Alpha’s Virgin Wife by Baby Charlene
Chapter 108
“I’m…. I’m sorry, My Queen, but I don’t think I understand what you’re talking about” Rancho’s eyes dimmed. Queen Jadis smiled and leaned forward from her chair.
“Dear”, she cooed. “What I want is very simple. Just take this bottle and put it in place of Queen Shilah’s. Your father wouldn’t even notice anything was changed or went wrong”.
“And why should I do that?” He scoffed. “What is it about… Queen Shilah’s bottle? Why do I have to change it?”
Was this going to be a difficult nut to crack? Queen Jadis thought. They really had to switch that bottle so the test result can come out negative. They had decided to make the Seer look like a liar. Thus, they wanted all the results to come out negative so the King would think none of his wives were really pregnant. It’d be better that way.
She leaned back on her chair and took up her wine again.
“Ask for anything” she whispered. “Anything at all. And I’ll make sure it’s given to you”.
Now, that was the moment Rancho’s brows arched. Anything at all?
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The Physician’s work room was empty.
Rancho walked in carefully and looked around to be doubly sure his father wasn’t in the room. He found the four bottles lined up on the table and brought out the one the Queen had given to him. But was he really doing the right thing?
His mind reflected on the prize the Queen had offered him. Oh! That was something to die for.
And taking a deep breath, he picked up Queen Shilah’s bottle from the table and placed the one the Queen had given him.
Goodness! This was really done. But, was he doing the right thing?
“Rancho?” He suddenly heard his father’s voice from behind and flinched instantly.
What?
Quickly, he slipped the bottle into his bag before turning around to face his father who was standing at the door.
“F.. Father” he itched his brows.
“For how long have you been standing there?”
“Not long enough. I just got in” the old man shrugged and walked in.
“What’re you doing here, anyway? And why were you just standing?”
“Um…. It’s nothing, really. I just thought you were in the room and….”
“That’s fine, that’s fine” Mato waved his hand at him.
“Go get me some green roots. We need to get to work”. He took his seat in front of the table. And with a nod, Rancho hurried out of the room.
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The cold breeze wafted across Shilah’s face and made her long soft hair fly across her neck.
The evening was so adorable, cold and sweet as she walked alongside the King who had been quiet. Well,they were both quiet, but wasn’t boring as they fed their eyes with the beauties around.
They had no guard with them. Although, Pishan had insisted he went along, but King Dakota made sure to stop him. He just needed that alone time.
As they walked, each person had different thoughts running through their minds. And they finally stopped when they got to a cool shaded tree.
“Are you tired?” King Dakota looked at her and asked.
“No, My King. I’m totally fine” Shilah lied again
Of course, she couldn’t tell him she was tired as she didn’t want to ruin his walk. He let out a deep breath, crossed his hands at his back as usual and stared into space.
“I still can’t believe I’ll father a son, Shilah” he suddenly said after a minute of silence. His eyes were fixed into space, while Shilah also glanced at him.
“The day I lost my mother, and the day I became cursed, I’ve always thought my life to be worthless. The Seer had been the one that delivered the news to me – telling me I was cursed for k*il*ling the goddess’ servant. He told me I’d have difficulty sleeping, difficulty eating, and worst, will never have an heir.
“I knew the seer would never lie, but at the same time, I couldn’t believe it. So, I went ahead to marry Chaska. But, after two failed attempts, I decided to get a second wife, then a third, and you.
“I just wanted to prove the seer wrong by all means, cause I didn’t want to believe I was really not going to have a son. I didn’t want to believe the ruling lineage was really going to die in my hands. It was unbearable for me, Shilah.
“But now, it just turned out wrong ’cause my son is developing in a woman’s womb. I’ll have an heir”.
For the first time since Shilah knew the King, she saw him smile – even if it was just a short one.
“Oh, Shilah, I really can’t wait for that result, you know?” He looked at her.
“I really can’t wait for to know who that woman is – that woman that has decided to give me what I never thought I could have. That woman….” He paused and sighed.
“The day my son is born, is definitely going to be the best day of my life”.
Now, at that moment, Shilah forgot all about her fears and started hoping she was indeed, pregnant. Seeing the happiness on the King’s face, the joy, the relief…
She really wanted to believe she was pregnant and be the reason for this joy.
Dear Spirits, it was so beautiful.
She smiled and stared down at the floor for some seconds.
“Congratulations, My King” she uttered.
“I don’t even know how to describe the happiness I feel for you. I pray you continue having every single thing you never thought you could have”. King Dakota chuckled.
“You know… when the results are out and I get to know who is pregnant, I’ll be taking her for a treat. Yes, I’ll buy her a lot of gifts, expensive jewelries, take her on dates… I’ll make sure she’s treated well and with so much respect. I’d…” He paused and scoffed.
“I guess I should just leave the rest unsaid. But, I’ll make her feel special, Shilah. I will”.
Shilah could feel her cheeks turning all red. Who could this lucky lady be? Anyway, the gifts weren’t important, but the King’s happiness.
“Come on,let’s get a seat” The King surprisingly held her hand and led her towards a shade.
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TWO DAYS LATER ✍️
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Rancho walked into the room with his father, helping him with a bowl.
The four bottles were there on the table, still looking neat, despite the fact they hadn’t been there for the past two days. Well, those had been his father’s instructions. After they had worked on each bottle and mixed what was meant to be mixed, Mato had instructed they stayed away from the room until it was time to check the results.
“Are the results ready?” Rancho asked as they got closer.
“Yes, yes. They should be” Mato nodded.
He had his usual strict look on.
Rancho dropped the bowl on the floor and stared at the bottles. He could notice there was a slight difference.
“How do you know…the one that’s negative? Or positive?” He asked, staring intently at the bottles.
“The negative ones remains red, while the positive ones turns blue” Mato enthused, making Rancho flinch.
“F… Father, are you trying to say… any bottle that is blue… means the owner is pregnant?” He asked, beady-eyed, and his father nodded.
Woah! He stared at the bottles again. Well, one of them was blue…