Chapter 244 - Confronting the Crown Prince (1) (1/2)

”Greetings to the future son of the Jennovian Kingdom.” I curtsied.

”Rise, my future moon.” Gladiolus walked towards me. He took my hand and kissed it affectionately. ”Come, let us eat.”

Gladiolus escorted me gently to my seat and helped me settle down. After that he took his own seat and waved to the maids to prepare the dishes. Breakfast was laid on the table carefully by the maids and they stood by the side after.

I quietly started to eat my breakfast in peace not looking at Gladiolus as much as possible.

”The palace is quite lively today.” Gladiolus started conversing. ”It is Satiana's coming of age ceremony after all.” I nodded with his words.

”I am very grateful to Duke Matias, having him sponsor and arrange this for my little sister.” Gladiolus continued. ”I was so busy with the war that I wasn't able to take care of her at all.”

I looked at Gladiolus and he had a warm and gentle smile talking about her sister. This just made me think of how close they are to each other.

”You look quite  close to your little sister.” I said flatly.

”Well yes, she is my one and only sister after all.” Gladiolus said. ”I love her very much.”

It seems like his sibling affection for Satiana is genuine. Unfortunately their mother, Queen Patricia doesn't even see Satiana as her own flesh and blood. ”But your mother doesn't.” I scoffed thinking of how their mother hurt Satiana's feelings since birth.

Gladiolus looked sad when I pointed that out. ”Yes that is true.” He sighed. ”I think you know what my mother has been thru after the defeat of our home country of Atlantia.”

”Your mother has told me.” I replied.

”My mother has gone thru hell with the Jennovian king. She was r.a.p.ed and become his s.e.x slave before she was given a title of concubine.” Gladiolus said. ”I know she had reasons why she didn't love Satiana as she loves me.”

Angered boiled inside of me. ”But that doesn't justify what she is doing now!” I shouted. ”Satiana is also her won flesh and blood. If she didn't like her in the first place, then why did she carry Sati for nine months. Why did she even let her live just to suffer in the end?”

I wanted to at least here from Gladiolus that my aunt had even a bit of love for Satiana. She didn't abort Satiana when she was in her w.o.m.b, so at least I have an inkling that my aunt cared for her own daughter.

”That… was because she was planning on having her as a bride for me.” Gladiolus said with a low voice.

My eyes went wide with what I heard. So Aunt Patricia only let Satiana because she was to be Gladiolus bride in the future.

'How sick is she?' I thought to myself.

”But she is your sister, even if you are only half siblings.” I said with anger and surprise.

Gladiolus looked at the maids. ”Leave us.” He ordered.

The maids bowed then left one after the other. Gladiolus and I were the only ones left inside the room.

”Alicia, you know how our family works right?” Gladiolus looked at me seriously. ”To keep out blood from the Almighty One pure, we practice inter marriage in the family. My father and mother were whole blooded siblings.”

Yes I know of this bit of information, but still I can't but feel sick with the practice of i.n.c.e.s.t. Maybe because I wasn't a product of i.n.c.e.s.t and I wasn't brought up to believe that having a pure blood is the royal family of Atlantia's sacred rite.

”Even though, it isn't right.” I replied.