Ayan POV
**Laika, is pregnant with the Lord's first child. She's the most favored and powerful wife amongst us now. Especially if it turns out to be a boy there will be no chance for the rest us.
'That was supposed to be my position!' I say to myself. 'I can't let this go on I have to stop this before it's too late!'
I opened one of the drawers of my bedroom in the punishment house where two glass viles filled with a purple dark liquid were hidden inside. I took out one.
'With this I'll get rid of that pregnancy and make sure she can never have children!' I laughed evilly.
After formulating a plan in some days I snuck into the kitchens when the dishes for dinner were done being prepared and placed the liquid in Lakia's food.
Not long after on the same night suddenly Laika got severely ill and the physician that was called to attend to her said she got so sick to the point of death. Luckily she eventually recovered in the following days. But it was announced that she had a miscarriage. The physician said it was induced.
The Lord concerned ans struck by the news had the situation thoroughly investigated. Everyone in the estate was a suspect.
Knowing I still had another vial of poison to hide I quickly tried to cover up but the Lord's servants that were investigating beat me to it. They found out it was I who had harmed Laikia.
She was apprehended and immediately brought to the General. When the General saw me after he saw me he immediately stood up from his seat and came towards me slapping me hard across the face.
"Your jealousy is out of hand there's no retribution from this. You killed my unborn child and almost killed Lakia!
" I want to have your first child!" I loudly told him.
The General slapped me across my other cheek harder this time and I feel too the floor losing my balance. He was now a fuming mess of pure rage. He looked like he would split me in half with his own bare hands. "What a shameless disgusting woman." He spat out.
For killing my child, you will receive a punishment equal in measure. He paused for a moment as he stared me down giving that terrifying glare of his." I hereby sentence you to death."
"No! No, my Lord! It was meant to be me who stayed close to your side. I was supposed to have your first child." I yelled out hysterically. "Don't do this to me, I love you!"
"Get this mad woman away from me." The general demanded.
I was immediately arrested by the guards and taken to a jail cell in the estate that was typically used to punish servants.
I was made to stay there until the day the day of my execution. I taken away from the estate on a horse drawn wagon my hands and feet tied up and my mouth covered.
I was taken to an open area where I was to be executed.
Being made to to kneel in front of cut down tree stump my head was made to lie down on the tree stump.
My executioner held a large axe in his arm. With my head in place he raised the axe in the air and brought it down to chop my head off in one piece.
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I woke up to find myself screaming uncontrollably. My body was heavily sweating, my breathing hitched I was also trembling. 'What the hell was that?' I thought to myself.
I slowly brought a quivering hand to my neck. I found it was still attached to my body. A sigh of relief escaped my mouth. It was a dream? But what kind of dream? It felt so real.
"My lady!" Kaylee yelled as she and Yema rushed into the room. "Are you alright? You let out a startling scream. "
I slowly calmed down my breathing so I could atleast speak.
"I'm sorry to have scared you, I just had a terrible nightmare."
"Sorry for that my lady." As Kaylee came to comfort me. "Yema can you get some water for our lady?"
"Yes" she said as ran to get some.
From the light coming out from the window it I could tell it was early morning. Which was great because if it was the middle of the night chances were I wasn't going to be able to sleep again.
Kaylee and Yema prepared me for the day like they usually did and then I made breakfast. As a result of Rina who's game still hadn't ended I just altogether told the kitchen to stop delivering food to me.
After I had my meal, I had some free time to myself so I went back to my room. Curiously I went towards the drawers. In my dream the purple viles were in these drawers. I opened each of the set of 4 drawers inspecting each one carefully but I didn't find anything, just bed sheets. Of course I didn't find anything..
It was a dream after all but it was such a strange one. It was so vivid like the memories of Ayan I'd been seeing thus far. However, this couldn't be a memory as it appeared to take place later on in the future when one of the wives got pregnant with the generals first child. No wife was pregnant right now. Secondly, Ayan died in the dream and if that's the case I wouldn't be here right now.
Another thing was I was 'myself' in the dream but my actions and thought process were more like the original Ayans'. Erratic behavior fueled by jealousy. When I do think about it Ayan was crazy enough to sabotage another wife's pregnancy. What a terrifying woman she was.
For moment I sat down and thought about what that dream was and what it meant. I couldn't think of anything though. Perhaps this new world was just a lot for me to take in that's why I had such a nightmare. I wasn't sure.
Later that day Enan came back to check on the garden and to plant some new crops.
"Do you mind if you could teach me how to plant seeds?" I asked as I approached him in the garden.
He looked at me surprised. "Of course if you wish my lady but it's a messy job and I wouldn't want you to get dirty or hurt."
"Don't worry about it, I don't mind. I'm curious to learn." I reassured him. I was still shaken from the nughtmare and wanted to do something to take my mind of it.
"My lady you should mind, we gave you a manicure and a pedicure yesterday you can't go in the garden!" Kaylee yelled from the house entrance, I turned to face her giving her the unyielding look on my face. She then let out a dissapointed sigh. . "Atleast wear some gloves and some protective clothing in case your get dirty."
She'd learned there was no stopping me from doing something once I decided to do it.
"Alright." I agreed to her request.
"Why does our lady do such things to cause us stress." I heard her ask Yema.
I enjoyed gardening with Enan he was a good teacher and was very passionate about farming. I was quickly able to forget about the dream from the morning. The rest of day went on as usual and I didn't have a nightmare that night.
In the following days I continued with my newly found routine; cooking, spending time with Kaylee and Yema, and I was facing a punishment, currently facing house arrest until the month was over but I was actually enjoying my time in this home. I didn't have to do much, and I had people to talk to. I would be fine for the rest of the month.
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Rina's POV
I paced around my house as I was thinking to myself. Why hadn't Ayan thrown a tantrum about the stale food I'd ordered to be sent to her for the past few days? Knowing her she would be yelling and screaming in anger demanding who had done this. Yet, she'd been quiet so far...
My head maid then came in asking to see me. "My lady, the fifth wife sent out an order to stop receiving food from the kitchen."
"What?!" I asked her in disbelief. "Then what is she eating? Is she having someone sneak her in food from the kitchens?"
"Do you want me to find out what if she's sneaking into the kitchens?" my maid asked.
I considered it for a moment then realized something. "No, it doesn't matter." I told her. "Whatever she's doing it must be causing her an inconvenience which was all I wanted anyway."
Perhaps the reason Ayan hadn't complained so far is because she knew what was most propably going to happen. There was a high chance the Lord who was tired of Ayan constantly complaining about anything and everything and wasn't going to listen to her this time. With her being sent to the smallest house she was now on her last leg. She was walking on thin ice because anything she tried now could have her sent away from the estate. How wonderful would that be? I was going to make sure it happened.
I was going to make her pay. I was going to make sure she suffered for the way she treated me before. She used to act all high and mighty like she was better than me back when the general used to favor her and I was the least favored. Now look at her, in an even worse position than I was in, it was laughable.