Chapter 254: Fourth Time’s the Charm
"Aren’t you two already married?" Elinora asked, exasperated.
Everyone in the room could see that she was one last straw away from snapping entirely. Her elegant façade was quickly wearing down, and she was one eye twitch away from throwing herself into a cat fight with Soleia.
"You’ve been running around boasting about how Princess Soleia is your wife," Elinora continued. "You’re just wasting time."
"My darling brothers have been very kind to remind me previously that I wasn’t officially married to Soleia, since we were wed under a pseudonym," Rafael cooly said, refusing to spare Elinora even one glance. "I think it’s only right that the mother of my child should be my first wife. What will people say when they realize that we aren’t officially wedded?"
Then, Rafael stared directly at his father.
"We wouldn’t want people to doubt the royal blood of the child in Soleia’s womb, now, would we?" he said. "Vramid could otherwise contest for the child, especially when they are born with incredible magic."
Mentioning the kingdom of Soleia’s birth was just another sore spot for King Recaldo. There had been too many changes there― Prince Florian was slowly gaining power in Vramid, and rumor on the street was that he was still tirelessly searching for Princess Soleia, the bride he had his eyes set on.
The concubines and countless bed-warmers he had found did not last very long, and all of them had an uncanny resemblance to the Princess. There were still search warrants up everywhere, and if it weren’t for the fact that Soleia was now an important and valuable source of power, it would’ve been a perfect chance to send her back and build a relationship between both kingdoms.
King Recaldo scoffed as his eyes turned to Soleia. What this woman had, he would never understand. She was beautiful, yes, but not enough for so many men — including his idiotic sons — to desire her.