The Elf King & His Complicated Mate (The Hybrid Series) Book 11

Chapter 14: Insecurities

A Few Years Later

Eva

I returned from Volterra and couldn't wait to see my husband, we have been trying for a child but nothing has happened, it's driving me crazy that I would lose him to another especially after he lost Zack. I get so jealous when he interacts with other women that it's beginning to drive a wedge between us, he had been hanging out with his newfound friends more, the Fae twins, Aidan, Ty, Drax, Ryker, and even Elijah. Every time a new baby is born, I hate it, why was the moon goddess punishing me this way? I was passing by the market when I saw Lamira with her teenage daughter looking all happy, she hasn't been around since Zack left, she gave Emile a child and they were never mated. I was stewing with jealousy, her husband loves her but I know he doesn't trust Emile around her and I sat back as we reached the Palace walls.

I walked down the aisle as everyone bowed heading to the office where my husband would be at his time, I knocked and he told me, "Come in." He was in a meeting with Levi, Levi smiled and excused himself, I turned to Emile and he asked, "What do Marion think about our situation?" She said, "There is no reason why we can't have kids, so maybe someone is playing with us," he leaned back in his chair like he was deep in thought. I walked over to him and sat on the desk in front of him, he rested his head on my legs and linked me, "I'm sorry, I will get checked out to make sure everything is good on my end." I ran my fingers through his silver hair and smiled, I linked him, "We could try right now," biting my lip. He looked up at me and said, "Not now, I am busy, maybe tonight," I got angry and said, "It's been months, Emile, are you f*****g someone else?"

He looked at me shocked but didn't deny it, I got off the desk and headed out of his office slamming the door shut behind me. I knew this would happen, I was failing at producing an heir, I went to my quarters and shut the door locking it, I started crying and slid down the door thinking about what would happen to me when he did find someone else. I cried myself to sleep on the floor, I woke up to Emile picking me up and placing me on the bed, it was dark out, and I had missed lunch and dinner. My stomach growled when he offered to get something from the kitchen before I could refuse. He had a new young servant girl bring me something to eat, it reminded me of when I was in her position, and I was not too fond of how he smiled at her. I jumped up off the bed and grabbed her yelling, "It's you, you are sleeping with my husband," when Emile grabbed me saying, "Enough Eva."

The poor girl looked at me scared, I didn't know what was happening to me and I cried as Emile held me nodding for the girl to leave, he said, "I am not sleeping with her, Eva." I stopped crying wiping my eyes and said, "But you are sleeping with someone," he looked at me and asked, "Who told you that?" Again not denying it, I was so done but I wasn't going to let him go, I would get him an heir, I told him, "Leave me alone," he softly said, "Eva," pulling me towards him. I was still in love with him no matter how angry I got and he knew it, he turned my face to look at him. I tried to hold back my tears, but he said, "Hey, stop worrying about getting pregnant, we will when the time is right," I didn't want to hear it and tried to pull out of his arms when he stopped me. He said, "Look at me, Eva," I didn't want to but he lifted my chin and our eyes met, he leaned in kissing my lips.

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I woke up still feeling Emile inside me, I bit my lip smiling at how good our intimacy was last night, I could smell him on the pillow. I heard a knock on the door and my servant Brenda walked in bowing her head saying, "I'm here to set your bath, Your Majesty." I nodded for her to go ahead, I touched my lips remembering his kiss, my p***y still pulsating wanting to be f****d again by him, I smiled and headed into the bathroom to get clean up. I was hoping I got pregnant this time and rested my hand on my stomach looking at myself in the mirror, I wanted it so badly. I headed down to the garden after eating breakfast knowing Emile would be busy that day, but I saw him holding a maiden's hand, I didn't know her and hid behind a pillar so he wouldn't see me. He was talking to her and they looked like they were flirting, my heart was hurting, he was going to get rid of me.

I heard Jared behind me saying, "You are snooping, Your Majesty," I spun around to face him as he startled me, I said, "I am not snooping, I just didn't want to interrupt his conversation." I turned to walk away when he said, "Look up rule 134, Eva, it explains everything, I may not agree with it, but it is what it is," as I walked away, I held my head high pretending to be unbothered about what I saw. I went to the library to read this law of the land that Prince Jared mentioned, I needed to know what I was up against and found it. Some of the Elders there were doing research and stared at me but I didn't care, I needed to know what was going on to keep my husband interested in me. I sat down and started reading, my blood boiled, and I was angry, I screamed out in frustration stopping everyone in their tracks, I knocked the books down in my anger and decided to confront Emile about this.

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Emile

I was working on a plan to get the power stripped away from the Elders just enough to change laws without their vote, I needed to make things right for my son. I also need to stop them from forcing me to mate with a second mate to give me heirs, I won't give up Eva but she will have a meltdown if I tell her the truth. Someone is playing with us not being able to produce kids, and although I am worried, I am trying to be brave for, Eva, Mendai is working on something to help us, I need to play along like nothing is happening not to alert them. Levi is working on getting less power with the Elders, what they are pushing with Lady Marabella will allow me to have someone who will provide what the Kingdom needs unless I get Zack back on board. They invoked law 134 and unless I changed things, Lady Marbella would be my other mate and she would have the heirs I needed, this happened because Eva was not of royal blood and needed to give an heir to prove she was fit to be a Queen.

They assured me that Marabella would get the job done but someone was working against Eva and me, they won't accept Dai as an heir because of who his father is. He was the son of the bastard son of the former King, I could see Eva growing paranoid over this, and hiding it from her has made her more suspicious of my fidelity in our mating. I admit, I am tempted to do as they ask and get it over with but at what cost if I lay back and take it? What type of king would I be if I didn't fight for the betterment of my people? I already lost my son because I jumped to judge him too quickly, so what if he loves men in his bed, who cares, he is my son regardless, that love is never shifted no matter what he does or who he loves. I regret it every day since Zack left and I still have hope things will work out between us.

The only problem, I will have to accept is Laddie in his life although I think he influenced my son at an early age, he was way older than him, and Zack wasn't even an adult yet. I met up with Lady Marabella in the garden to have talks, well, it's a form of courting getting to know who I would mate unless things change quickly. Lady Marabella was attractive, petite, around 5 ft in height, and had a beautiful smile and a great sense of humor. We walked in the garden getting to know each other, she has been here a week now, I was doing all this privately and my wife came home yesterday to be in the middle of all of this. Jared linked me, "I have something," I closed the link after acknowledging it, I told Marabella, "Go back to your room, and we will talk later, I have a business to attend to," but she pulled my hand towards her when I went to walk away, tip-toeing and trying to kiss me on the cheek, I leaned in for it to happen before I had her escorted back to her quarters.

Jared waited until Marabella left and said, "I think someone placed a strong spell on either you or Eva, it wasn't registering but we may need someone to confirm it." I started to think he was right but Eva just returned from Volterra, Marion would have noticed unless this was something else. My boys were swimming because I have proof of it, maybe Eva was indeed not able to carry a child in her womb. Jared said, "Something is not right, Eme, I can feel it, who would gain from you not having an heir?" I said, "I don't know but I remember having pushback because Zack was considered a bastard," however, I had legitimized him and they had no choice but to accept it but now they don't want it, especially since he loves the company of men in his bed. Dai could be the heir but they were fighting against that too although my father legitimized Mendai before he died. I told him, "Find out who has an agenda against Eva and my union, it would be hard since many people didn't want it but we had to start somewhere if I was to make things right with, Eva and Zack," he nodded before leaving.