Royal Princess: Doted On By The Mafia King

If you refused to protect someone who you could protect, that makes you no different from a murderer.

She could finally breathe easily when she got outside.

She could not believe she just got threatened by the very people who claimed to be faithful to the throne.

She decided to stand on her feet on her own. She will prove to them that she could survive without their help.

***

"What did you discuss with them that makes you pissed off?" Liam asked worriedly. He has never seen Rose this angry and unhappy.

"They threatened to step back and watch me get killed by my enemies. That's funny, right?"

"How many enemies do I have that will lead to my death easily. I don't care if the whole world is after my life but I will never sign another contract with anyone.

"Signing one is enough. I guess your family is not be trusted after all. I really thought they were good people.

"I made a mistake by making assumptions. There are no good people in this world. Even if he wanted a division, he should not have spoken to me that way," she narrated feeling wronged.

Liam walked to her from the sofa he sat on opposite her and hugged her.

"I don't know what to say that will make you feel better but I will tell you the truth I am aware of by being a member of the Hart's family for close to two decades.

"My family is faithful to the throne and they will never let any harm come to you.

"My brother simply feels that you are the reason I left home and he is willing to do anything to torment you," Liam whispered softly as he rubbed her shoulder gently.

"To torment me? I don't think so. Your father said nothing. He watched his son threatened the Queen they were trying to rope in to be their person but he said nothing," Rose said trying to struggle out of his embrace.

"He was testing waters. He is trying to see how strong you are when making decisions.

"It was only a confirmation to see if you will be a person of the north and perhaps sign an agreement with the north to never divide the kingdoms," Liam replied unwilling to let her go knowing she was angry.

"That doesn't make sense for goodness sake. So what of I had signed the contract? Won't that make him happy?"

"It would. Making the agreement with him will confirm that you are desperately in need and willing to sell your will to get their protection.

"That will at least be an assurance that the north will never get such an opportunity. If you refused, that means you were not in support of being controlled.

"Not in support of being controlled simply means that you are strong enough to be Queen.

"It showed him that you are fearless. As for what Jace said, it was only a test. Only one king in the history of the southern kingdom was wicked.

"He had fallen in love with a northern woman and he listened to her advice like a puppet all the way.

"My ancestor did not kill him but made sure the king was well protected because with the presence of an enemy on his side day and night, they needed to watch him more closely.

"When the right time came, my ancestor killed the woman and took the blame. He was excited especially because the woman was pregnant for a son for the king which will mean a northern was going to reign.

"The rulership of a northern over the south under the control of that woman, anyone could imagine what will happen in the south.

"They knew of the endless bloodshed. My ancestor also found out that the child was not for the king.

"Thay was the only reason why he could kill the concubine then even when he knew that she was pregnant with child.

"The king was very angry but he could not kill the whole members of the clan because of a vow he made to his late father who was the late king.

"He executed my ancestor in a very brutal way that made people fear. He did not appoint the descendant of my ancestor general like he should have and kicked my family then out of the capital.

"They moved to B city and that was how B city became more or less the home of my people.

"When the king died and his son died after reigning for forty years, the next king saw how my ancestor was helping the people in B city.

"With my ancestor's arrival in B city, the city began to grow and soon became the major supply of Agricultural produce to all the parts of the kingdom.

"That was all because my ancestor then, protected the farmers. He made them feel valued and he rented lands to them at cheaper rates than other landlords.

"When the young king found out, he brought my family back to Star city. It was only right because then, he was receiving threats from the north and he was so scared.

"The north had killed his brother who was supposed to inherit the throne and he was left on the throne after his father's death with no idea on how to survive.

"My family can never become an enemy of the throne. They will be subject to the throne for the rest of their existence," he gave her a detailed narration very patiently.

Rose listening to this, she had no idea what to believe. She heard Jace's threat with her own ears so what was she going to believe?

"He will come to apologise soon. They will apologize very sincerely and give you their reasons," Liam assured her.

He rest his back against the backrest of the soft sofa and pulled her to rest against his chest causing warmth against his chest.

Rose found herself relaxing comfortably against his warm chest and inhaled slowly and deeply.

She found herself feeling sleepy. "I told them that you were a time traveller and Jace told me to take Joke classes if I liked to tell jokes."

"They will not believe. Why did you tell them?" he asked confused.

"I wanted to find out if you are lying. If anyone knows you well, it should be your family members.

"They thought it was a joke meaning you were also joking with me and there was nothing like time traveling.

"Why did you lie? There are many ways someone could predict the future apart from having to come up with such absurd joke."

"Why did you lie to me about your rebirth?" he asked while stroking her soft long hair.

"I did not lie," Rose replied hastily and looked up at his face displeased.

"I believe you did. You should have asked them if they believed in rebirth and their answer will make you aware of your lies."

"I am not lying. How then did I die but still survive it? I woke up in the orphanage home."

"How old were you when it happened?"

"I was fourteen. Why?"

"What if it was caused by time traveling?"

"Could we not go over this again? Fine, I won't call you a liar over claiming to be a time traveller and you won't call me a liar either. Are we good?"

Liam chuckled making his chest vibrate slight under her head. "You win,"  he agreed.

Lying on his chest, she soon fell asleep. She had no idea that she was already letting her walls fall fast.

***

"I know I went too far. I will apologize to her tomorrow," Jace promised his father.

He was not sure about why his father gave him the task to find out how strong Rose was and why his father did not stop him when it was becoming excessive.

However, he was now given the task to appease her and beg for her forgiveness when all these could have been avoided.

"The girl is confused. She does not know what she wants yet. We will apologize when we are sure that she knows what she wants by being Queen.

"She seems to have so many plans for vengeance against someone she knows nothing about.

"I hope she finds out what she truly wants. I hope she ends up realizing that the safety of the people matters more than vengeance.

"The real person she should be wary of is not even in the palace yet.

"She is lost and it very understandable but she still needs to wake up to a lot things," Mr Hart murmured tiredly as he stared out of his window into the night sky.

"Who killed her mother?"

"I don't mean the person that killed her mother but a bigger force she should be careful of.

"I think Liam knows who the person is and he has discovered how far that person's strength is.

"It might lead to a really bloody war. Our main aim to ensure Rose survives it.

"The research institute was that person's idea."