19 Body, Soul and mind

Alexander woke up from his sleep and the first thing he did was rush to Francis' room. He had to make sure that his wife was alright. He walked in and found Francis getting dressed. The memory of last night troubled his mind so that he embraced him without a second thought.

Unaware of how the rest of the night went Francis was hesitant to return the hug. The does remember how the night began but the rest is a blur. To top it all and add to his problems his body hurt everywhere from the fight. To him, all the signs were there that he and the prince had spent the night together.

While Alexander was feeling relieved that Francis was okay he on the other hand was feeling uncomfortable. He didn't like how close they were to each other but he couldn't push him away because they were married and he had every right on him.

"I have to go see the queen," he said trying to get rid of Alexander and get away from that awkward situation. He still has yet to accept that he was to be in a relationship with a man for the rest of his life and with everything going in it was only making things worse for him.

He didn't wait for Alexander to say anything after he broke the hug and rushed out of the room. Alexander watched him with longing in his eyes. He was yearning for Francis to embrace him back, for him to confess his feelings to him and tell him that he loves him. He longed for the day that Francis would stop trying to kill him and just wanted for Francis to love him forever.

He too left Francis' room and went away. He walked around the palace searching for Nayla. He needed answers as to why a witch was so bold as to appear in front of him. He also wanted to hear what she had to say. He was greeted by servants and soldiers that he passed on the way but he had no time to reply to them.

He saw the one he was looking for watering the flowers in the garden and made his way to her. He stopped in front of her and waited for her to acknowledge his presence.

Nayla looked up from what she was doing when she saw someone approach her. Her eyes met with that of the prince, she knew what the prince wanted and she was more than willing to give it to him.

"Tell me what you wanted to say to me," he said in a serious tone.

"Not here. We can talk in my room," she said and began to walk away. Alexander got hold of her hand and pulled her back, she lost her balance and landed on his chest. He remained unmoved even she fell on him, he trapped her with his hand on her back.

"What do you have to say to me that you can't say out here. Or do you perhaps plan on giving people the impression that the two of us are in some sort of relationship?" he asked suspicious of the reason that she asked him to talk in her room.

"I neither want people to assume anything of us nor do I have any ill intentions behind my suggestion. And if anyone will make people think more of us it is you and not me," she said in reply to his question.

"Meaning?"

"What do you think will go through people's minds when they see us in such a position. With you holding me so close to you?"

Alexander didn't let go of her even after she pointed this fact out to him. He wanted answers and he was not going to let the witch escape before she gives him what he seeks from her. "Tell me what I need to know," he demanded.

"Let me go first," she said.

" Are you ordering the prince of Arimelari? Do you know that I could have your head cut off for this?" he questioned.

"If you kill me then it won't be long before you follow me to the land of the dead. Without me there would be no one to stop your bane from killing you," she let out and glared at Alexander for refusing to let her go. Her blood was boiling and she wanted nothing more than to end the prince's life right there and then. Had it not been for the fact that he was her lord's destined love then she would have killed him for daring to touch her.

She only loved her lord and belonged to him body, soul, and mind and no one had the right to touch what belonged to her lord. It took all her self-control to stop herself from putting an end to the heir to the throne of Arimelari.

On hearing her statement Alexander's hand on her waist relaxed a bit but he didn't let her go."How do you know that Francis is my bane and what do you want?"

"I am not saying anything else unless you let me go. Walls and trees have ears and what I know can cause you to lose your lover forever if it were to brace some powerful people's ears."

"Alright. Lead the way," he said surrendering his resolve. He needed to know what she had to say and he too agreed that the matter concerning Francis was one to be handled with at most care. If other people were to find out that Francis was his bane then he could lose Francis forever as Nayla had said. He followed Nayla away from the garden.

Princess Olivia watched from the balcony of the palace everything that happened between Alexander and Nayla from when Alexander arrived at the garden. She did not for one second like what she saw, Alexander initiating contact with a servant was not something she wanted to see first thing in the night after hearing about his night with Francis and fighting with the queen.

She walked away in anger and return to her room and number into someone causing her necklace to fall. She looked up at the idiot who dared to bump into her only to be met with the one person who had done nothing but ruins her peace since his arrival.

"Francis."