The Regent's Secret Wife is a captivating short drama about a woman who devoted years of her life to raising a child and protecting a family that never appreciated her. Publicly humiliated by the man who once abandoned her, she finally reveals a shocking truth that changes everything. What no one knows is that she secretly married the most powerful ruler in the kingdom years ago, and now her enemies must face the consequences of their actions.
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Watch The Regent's Secret Wife Full Episode, an emotional story packed with royal romance, hidden identity, female empowerment, revenge, secret marriage, family betrayal, and dramatic twists. Perfect for fans of drama urbano, romantic drama, drama series, short film, and short movie stories.
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00:00When he entered my private chamber, he was holding a baby in his arms.
00:04You promised to give me ten heirs, he said.
00:06I feared the burden of motherhood might overwhelm you, so Talia bore one for you first.
00:09The war at the frontier is beyond my control.
00:11He avoided my glaze.
00:13But I swear, once you raise this child into a proper young lord, I will return to marry you.
00:17He pressed the baby into my arms, a boy with crooked features and a vacant stare,
00:21then mounted alongside Talia and rode west.
00:25Four years later, he returned victorious.
00:28I was dining with Leo at a tavern.
00:31He had just recited an ancient elven prophecy, and the nobles at the next table whispered in admiration.
00:36At that moment, the tavern door swung open.
00:39Devon dismounted and strode straight towards me.
00:42Alara, he said.
00:43These years have been hard on you.
00:45This boy inherited my gifts, but I cannot deny your role in raising him.
00:49He paused.
00:50My vow will be fulfilled.
00:52But Talia fought beside me at the frontier for five years and gave birth to my eldest son.
00:56I must grant her the title of duchess.
00:58You, however, will be my paranorme.
01:01I signaled my guards to bring Leo to the carriage, meeting his gaze steadily.
01:05You misunderstand, sir.
01:07I am a lord's daughter.
01:09I will not become any man's mistress.
01:11Besides, the true king in my heart is the one who holds the regency.
01:16Hearing Draven now claim ownership over my son,
01:19not even his entire family's bloodline could atone for it.
01:23Surprise flickered across Draven's face before he scowled.
01:27We never swore before the old gods.
01:29You are not the mistress of my house.
01:30Keep such presumptuous words to yourself, or the court will laugh,
01:34saying the duchess Paranur does not know her place.
01:37I smeared.
01:38When he left four years ago,
01:40I had sent a raven to inform him that my wedding would proceed as planned.
01:43On the wedding day, he sent a rusted iron gauntlet with a note.
01:46But, since you are so eager for a husband, swear before this gauntlet.
01:50It will save you from endless listen urging me to return.
01:53He never knew I had outsmarted him and taken another husband.
01:56Leo pressed his face against the carriage window, looking at me with worry.
02:00I ignored Draven and ordered my guards,
02:02Take the young lord back to the Royal Academy.
02:05Had I known we'd run into them,
02:07I would never have taken Leo out during the Academy's lunch break.
02:11Not so fast!
02:12Before the horses could move, Talia blocked the wheel.
02:15She yanked open the carriage door and dragged Leo out.
02:18Leo struggled in her arms, calling for his mother.
02:20I lunged forward.
02:22Talia! Let go of my son!
02:24She dodged with the child, eyes gleaming with triumph.
02:28Miss Alara, what spell has bewitched you?
02:31Since when is my son yours?
02:34A guard drew his dagger.
02:36Stop! The young lord is not for you to touch!
02:38Before he could speak further,
02:39Draven kicked him squarely in the chest, sending him flying.
02:42The nobles and merchants dining nearby are scattered.
02:46Draven's voice was cold.
02:49The king is about to confirm me as my...
02:51Marshires.
02:51The decree has yet to be issued.
02:53You lowly servant dare call my bloodline young lord?
02:56Blood spilled from the guard's mouth
02:58as he scrambled toward the door to fetch reinforcements.
03:01Draven gripped my wrist.
03:03Alara, I know you crave power and heirs,
03:06and my son has grown remarkable.
03:07He whispered.
03:08For four years, you've enjoyed the prestige of our child at court.
03:12Now that we have returned,
03:14mother and child should reunite.
03:16What else is there to fight for?
03:17I broke free.
03:18Dream on, I whispered.
03:20The child you bore is a fool,
03:21not a fraction of Leo's intellect.
03:24If you want any dignity left,
03:26let go immediately.
03:27Deren's face darkened,
03:28and he gripped my wrist with sudden force.
03:30How dare you insult your lord with such words?
03:33He growled.
03:34Pain radiated up my arm,
03:35but I straightened my back,
03:37refusing to show weakness.
03:38Leo, seeing me being attacked,
03:40rushed forward, eyes blazing.
03:42Let her go!
