Chapter 10

It's been a week but my waist didn't heal yet. I can't move too much. It hurts! But I can't skip my duties as a queen too.

Today I'm going to see my father. He's still bedridden. I try to walk normally so no one notices I'm injured. Horus walks behind me to cover up. When I reach halfways I can't walk anymore. My legs give up, I fall. Seth runs to me and takes me in his arms.

"Are you sick?"

"No she's not," Horus answers.

"I'm not talking to you slave. Clearly you're not taking care of your master. Go out there and ask a guard to whip you 100 times."

"Yes your grace."

"GO!!!"

He takes me to his palace.

"What happened?"

"Nothing I'm fine."

"Are you pregnant?"

"What? No! My husband's not mature enough to have babies."

"Then what's wrong? Tell me. I'm your family member. Don't you trust me?"

Actually I trust him. He's the only good person among my step siblings. So I show him my burn mark.

"Izna!! This is horrible!"

"I know Nephthys wanted me to carry his mark on my body."

"He's so heartless."

He quickly goes out and brings some medicine from somewhere. He starts applying it to my wound.

"You know, if you were my wife I'd never do this to you."

This one sentence is enough to melt my heart. I also wish I married him instead of Nephthys. I don't care whether I be the queen or not. Queens don't always live a good life. My mother was a queen too. She had to die in a horrible way and didn't get a proper burial. My eyes start tearing.

"Don't cry. I'll take care of you from now."

He hugs me tightly.

"Thank you Seth. You're my only family."

"Yes. Let's look after each other. Cause we're family from now. You and me."

I finally smile.