Chapter 6 Bewilder

• It is the morning that Prince Michael would be crown and Claire still hasn’t get to talk to him, now that she is sure it is going to definitely happen, she feel the urgent need to discuss with him about few things.
• Aither is a great Kingdom and has been leading the others, there are many things that he wouldn’t know, things that only the royal family or even the past King is aware of.
• She pick a casual dress out of her closet and cover herself with a scarf as she make her way in the early morning to the quarter which he occupy.
• She take a breather as she get to the close and raise her hand up to give a knock but just before she could, the door is pull open and Claire’s eyes widen in enrage dismay at who it is.
• Princess Emma gasp seeing her and quickly try to adjust her ruffle hair and dress, she make a really sorrowful face and wipe her tears before rushing out of the place, her whimpering leaving trails behind her.
• Claire feel a stone being shove through her lungs and it become too heavy and painful to swallow, she gaze at the room ahead and her feet feel reluctant to get in.
• After a long deliberation, she decide to walk in and confront him but again she is meet with a shirtless Prince Michael who has his head bow and cussing out loud.
• She do not need anyone telling her what is going on, she could already picture the infuriating and heartbreaking scene in her head.
• It’s like the stone getting bigger in her throat and it keep forcing itself down her stomach but she find herself unable to keep it in her.
• Perhaps it is the disgust she feel at the thought of what has just happened, she become nauseous in a sudden and cover her mouth not to throw up.
• “Princess Claire?” Michael not noticing her presence before.
• He assume it is still Princess Emma who has come back after dropping a bomb on him and threatening him.
• He get up from the bed with a pang of fear at what her thoughts of him might be now, with the glare on her face, she has definitely seen Princess Emma walk out his door.
• “There is an explanation for this” he say to her and come closer but Claire move away quickly feeling too disgust to be near him.
• She can not believe that she agreed to be his wife and even thought of birthing a child for such a despicable man like him.
• “I have a good one for you, Your Majesty” she call in mockery
• “You are already feeling high with power and become so drunk with it that you slept with one of my sisters” she lash out getting loud.
• She force herself to pause not wanting to lose her poise, at least not in the presence of someone like him. He is not worth stressing over.
• “I was drunk” Michael let out with a sharp inhale.
• He is also feeling out of his mind, he wake up and see the young lady next to him on bed. He could not remember anything that happened but the horrified look on the princess’s face say it all.
• He did not even drink much last night after reading and feel too tired all of a sudden, he must have mistake her for Claire.
• “Drunk? That is exactly what an irresponsible man would say” Claire yell.
• He is not even feeling remorseful about his bad act, not even to her, his wife. They might have not had a good relationship these past months but she cannot believe how much he disregards her feeling.
• She is his wife and she has just seen her sister walk out of his room at such hour in the morning with her clothes distorted and torn.
• “You are not going to get away with this”
• “And now I am well convinced that you are not qualified to be the King of Aither” Claire spat at him and turn on her heel to leave.
• “Make sure you leave yourself before the ceremony start if you don’t want to be disgrace in front of the whole Kingdom” she bolt the door and leave.
• With this, she can easily stop today’s coronation and ask him for a divorce. The ball is now in her court and she must make sure to shoot it into the net before it is catch into someone else’s hands.
• Princess Emma beam as she dresses in her best dress for the coronation starting in few minutes, the gold earring jingles in her ear as she move around too excited to have the maid assist her.
• June also smiles sheepishly at the good news and the new era that is about to happen, she can not believe how good her princess is.
• “This will be better” she said and give her the bangles.
• “Bring more and I want to wear rings as well” Emma told her and she smiles more.
• Queen Kayla come in dress extravagantly in a long white dress and Emma frown her face seeing her dress like that.
• “What are you wearing?” she scold
• “I want to look good for you, my dear”
• “You look stupid, please do not ruin today for me Mama”
• “Gwen said I look nice” Kayla cry looking at her dress and hair style at four foots.
• “If you do not behave yourself today, I will lock you up in your room” she lash and shove pass her.
• Claire has one of the new maid assist her with her dress and she did not have any crown on her since she would be crown along Prince Michael as his Queen.
• She could not believe how shameless he is to be going through with the coronation, since he want it the hard way then she would not hesitate either.
• She walk to the hall fill with many prominent people from Aither and the other kingdoms and make her way straight forward keeping her eyes on Prince Michael who is sitting at the highest seat and her she clench a fist.
• “He is not worthy of being the King of Aither” Claire declare loud few feets to the throne.
• Everyone’s attention is turn to her and mumble arise among the crowd wondering what is going on.
• “What are you saying Your Highness?”
• “He commit sexual atrocity with one of my sister, Princess Emma” she reply turning to the council chief who has ask.
• “Atrocity? Prince Michael has already asked for Princess Emma’s hand in marriage and Queen Luciana gave her consent” the council chief Joseph explain.
• Claire give a big frown at the nonsense he is talking about and her eyes dart to Prince Michael, beside him is Emma smirking right at her and wearing her crown.
• She feel heavy and her heart beat rapidly like it would stop in a second, she also crush down and there is no one behind her to help grasp her up if she do.