The Cursed Prince's Strange Bride

"Prince Harold... how is he?" Tyra asked weakly.

"He has been unconscious. He was badly wounded–"

"Why? Is he going to be okay?" Tyra asked as she began to cry.

"He is Prince Harold. We are sure he can survive this. There is something more important." Susan leaned closer and asked, "The maid with you that night... did she look suspicious? Is there anything you can remember about her?"

Tyra shook her head as she answered, "I had never met her privately before until that night. She begged me that she wanted to stay back during the hunt, but she could not think of any excuses to give."

"Why did she want to stay back?" Susan questioned her curiously.

"She... was afraid everyone would know she was an Omega," Tyra responded timidly.

"What? She is an Omega? How did she get to work here then?" Susan asked, surprised.

"I don't know. But she started working after the full moon last year. This was her first time in the palace during the full moon. I don't know how she was able to hide it."

She paused before adding, "I felt bad for her. As an Omega, I could understand her. So I agreed for her to stay with me."

Susan looked at her suspiciously and asked, "You do not remember what happened after that?"

"I... can't. Don't you believe me?" Tyra asked when she noticed the suspicion in Susan's eyes.

"Did she give you any biscuits?"

"Biscuits? W-What... biscuits?" she asked, looking genuinely curious and confused.

"Think about it carefully. If she gave you anything that you ate or drank. It's going to help us with a lead if you, Princess Amber, and Lance ate the same thing."

"Lance? What does he have to do with this?" Tyra asked, still confused.

Susan looked at her closely before shaking her head.

"On second thought, I do not think you ate anything to make you not remember what happened that night."

She leaned closer and whispered in Tyra's ear, "You are lying to all of us."

She leaned back and noticed the panic in Tyra's eyes.

"I... I am not lying. I... really do not remember." Tyra said while shaking her head defensively.

"Both Lance and Princess Tyra could not remember what happened the entire evening. Princess Amber finds it difficult to remember anything after that morning, while Lance can only remember up to late afternoon. Lance is a Beta. So there is no way he couldn't remember up to that evening, but you, an Omega, could remember how the maid approached you that evening but nothing else. And I don't think getting stabbed would have made you lose your memory. It doesn't seem to me like you hit your head." Susan said reasonably.

Yes, she was good at easily reading things except for knowing whether or not a guy was interested in her.

Tyra looked at her in alarm before bursting into tears, scaring Susan, who hadn't been expecting it.

"I don't know what I'm supposed to do." Tyra cried.

Susan's eyes widened and she kept her voice down as she whispered, "You remember, don't you? What happened that night?"

Tyra shook her head and kept her face down as she cried.

"Did you expect me to tell them the truth and make them execute her?" She cried and raised her teary face and misty eyes to look at Susan.

"What... is that... supposed to mean?" Susan stammered. She didn't like the direction this was going.

"What would happen to Prince Harold if I told them the truth? She is his bride! He won't be happy about it, and he is going to hate me!"

"Keep your voice down!" Susan said through gritted teeth and looked at the door in alarm.

Her heart was in her throat at this point, and she was desperately hoping that Tyra didn't know what she was saying.

"It's the truth," Tyra said, in fear. "Remembering what happened that night still scares me. B-But... I'm sure... she didn't mean it. I... I am so scared! Please help me!" Tyra held Susan with shaking hands and cried loudly while Susan simply sat there, stunned. But she was soon pulled out of the reverie when the door opened and she saw Damian, standing there with another of the queen's guards and the royal physician.

Susan could tell from the expression on their faces that they had heard the conversation. At this point, Susan was confused and didn't know what to do. Tyra still held Susan and sobbed.

"Is that true?" Damian asked, keeping his gaze on Tyra.

When she heard the voices, she raised her head and looked up to find three people. She looked scared as she shook her head while Susan stood up, not sure what she was supposed to do.

"I will inform the Queen," the second guard said.

"Wait! We... are not sure yet." Susan said in panic while Tyra nodded her head in agreement with what Susan said as she quickly cleaned her eyes.

"Not sure?" Damian asked with a scowl.

"The three of us heard that. You do not have to deny it to save Princess Amber. Justice has to be served." Damian said while giving Tyra a pointed look.

Susan looked on helplessly. She could understand why Damian was being stubborn about this. He had a special relationship with Tyra and wanted to make sure the person who had hurt her was punished. But it still didn't make any sense to her. Why would Princess Amber do such a thing?

Helplessly, she watched as the other guard turned around and left to go report to the queen. Right now, she was heartbroken and devastated.

Had she been wrong about Princess Amber all this time?

"No one was supposed to be in here without the permission of the queen. Why are you here?" Damian asked her harshly.

Now she was wondering the same thing. Why did she come here? She had just worsened the issue. She should have let Princess Tyra continue to pretend like she did not know anything.

At the rate this was going, Princess Amber was going to be executed once the Queen and the aristocrats got hold of this new piece of information. And even Harvey would not save her and her brother from being sent away from the palace.