The broken queen

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"Stop!" Irisa stopped midway, panting. She stared at the woman fearfully looking at her, "What are you doing Irisa? Why are you undressed and in Lady Ruby's room?"

Irisa whipped her head toward him, ignoring Nancy who was just getting up, "you! You bastard! You did not wait for one single day before you started your spree of infidelity! I am ashamed of ever loving you!"

"Irisa, you being hysterical here! I have no idea what you speak of! Infidelity?"

"You fucked her! Are you satisfied? She might be pregnant with another heir maybe you are happy! You might get the heir to your throne! I hope this makes you happy because she is now your new wife!"

"Irisa! Wait what are you talking about?" Aaron ran after looking around the corridor to see maids and servants staring at her, bewildered. She turned and slapped him hard across the face.

"You can count me out of this madness! I would have left the palace if I were not pregnant! I hope you enjoyed her serving you in bed because she will be the one doing it from today onward!"

Aaron watched her walk away, and he wondered was she was talking about, he woke up thinking that he would find his beloved in his arms but he found himself in bed alone, by the time he had awoken, Raymond was there to inform him of the Empress's hysterical. He quickly located her only to be slapped in the face with the accusation of infidelity.

"What is happening in this palace?" Aaron muttered, "your majesty from what I can deduce, I think Lady Ruby and you last night..." Raymond could not complete his words. Aaron walked back into the room where Runy was picking herself up.

"Your majesty," Ruby bowed, "what did you do?" Aaron asked with narrowed eyes.

"I have done nothing to her Excellency, she came in here screaming and yelling at me, I am not sure but I believe the pregnancy must have made her hysterical!"

"Do not lie to me, Lady Ruby! I know Irisa, she would never to me! Were you the one in my room last night? Did we..."

"You cannot send me off your majesty! You defiled me! Took my innocence! I might be pregnant!" she started weeping, making Raymond scoff.

"You!" Aaron snared not knowing what to do, "if you harm me you are harming a woman that might be carrying the heir to the state! I might be the moger to your child! If the court hears of this how would they look at you?"

"I do care what the court thinks! I welcomed you in the palace and in just a month you have caused trouble and problems for me!"

"I love you that's why I did all this! Why can you not see my efforts!"

"Love me? You must be unwell, I am sick just thinking about the fact that I... I touched you!"

"Why do you act repulsed? You loved it last night!" she said with a smirk, "I do not hit women, Lady Ruby do not test me!"

Ruby scoffed, "I am going to go everywhere and tell them that you had your way with me! Stole my innocence and refuse to make me your consort! You already have little support for your ascension I do not think you want that to happen! Make me your consort and I will keep this story to myself!"

"You must be deranged to think I would ever do that! I mean you are silly to even do this! After I make sure you are not pregnant, I will punish you severely for your treason."

"What I have done nothing wrong!" Ruby yelled. Aaron scoffed, "Raymond inform the hero of her crimes and their punishment!"

"First you deceived the Emperor, secondly, you took advantage of him when he was in his most vulnerable state, third you caused the Empress emotional distress when she is pregnant with the heir of the state, third you caused instability in the palace and you attempted to destroy the relationship between the Empress and the Emperor.