The Alpha King's Hated Slave novel Chapter 98

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Long after sunrise, Vetta laid on her bed staring out of her window. Her eyes were swollen and there's no strength left in her body.

She'd been crying all the way from Mombana back to Salem, all through the night. Danika's apologies had thrown her off guard. It was so unexpected. As unexpected as hearing her name from her lips.

She'd freaked out. Till now, there's no way to explain the way she felt in those moments, she'd done something that she'd never expected she'll do. Running away.

That unplanned, uncalculated, escape cause her to bruise her arm at the unceremonious fall she'd landed on. But, the pain was hardly felt.

With a soft sigh, she got up from the bed and walked towards the window. As she watched market men and women go about their daily activities and children playing around, Danika's words filled her ears over and over again.

****But, that is why it h-hurts so much, i-isn't it? Because you are starting to forget?

You hate that h-hating me does not come so naturally anymore as it does before...

You hate that d-deep within y-yourself, you know that I am not p-pretending to be who I am.

You hate that these d-days you have to look at me and t-try so hard before you can call up that hate...

You are healing, and you hate that too...

You developed a conscience and you hate that too.*****

Tears threatened. She blinked them hard away.

She'd told Danika everything she did to her in the past. Not only that, but she also knows that she'd come to kill her.

Will she tell King Lucien about it?

It's the perfect weapon against her. Will Danika use it to ruin her? To make the King hate her so much and even execute her?

Does she even need to wonder about it? Anybody will report something like that.

Taking a deep breath, she wiped the tears from her eyes. Well, she isn't going to sit around waiting for her doom to come.

She'll go to the palace today to see King Lucien today. It's been so long she saw his face, she misses him so badly.

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Baski and Sally were helping Queen Danika get ready for Court.

The Queen is seated in front of the mirror with pale tired eyes that look like they didn't see any sleep last night at all. Sally stood behind her, combing her hair and rolling them at the top of her hair while glancing worriedly at her occasionally.

"What happened in your bedroom, yesterday, My Queen?" Baski asked for the countless times as she cleaned the Queen's shoes.

I almost died yesterday, that's what happened. Queen Danika swallowed the words.

"Nothing, Baski." She replied as usual.

"Yet, you tightened the security of the Royal Quarters and transferred all the guards that were on duty yesterday. There's a strange knife I haven't seen before in your dresser." Baski groaned.

"You didn't add that she cried all evening long, "Sally added softly. "I was so scared."

Queen Danika raised her hand and touched Sally's soothingly, "I am sorry for scaring you. You too, Baski. But, I am fine."

Sally's expressive eyes obviously say that she doesn't believe her, but she nodded her head anyway. "If you say so, My Queen."

They settled into silence afterward.

****"D-do you have any i-idea w-what it feels like to protect someone you love with e-everything in you only for someone e-else to come out of nowhere and take him from you...!?

Then, t-they expect you to j-just t-throw everything away...? To just get up one morning and m-move on...?

D-Don't think I l-let you g-go. A-And d-don't think I w-will not be back. I will b-be back, and I will k-kill you! I just need..." ****

"I got the news that the Princess Kamara has already arrived at our Kingdom Salem." Baski's voice filled the air.

It jolted the Queen out of her painful thoughts. She swiveled her head to see Baski, "Really? She has!?"

"Yes." The woman was smiling, "Now, the King can carry out whatever plan he has so fast and come back to Mombana."

"I still can't believe he came here on that night." Sally added, "It's still unbelievable even though I smelled his cologne at your bedroom the next morning."

"I know right? The cat swallowed my tongue when I saw him in the hallway that night," Baski grinned, "I remember thinking that Lord Riverdale is about to enter a big trouble."

"It's fortunate that he was able to go home in one piece. The maids rumored that he ran out of the Royal Quarters like his legs were on fire."

As they conversed freely, Queen Danika settled back into her thoughts.

Will she tell Lucien what happened?