Chapter 45

Luhence's POV
"D-Dwight,"
My breathing stopped when she closed her eyes. I was consumed of fear. N-no. Please. Lady blue. Don't scare me like this.
"Prepare her room. Now," I demand calmly but I scared as hell
I rushed her to the room and tried my best to stop the blood from flowing in her back. Seeing the long deep cut on her back, it makes my knees weak. It must hurt a lot.
"P-please .... Hold on my lady. I love you so much. Don't leave me," I whispered
I heard someone gasped but I don't look. I don't want to take my eyes off the woman I love. I'm scared. I'm afraid that if I did she'll leave me. A lady rush to my lady and help me from stopping the blood to came out.
"S-Samara !! Oh my god! W-what happened to her !? What ?!"
I stand up and let the lady do her work with my lady. I can't stare at her condition that I looked away. Lily was comforting her mother while General William was screaming angrily at the other soldier outside the open room.
"How the hell you all didn't notice that culprit !? Haven't I told you to guard the whole palace heavily ?!" General William
I froze in my spot when I saw her father and mother. They didn't notice because they freezed in their spot.
"E-Elvyra! S-who has g-made it!"
I leave the room and closed the door when I saw the man whom my lady was talking to earlier. He had a wound on his waist that is currently being cared for by the palace nurses. I walked near to him.
"Prince Dwight,"
He bowed his head despite the wound on his waist. I keep my calm looked but I badly wanted to strangle him for being too close to my lady blue.
"You had a lot of things to say later,"
Samara's PoV
I slowly opened my eyes and then stared around the room. I don"t tend to swear but I did because of the extreme pain I feel in my back. I was crying in pain as someone entered. Lady Son quickly attended to me.
"Don't move, Your Majesty! Your wound has not completely healed!" Lady Son dances with me
"A-the pain .... L-Lady Son!" I'm exhausted
Lady Son took my hand and there I took the strength to endure the deadly pain from my back. The ache and pain.
"S-Grandpa? Does he b-know? W-Don't s-tell k-him," I asked hoarsely.
Lady Son shook her head, "Don't worry ma'am. Your grandfather knows nothing. He is currently resting in his room. In accordance with Prince Dwight's command,"
I stared at him, "S-Dwight?" I asked in a whisper
He nodded and smiled despite the concern on his face, "Prince Dwight is currently in charge of the palace. He added a staff from Filifia because not just one rushed in the night we entered Your Majesty. P-it seems like what happened then happened again. p-but they became quieter and you were the target— "
She stopped speaking as tears poured from my eyes. The tightness of my chest. I promised to take care of the palace but they still let us in! Effortlessly and now, I lay here while Dwight takes care of my supposed work.
Dwight that I don"t accidentally hurt all the time!
"K-majesty! Don't cry! You might get upset!" He scolded in a panic
"I-I'm still weak .... w-I'm worthless queen! Lady son! H-I couldn't ...," my back hurt me again
I deepen my head on the pillow and close my eyes to prevent pain. When I felt the familiar hand he held both my hands.
"You are wrong if you think you're worthless my lady blue. You are the strongest Queen I've ever seen. You might not see them coming but that doesn't define what you've done," she whispered.
Gradually my eyes opened and I stared into his blue eyes. He was smiling warmly at me but I can read the worry and fear in his eyes.
"I-I'm s-sorry," I whispered softly
"You've done nothing wrong my lady. Don't be sorry. Please! Lady blue. Rest. You need that,"
"M-my back h-hurts," I cried
"I know my lady. I know," he whisper with a soft voice trying to calm me
He sat down next to me and ordered Lady Son to get a pain reliever. When they came out. He gently stroked my hair which calmed me down. Somehow the pain was reduced.
