The man next me, kept on burning his gaze on my body. I can sense it. His gaze were not drenched in lust.
How strange. My eyes are fully closed yet I am defending this man whom I hate very much,
What is wrong with my head?
He may be a gentleman but that no excuse for forgiving all his misdeeds. I think I'm loosing my mind.
The only objective I have is to destroy all the enemies who made Lucinda die. Her unheard cries will be judged. It may be too late to give her justice but I won't leave the war.
All of them will suffer.
Eleanor will be punished. She will get the most toxic revenge of all time. I can assure it. As my plan is setting in motion, just as I thought, things will be spicy soon. I can't make any small mistakes at this point. I have to get sharp.
" I wish our lives weren't so complicated. I gave you so many burdens to suffer alone. Sometimes I wish, I could just throw away everything and live somewhere else with you and our son." Timothy oh Timothy! Shut that damn mouth of yours! I beg you!
What are you trying to point out here? Huh? Talking to yourself in front of your sleeping wife, seriously dude. Are you an idiot or what ?
Fuck! Can you just sleep already?
" Goodnight Lucy. Have sweet dreams." He kissed my forehead and went back to sleep. Hah! Finally a sigh of relief. For a moment I thought I'll have to get laid again. That was just intense. I swear I was this close to open up my eyes.
Honestly speaking, it would have been a great embarrassment. Thank god he went back to sleep without bothering me for some sex. I'll praise you for that one buddy.
On the next day, Timothy came to have some tea with me. I invited him of course. He was excited like a little child after receiving my invitation. Although I had some other plans in my head.
Yesterday I made it clear that I won't show any mercy to those horrible women. They deserve to rot in hell. How dare they humiliate me? I will show them what I can do.
" Your majesty-" I was interrupted by him.
" Don't be so formal. We are alone here." Pressing his lips into a smile, he said. Anna already left the place. So there's only two of us.
I poured the tea into his cup. The snacks are already there so, he can pick whatever he want. It's time for me to set on my plans. I can't waste any time.
" Timothy, I have somethings to discuss with you. I hope that I'm not bothering you or wasting your precious time." There's no need for those petty excuses. I rather get to the point and discuss the whole situation. He's a busy guy so, I'm not sure if I'll get the next time.
" Is it about Lady Silvia?" He asked me with an annoyed look. I guess remembering that last night's incident made his blood boil. His wife was insulted in the middle of a crowd. How can he stay calm?
" No. Since you will be deciding her punishment I won't bother you or your judgment. I have faith in you." With an meek tone I replied. The corner of his mouth lifted up.
" Then? What is troubling you, my love?" Gazing at me like a fool, he tried to study my expressions.
Blehhhhhhhhh!!!!!
Did he just said ' my love ' ? Ew! Hearing it makes me cringe so hard. What the fuck is wrong with him? Up until now he was not so confident enough to make such bold comments.
Damn you Timothy! You make me wanna puke.
" It's about Lady Isabell. As we were chatting yesterday, she mentioned that she is willing to let her husband have concubines. She believes that it will help her husband and the kingdom as well. Now isn't that great? " I waited to read his face. His eyes fell on the cup of tea. It may be a bold move but I'm sure he will agree to my judgment.
" She said such thing?" Raising an eyebrow with his wide open eyes, Timothy tried to confirm my statement.
" Yes, yes. Besides we were having some commotion with the border countries. This is a great way to sort out our quarrel. Please inform the Marquis about the whole thing. I'm sure he's willing to help us in this difficult situation." I nibbled on my bottom lip while thinking about his next move. It was making me anxious and scared.
I did something that Lucinda may have never done. At this point I'm afraid that Timothy will notice my changes. But who cares anyway? He's just madly in love with me. I know how to keep this man under my spell.
If this doesn't work I'll just spread my legs.
" This is a great idea. I was worried about it for past few days. Thank you, Lucy. You are indeed the rightful queen of this nation." Of course I did my research. Last night I was not sure about my own statement. I just said it within the spur of the moment.
I mean even though I'm the queen on this kingdom, I can't force people to marry. In fact I was thinking about other ways to teach this bitch Isabell a lesson. My mind was extremely fired up with rage.
So, when I woke up, I called Anna and talked about this matter. She had all the secret information that sir Joseph told her. Since I don't want anyone to see me with Sir Joseph, Anna works as the middle man. She gives me all the information that sir Joseph told her.
The matter of border riots had been bothering Timothy for some time. They say that a war may break out at this rate. By hook or by crook, the war had to be prevented for the knights, for people of this region.
Poor soldiers have it rough. They all die in harness.
On the other side Timothy couldn't ask someone else to participate in political marriage. Since he had to take all those concubines for the sake of his region, he didn't wanted any other man to suffer such thing. Having more than one wife can ruin the marriage even the love of the couples.
" Don't praise me. It is my responsibility to help you and our people." I gave him a fake smile. My innocence was hiding the true nature. God! I was fighting back to hide my evil grin.
" It's good that you're more confident now. In the past, you would stay quite. You never expressed your opinions so frankly. But now that you finally decided to face the situations and share them with me, I won't let you down. I will not disappoint you. I'll make sure that Lady Silvia gets her punishment." He kept on praising me at his own sweet will. Is he trying to impress me?
" Thank you Timothy. I trust you with all my heart." My mouth curved into a smile to satisfy his heart. He reached out his hand to grab my hand with the palm. It gave me warmth. His hold was getting firmer.
" Isn't it lovely ? " Adverting my eyes toward the beautiful garden, I tried to change the topic.
" Yes indeed. You are the rose of this garden." What a cheeky line! His gem like eyes were gleaming, sparking with the rays of sun.
But why my cheeks are flushed red? Am I really blushing after hearing such cheesy line? I have no hesitation in calling this man a total romantic fool. This man had shame in gawking at me.
Seriously what's with this hue and cry?
I knew all along that Timothy loves his wife Lucinda. It should be normal by now to hear this sort of words frequently. I need to pretend only. I can't be affected by such witless actions.
" Wanna take a walk?" Finally I broke the silence. His honey drenched gaze was making my skin crawl. I had to suggest something useful.
" Sure. Let's go, my queen." He reaches out his hand for me. I grabbed it firmly then we went to the beautiful garden. The flowers were spraying the perfume in the air. Even the air has become sweet scented jam. My nostrils are completely filled with the fragrance.
~ to be continued
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