Chapter Eleven
"We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race." - Kofi Annan.
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"We should go away from this place, you would perhaps feel better, your highness." He takes my shoulders in his arms and looks at me worried.
"Your sudden crisis isn't announcing anything good, please let us settle in my cousins house for the next two days, you will feel better there, at least my mind will be at ease knowing we are not sleeping under the enemy's roof." I frown, angered by his statement.
" How dare you, they are our alli-" He cuts me off by putting his finger on my lips, I stare at him right in the eyes.
" Yes but you know what, I don't give a damn!! I'm not staying here, and I'm taking you with me. You haven't been feeling well. Please, let us go. "He was right, the negotiations were technically done and we needed to go to Ulyaïserin earlier, I knew the regent king would send someone to get us otherwise. He takes his finger off my mouth and hugs me.
" Alright... " I finally gave up.
After breakfast and further negotiations in the early morning we departed before noon to arrive early afternoon at Sir Hassan's cousin's house. During the whole trip, I was thinking about a really special letter that needed to be sent very soon.
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We stayed quiet in the carriage, not talking once about what happened last night. He observes the landscape and doesn't dare look at me.
I try to touch him but he retrieves his hand.
Our relationship is weird now, I mean we are married now. We share a bed most of our nights, we touch each other in intimate ways.
All of this is weird for me, I always saw him as a dear friend, a little brother. He always looked up to me and kept following me everywhere I went, he was the cutest and the sweetest kid I've met in my life.
But I grew up and he did too, he didn't want to spend time with me anymore and I started to miss him. I eventually found new ways to entertain myself, women.
He would still come and see me once in a while to ask for some advice or to hang out, but it was different. He was cold and distant, he wouldn't let me touch him, he looked at me with disgust.
And something also changed inside of me, I was attracted by his pheromones, I found myself desiring him and dreaming of him at night. I was completely disoriented, I knew I was straight but desiring a man wasn't that big of a deal for me. But he was an alpha and so was I. This attraction was against nature.
So imagine how confused I was when he actually asked me to marry him, let alone give him a baby. Disheartening it was when he thought I only craved se and nothing else, my situation is messy.
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"Stop the car." I instruct the coach man as we arrive in front of a small castle. My cousin's castle was rusty on the outside , in contrast with the inside but with his wife and children, the place was always warm and joyful.
Once we got out of our carriage, three small people jumped on me, making me fall loudly on the ground.
"Uncle Hassan!!" They scream joyfully, I laugh at their cute greetings.
"Assma, Cloe and Rishabh, let go of Sir Hassan this instant!" Their mother shouts from afar, she runs toward us.
"Oh, greetings your highness," She bows before the prince and rushes to help me stand up. " Hassan, I'm so sorry did they hurt you?" She checks my face, I shake my head and smile.
"No worries my lady," I kiss her hand she blushes, "Your three little monsters are not yet to hurt me, they need to train more, right little knights?" They all nod with bright smiles on their lovely faces.
"Hassan, could you please stop flirting with my wife, you can't take her away from me. She is the only one who can calm these goblins down," say my cousin with a smile. Filipa hit him on the arm with a scowl on her face and he laughed.
"Greetings your highness.''His smile disappears when he bows before my prince.
" Oh, look who is here! Isn't that my nephews and niece? "My sister came out of the carriage, running towards us. The children jumped in her arms.
" Aunty, we missed you! "they said joyfully.
" Let me introduce you to a dear friend of mine, M. Allcar and the minister of economics, Mr. Clairemont. "They both nod their heads to my cousin as the prince introduces them.
" Shall we? "My cousin asks and leads us to the entrance of the house.
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" So dear cousins, how are you doing? "We were sitting in the tea room, M. Allcar was playing with the children out and M. Clairemont was probably moping in his room.
The cousin of sir Hassan and his wife were very welcome and it is true that I felt safe here.
Or at least his wife. I saw the man sending me glares since we arrived at his home, but I acted like I didn't see him.
"I have to leave you, I need to finish a letter so I will see you later." I get up and go to my assigned room.
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"He is finally gone, thank Gods." in relief. I roll my eyes at that and glare in his direction, "What?".
"It was extremely rude of you to act that way in front of the crown prince that I happen to serve, seriously Gahajil you've got some nerve." I say and he smirks.