Chapter 52: Unexpected Saviour!!

**Nora’s POV**

“I am going to tell mom about the ‘Book of Ozarius’, hoping she might respond as she had made a mission of her life to search for this book before the tragedy befell upon her”, Rorik spoke as we headed to another floor via elevator.

“Yes, of course, she will. Everything will be okay,” I assured him, squeezing his hand as we passed through a narrow corridor pausing outside a room with a huge wooden door.

Four guards bowed at us as we entered the room. The front area was the sitting room leading to a bedroom. Rorik asked me to sit on the sofa while he went to the bedroom, and in a matter of seconds, his mom accompanied him. She seemed so humble as she moved elegantly towards me. She was dressed very modestly, yet the beauty and charisma she carried were unworldly. Even a faint sighted person would notice that the twin princes took out after their mother.

A flick of recognition struck my mind as if I had seen and known her before, perhaps, in some another time. The same can be said about her, as I noticed her body shuddered and face conjured for a moment when her eyes fell upon me.

I was too stunned in her thoughts that I almost forgot to speak till Rorik pinched me to come back in the present time. His mother took my hand on hers as she sat beside me. Her warmth, the softness of her touch reminded me of my granny. I felt so bad as to why I didn’t meet her before.

“Mom, she is Nora”, Rorik introduced us, but his mother didn’t respond. Instead, she just caressed my hands and looked down at my tummy.

“Mom, there is good news for you. We have found the ‘Book of Ozarius’ and guess who found it? Nora!” Rorik said, gesturing towards me. As the words leapt out of his mouth, her mom’s graze became all the stronger as if she was judging me suspiciously. Her expressions were unreadable. Rorik’s phone rang, and he excused himself to pick it up as he went outside the room.

“Who are you?” his mother asked as shocked expressions fell on my face. I thought she would not talk with me.

“Nora!” I said.

“How did they find the book?” she asked as if interrogating me.

“Uh…I got a vision,” I replied, clearly intimidated by her glare. She has started giving me creeps now.

“You are pregnant”, she snapped at me, and I didn’t understand whether this was a statement or a question.

“What?! No!” My expressions froze as she muttered the word pregnant.

“Sweetie, I am not asking you; I am telling you that you are pregnant with Gemini twins. So, for how long you are dating Rorik?” she asked.

Fuck!

I was still having difficulty accepting that I was pregnant, not that it couldn’t be possible as Ronin never cared about protection while sex, but how come she could be so sure by just looking at my face and tummy. Maybe, her own experience as she was pregnant and mother to Gemini twins. And then the realization struck me when she took Rorik’s name as she still doesn’t know Serpent’s curse don’t work on me.

“I am dating Ronin, and if I am pregnant, they are Ronin’s babies”, I replied, still scratching my brain as to whether I should be happy or sad if I am pregnant. Her expressions were unbelieving as she said, “It can’t be possible as Ronin is a serpent.”

“Yes, but this Serpent curse doesn’t work on me”, I replied.

“What are you?” She asked again.

“Nora”, I replied, slightly tilting my head amused by her question.

“I already know your name; what I am asking is, what are you? Why do you come here, and what is your hidden motive?” She almost dropped a bomb on me.

“What?! I don’t understand your question. I already told you my name, that’s it!”

Shit, this conversation is going in an awkward direction. Is she hallucinating or what? I was still in thoughts as the door of the room flung open. I was relieved as I thought it must be Rorik, but my happiness was short-lived as I saw Cira- The present Queen and stepmom of princes entering the chamber uninvited.

Gosh! She will not leave any chance of humiliating me.

“Oh my! What a surprise?! Past Queen and future Queen together! I am so honoured for a chance to grace your presence,” Cira spoke with sarcasm dropping out of her ugly mouth. I rolled my eyes, giving little importance to her, and the same can be said about Ronin’s mom; of course, she didn’t roll her eyes.

“Two bitches make a good team. If by any chance you both are plotting to dethrone me?” she spoke as the smirk in her eyes changed to a devious one.

“We don’t have the time, nor we are interested in discussing you and next time, take permission before coming here uninvited. Your presence disturbs me,” Rorik’s mom snapped at her in a commanding voice, maintaining the dignity of her tone.

“Oh really, then why don’t you just die and rest in peace so nobody can disturb you!” Cira spitted out with jealousy almost transparent on her face.

“Out now!” Ronin’s mom gave her an ultimatum by grabbing her hand, but Cira was fast enough to hold her wrist and twisted it around as Ronin’s mom squealed in pain.

At first, I was unsure of what was happening and how to react, but then slowly, darkness surrounded me, and I began to hallucinate involuntarily as all I could see was red. My hands got twisted like a claw as I grabbed Cira by her neck, dragging her towards the walls and lifting her, pinning her head as I hurled at her, “How dare you? You will die. You deserve to. I will chop you and feed on your blood!”

I threw her on the table, her head slammed on a large flower vase, and she started bleeding. I advanced towards her at the rumbling speed, holding her hair and tried to smash her head on the pointed corner of the table. Two guards held me resisting my moves, forcing me to let go of Cira, but that didn’t calm me down as I passed on my wrath onto them, hitting one of them hard on his mid-section and thrust my hand inside his chest, bleeding him to death. At the same time, I pushed the other one too hard as he flunked over the room, getting impaled on an animal’s horn clinging on the opposite wall.

