Valerie pov .
" Valerie !! Valerie wake up sleepy head "
I was feeling so sleepy but I really need to rest ,I had a lot to do and Just when I thought its the Right time to Sleep ,Am being disturbed .
" Valerie stop acting as if you are not hearing My voice ,you need to get up now ,Expect you want mother to be mad at you "
" Please bethel can you just let me sleep for a while Am tired gosh !"
' I know you are tired but we have to go now "
" Hell No I really don't want to go anywhere with you guys I want to rest my head "
" So you are trying to say you haven't slept all through the night "
" Well I was busy "
" Busy doing what ,Talking to your boyfriend
" Whatever , And beside why do you want to know everything about me just let me be "
" I know but we have to get going now "
I Refused to stand up from my bed just then I heard my mother screaming my name ." Valerie get your ass off that bed right now "
" Indeed the madam of the house has spoken ,I quickly got up and rushed into the bathroom to take my bath "
' So tell me bethel where are we going to today "
" Well actually it just a little job at the palace "
" WOW!! ,I heard the castle is a beautiful place ,but am scared "
" Scared about what "
" I heard the king Is merciless ,and rude and and ..."
" Stop imaging things Valerie , have the king ever been rude to you before "
" That's none of my business and I don't care ,I just hate him "
" Well I love him "
" What bethel how can you love a man who care less about his people "
" I love him ,I don't care if he marries me as his second , third or fourth wife I Just want to be close to him ,Girl have you seen him ,his so handsome ,Infact his every woman's dream I seriously can wait to be his wife "
" Stop dreaming bethel the king will never look at your direction so stop fantasizing on things that will never happen "
"Why ,What makes you think that can never happen ,you know am more beautiful than you are ,and when it comes to meeting and making new friends Am top at the game so tell me why wouldn't he like me "
" Bethel I think you are forgetting something ,Am not interested in the king and I will never be interested in him secondly rumor has it that his engaged to married so tell me My dear sister Why do you have to break your heart over things that are not important "
" My dear I don't care about his Engaged or Married ,you see if I can be the second wife of the king trust me the status of this family will change for good , and just come to think about it if I can have an heir to the throne for the king girl everything thing will be under My feet "
" Haha you are funny please stop imaging thing bethel the king wouldn't even look at your direction it's better you focus on your life than keep making a fool out of yourself "
" Who is making a fool out of who ,I can't remember making a fool out of Myself ,I love the king and I want him for Myself "
" I Understand you are hungry this morning but please stop talking nonsense "
" Well I understand that you haven't tasted power ,money and glory that's why you are acting like this but trust me girl the best thing that can ever happen to any woman is to have a wealthy man by her side "
" Bethel Enough of this topic please can we go now "
" No girl the truth is that you prefer your poor ,hungry looking boyfriend to a Rich man who is ready to take good care of our needs "
" Please Bethel it's too early to start talking nonsense ,yes I love my boyfriend so much and besides Eric loves me so much in as much as his broke now I know very soon his going to make it big so stop talking down on my man "
" Yeah you win ,but that's doesn't me I will remove my eyes from the king ,I love him and I promise to have him to Myself "
" Really so tell me how will you do it I Really like to know "
" Didn't you noticed I dressed different Today "
" Yes I noticed you looking great "
" Thank you "
" Wait don't tell me because we are going to the castle that's why you are Dressed like this "
" So what "
" Oh my God for crying out loud bethel please stop disgracing us please "
" Tell me how am disgracing you ,I only want to look my best "
" Really by dressing like a slot "
" Hey Don't you ever call me that again ,okay am going to the palace to win the king's heart "
" Haha ...."
" Why are you laughing like fool "
" Nothing ,let me ask you a question sister, Do you know what the king looks like "
" No not at all "
" So how will you seduce him then please don't end up seducing a body guard hahaha "
" You are crazy ,Don't worry I know how to get to the king ,I already made friends with some of the servants at the castle the last time mother and I went there "
" Okay good for you ,I would like to see how the drama unfold "
We Where engrossed in our conversation when my mother screamed out our name again .
" Valerie , Bethel don't make me come up there you wouldn't like the outcome "
" Oh my God ,deep down in my heart I know it wouldn't end well so we quickly rushed down stairs to meet her "
Well I know you might be surprise but don't be my name is Valerie and I also have a sister called bethel parker am twenty - two years old and my sister is twenty - four years old ,guess what she's more beautiful ,and social than I Am and I don't care ,I love my boyfriend so much and he loves me so much too just waiting for the right time to say I do .