03:43Don't touch my mother!
03:44Tala trembled with fury
03:45as she watched her own child defend me.
03:47Her nails dug into Leo's arm,
03:48her face twisted with rage.
03:50My darling, look at me!
03:51I gave you your bloodline!
03:52That woman only stole your mother's love!
03:54She's a thief!
03:55Leo struggled and landed a punch on her temple.
03:57No!
03:57You're a lying witch!
03:58You're the one hurting my mother!
03:59No!
04:00Talia screamed and released her.
04:02Leo tried to dash back to me,
04:03but Deren seized him by the collar,
04:05lifting him into the air.
04:06The battlefield general,
04:07who had struck down enemies without mercy,
04:09now shouted at a five-year-old.
04:11You insolent boy!
04:12How dare you strike your mother!
04:14Seeing Leo's pale little face,
04:16my fury erupted.
04:17Draven, are you blind?
04:19If she hadn't grabbed him first,
04:21he wouldn't have fought back!
04:22Draven's gaze fell on the bruises along Leo's arm.
04:25He wavered, about to set him down,
04:27when Talia suddenly collapsed to her knees,
04:29wiping tears from her face.
04:31Allara, I bore this child.
04:32Do you think I don't care for him?
04:34But for the past four years,
04:35you've filled him with hatred towards me,
04:37making him reject his birth mother.
04:39How could I have?
04:40I know you still hate me.
04:42When I gave Draven an heir,
04:43I wronged you.
04:44But the child is innocent.
04:45If you need to vent your anger,
04:46punish me,
04:47even take my life,
04:48just don't turn us mother and son
04:49against each other again.
04:52She raised her hand to strike herself.
04:54Stop!
04:54Draven intervened,
04:55then turned to me.
04:56Allara,
04:57four years ago,
04:57I wondered why you accepted the child so quietly.
04:59Now I see.
05:00You planned from the start
05:01to separate my son from his mother.
05:03If I had known you were this malicious,
05:05I would never have entrusted
05:06the Draven family bloodline to you.
05:08He said,
05:09placing Leo into Talia's arms.
05:11From this moment,
05:12you lose all rights to interfere with this child.
05:14Seeing his vile expression,
05:15the humiliation from four years ago
05:17is rudged back.
05:17When Talia suddenly became pregnant,
05:19I had my doubts about Draven,
05:20but every time I tried to ask,
05:22he cut me off.
05:22Tara and I are like siblings.
05:24The child she carries is from one of the guards.
05:25If I had an affair with her,
05:27would I have arranged our marriage?
05:28If you don't believe me.
05:29He even forced Talia to drink an abortfitive
05:31in front of me,
05:32and then sent her to St. Catherine Manor to recover.
05:35I thought I had misjudged them and felt guilty,
05:38sending her remedies from my lands continuously.
05:41A year later,
05:41when I visited with gifts,
05:43I saw Draven holding the newborn reformed baby,
05:45teaching him to say father.
05:46At that moment,
05:47his smile frozen.
05:48The next day,
05:49he tore away all pretense,
05:50claiming the child with Talia
05:52was only meant to let me practice
05:53how to be a duchess in advance.
05:55I clenched my fists,
05:57looking at the pair before me
05:58and let out a cold laugh.
05:59Draven,
06:00do you really think I would raise your intimate child
06:02with your mistress?
06:03Draven stared at me with a dark expression.
06:06I was about to reveal the truth
06:07when I noticed Leo in Talus's arms,
06:10pale and clutching his chest,
06:12struggling to breathe.
06:13I rushed forward,
06:14pushed Talia aside
06:15and pulled a pill from a hidden pouch,
06:17pressing it between my son's lips.
06:19Leo, swallow it!
06:22Since birth,
06:23Leo had suffered from a severe lung condition.
06:25That first winter,
06:26he had nearly been claimed by death itself.
06:28Since then,
06:29I always carried a life-saving pill close to him.
06:31Under my care,
06:32he hadn't had an attack in two years.
06:34This must have been Talus's violent scare
06:36triggering a suffocating episode.
06:37As I was about to pat his back to help him swallow,
06:40Talia suddenly screamed,
06:42lunged,
06:43and yanked my hair,
06:44slapping me hard.
06:46Alara!
06:47Why would you poison my child?
06:49She shrieked,
06:50tears streaming.
06:51He is my life!
06:53How can you be so cruel?
06:55She reached for the pill in Leo's mouth.
06:57Quick,
06:58my darling,
06:58spit out the poison!
06:59I tried to stop her,
07:01but a heavy blow struck my back,
07:03sending me flying across the floor.
07:05Draven yanked me upright.
07:06Alara,
07:08what did you feed my son?
07:09Tara had prayed half the pill
07:10from between Liko's teeth
07:11and flung it onto the stone floor.
