Broken Soul

Chapter 5

Adelaide

"hi mommy! Hi mommy! Hi mommy!" Madeline kept waving at me while Dominic had her in his arms. The same arms that less than two minutes ago speared an innocent man with a sword. What the hell just happened? Why would he do that? He didn't even hesitate. He had changed... Or at least I thought he had. Has he been hurting people in secret to make me believe he had changed?

My heart was still beating rapidly from what I had just witnessed. Madeline kept trying to get my attention but the only thing I could see was Dominics expression and the blood right beside him. I felt my heart breaking into pieces. How could he? I don't want my children's father to be a cold-blooded murderer. How can he be so kind and sweet but so evil?... No matter the reason we shouldn't kill ever. It's not up to us to decide who lives and who dies. What if the man has children, a wife, a family. What if the roles were reversed and it was my husband getting killed because someone had a crazy blood rage.

I imagine the man Dominic just speared's family waiting for him to come home to find out that the king killed him out of sheer pleasure or the need for some sort of release. Their king who is supposed to protect them. I knew he was worried about our baby but I didn't know it would drive him to such actions.

Suddenly I felt very strong pain from my abdomen and my lower back. Oh no. The pain was so sudden and unbearable I quickly fell to my knees. "h-help" it came in short breaths. Not loud enough for anyone to come. "help!" I shouted louder. The guard from outside my room barged in.

"My queen! Are you alright?" I grunted. "Do I look alright?" I gritted my teeth. "Get Meredith quick!" He nods and runs out the door. Only a few minutes pass Meredith with a few maids behind her carrying all towels, blankets, tools and all kinds of stuff I don't have time to look at as the contractions comes in waves.

"my dear! It's finally happening" she beams at me. It's kind of her to be happy for me but godammit I wish it wasn't happening. I forgot how bad contractions were. "Meredith help me" I plead. "yes dear! Tilda! Marie! Get her on the bed" the two girls hurriedly grab me under my arms and helps me to stand up and walk me to the bed. They gently lay me on my back and I try to relax now that the constractions stopped. It didn't last long before the next contraction came more painful than the previous one and I started crying and screaming.

"Okay honey. Don't push yet. Try to breathe as we practiced. You cant push yet love. You still haven't opened yet. Hold on my love" I tried to breathe as we had practiced for so long. But I couldn't with the pain. I kept screaming and crying trying to stop pushing. "You! Inform the king that his wife is going into labor" Meredith told the guard standing uncomfortable outside the door. "NO!" I quickly yelled. Meredith looked at me with a strange look. "my que..." I interrupted her. "please Meredith" the next contraction came again and I started screaming again. Meredith nodded at me and then at the maids and they started undressing me and preparing for the delivery. Meredith gave me one last look as if to make me change my decision. But I wouldn't change my decision. I don't want him with me now. I don't want him to hold our baby with his bloodstained hands.

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