CHAPTER 8

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Isabella

For the next couple of days I stayed in Shay's room, we'll have fun and eat then go sit on the balcony or she'll let me sit on her lap as she worked on her jewelry, she got to know me more but she was still mysterious, but I was going to crack her shell soon. In the morning she'll wake up very early wear her clothes and go out with Rana then she'll be back and have breakfast with me. And everyone was pressed about it. No girl has ever stayed at the empress' room after she sleeps with her but I stayed two night.

Today she promised me she'll take me to the garden, it's going to be my first time out. She made some maids bring me a beautiful beige dress to wear and something to put on top so I won't get cold.

"Are you ready my love?" she asked, I looked at myself in the mirror. I walked with her through the hallways to the garden. It was a beautiful field surrounded by trees, there was a small pond with flowers in it. She took my hand and walked with me showing me all her favorite flowers that she planted herself. She cut one red rose and gave it to me.

"Here's a beautiful rose for my beautiful lady" she said, with the corner of my eye I can see Lady Leyla watching us from her balcony and I decided to give Shay a kiss. I leaned up and captured her lips, I felt her arm wrap around my waist and pull me closer.

"What was that for?" She asked me chuckling, I smiled at her and just put the rose to my nose and took its beautiful scent.

"I don't know I just felt like it" I smiled walking away from her, she raised her eyebrows and followed me.

  We spent the morning together with her showing me around the garden and the stable where her horses were. She told me that one day she'll take me on a horse ride in the forest and I was so excited for that day.

Unfortunately she had a meeting and she had to go and I had to go back to my boring room. I sighed as I walked back, before I can reach the room I was stopped by Lady Leyla and her minions. I bowed to her and she just looked at me with hatred.

"Just because you slept in her room doesn't mean you became someone. You're still a nobody" she spat, I smirked at her and walked closer to her.

"Sooner or later I'll have her baby and I'll never bow to you again" I pushed past her and went to my room.

Shay

Isabella was driving me insane, I've never seen someone like her. She is so beautiful with a very hard attitude but that's what I like more about her.

The guards helped put my formal outfit on as Rana waited for me to be ready. I put my crown on and my ring and checked if everything was in place.

I opened the door with Rana on my tail and we went to the meeting room. From the corner of my eye I noticed Rana was distracted the whole time and I stopped.

"What is it that's distracting you?" I asked her, yes she worked for me but she was like sister and I cared about her.

"Nothing my Lord, just bad dreams" I smiled, and patted her shoulder.

"I'll ask the cook to make you something that'll help you sleep" she smiled and bowed her head. We got closer to the meeting room and the guards, the ministers and the head of my army were waiting outside.

"Order! Her majesty Empress Shay!"

Everyone bowed when I walked passed them, the guards opened the door and I went to my throne. All of them were standing waiting for me to start talking.

"I asked for this meeting because I received a letter from our messenger saying that King Edward wants to take an island that belongs to us. That island is a strategic point, if he takes it, which he will not, all our trading routes will have to pass from there and we can not let him have it" I continued explaining our plan and how we'll push King Edward's army, I still have no idea why he keeps trying to fight us like we didn't take half of his land and won against his weak excuse of an army more than twice.

"My Lord, we'll get the army ready. Is your majesty going to accompany us" the general asked me,

"Yes I'll accompany you, this won't take so long after. This meeting is over, you may leave" I stood and they bowed respectfully as I walked out of the room, I had to tell my mother that I was leaving for a month so I told Rana to go tell them to wait for me in the common room I'll be there in a few I had to grab something from my room.

I walked to the common room and I found everyone waiting for me. My mother already had tears on face, I gave her a smile.

"Mother, I need your blessing so I can go and come back safe and sound" I said kissing her hand. Next stood Leyla with a sad smile, I smiled back and gave her my hand. She grabbed it with both hands and kissed it. On her side stood my son, he was still 4 and he had to stay with his mom that's why I dont see him all the time. I picked him up and kissed his head.

"I want to go with you" he said pouting, I chuckled.

"You will someday, when you're big enough" I put him down and looked around for Isabella and she stood in the back with the other favorites.

"Isabella, come here" she walked towards and bowed her head kissing my hand. I grabbed her chin and made her look at me. I was going to miss her smile, she had a sad pout on her face and then I remember why I went to my room.
I took my ring off my pinky finger and held her hand in mine. I put the ring on her ring finger, this wasn't the green emerald ring but it was a ring that I put a lot of time making and I liked very much.

"Keep this safe for me" I whispered, she smiled at me and nodded her head. I looked back at my mother and smiled leaving the common room.

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What Shay an Isabella were wearing when they went out is in the media.

-S

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