07:13I yelled at her,
07:14furious.
07:15Don't remove it!
07:15Let him swallow!
07:16That's the antidote for his lung disease!
07:18He's had this hidden condition since birth!
07:20Draven's grip on my wrist
07:21stiffened for a moment,
07:22but the next second,
07:24Talara dropped to her knees,
07:25begging me.
07:26Alara,
07:26I beg you,
07:27give me the antidote!
07:28I know you can't bear it!
07:29I boobiefight you!
07:30The Marchkiss title!
07:31The birth mother's recognition!
07:33I give it all to you!
07:34Just let my child live!
07:35Even if it costs my life,
07:36I'm willing!
07:37Seeing Leo corrupting on the ground,
07:39I slammed Draven's arm
07:40with all my strength.
07:41Draven,
07:42let go!
07:43Leo isn't poisoned,
07:44it's a lung attack!
07:44If he swallows that half pill,
07:45he'll be fine!
07:46Draven was silent for a moment,
07:48then finally released me
07:49and moved toward the half pill.
07:53The next instant,
07:55he lifted his boot
07:56and crushed the pill
07:57into powder.
07:58He sneered at my ashen face.
08:00Alara,
08:01do you think I'm stupid?
08:02Poison or chronic illness?
08:04Do you think I can't tell the difference?
08:06My son's lips
08:07are already purple,
08:08and you still dare lie,
08:10since you refuse
08:10to reveal the truth.
08:11Don't blame me
08:12for having the knights
08:13search you!
08:13At his signal,
08:14two guards held me down
08:16while three knights
08:16reached for the hidden pouch
08:17in my skirt.
08:18I lifted my chin,
08:19voice low and dangerous.
08:21How dare you?
08:22I am the lawful wife
08:23sworn to marry
08:24His Excellency,
08:25the Lord Regent.
08:26How dare you touch me,
08:27you lowborn scum!
08:29The knights froze mid-motion.
08:31I took a deep breath,
08:32glanced at the unconscious Leo,
08:34and fixed my gaze on Draven.
08:37Draven?
08:37Leo is the sole bloodline
08:39of the Lord Regent Caelan and me.
08:42If he takes his last breath today,
08:44everyone present
08:45will be burned at the stake.
08:47If you value your lives,
08:49take him to a healer immediately.
08:52Talia sobs abruptly stopped.
08:55The Lord Regent did marry a bride,
08:58four years ago,
08:59but that wedding day
09:01was in any case
09:02the same day you swore
09:03before that iron gauntlet.
09:05She stared at me in shock.
09:07I've heard you once rejected
09:08His Excellency
09:09at the Palace Hall.
09:10Are you so consumed
09:11by jealousy
09:12that you now imagine yourself
09:13as the Princess Consort
09:14claiming my own child
09:15as his blood?
09:17Draven's eyes
09:18darkened with malice.
09:21Elara,
09:22what the Lord Regent
09:23said to you back then
09:24was nothing but drunken words.
09:25I didn't expect you
09:26to still dwell on them.
09:28Considering you're the daughter
09:29of the Chief Minister,
09:30such shameless delusions
09:31are no different
09:32than the prostitutes
09:33of the Lower District!
09:34He roared at the knights.
09:36What are you waiting for?
09:37Search her!
09:37When Cain confessed
09:39his feelings
09:40and I rejected him,
09:41he claimed it was
09:42a slip of drunkness
09:43to protect my reputation.
09:45I had buried
09:45every secret
09:46to protect Derek,
09:47yet in his eyes
09:48it became nothing
09:49but self-indulgent fantasy.
09:51The knights tore
09:52at my skirts,
09:53hands rising over me,
09:55humiliation washed over me,
09:57and I bent over,
09:58raging.
09:59Sir,
09:59there's nothing on her.
10:01One knight reported,
10:02At that moment,
10:03Talia screamed,
10:05Draven!
10:05Our child!
10:06He's not breathing!
10:08I looked up.
10:09Leo,
10:10who had been convulsing
10:11moments ago,
10:12lay still.
10:13Leo!
10:14I cried,
10:15rushing to him.
10:16Draven finally panicked,
10:18grabbing a guard.
10:19Go!
10:20Take the fastest horse!
10:21Fetch the healer!
10:22It's too late!
10:23Talia pulled a dagger
10:24from her skirts.
10:26Draven,
10:26I've heard of a folk technique
10:27to cut open the abdomen
10:28and remove toxins.
10:29Slice our baby's stomach
10:31and extract the poison.
10:32By the time the healer arrives,
10:33you can stitch him up!
10:34I shivered at the madness
10:36before me.
10:36Talia,
10:37are you insane?
10:38Draven threw me to the ground,
10:40taking the dagger.
10:41The one who's insane is you.
