Forgotten Wife Let the traitors kneel Down (by Patricia Maradiaga) novel Chapter 478

Part II: Hearts Down

Maya’s trembling, cold hand clung to Cassian’s. He turned, leaning down to look directly into her be red eyes, which at that moment looked glassy. She seemed to be on the verge of tears.

“Do you really want me to stay?” he asked.

“Yes, don’t leave me. Stay with me.”

Cassian still had some things to do, but at that moment, he didn’t want to worry about anything or ar

but her.

“Do you want to talk?”

Maya shook her head. She knew she had to tell him everything that had been happening, everything s

had been hiding from him, but she didn’t want to do it right then.

“No, but if you want to talk…”

“I won’t force you to.”

Maya could see an expression of pain on Cassian’s face. She knew that he wasn’t asking because he d

want to know, but because he felt betrayed.

“Cassian, I love you,” Maya said, tears threatening to spill. “More than you can imagine, so never think

otherwise. I know it was wrong of me not to tell you about my illness, but don’t think that I don’t consid

you my partner, because you are. To me, you are my partner, my friend, my life companion, the one I ha

chosen.”

Maya could no longer hold back her tears. She began to cry like a small child. Cassian put his arms aro

her. There were so many things he wanted to say, but they were stuck in his throat. In the end, he didn’t:

anything and just held her tightly.

***

Abril felt much better. She got out of bed.

“You should rest a little longer,” Alessandro told her.

“I’m tired of being in bed, and I feel much better now. Are you sure?” she asked. “I don’t know what that

medicine Ethan gave me was, but it’s much better than what Sirius prepares.”

Abril approached Lissana’s crib. Seeing it empty, she felt as if her heart were being crushed.

“Lessan, did the Elf Queen really save Lissana?”

“Yes, when she arrived, Lissana was very ill. If it hadn’t been for her, maybe our little one…” His voice trailed off. “I had no choice but to let her in, Aby.”

“I know, I don’t blame you. I blame myself for not being there when she needed me most.”

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“Aby, the Elf Queen mentioned that Lissana had gotten sick because her power had been suppresse

You…”

“Yes, when Lissana’s powers awakened, I was afraid they would get out of control, so I suppressed h

power.”

“Why didn’t you tell me? Why did you hide from me that Lissana’s powers had awakened?”

“I was afraid.”

“Afraid of me!”

“No.”

“You didn’t trust me. Lissana is not only your daughter, Abril, she is also my daughter. I have the right

know what happens to her. You can’t decide for me.”

“I’m sorry, Lessan, I’m so sorry. It’s just that her power awakened so soon that I didn’t know what to do

“If you had told me, I would have helped you decide what to do.”

“Now I regret not doing it. Forgive me.”

“That doesn’t matter now. What matters now is getting Lissana back.”

Although Alessandro said it didn’t matter, Abril could see the disappointment in his eyes. She had hurt by not trusting him, by hiding the truth from him.

Alessandro sat down on the bed and ran a hand through his hair, mussing it up, something he usually di when he was frustrated and desperate. “Damn it, when will all this end, when can we truly be happy?”

Abril approached him. “To be honest, I ask myself the same question.”

Abril remembered the vision she had had when she was pregnant. In that vision, they had been happy. S placed a hand on Alessandro’s shoulder. “But I’m sure this will all be over someday. We’ll be back togeth and we’ll be very happy.”

Alessandro wrapped his arms around Abril’s waist. “I hope so.”

He sounded tired and defeated. Abril put her hand on his head and buried her fingers in his soft hair. She stayed there, stroking his head for a long time while he clung to her waist. That simple contact comforte them both and calmed their battered hearts a little.

Alessandro pulled his head back. “You should rest. We have a hard day ahead of us tomorrow.”

“Yes, tomorrow we will go and get our daughter back.”

Ethan had told Alessandro that he wouldn’t be able to enter Arkala, the Elf Kingdom, but Alessandro wouldn’t accept it until he saw for himself.

“Yes, we will.”

“Lessan, what is the Elf Queen like?”

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“Someone powerful and dangerous.”

“Do you really think Lissana is okay?”

“From what Ethan said, they are taking very good care of her.”

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