Raymon kept flying with Alyssa who was shivering in his arms.
" You seem cold, should I stop the journey?" Raymon asked.
"No, let's get to the palace, you need to be treated immediately," Alyssa said as she looked at Raymon's lips which were turning white, his face was also pale.
Raymon landed in the hallway with Alyssa and the maids there ran to attend to them as Raymon fell on his knees as soon as he dropped Alyssa.
"Get the Queen, inform her of the situation," one of the maids told her subordinate.
"Help us!" Alyssa shouted as she held Raymon tightly. "Please, please, don't close your eyes" Alyssa kept running her hands around his cold face.
"Alyssa!" He whispered.
"Shhhh, don't talk please, preserve your strength" she answered as she started crying. Raymon felt bad for making her cry though he was happy she was worried about him.
"I'm sorry," he said.
"Just stop talking, Raymon stop talking" Alyssa shouted at him as everyone who gathered stood in disbelief.
"Did she just call the crown prince by his name?" One of the maids whispered to another as they both exchanged surprised looks.
"What happened to Raymon? Where is he?" Queen Tiffany said as she ran to the scene with some guards and three doctors.
"Get him to his room right now," she said to the guards. Alyssa looked at her and could already guess she was the queen, she suddenly felt dirty and unworthy to be at the palace.
Queen Tiffany equally looked at Alyssa and weakly smiled, her son finally found who he was looking for all these years. Alyssa tried to abruptly stand to greet Queen Tiffany, just for her to fall back and groan in pain.
"What's wrong with you?" Queen Tiffany asked as she rushed to see why Alyssa was in pain. "Get another doctor immediately and take her carefully to her room" she ordered.
Alyssa saw how several maids rushed to attend to her by taking her to two rooms after Raymon's room.
"Wait! What about Raymon?" Alyssa asked Queen Tiffany.
"Raymon?" Queen Tiffany felt strange hearing someone else address her son by his name. She looked at Alyssa and said, "he is been attended to as we speak, get your treatment and you two will get to talk later"
Alyssa quietly got into the room and lay on the bed, quietly praying for Raymon as the doctor examined her body.
Queen Tiffany felt a familiar arm, holding her from behind.
"You don't seem happy," King Yohan said to her as she turned to face him.
"I'm happy, but she addressed him by his name, my son is….." Queen Tiffany trailed off as she realized she was being paranoid.
"Your son is an adult now Tiffany, I know you'd miss him more, he was always around you whenever Zayn committed his mischiefs, but it was bound to happen right?" King Yohan said.
She went silent for a while before smiling lightly, "Was I just jealous of my son's wife?" She said, "You're quite unbelievable, Tiffany," she said.
"Thank you, Yohan, " she said as she hugged him tightly. "Raymon and Zayn would always be my babies regardless of whom they end up with " she whispered to his ears, earning a light nod from him.
"Make sure our lady guest is comfortable, attend to her every need, and guard her door well" Queen Tiffany ordered before leaving with King Yohan.
The following morning, Alyssa woke up very early took her bath, and also dressed her wounds. She opened the door of her room and was taken aback as she saw two guards mounting her room.
"Why are you here?" She asked the guards.
"Good morning, my lady," the guards greeted, bowing their heads." We were assigned here by the Queen to protect you".
Alyssa was uncomfortable as she had never been treated with such respect before. "Where is Raymon's room?" She asked. The guards exchanged shocked gazes as they pointed to his room, she slowly walked to his room with her heart racing fast.
"He hasn't woken up?" She thought. " Was he hurt that badly? Is he okay?" Alyssa couldn't help but worry as she got to the door of his room, but she was prevented from getting into the room by the guards.
"We are sorry, my lady but the doctor said the crown prince couldn't get any visitors yet," they said. Alyssa felt bad and scared. "Was his condition so bad that he couldn't see anyone?" She thought.
"My lady!!" A maid called Alyssa's attention. "I have searched your room for you, it's time to take your shower and dress your wound," she said.
"I have done that myself, " Alyssa said as she walked into her room, she was too worried to be disturbed.
"My lady! Have I offended you in any way?" The maid said as she got on her knees begging Alyssa.
"What are you doing? Get up " Alyssa said.
"My lady! If words get to the queen that I allowed you to bathe and dress your wounds, I'd be in great trouble" she said.
"What are you talking about?" Alyssa asked confused.
"My lady! The Queen had put me in charge of your bathing and dressing, if I don't get to do my work every day, it means trouble ".
Alyssa rolled her eyes a bit, trying to understand the gravity of the situation here. "What's your name?" She asked the maid.
"Mira," the maid replied.
"So Mira, you have been assigned to bathe and dress me every day, right?" Alyssa asked.
"Yes my lady " Mira replied
"But right now, I have done that already, so I don't need you right now, you can take your leave," Alyssa said
"My lady, please, let me do my work else I'd be fired " Mira pleaded.
"Okay fine" Alyssa finally gave in as she took off her clothes and headed to the bathroom again. After the bath, Mira chose a blue knee-length gown and also decorated Alyssa's hair.
"You look so beautiful my lady". Alyssa looked at herself in the mirror and smiled, indeed the cloth, hair, and makeup brought out her beauty but she wanted to be complimented by Raymon.
"Thank you " Alyssa weakly said.
"No, I should thank you instead, " Mira said as Alyssa looked at her. " I should thank you for allowing me to do my job," she added.
"It's fine, Mira, " Alyssa said as she sat on the bed. "How's Raymon doing?" She asked.
"My lady?" Mira said shockingly as she covered Alyssa's mouth with her hands. Alyssa opened her eyes wide as if she didn't understand Mira's action.
"My lady, you shouldn't call the crown prince by his name, it's an offense to the royal crown," Mira said. Alyssa was lost for a while as she remembered the shocked faces the guards and maids had when she called the crown prince by his name.
"Oh, I didn't know," Alyssa said embarrassed.
"It's fine, no one would hold you accountable anyway Mira said. "It's time for breakfast, my lady," she added.
Alyssa remembered when Raymon made her breakfast at the safehouse and she weakly sighed. "How about him? When would he get to eat?" She said to herself.
"The crown prince has experienced doctors looking after him, he'd be fine my lady" Mira encouraged her.
"So you mean I can't see him at all," she said to Mira.
"I'm afraid my lady," Mira replied.
Alyssa went out of the room only to see some maid come out of Raymon's room, talking and giggling.
"The crown prince has the most perfect body ever," they said. Alyssa's face reddened with anger as she kept her hand in a fist, her knuckles turning white.