ZARA'S POV
After the wedding, a banquet was held to celebrate my wedding to Carl, and also the alliance between Everton, and Azrael.
"Princess," Lia yelled, running toward me. She threw herself on me, hugging me tight, that I almost couldn't breathe.
"Lia I can't breathe," I choked out.
"Sorry, princess. I was just so excited to see you. do you know how worried I was? we all thought you were abducted for real. Oh, Princess, I'm so happy," Lia let out, with tears in her eyes.
"I'm here now Lia," I said, explaining everything that had happened.
My parents and queen Catherine also came to hug me. They were so happy that I was back in Everton.
While aunt Anna, on the other hand, was a different case.
"Zara, so tell me what happened between you and Carl. Did you leave because you wanted to be alone and seduce the king?" Aunt Anna blabbered.
"Aunt it's not what you think, Carl was not even with me, remember. He was in Everton, while I was in Nival," I reasoned.
"But he still went to Nival yesterday."
"Aunt, it's just one day."
"A lot of things could happen in one day. you know what I'm saying, right?" Aunt countered, a mischievous smile playing on her lips.
I looked at her gobsmacked.
She was something else...
After the banquet, I went back to the chamber without Carl. I didn't care about the wedding, night.
I was so tired after everything that happened today.
I lay on the bed about to close my eyes, when Carl stormed in.
Ahhh! I grunt. What an annoying man, couldn't he just walk in gently.
"King Carl, do you have to be arrogant all the time. why did you have to barge in like that? It's not like someone was chasing you."
Carl turned to look at me, rolling his eyes.
"This is MY CHAMBER, and I can do as I please," he retorted, emphasizing on my chamber.
"Oh, and if you don't like it, you can go find another chamber," he added.
I sneered. "This is also my chamber, why don't you go find another one."
"Why should I, it was mine even before you came to Everton. Besides I'm the king, I can have whatever I want."
I kept quiet, not saying anything.
An evil grin formed on my lips as I thought about something. I'm going to teach you a lesson.
Carl walked into the closet, while I pretended to fall asleep. Minutes later I heard his footsteps trailing lightly toward the bed.
He got on top of the bed, lying beside me.
Carl, you are doomed.
I waited until he fell asleep, then I punched him in the face. I immediately turned to the other side pretending to still be asleep.
Carl jerked up immediately.
"What the hell!" He yelled. I felt his piercing gaze on me but ignored it. after a while, he went back to sleep.
I turned over, landing a punch on his stomach, then kicked him hard, that he fell to the ground with a thud.
"Stupid fool" he barked in annoyance and I smiled inwardly.
He muttered some incoherent words under his breath, before walking out of the room.
My eyes snapped open, as stared at the closed door, before going to sleep.
I didn't even fall asleep when the door opened again.
I thought about opening my eye to see what was going on but decided against it.
I could hear light footsteps striding towards the bed.
"How can this annoying princess still be sleeping after everything," Carl muttered, then I felt something wet spattering on my face. what! I gasped.
Did he just pour a bucket of water on my face?
Carl, how dare you?
I pretended not to know he was the one. I jerked up, launching towards him.
"Assassin" I yelled, hitting him wherever my hands could reach.
"Stupid woman," it not an assassin, he wailed.
"Oh! sorry, Carl, I was dreaming that an assassin attacked me and poured a bucket of water on me," I blurted out.
"You are a fool with no brains. What kind of assassin would attack you by pouring water on you," he growled.
I sneered inwardly but smiled at him.
"It's not my fault, I had such a dream," I retorted.
He scoffed. "Whatever! I never knew you were a terrible sleeper. How could you sleep like a beast?"
"I already said sorry, King Carl," I muttered with an eye roll.
He sneered, going to lie on the bed.
"What are you doing?" I asked
"What does it look like I'm doing?"
"If you sleep on that side of the bed, where do I sleep? Besides, you were the one who poured water on my side of the bed."
"You can sleep on the floor," he replied lazily.
I gritted my teeth, glaring at him. He had a little bruise from where I punched him.
How could he be so arrogant? I am his wife, he should treat me nicely. But thinking about it, I was the one who bullied him.
I snorted, going to lie in the small space beside him. we were just a breath away, and I put my head on his chest, then wrapped my arms around him.
"What are you doing? I see you are trying to seduce me," Carl mumbled, with a hint of amusement.
"Just shut up and sleep, king Carl, you sound like my aunt."
...
The next morning I woke up, patting the side of the bed, to check if Carl was still there, but he wasn't.
I climbed down from the bed, going outside the chamber. I strolled toward the bathing chamber to clean up.
I layed inside the water, closing my eyes, but opened them when I felt something moving inside of it.
Fear engulfed me, and I shivered. What could be inside the water? The only people allowed to use this bath were Carl, and myself.
I felt a sudden pull and was enveloped in someone's body. My face was buried in the person's chest, while his hands circled my waist.
Ahhhh! I screamed, but the person immediately use one of his hands to cover my mouth.
Ummm! I grunt, struggling to getaway.
...
Gwen sat in chambers, a smile playing on her lips. when she saw Carl this morning with a slight bruise on his face, she felt so angry.
What did that witch do to him?
Did they fight? She suddenly felt relieved. If they fought, that means they didn't have sex.
A big smile appeared on her face as she thought of this. "If they are not in good terms, I must do something to further drive them apart."
She immediately called in one of her loyal men. Who carries out her dirty work.
"I want you to sneak into the king's bathing chamber and wait for queen Zara. when she comes, you will go into the bath with her. I will tell Morgana(Gwen's personal servant) to keep a close watch and inform me when things are going according to plan. I just need the king to see you and Zara together."
"But lady Gwen, that's like walking straight into my death."
"You don't have to worry Draco. The king will not have you killed immediately. Instead, he would lock you up in a dungeon to face trial. And when that happens, I would immediately sneak in, and free you. If the plan goes smoothly, I will give you five hundred pieces of gold, fifty bags of salt, and a plot of land."
"Ok, lady Gwen, I will do as you say."
Gwen grinned evilly. "Finally that witch will be out of the picture and I will become the new queen."