I focused my evil graze on Cira as she trembled in fear, silently begging me to spare her, but I was not in a mood as I grabbed her wrist and almost twisted her hand at an odd angle, snapping her wrist bone as she screamed in pain.

Next, I remember Rorik’s voice telling me to stop as a sharp needle pricked me on my nape, and I lost consciousness.

I woke up feeling weak, my head still throbbing in pain and my body feeling numb as I tried to focus on the surroundings. I was in Rorik’s room lying on the bed as I heard Ronin’s voice scolding Rorik, “What the fuck!? I told you not to let her leave this fucking room. Are these simple instructions too difficult to go through your brain? What if someone knows about her? You fucked up in the worst way. Shit!” he said, throwing his hands in despair across his head.

“Ronin”, I mumbled weakly as his fierce glare pinned me, almost throwing me in a pit of fear.

“Are you okay, Nora?” Rorik strides towards me, but Ronin’s glare stops him mid-way in his tracks.

“I remembered what I did, and I didn’t regret it a bit as that Cira was trying to hurt your mom”, I retorted in my defence.

“Then you should have fucking killed her; why those innocent guards who were just doing their duties and following orders?” Ronin growled at me.

“They came in between, tried to stop me”, I spoke uneasily, trying to avoid his glare.

“I also defy you, threaten you many times, Will you kill me for that as well? Do you know what you have done? Attacked Queen!! Evil or not, it doesn’t matter, but she is a queen, and you killed two royal guards. Father is waiting for you to wake up, and then you will undergo trial and almost certainly put behind dungeons, and there is nothing we can do to help you,” Ronin scoffed at me before continuing, “Let’s go now as you have already woken up. I have managed a private trial for you with the King as not to embarrass you in front of the council. Don’t act too smart and hold your ground that you acted in self-defence as Cira will try every fucking scheme to portray you as the culprit and she a victim, which you made evident by smashing her head and breaking her wrist bone.”

We reached the private hallway where I had seen Ronin for the first time in the palace when I mistakenly got lost.

King, Sypha and Cira-with dressing over her head and wrist were sitting on an oversized couch waiting impatiently for me as if ready to pound on me and devour me.

Ronin made me sit on the chair opposite to them as they all glued their eyes onto me as if they had already decided me as a culprit waiting for my sentence. Cira was crying, and believe me, it gave great relief to my heart as if my life purpose is served and I won’t flinch even if I am sentenced to death. King narrowed his glare on me, but Sypha was the first one to open her bitchy mouth, “I don’t understand why his private trial for her, she should be kneeled on her knees in front of the whole council and dragged to the dungeon by her hair!” she threw a venomous glance at me as the words escaped her mouth.

“Shut up, Sypha. Her crime is not yet proved; let’s hear both the sides and then come upon a conclusion,” Ronin snapped at her.

“But-” she protested as Rorik bounced on her, “Sypha, stop it or leave the room.”

“Uh…Uh…” King cleared his throat and asked me, “Nora, I know you, and I believe there must be a grave reason for you to commit such an act. I don’t take one-sided decisions, so you will get the fair chance to prove your point.” His voice was surprisingly gentle as he motioned me to speak.

“Cira- Uh…I mean, Queen tried to attack Ronin’s mom and me, so I acted in self-defence,” I retorted in almost an inaudible voice.

“She is lying”, Cira screamed her lungs out, “She is a witch. She wanted to eat me”, she snarled.

“I already told you she is bitch, who doesn’t deserve any trial; hang her and get over with it. She is not even worthy of our time!” Sypha growled towards me as a tight, unexpected slap rumbled on her cheeks, surprising all of us as Ronin’s mother stood in front of her.

“Sienna”, King spoke as he stood up from the couch. Sypha was still rubbing her red cheeks as I guess the after-effects of the slap was still stinging her cheeks. Cira was looking in disbelief, as were Ronin and Rorik. All of them stood up from their seats.

“I will tell you the real reason why Nora hit her. Nora is pregnant with Gemini twins. We were discussing her pregnancy when Cira overheard us and attacked Nora in jealously, trying to harm the unborn babies. When I interrupted, she attacked me. Now, if you think Nora is the culprit, I am also so you can hang us both,” Ronin’s mother said, glancing towards Sypha and then King, not even acknowledging Cira’s presence.

I glanced towards Ronin as he looked at me in disbelief, his eyes questioning why I hid such big news. The emotions swaying from his eyes were a mix of anxiousness and joy as almost an impossible thing happened to him. He ignored everyone’s presence and gave me a tight hug; an intimate moment occurred between us, which we had almost missed for a few days. Then he focused his killer glance at Cira, who was already shaking on her feet.

“They both are lying”, She spoke as everyone gazed at her.

“Enough of your lies, Cira. I know you and your evil intentions towards my sons and Sienna. So, stop your drama. You will be put on trial before the council as you tried to attack future heirs to the throne. Leave now!” King snapped at her as she left the room.

“How come she is pregnant? What about the curse?” King asked Ronin.

“It doesn’t work on her”, Ronin replied.

“And you are telling me this now? How are we going to explain this to the council? I want to know the reason why this curse didn’t work on her in three days,” King warned Ronin.

Ronin took me to the room along with Rorik, “I am going to North Western camp tomorrow as Ghouls attack are increased over there. You are not supposed to go out of this room without Rorik and if he is busy, call Zach,” he instructed, pulling me in his embrace.

“I know I am tough on you, but that’s the only way to protect you. Father should not know of you being a witch. I will think of something and divert him from you,” He whispered.