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Mitena sat there and waited patiently as the doctor treated the slave's wound. Sometimes she winced when she saw new wounds uncovered by the doctor. Some of the wounds had to be cleaned thoroughly because sand had somehow gotten into them.
Mitena gritted her teeth in anger so many times and desperately wished she could bring the entire pack to justice immediately. But she knew she had to be patient and think her plans through.
“We are through, my princess,” the doctor said with his eyes still bitter, but Mitena didn't care. As far as he did all she had instructed, she was less concerned about his feelings.
“You are sure that he will be fine?” Mitena asked the doctor.
“Yes. His wounds are mostly superficial,” the doctor said dismissively.
“You are such a good doctor for you to call those wounds superficial,” Mitena said with sarcasm dripping from each word.
The doctor quickly averted his gaze as the nurse shifted uncomfortably from foot to foot. The princess was obviously not pleased with the doctor's choice of words.
“I am not trying to say his wounds mean nothing. I am only trying to say that he would recover in no time,” the doctor said still not looking at Mitena.
“I don't care what your thoughts are doctor. But listen to me carefully. I am handing him over to you and you are to take care of him personally. If anything happens to him, I will hold you responsible and you wouldn't want the wrath of the place on you,” Mitena said with her air of arrogance perceivable.
“My princess. I…”
“I am still talking,” Mitena said sharply.
“I am sorry my princess. I didn't mean to interrupt you,” the doctor apologized.
“As I was saying, he will be here at the hospital until I get him somewhere to stay, and you will daily attend to his wounds. Do I make myself clear?” Mitena asked, fixing a hard gaze on the doctor and the nurse.
“I understand my princess,” both the doctor and the nurse said.
Mitena glanced briefly at the slave. She saw that look of awe in his beautiful eyes before she turned away and walked out of the room. She made sure her head was held high and her gaze carried arrogance that would shut the bravest up.
She headed to her father's palace but by the time she got to the outskirts of the pack, guards were waiting. These were guards sent by her husband to follow her everywhere.
In her previous life, she had happily accepted guards from her husband, thinking that it was his way of spoiling and pampering her, but now she knew better.
She had realized that the guards were only there to keep an eye on her. It was her husband's way of keeping her under his control. She was under her husband's surveillance with the guards around.
She didn't spare them a glance as she instructed her driver to keep driving. She was so angry that she gritted her teeth. Everything in her previous life, everything she believed was all built on lies and deceit by her husband and family!
Mitena got out of the car as the car parked at the main entrance of the palace. Palace guards happily welcomed their princess. She could only nod in acknowledgement of their greetings as she made her way to the throne room where she knew her parents would be.
She indeed found them in the throne room but they were not alone. There were people there seeking the king’s counsel. Her mother, the queen happily stood up when Mitena walked into the throne room. But like every mother, she detected that something was wrong immediately.
“Father, mother, I would like to talk to you in private,” Mitena said without hiding her sorrow.
“Excuse us,” the king immediately said to those in the room with his gaze fixed on Mitena.
The minute the door closed behind the last person, Mitena threw herself into her mother's hands and cried bitterly.
“What is the problem, my child? Why are you crying this brokenly?” The queen asked worriedly.
Mitena raised her head to tell her mother about it all, but then she paused, saying she was reborn might not make sense to her father and mother, so she decided to say it in another way, which she believed would be more believable.
“My husband and his family have been using me all along. They have been using me to get help and resources from the palace. They don't care about me,” Mitena explained.
“This is a heavy accusation against your husband and his family my girl. Why did you say that they are using you?” The king asked adjusting himself in his seat. It suddenly became uncomfortable. No one dares treat his princess like that!
“I overheard my husband and his family talking. They said everything about using me and how it is best they keep me under their thumb till they have gotten everything they wanted,” Mitena answered.
The king and the queen flew into a rage. The queen cursed them out as much as she could while the king growled several times with his eyes burning with anger.
“I will make sure that I get everything back from them. Everything!” The king said in anger.
Mitena smiled internally. Just what she wanted to hear! Her husband and his family would regret ever treating her the way they did.
“That is what I want, Father. We must take everything back,” Mitena said in satisfaction.
The king was silent for a while before he spoke again to Mitena. “We need to get evidence against them. We can't just take this to the parliament. It is your word against theirs,” the king said.
Although her father was the king, he didn't have the autonomy to make some crucial decisions. The parliament is also a determining factor in taking some actions in the kingdom.
Mitena was thoughtful for a while before she remembered that her husband would soon bring his mistress, Koko into their house. His infidelity would be enough of an excuse in the parliament, and she swore to gather enough evidence on that.
“You must also make sure you know the affairs of the pack like you know how to breathe. That way, you will know about the affairs of the pack and know what to do when a situation arises,” the king said.
“Yes, father. I will do that,” Mitena said.
“Make sure you understand everything. From how they run the pack and their alliances,” the queen chipped in.
“I will do just that, mother,” Mitena answered, nodding happily. She had her parents' backup. That was more than enough.
In her previous life, her husband had told her that she didn't need to concern herself with the affairs of the pack. I had thought that he was pampering her, but now she knew he was just making sure she was ignorant, and he didn't want to give her power so that she would be uncontrollable.
She was a princess and a Luna. If given the right power, she would be invincible and that was what her husband and his family firmly guarded against in her previous life. Mitena was now determined to take up her role as a Luna.
Mitena wanted everything resolved before Koko would kill her brother-in-law. Although her brother-in-law was in no way kind to her, she still didn't want him killed. She was too kind-hearted to let that happen.
She knew that her parents might not be able to gather enough evidence against her husband and his family but she knew his infidelity would be his undoing.
With these thoughts in mind, Mitena sighed and wiped her face clean of tears. She was now hopeful that her revenge plan would pull through. Her husband's family wouldn't know what hit them by the time she was through with them!
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