A Baby For Billionaire Knox

THEME: She has planned it all along

MERWORLD – QUEEN ALANA’S CHAMBER

The merleader heaved a sigh on seeing his wife still laying on the bed. “My queen get up and eat so you can be strong.” Oceanus tried persuading his wife.

“No I won’t eat until you bring back Adella. My child has been gone for seven weeks now and you haven’t done anything about it.” Alana cried.

“You heard what Wanwisa said when she asked the sea, Adella is gone for now but the sea will bring her back whenever he needs her.” He answered.

“When is the sea going to need her?” She asked.

“I don’t know my Queen.” He said in a rasp.

“I want my child or else I will die.” She sobbed.

He sat on her sea moss bed and stroked her face. “Alana, please accept the fact that Adella is gone for now, I need you to be with me. And please don’t die before Adella returns back home.” He carressed her beautiful tail.

“I want to see my child. What is she doing in that world? What if they find out she is a mermaid and they try to destroy her? My titan, you know how wicked they are, the humans are heartless. My child.”

She sobbed in her palms.

“No don’t think like that the great Merivilla sea will protect her.” Oceanus consoled her.

“I hope the sea really protects her.” She nodded in agreement.

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“Get up Chantae, let us go and play.” Calista shook her sister up.

“I am not interested.” Chantae replied soberly.

“Why?” Calista asked.

“I want to be alone.” She replied.

“Is this about the princess? Come on! it has being seven weeks since she went into the human world and it is obvious she isn’t coming back again.” Calista folded her arms.

“Says who?” Chantae asked with a raised eyesbrows.

“It was her wish. We all know the princess liked that world.” Calista replied.

“Just spill it that you don’t want her to come back again so you won’t have to work as a maid in the palace!” Chantae screamed at her triplet sister.

Calista became frightened by her sudden outburst. “I want her to come back! How can you think of me that way?”

“No you don’t want her back and I can’t believe you have forgotten about her so quickly.” Chantae accused.

“No that’s not true.” Calista countered.

“I am sure you are happy now.” Chantae said with a glare.

“Happy? Happy about what?” Calista asked with a confused look on her face.

“You are happy that princess Adella is gone and now you are the most beautiful mermaid in our kingdom!” Chantae screamed again as tears dropped from her eyes.

Calliope and Calista exchanged confused glances. “Calm down Chantae… we want the princess back in our world.” Calliope said in a calm tone.

“You are wrong, whatever Calista is thinking in her head is not right. I know she doesn’t want the princess back but don’t forget your place. We are just palace maids.” Chantae grimaced.

“No.. Chantae.. you are mistaken!” Calista snapped back.

“You don’t want her back!” Chantae insisted.

“Let her think whatever!” Calliope hissed.

“Princess Adella is coming back and you will see.” Chantae screamed as Calliope and Chantae swims away angrily.

*****

PRINCE AZIZI CHAMBER

A beautiful mermaid swims to her matrimonial bed. “My lord, why are you still in bed at this hour?” Meltem asked.

Meltem, she is the wind of the sea and the 13th princess of Merleader Bhupendra and Queen Calista. She is married to Prince Azizi.

“Nothing I just need to rest.” Prince Azizi replied his wife.

“My Lord, you haven’t been yourself since the princess disappearance. Since the past few weeks you have neglected your duties. How long do you plan to stay like this? Do you want to be like forever?” Meltem demanded, a sober look on her face.

“Meltem, I want to be alone.” Prince Azizi said in a low tone.

Meltem placed her hands on her thin waistline connecting to her sparkling pink tail. “Everyone is worried about the princess. But you.. My lord you have to be strong for the queen.” She added.

“I should have stopped her.” Prince Azizi muttered after some moments of silence.

“My lord, you tried your best and it was princess Adella’s wish to leave our world.” Meltem replied in a persuasive tone.

“No I should have done so many things before it got to her making such a wish.” Prince Azizi said soberly.

Meltem settled on the bed. “Azizi-”

He cuts him off. “It was all my fault.” He said in a tight whisper.

“My lord, what do you mean?” She asked.

“Listen Meltem, one day I saw Adella swimming up beyond the merboundary.” Prince Azizi explained.

“Where was she headed?” Meltem questioned with a raised eyebrow.

“Probably to the human world.” Prince Azizi answered as he sat up on the bed abruptly.

Meltem gasped out. “What?! But that’s impossible! The human world is far from our world!”

“Yes that was my thought until she went missing for days.” Azizi reminded his wife.

Meltem reasoned his words. “So you think the princess went to the human world during those times she went missing in our world?” Meltem questioned frantically.

“Yes but back then it didn’t bother me. I thought she was connecting with the sea somewhere far from our kingdom.” Prince Azizi sighed. Guilt was written all over his expression.

“Why didn’t you tell lord Oceanus about it?” Meltem demanded.

“I can’t tell my father, Meltem.” Prince Azizi replied as he swims out of the sea moss bed.

“Why?” Meltem curled up her tail so the fin touched the bed.

“I know what my father is capable of doing to me if he finds out.” Prince Azizi responded as he paced the area.

Meltem swims towards her husband. She held his hand and squeezed it gently. “Please don’t blame yourself.”

“It is all my fault, Meltem. I take the blame for everything.” A tear slid down his well defined cheekbone.

“I couldn’t persuade father to cancel her marriage to one of the princes from other seas. Truly Adella didn’t want to get married because she felt it was too early for her. And thinking about it now that must have been the reason why she made such a wish to the sea. You know things would have been different if the marriage issue was not in the picture in the first place.” Prince Azizi expressed his thoughts to his wife.

Meltem shook her head in disagreement. “No I don’t think it is all just about the marriage alone.” She countered.

“What do you think?” Prince Azizi let go of her hand.

“Well if it is true that princess Adella swims up to the human world then maybe she fell in love with that world. And when you broke the news that father was determined to get her married then I think she used the wish as a chance to be free from getting married and also be in the human world. The princess used one arrow to kill two mackerels.” Meltem explained.

Prince Azizi nodded in agreement. “She must have planned everything for a long time.” He said.

“Can you see now? So please be at peace my lord.” Meltem hugged him.