24 Here for you

"That is the sweetest thing that anyone has ever said to me. But I can't marry you," she said removing Alexander's hand that was holding hers."Concentrate on Francis, dont worry about me. I am not alone," added thinking of her sisters.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes. I am sure that I will be just fine. You should think more on how to live long with your bane around and the rest will fall into place for both of us," she said and gave him a hug. "Fortunate are those who get the chance at love, don't ever waste your chance. Your future is not looking too good try to change it by making the present better," she warned him.

'I wish I could tell you that you will succeed in winning Francis' love and break the curse. But by breaking the curse Francis will go away from you forever,' she thought as she broke the hug.

"Should I ask what happens in the future?" he asked.

"You can but I won't tell you. Enjoy your night," she said and exited the room going back onto the shadows. Alexander's dragon heard her thought and understood the future that awaited the two lovers. Had felt bad for the two young men but fate can't be avoided and they would have to part ways in the future no matter what choices they make now. He also felt pity for the triplets for the fate that awaited them, their immortality would end and they will die to protect Alexander and Francis.

"The future is indeed dark," he remarked, Alexander had him say this and went to Francis.

'No matter how dark the future is, I will always be here for you," he said determined to never leave Francis. He brushed his hair and watched him sleeping so peacefully. He wondered if a day will ever come that Francis would let him be so close to him without feeling uncomfortable of his presence.

He sang Francisa song of a bird that used to be trapped in a cage until a good Samaritan cane and rescued him and set him free. The song was nice and sweet and Alexander's voice was so melodious, his voice hit the halls of the special palace. The servants who heard it all moved close to the room to listen closer to him singing. The song was calming, they felt their souls being free from the burdens they carried while listening to him sing.

Alexander continued to sing for his beloved not aware of the attention that he was attracting outside. News went around the palace that the prince was serenating his new wife. The other wife's and the Queen mother too stopped everything that they were doing and rushed over to the prince's palace to hear. They all pushed there way to the door and leaned there ears to listen to Alexander singing.

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"Enough," Olivia screamed throwing things around in her room.

"Please relax my lady," her handmaiden requested of her but she could hear none of it.

"Why should I relax when everything in the palace is going so wrong. The prince is doing things that he has never done before ever since that man came into the palace. He is snatching the prince away from me and I am helpless to do anything to stop him," she said throwing thing at the servant.

"But you are still his favorite wife and princess. No one can compete with you," the servant said trying to comfort her.

"Don't you know that man also bears the same title as me?" she asked grabbing the servants hand and pushing her away. "That man is taking everything away and the old hag is encouraging him and supporting him."

"My princess it is not nice to call the queen names," the servant warned.

"And is it nice that she is plotting against me. Is it nice of her to try to throw me out of the prince's life?" she asked ruining the decorations on her bed.

"But she has always done that but despite her efforts you still remain the most powerful of the prince's wives," she stated.

"That is true but this man was not the old hag's choice but the prince himself. He cares about him more than anything else. For instance it was always a law that I am the first person he sees the minute the sun sets and he transforms back to his human form. But he only ever runs to that man and that servant," she complained taking a seat.

"Servant?" her handmaiden questioned.

"I have noticed him getting closer to one of the new servant girls. I dont know what business he has with her but I dont like it. I think that I will have to show them all how powerful I am in this palace," she said and ordered the servant to clean up her room and get her some weed for her to smoke.

She took out her best jewelry and put them on. She adorned herself in a beautiful pink dress and applied some makeup on her face. The makeup was light just a few touches."Alexander is mine and no one can take away from him," she said with a confident smile on her face.

*****

Alexander sang the song to the very end. He covered his beloved and got up to go look for his mother to find out the reason she is provoking Francis against his first wife.

He opened the door, the queen and four of his wives and the servants behind them, they all fell into the room and landed on the ground.

He stopped in alarm as he didn't expect then to be behind the door like that. He waited for them to get up from the floor, he watched patiently as they dusted there dresses as the servants excused themselves and left the room. He eyed them suspiciously but they all avoided his eyes out of shame for ease dropping on him singing.

"Now ladies," the queen began getting the attention of the prince's wives. "It seems that Francis is asleep. The welcoming ceremony will have to be postponed to another time. Come on, let's all leave him to rest," she said saving all of them from an embarrassing situation.

And without waiting for the prince to say anything they all exited the room and ran away.