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Aria POV:

Morning came like an unpleasant wind, I dragged myself off the bed, brushed my teeth of course with another brush, I had to buy another one and took my bath as usual.

I went straight to the kitchen to see them preparing breakfast for the royal family as I quickly took a slice of bread and did my cup of tea.

Trust me, I rushed my meal and flee of to carry out my other duties. But I've got a problem. My head aches lately, I feel weak most of the times and I have this arch on my shoulder

Maybe I've got malaria. I thought.

While in deep thoughts I bumped into someone. I looked forward to see it was that guard called... What's his name again? Oh Joseph.

"We meet again young lady". He said smiling from ear to ear.

"And I'm on my way gentleman". I replied nonchalantly trying to walk pass him.

He pushed me lightly with his hands on my shoulder.

I glared at him and he nervously smiled and dropped his hand.

"What do you want?" I asked him right away as his presence irritates me already.

"Your name".

"My name is Aria. I've told you... so leave me alone".

"Okay, if you're less busy can we talk?" He requested.

What is wrong with this guy, huh?

"No".

"Why?"

"Because I'm never less busy, period".

And he looked at me like I was lying. Then his expression changed to curiosity.

"Are you okay?" He asked.

"Oh... now you think I'm crazy".

"No... not that. You look so stressed out".

He answered concerned trying to feel my temperature. I was about to question his action when.

"What are you both doing?" I heard the king stern voice.

"Heading to my duty post". I quickly covered up trying not to sound nervous.

"And you guard, what are you doing standing in front of a royal maid". King Anthony asked sternly.

"Was asking for her name". Joseph answered.

Is this guy mad. He isn't even lying.

"You are here chasing after a woman without being at your guarding post". King Anthony asked as anger laced out of his words.

"I apologies, I'll return". Joseph said, smiled at me and left.

What is wrong with that guy? He isn't even pretending.

King Anthony kept on staring at me like he was annoyed of something. Oh yes... me.

"This should be last time I see you with guards and not at you duty post". He said angrily.

"Yes you majesty".

How is that even his business?

"I will return late from work. So after your chores, stay awake till I return". He said and left.

He have found another way to frustrate me, huh?

I hurriedly did my work and fetched water to fill the drum. Now I got distracted by prince Kiran. He so badly wanted to have a conversation with me. As I washed the dishes, we talked like siblings.

He talk about his brother, saying.

"He can be a maniac at time".

I laughed so hard till I couldn't anymore.

I was washing dishes and I persuaded him to go to bed. I quickly ran to the garden to fetch woods for cooking. I fetched the first barge but the king hasn't return yet. And I began to worry, just don't know why? But It's logical, King Anthony left here 8 in the morning and It's already 12 midnight and he hasn't return. Well I worry much about myself because I want to catch some sleep.

I went back to the garden to gather the last set and then I heard a strange cough in the garden. Like someone is trying to breath by coughing. The garden was lonely and dark and fear overwhelmed me but also curious to know.

"Who's there? " I asked with my heart in my mouth but no response.

I walked to the darker side of the garden and asked once more.

"Who's there? I warn you there are guards around".

And then I saw... I saw... th...the... King resting his back on the wall of the garden as he coughed out blood and was also bleeding seriously at his stomach region.

This can't be, my eyes widen in fear and agitation. He left the palace all fine, in a carriage with some guards and he's laying on the floor almost lifeless.

"You're highness are you okay?" I saw myself asking such stupid question.

"Why are you dumb, can't you see he's dying". My Instinct yelled in agitation.

"Why should I help him? I don't want the wheel to be turned around on me".

"What the hell do you mean?" It asked.

"Someone might see me helping him and lie that I was the one who put him in this condition".

"Stop exaggerating and help him, forgive him girl. Two wrongs can't make a right let it be at his fault". It advised.

"What the hell are you standing there doing, leave this place". King Anthony said panting and holding his stomach.

His pride won't even let him beg.

I walked up to him as I attempted to carry him up.

"What the fuck are you doing slave?" He asked weakly but arrogantly .

"Just shut up". I said a bit annoyed and agitated.

I placed one of his hand over my shoulder as I placed my hand on his waist trying to raise him up. Oh heaven, he's so heavy.

"Pls help me and get up".

And he assisted me by reducing his weight on me. Thank you I said inwardly.

I carried him out of the garden heading to the royal floor when Maya and Clara were passing by, I quickly hid behehind a pillar.

"I'm going to kill that girl called Aria, I told her not to use my pad and she did, where is she?"

Maya asked Clara being very annoyed walking off to another hall.

Shit, I forgot to replace her stuff, I'm in trouble with that girl.

Then I heard king Anthony chuckle lightly. It's not funny man.

