Chapter 49

Kingdom of Alba…

Thelma's pov;

"No! Leave me alone ! I don't want to . Give me my baby back , you killed him . You killed him" I cry out as I fight the maid who are trying to put me back to sleep.

Which I haven't been able to , every time I close my eyes I see the pool of blood and it hits me that my baby is gone and that I lost him/her before even knowing I was expecting.

I blame the maids primarily because they are the ones who should detect such things and tell me but they didn't pay attention enough and now my baby is gone. Forever.

"My lady please calm down , you need to rest in your condition" the maid says as they try to lay me down.

"In what condition? I lost my child ! All because of your incompetence so don't come lecturing me on how I should take care of myself . Get out of here! All of you . At once!!" I yell . They all rain away and lose the door.

"Um I guess this is bad timing to come visit?" I look at the door to see it is Hadassah my sister in law.

"No no , you can come in , please" I say .

she closes the door behind her and walks towards me then sits on the edge of the bed with me.

"How are you feeling today?" She asks in her usual calm voice.

"I am not going to lie , I feel like dying . I can't bring myself to accept that I lost a child I never knew I was carrying . It is all too sudden" I explain and she slowly takes my hands in hers and starts tracing patterns, probably her attempt at calming me .

Hadassah has always been a very motherly person , she is of course older than all of us and that is maybe why we all respect her and consider her our mother figure.

I really admire her , she has gone through so much deception in her life but she keeps pushing and her loving personality doesn't falter no matter what .

Now that is what I call a true princess.

"I think I am well suited to tell you this, I understand your pain . I lost countless children when my husband was still amongst us, we tried and tried again multiple times until I couldn't take it anymore , the pain was too much so we stopped trying to conceive" She looks suddenly sad as she recalls those times . I hug her to show my support, she is really a strong woman. Talking about this must kill her inside but she does it anyway, for me.

"We don't have to talk about it dear sister. You have gone through far more than I . How dare I complain now?" I slightly smile and she chuckles as well.

"You are right and I want you to know that you are not alone , I am here to support you and Tobias is your husband so I expect nothing less from him as well . By the way, where is he?" She asks.

"Oh he had to meet with the council early on today but he said he would be back shortly"

"That brother of mine priorities the kingdom way too much , those matters can wait . You need him here way more!" Hadassah says shaking her head in disapproval.

"It is fine , he is king before being my husband so naturally his priority is the well being of the kingdom. I don't mind , I know he will be back here in no time, I can't be selfish"

She chuckles "My sweet sister , you are too good for your own good . My brother doesn't deserve you at all" I shake my head and laugh along with her.

For some hours we sit and laugh with each other gossiping about just about everything.

At least I got my head out of my sadness for a while. I really needed this without knowing.

Ethera's pov;

There has been news circulating the harem that Queen Thelma lost her unborn child . It was sudden and nobody even herself knew of her pregnancy.

As her fellow sisters of course we are expected to go wish our condolences to her majesty in hope of relieving some of her pain .

I am quite debating whether I should go or not , our relationship seems to have grown worse and worse as time passes and she probably doesn't want to see me in these times especially.

But as a decent human being , I want to wish her well , I am sincerely sorry for her , it must be horrible to loose someone you never even knew you had in you. A baby is a blessing , I can't fathom what she feels at the moment after loosing such a blessing.

I wait for all the ladies of the harem to return from their individual visit and then I make way for myself towards the Main palace quarters , where the king and Queen reside. I go with Hygai as a second party but I do not intend to have him enter the room with me , it would be seen disrespectful to her majesty.

After our carriage ride , we arrive at the king and Queen's quarters and I immediately show my golden badge , a present from the king , to the guards present so that I may pass without being escorted by any of them.

It is then I part ways with Hygai and walk through the halls alone.

The king showed me around once so I still remember where to pass to reach the main chambers.

I arrive in front of the double doors and knock gently , I hear a "come in" from the other side so I let myself in.

As I enter the chambers I can't help but look around , it is the first time I enter this room as it is considered private for the king and Queen only obviously. This room has a high ceiling and beautifully painted walls , wow.

"I don't remember invited you here Ethera so what are you doing here?" My focus goes straight to the voice I know belongs to the Queen.

I turn around to look at her , I gulp and approach her.

"Your grace" I bow to her .

I am still in my bowing position when she suddenly pushes me hard and I fall on the floor.

"I said I didn't want you here , what do you want from me? Did you come to mock me?" She yells at me and pushes me some more . I can't get off the floor because she has me pinned down with her hands.

"No , of course not your grace . Calm down please. I just came to offer my condolences and say that I wish you well in recovery and that I will pray for another blessing to come to you" I say trying to protect my face from her hits.

She grabs my hair and removes the pins the looks at me and yells,

"This is all because of you! You keep infuriating me and that killed my baby. Why do keep taking things from me? First it was Tobias and now my child ! My first child ! What else do you want? Haven't you seen me suffer enough?" She yelled some more and starting really pulling my hair hard .

I try to wiggle myself out of her grip because I am getting scared she might do something to me in her anger.

I hold her arm that is in my hair and try to push it away , I succeed in pushing her back but she accidentally hits her head lightly on the bed frame.

I try to move towards her to help her up and make sure she is not hurt but she pushes me away.

She then looks at me and starts weirdly smiling at me . I am getting freaked out now.

"You poor Ethera , you should have never come here , now your little innocent girl image is going to be ruined" she chuckles darkly and goes to her night stand and grabs the glass vase that was there originally and she looks at me one more time then breaks the vase on her arm .

"Your grace" I gasp and run to her.

Her arm is all opened up and blood is streaming down in large amounts , I start panicking and she just laughs in my face.

Suddenly she falls and starts screaming "Help , somebody help me! I am being attacked !! Somebody please come help me!"

Who is she accusing of attacking her? I didn't do anything? It was all her.

"Now dear Ethera , the real game begins . Let's see how your word does against mine" she laughs hysterically and I back away from her as the door to her room opens and the maids plus some guards enter.

Lord spare me.