Kristen Falls Ill - Chapter Eighteen

After Kristen married William, she seemed so happy that she tried to feed less on her friends and be kind and nice to everyone, even if they made her angry.

At night, Kristen and William spent a lot of their time together since the light of day made Kristen ill.

Kristen was in love with William and vowed to be faithful to him.

William also slept when Kristen would sleep during most of the daylight hours. The whole court seemed to be on the same schedule as Kristen.

One day Kristen started to feel very ill. Her stomach cramped, and her body began to hurt all over.

She ran to the bathroom, so she wouldn't throw up in front of everyone. Her stomach was upset, and nothing helped but to throw up. Some days were worse than others, and this concerned Kristen. 

Throughout the day, she ran back and forth. She threw up several times.

Just when she thought she was starting to feel better, the knot in her stomach would suddenly come back.

Kristen started to worry that something was really wrong with her. She thought maybe it had something to do with the curse that the witch had not told her about. Or was she dying?

"Kristen, I'm worried about you. You have been throwing up and really sick lately. You're not feeding either. You need to have blood, or you will continue to get worse," William said with concern.

"I'm ok, William. I will feed in a bit. I don't get as sick as I have been, but I'm sure it's nothing to worry about," Kristen told him.

Kristen summoned one of her ladies to let her feed. The lady held her hand out, making sure not to flinch when Kristen bit into her flesh. Kristen bit into her arm without much pain and drank enough in hopes that this would ease her stomach but not too much to hurt her friend. She was gentle with her feeders. 

After Kristen fed, she was still feeling sick and weak, so she went to lie down for a bit in hopes of keeping some of the blood down.

While Kristen was asleep, William went to one of his closest friends. "I feel like something is very wrong with Kristen. I'm starting to think that someone has poisoned her. So many would do this to get back at her for what she has done in the past. I know many still fear her." William told Robert. "I will look into it, but let's see if she starts to feel better by tomorrow," Robert replied.

The following day, Kristen was still throwing up and feeling very sick. Her head even began to hurt.

"If the queen continues like this, she will die soon. I know she's not supposed to age or grow old, but if she keeps throwing up and not feeding, I'm sure she will starve to death or kill us in the process." one of the ladies tells her friend.

The night fell and Kristen, feeling a little better, picked some fruit for William to help him feel at ease about her illness.

Kristen thought she was getting better, but she found herself feeling very sick again out of the blue.

"I think someone is trying to kill me! They must have poisoned me with something," Kristen thought as she grabbed her stomach.  Kristen feels her days are numbered and will die before too long.