10:43Talia is his mother by blood.
10:45She wouldn't harm him.
10:46If he suffers,
10:47it's because of your jealous poisoning.
10:50Pull this madwoman away!
10:52He grabbed a jug of strong liquor
10:53and poured it over the blade,
10:55seemingly ready to carve
10:56into his own child.
10:57I broke free from the knight's hold,
10:58shielding Leo with all my strength.
11:00Draven,
11:01if that blade cuts him,
11:02Caelan will make
11:03your entire family
11:05pay with their lives!
11:06Draven sneered,
11:08choking me with one hand.
11:09And yet you still refuse
11:10to see reason.
11:12The king is young,
11:13and all life and death power
11:14rests with the Lord Regent.
11:15You cling to his drunken words,
11:17calling him by name repeatedly.
11:18Do you expect to drag
11:18my entire family to hell with you?
11:20My vision blurred.
11:21Once I save my son,
11:22you'll spend three years
11:23in the Tower of Penance,
11:24so you won't use vile schemes
11:25to drive a wedge
11:25between Talia and him again.
11:26He flung me aside,
11:27raising the dagger
11:28towards Leo's abdomen.
11:30When I opened my eyes,
11:31I saw him bring the blade down.
11:34No!
11:34At that moment,
11:35a guard's voice shouted
11:36from outside.
11:37Your Excellency,
11:38the Princess Comfort
11:39and the Young Lord
11:40are inside!
11:40The door splintered
11:42under a kick,
11:42and countless royal knights
11:45in black armor poured in.
11:47Just as the dagger
11:48was about to strike,
11:49a stone shot through the end,
11:50reflecting it.
11:51Draven froze.
11:52Dozens of swords
11:53were now pressed to his neck.
11:56When he saw the figure
11:57entering the hall,
11:58his face went pale with shock.
12:01The Lord Regent?
12:02The error of authority
12:04around Caelan
12:04made Draen tremble,
12:06and Talia didn't dare
12:07raise her head.
12:08My tears finally broke through.
12:11Seeing Caelan,
12:13I pointed frantically
12:13at the child on the floor.
12:15My king!
12:18Leo has stopped breathing!
12:19Save him first!
12:20Caelan immediately removed
12:22a small porcelain vial
12:23from his neck,
12:25dripping a single drop
12:26of alchemical elixir
12:27into Leo's mouth.
12:30Moments later,
12:31Leo's fingers twilled.
12:33Draven cried out,
12:34Hilara,
12:35what did you just call him?
12:37His eyes were red
12:38as he tried to rise
12:39and question Caelan,
12:41only to be knocked back
12:42to the ground
12:43by a guard's sword halt.
12:44Caelan handed the child
12:45into my arms,
12:46glancing at my swoded cheeks
12:48while his sword
12:49remained pointed at Dreric.
12:51Are you deaf?
12:52My wife calls only me.
12:55Who else would she call?
12:57Draven's face went pale.
12:59Impossible!
13:01Alara married into my family
13:02four years ago.
13:04How could you be her husband?
13:06I rushed forward,
13:07slapping him hard
13:08across the face.
13:09Draven,
13:10the moment you shoved
13:11Talia's child
13:11into my arms
13:12four years ago,
13:13my loyalty to you died.
13:14The letter I sent
13:15was to tell you
13:16I would marry Caelan
13:17and you had someone
13:18deliver a rusted gauntlet
13:20for me to swear before.
13:21Davin's face
13:22twisted in disbelief.
13:24Caelan snorted coldly,
13:26thrusting his sword forward
13:27and piercing
13:28Draven's right hand
13:29as he gripped
13:30his own blade.
13:31Draven wailed
13:32and rolled
13:33on the ground.
13:34Draven!
13:35Taya crawled forward,
13:37terrified.
13:38Caelan looked down
13:39at them.
13:40So it was this hand
13:41that harmed my wife
13:42and child?
13:43Then it serves
13:44no purpose anymore.
13:45He glanced at the
13:46marks on my face.
13:49Alara,
13:50these injuries,
13:51you caused them too?
13:52Talia scrambled to me,
13:54clutching my skirts.
13:55Your Highness,
13:56I am ignorant and lowly,
13:58unaware of your nobility.
14:00But I am still
14:01Leo's birth mother.
14:02Please,
14:03for the sake
14:03of mother and child,
14:05forgive me
14:05and return him to me.
14:07Her gaze locked on Leo,
14:10greedy and demanding.
14:11Although Leo
14:12had regained his breath,
14:13his eyes remained closed.
14:15Remembering her madness
14:16moments ago,
14:17I slapped her several times.
14:21Talia,
14:21Leo is the legitimate heir
14:23conceived after my marriage
14:24to the Lord Regent
14:25and born the following year.
