The Ghost Prince's

The Struggle of Prince Dalson

It rained heavily amid the thunderous roar of lightning. Sometimes the dark forest is bright because there is a red flash coming from the sky. With his body shivering in the cold, Prince Dalson continued walking while holding Reine who was still unconscious.

The man wanted to take Reine to safety. He wanted Reine to wake up. Although not all are guilty, Prince Dalson is already distrustful of his personal bodyguards. She knew that everyone who had been by her side and always acted as if protecting her would only obey Her Majesty's orders.

Prince Dalson's disillusionment and resentment grew even greater. The man was no longer on Her Majesty's side. The formidable man decided to fight against Her Majesty the Queen and win power in the kingdom.

"Darren," said Reine in a quiet voice. Although it was slow but Prince Dalson could hear it clearly.

The man lowered his head and covered Reine's face that was wet from the rain drops. He had run out of ways to protect the woman. But the place he went to was not far away. Even the horse that he should have been able to use as a vehicle was also lost somewhere.

"Darren, is that important to you? To the extent that when you are unconscious remains the name of him that comes out of your lips" Prince Dalson said.

Somehow she started to feel a strange feeling when she heard Reine mention another man's name. His heart felt very painful as it was sliced by such a sharp training. His heart was squeezed to make it hard to breathe. Prince Dalson had never felt this much pain before.

The man seemed to not accept when the woman who was supposed to be his was attracted to other men. Although Prince Dalson himself knew that the other man had been using his body all along.

Because the road was too slippery Prince Dalson slipped until he sat down and hit his head on the wood. There was a wound that was spitting blood on his forehead. But the man did not care at all about his own circumstances. He was more concerned with Reine. She checked Reine's body and made sure she was okay.

Prince Dalson is out of power. But the man forced himself to keep going. He won't lose Reine. She doesn't want to be late to take Reine to a house that can treat her.

"Reine, you have to hold on. I'll take you to a safer place." Prince Dalson stood up straight and walked back. The move was very slow because now Prince Dalson began to feel dizzy.

The man felt a little relieved when he saw that the rain had started to stop. Even so, his clothes were soaked and he was now very cold. Plus the fog in the forest is so cold that it makes Prince Dalson feel like he is in the middle of an iceberg.

After traveling many kilometers, Prince Dalson finally arrived at a simple wooden house. The man felt that his legs were now very stiff and difficult to make to step again. He collapsed right in front of the door still in a position carrying Reine. The sound of Prince Dalson's fall made the owner of the house immediately out. An old woman looks shocked when she sees Prince Dalson in front of her.

"Prince, what happened? Why did you suddenly come to see me. Then who's this woman?"

Prince Dalson forced his eyes to remain open to say a few words to the woman in front of him. "Please save him!" After saying these words Prince Dalson was also unconscious. He was lying on the wooden floor with a very pale face.

"Prince, wake up Prince!"

...***...

Reine opened her eyes slowly. When he regained consciousness, the first thing he did was to examine his stomach. Although he had rejected the presence of a fetus in his womb but now Reine is very unwilling to lose the child. He had already started to feel affection towards the child inside his stomach.

"He's fine. He's a very strong baby. Even though you lost a lot of blood, but he stayed inside. He seems to love his mother very much. To the extent that he did not want to leave his mother despite the danger that threatened him," said the old woman who now stands by the bed.

"Who are you? Where's this?" Reine recalls hitting Prince Dalson when the royal guard wanted to kill him. "Where's Prince Dalson?"

The old woman smiled at Prince Dalson. "It seems the Prince loves you very much, Empress. Do you know what he's done? He himself is also sick. But he was willing to go to the forest to look for potions in order to treat you. Recently I saw the good side of a Prince Dalson. Usually everyone who knows Prince Dalson will definitely judge that he is a very cruel man and does not have a conscience. But today I saw from the look in his eyes that he was actually a very kind and sincere man towards the people he cared about."

Reine remembers her birth again. "Did Prince Dalson know I was pregnant?"

The old grandmother was silent for a moment. "Have you ever kept this pregnancy a secret?"

"Yes" replied Reine. "But after hearing from you I can judge that Prince Dalson already knew of this pregnancy."

"I'm sorry, Empress. I don't know why you kept this pregnancy a secret from Prince Dalson. But if I don't tell you your true circumstances, Prince Dalson will definitely get more agitated. Once again I'm sorry" said the old woman with a very sorry face.

"Where is Prince Dalson now? I want to meet him."

"No need, Empress. You can not move much first for the good of the child in your womb. You better rest here let me find Prince Dalson. You should also eat because during these few days-"

"Some days you say?" cut Reine with a confused face.

"Really, Empress. You have been unconscious for a few days. Your condition is really weak. Earlier I asked Prince Dalson to take you to the hospital so that you can be treated with a medical team that is more skilled in its field. Prince Dalson refused. He is afraid something bad will happen to you. I myself do not know what bad things the Prince avoided."

"Prince Dalson must have been afraid that Her Majesty's Queen's men would have discovered our whereabouts if we were in the hospital. But has Prince Dalson really changed? Or is there another purpose behind this good attitude of his," Reine murmured inwardly.

Suddenly the door opened wide and Prince Dalson appeared there. The man looked towards Reine with an unreadable look. He walked slowly towards Reine to make the old woman who had talked to Reine choose to step aside.

"Grandmother Mery, thank you for making Reine healthy again" Prince Dalson said.

Grandma Mery looked down respectfully while smiling. "It is my duty to help you Prince. Excuse me first. I want to prepare food for the Empress."

Prince Dalson just nodded. He remained silent until Grandma Mery actually left the room.

"Prince, I can explain why I chose to keep this pregnancy a secret." The impatient Reine actually preferred to get the word out first.

Prince Dalson looked towards Reine before finally smiling. He sat next to Reine. Looked at Reine's stomach for a moment. "That's a very wise decision. Maybe that kid isn't in your stomach anymore if you tell me sooner."

Reine scrunched his forehead. "You don't blame me?"

"No. I just want to apologize. Because of my personal bodyguard, you almost got fucked and the kid almost miscarried."Prince Dalson's face looked very serious.

"This is our child" Reine said carefully as she held onto her stomach.

"I don't know what to do when I find out you're pregnant with the royal heir. Your life must be in Reine's danger if Her Majesty the Queen comes to know all this."

"But none of that matters to me. What I want to know is that you are happy and ready to accept this child as your child?"