Pharaoh's Queen {HIATUS}

47: " Early Morning Fallouts "

Pharaoh Khai's P.O.V

She tossed in my arms and I instinctively pulled her closer and she held onto my arm. She was having a bad dream again.

"Kiya? Kiya wake up."

She got up with heavy breaths and held her head down. She covered her face with her hands and sighed.

"What was it about?"

"Just the names. They would not stop!" She was almost in tears.

"Please,"I sat up and hugged her. "My Love, you know what they say is untrue. Please do not be troubled by them."

She placed her head on my shoulder. "We skipped your birthday?"

"For something much better,"I smiled at her and Her face heated up.

"You were looking forward to it and you did not even get a chance to enjoy yourself."

"I was but who told you that I did not enjoy myself. Who knew you could dance like that."

"Really?"She laughed. "You told me to stop and go away."

"Well of course. I did not know that it was you. I had to say that."

She turned and smiled at me before she slide back down to her original position. "You are just too good to me,"she sighed.

"Not at all. You deserve it. Whatever said by anyone else should never matter . Get some rest please."

"I will try."

I watched as she closed her eyes and went to sleep. It is better when she is like this. She has gone through enough and I just wanted her to get some peace in her life. I promised her to keep her happy and I intend on keeping that promise to her.

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As I was getting ready, I heard a heavy knock on my door.

"Get that for me,"I told one of the servants attending to me.

The door was opened and I was greeted by a loud and arguing Therois.

"Therois could you keep your voice down, Kiya is sleeping inside! I will talk to you on the outside."

"How could you? "

She attacked me with the question even before the doors were closed.

"How could I what?" I asked her puzzled. "What are you even speaking of?"

"Not what, who. My dear daughter Zahra. " She pointed to Zahra looking half dead in the corner.

"Wait. What happened? What did I even do? "

"Last night she came shouting and screaming like a mad person-"

"Mother!" Zahra interjected.

"Like a mad person,"Therois stressed. "She was not speaking clearly then she on the floor passed out cold!"

"She fainted? Why? And how am I involved?"

"My dear Zahra has devoted her loyalty, love and respect all to you and you repay her by breaking off the marriage and taking up this...this."

"This what?"I asked irritated.

"This mysterious girl who came out of nowhere enchanting you make all this unwise -"

"Stop it all right there thank you. What enchantment? What spell? What dark magic? Where? Do I look like an enchanted person?" I turned to Zahra. "And you! Did I not talk to you about all this on more than one occasion? What is this about? Can you explain?"

"I watched you."

"How is that explaining anything?"

"Stop being clueless! How could you make love to her !"

"What?" I swore my heart stopped beating.

"How could you destroy what we have?"

"What we have is a good friendship! What is wrong with you? You just watched? What mentality stable person does that?"

"Are you calling me insane?"

"Do not act that way if you do not want to be called that."

"You were suppose to be with me, not her! She is not welcomed here!"

"Do I need to ask for your permission Zahra? Do we need to ask for your permission before we do anything?
Let me just make this known, Kiya, yes the one sleeping inside this room is my wife. I do not need your permission to do any thing with her especially..." I turned to Therois. "...Making love. The only permission I should be asking for is hers and I already have it."

Zahra could have fainted once again right there and then and Therois' heart could have failed her as they were both unprepared for what I said. They looked at me with shocked faces as they processed my words.

"I could not listen to this any longer,"I heard Kiya's voice quite annoyed as she opened the door and came outside. " I just do not understand what the argument is for. I really do not understand . Princess Zahra, I have tried to be understanding but I have to say you are making it quite difficult," I nodded continuously
in the background agreeing with my tired and annoyed wife.

"I pushed aside the names and the backlash I have been getting but this ,this is quite low and then your mother finds nothing wrong about you breeching someone's privacy,"Kiya glared at Therios who was almost fuming with anger.

"How dare you speak to me like that? Your elder!"

"I was addressing your daughter,never speaking to you directly."

"My lady is everything well?" I saw Ladonna coming up the hall.

Kiya let out a deep breath. The Gods knew just who to send.

"Lady Kiya ?"She called again. "Do you need me to do anything? To get rid of anything?" She glanced over at Zahra who gasped and narrowed her eyes at her.

"Let us all go and forget this little...misunderstanding." Kiya turned to me. "I am going with Ladonna. If I stay here might slap someone...I will slap someone and I need to take Ladonna before she slaps someone."

"I am so sorry ,"I whispered to her.

She tipped and gave me a small kiss. "Do not be,"She replied.

She turned down the hall with Ladonna. She turned around with frustration on her face before giving me a small lazy wave.

"Can I leave now? I have many things to get to and you have many things to get to since you are leaving...today."