Her Unwanted Mate On The Throne
Chapter 29

Chapter 29

I’m here to get you out of here.

Derin glowy chwed towards the voice and fripped the bars that separated their cells. She cauldn’t seehim in the darkness, he didn’t even know there

orke close by. She fushed red. He mus have heard all the mights she cried herself to sleep. Why hadn’the said anything sooner? “I’m not going to trme others. Loris and quietly. “No matter what he does to me,it’s just not right.”

The older man stopped out of the shadows and came closer to Laris. “Even if it would save your life?

Even then. I believe in justice.” Doris swallowed and leaned her side against the bars. She wined at thepain that nicocheted through her body. “Prince Wiihim will judge fairly. I believe that.”

“There is no fair justice in this kingdom under their ruling.” The old man chuckled lightly to himself, butnot at her. He looked kind, she wondered what he was doing in this prison. “Unfortunately. It’s been likethat for a long time. All they truly care about here is power.”

They must care to replace the real person that was responsible for what happened.” Doris said weakly.lately it only felt like she was trying to convince herself. It was hard to replace hope in such a dark place. Hermind kept flashing with the sight of Melody’s lifeless body staring up at nothing. Half of her felt a bit ofrelief that she would never have to serve her again, but that hall also filled her with an unbelievableguilt. She never for a second wanted

anything to happen to Melody, she wanted her to

make him happy until Boris could leave Now.. that clearly was never golng to happen.

“What did happen if I may a?” The main Hi on The ground closer to her. His face was water and curious.His beard was a bit too long as if he’d been in here quite a while, the rest of himn had dirt TOSS hisclothes and skin.

“Oh, well I suppose you haven’t heard if you’ve been in here.” Doris sighed and closed her eyes for amoment to block out the images. “I was serving soup to the royal members and the bowl that was meantfor Luna Queen had been poisoned. I didn’t know it was, I mistakenly gave it to Prince William’s LadyMelody and she collapsed at Luna Queen’s party. In front of everyone It Was homble.”

“Hmm,” The mti hurmmed as he took in her words. “I assume they think you did it, then?”

Doris nodded and brushed a tear off her bruised cheek. She could easily close her eyes and sleep for

temity with the way she felt. “I wasn’t Even meint. to be there 1—- Doris hesitated, she didn’t want toTeveal why she wasn’t meant to be there. “I had the night off Another had maid injured herself and askedme to fill in for her.”

The old man frowned a little. “Were you close with the lady the was poisoned?”

“Oh, well. I was her Lady’s Maid, that’s all.”

“You weren’t friends?

“I was taught that it was improper to be friends with a royal member.” Doris silently added that

Melody despise everyihing about Dars. She was Have that it bathered lwr wheney Toris in breathedaround her. But this man didn’t need to know any of that, it was wrong to speak badly af the dead.

The old man humined again and shook his head Handly. “They’re just people, Hike you and I.” *They’reroyalty, I was born frarn nothing.”

“Being born from nothing doesn’t mean you won’t become something great.” The old man said. Dorisstared at him in silence for a moment before she smiled a little. It hurt to even do that.

“Did Jack do that to you?” He gestired to her injuries, Doris nodded, “And you still didn’t tell him what hewanted to hear

Doris slowly lifted her attention to the old man when he used Frince Jack’s name so casually. Who wasthis man? “It would’ve been a lie if I said what he wanted to hear. He wants me to admit to something Ihaven’t done, or blame someone else

for it.”

*Do you care about the person he wants you to blame?” The old man asked, his face curious.

Doris hesitated. She didn’t want to admit she hated Prince William. “I… I just think that it wouldn’t be theright thing to do regardless of how I feel about that person. Nobody deserves to be punished if they’reinnocent.”

He smiled at her, Doris could see the moonlight shine on his wrinkled features. “You have a kind soul,young lady. I think it takes a lot of courage to remain true to yourself. Anyone else would have

thirun the first person they could think of to the

IIN

“I wouldn’t be able to live with myself if I will the reason one else wit blamed.” Doris wighed and rubbedher eyes

What if it really was the person they wanted yai to blame?” He asked the question lightly, cursus to seewhere her mind might wander.

“If it is, I believe the truth always comes to light but —” Doris thought back to the party. Prince Williamhad been acting normally. he wasn’t on edge or tensed. He wis drinking and watching her but that wasn’tsomething out of the ordinary. The bowl was meant for Luna Queen and he saw her give it to Melody anddidn’t even blink in tye. “I don’t believe it was who they sold at all. I think the person would have comefrom the kitchens or been near all of the bowls before they were served.”

His eyes traveled over each of her wounds. First the ones on her face, then the ones on her afins andlegs. He looked more and more sad the longer he looked at them, but she didn’t want his pity. She wouldheal eventually just as she had before.

The old man tilted his head as he brought his eyes to her own again, a small smile on his face. “May Isee your broken foot? I want to help.” Doris raised her brow’s in question, she nodded her head andcarefully brought her foot closer to the bars for him. to see. He lightly touched her skin where it lookedthe ugliest. A large, purple bruised already bloomed around the bruise. He took a sharp stone from thefloor and sliced his hand open before she could even move and poured the blood on top of her wound.

The man touched his blood is the other wounds hek had given her slowly the pain started base awayfrom her and become something drill and manageable. She stared at himn in shock-as well as a littlelear.

“Are you a- wizard? Or a vampire? How are you

The old man laughed a little and shook his head.” No need to worry yourself, my dear. I didn’t want tosee a kind girl like you suffer.”

“Your… your blood can heal people?” Deris asked. her eyes widened with disbelief. “H…how?”

“Tell me, do you want to get out of here?” He asked suddenly, Dons gazed down at her bum that wasnow mostly gone.

“Yes… Yes of course I do, but I can’t-they won’t let me leave until they decide my fate.”

A loud thud echoed outside their cells, they both silenced and turned towards the noise. Doris could hearher heart ram inside her chest as another bump sounded in the darkness. She couldn’t see anythingthere were only small torches by each of the cell doors but the rest of the hallway was mostly in the dark.

A few moments later, a masked man appeared from the shadows and stopped in front of the old man’sall Ho har Chr I’m hara ta att af hara”