Nova's POV
"Ah! There she is" Judith mocks as I place myself on the breakfast table
Alfred handsomely sits with his hands to his chin as he is gets briefed by his security advisors
I sluggishly place myself at the end of the breakfast table as the servants begin serving the breakfast and tea
"Good morning Alfred" I look at his beautiful pink face as his green eyes look at my teacup
"Sh! Don't disturb him in his morning briefings!" Judith says
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And I try to focus on my breakfast but I can't
"Really?"
"Hmm"
"They wish"
"Military"
Are the only word I see leaving Alfred's supple lips as he fails to even acknowledge my presence which makes me desperate like a little girl
Judith hums a tune as she butters her toast
I don't touch my breakfast at all
"Eat?" Judith says with an animated expression
"I'll eat when he eats with me" I say
"Awww, my poor heart!" Judith exclaims mockingly
"Okay, leave us" Alfred dismiss his men and finally looks, but not at me but towards his mother
"Ah my son! This anticipation of war is making you sick. Eat something!" Judith says with a fake sweet tone
Her voice and attitude changes like the weather in England
"Mother, I want a private audience with Queen Nova" Alfred says as he folds his hands
Making my heart go slow...
Judith clenches her fists and looks at me in wrath but doesn't say anything, finally she gets up and hurries out of the room
"Mother isn't very fond of you, as you might have noticed" Alfred says as he rises up and walks around the table like a lion
"I reckon so" I rest my back on the chair as I sigh
"You needn't worry about her, she is quite dramatic" Alfred smiles
With his smiles the oakwood floor and white walls of the castle glows like water under the summer sky
I give him a warm smile back
"About yesterday night" Alfred says
"I was really jaded at that moment, a-lot is on my mind these days" I interrupt him as he patiently listens
His patience and his voice is something I have never experienced before from a man, it is refreshing to my soul
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The Virtue
Historical FictionCan love really transform you into Better or worse? {Worth binge reading} Will Ivar, the ruthless handsome Viking fall in love with Nova, a French princess who is polar opposite to him? A historical fiction based on the year of 1000 AD, this story...
