The Alpha's Unwanted Bride novel Chapter 139

Chapter 139: OPPOSITES

Hildegard nodded and started to leave.

"Hildegard, wait." Rose said, hurrying off to stop

Her. "It’s not like that."

Hildegard stopped moving but simply stood still and didn’t say a word.

Rose went up to her and held Hildegard’s hand to make her face her as she stood.

"Hildegard, look at me, please." Rose begged. "I did not mean to hurt your feelings you know that you mean the world to me. I would never have lived had it not been for you."

Hildegard said nothing, and the guilt burned in Rose’s throat.

"Please say something." She begged.

Hildegard eventually cleared her throat and said. "But I am not your flesh and blood. I am merely a servant."

Queen Rose took a step back, shocked at the impact of her words.

She was shocked at how much it hurt her, like an arrow piercing her heart.

Her lips formed, trying to say something. "Hildegard I-

"Forgive me, Your Majesty." Hildegard said. "But if that is all, I have things that need my attention."

It was like a slap to Rose’s face.

Something she was too shocked even to believe.

The only time Hildegard had called her by her title was when they were children, and then they had gotten so close that she had made her stop.

She had never used that title in over forty years. But for the first time, she just did.

Rose swallowed hard and took a hard step back.

"Of course." Rose cleared her throat after managing to find her voice. "You May leave."

Rose tried to suppress the hurt in her face while Hildegard’s face was unmoving, returning to the subdued and obedient servant she was always supposed to be.

Then, the door was pushed open at that moment, and Cherry galavanted inside.

"Sister! I have been looking for you everywhere. You can not even begin to imagine where I-

Cherry noticed the tension inside the room, and then she stopped.

"Oh," Cherry mumbled.

Hildegard who had never for once pretended to like Cherry ignored her and went out of the room right beside Cherry without saying a word.

"What was that about?" Cherry asked, confused.

"Nothing". Rose said, dressing her coat. And immediately changing the subject. "You came to see me?"

"Yes, I did." Cherry said. "Is it a surprise that I came to meet my only sister?"

Cherry extended her arms and hugged Rose.

"Of course not." Rose said with a tight smile, even though her mind was still on Hildegard."