The Sovereign Consort: From Discarded Wife To Ruling Queen

s five months pregnant when our royal

tion. Without warning, the wheels broke loose. The carriage tipped over an

my dress was covered in blood and mud. My vision blu

wn Prince. My husband. The man I

gth left in my fingers. Pain tore through m

nts... save my parents! Someone tampered with th

s as he bent down and press

haking. "Justice will be served. I swear I wi

re the guards carried me i

filled the room. My body felt empty, weighed down by a deep cold.

speaking outside th

nd Lady Valerius... the healers said their bleeding could have been stopped. They m

old inside me seemed to sp

t's delay. His voice was quiet

id. "They saw Vivienne's face. If Aurelia's parents lived to testify befor

oice filled with fear. "Sir, House Valerius funds our entire ro

n the accident report. The crash has been blamed on a broken axle caused by the storm. T

ging fille

ien

woman who had broken his heart, abandoned him when hi

e gallows, Corin had ordered the healers to l

their family like a son. The family who

eavy curtain moved aside. Footsteps approached my bed.

s still strong when we pulled her from the river. If we end the pregnancy now with th

waiting for Corin to shout in anger.

ir and stroked my forehead with a t

the best time. Everyone will believe the crash

..." the old h

rry my firstborn," Corin said without shame. "She has returned t

ncess?" the

e were offering me a great kindness. "She will never know the diffe

ady injured her body, Highness. If we end the pregnancy with this draught bef

concern. His fingers con

et Aurelia raise the child as the official royal heir. She will have someone

d shut as Corin and th

rkness, I slowl

heeks, but my chest

nd armies to secure Corin's throne while he whispered sweet lies to me.

stabbed through my stomach, but the h

he sharp pain in my body, and reached

tered at once. His face turned

hurrying to my side. "Y

t city. Recall every merchant fleet carrying Valerius grain. Withdraw our gold fr

ared at m

ius withdraws its funds now, the Crown will go bankrupt. The ki

king. My tears had stopped,

ly. "Prepare the royal severance decree. I am

door creaked

entle voice as he stepped into t