Valerie pov When we came downstairs ,my mother was already waiting for us , " What took you so long " " Sorry mom I had to take a shower " " I Wouldn't accept lateness " " We are sorry mum " " Enough !! let's go I don't want us to be late " " Okay mom " She picked up her bag and We quickly followed her to avoid more problems . Bethel was busy adjusting her dress ,why I just kept stirring at her . " Bethel can you please stop acting like a slot " " Stop talking nonsense Valerie am only trying to look good for my self " " You mean and For the king " " Whatever" We arrived at the palace , it was a beautiful sight to behold ,Indeed this is The real definition of wealth , Bethel mouth was opened wide , At first I was short off words but I decided to come back to My senses . " Bethel could you please close your mouth " " Stop talking nonsense , Valerie are you seeing what am seeing " " Yes I am it's a beautiful place ,But it's meant for the rich not li
Edward pov : I Woke up the next morning feeling so fresh and New again after staying away from my castle for a whole month . I Freshened up and was about to take a glass of wine when Samuel walked in . " Good morning my king " I turned to look at him . " Samuel it since that you have been too familiar with My chamber that you forgot to knock before coming in " " Am sorry your majesty but I think it's important you appear at the court room "You know I don't respond well with commands " " Sorry my Lord it's not a command it's just that the council request your presence in the court room " " Why do they want to see me? Are they plotting to dethrone me again " " I Don't know much about that your majesty " " Tell them I will be with them shortly " " As you wish My Lord " He walked out of my chamber, I stood there staring at his disappearing figure ,I quickly grabbed my coat and walked out of My chamber I decided to take the hallway today ,just then I notice
Valerie pov . I tried all I could to dismiss this young man , something was definitely not right about him but the nevertheless I had to focus on my job so as not get into trouble with lady Theresa that woman has no joy in her . I continued focus on my job ,I decided to go to the kitchen to speak to bethel when I mistakenly bumped into something hard . I look up to see what it was ,but I got the greatest shock of my life to see sir Benjamin standing in front of me . " Boom!!! surprise so you think I wouldn't find you right " My mind was racing fast . " Who the heck is this Guy why is he everywhere " I was still lost in thought when his deep voice bought me out of my imagination . " What are thinking about " " Nothing ,why are you following me " " I wasn't following you girl you bumped into me and you have to apologize for that " " Yes I know I bumped into you but if you weren't following me it wouldn't have happened " " Say sorry " " Sir Benjamin I don
Edward pov . Immediately she was out of sight I became furious ,I had so many thought running through my mind, when I arrived at my chambers and asked one of the guards stationed outside to call Samuel for me . In less that than two seconds Samuel ran into to my chambers . " My king you sent for me " At first I was speechless because everything happened so fast I mean for the first time in my life I was so angry that I couldn't vent the anger on anything ,I just stood there staring at him . " My king are you okay " His voice was echoing in the room , everything she said to me was repeating itself just then Samuel's voice bought me out of my world of imagination . " My king you sent for me " "Samuel !!!" I screamed out his name with a loud voice ,I could tell the whole castle was in a chaos . " My king am standing right in front of you" " Explain to me why the tax tripled " ' That was what I was trying to explain to you my king but you refused to listen to me
Valerie pov : I couldn't get him off my mind,I rushed into the kitchen to find bethel doing the dirty dishes . " Hello sister " " What !!" Oops she sounded so angry with the way she replied to me , One could tell that she was pissed off . " So tell me why are you angry " " What's the point of explaining Myself to you " " Come on talk to me Am your sister " " That bitch just spoiled everything for me " " Who are you talking about if I may ask " " Lady Theresa of course why can't she Just mind her business ,I was supposed to have met with the king by now, But No she transfered me to the kitchen .The kitchen Val can you imagine that " " Oops tsk ..tsk.. so sorry dear but I think she read your mind even before you carried out your plans hahaha ..." " It's not funny , I was this close to get to the king , This close but she just spoiled everything for me " " Hahaha girl you need to see the Look on yourself it's so horrible, My God don't worry I think someday yo
Edward pov . I couldn't sleep although the night ,I became so restless that I decided to take a walk . I Left my sleeping chambers and came downstairs , Why walking through the hallway I saw a shadow following me ,But pretended not to see anything . I Took another turned and walked towards the other side of the castle , the shadow seems not to stop following me .I stopped and turned towards the direction . " Could you stop following me just come out " Little by Little a small boy came out from his hide out ,I went down on my knees and picked him up . " So tell me what where you doing following me " " Uncle I couldn't sleep " " So you had to follow your uncle ,you shouldn't do that you know ,they are so many danger moving around the castle by this time of the night " " You mean dangerous things " " Yes and trust me you don't want to get hurt child ". " You mean something dangerous like you , Well if it's not as dangerous as you are then I don't think I have to
Valerie pov . When I finally got home my mother and bethel were no back yet , So I quickly went Into the kitchen to prepare dinner for everyone ,but I was lost in deep thoughts ,I Really don't know what happened to Eric .He promised to wait for me but I really don't know why all of a sudden he wanted s*x badly . I kept murmuring words to my self . Just then bethel walked in . " Val what's the matter " I was lost in thought that I didn't hear when she called out to me she tapped my shoulder . " Valerie , Valerie " Immediately I heard her voice I quickly came back from my thoughts . " Oh my God bethel you scared me " " Sorry about that ,But I saw you talking to yourself so I really wanted to know what happened ,Did you see Eric " " Oh yes I did but there was something strange about him " " Strange what could that be " " When I met him at his working place he started demanding for s*x" " What are you serious ,Haha oh my God you should have given it to him anyway
Edward pov . I Woke very early the next morning ,Got dressed and was about to leave my chambers when I heard a knock on the door . " Come in " " Good morning your majesty " " Samuel just the first person I want to see this morning , Tell me is everything Ready " " Yes Your Majesty, Everything is ready ,I came to inform you that your Step brother just arrived " " You mean Alexander " " Yes My Lord and his requesting to see you " I walked close to Samuel with both hands in my trouser pocket . " Samuel I could remember , When I asked you what you told him the least time he came visiting you didn't give me an answer so would you like to explain to me what his doing here today " " Actually Your majesty I told him that your schedule are tight the day, That you won't be receiving any visitors but I was surprised when one of the guards from the entrance came to announce his visitation " " Really " " Yes My Lord " " Tell have the council arrived yet " " Yes Your