MATED TO THE VAMPIRE KING SON novel Chapter 68

Chapter 68

Damien’s POV

Browsing through the records of past coronation ceremonies in the

throne room with Uncle Kieran, I looked through every scroll trying

to understand the rites that came with the ceremony.

“This one says that sweet blood be offered to the Uncle of the king,”

Uncle Kieran said.

I chuckled. That was a lie.

“That’s not true, Kieran.”

He shrugged. “How would you know? You’re not the one reading from

the scroll, are you?”

I smiled. It was exhausting trying to make everything perfect. I

rubbed my temple and looked straight ahead through the opened

doors. It was as if I’d conjured her up by staring too hard.

Agatha, the head maid, strode toward me.

“Your Highness,” she said with a bow. I greeted her back. She gave a

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courtesy bow to my uncle and turned her attention back to me.

“What brings you here, Agatha?”

“Your Highness, I would like to report a certain maid to you. I’m sure

you’ve also noticed, but Christie is becoming far too comfortable with

the queen. Christie is a stubborn child and often disobedient. I feel

she’s nothing but bad company for Her Highness. I ask that you

remove Christie from Her Highness before it’s too late.”

Was Christie a bad influence? I couldn’t say I hadn’t noticed their

closeness. I’d just thought it was nothing significant since Freda was

happy with her. I didn’t realize they were close enough for even

Agatha to complain.

“Has she done anything that should raise my concern?” Surely the

maid wouldn’t try anything stupid to hurt Freda.

“No, Your Highness, but who’s to tell what evil thoughts she’s putting

in her head?”

“You mean my mate’s head?” I frowned.

“I meant Christie, Your Majesty. What if she tries to hurt the queen?”

“She wouldn’t dare.” I snapped. “How does this concern you, Agatha?”

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“The welfare of the royals is my priority, my king. Christie should be

nowhere near Her Highness, as she’s beginning to see herself above

1. us. She rarely joins us for duties in the kitchen and only sees herself

fit to serve the queen.”

“How can such a young girl see herself as higher than you?” Kieran

added.

“I’m worried because the queen consents to Christie’s attitude. This

has given Christie unusual confidence. There’s a high possibility Christie is filling the other maids‘ heads with nonsense. She should

never be trusted.” Agatha said.

I frowned. I didn’t like the information I was receiving. I’d thought

Christie was a better choice when I picked her, but perhaps I was

wrong.

“I’ve also noticed this,” Kieran said. “It’s not fitting for a queen to

lower herself by making friends with a mere maid. What happens when the news spreads? People are already skeptical of her, and some

haven’t deemed her worthy enough to serve beside you. What

happens when they learn she’s being influenced, not even by a Noble,

but by a servant girl who isn’t even a full vampire?”

This angered me more. The thought of my people not accepting Freda bothered me. If these sorts of rumors spread, it would raise questions

about her authority.

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“I’ll see to this. Thank you.‘

“Your Highness,” Agatha coughed. “If you need a replacement, I can

find another competent maid for you.”

“Never mind. If Christie were to be replaced, you would do the job.”

“That would be an honor, Your Majesty.” She smiled widely and, with

a bow, left.

“You’ve been attending to pressing matters since your mate arrived.

You haven’t rested. Is she good luck or bad luck?” Kieran taunted.

“She’s new to all this, Uncle Kieran. Moreover, I take pleasure in seeing my mate every time. If there’s something to scold her about,

I’ll be glad to see her face again.”

Kieran laughed, holding his chest tightly like I’d given him a heart attack. “You’re such a lover boy. Who would have thought? I thought

Steve would be the only lovesick fool.”

I frowned at the mention of my twin brother. Sometimes I felt awful for killing him. Most times I was glad he and our father hadn’t killed me first. And very few times, I felt pity for him. Maybe if he hadn’t been so foolish and hungry for power, he would have seen through

our father’s devious plans to make him king.

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And not just him all the elders and nobles too. If they knew the plans

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