LeonI sat at the bar nursing my glass of water when someone slipped into the seat beside me but I didn't turn to look at the person. It was definitely a woman judging by the perfume but it was a perfume I knew all too well."Hello Sir. Long time no see." Barbara shot me a seductive smile.I glanced at Barbara and really couldn't recognise her because of the heavy makeup she had on and the barely there red dress she was wearing. I looked away immediately. If I stared too long - not in admiration but in disgust - she'd think I was into her too. "Hello Barbara." I said. "What brings you here?"."I came clubbing with my girls but then I saw your profile and I decided to come and see if it's really you." Barbara replied. "What are you doing here yourself?"."Nothing.""You're in a bar and you're drinking water?". She scoffed then raised her hand to call the bartender. "That's unlike you sir."The bartender came up to us and Barbara told him what she wanted then ordered a drink for me as
LeonI didn't know what to think as I watched the video Georgina sent me of Beth but all I could think was that she really looked like a Queen sitting on that throne with her back ramrod straight, her legs crossed and her head held high. She spoke like a true Queen and I knew that even though I married her because I couldn't stand her, I'd made the right choice.The fucker though wouldn't have been so lucky if I'd been the one to judge the matter. Fuck the police, I'd have had him buried alive. You don't hit a woman no matter how mad she made you. You just don't."Welcome home Your Highness." Michael greeted as I walked up to the car. "Thank you Michael." I got into the car and he shut the back door then got in behind the wheel. "Any problem while I was gone?". I asked."There was but the Princess handled it." Michael replied. "She's a natural.""Hmm." I muttered. "Did she go to work after?"."Yes Your Highness." He nodded."What did you think of her judgement?". I questioned."It wa
Elisabeth"She's dead okay! She's dust now!". All I could hear was the anger in his voice, see the unshed tears in his eyes and my heart broke. I should have left it alone. I shouldn't have pushed him to tell me who she was and now he hated me more than he did before."I don't want your fucking pity." He walked up to me as I stood stock-still in the doorway. "You want me to be happy? Leave me the fuck alone!". He roared in my face then pushed me out and slammed the door shut.I tried not to lose my balance with the force but there was nothing between me and the ground so I used my hand to cushion my fall and almost immediately a sharp pain sliced through my arm."Your Majesty!". Michael came running. "Are you okay?".I really hoped Michael had not seen anything or heard anything. It'd be embarrassing to look at his face and see the pity for me there in his eyes. "I slipped." My voice shook. "I'm okay." Michael took my hand to help me up and as he pulled, I felt that sharp pain again
LeonI thought I'd gotten rid of my anger - the one that wrecked havoc whenever I unleashed it but I guessed not. Beth's words had made me angry and I'd hurt her unintentionally. Now I was stuck with helping her for the next few months. She told me I didn't have to but everyone would expect that since we were married, it was my duty as her husband to take care of her.Her mother thought so when she called last night after we arrived from the hospital and I had no choice but to tell her what happened - the abridged version of the truth. Mom thought so too when she visited and Georgina was no exception.I sighed as I tossed and turned unable to sleep because of how guilty I was feeling.I wasn't any different from that idiot that beat up his wife. I'd raised my hand on her in anger and she'd gotten hurt even if I'd not meant to.Beth whimpered in her sleep and I sighed again. There was also that stopping me from sleeping peacefully. She was in pain despite everything I'd done to make he
Elisabeth"You're very lucky Your Majesty." Andrea told me. "But you need to be more careful from now on. No trying to do anything by yourself.""Is it possible for her to wear a sling just to be on the safe side?". Leon asked her."Hmm. Of course Your Majesty." Andrea said. "It's quite possible. It will even help her wrist to heal faster because she won't be able to move it as much.""That'll be better. Thank you." Leon nodded.After the whole process of wearing the sling to elevate my wrist and another lecture from Andrea about how I needed to be more careful, we finally left the hospital."I'm craving for some ice cream right now." I muttered as we got into the car."I know a good place." Leon said. "Royal Oak.""You'll take me there?". I was surprised."Of course." He sent me a small smile, started the car and pulled out of the parking lot. "I'm thinking we should watch a movie as well.""Um... Um... Sure." I nodded eagerly. "That'd be nice."Leon drove out of the premises and I s
LeonI felt like beating myself up for saying no to Beth's offer of sex. I could chalk it up to being scared. I didn't know if I'd be any good because I'd never tried it but maybe my stupid brother Jax could give me a few pointers since he had been a professional at the game.Seeing Beth's naked body again had almost brought me to my knees. I wanted to worship her body forever without stopping but a very strong invisible force had held me back from doing anything stupid. If I couldn't love her then I had no right taking something that didn't belong to me.After we were done dressing up, I called for two maids to clean our bedroom while we went downstairs to watch TV or something."Comfy?". I asked her after I helped her set the throw pillows so she could get comfortable."Yeah. Thank you." She nodded. "What are we watching?"."Let's find a good one on Netflix." I turned on the TV and went through the motions of connecting the TV to the wireless network then when it was connected, I se
Elisabeth My family will be complete again... Leon's words, not mine. But I'd be lying if I said it didn't make me feel giddy. He'd obviously been talking about me and him and Georgina as a family which meant that he liked me. My husband liked me and I was so happy I wanted to jump for joy but I didn't because I was the Queen. Queens don't act like teenage girls whose crush reciprocated their feelings and asked them to prom. "How's your hand?". He asked me. "Getting better." I lied. It still hurt like hell - even more than when I just injured myself but I couldn't tell him that. "I don't believe you." He said. "Oh well." I sighed. "It feels like I'm being poked with a knife continuously. I talked to doctor Andrea while you were asleep and she said that she might prescribe something stronger for me if it continues." "I'm sorry." He apologized. "You're hurting because of me." "It's nothing. It's partly my fault as well." I told him. "I bugged you and I shouldn't have done that.
Raymond "Whatcha looking at?". My roommate plopped down on my bed and snatched the picture in my hand from me. "Why do you have the picture of the King of Mercia in your hand?". He asked. I snatched it back and tucked it back into my jacket pocket. "Nothing." "Dude, we've been friends for two years now. Surely you know you can trust me with your secrets." Tony said. I pinched the bridge of my nose and sighed. He was right. I wasn't living on the streets because of him. The job I had gotten was because of him. Hell, I owed him my life. "I'm sorry." I apologized. "I just... It's a long story." "I have all night." He said. So I opened up and told him everything including how my words had ended up leading my stepsister Joni to her death but of course I blamed everything on Leonidas Sebastiani. If he'd not come into our lives, my family would still be alive. I wouldn't have lost my twin sister... my life in general would be better than this. "Wow." Tony muttered. "I'm sorry you wen