Chapter 4
Yuri closed his eyes as gravity pulled him down, on a nick of time before he hit the ground Victor caught him. Victor's back was gushing out blood, it was his first time to use his dragon wings. Victor protected Yuri as he collapsed on the ground, the whole royal house was in despair. When Victor opened his eyes, he saw King Nara holding his hand, his wives were all standing praying for him. "Where is Yuri? Is he alright?" Victor felt a sharp pain from his back when he tried to stand up. Nara tried to hide his teary eyes from Victor's eyes, Victor clenched his fists, "Where is he?!" with an angry tone Victor question his family. Lord Usagi slapped Victor so hard, maids and his wives begged for mercy. Prince Shion fell before Lord Usagi's feet, he pleaded, "My Lord please have mercy on his Majesty, vent your anger on this servant if you desire." Lord Usagi anger could literally be seen on his face, "How dare you humiliate me? What did I do wrong to deserve this mockery from you?" Victor didn't shed one tear nor utter a word, King Nara escorted Lord Usagi to his chambers. Lord Usagi glared at him, "I promise to shred you to pieces if you had prior knowledge to this!" King Nara remained his posture, he bowed down, "I shall attend to Prince Victor's needs." Lord Usagi grabbed King Nara by the neck, he gritted his teeth and replied, "How dare you walk away from me when I am talking?! Do you finally have a death wish!" Nara fighting to set himself free from Lord Usagi's tight grip kept kicking the air. Lord Usagi released him, Nara gasping for air coughed out vigorously. King Nara didn't shed one tear, he sat on the floor. Lord Usagi sat on the bed, "You are responsible for everything, congratulations finally you have grabbed my attention. I gave you one task to look after my son and you repay me and your sister by raising…an ignorant bastard!" Nara was finally calm, he amended his clothes, "Why are you angry? Is it because your son has finally acquired what you can never have?" The tension in the room could be cut by a knife, King Nara looked in Lord Usagi's eyes burning with anger, "I shall take my leave my Lord." When he left the room, standing by the door Nara with trembling feet could hear Usagi thrashing his room.
Prince Shion and Princess Gia had a lot of question pertaining Victor's actions. They stood still stealing glance at Victor who was looking out the window. Victor sighed, "Sam…" bowing down Sam appeared in front of Victor, "Yes my Prince." Victor was put on a wheelchair; his legs were weak. Victor was taken to a room where they had locked Yuri up, the doctors were running tests on him. Victor looked at an unconscious Yuri, he asked, "How is he doctor?" The doctor sighed, "Can l speak candidly my Prince?" Victor without hesitation granted him permission, the doctor looked at the tests results, "He is currently under emotional trauma, I noticed that he has been sexually violated. During the first-time sex between men requires a lot of relax on the anal entrance to minimise pain, in this case he didn't receive any of that. I noticed you bonded with him your majesty and it is a matter of days before the fertilisation process commence, when he wakes up, he needs special care and your assistance." Victor felt guilty and angry at himself for hurting Yuri. Victor held his warm hand, he asked, "Doctor, when will he wake up?" The doctor wasn't certain about his mental stability, he assured Victor that he would do anything in his power to ensure Yuri is healthy. Victor ordered the maids to move Yuri to his room, all the necessary arrangements were made. Dinner arrived; everything was ten times awkward. Nara cleared his throat, "Victor, what did the Doctor say about Yuri's health?" Lord Usagi kept chugging down one glass of wine after the other, he was restraining himself from using physical violence. Victor smiled at Nara, "He is doing his uttermost best to save Yuri." Lord Usagi threw the wine glass on the wall startling all the people in the room, "He doesn't deserve to live…" "I am the one who gravely wronged him, and if you wish death upon him then you aren't killing only him but your grandchild. Insult me all you want but never insult Yuri and my child." Lord Usagi looked at Victor, "Everyone leave us." Within a second all the unwanted party had left; the tense cold atmosphere was suffocating Victor. Lord Usagi sighed, "Why did you bond with a commoner? It is the duty of a royal house to produce an heir. This law was established to maintain peace with powerful kingdoms that's why l married you to their heirs." Victor was fully aware of the consequences, he replied, "I feel your pain of losing mother, I understand your facts of wanting me to get married to Princess Gia and Prince Shion. It is a matter of time before the humans retaliate, above all facts I wanted my child to have a mother I trusted and loved." Lord Usagi from a distance could see and feel the sincerity in Victor's words, "Victor, your mother was poisoned before he gave birth to you, the humans are weak physically but they are cunning and desperate to obtain power. I dint want you to go through the same pain I endured, they are going to hurt him. And use your child as a means to be in control. Be careful and take care of your family, be there for him and never let him down like I did to your mother…because regret will haunt you for a life time." Victor was surprised to hear his father offering his blessings, he replied, "Thank you father, I shall take my leave." When Victor left, Lord Usagi looked at the door and said, "Aren't you going to come in?" Nara bowed down and apologised for eavesdropping, Lord Usagi looked at the bruises on his neck, "I am sorry for hurting you, should I call a royal doctor?" Nara fidgeting his fingers responded, "I have finally decided to leave the palace forever, but please grant me permission to leave after I see my grandchild." Lord Usagi lit his cigar, he puffed the toxic air out, "Where will you go? Aren't you being overdramatic?" With tears dropping out of his eyes, "I know the pain you feel every time you see my face; it constantly reminds you of your beloved wife. I agreed to raise Victor, now he doesn't need my guidance. Let us go our separate ways and cut lose from this painful thread holding us together." Lord Usagi put out his cigar, Nara left the room before he could even utter a word.
A maid brought a bowl of warm water and a towel to clean Yuri. Victor dismissed the maid, the bruises on Yuri's arms and thighs were visible. Victor gently wiped the blood on them, "I wish I could take all this pain away, please wake up and slap me all you want but please don't leave me." Victor slept sitting on his wheelchair holding Yuri's warm hand. Sam woke him up the following morning, Lord Usagi had instructed him to come to work. Victor arrived in the office and saw Prince Shion by the secretary desk, "What are you doing here?" Shion bowed down and replied, "Lord Usagi assigned me to take…over as secretary." Victor stormed in the office and saw Nara and his father drinking coffee. Sitting down beside his beloved mother Victor asked, "Mother, why did you come all the way here?" Nara held Victor's hand and replied, "I was hoping to see you, as a family man you have to work twice as hard. In your expense account two more head have been added." Victor knew his parents were hiding something from him, "Mother, I am a grown man to sense if you are hiding something important from me." "King Nara has finally decided to leave the palace; he wishes to return to his simple life of farming. I offered to purchase a farm and equipment necessary for him to start anew." Lord Usagi looking at Nara responded to Victor's question. Nara held Victor's face, "I will leave after l have seen my grandchild." Lord Usagi handed Victor a file containing pending projects, "I assigned Shion to help you out, you have to finalise every project in there before your parenting leave. You need the overtime work since your family has extended." Victor grinned as he accepted the file, "Are you sure you aren't just being mean?" Nara was glad to see these two had become better version of themselves. Prince Shiro was trying his utmost to be a good partner Victor will choose if anything was to happen to Yuri.