Forgotten Wife: Let the Traitors Kneel Down by Patricia Maradiaga

Chapter 10

10 Wounds of the past Alessandro felt bad seeing Abril cry so inconsolably, he didn't know what to say to make her calm down, he sighed heavily and said to her.

_Stop crying, if what you want is to stay in this place you can do it.

April's tears stopped and she asked.

_ Can I really stay here? _Yeah.

_ Nobody will bother me anymore? _I'll send the butler from time to time to make sure you don't lack anything, if you don't want the maids to come they won't.

April lowered her head and said to him.

_Thank you so much.

Alessandro turned around, headed for the door and before leaving he looked at the princess for the last time and said to her.

_Thanks for saving me in the forest a few days ago.

_You are welcome.

Alessandro left and gave his new orders to the butler, after that visit the maids stopped bothering Abril, giving her back her peaceful days.

The butler was the only one who came from time to time, he had brought him comfortable clothes and shoes, he also brought him food and some spices for cooking.

That winter April had a great time, as she had warm clothes and shoes she was able to leave her house and play in the snow, when she did she felt as happy as a little girl, she no longer I remembered when was the last time I had enjoyed winter like that, if ever.

April was making a snowman when a man approached her and asked.

_ Who are you? April stared at the man, he had a certain resemblance to her husband, although he looked younger, she continued making her doll and returned the question.

_ I'm Cassian, and who are you? _My name

had gone out for a walk, lost in his thoughts, he had not paid much attention to where he was going and in the end he had arrived at that part so far from the palace, when he had seen that red hair that stood out even more in that gray landscape, he approached with curiosity wondering who that person was, when he saw the face of that woman he was left ecstatic,

And what are you doing here? April pointed to the small house she lived in and

_I live here.

_ You alone? _Yeah.

April up close, he touched and stretched her hair to see if

doing? _Your hair, it's

_Of course it is.

must be the daughter of King

he remembered that because of that man he

_ Ouch!, that hurts.

she felt

has caused to this kingdom, perhaps you should pay for

he

And why do I have to pay for something I haven't done? People who behave badly are supposed to receive punishment, why give the punishment of a bad person to

were left in his hand, April stroked his

understand, would you like to receive someone else's punishment just because they are family? April stood up from where she was crouching,

me

the small house leaving Cassian behind, he shouted

turn your back on

didn't want that man to pull her hair again or even worse, hit her, so she ran inside the house, closed the door and blocked it with a thick piece of wood, she

banged on the door angrily

door for me,

man would do, she curled up in a corner of the house covering her ears with her hands wishing he would go away

for his brother, he was in

alive? _I don't know who you're talking about Cassian, and that's

remind you that we signed a peace treaty for a marriage, killing her would mean