Forgotten Wife Let the traitors kneel Down (by Patricia Maradiaga) novel Chapter 142

Prince of Darkness

Alfonso clenched his hands into fists, he was furious, but he had to control his anger and

bow his head. He bowed and said:

“I appreciate Your Majesty’s kindness. I regret having interrupted you. I will no longer take up your time, I will take my leave.”

Before Alfonso could leave, Alessandro warned him:

“Duke, I hope you keep your daughter under control. Although she was once my betrothed, Abril is my wife and my queen. I will consider an offense against her as an offense against myself, and you know the price to pay for treason.”

“I know, Your Majesty, I promise my daughter will not commit such impertinence to your queen again.”

“I hope so.”

After Alfonso left the office, Gabriel said:

“I think the duke might cause problems in the future. He has accumulated too much power and thinks he is superior to everyone. He only bowed his head out of caution, but don’t be surprised if he betrays us.”

“I already know that. In fact, he never supported me to be king; he supported Cassian, but things changed when he suffered his leg injury.”

“That’s why the rushed ceremony to appoint Prince Cassian.”

“That’s right.”

“We should keep him under surveillance.”

“Yes, send men to watch him and ensure he doesn’t notice. I don’t want to alert him. When all this war is over, I will deal with him personally.”

Alfonso left the king’s office in a fury. He was so upset that he would have destroyed everything in his path if he weren’t still in the royal palace. Blinded by anger, he didn’t realize he had wandered off the path. He was about to turn back when he suddenly saw the princess of the kingdom of Laios. Upon seeing her, he felt as if something inside him was screaming for him to flee. Since he didn’t have time to do so, he hid behind a pillar covered with vines that kept him concealed.

When she passed by, his whole body trembled, and he nearly collapsed.

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As Abril walked down the hallway, she stopped for a moment, feeling as if her light magic

was reacting to danger. She looked left and right, but in the hallway, there was only the maid accompanying her. She thought it might be her imagination playing tricks on her and continued on her way.

Alfonso didn’t come out of his hiding place until Abril disappeared around a corner. Although she had moved away, he continued to feel unwell and hurried to reach his carriage waiting for him at the entrance. As he entered his carriage, one of the servants accompanying him noticed his sweat and trembling and asked:

“Duke, are you alright?”

“Get me out of here.”

When he reached his mansion and got out of the carriage, Victoria approached him. She had been waiting, wanting to know how things went, if the restriction placed on her entering the palace had been revoked.

“Father, how did it go? Did Alessandro revoke my punishment? Will I be able to attend the ball that will be held in a few days?”

Alfonso felt his head buzzing, he shouted at her angrily:

“Shut up, I’m not feeling well.”

“Do you want me to call a doctor?”

“No, I just want to be left alone, let no one dare interrupt me, or I’ll slit their throat.”

Victoria was very surprised as her father had always been very accommodating and kind to her. He had never yelled at her before, no matter what trouble she got into, he never raised his

voice.

Alfonso stumbled to his office, and upon crossing the threshold, he slammed the door shut. Alone in his office, a shadow as thick as ink emerged from within him. That shadow writhed as if something hurt it. Alfonso didn’t understand what was happening. Suddenly, a door appeared out of nowhere in a wall, and from it came a young man of about 18. He looked disdainfully at the shadow writhing at his feet and spoke with an impassive expression. The face of that handsome boy with reddish hair was an indecipherable mask. When he finally spoke, his voice was cold as ice, making Alfonso tremble. “What is this? What have you done to the darkness?”

Alfonso bowed his head to the ground and responded with a trembling voice.

“I haven’t done anything, Your Majesty, Prince Enzo. I just went to the palace, and when

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Princess Abril passed by me, the darkness inside me shuddered, as if it was afraid of her.”

“Why would the darkness tremble at the sight of that worthless woman?”

“I don’t know, Your Majesty.”

Enzo took a small bottle and sealed the darkness inside, put it in his bag, and tossed him another small vial containing black stones.

“I’m giving you this, but make sure it doesn’t happen again. My father will not be pleased if this happens a second time.”

Alfonso took the small black stones from the vial and squeezed them tightly. A thick darkness emerged from them, enveloping him completely. Alfonso felt renewed, all his pain seemed to vanish completely. He bowed to Enzo and said,

“Thank you very much, Your Majesty, Prince Enzo.”

“Ensure this doesn’t happen again, or you’ll pay dearly for it.”

Enzo returned through the door he had entered and disappeared from the room. He appeared

in the throne room where his father, Vritra Venobich, was and said.

“Father, I have visited Duke Alfonso Vampel of the kingdom of Cosset. The darkness that was inside him was expelled from his body.”

“That cannot be possible.”

“If I hadn’t seen the darkness writhing at his feet myself, I wouldn’t have believed it either. He said the darkness inside him started writhing after encountering my older sister at the royal palace.”

“Is that woman still alive?”

“It seems so, and apparently, she has gained the king’s favor.”

“I heard they will soon have a ball. Send them a small gift and observe everything that happens.”

“As you wish, Father.”

“Keep a close watch on that woman, make sure to see what she does. She possessed no power. I would like to check something again, and ensure that the gifts you send go directly to her when they are released.”

Enzo replied with a broad smile.