Weak link
The sun was already high in the sky, when the girl next came to her senses. She still had too little strength to get up.
"Last night was in the top 3 killer sex… for sure."
She reached for the bell with great difficulty before Kathy opened the door.
"Mistress?"
The servants were already accustomed to the sight that unfolded before them on such days, and cleared the traces of the king with an unshakable face.
"Shall I make the bath water first, or would you rather have lunch?"
"Lunch? Is it already noon? "
"It's already two o'clock in the afternoon, Mistress."
The maid helped the girl up.
"Then the bath first."
"Immediately."
After she managed to recharge her energy supplies a bit, Ariana inquired about Jürgen.
"Did Jürgen came to the estate today?"
"Yes, but I told him you can't see him for the time being."
"Well done. Somehow I have to get rid of at least one of them… and since he is the weaker link… It will be best not to leave the walls of the palace for a while. "
"As you wish, Mistress."
Ariana sincerely trusted that Jürgen would come to his senses… and soon realize that the relationship he desires is suicide. During the day, Jürgen could not get into the palace, as he had to perform his duties, and he could not blackmail the other workers, so she was safe behind the stone walls.
When, after a week, the man was no longer looking for her in their usual places, the Queen calmed down.
"One less problem to worry about."
She poured herself a glass of wine. By now, she had also stabilized the king's hunger, so that everything could finally return to their usual place.
When the last sip of alcohol slipped down her throat, she noticed the door closing. She set the glass on the dresser and turned, but to her greatest surprise, Jerome was not standing in the doorway of the room.
As the man in the cloak walked slowly towards her and revealed his face, his golden hair flashed, so did his sky-blue eyes…
"Jür… gen?"
The queen's legs trembled.
'How… how did he get here ?! Is this psycho completely out of his mind ?! '
"My love!"
The man immediately kissed and hugged her.
Ariana did not dare to object, fearing if she would upset this madman he would not leave her alive.
"Jürgen! What are you doing? The king can come here at any moment! "
"Don't worry my darling… that monster can't hurt you tonight!"
"How?"
She looked at him incomprehensibly, since the night before the king had promised for sure that he would not leave the palace for now.
"I made him drank so much sedative, that he wouldn't even wake up if I shot a cannon against the wall of his room."
He laughed.
The queen stood with her mouth open, not wanting to believe what she was hearing.
"Don't worry… I'll save you from this prison…"
He kissed Ariana's long black locks of hair.
"To poison the king is child's play… I have already chosen an undetectable and quick poison for him… all you have to do is give birth to the heir to the throne, and I will forever remove this little distraction from our path."
He hugged her. Ariana had always known that Jürgen himself was the devil… a cruel evil creature, but she herself did not expect this turn.
'How did the second male lead turn out so much on his own? I mean… he was never innocent… but he should have become manageable with Jerome… that he became so bold ... that he wanted to poison the king like a mere rat? '
"Be a little more patient Ariana… we'll be together on soon… forever… I promise."
She didn't dare swallow, just letting Jürgen gently undress her, lay her on the bed and embrace her again.
'It seem like I was wrong… he's not the weak link… I am.'