Story By Nadia Ibekwe
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Nadia Ibekwe

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THE KINGS CHOICE
Updated at Mar 15, 2023, 15:41
As far back as the 12th century in the kingdom of mombana,King Derek III who took over power at twenty after the death of his father king Charles Daminor throne.After Derek's eighteenth birthday he committed an atrocity which resulted in his inability to bare a son. king Derek committed crimes in his youthful days and his father the king was always there to clean up right after his mess.Being his heir and only son,the king concealed this from the people and even from his son except a few of his council members who knew what the king was doing. After his ascension as king he ruled his kingdom with wisdom to the point his people believe him to be better than his father.It was under his reign he formed alliance with five different kingdoms,which inside were his two wives come from. He had everything working perfectly well except the fact that he had no heir to carry on his legacy.Unaware of the curse placed on him,he married 3 different women from different kingdoms thinking they were the problem. He even went as far as seeking for help from his oracles and other divinities but still no solution,all they kept telling him was that he would have an heir but all he needs to do was to exercise patience. But Derek doesn't have that in his wait list as he desperately needed an heir.At some point in his life king Derek accepted his fate that he was not meant to have a son and so decided to trained his eldest daughter Amaya,like he would if he had a son but his chiefs refused to accept his decision. Gauis his chief priest called for his attention and suggested that he married one of his maid servant that there was every possibility she might produce a son. Katherine knew she was turning twenty and would soon be married off to her betrothed the nobles son. Katherine started working at the palace because of how poor they were and she hoped if she started providing money for her family,her father would cancel her marriage with the Earl's son. Few months to her birthday the king Summons her to his bedroom and told her of his intentions towards her and why he wanted her. Her escapades with the king soon resulted to pregnancy,after discovering she was going to bare a son the king made her his wife. Queen Matilda the king's youngest wife hates her so much that she plotted to eliminate the pregnancy. But before she could get her hands dirty, everything worked in her favour. King Derek becomes worried and decides to sought for answers,but was shocked to learn that he was placed under a curse,and that he had been the problem the whole time due to the things he had committed during his youthful days. He tries everything in his power to find gisella to break the curse and he succeeds by pleading with her to forgive him thereby rewarding her for the damages his father had caused her and her household. Katherine got pregnant and was almost due when queen Matilda and Adrian kidnapped her. Hearing this,Derek becomes furious as he tracks them down and took the head of Adrian. Surprised that Matilda his youngest wife was involved,he strips her of her queenly duties and banished her,thereby passing a decree that she should be killed if seen within the five kingdoms. The kingdom soon welcomes their first heir as Katherine delivers a son and they all lived happily ever after.
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