Shadow Empress (GirlxGirl) (COMPLETED)

Chapter 17 | The Concubines

ELPIS'S POV

I woke up in the middle of the night because I have lost the feeling of my left arm. When I turned to Elena whom sleeping next to me, she seemed to be in a deep sleep. It's my fault. I shouldn't overwork her body like that. I lost count of how many times she screamed from the pleasure I gave her. She begged me to stop, but I can't stop after seeing how happy she was.

What should I do now? Elena is too tired to even noticed that I'm struggling. Just my luck. Should I try to walk on my own? By now, half of my body started to numb. What if I fell onto the floor? How will I get up then?

Should I try to wake Elena up?

"Elena ..." I called out for my concubine. There was no response.

"Consort Elena," I called out again, but this time there was a movement.

"Elena ... please wake up. I need help." Slowly but surely, Elena woke up and noticed how uncomfortable I am.

"Elpis? What's wrong?" She asked while rubbing her eyes. I explained to her about my condition. She immediately got up and put on a robe before she went to get France from her room.

Minutes later, France came together with Virtra into the bedroom with her medical tools. France sighed after examining my arm.

"I need to perform another procedure on your arm. It's unresponsive again. Maybe this time I will try a new method that I think might work. Who knows, it's probably the solution we've been looking for. Besides, it seemed like both you and sister Elena had quite a night together." Was she referring to the ripped clothes scattering on the floor?

"Explain this method you mentioned earlier." France takes a sit on the bed while poking my arm with needles.

"It's a simple yet complicated procedure that requires me to find the veins that stopped your blood from flowing through your arm. If I make a mistake, it's the end. But I rarely make a mistake, so don't worry. Please trust me." I do trust her.

After she forced me to swallow a pill, I finally feel at ease. The numbness is dissipating, and I get to move my arm little by little now. I wonder just how did she do it.

"Sister Elena, you have my permission to rest for the night. I will take care of the majesty. Besides, you look like you need all the rest you need." Virtra smiled. Elena was feeling self cautious about the marks I left on her neck and chest area.

"Thank you, milady." Both Elena and France bow to Virtra and me before they left the room. My wife waited until the door was closed when she went to lay on my side.

"The sheet is wet. What did you do to Elena?" She asked while placing her arm over my body and laid her head on my chest.

"Giving her the best night ever. If you're feeling disgusted, you can just change the sheet yourself." Virtra didn't say anything.

"It's fine. Anyway, Bella followed the young minister to a small shop at the black market alley earlier. Her disciple listened in into their conversation, and it turns out that he's been stealing from the weapons vault. That explained why the soldier always said that something has gone missing. They didn't steal that much. But the one thing I fear the most would be if they tried to copy the weapon's design and sell them to their buyers." If I recalled correctly, the young minister was the eldest son of my father's trusted advisor.

He simply took over his father's job after he retired. To think that he was willing to betray me, I am appalled.

"She also mentioned that the young minister might be planning to bribe our servants into stealing from our palace. Should we do something now or should we just wait until he makes a mistake, and then we take action?" I think for a minute or two before telling her my decision.