Chapter 308 - Couple’s First Quarrel (1) (1/2)

(Regaleon's POV)

The time Alicia told me she was pregnant, it felt like I was on cloud nine. I was so happy and ecstatic, knowing that our love has borne fruit at last.

It was not long since the two of us had been married and we became an official couple. Yes, we did it probably every night after we got married, but to think we would be blessed with a child this early in our marriage made me very happy. We may still be young, but I am sure that with our parent's guidance we would raise our child with outmost care and love.

Our parents had made mistakes when they started out, but that mistakes can tend to be lessons for us the next generation. I have promised to be a good father to my future children even before I met Alicia. The time I first laid eyes on her, I knew she was the suitable one to be my partner. And as time passed by, my feelings grew into love. I was fortunate to have won her love, I was happy to have her by my side.

But after Alicia mentioned that she kept the pregnancy a secret for about a week, I felt pain in my heart. She had carefully explained why she had done so, and I understood what she meant. But even so, I felt hurt that she has hidden such an important thing to me.

By the way she had explained, it was like she planned to tell me about the pregnancy after the quest for the key fragments was over.

'She was planning to keep from me for so long.' I thought to myself. Thinking about it just made my heart hurt even more.

While walking, I caught sight of Tricia. I remembered that Alicia needed someone to take care of her in such a crucial time.

”Tricia.” I called out to her.

”Yes, your majesty?” Tricia replied.

”Please go to my wife and take care of her.” I said. ”Do not leaver her side if I or William is not there with her, understand?”

”Yes?” Tricia looked confused with my order. She knew I was protective of my wife, but not this overprotective to not let Alicia be without an escort. ”We just knew now that she is carrying our child.” I smiled sadly. How I wished that we just knew of it now.

”Her majesty is expecting?!” Tricia's face beamed with happiness. My first reaction when I knew about her pregnancy might be just like this. ”I will be going to her majesty right away.” She excused herself and rushed towards where Alicia was.

I sighed deeply and walked aimlessly once again. 'I need to go somewhere no one is around. Somewhere I could gather my thoughts.'

I walked without any destination in particular. My head was filled with thoughts of my wife and the news of her pregnancy.

”This should be a joyous event.” I told myself. ”But why am I hurting?”

I love my wife, that is the absolute truth. I think I just could not believe that she would keep her pregnancy from me.

”A week.” I mumbled.

Alicia knew she was pregnant for a week. She knew she was pregnant with our child after we left the lake. We traveled for a week in horseback and felt the wind and heat of the sun.

”I think deep within me, I knew.” I said. ”I knew she was pregnant.”

After the incident with the sirens, I was more protective of her. I thought that it was because of the danger she faced and how she got hurt. But maybe subconsciously, I knew that she needed outmost care.

Alicia had become overly fatigued in the past week. She was always sleeping in my arms when we were riding. Her complexion was also quite pale, she must have been feeling sick because of her pregnancy and she was dealing with it in our journey.

Thinking of it just made me hurt even more. She knew that she needed outmost care in her condition, but she have neglected to even talk to me about it. I understand that she did not want to part with me, but I would have left the mission to Chris and have gone with her back to the capital.

”Does she not trust me?” I buried my face in the palm of my hands. It really hurt me, with this one secret she kept from me.

”She does trust you.” A familiar voice said. ”I think it is just the hormones that makes it cloud her judgments.” The voice came from Snow, Alicia's familiar.

”Is that so?” I asked with a smile. She was just beside my foot, grooming herself. I did not even feel her arrival. She was great concealing her presence.

”Of course, I will know. I am familiar, and I am linked to her.” Snow said and looked at me with a sharp eye. ”And I will say, her mood swings are giving me the jitters. Right now, I can feel that she is in so much emotional pain.”

After hearing Snow said that my wife was in pain, my body felt frozen in place. I did not want her to be in danger or in pain that is why I was so protective of her. The time she came back to my side, I have promised myself that I would take care of her and no harm will ever befall her. But now she was in pain, a bit emotionally. Both of us are now hurting.

”I understand that what my master had done was a pretty dumb move. It was not like to keep secrets from you.” Snow said. ”She is clearly regretting right now for not telling you. I would like to apologize on her behalf as well. But please understand, she is carrying and your child right now. What she needs is you to be by her side to support her, and not anyone else. What she needs right now is you.”

Snow's words struck like lighting, hitting my heart. It was true that Alicia had kept it a secret from me, and now she is clearly regretting it. I should also man up and accept her apology whole heartedly. My wife needs me by her side.