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In Salem, very heavy rain was beating the ground hard. The people of Salem didn’t bother to stay in the shelter; instead, they were seen in the rain, dancing and singing in happiness.
In the tower of Baski’s bedroom, Remeta and Corna were grinning so hard, filled with so much joy. Remeta ran from the bedroom towards Prince Declan’s bedroom.
Declan was in bed with his princess. They were smiling in awe, staring out of the window at the furious drumming of the rain and its buzzing sounds. At Remeta’s knock, he dressed, rushed to the door, and threw it open.
“The prince is here! The prince has arrived!” Remeta shouted giddily. She was dancing with the little boy he had heard so much about named Corna.
Declan didn’t dispute them because he had been filled in about their spiritual eyes. “Really? He brought the rain?”
They nodded vigorously, grinning at him.
Declan knew how badly his big brother wanted this child. It didn’t matter that his mother was the daughter of Cone. For the child to bless this dry land with heavy rain on his arrival, indeed, he must be a blessed heir. Declan was speechless and happy at the same time
“Send the message to the king, Prince Declan. Let him know our land is wet again!” Remeta said to him.
Declan is all too happy to send the message. In the minutes that followed, he wrote down the message on a scroll, tied it in waterproof nylon before he strapped it to the messenger bird, and nudged the bird to the direction it should take.
The four of them stood under the rain with huge smiles on their faces as the bird flew away towards Mombana.
King Lucien was very happy when he read the message. His happiness spread towards the others when they read it too. It was raining in Salem. It was as great news as the birth of his child. It was as great news as the news of Vetta’s survival.
The people of Mombana entered Baski’s bedroom one after the other to gift the newborn baby. The crowd was so much that they had to be chased away with the promise to be allowed visitation on the morrow because the queen and the baby needed rest.
Night descended; the queen was breastfeeding her child in the cushion of the king’s strong arms while he watched with a huge smile on his face that hadn’t abated since the birth of his child. They have named him too.
Prince Nikolai Rainier De Leon. That is the name of the prince.
Nikolai means ‘Victory of the People’ because he’s indeed the victory of the people of Salem and Mombana. Rainier, not only because it had the ‘rain’ on its name but also because it means ‘A judgment warrior.’ The prince is indeed a warrior who came out on the day of war and victory. As an heir to great thrones, he is a judgment on his own.
As Prince Nikolai nursed, the king gave the queen the good news of Vetta’s survival…..
As Prince Nikolai nursed, the king gave the queen the good news of Vetta’s survival.
Danika was so happy. Tears of joy returned to her eyes again. So much joy it was contagious. She kept thanking the heavens over and over again, and immediately after she was done breastfeeding, she insisted on going to see Vetta.
No matter how Baski and the others tried to discourage her because of her vulnerable state, she refused adamantly. In the end, the king instructed Chad to carry her to Vetta’s bedroom while he stayed with their sleeping baby.
Vetta teared up at the sight of Danika. They were hugging when Danika’s body touched the bed. They were crying together too. Vetta was thanking her for saving her life while the queen thanked her for being alive. Today has changed Anarieveta’s life for the better.
Not only did she see the queen for who she really was, but she also saw her as the friend she never had and the best woman the king could ever have. Today, she also saw people’s love for her. Baski, Chad, Sally, Dargak, and Zariel visited her times without number. It was beautiful.
She and Danika spent a lot of time lying together on the bed, talking together…bonding together. Vetta agreed with tears inher eyes to be Prince Nikolai’s aunt and godmother alongside Sally. It made her so happy she cried. But Danika held her hands consolingly all the while.
They agreed that once she was better, Vetta would see the prince and get to hold him. The former mistress was all too happy. She had so many new reasons to live again.
A few hours after the queen was taken back to her bedroom to get some much-needed rest, the king visited Vetta too.
He hugged her.
Kissed her forehead.
Scolded her for giving them all a scare.
Thanked her for killing that monster, Coza, for him.
Thanked her for saving Danika, almost giving her life for her and his son.
Thanked her for being alive.
He made her promise that she would never give him a scare like that again. She had no right to die on any of them, he chided her gently.
“I never knew that…so many people would c-care!” Vetta burst out, new tears trailing down her cheeks.
“We care. We all care.” He palmed her cheek. “Live for us, Anarieveta. I don’t mind if you want to live in the palace. I don’t mind if you want to live as my mistress again-not the intimacies, of course. I do not want that from any other person but my Danika now. But I’ll happily give you the title, the power, and the money. I don’t care how you want to live again, but please, live for all of us, Vetta.”
Those words meant the world to her, and she hugged his waist because he was standing over her. “Oh yes, I’m going to live for so many reasons, my king. I am Prince Nikolai’s godmother, and I love it so much. Thank you so much, but I don’t want to live in the palace. I don’t want to be a mistress again.” Vetta smiled at him. “There’s a whole new world outside the palace. I’m happyto have explored a bit of that life. Now I plan to explore so much more of that life and find myself completely while living this time. Thank you so much for sending me out of the palace months ago. Thank you for helping me begin healing and finding myself again, my king.”
King Lucien cupped her cheeks, his eyes filled with admiration. “I’m so proud of you, Anarieveta.”
Her smile waned a bit then as the thought of everything she did to Danika in the past filled her head. If she was going to start over this new life that was gifted to her, she wanted to do it with a clear heart. So she told him everything she did while crying in remorse.
“I know about it. All of it.” King Lucien surprised her when he dropped that bomb of a statement.
Vetta’s mouth remained open in shock for a few minutes. “H-how did you?” she managed when she could get her lips to work again.
He shrugged. “After I found out about your infidelity and miscarriage and sent you to the dungeon. I called your personal maid, Kaya, and threatened her with torture and whippings if she did not tell me the truth about the identity of the man who carried his child.”
Vetta’s jaw dropped. Talia?
“You took her around almost everywhere then; I knew she must know something. She told me everything.”
It was a huge pill for Vetta to swallow. Talia had told the king everything?
No wonder the maid looked outrightly guilty whenever she visited her in the dungeon. Talia worked for Coza, so that monster must have known everything she did. Now it made sense why Coza never used her sins against Danika to threaten her, but instead, he used her guilt for Declan’s death toblackmail her. He knew fully well that the king already knew about that one.
“B-but y-you…” Her mouth opened and closed in a futile attempt to ask why he never punished her. Why didn’t he hate and forsake her even after finding out.?
Pain flashed in his eyes. “Why do you think I kept you in that dungeon for more than two weeks, even when I knew fully well how horrifying dungeons were for you? Why do you think I left you there, even when I knew fully well that that place might drive you mad because of what we went through? It was because I found out.”
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