The Fool King Lear Novels & Stories

What we had was true. And as I stepped onto that stage one final time, all I could think was how far I had come. How far I had traveled from the woman who had once been broken and betrayed. Now, I stood in front of the world—proud, unshakable, and free. Once a fool. Now a queen. And the world would remember my name. THE END. *** Hey, awesome readers! Thanks for sticking with me through Once a Fool, Now a Queen! I hope you’ve loved the drama, the twists, and all the swoon-worthy moments as much as I loved writing them.

For the first time being classed as a baby made me feel content. The mermaid which I presumed was a queen combed her hair over her shoulders, so the ends would bundle in her lap instead of in the sand. "You should not be angry at King Rainard, either. He's the only King that sees all merfolks as his family. It was his greatest strength and his biggest flaw. He's the type of King that mourns the loss of other sea creatures and plants. When he looks at you, he sees himself and he gets impatient when you do the opposite of what he thinks you should do. You can imagine how he must have felt when an entire Kingdom got slaughtered and you never sensed the danger."

“I will do it” I walked out of the door and all the witches gasped when they saw Finley in my arms. “I am Elias, the King of the werewolves. You probably know the Dark Queen, the granddaughter of Beatrix. She is my mate and if she’ll have me, we plan on making sure there will be no war between the witches and the wolves. Please, blood has been spilled on both sides. I don’t want to continue to fight you, I just want to take my Queen home and make sure she’ll heal.”

The warm morning sun shun on Kendra’s face, waking her from her uneasy sleep. There were dark bags under her puffy, blood shot eyes. Her arm ached from where the IV was tugged last night, but at least it wasn't actively hurting, and it didn't seem like she had accidently caused any bleeding. Breathing a sigh of relief, she then rolled over onto her back, staring up at the ceiling, Her stomach was tied up in knots, because today was the day that she was going to meet the King, and he was going to annoyance if she was truly an Alpha or not. He was able to smell it on someone. Most higher ranked Lycans were able to, actually, but the King was able to do it without a shadow of a doubt, something

She sighed sadly, remembering about Mars and his foolish antiques when it came to women, she continued her explanation, “Since your father succumbed because of such a stupid reason, there’s no way I would let you commit the same mistake.” She took a deep shuddering breath, the pain she was feeling apparent in her every action, then followed with several more, making her tantalizing cleavage rhythmically move up and down in the process, “Either way, accustoming yourself to women and their charms is an essential part of learning to become a King. Since ancient times, many kings have met their downfall in their lust. You must have a thorough knowledge of female sexuality. Please think of women

A silence stretched between them, long enough that the tremors seemed to still, the chamber holding its breath. Then, the entity raised one shifting hand, pointing at the book still clutched in Rael’s free hand. Read. You will see. Rael hesitated before flipping the page. More script, winding like constellations, unfurled before him: The First King’s folly was in believing he could rule what was never meant to be ruled. The throne does not grant power, it takes. It feeds. It is a door. Rael’s breath caught. A door? To what?

(Unknown Person) My thoughts shift to crown prince Daniel. The fool believes he’s next in line, that one day he will rule. He’s more delusional than Alicia if he thinks the throne will ever be relinquished to him, or to anyone for that matter. The boy’s got no spine, no vision. He’s soft, poisoned by the comforts the palace and his status has provided, by the misguided belief that he deserves the crown by birthright alone. He’s no king. Not yet. Not ever if I have my way. He’s too eager to be loved, too weak to do what’s necessary. He’ll never understand the sacrifices, the ruthless decisions that define a true ruler. And until he does, he’s of no use to me.

"A man who was primed to be a leader but had such distaste for the plebians. I especially liked it as well." "You should read King Lear," Ryan said, buttering his toast. "It's about a mad King," "Insanity and royalty," Olivia said knowingly with a glance at Titan. "Love to see how he made those two concepts work side by side." "Hamlet remains my favorite," Maya chipped in. Ryan shook his head. "Too morose please," "I quite like it too," Olivia said with a smile. "Death and royalty. A man who had everything in a royal household but was capable of being a cold-blooded assassin." She said with a pointed look at Titan.

"We have a problem. It's Lord Arden.” ******** In a drafty corridor three levels below the strategy room, two men stood deep in the shadows of the arched ceiling, watching the flickering light of a distant torch. "The King is a fool," the taller one said, his voice a low, dry rasp. "He sees the human girl as a leash. He thinks every time the Prince reaches for her, the beast is being tamed." The other man let out a short, cold breath. "Let him believe it. If the King thinks he’s in control, he won’t look closer at the archives."

Libro Vitae's voice became louder as I watched the trees form around me. "One is the true King. The other is a fool in disguise. The battle of Underworldworld ends with his demise. He hides in a prominent place. One of light and darkness, the ruler, is fierce and of great importance. To who is the real question? He could be your salvation or your destruction. He protects the fool from the King in hopes his kin will follow. He is bound to his land, unable to leave. He wishes to find his blood to save him from his prison. To find the fool and restore the balance above. You must go to the keeper's home and release him of the sorrows from his past love. The land is full of light in the night and