14:27Our wedding
14:28had taken place
14:29in the palace private hall.
14:31To the outside world,
14:32it was said that
14:33the Lord Regent
14:34married a noble-born lady,
14:35but her name
14:36was never revealed.
14:38Caelan insisted
14:38on this secrecy
14:39to prevent the Draken family
14:41from using it
14:41against me at the frontier.
14:43After Leo's birth,
14:45he was raised
14:46at the Royal Academy
14:47under the title
14:48The Lord Regent's
14:49secretly nurtured
14:50legitimate heir.
14:51As for the child you claim,
14:52I paused.
14:53Four years ago,
14:54after you abandoned
14:55that malformed infant
14:56on my estate,
14:57I had him sent
14:58to an orphanage.
14:59If you want a family reunion,
15:01go there and find
15:02your true bloodline.
15:04Draven's family bloodline
15:06was thin.
15:07Four years ago,
15:08after he abandoned
15:09that child to me,
15:10he and Talia
15:11had ridden off
15:12to the frontier.
15:13The malformed infant
15:14had been declared
15:15unlikely to survive
15:16more than three months.
15:17No servant dared
15:18touch him in the manor.
15:20I was no saint,
15:21raising my former
15:22fiancé's illidimate child
15:24with his mistress.
15:25But I couldn't stand by
15:27and watch a small life
15:28die on my estate.
15:31So I secretly sent him
15:32to St. Mary Orphanage,
15:34Lower District.
15:35I never imagined
15:35that child would survive
15:37with sheer determination
15:38until today.
15:40When Talia heard the truth,
15:42she froze.
15:44Seeing me carrying Leo
15:46to leave,
15:46she lunged forward.
15:50Allura,
15:51you lying witch!
15:52Don't think you can deceive me!
15:54Leo is my child!
15:56You only want his gifts
15:57for yourself!
15:58Before she could reach me,
15:59two royal knights
16:00pilled her to the ground.
16:02Kaelin drew me
16:03under his cloak,
16:04eyes sweeping over Talia.
16:06Since your tongue
16:07is so venomous,
16:08you'll be taken back
16:09to the palace
16:10to face royal justice.
16:12He held both me and Leo,
16:14turning toward the door.
16:16Behind us,
16:16two royal knights
16:17caffed Jarrick and Talia
16:18with their arms
16:19crossed behind their backs.
16:20Tara screamed,
16:21hair disroveled.
16:22How dare you!
16:23I'm about to become
16:24a duchess!
16:25The king is about
16:26to grant me a title,
16:27and you dare touch me!
16:29Dreven struggled to rise
16:30from the pool of blood,
16:31standing in front of Talia.
16:36Are you blind?
16:37Step back,
16:38or I'll personally
16:39chop off your heads.
16:41The surrounding knights laughed,
16:43mocking the blood-be-state
16:44of Dreven's right hand.
16:46Sir General,
16:47I think you jesk.
16:49Your Excellency's sword
16:50has disabled your hand.
16:51You'll never wield
16:52a blade again.
16:53Pray tell,
16:54what will you use
16:55to cut off our heads?
16:57Laughter erupted again
16:59in the hall.
17:00Draven trembled with rage.
17:01Do not be so insolent!
17:04I'll appeal to
17:05his majesty for justice!
17:08The knights laughed
17:09even louder.
17:11Appeal to the king?
17:12Perhaps you forget,
17:13the young king
17:14has not yet assumed
17:14the throne.
17:15The Lord Regent
17:16now holds all authority
17:18in the kingdom.
17:19You want His Excellency
17:20to deliver justice for you?
17:22You!
17:23Derren was speechless.
17:27Back at the fortress,
17:29under the care
17:30of the chief heather,
17:32Leo finally emerged
17:34from danger,
17:35fully conscious.
17:39My tensed nerves
17:41relaxed
17:41and I nearly collapsed.
17:47Elara!
17:50Kaylin called softly,
17:52catching me
17:53before I fell.
17:55Mother.
17:56Leo murmured weakly
17:58from the bed.
17:59It's okay.
18:00Before I could finish,
18:02Kaylin pressed me
18:02onto the bed.
18:04Your organs are injured
18:05in multiple places
18:06yet you claim to be fine?
18:07He whispered,
18:09If you hadn't insisted
18:10on seeing Leo awake
18:11with your own eyes,
18:12I wouldn't have let you
18:13step out the door.
18:15Though his words
18:16were stern,
18:17there was worry
18:18and fear
18:19in his eyes.
18:20The healer packed away
18:21the elixirs,
18:22giving strict instructions.
18:24The young lord
18:25experienced extreme fright,
18:26aggravating his old condition.
18:28Over the next several years,
18:29no further mistakes
18:31may occur.
18:33Guilt welled up in me
18:34as I looked at Leo.
