The Devil In Guise - Chapter 161

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The Author’s POV.

At age of ten, he moved to Akkad. They wanted to make Prince Elvin the king but he intervened. People cursed and insulted him.

Nevertheless, he ruled Akkad now.

“I won’t say anything to you” Mother shrugged and faced the door. She was becoming tired of him.

“I was lost in my thoughts sweet mother. Sit down and cut my nails. They are really long this time” the Emperor told him.

“You must tell me what happened between you and Queen Ariadne. Did you harm her?” She said.

“Maybe. At least sit and cut my nails. I have a meeting in an hour time” The Emperor looked at his nails or claws. Whatever they were! Life dealt a blow on him. There were many generations before him but the curse landed on his head, nails , heart , eyes, reproductive system and brain!

It’s made him looked like a beast.

“We were having a conversation when she reminded me of my inability to have Children.”

“Oh I see the problem now” prince Edward went to where he was and picked a cup. He poured wine in to it. “I understand how you feel father. But what if you misunderstood her. It’s possible, your anger took the best side of the conversation.”

The Emperor sighed. Edward was another problem sent to his life. Most times, he was the cause of his anger. “If you continue taking sides, I might send you out of the room to meet your dear mother. She is too good to say anything bad. I am always the bad one”

Queen Aslaug went to where he sat. She drew a chair closer to him and took the scissors on the table. “What was her words? Tell us the exact words , she used.”

“She said our inability to make babies, mother” The Emperor said , bitterly. “What ever transpired between the witch and Lincoln should have been none of my business if not for what they did to me. Now , I am paying for all their sins.”

The queen face dropped. She did not like it when he spoke about the past. He was suffering and if there was a way to break the curse, she would have gone to the ends of the earth just to do it for her son. “Forgive me. I brought you to this world to suffer.”

“Yes you did” The Emperor replied, bringing out his hands forward for her. She held one and started cutting the long nails one after another. “Do you know what anger me the most? The fact that you are hiding the truth away from me. How is it going to benefit you? The day I find out that you, queen Texas or grandmother knows the truth” he paused and picked up a book. “I don’t know what I am going to do to you all.”

The queen mother looked away as tears rolled down. She had tried to know what happened back those years but nothing could be found. It seemed like the ground swallowed everything. The only thing she knew was that Angelina, daughter of Zev was killed in Akkad, at the old Palace.

She summoned old scholars but they told her that the truth was far from them.

“Who was Angelina to my father? I heard that he was the one who built the castle in her name” the Emperor stopped reading. He saw that his mother was crying. “Fine, stop crying mother. There is no difference between you and queen Ariadne. You cry at every opportunity you come across with.”

Edward smiled. The Emperor was rude at the beginning. He was glad that he stopped. His grandmother loved him with her whole heart. “Come on granny. Even Arya won’t shed those tears you do.”

“Mock me, Edward” Queen Aslaug wiped her tears and continued cutting the nails. She was glad that he dropped the topic. “You should forgive queen Ariadne. She is worried about you.”

“Yes father. Grandmother is right. My mother is not aware of the curse. Do not blame her” Edward added.

He sighed and looked at his family. They supported him whenever he needed it. “I will forgive her. Let’s pretend like it never happened.”

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Queen Ariadne’s POV.

I sank to the sofa while queen Vida and Alissa argued about what was right or wrong with grandmother’s decision.

The old woman never left any stone unturned to create problems for me in the harem. I was fed up with her attitude. If she needed a thing to hurt then I was not one.

“What do you think queen Ariadne?” Queen Vida interrupted my thoughts. I did not hear what she said last.

“I don’t understand please” I said, with confusion written all over my white face. I was hungry too.

“What are you going to do? Life won’t be easy without your maids. Will you prepare your bathing water by yourself?” Queen Alissa asked. She was worried. I wanted to asked if Grandmother took all her maids from her but I stopped. It’s was no use.

Even if she did, it did not change the fact that I did not have any maid to work for me. From their conversation, they never spoke about their maids, which means I was the only one who was affected.

“What about your clothes? Will you wash them by yourself?” Queen Vida asked. She came and sat closed to her. “If I were you, I will complain to the emperor. He will do something about it. This is not right at all.”

The Emperor? He was angry with Because I spoke about babies. It seemed he did not want a child. But if that was true? why did he adopt Arya?

“I had a fight with the Emperor today. We won’t see till he calms down” I said, sadly.

“They will take advantage of this. Don’t tell anyone about it except mother. Talk to her later , I am sure she will explain things to her son” Queen Alissa advised. She was more sensible than I thought. The women in the harem said she was also the advisor of the Emperor when it’s came to the harem’s fights.

“I will . Thank Vida, thank you Alissa” I said to them. “You two are very supportive.”

“You welcome queen Ariadne. We support the truth” Queen Vida answered.