I panicked and shrieked, “Your Majesty, you can’t do this! I’m your mate.”
“That’s ridiculous!” Rufus snapped, interrupting my pleas. His eyes were shining with cruelty, which made me shudder. I didn’t have the courage to utter another word.
“Take her away. When the one-month period is up, and the spell has become ineffective, execute her immediately,” Rufus instructed.
I was so terrified that I blurted out, “I’m pregnant! You can’t throw me in prison!”
The atmosphere became tense. The guards turned their eyes toward Rufus, waiting for further instructions.
Rufus’ lips curled up in disdain and a thunderous expression appeared on his face. “You’re pregnant? You are truly a skilled liar. Okay, call a doctor.”
I was discomposed, but I had no other choice. This was the only way I could think of for saving myself. Although it was outrageous, Lucy had a confidant in the hospital. She would help me during the examination. She was already prepared for this eventuality.
A few minutes later, a doctor from the Royal Hospital arrived. She was a middle- aged woman, and wasn’t Lucy’s confidant. I was disconcerted.
Rufus sneered. “You look very disappointed. Were you expecting Karida?”
“No, no…” My entire body was shaking and I curled my fingers tightly into my skirt. My mind was muddled and I couldn’t come up with any excuse.
“Lucy is unable to protect even herself now. Do you think I will allow her people to live? Don’t be so naive. I thought that if you confessed the truth to me, I might spare you. Now it looks like there will be no need for that.” Rufus’ tone was extremely icy, which made my insides quake.
It turned out that he knew everything. He just watched me dig my own grave.
Perhaps he hadn’t believed me from the beginning. But in order to not alert us, he covertly investigated my background.
I felt deep regret now. In the beginning, I only wanted to come to the imperial capital to get a closer glimpse of Rufus like his other admirers.
This was all my fault. I became too greedy, wanting more, so I went down the wrong path.
And Lucy… She had bewitched me. How could I have committed so many stupid acts? I thought I could deceive Rufus and control him.
But he was the king of werewolves, not a halfwit who could be easily duped.
It dawned on me now that it was too late to regret. Rufus wouldn’t release me easily.
Adela’s POV
Rufus then ordered the doctor to examine me. I dodged the doctor madly, arguing, “I already know that I’m pregnant! There’s no need to check!”
“If you’re so confident, stop struggling and let the doctor examine you.” Rufus pulled a long face and looked at me icily.
But my crippling fear of death made me as stubborn as a mule. I bolted out of the hall when I saw that the guards had relaxed their vigilance.
I heard Rufus shouting angrily from behind me, “Guards, catch her and have her examined!”
Title of the document The next second, I was surrounded by Rufus’s guards. They grabbed me and dragged me away while I kicked and screamed desperately.
A medical caravan was parked at the gate of the palace, on which there were all sorts of medical equipment.
In fact, it shouldn’t have been so complicated to check whether I was pregnant or not. The doctor only needed to draw some blood.
But this middle-aged woman doctor was determined to give me a thorough examination.
I was so desperate that I smashed all the medical equipment in the caravan.
The doctor looked at me impatiently. After I smashed everything I could get my hands on, she asked the guards to tie my hands and feet. Then I was taken to another caravan.
Damn it! It seemed that Rufus was well prepared.
This time, with my hands and feet tied, I couldn’t fight back.
First, the doctor pulled out a syringe and drew some blood. Feeling squeamish, I fainted at the sight of the needle.
By the time I woke up again, the doctor had already finished the examination and the guards took me back to Rufus.
Just this morning, I was a pretty young girl with a bright future as the mate of the lycan king. But now, I was like a withered flower, huddled in a corner, awaiting my punishment.
Soon the doctor produced her diagnosis. Of course, I wasn’t pregnant. Upon hearing the result, Rufus didn’t even want to look at me.
I lowered my head and didn’t dare to look anyone in the eye. I knew I would be dead soon. But the question was: how would he kill me?
“Your Majesty, I’ve run a few tests and found that Adela’s physical health has deteriorated, and she’s infertile.”
Hearing the doctor’s prognosis, I immediately looked up, eyes wide in disbelief. Suddenly, I leaped out of the corner and grabbed the doctor’s report. “How is that possible? I’ve always been very healthy! There’s no need to make up such a ridiculous lie!”
The doctor looked at me expressionlessly and said, “I’m not lying. Your reproductive system has been badly damaged, and the deterioration might even affect the rest of your body. I’ll need to run more tests to pinpoint the exact cause. But judging from what I’ve seen so far, I think it’s because you were poisoned. Judging from the concentration of the toxin in your blood, it seems you were poisoned about a month ago.
I was stunned. A month ago, I had just arrived at the palace…
Was it Lucy who poisoned me?
The food in the imperial palace was checked every day, and it was impossible for any outsider to poison it. I didn’t go out much nor did I take any medicine, and my personal maid had come with me from my pack.
The only person who could’ve poisoned me was Lucy.
That bitch! No wonder every time I visited her, she served me a lot of food. I had thought that she just wanted to be close to me, but I didn’t expect that she was poisoning me!
Lucy’s POV
Ever since Arron’s kidnapping, Rufus had kept me locked up in the palace. Even Firman wasn’t allowed to leave.
But every day, a tutor would come to give Firman lessons. As for Rosa, I had no idea what Rufus had done to her. I hadn’t heard any news about her since the kidnapping.
During this time, I felt like a frightened, caged bird. I was restless every day and could hardly sleep at night. Every time I’d manage to drift off, I’d have nightmares of drowning or Firman being killed.
I had been doing everything in my power to get information from outside, but Rufus seemed to have removed my people from their positions one by one. Only Firman and I remained in the palace, completely isolated from the outside world.
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