Alpha’s Virgin Wife by Baby Charlene
Chapter 168 Her Name…
“Why were you trying to steal from the hunters?” The thought of it alone created such pain in Nosheba’s heart – like one she couldn’t explain.
“I used to be a Queen” She began morosely, but was interrupted by the woman’s act of shock.
“A Queen?” She scoffed. “I don’t understand”.
Nosheba sighed and went on. “I was married to the Alpha King – King Dakota”.
“Hold on”, she cut in again. “By Alpha King, you mean the overall Alpha King?”
Nosheba answered with a nod.
“Oh! I see, but I do not think I know this Dakota. During my time, the only person I knew was Alpha King Adonis”.
“Adonis” Nosheba repeated. “That is Dakota’s grandfather”.
“Really? So, you were married to an Alpha King? Then…. what happened? Why…why are you here? I don’t understand”. The woman expressed her surprise.
And in a saddened tone, Nosheba continued:
“I’ve been a very terrible person. I did things ..I never thought I could do”. A tear slipped her eye.
“I was the King’s second wife, but but lost all that when I shared my body with another.
“The King needed a son – an heir. And I wanted to be the one to give that to him. His first wife couldn’t give him, I, the second, couldn’t give him. And not even the third. But he got married to a fourth wife who became a threat to us as she was gradually becoming the King’s favourite. She began to do things… no one has been able to do for the King for years and I feared she might be the one to bear him an heir. I didn’t want that to happen.
“I was already… sleeping with the King’s brother”. She paused to notice the shock on the woman’s face. Of course, anyone would be shocked at such formidable act.
“I was already sleeping with him and got pregnant for him. But coincidentally, it happened around the same time the King’s new wife was pregnant. The King didn’t knew about it yet. And so, I… I connived with an old friend and set her up. I made her look like a cheat before the King – made the King catch her in bed with another. He hated her for it and sent her out of the Palace. But, few days later, I was discovered and all my plans exposed.
“The King had gotten to know I was behind it all, and had gotten to know the child I’m carrying was not for him. He locked me up and banished me some days later”.
“Oh! By the name of Aradia!” The woman gasped, covering her lips with her palm.
“Are you…. Are you currently pregnant?” She asked and Nosheba nodded with more tears streaking her cheeks.
“I feel so terrible” she whimpered. “Because of what I did…an innocent man was k*il*led. The…the man I set up with the King’s wife, the King had to k*il*l him. And now, I am a banished pregnant Prisoner”. She shut her eyes and wept.
“I never wanted to be like this” she went on. “I never wanted to be this woman I have become. I can’t…I can’t even believe I had grown so coldhearted. I just wanted to prove my father wrong. My father always hated me ’cause he hated my mother. Before my mother died, she was always fighting with my father. And unfortunately, she died giving birth to me. My father hated me and accused me of being another man’s child. He claimed my mother was a loosed woman and had gotten pregnant for someone else and that was the reason she died giving birth to me.
“He hated me so much and kept telling me I’d be as useless as my mother was. He kept telling me… I’d never end well. He’d beat m up most of the times and spit it at my face. So, growing up, I swore to prove him wrong. I swore to become someone great and make him realize I wasn’t as useless as he claimed my mother was. Getting married to the King was one of my biggest achievements, but the King didn’t love me enough. So, I wanted more – I wanted to become the Luna. And that was the reason I did everything possible to give him an heir. My desperation turned me into a cheat, into a blackmailer, a murderer, a …a monster. And in the end, I got rejected by the King’s brother who got me into all of it” she paused and bursted into more tears.
“I really don’t know how I got into this. I just didn’t want to be useless”. The woman watched in awe as Nosheba wept – the story almost being unbelievable.
“You should stop crying, dear” she finally found something to say. I completely understand how you feel, and though I’m surprised, I still know it’s possible. Desperation has turned a lot of people started into things they never thought they could be turned into. So, I completely understand”.
For a second, she wished she couldn stretch out her hand and consoled the young lady, but that wasn’t possible as the barriers between their cells prevented her.
Nosheba let out the frustrating tears she had been trying to let out for hours. She cried profusely, and for some reasons, felt her heart getting lighter.
“My story’s similar to yours, you know!” The woman suddenly said after abehkley, and that f0rced Nosheba to stop crying so she could listen to her. “I’m talking about… the rejection aspect”.
She went mute, probably awaiting Nosheba to urge her to go on.
