Chapter 8: Dirty Council Members
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Lord Fehmir
We have been meeting secretly to make sure my daughter gets on the throne, we can pull strings and keep Cayden under our thumb and make money, we would never make the mistakes Roman made but we can be richer and live lavishly. Prince Michael is not so easily persuasive, he can turn Cayden's mind against us. After I meet with Kaitlyn, she knows what she has to do to make Cayden mark her and get pregnant, she needs to get the crown on her head before we can secure our wealth. Prince Micheal is out of town for a few days and this is the best time to strike, I had gotten a potion to make Cayden get Kaitlyn pregnant the last time. It wasn't enough, he was able to pull out of her and he was still a bit lucid but next time, we will succeed, there is no going back. I know I sound like a bad father for pimping my daughter out but desperate times call for desperate measures.
I had been planning this before I had Kaitlyn when the sorceress said, I would have a daughter and she could be my way to being higher in court. This way, I will have control of the royal family and have them do my bidding and rule from afar, however, Cayden is a very smart King and Michael can sniff out a liar if he gets close enough. Since Roman's undoing and the Supremes are back in power, we have to move smartly, King Aidan stomps out betrayal of any kind in the Kingdoms. I reached my meeting and saw King Cayden and realized that I was late, I saw him drop the files on his desk and said, "You're late," I bowed and said, "My apologies, Your Majesty. Lady Kaitlyn wasn't feeling too well, so I checked on her, she seems to have too much wine last night," he smiled and said, "I see," and nodded for the meeting to continue.
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The meeting was over after about two hours and I offered my bid as the King's advisor, he refused and said, "Michael can handle it." I left the building and got in my car heading to see the sorceress to confirm if my daughter would become Queen. I pulled up to her cottage about an hour's drive from the city, and she awaited me. "Marcella I'm here and we need to talk," I said, She walked out and said, "Did you bring his blood?" I nodded before handing her Cayden's blood, she said, "Good, what about something valuable from your daughter that she wears?" I handed her a ring, a family heirloom that she can never take off, and she did the potion and spell, then poured it on the ring, and said, "As long as she wears this, he will think that he loves her and do her bidding, his bond is broken so there is room to form a fake bond. However, if he ever f***s his true mate, it won't work and she will have twenty-four hours before he realizes that something is off, that way, you would need to redo the spell." I smiled as I left the cottage and headed back to the palace, all we have to do is keep him away from Allison and my daughter becomes Queen, and we will be able to influence the court in our favor.
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Kaitlyn
I received my ring from my father and I went to Cayden's office to invite him to lunch but when I got there, he was already having lunch with Allision, I was jealous but hid it and smiled, "My lord, I didn't know you had company," before I bowed. He looked at me and said, "You came unannounced," and then introduced Allison saying, "I'm just a friend," before I shook her hand and she smiled saying, "Nice to meet you." However, I was annoyed at being called a friend in front of his ex-mate, after all, I'm his future Queen and should be addressed as such but in time, he will. Allison looked at me fake smiling before saying, "I was just leaving," and kissed Cayden on his cheek hugging him and saying, "We will catch up another time." I was fuming and I said, "Aren't you married." They both looked at me as I saw Cayden angrily releasing his aura on me before I backed away and bowed saying, "Sorry, My Lord." I felt a bit of jealousy seeing them together, wishing he would defend me in times like these, and give me the same respect but I knew I still had a long way to go.
Allison left, he looked at me and said, "Don't you ever do that again," and I said, "I'm sorry, I just wanted to make sure there is no scandal. She is a married woman, and the maids were looking," before he looked at what I was showing him and he mind-link them to leave, he asked, "Why are you here, Kaitlyn?" I could see that he was in a bad mood so I walked over to him and went behind him messaging his shoulders and saying, "Relax, My Lord, I came to ask you to lunch," making sure the ring touched his skin and he started to rub his head and said, "Give me a second," before going into his private bathroom. I wanted to drug his water but I'm sure there are cameras in his office so I will do it back at his private quarters later, at least the ring is a start. Deep down, I was having second thoughts about all of this but my father was adamant this needed to be done, maybe getting him to fall for me the old-fashioned way would have worked but as my father says, "We are running out of time," and I will never understand it.
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Cayden
I was having lunch with Allison, we had just signed a contract about our businesses and working together, and she told me about her life and Autumn's class assignment. Her face lights up when she talks about our daughter and that makes me happy, I wish I could tell her who I was but not yet. It was always a pleasure to have these little lunches with Allison although I wanted more and needed more. Five minutes later, my betrothed walked in and although I was not sure I wanted to choose her, the council was adamant that it would be her. She was rude to Allison and that annoyed me but then she explained her outburst, I sent the maids away from the hall before I sat down, and then I started getting a headache. She walked over after seeing me uncomfortable rubbing my temples explaining why she was at my office before starting to massage my shoulders. I felt dizzy and strange, my head hurt and I excused myself to the bathroom, I felt like I wanted to pass out but made it to the bathroom sink. I then started getting this vision of her in my head smiling and calling me, "My Love," I was sure that I was hallucinating before my headache got worse, then I saw black.
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