The Wife He Never Wanted
Episode 1: The Hollow Throne
Seraphina Valmont
- First Wife
Lucien… please… stay…
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
Holding her hand, voice cracking
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
I’m here, Sere. I’m right here.
Dr. Elias
Your Majesty, you must step back. We are losing the heartbeat.
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
SAVE THEM! Both of them!
Hours of agonizing silence pass
Dr. Elias
Walking out of the room, head bowed
Dr. Elias
The bleeding is controlled. The Queen is stable.
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
And the child?
Dr. Elias
Gone. And Queen… there is extensive scarring. The Queen… she will never be able to conceive again.
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
Collapses against the wall
Seraphina Valmont
- First Wife
Typing with trembling fingers
Seraphina Valmont
- First Wife
Lucien? Are you coming? I haven't seen you in seven days.
Seraphina Valmont
- First Wife
The maids say you are in the War Room. They say you are working until dawn.
Seraphina Valmont
- First Wife
Is it because of the baby? Or is it because you can’t look at me anymore?
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
Staring at the phone, tears in his eyes
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
Thinking
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
If I go to her, I’ll break. If she sees me cry, she’ll feel the failure even more. I have to stay strong. I have to lead.
Seraphina Valmont
- First Wife
Looking at her reflection
Seraphina Valmont
- First Wife
I’m a Queen who can’t give him a future. I’m a broken crown.
Seraphina Valmont
- First Wife
He’s busy because he’s already looking for a way out. He’s avoiding me because I’m a reminder of what we lost
Episode 2 : Before the Shadow
Seraphina’s Chambers — 4 Months Later
Seraphina Valmont
- First Wife
Four months. We live under the same roof, yet I haven't seen his eyes in four months.
A knock on the door: Dr. Elias enters for the monthly check-up.
Seraphina Valmont
- First Wife
Dr. Elias… please. I’ve been resting. I’ve been taking medicine.
Dr. Elias
Your Majesty, your health is returning, but..
Seraphina Valmont
- First Wife
If we try again... just one more time... is it possible? Can I give him an heir?
Dr. Elias
No. The damage is permanent. You cannot carry a child.
Seraphina Valmont
- First Wife
Whispering
Seraphina Valmont
- First Wife
So I am a Queen of nothing.
The Emperor’s Study — Moments Later
Dr. Elias
Enters. Lucien looks exhausted, surrounded by political scrolls
Dr. Elias
I just came from the Queen. She asked to try again.
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
.....
Dr. Elias
She is desperate, She needs you. Go to her.
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
Voice cracking
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
I can’t. I can’t face her.
Dr. Elias
She thinks you hate her.
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
I don't hate her! I hate myself! Every time I look at her, I see the child I failed to protect. I am a coward, Elias.
Seraphina’s Bedroom — Midnight
Seraphina sits at her vanity, slowly combing her long hair. The door creaks open. Lucien’s reflection appears in the mirror.
Seraphina Valmont
- First Wife
Her hand freezes
Seraphina Valmont
- First Wife
Lucien?
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
Walking slowly toward her
Seraphina Valmont
- First Wife
Tears falling
Seraphina Valmont
- First Wife
Did you come to tell me the Council has won? That I’m being replaced?
Lucien doesn't speak. He reaches out and hugs her from behind, burying his face in her neck, holding her so tightly his knuckles turn white.
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
Crying
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
I didn't come because I couldn't face you. I was so ashamed of my own weakness.
Seraphina Valmont
- First Wife
Turning in his arms, sobbing
Seraphina Valmont
- First Wife
I thought you were disgusted by me. I thought I wasn't enough anymore.
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
Holding her face
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
You are my everything.
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
He takes the comb from her hand and gently finishes combing her hair. Then, he lifts her up in the bridal style.
Seraphina Valmont
- First Wife
Lucien?
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
Shh. Just let me hold you.
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
He places her gently on the bed and lies down beside her, pulling her into a tight embrace. He kisses her forehead with deep tenderness.
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
Don’t worry about anything. I am always with you.
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
If we take it slowly... if we are careful... maybe one day the gods will listen. But until then, it's just you and me.