"How many days have I slept?" My poor question
"You're asleep for almost one week. The wound was too long and deep causing you to lost blood that made you unconscious for weeks but you're fine now my lady blue. You're going to be fine," he seems like convincing himself than me
So I smiled at him and held his hand, "I-My wound hurts but I-I'll survive Dwight. The worry is enough. By the time I'm healed—" I tightly closed my eyes at the pain I was feeling
"Don't stress yourself my lady. You're torturing yourself. You just have to rest and I'll do the rest," he fondly kissed my forehead, "You scared the hell out of me when you passed out in my arms. I thought .... I thought ... II will lost you. I'm scared when I saw you fall into the floor with blood flowing from your back. Thank god! He saved my lady. He saved my lady blue , "
I tightened the grip on his hand, "I'm not leaving Dwight. I'm just here," I faintly whispered.
Went inside to Lady Son then bowed before injecting a syringe into my arm. After a few minutes I felt the numbness of my body and the gradual swallowing of drowsiness in me.
Dwight took my hand and tenderly kissed you, "I love you so much my lady blue,"
I managed to make a smile before I say those words that I have long wanted to say to him.
"I-I love y-you," I whisper before I close my eyes.
I don't know how many hours or days I slept but when I woke up my back was in good shape. It doesn't hurt like hell before so I know it's healing. When some helpers saw me awake. They were confused and tried not to move me while the other one came out.
"T-Water ... b-give me n-some water,"
I could hardly hear my own voice but thank you and they understood that. They immediately took water and gave it to me to drink. I fainted and went back to bed when I put the glass on the sidetable. My eyes closed when I heard Lady Son's voice.
"Your Majesty! Are you feeling all right? Does your wound hurt? Bed—"
I raised my hand which stopped him from speaking. My eyes are still closed because it looks like even my eyelids are tired due to its weight.
"How many ... days have I ... help?" I have a serious question
"H-it's been almost two weeks, too,"
I just sighed. Two weeks? If that's the case. Dwight and I were supposed to get married a week ago, but that's what happened. That didn't work out. I'm sure grandpa knows my condition now. I felt anxious. The mastermind is really ready! I will pay him. He"s just waiting for me to get up here!
"Call Zairo. I-I need to talk to him," I commanded with a grin
I leaned over so my back wound was healed. It hurts but I can bear it now.
"K-Zairo is also currently resting in his room after the wound he sustained on his majesty's side," Lady Son
I clenched my fist as I remembered the night I entered my room. Before I was injured in the back, I could clearly see him walking towards me. He wanted to protect me but because of his wound. He didn't do that.
"Make sure..he'll be fine," I took a deep breath. "Call General William and bring me some food. I need to regain my strength,"
"Your Majesty will follow,"
I heard the opening and closing of the door signal that Lady Son had left. I tried to remove what was bothering me when suddenly the door opened again. That's how strong my heart was beating when I heard Dwight's name as the few helpers inside greeted me.
I felt him sitting next to me but I didn't even open my eyes. I felt something as he held my hand and tenderly kissed you.
"Does your back still hurt my lady?" His voice was coated of fear
My eyes opened and our eyes met. My breathe stopped when those ocean blue eyes that filled with worry again. The helpers were no longer there and it was just the two of us.
I smiled then held his hand tightly, "I'm fine. Thank you,"
He smiled back before putting a soft kiss in my forehead. His caress on my cheek makes me close.
"I will do everything for you my lady," he whispered
"I know Dwight. A-I know,"
I leaned my forehead on his shoulder then took a deep breath. He was caressing my back with a bandage padin. We're both enjoying the comfortable silence around us when he breaks it.
"Last time..Y-you told me ... T-that ... You—"
I cut him, "I mean it Dwight," I whispered
He paused for a moment before stuttering and asking, "R-Really? I-Is this real? Y-you love me? You do? I thought ... You love Luke. You told—"
I shut him off with a kiss that I also quickly cut then stared into his eyes.
