An Unexpected Visitor
Lilith’s POV
I woke up the next morning feeling really sad.
How I had entered my room to sleep, despite the surrounding emotions the night before, I still didn’t understand.
I remember being heavy-hearted as I cried, walking down the hall. The last thing I remembered was darkness, then everywhere began to spin, and I just passed out.
So how did I get here?
Just then, a soft knock sounded on my door and I stood up to get it.
“My lady,” Cara greeted, bowing her head. “I was worried about you last night. I’m so glad you are okay.”
The genuineness in her voice gave
“Come in.” We walked into the room and I sat down on the bed as she stood before me.Content held by NôvelDrama.Org.
“I’m guessing you are hungry, right?” she asked, walking closer to me. “I made sure to prepare your favorites myself this morning while the kitchen maids worked on the main course.
At the mention of food, my stomach grumbled. I touched it as a slight pain passed through it, remembering I had not eaten anything since the previous evening.
“The Alpha asked to see you this morning, he wanted you to join him for breakfast. He’s waiting at the dining table with…” she paused.
“With whom?” I demanded from her, knowing she was hiding something from me.
“Never mind your highness, let me prepare your bath.” She turned to go towards the bathroom, but I held her back, dragging her closer to myself.
“You will give me an answer to my questions, Cara, or this will be the last time you will take my orders.” I watched her closely as my words settled in her mind.
She went on her knees immediately and began to beg. “I’m sorry my lady. I just didn’t want you to reject your meal like you did yesterday because of those he’s eating with.”
Immediately she said those words, I knew who it was or rather, who they were-the people she was speaking of. But I wanted to hear it from her lips.
“Who is at the dining table with my husband, Cara?”
She faced down, not wanting to see my face when she said their names. “The king eats with his brothers at the dining table.”
“Oh… okay. I guess that wasn’t so hard to say.” She nodded and looked at me in a rather suspicious way. “Cara?”
“Y… yes my lady.” Her teeth were chattering like she was suffering from a cold even though it was a little bit after eight am and the sun was already in the sky.
“Aside from my husband and his brothers, who else is at the dining table?” My heart was beginning to beat fast as her expressions scared me greatly.
“You won’t want to hear it from me my lady, it’s best you found out yours…”
“I want to hear from you Cara. Who is it? I was on the verge of losing my temper now as every word I said came out with a force fueled by anger.
“It’s A…”
“It’s who Cara?” My heart beat was very fast now as the suspense she was putting me through was overwhelming.
“It’s Alpha Raider.” She let it all out.
Barely twenty-four hours after his father died, he was already an Alpha of his pack, my former pack.
My ex-fiance coming this early to see my husband could mean so many things. Was it because I held Cassandra in my custody? I released her immediately after.
Was he here because of matters concerning the pack? I can’t say, especially since I wasn’t dining with them downstairs.
Or was he here to rub his new title in my face and make me jealous?
These thoughts and more moved around my head like a roller coaster.
“I’m not hungry,” I blurted out.
Cara turned to me in surprise, holding my hands immediately in hers.
“My lady, you have to eat. The Alpha king would have us hanged if his wife wasn’t fed well. It would be a disgrace to his majesty and to the entire pack as well. You didn’t eat dinner yesterday, and you wouldn’t eat breakfast this morning. How do you expect me to explain these to him?”
“I decided not to eat. You wouldn’t have anything to worry about.” I tried to assure her, but she wouldn’t listen.
“You just do not understand your highness!” She held my legs immediately and began to plead. “Forgive me your highness, I didn’t mean to shout at you.”
I understood her emotions and her feelings. They were servants, after all, with no hope for a better future, always at the mercy of their king or lord to do as they deem fit.
Each pack had different rules and regulations. Some of the rules in this pack were still strange to me and I couldn’t agree more with her when she said they would be hanged if the Alpha were to find out.
“Please, let me bring your food for you. I would feed you if need be, get you more food if you want, cook something different if you do not like what is prepared, whatever you want my queen, but please, you need to eat.”
Tears were visible in her eyes now, and I couldn’t help but pity her.
“Bring the food,” I replied in a soft, calm voice. I would eat.
“Thank you, my lady.” She hurried out of the room, beaming with joy as I walked to the window, happy I could have put a smile on her face.
The sun was shining brightly, spreading golden hues across the garden below. The trees moved along with the gentle morning breeze and I couldn’t help but smile at the beauty of nature at its peak.
I turned, to freshen up and wait for my food, when I heard grunting noises from the ground floor.
I doubled back and looked down from the window to see a group of soldiers sparring with themselves. An interesting fight was going down between a huge soldier and a smaller one.
The bigger one seems to have the upper hand but not for long. The smaller soldier dodged a blow from the big soldier and instead, landed a blow on his torso, making the bigger soldier fall to the ground, holding his groin in pain.
Everyone cheered for the smaller soldier, lifting him up on their shoulders. I smiled happily, watching the soldiers jubilate till our eyes met.
I gasped when I realized who it was they were celebrating. It was the same man I saw the day before at the training ground, but this time I didn’t see a man. I saw something different, like it was a girl, a really beautiful one.