WRITER’S POV~~~It was the queen’s anniversary party and evening had already approached fast, with their bodies spent from wind and gossip, the next item was for them to have a bath at the private hot spring at the late queen’s pavilion, And as expected they were all excited and in high spirits, not everyone, as Beth noticed her sister’s sour mood, as they all moved to the bathhouse, they had all changed to their towel and the eager ones were already in the large pool of summer spring water that was said to clear your skin and heartRose didn’t join she just sat on a pillar she watched the stars, attest she had to get her mind occupied with something, she wanted to leave in reality, but that would cause great dishonor for her husband, it would be taken she had something against the thrones, “sister” Beth’s worried voice called to Rose whose attention and head snapped quickly to where Beth stood, she could see her sister looked far from happy”“What happened sister,” Bath asked
WRITER’S POV~~~Anna had arrived back home to the Duke’s manor, since he had things to attend to, she had missed him for the whole dayShe returned to see maid and servants waiting to greet her on her return from the palace, she honestly couldn’t wait to leave after the useless stunt Beth-Roses sister had pulled at the spring bath, she was lividBut seeing the familiar walls of the manor put her heart at ease “ welcome back your highness” they all chorused Boeing their head as she came down from the carriageTaking her gloves off, she smiled at the maid who she was now close acquainted with, even the rumors of what Eloise had done, she had made an effort to get closer to them“ your grace” one of the maids called as she followed Anna in, “ the prince had also arrived from his journey a few hours prior, he is in his study”“Alright thank you” Anna called as she walked up the stairs to see her mate, seeing that he was in the study all morning from his journey meant he had not ye
ANNA’S POV~~After the encounter with Andrew, we had retreated to an inn that kept us warm for the night, even when I had bathed thankfully the inn gave hot water, I had washed laying down and waited for my husband, he stayed sitting at the small fireplace his thoughts astray, I knew in his heart he still felt mad that he didn’t know what had happened to me, yes I had told him nothing, not the market nor the fact that I was kissed by that bastard Phillip, I wanted him to be less worried, I was too broken to share my insecurities, he side he loved but how far would that love go before he started seeing the real me, the me that I tried to hide for so long I drifted up, turning the other way, we didn’t sleep close to each other that night, but I felt when the bed dipped and when he laid down, my heart hollow with worry as to what would become of us, ~~The next day we had made another long journey through the kingdom and back to the capital, making it by dawn, the servants were
WRITER’S POV~~“what? Why?” anna asked perplexed, she didn’t want Kal to know, he would be worried, if she knew this would become bigger and escalate to this she would have returned home as soon as possible, She had spent a good hour or two and the palace wasn’t that far off from the duke’s manor, just like clockwork she heard the arrival of a carriage, that came into the estate, The doors opened up and it was Kal, Kal didn’t look happy at all, “leave” he ordered all the servants as they were left alone, he came closer to where she stood looking over her body to see if she was hurt ”Kal I am unhurt, you didn’t have to come back, it was a false alarm” she called but he hadn’t replied“what happened? Where were you?“I went out riding and I went far too deep into the trees, my horse ran away that’s all” “yet from what I heard, you returned by the front gate, with another horse and a strange man, ““Kal, it’s nothing I just happened to get close to the fence of our neighbor”
WRITER’S POV~~~~~’The stare down between Kal and Andrew was tense, as it was silent, the world almost tuned out for Kal as his focus was on Andrew yet again who he had met, someone who was with anna yesterday,” your highness” the count called breaking the prince’s train of thought” count Brenton” the kind uttered quietly, this was one of those days he had the strength to come out as to must day he is in the room and medication,“my prince, I am surprised to see you here, I didn’t know you would also be here,”“and I didn’t know you were bringing someone”“not just anyone, your highness please allow me to introduce lord Andrew a widely and very sorted after merchant that’s is responsible for the supply of the new weapons that have been supplied to the palace on the first line of defense” He announced, the king’s attention moving to Andrew who bowed to show his respect “my, my, he is younger than I imagined, you must be proud having such a good business at his age, your parent must
ANNA'S POV~~Blood, was everywhere, staining my hands and the dress I had out on, and worse had gathered on the white tunic that Kal had on, I was sullen the fear shook me the moment he fell limp into my arms, yet again, someone I love and cared about and loved had been brutal hurts, It was like an unending dream that was to be called a nightmare, as the tremor of fear ran into my body, I became numb, unfeeling to the touch of my father who had come to rip me away from Kal, that was when everything flooded, the pain, I couldn’t breathe as I reached for him, He was taken up by two royal guards while I shouted, my voice finally coming out, a side of my eyes seeing that bastard Edwin being taken away, the anger burned bright within me as I let out a roar, I didn’t know I could, “let me go”“my child you must calm yourself”“no, no I must-I must stay with him, I-I cannot leave, I cannot be separated, he cannot leave” please don’t leave meHe had been rushed in, the palace ground had be
WRITER’S POV~~The screams of Edwin were loud as it was unending, scalding iron was torched to his flesh and the burn etched grimly on his skin, the torture painful as the next, he was given medicine or keep him strong and not pass out as array of tools laid on a table Andrew just hummed along to a nonexistent tune, setting up the torture tool “please let me go, I beg I am sorry “he urged “did you listen to her pleas when she begged you? If you did, we wouldn’t be here right now and my anna would still be alive”“I did not know he was yours, I wouldn’t have dared to touch her”“But you did, Edwin, and you made me mad, I vowed to kill all of you that did her harm”“you killed them, Thomas and Nicolas”“oh, I would take and confess I killed Thomas but atlas I was cannot take the claim for the death of that bastard Nicholas”“you bastard- ““Ah, ah ah” he hushed, coming closer to him with a knife, “I’m going to cut you up nicely, to the monster you had used to defile her pointing to E
WRITER'S POV~~The palace ground was quiet and the security had been enforcing twice as much, anna couldn’t return o the manor, their home, she had to be there for Kal, even though it took a toll on her, some nights she couldn’t even sleep her mind either flashing to her death scene on the cliffs or Kal being stabbed by that same man that had raped her without remorse, Eyebags had already laid claim to her eyes as it was constant, he had shifted a lot in his sleep but not still said a word, not a glace, She had tried to eat not wanting to lose her strength when she thinks back to Kal being unconscious, she forces another spoon of food into her mouthThe king had ordered for the guns to be shipped to the place as his daughter’s protection was a big priority, and Andrew being the merchant mad his face known in the place, had caught glimpse of maids moving with a tray of small fruits to the outer garden, His curiosity got the best of him and he follow, stopping in his tracks as he se