18:35I'm sorry,
18:36my darling.
18:37It's my fault.
18:40If I hadn't taken you
18:41to that tavern...
18:44Leo pressed his small body
18:46against my neck.
18:47I don't blame you,
18:49mother.
18:49It was your fault.
18:51It was those two villains.
18:54He looked up at Kaelin.
18:56Father,
18:57you must avenge me
18:59and mother.
19:00They do not deserve
19:01to live under your light.
19:03Kaelin drew us both
19:05into his arms.
19:06Leo,
19:07rest assured,
19:08anyone who dares to harm you
19:10will answer to me.
19:12Meanwhile,
19:13Draven and Talia
19:14searched far and wide,
19:16only to have the truth
19:17shatter their delusions.
19:19Leo was indeed
19:20the legitimate heir,
19:22born the year after
19:24the Lord Regent's marriage,
19:26and the princess consort
19:27was Ellara herself.
19:30Talia had no choice
19:31but to face the truth.
19:33Her face twisted
19:34in rage and envy.
19:37Brother Draven,
19:38that witch is so cruel.
19:40To punish us,
19:41she actually threw
19:42our child
19:44into an orphanage.
19:46Our precious child,
19:48who should have been
19:49a noble heir,
19:50survived five years
19:52in that place,
19:53longing for our salvation.
19:55Draven's heart ached,
19:57placing all blame on me.
19:59They rushed to the orphanage.
20:02Just as they stepped
20:03through the iron gate,
20:05a figure running across the lawn
20:07caught their eyes.
20:09The boy was about five,
20:11sturdy for his age,
20:12and bore a faint resemblance
20:14to a young Derren.
20:16Devon looked at him,
20:17almost in tears,
20:18convinced this was his bloodline.
20:22The orphanage director
20:23rushed over,
20:24about to check the adoption records,
20:26but Draven stopped her.
20:27No need to look through
20:28those papers.
20:29He said,
20:29eyes fixed on the boy.
20:31I can tell at a glance
20:32he carries the Draven family blood.
20:35Who else could look this exceptional
20:36besides my own seed?
20:39Talia screamed and leapt forward,
20:42clutching the boy to her chest.
20:43My darling!
20:46You've suffered all these years.
20:48Look at your father and mother.
20:50We'll take you to the Markiribit estate.
20:52From now on,
20:53you're the sole heir of this land.
20:54The boy looked confused,
20:56but when he heard the title
20:57Ducal Heir,
20:58a flicker of greed lit his eyes.
21:00He obediently returned to Talia's arms,
21:02calling out,
21:04the pair were lost in the joy of reunion.
21:07However,
21:08just as Draven was about to nod,
21:10a frail little hand tugged at his cloak.
21:14Draven turned,
21:15annoyed.
21:16When he saw the child,
21:17he gasped.
21:18The child had crooked features
21:19and a vacant stare.
21:20Drool slipped from his half-open mouth
21:22onto Darren's robe.
21:23This simple-minded child
21:25showed no fear,
21:26mumbling,
21:27father,
21:28mother.
21:29Draven felt sick
21:30and yanked the frail hand away.
21:33Where did this beggar come from?
21:35Father,
21:36mother,
21:36you think a sewer rat like you can call that?
21:38Get lost!
21:40The rejected child
21:41fell to the ground,
21:43wailing.
21:44Though mentally limited,
21:45he still remembered
21:46that I had once visited him.
21:48I had whispered in his ear,
21:49Survive.
21:50Soon your birth parents will come for you
21:53when you hear someone call my lord.
21:55That is your father.
21:56The woman beside him
21:58is your mother.
21:59He had followed my instructions,
22:00yet the child they embraced
22:02was someone else.
22:03Tali's eyes were full of disgust.
22:06This is where this wild mongrel came from.
22:09The orphanage now even takes in cursed idiots?
22:12She hugged her fake son tightly.
22:14Thank the old gods,
22:15my real child grew strong and bright.
22:17If my bloodline had turned out a fool like this,
22:20I'd rather dash my head against a pillar.
22:22As they prepared to leave,
22:24the simple-minded child rose from the ground,
22:26running off to Talia,
22:28calling mother repeatedly.
22:29Talia halted.
22:30By the time she realized,
22:32her skirt had been tugged and wrinkled
22:33by the dirty little hands.
22:35She shoved him.
22:36Get lost!
22:37You disgusting mongrel,
22:39I am not your mother!
22:40The child fell before Drapen's boots,
22:42looking up helplessly.
22:43Seeing those eyes,
22:44Drapen instinctively reached to lift him.
22:46But mid-reach,
22:47reason returned.
22:48Pitying a beggar felt absurd.
22:50As he drew back his hand,
22:52a cold object touched his palm.