I tried climbing the stairs quickly with him but wasn't easy, the more I climbed the more his weight rested on me. Being so close to the Royal rooms hall, his hand which was resting on my shoulder dropped and his hand was on my ass.

What the hell? I immediately picked his hand and dropped it on my shoulder once more. Such a perv.

I was standing in front of many doors but don't know which was his own room.

"Please, among this door which one is your room?" I asked trying to balance his weight on me.

"You've been in this palace for months and you don't know my room". He replied pridefully.

"Just show me your room sir". I asked loosing patience.

"It's the only brown door in the mist of the red once". He replied and gave me a key.

I walked up to the brown door and opened it with the key I was given. I instantly entered inside, laid him on the bed as his back rested on the bed board.

I rushed to the opened door and closed it locking it at once, I ran into his toilet and it was so beautiful, I saw myself staring. I quickly fetched some water on a bowl, got a hand towel and ran back into his room. I sat down beside him on his bed and dropped the bowl of water on the night stand damping the hand towel in the water.

He was seriously bleeding on the side of his stomach. I wanted to open up his shirt, I looked at him for permission but his eyes were shut. I quickly unbuttoned his shirt and oh heavens this man has a beautiful masculine body a woman would die for. Broad chest, masculine muscles, v line waist and oh my 4 parks outlined. My hands itched to touch every part of him.

"You like what you see?" He asked in a foxy manner.

"You must be joking". I said covering up as he chuckled.

I looked carefully at his wounds to see an arrow inside of him. Woah, how did that get there?

"I'm going to pull it, are you ready?"

"Just get the fucking thing out of there".

I gradually pulled the arrow from his stomach but won't come out. I wrapped my hands around the arrow and gave the king a last glance and he was carefully staring at me.

"This gonna hurt". I warned and he slightly nodded his head.

And then I pulled it out really hard as he hissed in pain, his hand found the herm of my maid uniform raising it up and squeezing my thigh in pain. What the heck?

I quickly slapped his hand off my thigh, I squeezed the wet hand towel and started to clean the blood on his stomach. Instantly he started coughing out blood and I stared at him in fear, I picked up the arrow I pulled out of him and smelt it.

Christ in heaven, the arrow was poisonous. Once I was done cleaning the blood on his stomach region. I got up.

"Where are you going?" King Anthony asked suddenly sounding a bit breathless.

"I'll be back".

I ran into his toilet to search for a first aid kit and I was definitely glad to see one. I entered into his room and sat down close to him on the bed, I opened the box and brought out the mentholated spirit and cotton. I damped the cotton with the spirit and glanced at him.

"Go on". Was his soft reply.

I carefully and gradually rubbed it on him as he kept on hissing in pain, his muscles were tensed as his facial expression showed pain. I do feel his pain. I squeezed the water into his injury and out of pain he squeezed my thigh once more. What's wrong with this man?

I slapped his hand off me but he kept on squeezing it, unleashing his pain on me, he raised my uniform up and squeezed my thigh harder making me squeak as stood up from the bed. What a pervert.

His eyes gradually opened and he stared at me. He's staring at me normal but those eyes of his is seductive. I sat down beside him once more and wrapped his injury with bandage, cleaned his sweat, and the blood from his mouth.

I got up once more and went straight to his cupboard in search of beverages to make tea for him, and luckily I found. I did his tea with cold water and gave him.

He looked at me in distrust and asked.

"What's this?

"Obviously, It's tea".

He carefully studied the liquid in the cup and took a gulp of it and immediately wanted to spit it out.

"Why the hell is it cold?"

"Because it is meant to be". I replied at once.

"That way it can calm the poison in you, in the morning I'll make a herbal tea to cure you".

He studied me closely and asked.

"Are you a nurse?"

"Yes".

"Then how did you become a.... "

He cut himself as he remembered something and quietly drank the tea. I took his cup and dropped it on the night stand.

His room was very hot, so I sat down besides him and gradually removed his cloth. I got up to leave when he held my hands and I felt shocked and uncomfortable about it.

"Yes your highness".

"Are you leaving?"

"Yes I've got things to do".

"You're covered with my blood, why don't you clean yourself in the bathroom before... "

"That isn't necessary your highness, no one will see me like this till I get to my room ".

I said and withdrew my hand from his grips, I walked to the door unlocked it and stepped out.

"Have some rest your majesty, tomorrow is a long run". I said and closed the door.

I finally got to my room, quietly entered into the bathroom and washed myself. I wore my night dress and tucked myself in bed. Trying to sleep, the thought of him squeezing my thigh crossed my mind.

Why was he doing that? Didn't he see his bed to squeeze onto them? I shock it away and slept up.

I can't believed I cured his injury. Way to go Aria.

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Guys don't mind me, I don't think cold tea can cure poison
Just did it for the story 😂😂
That's so stupid
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