Alessandro was heading to his office when he saw Abril walking in the garden with Noah. There was no maid accompanying her, which seemed strange to him, so he said to Gabriel.
"Go ahead, I'll come later."
Gabriel, seeing where the king was heading, thought to himself.
"Looks like it's going to be another day where I have to handle everything."
Gabriel knew that when the king met with his wife, he left all his work behind; he would disappear for the rest of the afternoon. That still seemed strange to Gabriel; he found it hard to believe that the king, who diligently fulfilled all his duties, would leave everything for her.
When Alessandro arrived where Abril and Noah were, he saw that Abril had red marks on her arms, as if she had been grabbed very forcefully.
"What happened to you, w