"The day you saw Luke kiss me. It was actually a goodbye kiss. Because he knew that I don't and would never love him because I already love someone else. It's you. I had loved you the moment I saw you in the falls. You're mesmerizing ocean blue eyes and beautiful hair made me dreamed about you every night. Kaya ng makita uli. My heart knew it had fallen right into you. Who wouldn't? You respect me. You care for me. You even tried to sacrifice your country just for me because you were engaged to someone else and didn't want to marry that woman. You treasured me back when I'm still what they called commoner. You loved with all your heart even though you weren't sure if Can I bring it back. You promised to wait and you did, "tears fell in my eyes as his face rolled down" You never say anything even though I know I'm hurting you unintentionally. Even if you're jealous of Luke and Zairo. You didn't say anything. You just waited. You waited for me even if I was there sip I have someone else dear. You even save my life and my palace for being there. Those things? I don't know how to repay all that but all I had was the answer you were waiting for so long Dwight. I loved you and there's no one that can make me feel this the way you do. I loved you so much Luhence. Thank you for waiting for me even if it hurts, "
He wiped the tears from my cheeks and kissed me hard, to which I responded with all my heart while my tears were still flowing. I just fell on his shoulder.
"Hearing those words was enough My lady Blue. Giving me the permission to call me mine worth those things I've done with you. You don't have to do anything just love me. That's all I need," he whispered tenderly.
"I promised to love you. Just you and you can rely on that my prince,"
"Then marry me my lady,"
I barely laughed. He looks like a businessman who is contracting.
"You know that I will,"
He chuckled and wiped those tears again, "Don't cry my lady. You might get upset. You have to rest," he reminded.
I nodded, "I'll take a break after I eat and talk to General William. I want to know who did this," I said irritably.
He sighed and hugged me, "The day you got wounded. I rushed to Zairo to asked some things and he told me about Costomo being the traitor. I knew from him that you were only pushing me away because you didn't want to hurt me because you loved me, "he laughed," I don't believe with him because I know you like Luke. I don't want to assume my lady so I told him to be serious because I'm trying my very best to keep the little self-control in me or else I'll go insanely mad after what those bastards did you. He just changed the topic. He told me that you were supposed to kick Costomo from his position when our marriage came into the picture. You hesistated, he said. So I easily figured it out that Costomo has something to do with these. I had my investigation and found that he was the master of the attacked that night when you and you're mother were left alone in the castle. He has staff inside the palace so it was easy for him to kill your mother. Thank God that former general Anthony Herbert, the father you grew up with, saved you. He came home to visit his wife when he heard screams. Costomo was the reason too why the Ihmapuleya"s economy was slowly going down because of illegal businessmen that aint paiding their taxes that Costomo effortlessly enters. He got rich quickly and succeeded in some of his plans when your father died but he never succeeds in owning the throne because he isn't an Ashton. He don't have the blood. Your grandfather insists on looking for you because they did not find a body so he did nothing to finally claim the whole of Ihmapuleya. He even tried presenting fake cadavers but he failed miserably because your Grandfather DNAed them all and no one matched, "he explained at length.
"I won't be surprised if he also planned the bombing in some places in Ihmapuleya as well as the attack that took place that night," I said angrily.
"Costomo was now in jail because of the solid evidences your butler found. Many people thank you for removing him from office. They're so proud of you my lady," He smiled warmly.
"Dwight I shouldn't be the one they thank but you. You arrested Costomo while I was lying here," he sighed.
"No my lady blue. I just helped. You deserved their thanks. You, after all, planned it well. From the evidences and so on. I just helped you cleared those things because I knew my beautiful lady blue was taking a rest, "
I laughed at her, "Beautiful? Am I beautiful?"
"Of course! You are the most beautiful woman I've ever laid my eyes on. There's no one like you Elvyra," her eyes dimmed as she stared at me.
"You're still calling me that. You know that's not who I really am," I said as I watched him
"Elvyra or Samara. It's the same. It's the same woman I love and it was you,"
To be continued...