Morava stood in front of the bridge, shocked to see that it had... fallen. Half of the bridge was destroyed to the extent that it was impossible to walk over it. It was broken from the middle and half of it was hanging over the river midair. The long wires and long poles that supported it were broken and shattered.
A shiver ran down her spine. How was she going to escape? It was said that the faes had sealed the borders of Hydra Kingdom. In order to test the theory, she picked up a small rock and threw it across the river. The moment it hurled in the air and was at the other end of the river, a crackling sound came and the rock disintegrated into small pieces, catching fire. Every piece was tossed in the Eridani River.
Morava went numb. Her lips quivered. Surely there was a place, a small crack or bend where she would be able to pass through. She went to sit in the carriage and asked the carriage man to take the carriage all around the border of Hydra. She would get down from the carriage and throw twigs or rocks or anything towards the border, but all of it burned in the air.
Defeated, she sat down at the edge of the river. She hated Lusitania and Kinshra from the bottom of her heart. She wailed, "Lusitania! I am going to kill you!" Her shoulders wracked as she sobbed and sobbed. She was doomed in this kingdom forever. Ever since her father had found his fae mate, things only went downward. Even as her mother tried to curtail the fate, things simply kept getting out of control. For the first time in her life, Morava felt defeated.
When Felis was there, the Alphas were contained. And now she realized how important Felis was. At least he made sure that she remained the queen of the Alphas. She hated Lusitania all the more because she was the one who killed Felis. "Goddess, if you give me one more chance, I am going to avenge Lusitania. She has thrown me in this utter desolation. I am going to make sure that she crosses the Fade along with her mate, Eltanin!"
Morava didn't know for how long, but she continued to weep over her misery. When the moon began to descend and the first rays of sun pierced the darkness, she vowed that she wasn't going to rest until she avenged Lusitania. Slowly, she got up and came back to sit in the carriage.
"Concubines?" Morava cut him off. "I know," she said with a long sigh. "You all have..." She tied her hair in a bun. "But I don't care anymore. You can have all the concubines you like. I just—" she bit her bottom lip to stop herself from crying. "I just want to leave Hydra and go back to Pegasii."
Levin choked on his laugh. "No one is going to accept you in Pegasii."
A crease formed on her forehead. "Why is it that all the Alphas hate me? What have I done?" She didn't like the way he was talking with her. So indifferent to her misery.
He shrugged. "Why should we like you? We were all waiting for Lerna to be our queen. We all dreamed about her. She was the woman for us. And then you came along. Princess Morava of Pegasii. Felis sold you to us. You were wearing Lerna's face. If you remember, I was the one who got you back from the borders of Pegasii, thinking you are Lerna. But look what happened? You turned out to be the lost princess of Pegasii. We all wanted to throw you out at that time, but it was Felis who insisted that we accept you because after all, you are also a princess and could bear our children."
Her mind went numb. This was the first time someone had been so free with her. So this was the truth? "I can bear children," she said in a low voice.
"Really?" Levin got up from the bed. "You are taking herbs to stop pregnancy Morava. Do you think we don't know about it?"
Morava masked her shock. How did they know?
Levin added. "Now none of us are interested in you. That ship has sailed."