Loved By a Vampire King-Chapter 574: You are my people!
Her soft, raspy voice made the situation worse. She sounded caring for him. However due to the light coming through the window, she couldn’t clearly see how deep his wound was. Cedric pulled him up from her and replied with a solemn face without having the intention to let her examine the wound,
" Nothing.... It’s just a minor injury..I fell from the horse..."
Ayra still insisted on seeing, her one hand grabbing the blanket to hide her nakedness,
" Let me see still.. Maybe I can heal.."
But Cedric completely surprised her by getting out of the bed. He went to put on the coat first while murmuring,
" You will be late if you want to inspect now! Let’s get ready for the banquet."
A deep frown appeared between her temples but she didn’t push him further, hummed softly without being too obviously suspicious about his wound. Her thoughts were interrupted by a small voice coming from the doorstep,
" My lady, Your Highness! The ministers are waiting for you in the downhall."
Ayra made a hasty response, sitting up to leave the bed,
" We are coming!"
The little maid breathed a sigh of relief. She actually came twice before but the guards stopped her without any reason. They even said not to disturb them at the moment. Ayra had no idea that they made so suggestive voices that the guards had to step further away from their door.
After they both were in a presentable state, they came in the downhall together. The minister had used all his efforts to please the king and queen. The preparations were simply attractive. All the dishes were set on the ground table, a few lanterns were set in the corner to enlighten the space. The few Governors from the nearby towns had also made their quick appearance as soon as they heard that their majesties were in Jade Town. It was their first public appearance after the whole marriage thing.
Ayra let out a soft sigh, staring at the feast and muttered to her husband,
" I miss sister Jessie. She would have enjoyed such a feast the best. Mmm! How long will she be there?"
Cedric chuckled softly, whispered stretching his hand to caress her cheeks,
" Don’t worry about her! She is there because she wants to. No one can force her to do anything if she doesn’t want it, not even me."
Ayra gave a surprised expression. She didn’t expect that Jessie would actually stay in their palace of the enemy willingly. It looked like she couldn’t forget about her first love. Thinking about her own life, she was surprised to think that she had nearly forgotten about Seth. Whatever, it was only because Cedric was too good to her which made it possible for her to forget the first love of her life.
As she kept pondering on her thoughts, she let out a small gasp of surprise after feeling a squeeze on her thigh. She heard his cold, doubtful voice,
" What are you thinking about, hmm? Are you thinking about your first love too?"
Ayra joked around, glaring at the culprit who didn’t let off her thigh,
" Yes, can’t I? Who knows perhaps I am regretting not marrying the first love of my life."
Cedric’s brows furrowed together tightly. Gripping on her thigh tightly, he interjected with a scoff,
" It is impossible that you are regretting it because I am far more handsome than him."
Ayra was truly speechless!
At the same time in Davina’s Palace, Jessie had just completed the household works of night. But the butler told her that a guard had arrived to deliver something for her from Basarisk just now.
Dismissing the idea of getting sleep, she walked outside to find the palace guard, standing with a large box. The guard bowed to the princess respectively,
" Your Highness! This has been sent by Lady Ayra. She thinks that you might need this staff as you are staying too long."
Jessie accepted the box with a smile. Ayra was really concerned about the whole family. There was nothing special in the box except her daily staff that she used to use in the Basarisk. Just when she was thinking about inquiring about the guard about Isabella, an annoyed voice rasped in her back,
" Time up, Princess! Say farewell to your people!"
Jessie whipped her head back to see Shanz standing with a solemn expression. God knows how many things he forced on her these days. Starting from cleaning his shoes, he even asked her to put the coat on him. Naturally, the palace maids weren’t allowed to meet their family members. So, her meeting with the guard was against the rules but whatever, she wasn’t a permanent servant here.
Jessie grounded her teeth together, dismissed the guard first then rebuked sharply,
" I think, I don’t fall under the regular rules, Your Highness!"
She added the word ’Your Highness’ dramatically at the end of her words. Shanz retorted narrowing his eyes at her,
" You are my people for now! I can do whatever I want."
Jessie glared at him for the last time, and started to head back into the palace without talking anymore. Just when she was about to walk past him, her arms were grabbed by him fiercely to halt her in her track.
Shanz was more tormented these days. Whatever he did in front of her, she always gave no reaction. He hated...he fucking hated to see that his matters didn’t affect her any longer. He found his wicked, ruthless ideas always to torture her completely. He spat with a growl sharply,
" I have invited the ministers tomorrow to my palace. I want you to serve them personally as my maid. Do you understand, Miss Jessie?"
Jessie’s mouth hung open in disbelief. Appearing in front of the ministers as a maid was equal to insulting her brother’s status. After all, the royal bloodline was still flowing in her veins. She twitched her lips in remark before asking back,
" What kind of service is his highness in? Is it included to serve in the bed? "
