Chapter 383: The letters part 2
The princess had a faint smile on her face after reading Becky’s letter. She was glad Becky had finally met her family. Sure, she remembered the first time she spoke to Becky, how broken she sounded.
She kept Becky’s letter to pick up the next one. It was a letter from Vesper. Rebecca’s letter finally got to her. Abrielle had been expecting the letter.
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To my dearest Abrielle,
My precious little star,
When I received Cedric’s letter saying that you had been found... I cried. I cried so much that your father had to hold me and calm me down. My heart has been heavy ever since you disappeared during the Spring Festival. I was so scared. You are my only child, Abrielle. My heart. My joy. When you went missing, I felt like a part of me had been torn away.
We searched everywhere. Your father called in every favour, sent riders to the border, to the port everywhere. The whole Nightshade family was in a storm of worry. But even with all our efforts, we couldn’t stay long in Vitalis. The duchy needed us, and it broke my heart to leave without knowing where you were. I hated every mile we put between us.
Before we left, I told Cedric that if he didn’t find you, I would take you away from him the moment I found you myself. Maybe that was harsh, but I meant it. And maybe, just maybe... my words lit a fire under him. He did find you after all. So, in a way, I suppose I can be smug that my threat worked. But don’t misunderstand me, Abrielle I still don’t trust him.
He might have brought you home, but that alone isn’t enough for me. If you ever tell me you’re unhappy in that marriage, even if divorce isn’t an option, and they say death is the only way to break a royal marriage.