Seraphina Valmont
- First Wife
She leans in and initiates a deep kiss. Lucien kisses her back with a hunger he’s been suppressing for months
Seraphina Valmont
- First Wife
Moving to his neck, her voice a breathless whisper
Seraphina Valmont
- First Wife
I missed you so much.
Seraphina Valmont
- First Wife
Gasping, his hands gripping the sheets
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
Sere… stop now. Or the devil will wake up.
Seraphina Valmont
- First Wife
I Want that devil to wake up.
Lucien’s restraint snaps. He flips her over, pinning her to the bed. He rains and kisses down her neck as a soft moan escapes her lips. For a moment, the world disappears.
Messenger
Sire! My apologies, but the Former Emperor Aldric demands your presence in the War Room immediately. He says it is urgent!
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
Growling, he pulls away from Seraphina and goes to the door. He speaks through the crack, his voice cold as ice.
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
Tell my father I will be there when the sun rises. Not a second before. Now leave!
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
He slams the door and locks it. He turns back to the bed. Seraphina has sat up, her hair tousled, looking worried.
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
Walking back to her
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
Why did you move? I told you... they called me, not you.
Seraphina Valmont
- First Wife
Lucien, if your father
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
Silencing her by pushing her back onto the pillows
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
Forget my father. Forget the Council. Tonight, there is only us.
He crawls back over her, his movements heavy and possessive. He begins kissing her again—not gently this time, but with a raw, desperate hunger. It is a claiming.
Seraphina Valmont
- First Wife
Moaning as his hands move under her clothed
Seraphina Valmont
- First Wife
Lucien...
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
Whispering against her skin, his voice dark
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
Be ready, Sere. Because after what they tried to do tonight... I am not going to be gentle with you.
Seraphina Valmont
- First Wife
Wrapping her arms around his neck
Seraphina Valmont
- First Wife
Don't be gentle. Make me forget everything else.
The candles flicker and die out, leaving the room in the shadow as they cling to each other, trying to drown out the fate that is waiting for them at dawn.]
Episode 3: The King’s Gambit
The morning sun filters through the heavy velvet curtains. Lucien emerges from the washroom, looking refreshed but sharp, adjusting his royal tunic.
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
Leaning over the bed
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
You stay here and take rest, Sere. I have to go and meet my father.
Seraphina Valmont
- First Wife
Pulling the blankets up, her voice sleepy
Seraphina Valmont
- First Wife
Should I come with you? I don't want you facing him alone.
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
Smirking playfully
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
No. You stay in bed. You did... quite a lot of "exercise" last night. You need your strength.
Seraphina Valmont
- First Wife
Blushing, throwing a pillow at him
Seraphina Valmont
- First Wife
You’re impossible! Just go before I lose my temper.
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
Catching the pillow, laughing
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
I’ll be back soon.
Seraphina Valmont
- First Wife
You better be. Come back early.
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
Leaning down, whispering in her ear
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
Why? Do you want to do "another exercise" the moment I get back?
Seraphina Valmont
- First Wife
Pushing him toward the door, hiding a smile
Seraphina Valmont
- First Wife
Just go now, Lucien! Go!
Lucien enters with a sharp stride, his face hard. His father, Aldric, is already seated at the massive oak table, surrounded by maps and dusty scrolls.
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
You called me. What is so urgent that it couldn't wait for a civilized hour?
Aldric - ML Father
Staring at a report
Aldric - ML Father
Dr. Elias came to see me. He gave me the final word on Seraphina.
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
...
Aldric - ML Father
He said she can’t become a mother. That the damage is done.
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
Low Voice - Yes i know
Aldric - ML Father
Then tell me, Lucien... what do you plan to do for this? What should you do?
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
We will take slow steps. We will find a way. Miracles happen, Father.
Aldric - ML Father
Slamming the table
Aldric - ML Father
An Empire cannot depend on a miracle! A miracle is for peasants and poets. The throne demands an heir of blood!
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
I won't give up on her.
Aldric - ML Father
Then your path is clear. You have two options, and only two.
Aldric - ML Father
Either you leave this position, give up your crown, and go live your "fairy tale" as a commoner...
Aldric - ML Father
Or you get married.
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
Angrily standing up, his chair crashing backward
Emperor
Lucien Valmont - ML
I will NEVER remarry!
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