Forgotten Wife: Let the Traitors Kneel Down by Patricia Maradiaga

Chapter 27

27 Take good care of her Cassian wondered if that was true, if for his brother who seemed calm April meant something more than a simple tool, Cassian let go of April's hand and said to her.

_Her magic makes wounds heal, the same must happen to her, right? _I don't know, we'll have to wait and see what happens.

Alessandro headed for the door, Cassian asked him.

_ Where are you going, Lessan? _I'm going to interrogate that maid, I want to know why she did this to him, you take care of her while I'm gone.

_I will do so.

Alessandro went to the dungeons where they had that servant, when she saw him enter her cell she trembled with fear, the king seemed furious.

_ Why did you attack the princess? He asked in an ice-cold voice.

_That damn woman's father killed my husband on the battlefield, it was only fair that I did the same to her.

_Tell me, who ordered you to kill her? _Nobody, I only did it for revenge, his majesty also wanted to kill her, right? Everyone in the kingdom wants her dead.

_ What nonsense are you talking about? _His majesty also hates her for being the daughter of his enemy, you also want her dead, I have only done his majesty a favor.

_You are completely crazy.

_I'm just telling the truth, although she is his wife, they haven't consummated the marriage yet, his majesty has ignored her since she arrived here, his majesty has never considered her his queen, she is only the princess of the enemy kingdom, a sinner who must pay for everything she has done.

Alessandro took the sword of one of the guards, slit the maid's throat and as she drowned in her own blood he looked at her with contempt and said.

This will be the fate of anyone who

the halls of the palace, the

his respect, he knew it perfectly, however, he just ignored her, forgetting that she existed, letting her have a miserable life and making everyone think that she deserved to be punished for the aberrations that her father had committed, for all her sins, even though she was only an innocent young woman who was not to blame

Cassian was next to her waiting

to

to

attacked the princess? _For revenge, for

_Just for that.

_And.

do you plan to do next now? _ What are you talking about? _ When she recovers, will you let her go back to that house? To be alone? _No, she can't go back to that place,

won't like it when you tell

longer keep the promise I

walked towards the door, passing by Alessandro he

care

approached the bed, sat on the edge and caressed her cheeks, it was cold, she looked so fragile, so small, for the first time he realized that she was not actually the enemy, she was just another victim of that war that had brought

unconscious for 3 days, when she opened her eyes the first thing she saw was Alessandro, he put

are you? _I'm

took a glass of water, helped her to

she

_My stomach hurts.

were stabbed, it's natural

_She won't hurt you

anything to her,

voice broke and she began to