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.

be the fate of anyone who dares to

walked through the halls of

had never treated her as his wife, even though he did not like her, he should show 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,

Cassian was next

to your chambers

happened to the maid?

he attacked

_Just for that.

_And.

you let her go back to that house? To be alone? _No, she

it when

but I can no longer keep the promise I made to

towards the door, passing

care

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

thing she

are you? _I'm

glass of water, helped her

she said

_My stomach hurts.

were stabbed, it's natural

hurt you again, she's dead,

didn't do anything to her, but she

broke and