Melancholy

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Ares Pov..

I turn towards my mother as I saw leonora running away from me after listening everything. I know what's going on in her mind.

"This all happens because of you, if you had hidden this truth for all these years, then it shouldn't come out now too. But you had to ruin everything." I growled at her. Leonora is hurt and broken, all because of her.

I turned to go behind her but she stopped me.

"You should give her sometime, knowing her she would need sometime to calm her down." She said sadly. I jerked my arm out of her grip.

"you need not worry about her, I am there for her" I hissed at her. I am ashamed that I once called her my mother nor because she isn't my biological mother but because of what she did. She betrayed everyone!

I walked away from her heading straight towards our quarters hut the door was locked. I asked sher to open the door, I know how she gets when she is angry and sad. I know that she will take some drastic step after knowing the truth. It was her proud and she was preparing for this place since she was a child.

When she didn't open her door, I sat down by the door waiting for her to open it. Praying to God that she won't do something stupid but in my heart I know she will do something. The thought made me stand and I called the nearby guard to fetch the key to the door. He went away as I again knocked the door pleading her to open it.

It was so good, we were happy. I finally had her after losing all hopes. I had come to terms that she would never become mine. Even when she broke my heart all these years ago, I had a small hope that one day she will love me back. I tried forgetting her, busying myself with the war. I thought I finally succeeded but one look at her after six years and I realized I was still there from where I started.

I still loved her even if she didn't return those feelings. Her eyes still showed distaste for me, the same annoyance that I always see. I tried moving on from her but it proved unsuccessful. I couldn't get her out of my heart.

In our story she was the biggest enemy, I have seen kindness for me in her eyes but she would always suppress it with anger or sadness and I know the reason behind it. The King and Queen always praised me infront of her which she never took well. We were friends once but then she distanced away from me. She hated it when she would be compared with me and so did I.

I always wanted her to praised not me, she is worth everything. The King and Queen wanted for us to marry but Leonora was against the idea and I never wanted to get in a relationship that is forced so I talked with the King. After a lot of insistence he finally budged and gave her a choice. The king was so sure that she wouldn't find anyone that soon but to our surprise she found him, Prince Eugene.

I hated that guy with my all heart because of how his reputation was. From outside be seems like a decent guy but only few knows what he was. I tried taking with her to not choose him but she was quite adamant.

And after a lot of tries she finally came and confessed to me. I wasn't expecting her to confess her feelings or even have feelings for me. And I was on seventh heaven that day. We got married and I thought now everything will be good but then this secret came out and...

"Here!" The guard gave me the keys and I waste not a second to open the door but when the door opened, I found no one. My gaze fell on the letter with a small box. I read the letter and opened teh box to see a chain. I clutched it in my hand and turned towards the guard.

"Go find her in the city, she won't be gone far yet" I ordered as I made my way towards the hidden door in the room. I have to follow her.

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