The Sheikh's Secret Princess (The Quabeca Sheiks 3)

As Zara continued to stare at him, he watched her eyes grow wide as she realized what he was telling her. Squeezing her hand, “Yes, Zara, you are that princess. From reports we were able to find, you and your mother were smuggled out by those close to the family and never heard from again.”

“Until now,” Zara responded slowly.

“Yes.”

Zara started to laugh. At the King’s quizzical look, she tried to calm down, but continued to snort. “I’m sorry, your Majesty. This is all too much to take in. Does Ruby know yet? She will be overjoyed. A princess!” The King joined her as she laughed.

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“My lady, please calm down,” Miriam said to Tiana. Tiana was breaking things in her quarters after finding out that Zara was back in the palace.

“He gave her new quarters!” Tiana screamed as she picked up a vase. She smashed it against the wall. Miriam gasped, she had never seen her so angry. Tiana was practically shaking with anger. “That bitch!” she shouted.

“Please, calm down, we will figure it out.”

“Wait until I get my hands on her.”

Tiana had warned Zara to stay away from the King and she clearly did not listen. She was going to drag her out of the palace by her hair. She could not wait to get her hands on her. Tiana felt disrespected as her anger continued to boil over. She always feared that the King would take another mistress and it seemed like it was happening. She was going to do everything she could to stop it.

Chapter 13

The next morning, James walked into Tiana’s quarters followed by two of the King’s trusted guard. She was getting ready to go see Zara and she frowned when she saw him. “I have matters to attend to,” she said to him. She did not want to speak with him at that moment.

“That will have to wait, my lady,” James said to her. She frowned even more. She knew he was close to the King, so he must have been sent by him.

“What is the meaning of this? Speak quickly.”

“It is a delicate matter, we must sit down.”

“James, spit it out!” She was growing impatient.

“I’m to inform you that the King has elected to terminate your relationship. You will be expected to pack some belongings and the rest will be sent to you at a later date.”

Tiana almost blacked out. She was not sure she had heard him right. She looked to Miriam. Her maid stood there wide-eyed with her jaw open. Tiana held her stomach and stumbled backwards. James caught her. She pushed him away. “You're lying!” she shouted at him.

“My lady, I speak the truth.”

“Why would he? No, I don't believe you. Get out, GET OUT!”

James bowed his head. “I will give you some time to get yourself together,” and left her quarters. He had already known that she was not going to take it well. However, the queen was going to be harder. It was not hard to remove a mistress but divorce a queen? Her people were going to protest. She was from a powerful family. However, the King was adamant. While the recent turn of events was cause for great concern, the King did not wish to see any of these events made public if it could be avoided. He simply wanted them gone from his life.

The queen slapped James when he told her the news. “How dare you say such words to me!” the queen screamed. His words were not true, they could not be. There was no way the King was going to dethrone her.

“My apologies, your highness, but this is the King's wish,” James said.

“Then let him come here and tell me himself.”

“In due time, he will come and speak to you but he sent me to break the news. You should start making preparations to leave the palace.”

The queen laughed sardonically. “Your impudence knows no bounds.”

“My apologies, your highness.”

“Is it because of that bitch? He will really divorce me for a mere maid?”

“His Majesty’s decision has nothing to do with Miss Zara.” James bowed his head and left her quarters. The queen watched him leave. She flipped the table over as soon as James left causing her maids to gasp. No one had ever seen the queen that angry. She was furious. She left her quarters immediately and went to find Zara.

When the queen finally got to her quarters, Tiana was in there waiting in the living room. Zara emerged and her eyes widened when she saw the queen. Maria had told her that Tiana had come to see her but had said nothing about the queen.