Elena gasped in shock, "Pregnant?" She said barely above a whisper.
He nodded, "Yes your Majesty. She is pregnant."
Elena was shocked, "Oh, that is... Strange." She said more to herself than to the doctor.
"How so your majesty? This is good news, you should be happy," he said.
She shook her head and smiled, "No, no, it is fine. Thank you so much for the wonderful news. Let me walk you outside," she led him to the door.
A few minutes later, she came back into the room, "She is pregnant? How come? I hope Oberon had gone past his limits?" She frowned.
She walked up to Nyx's bed, "Oh my goodness Nyx, if it is what I am thinking, then it is over."
She waited patiently for Nyx to wake up. All through her waiting, worry gripped her. She was worried Oberon could have slept with her for his pleasure. She knew her son very well.
Nyx coughed.
Elena turned to face her, "Oh, Nyx." She called out, softly.
Nyx slowly opened her eyes, "Where am I? What happened to me?" She said weakly.
"You fainted dear, but you are fine now." Elena replied.
She looked around, "I feel so weak and nauseated."
"You will be fine."
Nyx sighed and tried to sit up, Elena helped her.
"Can I ask you a question Nyx?"
She looked at her, "Yes mother, of course you can ask me questions."
Elena exhaled deeply, "I want to ask you a question and I need you to be honest with me. Do not lie." She said firmly.
Nyx nodded, "Yes mother."
"Have you slept with Oberon?" She looked her in the eye.
Nyx froze when she asked that question, she didn't know why it scared her.
"Uh..."
"Just tell me the truth, be honest with me please."
Nyx nodded, "Yes mother."
"And when was that?"
"About three full moons ago."
Elena was short of words, "Oh my goodness." She muttered.
Nyx was feeling uneasy, "What is the matter mother?" She asked worried.
"You are pregnant Nyx, pregnant for Oberon," she said calmly.
Nyx's eyes welled up with tears, "Really? I am pregnant?"
Elena felt bad, of course, Nyx was bound to be happy.
"Oh my goodness mother, Oberon finally has a heir!" She said happily.
Elena was hurt when she heard those words, she wasn't the one who supposed to produce a heir.
Elena snapped, "You should not be happy yet, you do not even know Oberon's reaction yet."
Nyx's smile disappeared, "What do you mean mother? Would Oberon not be happy?"
Elena held her head, she was angry and at the same time hurt. Oberon had made a big mistake.
"He might not be happy," She said quietly.
Nyx creased her brows, "He does not want a child?"
Elena avoided her eyes, she looked away, "I do not know."
Nyx was getting terrified, "Please explain it to me mother, does Oberon not want a child or not. He would not have just slept with me!" She was already getting frightened.
"You have to calm down Nyx, I do not know what his reaction will be, but I do not think he will be happy." She shook her head.
Elena was acting strange all of a sudden and this frightened Nyx.
Her heart was throbbing, could it be that Oberon had slept with her for pleasure?
She gulped, "Mother, what is going on? Do you not want this child?"
Elena was stung by her question, she wanted a child, but she didn't want it from someone who wasn't Oberon's fated mate.
She exhaled deeply, "I want a child, but not like this."
Nyx's jaws dropped, "What?"
"I am sorry Nyx, I do not want a child from you."
Nyx felt her world come crumbling down, "What are you talking about? Who else would you want the child from?"
Elena looked away, "I can not tell you anything."
Her eyes welled up with tears, "Mother..." She called.
"I am sorry Nyx."
"So.. you are saying all these was fake?" She bit her lips.
Elena shut her eyes tightly, she couldn't think of a better way to answer Nyx.
"Well... It was.. not really fake." She sighed.
Nyx was more than confused, she just gaped at her.
"You were the only one available, we did not have a choice."
Her tears had began to pour down in torrents, "I thought you cared for me."
"I do care for you Nyx, I never thought it would get to this." She answered truthfully.
Nyx palmed her face, her face was wet with tears but she couldn't cry.
"So all this was a lie?"
Elena couldn't look her in the eye.
Nyx roughly got off the bed. Elena was surprised, "You might hurt yourself." She gasped.
She headed to the door furiously, "I need to know what Oberon has to say about this." She growled.
"Nyx, wait, come back. You might hurt yourself." Elena called after her.
Nyx didn't care what happened to her, she wanted to know what Oberon would say about this.
She got to his study room but didn't find him there. She stormed off to the living room. She was bent on finding him.
She asked a maid where Oberon was, the maid was a little timid and refused to say anything.
"You have to tell me." She ordered.
"He is.. in the garden." She said shakily.
She walked out on the maid and headed to the garden furiously.
She was walking so fast and almost tripped but she quickly got a hold of herself.
She reached the garden. Her mouth slowly dropped. Oberon was in the arms of another woman! He seemed quite comfortable with her and they cuddled and kissed.
Her eyes were now blurred with tears, she placed her hand over her mouth.
She could neither speak nor scream.
The lady noticed Nyx staring at them with a very pained expression.
Oberon noticing the lady was distracted, traced her distraction to its source. Nyx stood there looking at them, her eyes were now blinded with tears.
She turned around and ran back inside the palace.
"Nyx wait!"