Chapter 11| Betrayal

My eyes slowly opened, adjusting to the dim light of our room. I looked around, taking note of the familiar surroundings. The mess was cleaned from when the assassin threw me to the direction of the mirror. No one was in sight, not even Julian.

The past events hit me harder than anyone else. The assassin. The guards. Julian. It all came rushing back to me. I could not cry, no. The tears did not come up, even if I tried.

I was thankful that I survived, that I lived. But my mind keeps coming back to Julian kissing that whore. I will stick with my promise. I will kill her.

The thoughts of killing someone else did not give chills to my spine, or anger from my mind that I could think of such a thing. But I guess it is all worth it. I fought for my life while they were inside his chambers. I was disgusted.

"Off to your whore, I see." I did not face Julian as he walked in. My voice was dripping with venom when I said that. I ignored the ache in my heart, and I refused to look at him. At my husband. Who cheated on me with some low-life.

He sighed, and from the corner of my eye, I saw him use his hand to brush his hair back. I did not look at him. I did not have the strength. I was afraid that if I did, those tears that did not come up would be rushing out of my eyes in a matter of seconds.

"Aurora I... I'm sorry, but please just hear me out. I..." he stopped talking when I faced him. Tears threatened to fall, but I held them in. Anger, Pain, and Betrayal were present in my eyes. I looked at him in disdain. He kept looking at the floor, avoiding my eyes.

"Hear you out? Okay, sure. But before that, I want to ask you, Julian. Did you hear me out when I screamed for your name while my life was slowly slipping out of me? Huh? Or were you to busy with that whore of yours?"

He did not answer, which only added fuel to my anger. I blinked, letting a drop of tear fall. I sniffled. "That's what I thought,"

"Aurora, please. Let me explain," he rushed to my side and raised his thumb to wipe out my tear. I did not let him. I refused to let him wipe my tear when in the first place it was his fault.

"Do not touch me," I hissed. He stepped back and gazed at me with guilt-filled eyes.

"Just let me expl-"

"Get out," I cut him off.

"Just let-"

"I said Get out Julian! I don't want to see your face right now, or ever again. I hate you. I hate you for breaking your promise. I hate you for cheating on me. I hate you with all of my heart. Now get out,"

Those tears that I so desperately held in came rushing out like waterfalls. He was hurt, but I did not care. Before he could completely walk out of the door, I stopped him.

"Tell that lowlife that you used to cheat on me that she better stay out of my sight, because even if I see her shadow, I will end her with my own hands,"

He nodded and closed the door gently.

Meredith came in a while later, bringing me a plate of food.

"I brought you something to eat,"

"I'm not hungry," It was true. I did not have an appetite.

"Oh Aurora," She went to my side, and this time, I let my tears fall. I sobbed in her shoulders while she rubbed my back soothingly.

"I hate him, Meredith, I hate him," I kept chanting it. She did not stop rubbing my back until she was sure that I calmed down.

"Are you okay?" she asked me. I nodded, not finding the voice to speak. Everything hurts. My body, my heart, heck, even my head hurts.

"How long was I out?" I asked Meredith, while I looked out of the window, seeing that It's already night.

"2 days,"

I leaned back to the headrest. I replied a small 'hmmm' before going back to zoning out. My voice was hoarse, and I was pretty sure that I looked horrible, but I couldn't care less.

"What happened while I was out?"

"Nothing much. Julian never left your side, and he kept chanting that he is sorry,"

I hoped that those words melted my heart, but it didn't do anything. "And the whore?"

She took a while to answer, but she did nonetheless. "In her chambers,"

I snapped my head to her direction. "What?"

"She is in her own chambers,"

Rage filled my body. How dare he give her an own chamber? I was mad. And I did not care. After he cheated on me, he decided to give her a room? A lowlife like her should be put in the streets, not here in the palace. What type of woman would go to a married man?

Polygamy was allowed, but I did not understand why Julian would do something like that. I remembered his words when we laid side by side on our first night. 'You are the first, and hopefully the last,'

Those words held so much meaning to me, but now all they were was a bunch of lies. I got out of the bed and asked for the maids to dress me.

Meredith kept asking me where I was going, but I ignored her. I barged into Julian's study finding him going through paperwork.

I asked Meredith to wait outside of the door.

"Aurora..." Julian started. He stood up from his chair. I raised my hands to stop him from saying something to me.

"Why did you give the whore her own chambers?" I asked Julian. He walked towards me slowly. I did not stop him.

"Let me explain Auror-"

He was cut off when I slapped him. The sound echoed throughout his study. His head jerked to the side.

"Do not say my name when another woman's lips have touched yours," I glared at him with all my might. My hand was shaking.

"Just let me explain,"

I slapped him again using the back of my hand. His head jerked to the opposite side.

"Explain?! You want me to hear you out? Fine then. But before that, let me tell you what happened to me when you were off, spending time with a tramp."

I waited for his response, but he gave none. I continued. "The same assassin that aimed an arrow at me and shot me in the chest came to our room, attempting to kill me, once again. But I guess you remembered the coronation, didn't you?"

I scoffed. "That was the day that you promised me that you will not let any harm happen to me. But you know what Julian? You broke it. The first time, I forgave you. But for the second time? I'm not really sure Julian,"

I hit his chest with my fist, but he did not budge. "You used me, Julian. You are nothing like my father. You are worse than him,"

He caught my fist. "You think I cheated on you? Fine. But let me explain Aurora,"

"Do not fill my head with your lies again. Did you remember the first night we were together? You said that I am your first and hopefully the last, I believed it Julian. But what did you do? You let me down,"

"For god's sake Aurora. I did not cheat on you,"

"Ho! You expect me to believe you? After All that you did?"

"I did not kiss her. She kissed me. You just arrived at the wrong time,"

I did not reply. He continued. "It will always be you, Aurora. No one else. Please believe me, my queen."

Tears blurred my vision. "Is it true?"

"Yes, Aurora. Please Believe me. You are the first, and no doubt the last,"

"Then why was she in your chambers?"

"I-I don't know. She... She just went inside,"

I sobbed. He wrapped me in his arms and inhaled my scent. He kissed me, and I responded. It has been long, too long. I stepped back and broke the kiss.

"What is the matter?" Julian asked.

I was confused. "She was already sent to her kingdom, so why was she here?"

"I guess she was a guest for the coronation,"

"Okay. But there is one thing,"

He raised his brows at me. "What?"

"You have to let me deal with her,"

"Okay," he answered, and was going to kiss me again when my stomach growled.

"Let's get you something to eat,"

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