Chapter 12 - The curse

Crown prince Lyrien watches her as she studies, he can't help but to smile as he watches her, she is just too cute and he can't take his eyes off her.

Lyra who was reading quietly noticed someone gaze at her and she looked to her side to find crown prince Lyrien there, she smiled and waved her hand at him. "Hey!!," She yelled before she realized that she was talking to her husband, the crown prince, like that.

Crown prince Lyrien cleared his voice and decided to walk up to her since she has already spotted him, there is no use hiding anymore.

"What are you doing here?" Lyra asked as she smiled.

"I am here to see you and also help you with studying since you complained about me practicing with princess Aurelia the other time so I am here to help you now," he said before he grabbed the book she was reading and began to read it out loud for her.

Lyra smiled and rested her head on his shoulder as she listened to him.

Crown Prince Lyrien's heart skipped a beat, this is the first time that she made a first move ever since she woke up and he was surprised but acted normal as if it was nothing. He continues to read the book to her.

He read for a while before he noticed that she was not responding anymore. He put down the book and looked at her. She has already fallen asleep on her shoulder. He tossed away the hair that was falling on her face and smiled.

"She still looks so pretty, but what is different about you? Lyra I will find out about what you are hiding," he whispered.

"Your Highness, the site is having an issue," Robert reported as he bowed.

He looked at Lyra that was in his arms, he did not want to wake her up because she was sleeping peacefully. "I will come and meet you there," he said before he carried princess Lyra up in his arms, he held her tightly and avoided her waking up as he walked slowly back to her chamber.

He put her on the mattress and used the blanket to cover her body before he walked out.

He halted at his step when he saw Lady Elara waiting guard at the door. "Don't wake her up, make sure she gets enough sleep," he instructed before leaving.

"Ok Your Highness," Lady Elara bows as she said, she watched him as he left and then nodded her head before entering the chamber.

Lyra is still sleeping soundly. "Your Highness has left," Lady Elara said before Lyra stood up and touched her chest as she had a sigh of relief.

"Gosh I almost freak out, I hope he did not find out that I was only putting on an act, my heart was literally beating so fast just now," she said before touching her red cheek.

Lady Elara smiled. "You don't have to worry, you did great, and I think that you have fallen for him once again."

"No!" Lyra said as she rolled her eyes. "He is so cold how can I be in love with him," she denied it immediately.

"But Your Highness was once in love with him and you can never change that, you even fought to be with him," Lady Elara proclaimed.

Lyra bit her lip and used her hand to fan herself. "You must clearly be mistaken, maybe I was only using him and nothing else, and he was also with princess Aurelia as well. He is such a playboy."

"It is normal for a crown prince to have more than one wife, you are even lucky that he loves you so much and hasn't taken in another wife," Lady Elara said to her casually, dropping all the formalities.

Lyra rolled her eyes and sat up from the mattress and sat down in front of the mirror. "He can go ahead and do what it is not like," she takes a potion of her hair and starts to comb it gently.

"Your Highness I haven't been your maid since you were born so you can't hide things for me, I know that you still have feelings for him even though you have lost your memories, so you can stop the pretends now," Lady Elara said before the door went wide open and crown prince Lyrien came in.

"Leave," he said and Lady Elara hurriedly left the room.

"Is it true that you will not be jealous if I take in another wife?" Crown Prince Lyrien asked her seriously.

Lyra pretended as if she did not notice his present and ignored his question. "What are you doing here?"

"I asked you a question."

"I don't care, it is not like I remembered us sharing anything important," Lyra said.

"Lyra, have you regained your memories, then I won't have to pretend anymore," he said before he burst into laughter.

"What did you mean?" Lyra asked, all confused by his changed attitude.

"you remember why we got married in the first place and the curse as well?" He asked.

"What curse are you talking about?" Lyra asked with a frown, she doesn't understand anything he is trying to say right now.

"It does not seem like you have regained your memories so you don't have to worry," he said before leaving the room in a hurry and Lady Elara came in immediately.

She cheeks her body. "Your Highness, are you ok?" She asked with a worried look.

"What did he mean by curse?" Lyra questioned.

Lady Elara looked away. "I am sorry your Highness I am not in the place to tell you any of that."

"I ordered you to tell me right now," Lyra commanded.

Lady Elara looked at her apologetically. "I am sorry," she said before running out of the chamber.

Lyra sits down furiously as she is unable to find out the truth through Lady Elara.

She sipped her tea, and the next moment she started to spit out blood, she coughed and covered her mouth with her hand.

"Ahhhhhhh...ahh."

In the next minute she lost her vision.