Chapter Eighty

'Beware ...'

The great and mighty King of Mugal Kingdom ;King Duxan along with his crowned Queen ;Queen Eula is arriving ....

'The royal herald sounded a trumpet to announce their arrival .'

The whole kingdom became busy as the Queens were getting ready to welcome their husband .

Once they got to the entrance of the gate ,Queen Gema held the veneration plate along with some flowers to welcome the king .

Her tummy had really grown big ,however she wanted to prove herself to the king that she's worthy of being crowned Queen .

Once she raised the veneration plate ,the king stopped her with a wave of his hand .

"Where is my ninth wife ?

I want her to perform this veneration for me .Her husband had been away for several days so she should perform the welcome ceremony ."

Queen Gema didn't challenge his words instead she stood aside and handed over the veneration plate to Krystal .

Dressed in a green floating gown ,she tied her long golden ecstatic hair into a bun and walked maliciously towards the King .

"Wales is my husband instead I'm welcoming this brutal heartless man home .

Anyway ,why should I care about Wales when he was busily kissing Rhian this morning in their chamber ?

Thank God I can see from my chamber when something is ongoing in theirs .

He didn't care about my feelings so why should I care about his ?

Why am I in such a condition .It's really nothing ,I will do it for the three days I have left in this kingdom .

'Don't do it ,a voice whispered into her ears and suddenly she froze in place .'

The voice was clear and so it couldn't be a mistake .

Oh no ,not this voice again .Yesterday ,it was the voice in my dream and today it's the same .

What do I do now to stop performing the veneration for this old man " .

Ahem !

My king ,when a husband comes back home ,it's a joy for the wives who waited for him but then ,in the same manner ,a daughter in-law becomes overwhelmed when a father in-law comes home .

You know it's said that 'a daughter waits for her father to come home and complain to him' and so I think that today ,a daughter must perform the veneration for a father .

In our culture ,when a daughter welcomes a father home ,she gets a shoulder to lean on so if you would permit then ,I would want to hand this veneration plate to the wife of the crowned prince so that she performs the veneration since she's the crowned princess .

Princess Rhian ,please accept to perform the veneration for your father ,she handed her the plate and stood in her place .

'What sought of a drama is this ? ,Rhian thought and performed the veneration .

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'Wales ....'

Shh .....he covered her mouth with his hand and gently stole a kiss from her while they hid behind a pillar in Krystal's room.

'Wales the king has arrived ,we can't do this .What if they catch us ,we will be in great trouble .'

Relax babe ,your friends are on guard .They allowed us to enter the chamber .

You know I can't stand the way he looked at you but then ,I know you are mine and only mine .

'We had no choice then but then ,who are the us ? '

We are the ones ,she spoke from behind .

'Aunty Romina and mother 'referring to Queen Marga '.

You are here ,please sit but then why did you have to come here in disguise ?

You could have called me and I will be there .'

We didn't want to raise any suspicions my dear .It's good you didn't perform the veneration otherwise your secret affair would have been visible to all .

It would have rained heavily which will show that another man has touched you ,Queen Romina said .

We couldn't inform you earlier because we didn't get the chance .

The priest told us to inform you about it before the king came but we couldn't because he arrived in the nick of time,Queen Marga added .

'Mother ,there's no need to worry anymore and about how the king wants to execute his plan about killing his son ,Wales has told me so I'm more careful now ,at least not to leave a trace behind .'

Alright then my dear ,today is the grand ball of the kingdom so get ready , we shall take our leave now ,Queen Romina said .

'Go ahead aunt and mama ,I will join you shortly ,I got something to discuss with my wife ,he said sarcastically .'

Alright son ,don't take too long ,Queen Marga cautioned .

Wales ,what are you doing ?

You need to get ready for the ball ,your wife is waiting and I don't want to waste any more of your time .

'This is why I can't leave your side now ,Krys .I feel as if ever since we returned from our mini palace ,you've been dull .

And about that kiss with Rhian some hours ago before the king arrived ,it wasn't what you saw.

She kissed me because she's been forcing me about wanting me to make babies with her .Believe me ,I love only you .'

I'm okay Wales ,I'm not bothered at all .She knows that you are still her husband so it's normal for her to ask that from you .

Now you can leave now ,I don't want you to land into trouble .

Your wife is waiting ,she said this and got up quickly from his sight .

'Wales knew that Krystal was behaving like that because she was jealous and didn't want to see him with any other woman .'

Alright babe ,but then if you truly are okay with everything then ,at least wear this wine dress with the jewelries I brought you, to the ball .

I love you and don't forget that ,he landed a peg on her cheeks and left .

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While Laura was helping Krystal dress up ,she noticed how dull and sad she had become.