“What.. what happened to you?” She asked faintly, her sore eyes staring at her.
Since she got to the dungeon, she had always wanted to know more about the young woman. And with a frail smile, the pretty woman leaned back on the wall to tell her story.
“Like I said, I am a witch. I use to be one of the most respected, and well known, and that was because I was closest to the Queen. But things went sour when I met with a VampLord and….and fell in love with him”.
She paused and took in a deep breath.
“You should know that was against the law and was a forbidden act, but it just happened without my consent. “This man, he was…he was so caring, sweet, powerful and anything a woman would ask for. He made it so easy loving him, and secretly, we would meet up and …and have intercourse.
The relationship went on for months, but not until I had gotten pregnant by mistake. I told him about it and all he could advise….was to get rid of the child. He …he told me it was a danger to both of us. But, I … I couldn’t bring myself to do that to my own baby, a child i was yet to see.
“So, I rejected his offer and it didn’t take long for my sisters to realize I was pregnant. They locked me up and questioned me, and when I revealed who was responsible, the VampLord….denied it all”.
Nosheba could feel her pain, especially when she paused at the last sentence. Oh, no ..
“He swore he had never met me and knew bow what I was talking about. I… I couldn’t believe it” she scoffed.
“I knew he had a reputation to protect, but denying me so blatantly? It’s pure cowardice.
Being as powerful as he was, everyone believed him and the Queen sentenced me to death. I wept all night while I was locked up and awaiting execution, but luckily, someone saved me” a smile touched her lips.
“Someone?” Nosheba’s voice was so calm. “You mean… one of the witches?”.
“Yes. One of my sisters” she sniffed. “She unlocked the gates for me and helped me escape. I went far away to a village where I had my pretty daughter” she paused and laid her hand on her chest.
“She was so cute…and innocent, I wanted to spend the rest of my life with her – to watch her grow. But unfortunately, my sisters discovered my hiding place and sought after me and I had to continue running. To protect my child, I casted a Mother spell on her – one that would cloak her powers and make her look just like a normal human. I did that to make it difficult for the witches to find her on the map”.
Nosheba wanted to ask what map she was talking about, but dimmed it was not necessary.
“But, they still found us anyway” She went on.
“Lura found us. She was going to… k*il*l my child and I didn’t want that to happen. I…I had to stop her, stop everyone. I used the last of me to cause the explosion that claimed her life. I passed out, thought I would die too, but I…. I didn’t. And…and the next morning when I was awake, all I could remember was finding myself here – in the hunter’s camp. My baby was gone, and with the way the hunters sounded, it was obvious they didn’t find her with me upon seizing me. I don’t know what happened to her, I don’t know where she was taken, or by who.
“But… everyday, I keep praying to the Spirits that she’s protected. I keep…I keep praying Every Single Day. My Aradia”. And for the first time, a small tear slipped her eye.
Nosheba could tell the woman had been trying so hard to fight back the tears. But something else had gripped her attention.
“Aradia?” Nosheba furrowed her brows. “Is that her name?”
“Yes. That’s what I named her from birth, but I don’t know where she is right now, and what name she bears. Although… I believe strongly that she’s alive”. The woman stated with a wistful smile.
“Aradia is such a pretty name”. Nosheba pitched in. “But.. the spell you casted on her, is it to last her whole life and make her powerless?”
“No, the Mother spell cannot exceed the age of twenty-three. Ah! My daughter should be over twenty already” she chuckled.
“So, wherever she is, her powers should be showing out already”.
She paused and sighed, her hand still on her chest.
“Everyday, I keep imagining what she must have grown into and what she would look like. I keep imagining…if she looks like me, or looks more beautiful than me”. She chuckled again, another tear slipping her eye. “I really hope she’s okay out there. Of course, the Spirits never fails me”.
“So .. you mean you’ve been here for over twenty years??” Nosheba suddenly flinched when it dawned on her, and the woman bobbed her life.
“I’ve been here since the incidence and sincerely pray I get out someday. I’ve almost forgotten what the sun felt like on the skin, what good air felt like and ..and how beautiful the sky is. I’ve missed them so much”.
Nosheba’s heart cracked up immediately. How could a person be imprisoned for over twenty years?? Just how??
She found herself nearly drawing some tears for the woman’s sake.
“What’s… What’s your name?” She sniffed and asked.
And with a rueful smile, the woman looked at her and muttered, “My name? My name is Ayita”.