The Devil In Guise - Chapter 155

I woke up with a headache. My joint ached. I remembered what happened last night. The Emperor terrified me with his actions. I was supposed to get used to his rough ways but I couldn’t. The pains drowned me to my sorrows.

But why did he call me Angelina last night ? Why did he told me to forgive him ? ?

“Who was she ?” I kept on asking my self.

Maybe he had a concubine that was named Angelina or there was a lady in the past that broke his heart or he broke her heart.

May be that’s why he was cold hearted. I touched where he laid last night on the bed but it’s was empty.

Has he gone out without waking me up? I sat up on the bed and looked around.

There was a big door that was closed to the window, I opened yesterday. It’s has a terrace. The Emperor was standing there with his back facing me.

I wondered how many secrets doors he had in his room.

I got up from the bed. I felt pains all over my body. There were broken candles and furniture on the floor. The maids has not come to clean the room. They would surely curse in their minds. The room was really messed up.

But how did this happen ? I did not remember a thing!

I managed to walk halfway, when the pain became too much for me to bear. Luckily, the Emperor turned around and saw me.

“My love” he walked to where I was and carried me in his arms. “You should take a rest.”

“No your highness. I want to see your terrace.”

He laughed and took me there. “It is also our terrace.”

I tried to smile but it’s failed. The pains were present in my body. I tried not to show it.

He wrapped his hands around me from behind. I took a deep breath and opened my eyes. The sight was very beautiful. I could see the whole empire from here. It seemed only him had a terrace in the palace. We did not have any in the harem.

“What a beautiful site your highness” I told him. “You are lucky.”

“I know” the Emperor said kissing my neck again. “I am lucky to have you, my beauty queen, my life, my joy, my happiness, my missing heart, my joy, my woman, my Empress, my empire, my Ariadne, my peace in this dangerous world.”

My lips parted but words did not come out. I was shocked to hear such words from him. Was he reading a poem? I looked at his hands, he was not holding any paper.

“Is that a poem or they were your words?” I asked, politely.

“Yes it’s a poem” the Emperor told me. I was disappointed. My hopes were too high. I relaxed back in to his arms. “But I wrote it for you. I hope you like it too?”

I smiled and laughed. Why so quick to judge Ariadne?

“It is the most beautiful poem I have ever heard, your highness” I told him. “They mean a lot to me, thank you.”

“Good. I am glad you like it” He said, kissing my neck again and again. I had no choice than to laugh. They tickled me.

I wanted to ask him for permission when I saw mother, Grandmother, princess Morgana, Queen Vida and Valeria looking at us. We were up here, I wondered if they could hear us.

Shame did not allow me to continue looking at them. I turned to leave but he hugged me instead.

Queen Valeria must be burning now!

“Mother?” The Emperor spoke. He took me in his arms and went inside. “You will lay here quietly, while I go talk to them.”

“But I want to come too.”

“You are not strong, queen Ariadne. Stay here” he reminded. “I will be back soon. Don’t miss me dear.”

He winked at me and left. I laughed when he did that.

This was the man wanted… Romantic, caring, nice and loving husband.

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The Author’s POV.

Queen Valeria glared at them. She remembered when she was at that terrace with the emperor.

She never knew that another woman was going to replace her so soon.

Queen Ariadne is there laughing like nothing is with wrong She said out aloud.

Queen mother noticed that the women were distracted. She had no choice than to command them to get in to the house. Go inside, we are coming.”

Queen Vida and Valeria went in to the men’s quarters. The image of the emperor lifting queen Ariadne was saved in her head.

Valeria wished she could unseen what she just saw.

Princess Morgana walked and passed her elders. She did find it decent to stared at her brother who was romancing his wife on the terrace. Indeed, queen Ariadne was lucky. Unlike her, her lover did not even look at her for a second.

He did not know if she had feelings for him.

“Let’s go Grandmother” Queen Aslaug urged.

“Did you see what I was saying? The woman is so shameless. She could not ask the emperor to release Elvin.”

Queen Aslaug shook her head. Grandmother disliked queen Ariadne so much. She feared that it’s might grow in to hatred.

“They love each other mother” she said.

“What love? Being the Emperor’s favor will make her famous , that’s why she charmed him” Grandmother insisted. It’s was high time they got a seer to tell them who Ariadne was and what was her mission in Akkad.

Angelina’s relative did not survive the crisis back then. History said that queen mother Daria wiped the entire race from the surface of the earth. What a pity!

“Grandmother what are you thinking?” Queen Aslaug asked. She has been talking to her since but she did not reply.

“The seer once said that there was a cure for Sargon. But it seemed they played our head to save their necks.”

“I don’t think so Grandmother.. We should not lose hope now.”