Forgotten Wife: Let the Traitors Kneel Down

22 You are a liar After dinner Alessandro stood up, Abril didn't know what to do, whether to follow him or stay seated, when he saw that she wasn't following him he said to her.

_It's late, let's go.

April said goodbye to Cassian and followed Alessandro, she was walking a few steps behind, when they reached the king's chambers, Alessandro took off his jacket and loosened his shirt making himself comfortable, April stood still not knowing what to do, someone knocked on the door, Alessandro opened it, there were two maids wearing the princess's nightclothes, Alessandro let them in without saying anything and sat on the couch while the maids took care of helping the princess.

The maids were always rude to the princess, but that day they weren't.

They must have been afraid of making a mistake and being punished by the king.

When they finished changing the princess's clothes they almost ran out, Alessandro was having a glass of wine, he offered one to Abril.

_ Want? April took the glass that the king was offering her, when she tasted the wine she wrinkled her face and said to him.

_This tastes horrible.

_You hadn't tried the wine.

April shook her head.

_I see, you have to get used to the taste.

_I don't think I can get used to it, bitter, why does your majesty drink something like that? _ Why do I like it? _His majesty has strange tastes.

_If you drink it every day in small doses during meals, you will end up liking it.

_I don't believe it.

_The butler told me that today you started your classes on the principles of magic, how did it go? _I guess so, although I still think it's a waste of time, what's the point of learning the principles of magic if I'll never use them.

_You still have to learn it.

_I don't want to.

_ That? _I don't want to learn them, now I have to spend more time in the palace, I don't like that.

_I've been wondering this for a while now, why do you hate the imperial palace so much? April didn't know whether to tell the king the truth, although she doubted he would believe her anyway, she nervously moved her hands and said in a low voice.

_You're not going to believe me anyway.

_ How much do you whisper? Speak correctly.

_I know I'm not welcome in this place, everyone looks at me with hatred and treats me with contempt, I don't want to be in a place like that, I prefer to be alone.

_I thought that had already been settled, I ordered them to be good to you, tell me who has been rude and I will make them receive their punishment.

_I don't want that, I just want to go back to my little house, his majesty promised that I could stay there until I got pregnant, but I had to stay in the palace, I don't want to be here.

_You've been living however you want, but you have to understand one thing, you're a princess, you can't live however you want.

_But his majesty promised it.

_I'm sorry, but you must continue with your magic classes and with your wife's education, I don't intend to discuss that.

April's eyes glazed over, she lowered her head and whispered.

_Liar, his majesty is a liar.

Alessandro stood up, took her by the shoulders and said.

_Because you're always mumbling, speak properly and look me in the face when you do it.

April lifted her face and stared at him with tears in her eyes.

_Liar, his majesty is a liar, he has not kept his promise.

_ You are a nuisance, you have lived without obligations for several years, but that is over, in your free time you can do whatever you want, but you must fulfill your obligations.

April continued crying, Alessandro was tired of her crying, he gave her a long and deep kiss that left her breathless and said to her.

_Stop crying or I'll keep kissing you.

_Why don't you let me go, I'm a nuisance, aren't I? Find another wife who meets everything your majesty needs, someone who meets the requirements to be your wife.

_Princess.

_Find someone else who can become your queen.

April shouted very upset.

Alessandro grabbed Abril's left hand where the marriage mark was and said to her.

_You see this mark, this represents our union, don't think you can leave, that will never happen, you will be with me forever, until death do us part, so stop talking nonsense and go to sleep.

Alessandro let go of Abril and went to bed, she did the same, that night she took a while to fall asleep, she kept looking at the marriage mark on her left hand, until that day she hadn't thought much about it, but that mark was like a leash that would keep her tied for the rest of her life, that day she realized that she could never be free, that no matter how much she wanted it, her destiny was to be a prisoner all her life.

From that day on, April never complained again.

She went to her magic classes in the mornings and received her wife-raising classes in the afternoons, although she paid no attention to any of them.

Sirius went to find Alessandro and told him.

_This isn't working, the princess doesn't pay any attention to my classes, she just sits and listens like a doll.

Alessandro understood perfectly what Sirius meant, since the day he had argued with her, April had stopped talking to him, whenever he arrived at her chambers, she was already lying in bed and pretended to be asleep.

Alessandro sighed heavily and Sirius told him.

_It is easier to catch bees with honey than with gall.

_ And what does that mean? _If you want her to cooperate with you, wouldn't it be better if you were sweet and affectionate with her? Alessandro stared at him.

_What I mean is that if she falls in love with you she will do whatever you ask, she might even agree to help us win the war.

_Don't talk nonsense.

_It's just a suggestion, think about what I've told you.