Forgotten Wife: Let the Traitors Kneel Down

28 It is what it has Cassian felt like he was superfluous, he stood up and said.

_I have something urgent to do, see you.

After Cassian left, Alessandro sat on the edge of the bed and put his hand on April's forehead to check that she didn't have a fever, he had started doing this every time he returned to his chambers, it didn't matter that she said she was fine.

_ How is your wound? Does it hurt? _It still hurts.

_I'd like to see your wound, can I? April nodded.

Since she couldn't move very well yet, Alessandro pulled back the covers and helped her pull up her nightgown.

He could see her bare legs and underwear.

He looked at her face to see what expression she was making.

She seemed calm, there was no trace of embarrassment on her face.

I expected this, Alessandro thought as he helped her sit up to remove the bandage.

As April sat down, she complained of pain.

_That hurts, _I'm sorry.

Alessandro thought that the wound would heal sooner because of his powers, however, it was not like that, his wound was healing slowly.

_ Do your wounds always take so long to heal? _Yes, although I think it's normal.

Alessandro put on a new bandage and asked.

_ Do you often get sick? _Now almost not, but when I was young I almost always had a fever, I wasn't in good health, but when I got older that changed, now I almost never get sick.

When he finished putting the bandage on, Alessandro noticed that Abril had some small scars on her legs.

He touched them with his fingertips.

Abril blushed.

That was new to him, although she wasn't ashamed of him seeing her body, she did when he touched her.

_How did you get these scars? _It was when I fell into the rose bushes three years ago.

Alessandro remembered that he didn't help her that day, that even though she was the one who was hurt, he had punished her.

_Go to bed.

April went back to bed, Alessandro pulled down her nightgown and covered her with the blankets.

_You should stay in bed until you recover, try not to move too much.

_Yeah.

_If you need something, ask the maids and if any of them are rude to you, tell me.

_Alright.

_I have to go, rest, I'll see you tonight.

For April, the fact that the king was so kind and cared so much for her seemed strange; if it had been at the beginning of their marriage, perhaps she would have thought it was because she was his wife, but after being ignored and forgotten for three years, that was something difficult to believe; she wondered if it was because of the son she had to give him, but she also dismissed that reason.

April looked at her left hand where the mark of marriage could be seen.

If she had died, if the king had not arrived at the right moment, he would be free of that invisible bond that united them and he could remarry his fiancée.

April let out a long sigh and wondered.

_ What has changed? I don't understand.

Until recently, His Majesty wanted me dead.

Why does he worry so much about me now? April had so many questions in her mind, so many things she wanted to ask the king, but she didn't want to ask the questions either for fear of the answer she would receive, she decided that the best thing was to stay quiet and go unnoticed until she recovered.

Alessandro called Sirius, when he entered he asked him.

_ Why is your wound taking so long to heal? When I injured my hand, my wound had disappeared in two days.

She has been gone for a week and her wound is healing very slowly.

She also has several scars, but I have no marks left.

_Maybe his magic can't heal his own wounds.

_Healing magic didn't work on her either.

_I think her magic nullifies all magic, that's why it doesn't work on her and I think that's why when she went to the temple and touched the magic sphere, it didn't react, the sphere is a magic item, I think she nullified it and that's why it seemed like she didn't have magic.

_ And now what? Your wound still hasn't healed.

_We can only wait for your majesty.

_ Will that wound leave a scar? _Most likely yes, since healing magic doesn't work on her.

_I don't want him to have another scar because of me, find a way to make sure it doesn't happen.

_But your majesty, I am a magician, not a healer.

_Well, from now on you will be, so stop wasting time and go do what I asked you to do.

Sirius walked out of the king's office, wondering what the king had meant when he said he didn't want her to have another scar because of him.

When night fell Alessandro returned to his room, he thought that April would be asleep because it was a little late, however, she was standing on the balcony looking into the distance, Alessandro hurried to her side and said.

_ What do you think you're doing? I told you not to get out of bed.

April didn't answer.

Alessandro moved a little closer, put his hand on her shoulder and called her again.

_ Princess.

April still didn't answer, it was as if she didn't hear him.

Alessandro turned her around and discovered that she had her eyes closed.

He waved his hand in front of her and called her again.

_Princess, what's wrong? April still didn't respond, it was as if she was asleep, he shook her shoulder waking her up, when she opened her eyes April wondered how she had gotten to the balcony and what she was doing there, she looked at Alessandro and asked him.

_ What am I doing here? _ I would like to know the same.