She raised her brow for Lydia's attention and Lydia tapped Sara to look at Krystal's mood .

'Ahem ,ahem !

Can someone tell us where the sun rose up today and settled because it seems as if everyone is dull ,Lydia said .

I think we should sleep or better still ,why should we dress for the ball if there's nothing to lighten up our mood ,Sara said .

Okay ,is this okay ? ,Laura asked Krystal pointing to her hair .

She had braided Krystal's hair into a corn roll ,one at each sides and two at the center .

"What is this Laura ?

You know i don't like this style and besides I look like a mad woman now with this on ."

We needed you to finally speak .We don't know if you are angry or you are "mad as a bear with a sore head" .

Oh Laura ,I don't even know what to do now .Wales is now my husband but then it feels as if Rhian is the one who will enjoy the hell out of him .

Earlier on ,I saw them kissing and that felt as if my heart was been divided into a hundred pieces with a knife.

I seriously don't know what is wrong with me .I don't want to share him with anyone ,I want him for myself .

He will stay with Rhian all night long at the ball but in actual sense ,I'm his wife .

I know he can marry as many wives as he can but then ,I don't know why my heart doesn't want to accept this fact now .

I don't know ,she burst out into tears but as usual ,her friends comforted her .

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Ummmm ,which dress do you prefer to wear Krystal ?

The one the king sent or the one the Prince sent ,Laura asked .

'Of course ,she would wear the one the Prince sent ,Sara added ' .

Don't worry ,I will make sure the one the king sent doesn't become a problem ,Lydia said and intentionally burnt a part of the dress with an iron .

'I 'm not bothered at all ,go to your wife ,she's waiting ....'

Even if you don't say it ,I know you are in pain ,Krys ...

My prince ,my Prince ,we are done ,one maid said as Wales didn't even realize that the maids had finished dressing him up .

'You may leave now ,he said in a cold voice while he could only think about Krystal's feelings at that time .'

Wow ,you look great .It's as if today ,you don't look the same in your well -embellished tunic .

'Rhian admired Wales ' attire as it was a well -embellished tunic with gold work thread forming the basic dress .

On top of it ,he wore a surcoat which depicted the emblem of the kingdom and it's subjects .'

You know ,there's no need to be upset love because the kiss I stole from you some hours ago was a sensual experience .

It really looked like the erotic dream I had last night when I had you to myself .

'It was a dream and it will always remain one .It's important that I walk with you to the ball but that doesn't mean that ,we are on the same page .'

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At the ball ,Krystal couldn't take her eyes off Wales the same way he couldn't .

Once their eyes balls met ,Krystal quickly turned away her gaze because Rhian was passing her hands on his cheeks .

'I should have been the one there but look at how Rhian is so close to him .

Each time I close my eyes ,I can see Rhian so close to him .

Her round rosy face ,snub nose and her dark hair piled up in a chignon with her long eye lashes which she uses to stare at him.

I wondered what deep wounds ever closed a scar as the king walked towards me .'

You look as beautiful and elegant as always ,he praised.

But why didn't you wear the dress I sent you ?

It was a must to wear and not an option ,he smirked .

'My king ,i would have worn them if they truly had no burns in them .

I tried ironing myself by releasing the maids off their burdens but I burnt it unintentionally .'

Before he could speak ,a guard quickly run into the hall and announced the presence of King Zarus ;the king of Champa .

"My king ,King Zarus did not come alone rather he has made his army of fifty thousand surround the four gates of the kingdom .

His four sons are leading the army and the king himself has risen up his sword against this kingdom ."

Eventually ,everyone at the ball became quiet and suddenly ,the room was filled with silence yet heavy .

Everyone kept asking why and at the that moment ,the only thing that could be heard was "protect the females royals ."

King Zarus came raising his sword so King Duxan didn't hesitate in doing so too .

Wales along with his brothers clad themselves in armours and they were very much prepared for the war .

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My king ,looking at the situation at hand ,I think it's not advisable to fight with King Zarus ,the King's special adviser said .

Why would king Zarus attack the kingdom in which his daughter is married into ?

It's because of his daughter so I think you should surrender so that you will both talk over this .

If there's a problem then ,we will resolve it and let bygones be bygones, he added .

"Let me in ,Rhian told the guards but they didn't want her to enter the throne room .

Women were not allowed into the throne room since issues about wars and waging wars were discussed over there .

Let me in ,I said .I'm the only one who can stop this war from occurring .

Don't you get it ?

" My king ,the crowned princess wants to see you ,the guard informed him and he asked him to let her in ."

So what do you have for us ,my princess ? ,the special adviser asked .

'I can stop this war from occurring only on one condition .'