Chapter 37 Chapter 37
Valerie pov .
We finally arrived at the castle ,I couldn't wait for the guards to open the door ,I quickly jumped down from the carriage and walked straight into the castle .
Finally I got into my room And opened the door without wasting more time , When I entered I saw Ella and Sophia looking at a red dress on the bed , They were smiling to themselves .
" What's going on here "
" My lady you are back "
" Yes what's that dress doing there "
Ella quickly rushed up to me and grabbed my hand .
" My lady come have a look isn't it beautiful"
I looked at the red grown on the bed ,it was indeed very beautiful ,it had a little gold design on it ,I was mesmerized by its beauty .
" Yes indeed it beautiful , But what is it doing here "
" My lady, The king special requested this dress for you for tonight's outing"
' Oh yeah I remember "
" My Lady you are indeed luck it seems the goddess of love has favoured you my lady"
" Ella calm down , The dress is beautiful yes I know but I need to rest for a while would you girls like keeping me company for a while "
" With all pleasure my lady "
They quickly kept the dress in wardrobe and sat down on the bed to have a chat with me ,I could see the excitement in Ella's eyes .
" Have you ever been in love before "
" Aww I think someone is in love "
" Am not, Just asking I don't know , But whenever am around the king I have this strange feel . With Eric I never experience that kind of feeling "
Sophia took the brush on the dressing mirror and came to brush my hair .
" My lady if you would permit me to speak ,I think what you feel for the king is love but what you felt for the young man Eric I think it's called infatuation"
" I loved Eric then but not anymore after he broke my heart '
" You caught him cheating? "
I nodded my head in response .
" Ahh that's bad , But why don't you give the king a chance "
" I don't know Ella am scared what if he gets tired of me and decide to dump me "
" No my lady don't say that his not going to dump you okay , Lady Benita was nothing but a whore who slept with anything that has a tail in between there legs in the castle , The king was already tired of her , Before you came into his life ,He really loves you my lady ".
" Yes Ella is right you really don't have to think too much about it, Just let it flow , Anyways enough of this discussion let's get you dressed for a party ,"
I stood up from the bed and went to stand in front of the dressing mirror ,I really didn't know how long it take but finally I got dressed , Ella and Sophia were so excited they couldn't stop talking about my dress .
" You look so beautiful my lady '
" Thank you "
I was still admiring at myself in the mirror when I heard a knock on the door .
" Come in "
" My lady the king is waiting for you at the carriage "
" Thank you liam I will be there shortly "
I turned to look at the maids , They gave me an assuring look before I stepped out of the door . I walked though the hallway all eyes where on me ,I could hear them whispering among themselves but no one dared to voice it out , Finally I arrived at the entrance of the castle , The king was having a conversation with samuel when his attention was drawn to me ,He kept staring at me until I stood in front of him .
" Your majesty am ready "
" My lady "
He took my hand in his and kissed the back of my palm .
" You look stunning "
A little blush appeared on my cheek ,I quickly removed my hand and cleared my throat .
" Let's go I don't want us to be late "
He helped me got into the carriage and our journey started ,it was a long one but I was nervous , Because I was going to See new faces ,I really don't know how it's going to end I prayed in my heart that Edward wouldn't end up killing someone tonight .
Finally we arrived at the Mansion , The place was beautiful but not as beautiful as the castle ,it was well decorated ,Edward came down from the carriage first and helped me get down too ,We walked into the Mansion but he didn't let go of my hand just then a young man walked up to us .
" King Edward ,I didn't think you will be able to make it welcome "
They hugged each other ,I was surprised because this man has always been aggressive towards people.
" Lucas my friend tell me why would I not come after all you a my friend "
" Off course "
His eyes shifted from Edward to me
" Who is goddess of beauty beside you "
" Valerie your future Queen "
" I love the sound of that "
He walked up to me and held my hand and placed a kiss on the back of my palm .
" it's my pleasure to meet you my lady "
" The pleasure is all mine "
We walked into the Mansion ,I must say the place was crowded , then the people in the room noticed the king had arrived everyone started trying to impress him in their own way ,I decided to look around when I bumped into someone very familiar .
" Watch where you are going "
" oh am sorry "
Wait I remember this lady , She had come to the castle before now ,ahh I remember it was lady Alice ,I was about to say something but she immediately walked pass me and went towards Edwards direction .
I decided to follow behind her to see what she was up too when someone held my hand .I raised my head to see who it was ,I was surprised to see Eric here .
" Eric what are doing, Let me go "
" Please val ,We need to talk infact you have to listen to me "
" I don't think there is anything to talk about "
He started dragging me to an isolated corner the mansion.
" Let me go "