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-Darius-I woke up in the best way, just like when I fell asleep. Katherine was lying in my arms, sleeping so soundly, and it filled me with immense joy. I made sure to take the time to just watch her. Luckily, I was up early and knew the servants would not come to wake us just yet. I popped up on my elbow and gazed down at her. I reached out, stroking her cheek lightly, but she did not wake up. It felt so right having her there, and it felt even better knowing she was also pregnant with our child. It was another reason why I didn’t want her to focus on her anger or the past life we had had, or should I call it the future life, since we were seven years into the past now, though it was slightly altered by me now. We had both seen a lot, though. Things we had never noticed in our former lives, and how blind we both were. I thought I knew everything—Katherine’s mysterious accidents and Silver, who, while I didn’t know she was screwing Acan, had a darkness in her for a reason. I knew now
-Katherine- I didn’t quite get why Darius changed so fast out of the blue. He seemed almost angry as he pulled me into a little common room and then turned me to him, crossing his arms and looking very unsatisfied with me. "What?" I asked, and he shook his head. "What?" "You’re not queen." "Thank you for pointing out the obvious," I said sarcastically. "No, listen to me," he pleaded. "What?" "You can’t say stuff like that. You might be my wife, but if you accuse the actual queen here of cheating, what do you think will happen?" he asked. I had not realized what he was saying before he pointed it out to me. I had been queen for ten years. The only person who couldn’t talk bad about me was me. I had forgotten what it was like to be the one who had to be careful of what they were saying. Darius was right. Just because he was Acan’s brother did not mean that I was protected from insulting his wife. No matter what had been done in the past… future… former life, I couldn’t forget tha
-Darius-I wasn’t saying anything to hurt Katherine, but I had noticed how she often bent for other people. She turned herself smaller in order to please. So sometimes when I saw her go riding, she changed into a different person. She didn’t focus on being a liked queen. She was just a free rider. Or when I trained her to use her sword. Then she was just a fighter. There was something that happened to her when no one expected anything from her. I was seeing it even more now that she was my wife and not the queen. She was changing, but I also wondered what kind of person might be unleashed as she continued to change. I enjoyed it a lot, seeing her true power come out, but should I also be worried? How could the new Katherine fit in here? She didn’t come here to marry a prince. Originally, she came to marry a future king, and she did become queen. She was queen for a long time. She didn’t just forget the power she once held or how it allowed her to do so many things freely, but also how
-Katherine-Darius and I kept glancing at each other as we got dressed again. I kept blushing every time our eyes met. It was clear I was becoming much like this Katherine in this life. I had asked us to go slowly, but instead I had wrapped my legs around Darius. He had carried us out of the water, lying me down on our clothes, then taken me so roughly until I had let out pleasurable noises that filled the woods. Goddess, I grew even hotter just thinking about it, but Darius brought something out in me that I couldn’t explain. He made me feel so many things. Good things. Things I thought Acan had made me feel, but I was wrong. He never made me feel like this. He never made me passionate. Again, I was seeing how much I had given of myself and how little I had gotten in return. Not just from Acan, but from the people around me. From the people at court."If you keep looking at me like that, I will need you again," Darius told me, making my body feel so warm."We can still continue the r
-Darius-I was unsure what came over me. All I could think about was protecting Katherine and our future child. I couldn’t let anything harm either of them, and so I had lost my mind. My powers came crashing to the surface, only demanding death and destruction, and I had allowed it to happen. I felt so guilty, though, as I came back to reality and saw Katherine looking at me with fear in her eyes. I knew she tried to hide it, but it was there. She had never been afraid of me before, and it had hurt so much to see. She had quickly snapped out of it as well and tried to make me feel better, but I wonder if the way she saw me had been ruined forever. I had taken my sword back, and we had begun riding back to the castle, but we were both quiet. I didn’t know what to say. I had no words that could defend what I had done. I knew the hunger to absorb more powers came from doing it over and over, and once again I had stolen a power. The power of fire, and it had felt good. I felt amazing doin
-Katherine- I woke up beside Darius the next morning. He was still sleeping as I moved out of the sleep’s grip. I settled for watching him, feeling such happiness spread through me. His words from last night played in my mind. I had never had such a confession made to me before. I had never realized how much I needed to hear it. It made my heart feel so full, but it also made me wonder. Could I put it all on the line? I knew what would happen if I began plotting against Acan, and Darius was so satisfied with our new life. He just wanted what we had now and for nothing to ruin it, but I wasn’t sure I could let go. I felt light whenever I was with Darius. He distracted me from my plans, but whenever he wasn’t near, I would grow angry and restless, just wanting to hurt the ones who hurt me. They were new feelings to get used to, but I also wanted them. I wanted these angry feelings to help me do what was necessary. At least what I believed was necessary. But could I let it go? For Dariu
-Darius- I was sitting with my brother in his study again, working. It felt strange to suddenly be more involved in the work than I had ever been before. But in this life, I was his most trusted advisor. He listened to me, or at least told me he didn’t. I was unsure how much advice he was really taking from me. I tapped a finger against the paper I was looking at in front of me when I got the oddest sensation of being watched. Slowly, I moved my eyes upward, seeing my brother looking at me. "Yes?" I asked, confused. "I… um…" He seemed to struggle to say something, and it confused me. I put the paper down on the desk, leaning a little forward. "What is it?" I asked. "Darius…" "Yes?" "You, um…" Acan stammered again, which confused me greatly. Why couldn’t he simply tell me what was going on? But before he got the chance, there was a knock on the door, and we both turned around, looking that way. "Enter." A servant walked inside, bowing his head, then telling us the meeting was g
-Katherine- The room was getting filled little by little with all the decorations. Thanks to the powers many of the servants had, it was easy to get the room ready and beautiful. I watched as one of them began making flowers appear around a column. I smiled, watching it happen, and the servant looked over her shoulder, seeing me observe her. She smiled back, and I praised her work. She blushed a little, enjoying hearing the compliment. I remembered doing that a lot in my old life, but everyone seemed almost scared to receive my compliments. Maybe it was because I was queen, or maybe it was because I was the biggest fool of all. I had no idea how many were plotting against me, and I bet many of the servants knew who was trying to kill me. It was better not to get too close to the queen, whom everyone wished to die because of her inability to show any powers. "It tastes disgusting!" Silver exclaimed, then smacked a plate out of a servant’s hand. I looked behind me, shocked. Another o