Chapter 28 - Your Curse

Alexander waited for Francis in his room but the whole night the male didn't return. He was sure that it was his mother's doing. For some reason, she seems not to want the two of them to talk.

He went over to Olivia's room to see her. In all the things that had happened and everything that he had to go through with his drama queen of a mother, he had completely forgotten that it was his wife's birthday. He took with him a gift he thought that she might like.

"Announcing the arrival of the prince," the guard announced.

The prince walked into the room. "Where is she?" he asked not seeing her inside the room.

"In the bath your highness," she replied with her head bowed.

Alexander stepped into her bathroom, Olivia was soaking in the tub filled with blue petals. The maids were washing her. He moved close and signaled for all of them to leave. With the two of them left in the room he got his hand in the water and poured it on her shoulder.

"Are you here to apologize or to rub salt on my wounds?" she asked furiously.

"I'm sorry."

"Today was supposed to be the best day of my life and it was ruined. You say that I should learn to accept your relationship with Francis but why can't he accept my relationship with you. I am your wife and yet ever since Francis came here, he is always the only thing you think about. Even today you left my side for her," she complained. For the first time since he had met her, he saw her crying.

"I am sorry Olivia, I didn't mean t..."

"Forget it, some of us were forced upon you. So don't pretend to care," she said and got up from the tub.

"There is still some time left for your birthday and we are going to celebrate it in the grandest way possible."

"I don't want a party or a celebration. I just want you," she said.

"Okay, you can have me."

"For as long as I want?" she questioned. "Can I have you for the rest of my life because I know that you are going to leave me for him? How can I compete with your one true love?"

Olivia got dressed and went to bed. She was in no mood to talk to him or anyone else. She was hurt. Alexander got on the bed and pulled her up. He got her to follow him and led her to the courtyard, he clapped his hands twice and the lights in the courtyard came on. The servants in the courtyard came into view.

All the other wives were also present there. "Begin," he shouted. A chair was brought for them.

"Take a seat," he instructed and helped to seat down.

The show started, the men were brought to the courtyard. All the men were from respectable families in the kingdom. They paraded themselves in front of the king and his wives upon the king's request.

"What is all this?" she asked not sure why he was making her watch those men.

"Well, it's clear to me that I am unable to keep all my wives happy. So I have decided to give them all permission to divorce me by choosing a partner in one of them," he said. She smiled at him and glanced back at the men.

"Does that include Francis too?"

"No, it doesn't include me but I wouldn't mind if you were to choose another groom and leave," Francis said making an entry with the queen by his side.

The mood became tense with Francis and Olivia glaring at each other with animosity in their eyes. They went to take their seats, the other wives watched them silently. Francis sat next to princess Silvia with the queen by his side always.

"You've become brave. I like that, it will make it much more fun to break you," Olivia fired back.

"Only fragile things get broken and I am not fragile. You might scare people but you don't scare me," Francis said.

"Why is that? Because you are the Eno Nesohc. Alexander's bane who is meant to kill him," Olivia screamed at the top of her voice. Everyone who was at the courtyard heard her. They gasped at the revelation.

"How?"

"Alexander told me. He told me everything, the reason why he is keeping you with him is that he needs you not because he loves you. He just needs you around to keep it under control it is to prolong his life and that is all. You are the one who cares for him and that is how he is protected. Your love is his cure and your hate his end," she explained.

Francis stumbled back from hearing what she said. He looked up to the prince, his eyes asked him all the questions that his mouth was not able to utter. His silence told him that everything she was saying was the truth.

He had only begun to accept the situation he was in. He was beginning to accept him in his life, he couldn't believe what he had done to him. Francis' anger grew in his heart, he felt betrayed and cheated by him. The butterfly in Alexander's heart woke up from his sleep noticing the anger inside Francis.

"What now, did the cat get your tongue?" Olivia asked. "You are just a means to Alexander's long life. A kiss of true love from you is the only thing he needs from you," she added.

Her words were hitting his heart and it was hitting it hard. He endured it all and channeled everything into his anger. He said nothing and let Olivia vent out her frustrations on him, he listened to her.

When she stopped talking Francis took four steps forwards and hugged Alexander. He took him in his arms and kissed him passionately. He expressed all the feelings in his heart through that kiss.

"Alexander break the kiss. Get away from him now," Nayla yelled to warn him but. Thunder and lightning struck the sky three times and his curse was broken.

Francis's soul left Alexander's body and reentered his body. This time the Eno nesohc and Francis became one.

"Your curse is broken with this kiss. You are no longer half a dragon and half-human. Just as I have merged with my soul so have you. You are now completely a dragon. But now I am your curse and I will destroy everything you hold dear dragon king," he said and turned around.. "Come, we have work to do," he said to Nayla and they both teleported out of the palace.