The Forgotten Princess Rose-Chapter 259

Gage inspected the bruises left on him by Zayne. How was he to show his face to the town tomorrow when he looked like this? He looked like he had just come back from a battle he was close to losing.

Gage touched a sore spot on his lip. Gone were the days when he could tease his little brother and nothing would come out of it. Zayne had grown to be taller than him and with it came Zayne doing the beating.

He remembered the little brother who wanted desperately to join learning how to use a sword.

"Fuck," Gage cursed, upset that his plans for tomorrow were ruined.

The door opened which further upset him. He didn’t want to see anyone right now.

"Are you happy?" He heard the queen.

"Shouldn’t you be coming to treat your husband instead of asking me that?" Gage asked, looking at her reflection in the mirror.

"Not when you’ve embarrassed yourself today. Why would you pick a fight with your brother over his wife? We talked about holding a big celebration for him. This war would not have been won if not for him. The time to fight is done so apologise," Queen Yvonne urged her husband.

She could easily guess how bad it would be if they lost Zayne’s loyalty.

Gage didn’t have time to think of celebrating Zayne. "Do you see my face?"

"The state of it is hard to miss," Yvonne replied. "I do not understand you. You go on and on about his achievements to me but then when he stands before you, you do this. Why?"

Gage didn’t have an answer for it at first but then he settled on, "I was merely joking-"

"No, you were not. I know that it gets you that many cheering for him at times like this. It isn’t a good feeling to be compared to anyone. I still feel like I am nowhere near filling your mother’s shoes but you do not see me picking a fight with her. Apologise to him," Yvonne advised her husband.

Yvonne approached him to get a better look at his bruises. "This shows that you went too far. How did you think he would react to you speaking about his wife?"

"It is tradition for it to be checked that the marriage is official. He’s just upset that I know she once lived in a brothel. That kingdom had slaves, something they tried to hide from us."

Yvonne was surprised to hear this was the kind of woman Zayne settled for but then she had to consider how Zayne always did the unexpected. "Well, he knows her past and married her. We just have to accept it. There’s nothing you can do about his marriage now and there’s nothing you will do. Promise me." freёnovelkiss.com

"I was never going to end his marriage. I didn’t believe it in the first place. Don’t touch it," Gage said, his cheek hurting after Yvonne touched it.

"I hope you got enough good hits in to get rid of your anger. This ends right now before your family splits. We can’t lose Zayne’s loyalty now. His wife is from another kingdom so what would stop him from moving there and leaving us?" Yvonne asked, needing Gage to seriously consider his actions.

"He wouldn’t," Gage replied. He knew his brother would never just up and leave them for good.

"We also thought he would not get married but here we are. Anything is possible right now. It is possible for him to grow tired of your jealousy and have to move on when you are in a better mood. I would have long left if I was in his shoes. Just think about the consequences,’ said Yvonne.

She could only offer him advice as Gage would do as he wanted.

Since he didn’t want her touching his bruises, Yvonne walked to the bed.

"You will find someone else to send in his place, won’t you? You have plenty of men to use in the palace so why not give your brother a break? If you are not careful you’ll end up losing another- Sorry," Yvonne caught her mistake fast. "I didn’t mean to."

"Stop talking," Gage said, annoyed that she was bringing up his late brother.

"I didn’t mean to. I was just. Forgive me but I think remembering what you have already lost will serve as a reminder of why you should treat Zayne better. You are on the path of losing another brother and all blame will be on you," Yvonne said, telling Gage the harsh truth.

"I cannot send someone else. Where he must go, the leader talks to only Zayne. Zayne will give me the results that I need which is why I must send him. Before he went off to find a wife, we talked about him going there when he returned," Gage explained.

"Then why couldn’t you have told him this instead of being forceful? Honestly, you deserved to be hit for your methods. Tell him that you need him instead of ordering him around and help me decide on a wedding gift for him. Now I feel like hitting you," Yvonne said, annoyed that this could have all been avoided.

"What is it with men and wanting to act all-powerful instead of just speaking?" Yvonne wondered.

"Like your battles with women are simple. I’m sure my mother will come to visit tomorrow so it will be made right. I let him get off easily for hitting me so he knows I am not upset. This will be cleared up when we get to dinner so don’t worry about it. I need something to drink," Gage said, looking away from the mirror.

Yvonne thought he needed more than that. "Maybe you should have one of your beloved wines wrapped up as a gift for Zayne and hand it to him yourself. I am thinking of getting his wife a necklace. We have a lot to make up for thanks to you."

"Zayne had a role to play in us falling out," Gage argued.

Yvonne didn’t see it that way. "Think of a nice gift and apology. I wonder, should we take our son to see Zayne’s wife? I don’t know what we might be walking in on. Should we meet her first?"

Yvonne trusted Zayne’s judgement but still, a woman from a brothel wasn’t the kind of person she wanted around her son to have him hear things he shouldn’t. Yvonne didn’t want to hear stories about a brothel and get into full detail.

"See, you question her as well," Gage said, seeing his actions right since everyone was questioning it.

"I am speaking to you, not to Zayne. That is where you made the mistake. Please back me when you sleep. Your face bothers me," Yvonne said, not wanting to see it for another second. "I need my handsome husband back."

"I am still handsome. These are little scratches," Gage said, confident he was still the most handsome man in the kingdom. "I’m not going to let him land a hit next time."

Yvonne closed her eyes. Gage was not listening to her. "I told you not to let there be a next time. I am going to bed. Find someone in your counsel to bother with this."

Yvonne gave up. The two brothers had to fix this.