Forgotten Wife Let the traitors kneel Down (by Patricia Maradiaga) novel Chapter 123

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The next day, when Cassian woke up, he felt a warm body next to him. When he opened his eyes, he saw Maya sleeping beside him, her legs tangled with his. They were both still completely naked, and he closed his eyes again to avoid looking at her. At that moment, with a clear head, he realized the mistake he had made; he wasn’t quite sure what to do or what to say to Maya when she woke

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While he was thinking about what to do or say when Maya woke up, she got up, and said to him, “Are you going to pretend to sleep until I leave?”

Cassian opened his eyes. Maya was completely naked, the light from the windows seemed to wrap around her body. He looked away with cheeks flushed red and replied, “I wasn’t pretending to sleep, I was just collecting my thoughts.”

Maya picked up her nightgown from the floor, put it on, and said, “And have you organized them

yet?”

Cassian gave a quick glance, and seeing that Maya was already dressed, he turned his head towards her and answered her question, “I don’t think so.”

“Are

you

worried about what happened between us last night?”

Cassian remained silent, and Maya deduced that was the case, so she said, “You can act like nothing happened if that makes you feel better.”

“I couldn’t do that,” Cassian spoke with a serious face.

“I will take responsibility for what happened.”

“Responsible? What exactly do you mean by taking responsibility?”

“I will marry…”

“Stop,” Maya interrupted him, raising her hands in the air. “Don’t even think about saying you’ll marry me just because we spent the night together.”

“But I…”

Maya approached, sat on the edge of the bed, and said to him, “Listen here, prince, I slept with you. because I wanted to. You’re not the first, nor the last man I’ll sleep with, and believe me, I don’t plan to marry any of you.”

“So, I’m just another guy to you?”

“I know my place. I’m just a simple commoner, you’re a prince, we live in completely different

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worlds. I told you yesterday, I’m a free spirit, I could never become your wife and live locked up in a mansion waiting for you to have time for me.”

Maya stood up and said to him, “So don’t even think about saying that nonsense about taking responsibility again. If you want, we can be lovers, have a good time together, but then I’ll leave,

and maybe we’ll never see each other again, or maybe I’ll visit you from time to time until you find a

young noblewoman from a good family to marry.”

Maya headed to the door, and before leaving, she said to him, “I had a good time yesterday, I’m

going to take a bath, think about what I’ve told you and give me an answer.”

After Maya left, Cassian felt as if he had been used. He didn’t love her, but he had thought about taking responsibility for spending the night with her. Although he hadn’t thought much about it, making Maya his wife didn’t seem like a bad idea. She was pleasant and a very beautiful woman; falling for her didn’t seem out of the question, but Maya brought him back to reality with a jolt. She would never marry him, and in the end, he just looked like an idiot to her for suggesting such a

thing.

Alessandro was heading to his office when he saw Maya leaving Cassian’s room, wearing only a fine nightgown, which meant the two had spent the night together. He had been a little worried that his brother was so reluctant to marry, but apparently, it was because he already had someone in his heart; otherwise, he wouldn’t have brought her to the pala

Alessandro was working when Cassian knocked on his office door and asked if he could come in.

“Come in.”

“Good morning, Lessan.”

“Good morning, Cassian. I thought you’d come later; you must have had a busy night.”

“I don’t know what you mean.”

“I saw your friend leaving,” Alessandro remarked sarcastically, “from your room this morning.”

“It’s not what you think.”

“I didn’t say anything, but if you’re denying it, it must be because something did happen.”

Cassian looked away, avoiding his brother’s gaze, and said to him, “Nothing happened.”

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“I know you very well, Cassian, I know when you’re lying, but I won’t force you to tell me what’s going on between you and that girl. I just want to say that I’m glad you’ve found someone special for you, and I hope you’ll soon give me the news that you’re going to get married.”

Cassian looked out the window, unsure about women, so he decided to talk to his brother. “I don’t

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think that’s the case. Maya made it clear to me that she would never marry me; to her, I’m just one more.”

“Wow, she really turned you down, huh?”

“I suppose so.”

“I’m sorry, brother, but don’t get discouraged. If you love her, don’t give up.”

In reality, Cassian wasn’t in love with Maya. They had just spent the night together because they had gotten carried away. Neither of them harbored such feelings for the other, though Maya’s words stung, he just sighed.

“I don’t think she wants me to keep insisting. She just wants to have a good time with me, she’s

made that very clear.”

“So she just wants to string you along?”

Cassian already knew that, but hearing Alessandro say it so bluntly felt like being hit with darts.

“Lessan, I already know that, and your comments don’t help. Let’s focus on what’s important right now. What should we do about the elves?”

“We’ll use them. They know a lot about fighting the darkness. I need you to go to them and get all the information you can, and I also want you to give them info

on about King Venobich, but

don’t mention that my wife is his daughter. I want all information about Abril to remain secret.”

“Okay, but they might find out on their own.”

“When that day comes, I’ll handle it.”

“Then I’ll go to them.”

Before leaving, Cassian asked Alessandro:

“Did you

tell Abril about the elves?”

“No, for now, I don’t want to tell her about them.”

“You should, I think that would be best, so she doesn’t find out on her own.”

“I know. I’ll tell her when the time is right.”

When Cassian left Alessandro’s office, he asked the butler to prepare a basket of food to take to the elves. While he was waiting, he ran into Maya; he was unsure how to behave around her after the previous night, and he wondered how he had treated her so far.

“Hi, are you going somewhere?”

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“Why do you ask?”

“I heard what you asked the butler, that’s why I’m asking.”

“I’m not going anywhere, the food is for our guests.”

“Are you going to see them now?

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Then I’ll join you, I also want to talk to them, there are a few things I’d like to ask them. I can join you, right?”

“Of course.”

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