Her Unwanted Mate On The Throne

#Chapter 42 Exposing evil

William POV

“Doris—“ William breathed as he moved up to take her in his arms. She stared down at the broken

necklace with a dazed look.

“Is....everyone okay?” She whispered. Her voice was hoarse and she looked startled to even be awake.

Suddenly, she threw she necklace far away from her as if it burned to touch. He wanted to throw it into

the ocean but that still wouldn’t be far enough away from her.

“Everyone is fine... are you okay?” William asked as he brushed the hair from her face. Besides Alec,

she was the only one he ever wanted to be gentle with. No one else mattered as much as she did. He

felt her pain as if it was his own. It drummed inside his veins and pushed him to be better.

“Y-yeah... I thought I had died.” She admitted. “It felt like my life was draining out of me and—I heard

your voice.” Doris’s whispered. Her eyes were wide as she looked up at William. “I heard your voice

through the darkness. I ran towards it. I couldn't stop running until I got to you. I heard everything you

said.”

Doris gripped his arm hard enough that he leaned forward to kiss her on the mouth. He kissed her

slowly, hard enough to remind her she was alive and here with him. But gentle enough to remind her

how he loved her.

“I love you too, William.” She whispered. Her fingers brushed gently against his jaw before they fell

against the bed. “I love every inch of you. Even the complicated ones.”

William smiled a little at Doris as she clenched the sheets around her. She looked so drained and tired,

William helped lay her back against the bed.

“You’re here with me. I’ll make sure that necklace never gets near you again.” He had to bite his lip to

stop from lecturing her. He would eventually, but she didn’t need that now.

“I think Daemon knew what was coming.” She blurted. Just the sound of his name made William angry.

He had to swallow the rage that tried to come out along with everything else that was bubbling up

inside him. “That was why he left that for me. He wanted to give me the strength to fight it. Don’t you

think? I can’t understand why else he would have left it especially since he also gave me the book to

understand it.”

“Or he hoped it would drain the life out of you since he knew you weren’t experienced enough to handle

it.” William snapped. Doris closed her eyes and laid her head against the pillow. “He is not worthy of

your kindness. He does not deserve you seeing the bright side of things on his behalf.”

“I know.” Doris whispered. William let out a breath and kissed her head. “I think he is the one that really

killed that guard.” Doris admitted quietly. William said nothing, but he had thought the same thing.

“Rest. I will be back soon.” He whispered before leaving.

“How is she?” Beth asked the moment he stepped out of the room. “Can I see her?”

“You can sit with her. She’s resting —make sure she’s dressed before anyone else sees her. I will be

back soon.” William said. He kissed Alec’s sleeping forehead before he left down the hall. Now that he

knew Doris was safe, he had to take care of something else. His guards fell into step beside him and

followed him down the long, dark halls.

“The army is in the village, they’re going to help rebuild in the morning. All of the villagers were given a

place to stay in the visiting part of the palace.” His guard filled in for him.

“Good. I need the royal court woken immediately. We have matters to discuss.” William said.

“Yes sir.”

Within the hour, the room was filled with tired looking men and women. Their patience could run thin,

but William didn’t care.

“The kingdom of Eldon has attacked my village and claimed that it was my doing. This is enough to

bring a war.” William stated. A few gasps rang out around the table but he kept on before anyone tired

to put their opinion in. “But I don’t think it’s necessary. I think we have already won.”

“What do you mean by that?” Someone asked. William didn’t even bother to lift his gaze to see who.

“We can’t let them disrespect our kingdom like that — “

William dropped down a pile of papers that had been brought to him by his spy. “My messengers are

already on their way to their villages to let them know how much money their rulers have stolen from

them. They made thousands of their people homeless because of their debt. Many had died from

starvation and the cold but none of them cared. They only wanted a cheap fix to get crime lords off their

backs.”

It was silent for a long moment. “It’s true?” “Every word. I have proof that dates back years and record

of all the villages they took from. By morning, their palace will be swarmed with angry villagers.” William

leaned back in his seat as they started to go through the papers and passed them around.

“Those rulers thought this kingdom would be an easy steal. They knew we had no debts like that and

that we might be able to win over my people by making them distrust me. I’m sure they had more

planned than just this, but it ends tonight.”

“We will make sure this is taken care of, your majesty. Don’t worry about this.”

William stood. “I don’t want to hear of their kingdom again unless it’s to tell me of their downfall. They

are not welcome in my land any longer and will be dealt with if spotted. Let it be known to all who patrol

the boarder that they are not to cross.”

“Yes, your majesty.” The room said. William left before they could say anything else. He had to stop

himself from riding all the way to their palace himself to set it ablaze. He wanted to watch their home

turn to ash just as they made William’s village. They could have been the reason Doris never woke up

and—they’re lucky she did. If she didn’t, their fate would be much worse than some angry villagers.

He hurried down the hall back towards the medical wing. He hadn’t been gone very long, but every

second away from her felt like hours. When he entered, Alec was asleep in a small crib near her bed

and Doris was speaking softly to Doris. Beth smiled at Doris and stood to leave when she saw William.

“I'll come by later. Get some rest.”

“You need rest too, Beth.” Doris said gently. William came to sit on the edge of her bed and took her

hand once Beth was gone. Doris smiled at him and suddenly he forgot all the anger he ever had. “Are

you okay?” She asked him as if she had a right to say such a thing when she was the one in a hospital

bed.

William kissed her hand and held it to his chest. “ I want to get married tomorrow.” He said.