Forgotten Wife: Let the Traitors Kneel Down

133 The story of a great love While tenderly stroking his back Cassian asked.

_ Do you know where the keys to Hades are? Maya was silent for a moment, then answered.

_I told you it was just a story that mentioned where one of the keys to Hades was, I don't know if it's true or not.

_ Can you tell me the story? Maya got out of bed, showing her nakedness without any shame.

She went to a table where she had her travel bag, from there she took out an old leather-bound book.

She went back to the bed and said to him.

My father gave me the book where I got the story from.

_ And what does your father say? Is the story real or fictional? My father always says that every story has some truth in it.

Maya opened the book and searched through its pages, Cassian could see her uncovered breasts, which led him to have impure thoughts, he covered her with the sheet, and she asked, surprised.

_ What are you doing? "If you don't cover yourself, I won't be able to concentrate on what you're saying." Maya smiled mischievously and asked him.

_ Do I cloud your mind? _Of course, I'm not made of stone, my eyes wander unintentionally.

_ So you don't want to see me? _ I didn't say that! Maya laughed seeing him so nervous and said to him.

_I was just making fun of you, I'll cover myself now.

After covering herself, Maya continued searching through the pages of that book, she did so very carefully to avoid tearing them since the pages looked very worn.

Cassian glanced at the book, it was in a strange language, it looked like simple scribbles.

_What language is this book written in? Maya avoided the question, finding the story she began to read it: _Once upon a time, there was a king who deeply loved his wife, she was everything to him, but one day she fell ill, her life was slowly fading away, he, seeing how her life was fading away day by day, did everything he could to save her, he looked for the best magicians and sorcerers, but none could cure his beloved's illness.

_ Is it a love story? Cassian asked because the story seemed similar to the stories that April read in her free time.

_You just keep quiet and listen until the end.

_I'm sorry to interrupt you, continue.

_When she died, he fell into the deepest despair, he could not live in a world in which his beloved did not exist, so he looked for a way to revive her, after much searching he found a book that related how to bring the dead back to life, to achieve this he would need one of the keys of Hades, he spent several years looking for it, until he was finally able to achieve it, he found one of the keys and then went to the gates of Hades, there he used one of the keys and entered Hades, he searched f

or the soul of his beloved and when he was finally able to find her he realized that he could not take her back to the world of the living, she no longer had a body to return to, her body had been consumed a long time ago.

If he couldn't take her back, he preferred to stay in Hades with her, but that wasn't possible either, a human couldn't stay in the world of the dead, he was expelled and returned to the world of the living, upon returning to the world of the living, with a broken heart he traveled aimlessly, until he reached the kingdom of the fairies.

_ Do fairies exist? _Let me finish! _I'm sorry, continue.

_There he found a fairy who looked like his wife who had died, he wanted to take her with him, but fairies were strictly forbidden to leave their kingdom, but he did not want to leave without her, so he made a deal with the king of the fairies, he would give him the key to Hades that he possessed if he let him take that fairy with him, the king of the fairies accepted the deal, he gave him the key and left the land of the fairies with that fairy.

Maya closed the book and said to him.

_And so the story ends.

_ The key is in the fairy kingdom? _According to the story, yes.

_ So fairies exist? _I think so, although I've never seen one.

_ And how do we get to the fairy kingdom? _I had thought about asking the elves, they come from an ancient lineage, if anyone knows where to find them it will be them.

_You're right, we'll ask them tomorrow.

Maya put the book aside, settled into Cassian's chest, and said.

_I hope we can find the key.

_I'm sure it will be.

*** Alessandro had gone to his office after dinner as he had a lot of work to do.

Someone knocked on his office door, it was Gabriel asking if he could come in.

_Forward.

_Your majesty, there is something I would like to inform you of.

_ What's happening? Alessandro asked without looking up from the papers in front of him.

_It's about his wife.

Alessandro immediately looked up.

_ What's wrong with my wife? _She asked me not to tell you, but I think you should know.

_This is Gabriel, stop beating around the bush, what's going on with April? _She has been feeling unwell for several days, she has been feeling dizzy, nauseous and has a headache.

Alessandro stood up very upset.

_ Is she sick? Why didn't you tell me before? _She forbade me to tell her, she said it was nothing, but it's been a week now and the symptoms don't seem to have subsided.

_Send for a doctor immediately, have him come to my chambers.

Alessandro headed for the door, just before crossing the threshold of the door Gabriel said.

_Your Majesty, I'm not sure about this, but my wife had the same symptoms not long ago.

_ What illness did your wife have? My wife was not sick, she was pregnant, perhaps the queen is too.

Alessandro froze, Abril's mother had told him that it was best that they did not have children for the moment and in reality he also believed that that was the best since a war would soon break out, he held on the threshold of the door, he began to feel dizzy.

_ Pregnant? _I think it's the most possible.

Alessandro told him.

_Tell the doctor to come early tomorrow.

_As your majesty commands.

Alessandro went straight to his room leaving his work behind, Abril was already lying in bed, she was sleeping soundly.

He approached her and caressed her cheek.

_Aby wake up.

April felt her eyelids heavy, since she had opened the second seal she felt tired and dizzy all the time, she forced herself to open her eyes and asked.

_ What's wrong Lessan? _ Why didn't you tell me that you weren't feeling well? April woke up, sat up in bed and seeing Alessandro, so worried, caressed her cheek and answered.

_I didn't want to make you worry.

_Gabriel told me that you've been feeling dizzy and nauseous, is that true? _Yes, but I'll feel better soon, I just need to rest.

Alessandro brushed a strand of hair from Abril's face and said.

_Gabriel thinks that maybe you are pregnant since his wife had the same symptoms when she got pregnant.

April hadn't wanted to tell Alessandro that she had broken a second seal since he had many other things to deal with, if he had found out he would have surely left everything to be with her.

_I don't think that's it Lessan, I've actually broken another of the seals that keeps my magic sealed.

_ What? When was that? _A week ago, I'm sorry, I didn't want to worry you so I didn't tell you anything.

_April, I'm your husband, I'm here for you, you have to tell me these kinds of things, you shouldn't carry everything alone.

_I'm sorry, I'll tell you next time.

Call the doctor, he will check you tomorrow.

_I'll be fine in a few days.

_Even so, I'll feel more at ease if he checks you, I'll also tell Sirius to check you, to make sure everything is okay with your magic.

_OK.

Alessandro hugged her, sighing in relief and disappointment at the same time.

_I'm glad to know that you're not sick, I was very scared when Gabriel told me.

_ Would you have hated me being pregnant? Alessandro moved away a little to look directly at Abril's face and said to her.

_Of course not, I just felt a little scared because the war was going to start soon and because your mother said that it was best to avoid having children for the moment.

He stroked her hair and responded.

_But if I'm honest, imagining that you might be pregnant made me happy.

_ What if I'm not? _It doesn't matter, because one day you will be and our family will grow, so don't worry about it.