22:54He looked down.
22:56The child held a piece of moldy,
22:58black and jerky.
23:00You lowly mongrel,
23:01dare you taunt a noble lord with this trash?
23:04Darin raised his boot
23:05and kicked the boy squarely in the chest.
23:07The child flew back,
23:09landing on the stone steps.
23:11His body convulsed,
23:12blood spilling from the back of his head.
23:15Talia screamed,
23:16covering her fake son's eyes.
23:18Don't look, darling.
23:19Don't let this filthy scene scare you.
23:21The simple-minded child lying in a pool of blood
23:23still gazed toward Draen,
23:25never understanding what he had done wrong.
23:26Just then,
23:27the orphanage director finally found the records
23:29from five years ago.
23:30She ran over,
23:31holding the files.
23:31My lord,
23:32your true bloodline,
23:33this simple-minded child you just kicked is yours.
23:35You've mistaken him!
23:37What did you say?
23:39Draven spun,
23:40snatching the parchment.
23:42When he read the words,
23:43he froze.
23:45This is impossible.
23:47How could my bloodline be-
23:48Five years ago,
23:49When the Lord Regent's Princess Consate
23:51brought this child here,
23:52she explained he was your true offspring.
23:54Cursed by the old gods at birth,
23:55the healer predicted he would not survive three months.
23:57The nun's trembling voice explained.
24:01The records are clear.
24:02Perhaps the child's relentless hope
24:04to see his parents kept him alive all these years.
24:06The nun wiped her tears,
24:08glancing at the blood-stained jerky on the stone steps.
24:11Life in the orphanage was harsh.
24:12Children only tasted meat once every two or three years.
24:15That piece of jerky,
24:16this foolish child had secretly kept it for three years,
24:19he said when his father and mother came,
24:21he would share it with them.
24:22Tala let out a wail,
24:23shoving aside the fake air,
24:24staggling towards the stone steps.
24:26My darling,
24:26it's mother's fault.
24:27Mother has come.
24:28She reached the simple-minded child's body,
24:30holding him tightly.
24:31Blood stained her long dress,
24:32she frantically slapped herself.
24:34Draven also knelt on the cold stone,
24:35his Adam's onion moving with each choking breath.
24:38Just then,
24:38he had called for his father,
24:39offering his most cherished food,
24:41and he had ended that fragile life
24:43with his own hands.
24:44Darren spat blood violently.
24:47At the same time,
24:48the orphanage was surrounded
24:49by a sudden wave of royal knights.
24:52Kaelin stepped forward from the formation,
24:54surveying the bodies on the ground.
24:56Deraphon,
24:57I still underestimated your cruelty.
24:58Even beasts in the Hiss do not devour their young,
25:01what you slaughtered your own flesh and blood.
25:02Draven snapped back to reality,
25:04eyes red as blood.
25:06What are you doing here?
25:07Come to mock me?
25:08I have no leisure for that.
25:09Kaelin said coldly,
25:10Take these two criminals into custody.
25:12Dreven panicked,
25:13screaming hysterically.
25:14Who gave you the right to arrest me?
25:16I am the commander who brought glory to the kingdom.
25:18Because you are guilty.
25:19I stepped forward from behind the arm of knights.
25:21Kaelin was surprised to see me.
25:23You're here too.
25:24I thought I told you to stay at the estate and rest.
25:26My king,
25:27I said,
25:28looking at the lifeless child.
25:30I just wanted to see the outcome with my own eyes.
25:35I was too late.
25:36Seeing me,
25:37Draven whispered,
25:38Alara.
25:38His voice was filled with regret and bitter resentment.
25:41I frowned slightly,
25:42correcting him coldly.
25:43From now on,
25:44you should address me as Princess Consort.
25:45He staggered as if struck.
25:47Kaelin took my hand.
25:48Over the past four years at the frontier,
25:50you falsified reports of victories,
25:53hid casualties among your knights,
25:54and indulged with your mistress,
25:56trading soldiers' blood and lives for your personal glory.
26:00These crimes have now been fully investigated.
26:02Every charge is true.
26:04And the evidence is undeniable.
26:07Kaelin's voice was like a death sentence.
26:09By royal martial law,
26:11you will be taken to the execution grounds.
26:14Carry out the sentence immediately.
26:16Draven went pale.
26:17As the knights moved to escort him,
26:18he tried to resist instinctively.
26:20Within moments,
26:21he collapsed under the pressure of the knight's sword halts,
26:23powerless to shout.
26:24Talia was quickly shackled as well,
26:26her expression vacant,
26:28even forgetting to struggle.
26:29Both were taken to the execution grounds.
26:32Until the very end,
26:34Talia still clutched a blood-stained cloth tightly,
26:36refusing to let go.
26:37This absurd courtly farce finally ended.
