" YOUR MAJESTY!"
This time it wasn't just the four parents who kneeled in front of her but the entire court, even the consorts who were sitting on their seats kneeled one by one on the floor. The renunciation of one's mate was painful enough and if the Queen were to relinquish her claim on four mates, then who knows whether she will be able to survive it or not? She might be the Dragon Queen but she was after all a mortal, how was she supposed to do something that no living being has ever done? Wasn't doing something like this similar to handing her life to the Devil?
A shifter couldn't even survive the breaking of one mating bond, how was she going to survive four?
" Please rethink your decision, your majesty!" said Lord Sceptre as he begged with all the strength he had in his body. He was already so old, sigh and he was still being bothered by his son's antics! Sob, once he returns home, he will definitely treat his daughter better, he always used to believe that she was a stain to his family because she was born an omega but now—— after dealing with this dominant son of his, he adored his daughter! Who cares whether she was an omega, at least she wasn't inviting trouble!
" Yes, your majesty. My son was a fool, I beseech you. Punish him however you want but please don't put yourself in danger because of him, I will teach him better!" said Duke De Luca.
" That's right your majesty my son's happiness is with you!"
The others chimed along and this time it wasn't just the four of them but the entire court, though some were simply asking her to renounce her mates but not at the cost of her life.
Bree's lips twitched as she raised her hand, she was really getting a headache after listening to the chatter that the crowd was making, she nursed her forehead and then looked at the crowd and the four valuable ministers who were still kneeling on the floor. Her glance instinctively flew to her mates and Bree had to admit that she wasn't even surprised that neither of them was making a sound.
Sure enough, no one among the four wanted to stay at this palace if not for their parents these men wouldn't have wasted another second here. She sighed inwardly but continued to hold on to her arrogant smirk that was plastered on her face as she tilted her head. " My dear minsters, I don't see them begging for me to stop the renunciation of the claim, it's obvious that they do not wish to stay by my side any longer. Maybe their happiness is outside the bounds of this castle, so why are you determined to confine them in these bounds?"
As soon as Bree said those words, the entire surrounding turned silent. Even the parents of the consorts didn't know what to say—— there was no way their sons will apologise and the chances of begging were even lower, so this was the end, wasn't it?
Just as everyone including Bree thought that the matter has come to a closure, there was a loud bang that echoed in the silent courtroom, startling everyone.
Bree who nearly jumped off her throne because of the sudden sound patted her chest after receiving such a scare. She thought that maybe those consorts of hers might have hired assassins for her but then when she turned around to investigate the source of the sound, she was surprised to see that it wasn't assassins but Yakov, who have knocked his head on the ground so hard that he was bleeding.
"Main consort what is the meaning of this——"
" Your majesty!" When Yakov heard that Bree was finally willing to talk to him, he immediately raised his head and in a somewhat aggrieved manner said, " I am your man, when you claimed me as yours, you promised me an eternity, your majesty. How can you abandon me like this? I admit that I was wrong but please don't punish me by tearing apart my soul. If I were to lose you, how am I going to survive that loss?"
Bree's skin started to prickle as she heard Yakov's words —— does this man mean to say that he wasn't going to let go of her until he kills her? And what was with that stupid gaze of his? It really made her feel like she was some kind of bastard who was abandoning his wife after making use of her.
Next to him the three consorts were stupefied at first but then they too went to knock their heads, just as they did that —— an anxious voice called out to her in her head, " stop them!"
And before Bree knew what she was doing, she has already swept her head and stopped the three consorts with her dragon magic. Bree's eyes widened slightly, as she stared at the three men who seemed to be bounded by a magical rope—— she can even do magic, that was so cool!
However, a second later as a sharp pain shot through her forehead all the thoughts of being cool left her head. She rubbed the spot that was throbbing with a dull ache and only a few gazes later realised that she was feeling pain in the same spot as Yakov who have knocked on the floor—— don't tell her that the pain of her mates was her pain?
" Mates for life, you know?" said Saphira inside her head and Bree threw her head back as she let out a string of curses, great. This was so great!
She pinched the space between her brows as she turned to look at Yakov who was still looking really beautiful with blood dripping down his forehead. Fine, she will forgive him, since he was so good looking but just for this once—— she released her magic and glanced at Cian who was a siren. " Cian, heal Yakov's injuries."
Cian bowed his head and hummed in acknowledgement before he walked to Yakov and placed his hand on Yakov's forehead, and Bree watched in astonishment as Cian started to sing. Sirens were believed to have healing magic and it was believed that if a siren was determined, he could even bring back someone from the dead.
So, Yakov's injury wasn't a big deal to Cian and within seconds, he was done healing Yakov.