Forgotten Wife Let the traitors kneel Down (by Patricia Maradiaga) novel Chapter 36

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Jealousy

Cassian paced back and forth in his room. He still couldn’t believe he had fallen in love with Abril. This was the first time he had ever felt this way, and he didn’t know what to do with those feelings.. He couldn’t tell the princess he loved her because she was his brother’s wife, but Cassian couldn’t help but wonder what she would say about it, what she would say if she found out he was in love

with her.

That night, Cassian could hardly sleep. He had spent the whole night thinking about the princess, and when he finally managed to fall asleep, he dreamed about her. He dreamed that he had confessed his feelings for the princess to his brother and saw a look of pain in his eyes. His brother felt hurt, that he had betrayed him.

When Cassian woke up, he was clear about one thing. He would never tell his brother how he felt about the princess. It was something he would keep as a secret to himself.

That afternoon, Cassian had arranged to meet Abril in the garden for a walk. As he walked through the halls of the palace, he ran into Duke Vampel. He approached him and greeted him, “Good afternoon, Prince Cassian.”

“Good afternoon, duke.” He replied.

Cassian was in a hurry. He was going to ignore the duke and go on his way, but the duke stepped in his path and said, “I would like to speak with you for a moment, if I may.”

“I’m rather busy at the moment. I have something important to do.”

“I won’t take up much of your time, Prince. Just a moment.” He replied.

Cassian knew that the duke could be a very annoying man when he set his mind on it. He wasn’t going to let him go without hearing what he had to say. Cassian agreed to his request.

“Make it brief.”

“Thank you very much for hearing me out, Prince. What I wanted to say… We are all worried about His Majesty.”

“I don’t think my brother needs the nobles to worry about him.”

“You know that His Majesty has been married for four years, yet there is still no heir.”

“I’m sure you’ll receive news of an heir soon.”

“If there has been no news of a pregnancy after four years, I doubt you will see one soon,”

“Are you doubting my brother’s manhood?”

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“Never. But I can’t help but doubt if the princess is fertile. If there has been no pregnancy in four years of marriage, that can only mean one thing and that is, the princess cannot have children. The king must have an heir, even if it is not with the princess.”

“Are you suggesting that my brother should have a bastard child?”

“Of course not. But the king could have a second queen, a fertile woman who could bear him

children.”

“There have never been two queens in the kingdom of Cosset.”

“But that could change. The law can be reformed.”

“My brother would never accept that.”

“That is why I am asking for your help, Prince. You must convince your brother that it would be best if he took a second wife, that he marries the woman who should have been his wife in the first

place.”

“Your daughter?”

“It is what is best for the kingdom. My daughter has received the education of a princess from an early age. She is prepared to be queen. The princess of the kingdom of Laios is not. That girl is not fit to be queen, and His Majesty knows it. That is why she has not been crowned queen. She will always be the princess of the enemy kingdom. This kingdom needs a queen, and that girl will never

be a fit.”

Cassian was very upset. He knew that everyone resented Abril, but the idea of her being replaced was something he didn’t like.

“I am not going to do anything to make my brother change his mind. I would not dare doubt the king’s judgment, and it seems to me that you should not do so either, Duke Vampel. Otherwise, it could be seen as treason.”

Cassian walked past the duke and said, “Watch your step, duke, my brother is not a very kind man.”

Cassian left in a fury. At that moment, he understood why his brother had always hated dealing with the nobles. They were like vultures circling a dying deer.

Cassian was late for his meeting with the princess, and he hated that he had wasted his time listening to Duke Vampel’s nonsense. When he arrived at the garden, he looked for Abril. When he found her, he was about to speak to her, but he saw his brother and stopped. Alessandro was with the princess. He wondered what his brother was doing there.

Alessandro saw that the princess’s lips had been painted a soft pink that day, and he found them very appealing. He brought his face close to hers and kissed her. Abril was very surprised. This

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was the first time the king had kissed her outside their chambers.

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The maids who were there were also left with their mouths hanging open, and Cassian, who had seen the kiss from a distance, felt a pressure in his chest. It was pain, rage, and jealousy. He hated seeing his brother kissing the woman he loved.

Cassian couldn’t bear to watch them any longer. He turned and walked away.

Abril was very embarrassed. She said to the king, “Why did you kiss me?”

“Because I felt like it. Can’t I kiss my wife?”

“Yes, but… we’re outside, and the maids are watchin

us.”

Alessandro glanced at the maids and said to the princess, “So you want me to gouge their eyes out

so they can’t see us?”

The maids turned pale upon hearing the king’s words and wanted to run away, but if they did, the king would most likely do something worse to them. They stood still, trembling like newborn fawns, waiting for the princess’s response.

“Of course not,” she responded firmly.

“Don’t even joke about that. We’ll just tell them to leave.”

Alessandro looked at the maids and said, “leave us.”

The maids didn’t hesitate for a moment to run off. Abril said, “I think you scared them.”

“That wouldn’t have happened if you hadn’t complained that they were watching us.”

“But kissing is something you do in private. It’s something you do to make babies.”

“Do

you

still believe in that? I already told you that it takes more than a simple kiss to make babies.”

“I know, but isn’t it something that should be done in private?”

“I think I should ask Lady Elizabeth to teach you a few things again, since you still don’t seem to

understand.”

“But I understood what Lady Elizabeth taught me. She said that kisses are essential for making

babies.”

“They are, but they’re also a way of showing affection.”

“Does Your Majesty have affection for me?”

“Of course. That’s why I’m here with you, even though I have a mountain of work to do.”