26:40I lifted my head,
26:41meeting Kaelin's gaze.
26:43Return to the fortress.
26:44Leo must be worried.
26:45Seven days after Draven's execution,
26:47the young king signed a decree.
26:49The Lord Regent Kaelin and his secret wife Alara
26:51would hold a formal royal ceremony the next night
26:55witnessed by all officials and the old gods.
26:58Kaelin said he owed me a proper wedding.
27:00The palace master of Ascenti's
27:02struck the floor thrice with his staff,
27:04and the wooden doors slowly opened.
27:06I held Leo's hand as we walked down the hall,
27:10nobles on either side bowing low.
27:12Kaelin stood on the elevated douse,
27:16eyes never leaping me from the moment we entered.
27:18I knelt before him.
27:24Rise, he said, palm up.
27:26In this hall, you need never kneel to me.
27:29I placed my hand in his.
27:32The high priest of the old gods
27:35raised the ancient sword.
27:37In the name of the old gods,
27:39by blood and oath,
27:41the Lord Regent Kaelin,
27:43do you swear to protect the woman at your side,
27:46guarding her from all harm?
27:47I do, Kaelin said,
27:50even at the cost of my life.
27:51Princess Consort Alara,
27:53do you swear to walk beside the Lord Regent,
27:56sharing both storm and calm,
27:58until the old gods call you home?
28:00I looked at Kaelin.
28:02I do.
28:02The ancient sword rested across our joined hands.
28:05Its blade cut my fingertips,
28:07blood dripping into Kaelin's palm,
28:09our blood mingling upon the steel.
28:11Blood joined, oath sealed.
28:12From this day forth,
28:13the Lord Regent Kaelin and Princess Consort Alara
28:16are witnessed by the old gods.
28:17Kaelin did not wait for the priest
28:19to complete the ritual,
28:20but lifted my bleeding hand
28:21and pressed his lips to the wound.
28:23A suppressed gauss swept through the hall.
28:25My princess.
28:26He whispered.
28:27From this moment,
28:28anyone who harms you will pay in blood.
28:29I hooked my fingertips,
28:31lightly,
28:31around his hand.
28:33Then your excellency,
28:34return my first kiss.
28:35He bent and kissed me.
28:38The nobles bowed their heads,
28:40silent.
28:44This was the grand hall of the Lord Regent,
28:47and this ceremony was for his princess.
28:52After the banquet,
28:53Kaelin led me to the private chambers,
28:55the heavy door closing behind us.
28:58He removed his cloak and looked at me.
29:02Tired?
29:03No.
29:03He approached,
29:04hand brushing my face.
29:06These past four years,
29:07you've endured so much.
29:09Your excellency,
29:10Kaelin.
29:10He whispered,
29:11cutting me off.
29:12In this room,
29:13there is no your excellency.
29:14His thumb traced a faint scar behind my ear,
29:17cut by Derren's men at the Palace of War years ago.
29:19He had been present then,
29:20but could not act openly.
29:21That night,
29:22he said,
29:23I vowed I would marry you.
29:25You kept your promise.
29:26I replied.
29:27He leaned down and kissed me.
29:29His hand cradled my waist,
29:30pulling me into his arms as we kissed,
29:32unable to separate.
29:33Alara,
29:34say it.
29:34I knew what he wanted.
29:36Kaelin.
29:37His breath hitched.
29:38Say it again.
29:39Kaelin,
29:39my king.
29:40After a long pause,
29:41he released me,
29:42forehead resting against mine.
29:43His voice was hazy.
29:44No rush tonight.
29:46Leo waits in the next room for his good night.
29:48I smiled softly.
29:50Then let's see our son.
29:52He held my hand
29:53and slipped a ring onto my ring finger.
29:56This time,
29:56he said,
29:57no one can ever take it from you again.
29:59When we opened Leo's bedroom door,
30:01he was leaning against the window,
30:03gazing at the moon.
30:04Hearing our footsteps,
30:05he turned and his eyes lit up.
30:07Father!
30:08Mother!
30:08He whispered.
30:09Kaelin walked over and picked him up.
30:12Leo's arms wrapped around his neck.
30:14Father!
30:15Leo shouted loudly.
30:17You are a true warrior.
30:18Kaelin was silent for a moment,
30:20then hugged him tighter.
30:22My son,
30:23you are my pride.
30:24I stepped beside them,
30:26placing my hand over Kaelin's.
30:28Kaelin kissed the top of my head.
30:30Welcome home, my queen.
30:31I closed my eyes.
30:33From tonight,
30:34I am Kaelin's wife,
30:36Leo's mother,
30:37and the true mistress of this palace.
30:39And this is only the beginning.
30:41I've had a dream.
30:42I'm Kaelin.
30:43I'm Kaelin.
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