Sold to the Cold-Hearted King

“Father”Royalty called.

“Don’t call me”King Justin growled with a broken voice.

“This is what Tessa complains about you, making wrong decisions, did you investigate the matter before ordering the guards to drag poor Fiona down the stairs. Did you”Royalty screamed, and continued.

“Did you think Tessa would be happy if she woke up and heard what you did to her best friend? You keep repeating the same mistake every fucking time, every single day, are you really getting old with your brain. Senior Queen is in there fighting for her own life, and Tessa she can’t mother a child.

Are you trying to add salt into a fresh wound, will she be happy to hear how badly you treated Fiona. And now, you are ordering the torturing guards to torture her, are you even normal at all. “Royalty yelled on top of her voice.

“I can see you are brave now,”King Justin growled.

“Ehn ehn, So fucking what, if Tessa get the chance to open her eyes, trust me, she will order you to be tortured. Are you even our father or you are a clone, because I don’t understand this. I don’t understand your attitude, your character, you aren’t like this before, talk to us father, if something is bothering you let us know perhaps the Queens.

“Your voice sounds like mosquito noise in my ears, Guards take her away” King Justin growled.

“Don’t you ever lay your hands on her ”Tessa growled, with a faint and gruntfile voice.

“Tessa”Royalty screamed, and rushed to hug her.

Tessa made a loud grunt, because of how Royalty hugged her.

“I’m very sorry,”Royalty cried.

“For what”Tessa asked as tears streamed down her cheeks.

“For everything, for not protecting you”Royalty cried.

“I don’t have a womb again”Tessa cried, falling on her knees. And continued

“Have never done anything bad, I help people, I help the helpless, I assist the motherless, fatherless, orphans. Why me, why me, why is it that the good ones have to suffer, I won’t be able to mother a child of my own. God, why are you punishing me”Tessa cried, holding her head.

Honour cried bitterly, Royalty and Promise weren’t left out. The air in the throne room was an emotional one, everyone was crying painfully. Except Queen Lola who hasn’t regained consciousness, The rest of the Queen’s remove their crown in respect of Tessa loss.

King Justin was crying silently, sniffing back his tears.

King Nathaniel couldn’t fight back those tears he was hiding. He stood and walked close to Tessa, crouching to her level. He touched her jaw making her teary eyes come in contact with his. He took her left hand into his and raised her up on her feet. Then he went back on his knees and stretched out his hand.

“Will you marry me, Her Royal Majesty,”King Nathaniel proposed.

Tessa looked dumbfounded, she fell on her knees, touching his face with shaking hands.

“Am useless Nathaniel”Tessa cried, hugging him for support.

“You are not useless, you are the bravest person I have ever seen, I love you Tessa,”King Nathaniel cried, hugging her gently because of her inner wound.

“You still love me, despite the fact that I can’t give you what you wanted, I thought lovers get married to straighten their bond by making babies”Tessa uttered, with a broken voice. She disengaged from the hug, staring deeply at him in the eye.

“Will you marry me, Princess Tessa Brown”King Nathaniel proposed again.

“Say yes Tessa,”promise encouraged.

“Don’t say no Tessa, please, it will break my heart if you do”King Nathaniel uttered, with a soft smile.Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

Tessa raised her head up searching for someone.

“Where is Fiona?”She growled softly.

“Your Highness ordered the guards to drag and tutore her in the dungeon.”Royalty gave the reply, gritting her teeth all through.

“He did what?” Tessa exclaimed, walking away from King Nathaniel.

“Just tell me, what’s she’s saying isn’t true?,”Tessa asked, softly.

“I ordered,”King Justin growled.

“You did what? You had my maid, my best friend, to be tutored without a single proof or evidence.”Tessa yelled, using her hands to demonstrate how angry she was.

“She was the last person that served you a cup of tea”King Justin yelled, standing up on his feet.

“And so fucking what?”she yelled with a soft grunt.

“Tessa, you need to get some rest”King Nathaniel uttered, touching her shoulders from behind.

“Not when Fiona isn’t released “she replied, giving King Nathaniel a soft mixture of painful smiles.

“Physician Rana is just yet to test the cup I used to drink the tea, Yet, you are already making a drastic decision. I find it hard to know the colour of your problem.. am the one that got poisoned not you, so why the sudden care, why acting fake. I will do my investigation myself, I don’t need your wasted, uprooted sympathy.”Tessa said, with a pained voice. She held her head because of how dizzy she was. King Nathaniel carried her in a bridal style heading to her chamber.

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Fiona was pacing to and fro the dungeon cell she was in. A lot of thoughts were running in her mind, head, which was making me feel restless. She doesn’t care about being thrown into the dungeon, she just wants her princess to be alright.

She holt, when she heard distant voices and footsteps. She moved to the right angle of the cell to check what’s happening, but couldn’t get a glimpse of it.

“Fiona”Honour called.

“Oh! heavens, Honour, how is my princess doing?”Fiona asked, holding the ironed with a worried face.

“Our princess ordered you out,”Honour replied, telling the guards to unlock the cell.

Fiona came out, with a deep sigh.

“Have they found the real criminal “she asked.

“Physician Rana is still investigating the cup you used to serve the princess, don’t worry. Come on, princess Tessa is waiting for you.

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Some Guards rushed inside the throne room, startling the King from his thoughts.

“Your Highness,”They greeted with a sad and panicked face.

“What’s this rubbish?”He growled, getting on his feet.

“Your Highness, Mrs Claire has escaped with a Royal maid” The guard uttered, with his head bowed.

“You mean?”King Justin growled, with widened eyes.

TBC…