Betrothed To The King

Chapter28

“Wait! Seriously, Zinnia, you really helped Prussiate wardens take Pearl away? How could you do that? What if you were caught in the act, or what if they find out it’s you!?” Fox yelled as Zinnia rolled her eyes.

“That would only happen if you tell them. If not that… no one can know,” Zinnia sighed and turned to see if anyone was coming.

She had stopped by to talk to Agent Fox about the next plan after the King had sent them all out.

“Look, Fox, I will have to go into my room now before we get caught together, but make sure to tell me about the King’s plans if he tells you about them,” Zinnia said and slammed her door shut.

Agent Fox was so pissed with Zinnia. That was not part of his plans at all, but Zinnia was too impatient to wait for him to strike. Now he had to think of a new plan to get Zinnia’s wish done faster and better.

He helps Zinnia a lot with her plans in order to get the side fvcks he gets after losing Zinnia to the King, and he knows that he might also lose her to the King of Prussiate.

He sighed and entered back into the King’s chamber to see King Archer staring into space, obviously in deep thought, that he did not notice when his personal adviser came in.

Was King Archer really caring for a woman? That was unlike him, and he did not like the new him. He felt like a softy, and he felt like Pearl had noticed his love for her because she now acts kind of stubborn to him instead of the regular fright.

“Fox, tell me what to do! I’m losing my marbles!” King Archer muttered as his eyes drifted to Fox. He was not really drowned in his thoughts as Fox thought.

Fox cleared his throat and walked towards the King’s throne. Standing by the side, he did not know the advice to give because he did not have a good one.

“Well, my King, I suggest you sit still and calm your mind first. You can’t find the Queen when your mind isn’t relaxed,” Fox said, hoping it helped. The King exhaled heavily and stood from his throne as he swiftly turned to Fox.

“Then I will need you to leave my chamber immediately,” King Archer said as Fox bowed and quickly left, happy that he escaped an awkward moment.

King Archer’s mind drifted to Pearl’s friends. What would be their reaction if they heard about the absence of their friend? They would surely see the castle as unsafe for their friend.

“What do you mean by Queen Pearl is nowhere to be found!? We left her room a few hours ago to freshen up, and now we hear the news that she’s lost!?” Seren blasted angrily as she hit her forehead.

Sage stood with her head bowed in tears. She felt so guilty. She was so ashamed that she could not guide her mistress. Maybe if she had waited for the guard to come back, this would not have happened.

“Seren, calm down. You can’t blame her. She is a young lady like us too, and Pearl is mature enough to guard herself,” Rosamund said softly to the furious-looking Seren, who looked like she would burst soon. She turned to Sage, who was already drowning in her tears.

“Come on! You can’t be crying! That’s not brave, Sage. We should be strong to get your mistress back. Who is the suspect, and what is the King planning to do?” Rosamund asked as Sage used her gown to wipe her nose, and she sniffled.

“There is no suspect yet, and I can’t tell what the King’s plans are because he didn’t really give a good response. He was very angry and sent us out.” Seren sighed on hearing that.

“The King definitely has a plan,” Seren said, nodding her head slowly.

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“Who is the Queen you said helped you people?” King Theo asked as the guards turned, staring at each other, wondering who would reply to the King.

“It’s the head Queen, my King. She seems not to like Queen Pearl,” the head guard said as King Theo scoffed.

An enemy in the same castle as them? That does not sound nice. Who knows how Pearl has offended her.

He wanted to have the Queen that helped his guards come to Prussiate so that he could ask her questions about why she betrayed her husband.

“You can all leave now. Inform the disciplinarian to give Pearl the largest work he can give her,” he said to the head guard, who bowed and left.

The drum of war was beating so fast and loud. Theo knew that there was no way King Archer would want his wife to stay in Prussiate for long, especially not with him.

He could smell war and blood. His fight with the King of Guham was close. He would have to kill Archer to avenge the death of his father, and he also needed the Guham kingdom as it is one of the most powerful kingdoms. He wanted more power and a full empire. It was either he died or his opponent died, but it seemed like Archer was the one to die as he would have to come to his kingdom because of his wife.

He had used Pearl as bait to capture Archer.

I was taken to a room where I saw many maids changing. I could see that they were newly recruited maids. They did not seem happy being here.

But I came here to change into the slave uniform. I am here to be enslaved! Is this how I ended up? Worse than I thought! Will King Archer really come for me?

“From now on, you are not royalty. You’re our slave!” the dark-skinned maid said as she cut my bracelet. That was my engagement bracelet! How could she do that because she is in power now!?

I felt hot tears roll down my cheeks as I stared at my broken bracelet. It was very expensive and special to me! Low-life maids would not understand that.

The other maid came out with a big green gown. Like, seriously, is this really becoming me? Am I really becoming a slave?

“This should be okay on her,” she said and threw the dress to me. “Put that on quickly and here,” the red-haired maid said coldly as I pulled off my nightdress.

I had worn a nightdress from Guham to Prussiate! And seeing this maid’s hair reminded me that I had not washed the dye on my hair, and my being a slave meant that my hair would get damaged a lot.

I pulled into the slave uniform, which was comfortable as it did not tighten my belly. I stared at it with so much distaste as it seemed like a curse.

“Where is the Queen of Guham?” a man’s stern voice came. He did not even mind that most maids were naked. It looked normal to him. He looked as deadly as King Theo.

The two maids pushed me roughly to him as everyone turned to me with surprise. Anyone in their shoes would definitely be surprised to see a Queen among them anyway.

I hit my head hard on his nose by the force of the push as everyone in the room gasped in shock. I already knew that I was a lump of dead meat by the way he glared at me with his bleeding nose. I broke his nose.

“I’m… I’m… sor—” I was about to say the word when a thunderous slap landed on my cheek. At some point, I felt like I lost my stability as another slap landed on my right cheek as I fell to the floor in pain. I could taste blood in my mouth, and I could feel that my lips tore.

“How dare you hit me!? In fact, I will double your work. The King asked that I give you a bigger portion of work, but I will give you the hardest. Maybe after doing the work, you will have a miscarriage!” he growled in fury. I still lay on the floor, weak from the slap.

He pulled me up with all force as he dragged me with him. He was manhandling me, and I wondered if he had a human heart.

I can’t continue with this. I can’t continue staying here. If not, I will definitely lose my baby. Archer really needs to come take me away from here.

But at the same time, I would be risking his life too because I am sure that they are using me as bait to lure him here. I am so scared that I might lose the father of my baby soon. King Theo is strong and dangerous, and I fear if Archer would be able to fight to save himself and his kingdom.

“This is your portion of work!” he said as he pushed me to the muddy ground. “Plant all the lilies in this pot, and you have only two hours to finish it, and if you don’t finish, you will have to get another work,” he ordered and left me on the ground.

I stared at the lilies in the pot with surprise as to how possible I would do that even in ten hours alone! That’s not possible at all, coupled with the fact that I have never planted a lily flower before and do not have any idea of how to go about it.

Tears streamed down my cheeks at the thought of getting more work if I did not complete this one.

And definitely, I am getting more work. I can’t escape it because I can’t even plant lilies.

I looked down at my baby bump as I caressed it softly, as more hot tears rolled down my cheeks.

“We will both survive this. We are both bold and strong.”