Filed to story: The Alpha Kings Hated Slave
“Oh.” She looked clearly uneasy and relieved at the same time.
I must have been blind all these years,?King Valendy thought to himself.
“Can I ask something of you, my queen?”
“Okay?”
“Can you give me a shoulder massage?”
She used to give him that whenever he worked too much and his back begin aching. The last time was when? Fifteen years ago?
“Please?” he added. What had happened to them?
The uneasiness dissolved. She gave him that smile again. “As you wish, my king.”
Queen Danika’s eyes widened, and her heart filled with excitement as she saw him. He is here! King Lucien is here for her! But what is he doing in court?
King Lucien walked straight through the aisle of the court looking powerful and formidable as always. The two guards the king came with, Zariel and Chad, remained at the door’s entrance.
Everyone bowed down to him in greeting. He nodded his head curtly, but his eyes weren’t on theirs. No, they were on the queen seated on the golden throne, whose eyes had gone wide, zeroed in on him.
When he got to the very end of the pathway, he stood in front of Danika. For a few seconds, the world fell away. They looked at each other like they were the only people in the world-maybe they were.
He reached out his hand to her. She took it without hesitation. He helped her rise from her throne, holding her in the cushion of his strong arms. “How are you feeling today?”
“Achy,” she whispered, her pain-filled eyes searching his, her breath shallow. “I ache all over.”
His eyes lowered to her swollen belly, the harsh lines on his face dissolved. When his eyes met hers again, it was filled with tenderness. “I’m so sorry, dearling. We will be having our baby today.”
“Today?”
“According to the seer.” He leaned in and kissed her forehead.
Her eyes slid close as his lips touched her forehead. “Oh. I hope so too. I think I’m going to die at this rate.”
“No, no, don’t ever say something like that again.” He patted her hair.
She clung to him, tears burning the back of her eyes. This new emotional and caring King Lucien melted her like a puddle. She threw her arms around his neck. “I missed you so much.”
He barely resisted the urge to lift her off her feet. Instead, he had to remind himself that they were not alone. They were in court. His hands lingered for a few more seconds before he pulled back from her completely.
Finally, when King Lucien could no longer ignore the shocked gasps and whispers of bewilderment and hushed murmurings, he turned and faced the Mombana court.
Everywhere went silent immediately. No sound was heard. Not even a harsh breath.
“I know you all wonder why I am here today. Not only in Mombana, but in the royal court,” he stated firmly.
“Yes, Your Majesty,” the ministers responded uniformly, bowing their heads.
“I am here to ask for Queen Danika’s hand in marriage.”
The announcement produced the expected reaction. Gasps of shock echoed everywhere. Everyone began talking at once.
“But that isn’t possible!?”
“How is it possible!?”
“A king cannot marry a queen!”
“What will happen to their kingdoms!?”
“But the king hates our queen and our kingdom!”
King Lucien raised his hand in a silent command.
Everyone stopped talking. Silence descended.
“I know you all have lots of questions. I do believe that they are also necessary questions you think will explain what is happening here on this day. I do not have a lot of words to satisfyyou all, but I do know a few things.” He paused. They all looked at him expectantly. He continued. “I hated Queen Danika for a long time. After what Salem went through, I hated her with a passion that was indescribable. At first, the thoughts of her filled me with rage. Her name made me boil in anger and revenge. The sight of her raised-and not in a good way-those monsters her father created in me.”
“Then a lot changed. I am not a man of so many words, so I do not have any idea how to explain how a lot changed. But then, the thoughts of her filled me with possession. Her presence brings me the best kind of peace.” He stared at her, a softer light in his eyes. “And the very sight of her gladdens my heart and sets my monsters to sleep.”
Queen Danika was too dumbfounded to say a word, but the tears that overflowed from her eyes were loud. Loud and filled with love.
He turned back to the shocked ministers. “I love your queen. She is my woman. My possession. I love her and my child she is carrying inside her. So I am here today to ask for her hand in marriage.”
Letting the ministers stew over that, he turned back to Danika. Using his finger, he collected a tear running down her eyes. Then he lowered himself to his knees in front of her, completely ignoring the shocked gasps of people around them. For the second time since he got out of slavery, he knelt for another human being. For the same woman.
“Will you accept my marriage proposal, Queen Danika?” he asked, staring her in the eyes.
“Yes.” There was no hesitation; she nodded her head vigorously. “Yes, yes. Yes, I accept your marriage proposal! Yes, I want to be your wife! Your queen! I want to be yours! Now, forever!”
That was all he needed. He rose then and lowered his lips to hers. They kissed passionately. Beautifully.
“Well, at least now we understand why our queen avoided her marital discussions like the very devil,” the minister of taxation’s grumpy voice carried towards the royal couples.
They pulled away and faced the court. The queen was smiling through her tears. It was the happiest day of her life.
“Now you know, Taxation. Trying to marry off my woman and child to all the lords in Mombana was not a good move,” King Lucien said calmly.
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