Chapter 202: Quarrel
Mineah sighed deeply as she stared at Dani, Zaila, Krisha, and Niran who were all currently gathered inside her bedchamber. She had called the four of them there for a closed meeting to discuss everything that had happened. It was unfortunate that Laura couldn’t attend, but Niran volunteered to be the one to give Laura the details as soon as she was outside the palace.
Because of how sensitive the current situation was, security had to be very strict in the palace to the point that no one could easily get in and out of the place without permission. Nikolai had to implement these precautionary measures so that the incident at Norma would be prevented from happening in any other part of the Kingdom.
With her shadow maidens now gathered, Mineah took a deep breath as she prepared herself to speak. "The truth is that I am a hybrid. My mother is a fallen angel, and I was weak before because the power inside me was dormant and it was taking a toll on my physical body," she began.
"It is now active which means that I am much stronger now. However, my body is still adjusting to it, so I’m not sure when I would fully get a hold of all this power that has awakened in me."
Letting out another breath, Mineah held her tongue as she stared at her friends. She didn’t know how to respond while her four shadow maidens gave their respective reactions. All of them had parted lips as they stared at her, and it was actually giving her pause if she did the right thing.
"Is that why the King suddenly left?"
Mineah felt her shoulders drop. It would seem that Zaila was the one who managed to compose herself first.
"I kept a lot of secrets from him, including things about Niran and Laura," Mineah explained with a sigh. "It will take time for him to process everything."
"But it’s not your fault. I mean, what did he expect? You were about to be married into a foreign kingdom, and it’s only rational and wise of you to plan things ahead," Zaila snorted with a frown. "You had to at least know what to expect in where you’re going where you know absolutely no one else. He should understand that."