Publishedat 3rd of September 2019 01:31:48 PMChapter 28
Her smile widened as she twirled the black hair of the doll in her lap, making the curls bounce more, a silken ribbon tied into the strands . Painted eyes and mouth looked back at her delicately . The doll and its gown was special made specifically for her Raina .
Years ago she had wanted the Emperor"s heart, for he had hers, but that dream soon died when Kira entered the family . A sultry beauty such as her, what did the quiet obedient Empress Evalyn have to compete with?
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Soon, Kira"s stomach was round with child, while Evelyn remained childless . Due to Kira"s efforts, the Emperor paid little attention to his empress, even making Kira"s maid his second queen . In all there were 11 women whose beds he could grace, but one stayed empty most every night . The few times the Emperor truly saw the queen they spent the night together in perfect harmony but were often interrupted by some serious need of the royal children or a wife . Normally at Kira"s urging .
One of those nights gave Evalyn a son, Clovis… and a several years later a daughter called Vella . Her heart no longer belonged to the Emperor but to her children . She was relieved when Clovis showed interest in the books more than the sword . The Emperor"s interest quickly dwindled and the Queens no longer saw Clovis as a threat to their own children"s attention . Though neither child were truly special to the Emperor, both received the best of training in manner and sword . Between Evelyn"s wit and her brothers battle prowess they had the best teachers possible till the day Vella met her prince .
Vella fell for the Prince of Shadows and after pulling some strings, Evelyn made her dream come true, marrying her daughter off to a man who cared for her and not her t.i.tle . After Vella was married off to the Prince of Shadow Veil, Evelyn"s attention turned to Clovis . His future as the the Crow Prince was likely to be challenged daily till he took the throne . Her training formed a leader from the sweetest child, training him to the gentle loving ways as well as strength and wit of a Emperor . Then came his daughter, from a evil woman abandoning her child, but all the same Raina became her dearest one .
"I don"t know why she"s still here . That child won"t be coming . " Queen Fae whispered to Kira with a smirk . The favored Queen, Kira, raised an eyebrow curiously giving her a glance, before turning her gaze back to the Emperor who was playing with the children . Each seeming to get his attention almost equally, but little Keen kept his attention most and that made her smile softly as she listened .
"Bastil was so quick to defend his son . How dare that child deny him what he wanted? Making the Little Prince cry, you would think she was the Crown Princess . " The maid scoffed and Evelyn"s ears p.r.i.c.ked up, hearing them speak in such a way caused a fire to light in her chest . She soothed it remembering they were ignorant and childish . Stooping to their level was far beneath her . The d.a.m.n of control she spent years building, closed to stop her anger from flowing to the surface .
"You should have seen that child"s face when he slapped her for her insolence and sent her to her room . " The second maid spoke louder than the first, the cruel laughter in her voice put a small crack in the d.a.m.n . How could they find such a thing funny? What had the Child done to deserve their ire?
"Second Prince Bastil acted arrogantly . Clovis may be weak but, he will not tolerate his daughter being treated as such . Nor with the Empress . " Mally, a beauty that often shared Clovis"s bed spoke up . She was every inch a lady with her long crimson hair and emerald eyes . She sat near them, cautioning the royals as she brushed the coat of a leopardess .
Queen Kira glanced over, eyeing the woman wanting to question what right she had to speak but stopped herself short . Though in truth, she was nothing but a Beauty, a bed warmer for The Crown Prince, she also had the ability to tame the beasts of the forest . With how the Emperor held her talent in such high esteem, it was best to not provoke this woman . At least not personally .