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Benjamin's Bride Fifteen • Dwelling In The Past
•Benjamin• I squeezed the excess water from the cloth before making my way back to Heather's side. As expected, her fever had gotten worse throughout the night and she was breathing heavily as beads of sweat gathered on her forehead and neck. I wiped away the sweat from her body and frowned as I thought of what to do next. She had to take her medication but was barely awake. I put the cloth back into the basin and stared at her flushed face. Heather didn't look like she was having a peaceful sleep. She would toss and turn every now and then while looking extremely uncomfortable. I looked away from her and stared at a lantern on the wall. In the two years that the Harlows and I were closely associated, I have never heard them mention Heather. I only knew that they had another daughter when they mentioned it in passing. I neither saw Heather at balls nor when I visited the Harlow's manor. Was she keeping to herself or were they hiding her on purpose? Back to what Annie had said
Benjamin's Bride Sixteen • A Different Type Of Benjamin
•Heather• There were only two days remaining until the festival and the kingdom was filled with activity. The castle was being decorated by servants while I had to write invitations to everyone who was on the guest list for the ball that was being held here. I was excited to see how the royal family celebrated the festival. Back at the manor, we had a family dinner and danced with the community afterwards. I usually just speculated while everybody else danced because I had two left feet. As excited as I was, I was also nervous because this would be the first time that I would meet Benjamin's relatives after our marriage. At the wedding, we barely talked but this time, we would have plenty of time to interact. I looked up at Benjamin, who was seated across from me as he ate his breakfast, and debated on whether I should ask him about it or not. He would probably be shocked by my lack of royal etiquette and that made me even more embarrassed to ask. Of course, I knew how to trea
Benjamin's Bride Seventeen • Soften Up
•Benjamin• Green eyes stared back at me in the mirror as I buttoned up my white shirt. It was somewhere around six in the morning and I figured that starting off early would cater best to the busy day ahead. Thinking back to the request that Heather made yesterday, I was curious to see her reaction. Most nobles - especially high nobles - would never associate themselves with the poor, especially villagers. A part of me thought that she might be doing this as lip service. Maybe she thought that she would seem more attractive or queen-like if she was a "helping the poor and defending the weak" type of person. Those type of hypocritical people annoyed me the most. They behaved like they were doing everyone a favour by being nice. No matter how many times I witnessed it, it angered me no less. Helping someone in order to brag about it and get praise from the people around you was not help. At the same time, Heather was a mystery to me. It was difficult to know what she was thin
Benjamin's Bride Eighteen • Burning Desire
•Heather• I was seated in front of my dressing table as I watched Annie and Bridgette move back and forth while they made preparations for the night. I had already taken my shower and my ladies bathed me in a soft lavender fragrance before applying honey oil on my skin. I had taken a pill a few minutes ago and was brushing my hair while I waited. With all the bustle that this night created, I somewhat felt like Benjamin and I were announcing that we were going to sleep together and it was quite embarrassing. Seeing that the same thing happened on our wedding night, I hoped that it wouldn't be like this every time we wanted to have sex. After finding out Benjamin's womanizing past, I was sure that he knew how to please a woman and this made me even more self-conscious. I wasn't confident that I would please him, but keeping Annie's advice in mind, I tried not to think about it too much. "My Queen," Annie called as she stood next to me, "It's time to go to his Majesty's room." I l
Benjamin's Bride Nineteen • The Festival
•Heather• I groaned softly as I turned under the warm covers of Benjamin's bed. Slowly opening my eyes, I squinted them immediately at the invasion of the soft sunlight that shone in through the open curtains. When my eyes got used to the light, I sat up and stretched my hands over my head with a yawn. I felt refreshed this morning and the slight soreness in-between my legs served as a reminder of last night's activities. Warmth filled my cheeks as I thought about how I would face Benjamin later. I looked at where he slept and my brows furrowed in confusion when I saw that he wasn't there. As much as I felt relieved, I couldn't help but wonder where he went. "Good morning, Heather," Benjamin greeted as he walked into the room from the bathroom and I looked at him. He was buttoning up the cuffs of his shirt while he would occasionally look up at me. "Good morning, your Majesty," I answered, making him chuckle. "Still on the formalities?" "I'm more comfortable using your ti
Benjamin's Bride Twenty • The Festival Part 2
•Heather• A few minutes into the party, Benjamin and I watched the crowd mingle from our throne. Everybody was having a good time as they talked over drinks, but I was bored out of my mind. The guests could only approach us for greetings if we kept sitting here. As much as the royal family scared me to an extent, I wanted to socialize with them and show them that I was part of the family as well. I looked at Benjamin and unlike the night of our wedding, he didn't bother to smile. I could not blame him though. Given where we were seated, it was not hard to spot a few nasty glares here and there. "Your Majesty," I called, making him look at me. "Are we going to interact with the family tonight?" "Do you want to interact with the royals?" he asked, his tone heavy on the term "royals" and it felt like he was correcting me for using the word family earlier. I hesitantly nodded. "But that is only if you don't mind." "I don't." He stood up and offered his hand to me and I receiv
Benjamin's Bride Twenty-one • The Festival Part 3
•Heather• After dinner, we went back to socializing and I was getting pretty tired. Benjamin was talking to a someone that I wasn't familiar with so, I stood next to him with a smile on my face as I held myself from dozing off. I could not wait for the night to come to an end. I didn't have any expectations on how the guests would behave but despite the smiles and laughs, they all seemed to have some sort of invisible barrier around them. My family was definitely not the best but at least we had some moments of warmth. I had Diane to defend me when my father let out his anger on me and she would always play with me when the other kids didn't want to. She stood up for me when I couldn't and being the lovable person that she was, people rarely got angry with her. Even on my worst days, Diane would never stop trying to put a smile on my face. Who did Benjamin have on his worst days? "My Queen," Silvester said as he walked towards Benjamin and I. "You look tired." I smiled at h
Benjamin's Bride Twenty-two • Passions and Burdens
•Benjamin• Would I mind? Of course, I wouldn't. Who would refuse an offer such as this one? I looked at Heather's slender shoulder down to the top of her back. I was laying right behind her but our bodies didn't touch. We were both naked and I wanted to touch her, but scaring her was something that I was not willing to do. My eyes went up to her hair that was tied in a messy bun. I could see that her ears were red and I wondered if she had any clue about how she was making me feel. I wasn't a man who restricted myself and to be honest, I was not going to start any time soon. Although I try to hold myself back when it came to Heather, there was only so much I could do especially when she was naked right in front of me. I moved closer to her and put my arm over her waist. Feeling her tremble against me, I took that as permission to move closer until our bodies touched. Her warm skin was heavenly soft and it smelled amazing. I couldn't stop thinking about how it felt under
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