on the floor beside her.Beside Daciana! I sank to the floor with gritted teeth and tried to rouse my wife to no avail.She lay on the floor unconscious, every bit as beautiful as she had been the first time I saw her.Tears rolled down my eyes as I realized what was going on.I had known something was wrong. When Daciana and I held the lit candle for our joining, the complete mate bond snapped into place. However, the bond had been accompanied by extreme pain and a hot flash. I had been too surprised to react, then as quickly as I felt the pain, it vanished.I was perplexed and looked over at Daciana to see if she experienced anything similar. But she was staring at our joined hands with the most angelic smile on her face that I forgot about the pain.She must have been feeling t
My entire world was fireI burnt from every crevice of my body and yet they wouldn't leave me alone.Arnou was in the room. I knew that because he had rushed in and held my hand trying to calm me down.I couldn’t focus on his face but I knew something was wrong. They wanted to put me in an ice bath meant to calm me but it hurts so much.It hurts when they touch me.I blinked my eyes trying to clear my vision as they cut through my dress. I tried my best to stay still, so they wouldn’t cut my skin by mistake.My legs hurt so fucking much, I’m sure it looks terrible.Silent tears rolled down my eyes and I peeked at my legs to see how much damage had been done.I cocked my brows perplexed. The skin of my legs was perfectly smooth. Sure I could see some red angry scratches my broken nails had made. But other than that my legs were absolutely fine.“Arnou?” I whispered and tugged on his shirt.I needed to know why my legs seemed to look different from how they felt.“My legs? My body-“ I t
“Are you fine?” Alisa asked with a gasp as she ran over to me and began to frantically check my body.I was still self-conscious about how I looked so I tried to pull my arm back but Alisa held me firmly.She pulled up the sleeves of my dress and let out a choked sob.“I’m so, so sorry,” Alisa choked out as she dropped my arm like fire and stumbled backward.She probably felt guilty for finding the poisoned dress.“Hey, baby girl, it's not your fault,” I whispered with tears in my own eyes.I would have stood up and gone after her but my legs were still shaky.“Come,” I called out to her as I beckoned with my hands for her to come closer to me.She stopped walking backward and began to walk toward me.“If I had been more. If I did more or checked more-“ Alisa muttered.Her words broke my heart and made me shake my head vehemently.“No Alisa, you are perfect. You did good, this isn’t your fault. It’s the fault of the people who didn’t want my wedding to hold,” I said to her as she fina
I could tell that Granny had a lot to say but she held her tongue.“Queen of queens, this medication is for your skin,” the physician replied somberly.“That wasn't the question I asked you. I asked what is the name of the illness you're trying to treat?” I said sternly.Alisa cleared her throat and looked at me pointedly. I ignored her.I'm tired of being taken advantage of. I still remember how easily Herley had manipulated the royal physician who attended to Granny.What's to stop her from doing the same thing now? “I asked you a question,” I yelled when the physician failed to respond.“Well, we're still studying the poison. The lab results are not in yet so I can't know the poison we're dealing with,” he replied.“So you're saying, you're trying to make me ingest pills for an illness you're yet to diagnose?” I asked him in disdain.“We are still looking into the poison. In a few days, the lab results will be out. The pills are just to help until then.” he replied quietly.“Help
Chapter 61"What exactly are we doing here? With all due respect Lycan, we are your wedding guests. You cannot simply manhandle us and dishonor us like this!" Nikkini said with a sneer.Eden looked like he would do anything to be anywhere else except beside Nikkini."The Lycan didn't request your presence. I did," I said staring her down.Nikkini scoffed and was about to open her mouth when Eden fell to his knees."Congratulations on your wedding, Queen of Queens. Please forgive my Luna for her rudeness," Eden said meekly.Nikkini looked irritated at Eden's apology, and she burst out in anger."Don't call her that! She's not officially married to the Lycan. That's not her title," Nikkini said as she eyeballed my wheelchair.Herley made a similar statement today, could she and Nikkini be communicating with each other?Arnou looked ready to explode while Herley just looked on smugly.I squeezed Arnou's palm under the table to calm him down. If I could still feel the bond, I might have s
Chapter 62 I grinned satisfied as Nikkini began to shake and mention Herley’s name. So fickle, exactly what I need to help me convict these criminals. As soon as Nikkini mentioned Herley’s name, Alisa began to shake her head slowly with her eyes wide in fear. This was exactly why I had given the gag order. I would have given her a reassuring look but that would be hypocritical. Arnou looked at me softly and I knew he was requesting permission to speak. I nodded my head slightly and waited to hear what he had to say. “You cruel woman, you do realize that the person you’re accusing is a member of my court. Falsely accusing her is a crime worthy of heavy punishment,” I was shocked at Arnou’s defense of Herley. What was wrong with this family, why did they insist on keeping Herley around even though she was evil? Even now, that they are faced with evidence that Herley had tried to kill me, Alisa still looked immensely relieved that Arnou had spoken out in Herley’s defense. If I di
Chapter 63When we entered the dining room, all the generals were seated at the table eating and talking amongst themselves.They went quiet for a minute and I got the sense that they were probably debating the innocence of the suspects we had questioned.“Go on please, don't stop your chatting on our behalf,” I said pleasantly as Arnou wheeled me into an open space beside his seat.Gemma was the first person to speak up. She gave me a genuine smile and said loudly.“Well, I think Nikkini should be given the worst punishment possible for ruining your dress. That alone is worthy of punishment,”“Honestly. I get that she hates you but ruining your wedding dress, come on that's a step too far,” Rabira said in agreement.I agreed with them but I didn't show any signs of my personal feelings on the matter.I was still thinking about Alisa and how she had called Herley’s attempt on my life a petty grudge.Arnou picked up a plate and began to heap some food into it for me.I scrunched my eye
Chapter 64We all sat waiting in anticipation for the witness Nikkini claimed she had.When I asked her the name of the maid, she was unable to tell me. That’s understandable; I too don’t know the name of all the maids in the palace.Luckily she was able to explain the maid’s features and tell us that the girl was a kitchen maid.Herley didn’t seem rankled at the fact that Nikkini had a witness who had seen them together. She seemed quite smug.“Arnou, do you know who exactly Nikkini described?” I asked him in a quiet voice as I tried to piece together a reason for Herley’s smugness.“I have an idea who it is but I can’t be sure,” He whispered back.I began to panic as the guards with the maid arrived at the meeting room and their entrance was announced.“Arnou who?” I demanded in a quiet panic.“Here she is,” He replied as the doors to the meeting room opened up and two guards entered hauling a small figure between them.She seemed familiar and I squinted my eyes trying to figure out