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Karin fidgeted. She didn’t think she would get used to the king’s strong presence, even though she had talked to him more than a handful of time.

The healer then told the king about her conversation with Rania a few days ago about her fertility issue.

“She wanted me to teach her how to make the fertility concoction.” Karin almost sounded apologetic, as she felt bad with this whole situation. “I have tried to tell her that she can’t start it yet, but I don’t think the reason will hold for long.” She told the king what excuse that she used.

“What did you tell her?” Maximus clenched his jaw. “Did you give her a hint or anything about her condition?”

“No, my king. That’s why Ie to you because recentlydy Rania asked the same thing again.” Karin then gathered her courage to give him her opinion. “I think you need toe clean with her. She will ibe /imore hurt if she finds out you are lying to her.”

Maximus knew that. He didn’t want to start lying to her. They had started over, and they couldn’t taint it with a lie that could tear them apart.

They might not survive the second time.

However, how could Maximus tell her about the truth? This was not something easy. It was not easy for him, even more to her.

Maximus could see how it would devastate her, and what if she pulled away again?

“Let me think about it,” Maximus said. “For the meantime, don’t say anything, don’t give her any hint, or clue about what’s going on. Let her enjoy the ceremony.”

Karin nodded. “Yes, my king.”

And after that, she took her leave, while the king stayed in the war room until morning came, because he couldn’t bring himself to lie down next to her, and looked at her in the eyes, as he knew what she wanted.

A family.

That was what Maximus wanted to. A little family that belonged to him. Children, who looked like her, or like

him.

They wanted the same thing, but at what cost?

Yet, Maximus couldn’t bring himself to break her heart.

[You didn’te backst night.]

Rania slid a paper into Maximus’s line of sight, as they had lunch with the other elders and some important figures in this kingdom.

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“There are a lot of things to be done, so I can have a peaceful day of ceremony for you. How’s the preparation?”

Rania scrunched her nose, indicating she didn’t like the process, but secretly enjoyed it. She had never had a party especially held for her.

Wearing a beautiful dress and had everyone looked at her with respect. Not even in her wildest dream she would imagine where she was right now.

If two years ago, when she was still within Caden’s grasp, someone told her that she would have her big day, and she would be the queen of this kingdom, clearly, Rania wouldn’t trust them.

That was absolutely insane to think she would finally have her moment.

“I will join youter in the dance practice, do you like it?”

Rania’s eyes lit up, she nodded, and then continued eating.

“Can you sense something?” Maximus wondered how Rania could eat normally when she couldn’t taste anything.

[No, but I have made peace with it. It doesn’t bother me anymore.] Rania then added something. [You don’t need to bother about it too.]

Maximus kissed her temple.

One thing that Maximus realized, something that he knew it was true, no matter how hard he tried not to think about it. It was; he had broken her.

She came with him, losing his taste buds, but now she lost her voice too. Not only that, he was the one, who broke their dream to have a family.

If it was not for the miscarriage, Rania’s condition might not be this weak to the point she couldn’t carry a child.

But, it was because of him. He put them in this predicament.

Later on, it wouldn’t be about a child. The elders would start acting up again if Rania was not with a child after sometime they were together.

Maximus might be able to hold them back for a year or two, but after that, Rania would start questioning herself as well.

That afternoon, Maximus made a little sacrifice for her, this was not the first, but it wouldn’t be thest.

“It’s okay, you are not that heavy,” Maximus said when Rania stepped on his foot again for… who knew how many times she had done it…

Meanwhile, Rania was exasperated with herself, she furrowed her brows, trying to concentrate with her feet.

“That’s good, keep going, mydy,” Prim encouraged her. She was the dance teacher for Rania, because it was

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She was a beautiful woman with blonde hair and blue eyes, but it was not as clear as the king’s, hers was more

green.

The ceremony would be in two weeks from now, and Rania just learned how to be able to have a proper dance around a week ago.

Three weeks of lesson in total, and she still couldn’t get a grasp of how to do it right.

If it was a lesson about medicine, she would have aced it by now, but why it was so hard to move her body the way she wanted?

Once again, she stepped on Maximus’s foot. She then took a step back, clearly upset with herself.

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“If you are going to step on feet all the time, why don’t do it from the beginning?” Maximus held her by the waist, and let her to step on his feet, as he moved.

This way, Rania didn’t need to do anything.