Edward pov .... " Get the physician immediately" " Yes My lord " He ran out to get the physician ,Just then Samuel walked in . " My lord , everything has been settled " " Good, what about Roosevelt, " " I asked the guards to escort him to the castle " " Good ,Go call lady Tracy tell her it's urgent " " Yes my lord " He bow his head and left the presence .After about thirty minutes ,He came in with Lady Tracy . " Edward are you okay, What happened " " Am fine Tracy , It's Valerie she's not doing too well " " I noticed it this evening at the dinning room , But I thought maybe she was just stressed out , Have you called the physician " " Yes his on his way coming here " " Oh my , She looks so pale what happened " " She has been vomiting ,I don't know what to do now " " Vomiting ,why ,How come , Did she eat anything bad " " Not at all " Suddenly the door was opened and the physician walked in . " Good day my lord " " George please this is not

Valerie pov ... I couldn't take my eyes off the man standing in front of me ,with his attitude ,I could tell that he wasn't afraid of Edward . I felt a slight pain on my stomach , suddenly Edward rushed up to me . " Are you okay what happened to you , Did you see the person that tried to push you, Talk to me Valerie ' " No Edward am fine ,I didn't see anyone " '" Please Valerie be careful were you walk okay " ' Okay " " I forgot to introduce you to my friend and brother ,Meet Raphael " " Nice to meet you Raphael " " It's an honor to meet you too my lady , Edward have told me so much about you ,I was waiting patiently for the day I will finally meet you ,I guess today is that day , But we met in an awkward situation " " No it's not a problem, Am fine " " Good to know " I quickly grabbed , Edward hand And held him tightly , The sight of this man was scaring me , Just then Edward spoke up . " Don't worry val his not going to harm you " " Who is he

Valerie pov . When I woke up the next morning ,I couldn't find Edward , Beside me so I got up took my bath, And changed into something more comfortable and lossed . I stepped out of the room and went into the kitchen , I was so hungry .when the servants noticed my presence they quickly bow their head to greet me . " Good morning your majesty" " Good morning to you all , You can continue with your work ,I just want to grab some food quickly and leave " I picked up an apple and was about to munch on it when lady theresa stopped me . " Your majesty ,you are not suppose to be here " " Good morning lady theresa " " Pardon my manners your majesty , Good morning my lady " "Am hungry so I wanted to eat something different from the meal they prepared " " If you needed anything you should have asked your servants or Better still send them to tell me about your choice of food Your majesty , The king will have my head if he finds you here in the kitchen " " Don't worr

Edward pov ... "Bethel you seems to be too desperate to have something that was never your from the beginning " She was still in pains , Tears was flowing down her eyes . " It's not a crime to ask for something and want to have that thing by all means,I loved you Edward , Why can't you just look at me for once , Why can't you just see me and love me the way you love my sister ,I have tried all I can to get your attention but no you prefer her to me , What does my sister have that I don't have , huh ..Tell me , she's not that beautiful ,Look at me am beautiful ,I could be a suitable Queen to you but No you chose her over me " " You believed that even if I had met you , That I will chose you over your sister , Then you must be dreaming my dear ,I can't settle for anything less " " Anything less you mean that I don't deserve to be your wife " " Not in this life or in the next one " She held her hand and burst into tears . " My sister have always been the luck one , She

Valerie pov ... Finally it was morning , The palace was a bit silent then usual , The physician came over to treat Edwards wounds ,why I was busy getting ready for the execution . When George left the room ,I walked up to Edward and held his hand . " How are you feeling today ' " Am fine my love ,Am still wondering why you don't want me to witness the execution " " I need you to rest for a while , Don't worry I will handle everything ,I promise " " I trust you and I believe you will do well in my absence " " Thank you for trusting me " I placed a kiss on his forehead and walked out of the room ,I was walking through the hallway when. suddenly my mother stopped me . " Valerie my child " " Mother what are you doing here , You are not suppose be outside , Please go inside your room and rest , Don't worry everything will be fine " She held my hand and tears kept flowing from her eyes . " Please my child promise me that you will not let them throw Bethel bod