Her Unwanted Mate On The Throne novel Chapter 143

Chapter 143 Feelings for a sick man

Doris knocked hesitantly. Two guards eyed her as she approached his room, but said nothing. She wasn’t sure if they recognized her or not-she wasn’t even in her uniform yet. It was exhausting to even consider having to step back into her old role. Would they put her at the library? Perhaps she should talk to William about it when he felt better.

William didn’t respond when she knocked again, louder this time. If his guards weren’t at the door, she would have thought he wasn’t inside.

“Will – Prince William? It’s Doris.” She said through the door. Her cheeks reddened when his guards gave her another strange look when she almost called him William. A bit of shuffling came through on the other side before the door was pulled open. He looked disheveled and his room was a mess as if he had thrown everything around inside.

“You should go, I’m not in the mood.” He grumbled. Doris had to fight the itch to brush his messy hair out of his eyes. “I want to be alone.”

“Are you okay? I can go prepare something for you, or if you’d like some tea-”

“Don’t do that. Stop acting like you have to serve me every second of the day.” He gripped her arm and yanked her inside before he slammed the door.

She stumbled in and straightened herself with a breath. “I was just trying to help—”

“It doesn’t help. I don’t want you to act like my maid right now!” He shouted and kicked a fallen pot out of his way. It shattered into a million pieces. “And don’t you fucking dare offer to clean this room.”

“Prince William, I’m not trying to—“

William stopped where he was and turned to face her slowly. “Say that again.”

“I’m not trying to,“

“No, not that, the bit before it.” He stepped closer to her, she had to hold her breath for a second.

“Prince William?”

“Why are you calling me that again? You never had a problem calling Daniel his name without his title.” William said bitterly. Jealousy seeped through his tone even though she hadn’t talked to Daniel since before they left.

Was he actually angry with her?

“We‘re back at the palace, I thought you would have wanted me to refer to you as a prince especially in front of other people. I didn’t want to cause a scandal.”

William gripped her chin harshly and forced her to look up at him. “I’ll tell you what I want. I don’t want you to call me that anymore.”

“Okay. I won’t.” Doris whispered. His eyes lingered on her mouth before he let her go. “Do you want me to go with you when you visit your father?” She asked after she took a moment to regain her composure. Why did his rough side always make her shiver? William shook his head.

“No. That’s something I have to do alone when I can handle it.” He admitted. She softened a little. Even though she knew he was suffering, she didn’t expect him to be transparent. “He must despise me for leaving when he had fallen sick.”

“That can’t be true. He knew why you left, he even sent his best men with you to make sure you came back in one piece.” Doris said gently. He sat on the edge of the bed and put his head in his hands. She lightly placed her hand on his shoulder and sat next to him. “I saw the way he talked with you before he left. He cares a lot about you even if he won’t admit it.”

William snorted at that as if the very idea of his father caring about him was absurdly ridiculous.

“What if the Luna Queen is responsible for this too? What if she caught wind of my plans and wants her son already on the throne?” William fisted his hands in his lap. “She probably wants my father to die so Martin can take his place.”

No wonder he sent the maids that fell from him away. Would he do the same to her? Or allow her freedom when he was ready to cut her loose? She swore to herself she wouldn’t fall into his web, but now she felt so tangled-she didn’t know if she wanted to get out. 2