Forgotten Wife Let the traitors kneel Down (by Patricia Maradiaga) novel Chapter 167

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Don’t Send Me Away

Every time Abril saw Duke Vampel, she didn’t know if it was because of the strange way he looked at her or because of the great resemblance he had with his daughter, which brought back bad memories. But she felt a shiver every time she saw him; as she walked away, Abril heard her mother’s voice in her head.

“Abril, there is a seed of darkness threatening the palace.”

“What?”

“Retrace your steps, use your power to find it.”

Abril tried to feel her power, but there was nothing in her; sometimes it was as if her magic wasn’t there, and it was very hard for her to feel it.

“But how do I do it?”

“Aby, so far you’ve only used your magic unconsciously because you haven’t broken all the seals within you yet. Remove your limiters and concentrate, visualize your power flowing within you.”

Abril removed the earrings that served as limiters, closed her eyes, and did what her mother told her until she could feel the flow of her magic. It was as if a lightning bolt suddenly struck her and left her full of power; she could feel something evil, the same sensation she had felt when those monsters born of darkness had attacked the palace. She ran, fearing that Alessandro’s life was in danger. As she ran through the corridors, she encountered Alessandro, who, seeing her so agitated, asked her.

“What’s wrong, Aby? Why are you running like that?”

Abril touched Alessandro’s face, and she sighed in relief at not feeling anything dark inside

him.

“Thank goodness you’re okay.”

Alessandro took her by the shoulders and asked again.

“What’s wrong, Aby?”

“Apparently, there’s a seed of darkness in the palace.”

Abril pointed to Alessandro’s office and said,

“It seems to be coming from there.”

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Just at that moment, Alessandro heard a scream coming from his office; it was Gabriel, who seemed to be in danger.

The guards stationed at the doors drew their swords and rushed in, Alessandro and Abril following shortly after. There was a horrible slimy monster that looked like it came out of the worst nightmare in the office; the guards attacked it, but it was useless. Their weapons could do nothing against that creature. Abril began to attack the monster using her light magic, and the creature retreated, very frightened by the power of the light.

“Alessandro tried to use his magic, wanting to help Abril in defeating that creature, but he couldn’t do it; the pressure of Abril’s magic was such that it completely nullified his magic. He hated being so useless; in the end, she defeated the creature without anyone’s help.

The monster lay on the ground like a black puddle, with a strong and putrid smell. Everyone stood watching her; she approached Gabriel, placed her hand on his shoulder, and used her magic to heal an ugly wound on his forehead. The wound closed and healed instantly. Then she turned to the two guards and asked them.

“Are you okay?”

Both nodded.

Alessandro took Abril’s hand and said,

“Let’s go.”

Before leaving the room, Alessandro told Gabriel.

“Move my office to another room and make sure no one else knows what happened here.”

Gabriel was still shocked by the monster’s attack; he responded distractedly.

“I will, Your Majesty.”

Alessandro led Abril by the hand through the palace corridors, out to one of the gardens, and didn’t stop until they were far enough from that place. He pulled her into a tight embrace. He felt completely useless; he was supposed to be the one protecting her, but until that moment, it was she who had been protecting him. He had only been a burden.

“I’m sorry, please forgive me for not being able to protect you as I promised. Right now, the palace is not a safe place; there are too many dangers lurking around every corner. It would be best if you went somewhere else.”

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Lessan, I understand that you want to protect me, but understand that I also want to do the same for you. I want to protect you from all danger, so don’t send me away from your side.

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Alessandro took Abril’s face in his hands, looked directly into her eyes, and said,

“I don’t want to be far from you either. For me, you will always come first, which is why I want you to be in a safe place, even if that place isn’t with me. You’ll go with Sirius to the wizard’s tower tomorrow morning.”

“Why do

you

decide everything without considering what I want?”

Abril started giving Alessandro small taps on the chest and said,

“Why can’t you see that I don’t want to be apart from you?”

“Aby, I understand you perfectly, but also understand that I’m afraid of losing you if you stay in the palace. You still don’t know how to control your magic; you need someone to teach you, and that someone isn’t me.”

“But…”

“It will only be for a while until the palace becomes a safe place again.”

“And if it never is, will you be away from me forever? Will you abandon me again?”

“Of course not.”

“I don’t want to go.”

Alessandro’s heart broke at the thought of sending Abril away, especially when it was clear she hated the idea of leaving. He gave her a soft kiss on the lips and said,

“It will only be for a while, until you can control your magic properly, okay?”

Abril knew her departure was already decided, and she had no choice but to leave. She nodded, moved away from Alessandro, and replied, clearly upset,

“Fine, I’ll do what you want.”

Alessandro took her hand and said,

“Aby, I know you’re upset, I don’t want you to leave like this.”

“Then don’t ask me to go.”

“I can’t.”

“Then don’t ask me not to be upset.”

“We’ll be apart for a while, do you really want to leave like this?”

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Abril was very upset, but she didn’t want to say goodbye like that.

“No.”

Alessandro hugged her again and kissed her softly on the lips, then said,

“Let’s go back to the room.”

Abril was tired of being cooped up in that room. She refused to go back.

“I don’t want to go back to the room. Can we go somewhere else?”

“Where do you want to go?”

“Can we go back to the house where I was staying?”

That was where the elves Ethan and Dantriel had been staying, but they were with their army in the western part of the palace, so they wouldn’t risk running into them by going in that direction. He gently caressed Abril’s cheek and replied,

“Okay, let’s go to that place.”

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