Survive As The Brute’s Wife - Chapter 88

By now, Alexandra was not in the mood to listen to what Luke had to say. She could sense something dark around and all her senses wanted her to leave this place. And thoughts about Tubby occupied her and she wasn’t even listening to Luke.

She never wanted the crown of the Empress, anyway!

“I’ll talk to Tubby first before-” She looked at Luke. “I am leaving, Luke. And I am taking Tubby with me. Whatever he has done, please forgive him for my sake. I will make sure he won’t-”

“You’re leaving?” Luke raised his voice making Alexandra flinch. “I am telling you that I will make you Empress if you let him rot in a jail cell forever, but you want me to let him go? Forgive him? He conspired to kill me, Rose! Did you hear me?” he held her shoulders and shook her.

“He wants me dead to take the throne for himself!”

“I am leaving, Luke,” Alexandra repeated and got away from his hold and walked away. “I promised you that I will stand by your side and fight for you to have the throne. I still have doubts about King Ballen’s death and how the Queen died with her child. And I ignored it… I will ignore it. You are the crowned Emperor and I hope you rule with benevolence and may your reign be prosper~”

“You want to leave?” Luke shouted and walked closer to her. “You keep on bringing up the previous King and Queen. Are you insinuating that I had partaken in a conspiracy to murder my sister and brother-in-law along with my nephew? What-? What happened to you, Rose? Is this jealousy? You cannot accept that as an Emperor I will have to have many women and just because you saw me with another woman you’re… ” He squinted his eyes.

“I am gracious with you, Rose. You should know that I still think that you will be my Empress although your family is not aristocratic… Rose, what do you want me to do? That guy comes to me and said to proclaim that the Rose Knight is the Drovarys and that the summoned beasts are yours and not mine… Was it his words are yours?” he asked with his jaws clenched. “Is it you who want the throne?”

“If I want the throne, why would I leave? And stop talking nonsense about Tubby!” Alexandra by now got really mad. “It doesn’t matter now, does it? I am telling you we will leave!”

She wasn’t even thinking if Tubby would have asked him that. There is a possibility that he might have. He was telling her to reveal to everyone who she is all the time. He never was happy that she lent off her beasts to Luke.

“Leave..?” Luke’s voice turned sinister and he snorted letting some of his salivae end up on her face.

It pissed her off.

“Are you spitting on me, Luke? Should I take everything you do to me? I am the gracious one, Luke!” her voice held pride and authority without even realizing it. “After you broke my heart even after I…  I kept silent. If I want to-” She pressed her lips not wanting to speak further.

She is not someone who wants to talk about helping Luke of her own volition all this time. She thought she wanted to support the one she loved and did everything that would make him happy. And after she felt betrayed by him, she didn’t want to continue doing what she was doing. She finds there is nothing wrong with it.

She was there for one reason- her oath. If Luke frees her from the Oath, she would leave without regret. Luke, is required to give her wish for everything she has done for him.

It’s not like he cannot survive without her! The least he could do is to let her go in peace. She believed that she is entitled to that courtesy from him.

But Luke…

She was enraged and she felt something around her that wanted her to let loose of her powers and destroy everything around her. Yes, everything including Luke.

But she cannot and so she held back. She has destroyed a lot. She didn’t want to destroy anymore. She wanted to return to her farm and start to raise something. Raise crops, take care of her grandfather, laugh with him, and get annoyed with his drinking habits…

After the tedious life, she lived fearing each moment, wondering when her secret would get outed, fearing what others might be thinking of her… She wanted to be herself. She wanted peace. She wanted to rest.

And she wanted Tubby with her.

“You wanted to what, Alexandra?” he smirked. She hated the way her name rolled on his tongue. It was filled with mockery. “Destroy me?” he stepped closer to her and Alexandra turned to the side refusing to look at him.

He pinched her chin and forced her to look at him. “I always knew what you were up to, Rose… Was that the first time you kissed? You slept on the same bed from childhood and how many times did you two… You know, a beautiful woman…” his lips inched towards hers and she pulled back not liking what he did.

With a snort, he got away and his tone of voice filled with disgust, ” A young, hungry lad… Something’s bound to happen, right..? Aren’t you lying to me? Was it always your plan to-”

Alexandra held his wrist to loosen his hold. He was not sparing any gentleness for her and his eyes filled with spite. His hold on her only tightened and he leaned a little forward.

“Spat on you? After what you did…” he pressed his lips together and Alexandra was so angry she gripped his hand tightly.

But to her surprise and with no hesitation, Luke spat on her.

“This is what spitting is…” he let go of her and turned his back to her. “Leave. And take him with you. He’s in the dungeons. Don’t show your face to me ever again, you…”

He mumbled something and she was too stunned to listen to him.

[What did he just…]

She felt the warm, slimy feeling on her cheek and her hand reflexively ended on it.

[He spat on me… For real… Why? He despises me this much? For what reason?]

She has her pride and she plucked out the pin that was signifying her status in the Palace. She threw it on the marble floor. In the polished floor that reflected the golden throne that was made from the treasure she found when she helped them conquer the land with the largest gold mines in the realm, that golden pin skipped around making a small clinking sound and ended up at Luke’s feet.

Just like the image of that beautiful throne was inverted on the floor, her image of Luke in her heart had inverted too. She wanted nothing to do with him anymore.

“Here ends our friendship, Adonis Lukyan! I no longer am bound to you by any oath.”

She wiped her face with her cape and threw it on the floor. She wanted to say a lot of words, and a lot of curses to spare. But she held back as her attention was entirely on Tubby.

[Tubby is in the dungeons?]

It is understandable Tubby is there. They take the traitors there. But it hurt her. Without even considering their past and everything they did for Luke, just because Tubby said something stupid, he gave the name of a traitor to Lukyan and sent him to the dungeons.

[What an ungrateful man!]

“Not bound to me?” Luke shouted and she walked towards the door without turning back. She didn’t want to listen to this person.

“I am still your Emperor, you worthless worm!” his tone was conceited and it seemed like he was provoking her.

She stumbled as her legs forgot how to walk for a moment. This is the man whom she thought was someone decent and filled with elegance. She thougth even if he is peeled layer by layer, one would find grace and nobility as he was a Lukyan.

But… this is the way he is treating her.

She was about to grab the door to help her from falling, but the advisors who left the room entered with sneers and jeers. One of them pushed her with his shoulder and she fell down on her knees.

She didn’t know where her strength went.

As if spitting on her is not enough, Luke – the man she devoted her life to is cursing her and calling her worthless.

Her eyes clouded.

[No… I cannot stay here. I should get Tubby and leave.]

She tried to get up, but she was grabbed by that guy – the cousin of Luke. Holding her arms, he dragged her inside the room. Through the marbled floor, it was easy for him to drag her. Her sword made a sliding noise against the floor, but in her exasperation, she found herself unable to move.

“Your Majesty, why don’t you show the greatest warrior how you are better!” that man said.

Supporting her hands on the floor, Alexandra tried to stand up, but that guy kicked her forearms making her lose her balance and she ended up kneeling on the floor again.

Her knees hurt, her hands hurt, but her heart hurt more.

And her eyes ended up at the broad back of Luke.