Forgotten Wife Let the traitors kneel Down (by Patricia Maradiaga) novel Chapter 262

In the Elf Kingdom.

There was a great commotion in the royal palace; an army was being assembled.

Kiara made her way to the throne room where her mother was. She had been meeting with several

generals that day.

The meeting was already over, so Kiara couldn’t hear anything that would help her understand

what was going on.

“Greetings, Princess Kiara,” each of them said as they passed by her.

Once alone, Kiara approached her mother and asked, “There’s a lot of commotion in the palace. What’s going on, Mother?”

The Elf Queen rose from her throne and replied, “I have learned of the existence of a half–breed. I am preparing to bring her here.”

Half–breeds were a taboo subject for the elves, as they were a proud people. Kiara was very surprised and found it hard to believe that any elf would have dared to have a half–breed child.

“A half–breed?”

“She is the daughter of my sister, Sophia, with a wretched human.”

“Have you found Aunt Sophia?”

The Queen’s face reflected a deep sadness.

“She is dead.”

Kiara knew how much her mother missed her sister, how much she wished she would come home. Even though she had never expressed it.

“What do you plan to do with her?”

“Lock her away.”

“But Mother! She is Aunt Sophia’s daughter. You can’t.”

“Half–breeds are beings that should not exist.”

“But…”

“I don’t want to talk about this anymore, Kiara.”

“If Aunt Sophia were alive, it would break her heart to hear that you locked up her daughter.”

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“You know what our rules are, Kiara. It doesn’t matter who it is or what status they hold, procreating half–breeds is forbidden.”

“If I had a half–breed child, would you lock her up too? Would you take her away from me?”

Without a doubt, the Queen replied, “Yes, I would.”

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Kiara turned away. The elves‘ rules were archaic. She had always thought they needed to be

changed. Hearing her mother’s answer, Kiara felt disappointed. As she walked away, she said, “Now I understand why Aunt Sophia ran away from this kingdom without a word, because she

knew there was no one she could trust.”

“Kiara!”

Kiara turned around and shouted, “It’s the truth! You support absurd rules, rules that should be changed! That half–breed, as you call her, is your family.”

“You don’t understand anything, Kiara.”

“It’s true, I don’t understand. I don’t understand why it’s forbidden to love someone of a different

race.”

“It is forbidden. That’s all you need to know.”

Kiara hated not getting a straight answer to her questions, but she knew that no matter how much she insisted, her mother wouldn’t answer. She turned and stormed off.

The Queen’s attendant entered shortly after Kiara left. He bowed and said, “Your Majesty, everything is ready.”

“Then let’s go.”

“Your Majesty, I don’t think it is wise for you to personally go looking for the half–breed.”

“No, Bleir. I must go.”

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Maya woke up to Lissana’s crying. She immediately got up, ran to pick her up, and rocked her back and forth to calm her down.

The little pixie that followed her like a vengeful spirit appeared before her and said, “There’s something strange about this child.”

“You’ve been saying that nonstop for days now. What do you mean there’s something strange

about her?”

“I don’t know how to say it. I just feel something strange when I see her.”

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Cassian began to stir. Maya ordered the pixie to disappear; she didn’t want Cassian to see her.

Lissana’s cheeks were red. At first, Maya thought it was because she had been crying, but after running her hand over her cheeks, she realized that Lissana had a fever.

Hearing Lissana cry, Cassian asked, “Maya, what’s wrong?”

“Lissana has a fever! Call a doctor.”

Cassian jumped out of bed and ran to find a doctor.

Maya stayed behind, comforting the little one, but she wouldn’t stop crying.

Cassian ran into his brother in the hallway.

Seeing Cassian half–dressed and extremely agitated, Alessandro asked, “What’s wrong, Cassian?”

“It’s Lissana…” said Cassian breathlessly.

Alessandro’s blood ran cold, his mind flooded with negative thoughts.

“Where’s Lissana?! Where’s my daughter, Cassian?!”

“She’s in my room. Maya is with her.”

Alessandro didn’t wait for his brother to finish speaking; he ran off to find his daughter.

Cassian didn’t have time, so he didn’t follow him. He went to find the doctor to see Lissana.

Alessandro burst into Cassian’s room. Maya was very surprised to see how Alessandro had entered, but she didn’t say anything. She understood that he must be very worried about his

daughter.

“How is Lissana? What happened to her? Who attacked you?”

“What? No one attacked us. Lissana just has a little fever.”

“What?” Didn’t Cassian tell you?”

Alessandro was on edge after hearing that Cira had threatened to steal everything Abril loved. That’s why he had rushed to see Lissana; he feared that Cira had done something to her.

When he heard that Lissana only had a fever, he felt a certain relief, as he had feared the worst.

“I’m sorry, I thought that…”

Alessandro approached and tried to take his daughter in his arms, but she rejected him, crying even louder.

In the end, Alessandro gave up trying to hold her and simply watched her as Maya cradled her in

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her arms.

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Alessandro put his hand on Lissana’s forehead. She only had a slight fever. He sighed in relief and

said, “Thank God. For a moment, I feared the worst.”

“Why do you say that? Did something happen?”

Alessandro told Maya what Taren had told him, holding nothing back. He told her about the danger lurking in the shadows.

Maya gently squeezed Lissana’s body and said, “As long as I’m here, I won’t let anyone hurt her. I’ll

take care of her, I promise.”

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