Queen Era: The Monster I Love - Chapter 121

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CHAPTER 119

“Hell no. I am not working for that king.”

He really felt like facepalming himself right now before beating the young man. “I think I would pass.”

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Era was alarmed. This boy sure had enough bad air for Vidor. “Why? You can earn more there.”

“I hate him. It is because of him, my parents died.”

“Sometimes, you have to do the things you do not want to do in other to live and fight your fight another day but before then you must survive. This is life. It is cruel but we must survive for those we love.”

“It hurts,” Jordan finally revealed. “I miss them,” he confessed.

“I know. But be rest assured. You would be fine. And later one day, you can go fight for what belongs to your family. Live to fight another day.”

“She is right,” Vidor chipped in. “Take the work and everything would be fine. But to fight, one must learn how to survive first.”

Listening to their advice, he could not argue as their words did indeed make awesome sense.

“Okay.”

“I want us to take him to a physician,” Era said breaking the silence that ensued.

Alarmed and not wanting to be in debt, Jordan spoke up quickly. “I do not have money. I would be okay, please leave me,” he protested.

“I would foot his bills and cover everything,” Era explained while looking at Vidor and ignoring the whining kid.

“Fine then. Once you are healed, come to the palace and look for Edgar at the gate. I would inform him of your coming. Understood?”

“Why are you doing this for me?” Jordan asked. Not entirely believing there were still kind people in the world. “I cannot pay you back now but I would pay you back someday.”

“Nothing. Just be strong and survive to fight. Oh and you can pay me back later.”

“How, tell me.”

“By surviving and not joining the army like your father.”

Even Era was touched by his words. She narrowed her eyes at him wondering if this was the monster king she knew.

“I would still repay you.” He half yelled, pulling Era from her thought.

She smiled at him before rubbing on his head. “Do as he said so he doesn’t get grumpy and hit you. Survive and forget about repaying us, okay.”

“Okay.” Before Era knew it, he was already shedding tears at their kindness.

“Do not cry. All is well.”

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Meanwhile, after they had taken care of the boy. They paid for an inn for him to stay at while being treated and paid for his food and all till he would be okay.

“Remember what we said. Look for an Edgar when you are alright.”

“I will,” his face lit up as he returned Era’s smile.

“Remember if you run away and continue being a pickpocket, I would catch you and turn you to the authorities.”

“I won’t sir. I promise.”

“Good. Now, shall we be on our way? We still have something to do,” Vidor reminded Era as he walked away from the boy.

“Okay.”

After they left, he expected Era to speak to him, confront him if she must but all he got was the silent treatment.

Up till that moment, he felt bad that she was not okay and the pain still ached him in his chest. He knew more than anything that he needed to appease her and make things right but she just would not speak to him.

Finally, he could not hold it in and spoke up.

“Why are you not taking?”

“I do not feel like.”

“But I bet you have tons of words to say.”

“Not interested,” Era brushed it off nonchalantly. She had no care in the world as to what he thought at that minute.

“You do. Say it. You are mad at me because of that boy.”

“I am not.”

“You are.”

“I am not,” she refuted.

“Yes, you are. Can you imagine the care you gave him when it was he who stole from you?”

Although he was trying to lighten the mood with his jealousy Era was too angry to note that and she lashed out at him.

“Angry? Why the bloody hell can’t I be angry? He was an innocent boy who suffered and also got a broken nose from you.”

“Enough, Era. Enough. Can you not see he was playing at your emotions?”

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“Seriously? How the hell was he? Were you blind?”

“No. I would say you were instead. Couldn’t you? How could you just take his word for it? Don’t you know sometimes scenario’s like this are fake and all lies?”

“How can you ask that? What is wrong with…” she took a long deep breath when she realized he was still the king and thankfully they were away from many eyes at an alleyway that was particularly empty.

“I should wonder what is going on with you. How could you think that was fake? How could you reprimand me?”

“I was only trying to protect you. You weren’t thinking straight. I thought it was obvious he had been doing so, so what makes you think he would stop on his word?”

“Exactly! Exactly my point!” Era snapped, turning on her heels and facing him directly without any care in the world.

“Exactly my point, Vidor. How can you believe something so severe, so blindly? How can you take someone’s word for something against a kingdom’s? How do you expect one to just be so… They were a small kingdom for crying out loud. We were a small kingdom, what treason…” she said the last word in a mutter.

“What treason could they have committed against you? All you bloody saw was a bloody letter and stamp which could have been fabricated but you bloody believed and acted rashly. Which human being does that? Sacrificing lives, children and the likes, all for what?

He knew she was mad at him but not to this point.

“You do not get it, do you? You never did. You gave an order, so you should be bloody prepared for the consequences. You cannot come now to me and act like it is all okay because it is not and now you see that the consequences of your actions were dire and affected even your people.”

“I… about that, normally needs are there, money and all to meet their needs. Help is always given.”

“Now where was that help when Jordan needed it? Can you not see now that you are surrounded by corrupt individuals? Can’t you see that all you see is not what it seems? Can’t you see how blinded you were? Can’t you?”

“Aaaaaaah!!”

Era screamed at his face before turning away. Her rage was rising and she did not care about the consequences of yelling at him. At least Jordan escaped it perhaps she could. Even if she didn’t, she did not care or give a damn anymore.

He waited for her to calm down first, watching as her chest rose and fell with great gusto while she relieved the whole pain.

“They were slaughtered. Even if they were wrong and did commit treason which I doubt, because my father, King Elrad, gave me up to you just so he could avoid war. He never would jeopardize my life for what? A battle he knew he couldn’t win?”

“Era I…”

“No, save it. You made a huge mistake and know this, the so many mistakes you have well enough made in your lifetime, there are people who are left to suffer for it. Lives have been destroyed, just like Jordan’s but yet you know nothing still.”

“Era…”

“No, can you not see that you look like a puppet king? You act based on what is told to you and about others. It is wrong. It was wrong and it was terrible.”

She was mad with rage. He could clearly see all of it in her eyes. The more he looked at her, the more his heart did break and his yearning increase.

“Era, please. I am sorry.”

“Sorry, sorry is not good enough. What good would sorry do for the dead, huh? Sorry is useless. Try telling dory to all of the families suffering from you what? Greed for power? Hmm, you really are…”

Not wanting to hear it, he shut his eyes close, hoping she would see his pain and not say it. Unfortunately, the Era that stood before him was one filled with so much hatred and pain and she most definitely did not care.

“You are a MONSTER KING.” She counted her words, making sure every word she said resounded in his mind and nerves and he felt the pain.

He felt his heart break again at the sight before him.. His longing and yearning for her increased automatically and before she knew what was going on, he took a step forward quickly, held her face and kissed her fully on the lips.