You are truly with child, your highness you are pregnant" ; Anna the mid wife said with a shocked look on her face
"Are you crazy, I am not pregnant, I have never laid with any man cause am a virgin." I said in total disbelief
My father was boiling with rage and venom the dead look in his eyes I could tell he was going to reap the skin off Xavier's body and feed then to the wolves how dare he ruin your future he will pay with he will have to pay with his life
"Who is the devil span, that got you pregnant, speak child ." my father the king spat out venomously
"It's no one dad, cause am not pregnant."
"Don't tell me it was that useless ranch hand, Xavier, who planted that evil seed in you." king Usher spoke venomously
"No dad cause am not pregnant, the truth is had not laid with anyone except Xavier but we only kissed how was I pregnant, but part of me was happy cause if indeed I was pregnant no one would want a tainted woman meaning I would finally be allowed, to marry Xavier."
"You are, now tell me who did, so I can kill him." father said firmly
It can't be am not pregnant, ok I had lied to my father and the midwife cause I wasn't a virgin, any more cause remember laying with Xavier, but we used protection here is no way in hell I would be pregnant we were so careful but a smile came over me imagining my overgrown pregnant belly this baby would be a product of our unique love I would love it with all my heart and protect him or her
My mums question breaks me out of thought
"Hannah, you have to tell me, who got you pregnant speak now? My mum the Queen
"Am not pregnant."
"The fetous is three weeks old , truly your pregnant your highness."
"What ! "my father says as he walks in
"You are pregnant am going to skin that useless ranch hand live ;"
"Father don't , you will hurt me, cause if you kill Xavier you kill my reason for living."
"That man he doesnt love you , he lay with yu and now your with child, you wont be able to get a marriage propsal , cause no man wants a tainted woman I will kill him."
"But father it takes two and he didn't force me I gave myself willingly to him."
"That was your mistake , cause I didnt raise a slut but before news gets out about your pregancy, you need to will marry Leo."
"But father I dont care for him."
"I dont care Hannah, you will marry him and thats final ! " the king said storming out of the room
I hated the idea of lovless marriage the thought of was pure agony the thought of that pevert you usally undressed with his eyes and had many ocassions tried to get his way with me and i refused him i was an obssession to him ever since were little and when i turned 15 he almost raped me I still rember the night like it was yesterday i was my pink and blue leggings with my white dress top i was giong to have lunch megan she was true friend mine she wanted me help her pick dress to wear at my 16th birthday ball we were excited
Until the unfornate happened on my may down the stairs a man in a seek mask grabs me by the mouth forces me back to the room reaping off my clothes in quick succession finally reed of them he forcefully tries to force himself on me This lead to a scuffle as tried to fight my attacker off I was able to reap off his mask the revelation of my attackers Identity caused him to run off other wise he would have raped me
The scars of this haunts me still my father wants me to marry him a man I don't love or care for my hearts bleeds at the thought but as a woman I had no choice but to marry that worthless pig, the day finally came when I was to join my hands matrimony a worthless marriage I was to lay with man I don't love Staring at myself in the mirror in my wedding dress with only one thought to cut it
So I could run off to the man I love so desperately Xavier even just the sound of his name made me tremble with desire he is the one owned my heart , my mind my thoughts and body how could I marry someone else be with someone else a person I don't love but as a woman I had no voice over a man much else a king.
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Crying as stared myself in the mirror I wanted out and I would face the consequences No matter what I planned to runway and I was going to do it right now When suddenly a stranger bumped into me pacing a note in my hands it read" don't think of running your highnesss, cause if you do your beloved will be first to die."tears run down my face I couldn't bear to see my Xavier in pain or any discomfort if it meant marrying a monster I would didn't care what happened to me provided Xavier was safe
The double doors of the Church drew open revealing an aisle I wanted to die right there and then I didn't want marry Leo he was cheat a rapesist and coward, how could I breathe the same air as him, my blood boiled at the thought of my hands on my skin enraged I wanted to kill him and watch his head role I would enjoy every minute of it as I watched the life drain from his body
But this was Otevia women had no rights besides if dared to they would hurt my love so with tears in my eyes I make my way down the aile my heart was bleeding i didnt want aything do with this marriage but i had no choice tears well up in my eyes when think of the life that waited me , i finally made it to end of aisle Leo was so happy got his way he couldnt stop smiling and i wanted kill him right there and then but this was not about me but Xavier i had to protect even if it meant marrying this coward
Everyone in the congregation was attentive as we exchanged our i dos with me in tears the whole time we were saying vows which were lies i didnt plan keeping any them "Alas your married, may I represent the Duke and Duchess of Alexandria the moment they said that i wanted to die i was now married the person i hate the most
As we left the church in his carriage i wanted to die in that moment cause i knew were giong to his palace and he was expecting a wedding night with me wouldnt be able to let leo touch me let alone lay With him the thought alone disgusted me i may have been his wife on paper but my heart and body only belonged to Xavier and no one else
The carriage ride was long anoying since he kept talking about himself and how is so great and i made a wise decison in marying him a smirk on his face was so obvious he knew i hated him and we so hapoy he got his way he didnt even love me i was just a possesion for him an obbession he must have i hate to say it but the bloody bastard succeded and i hated him much more for it
We finally arrive at his Palace the Willingham Palace of Alexandria or as i like to call it the dark Palace from my nightmares . preparations had been made to welcome a happy couple thousands of people lined up in the street throwing confetti at the carriage as we passed by as the royal escort horses leaded the way to my hell finally arive at palace front doors and all the maids and workers stood outsidethe palace as prepared to welcome me
The as footman slowly opened the carriage doors i felt like running way but it was to late for that i had to just except my miserable fate the door finaly opens and the royal court annoucer, annouces us for first time
My represent the newly married Duke and Dutchess of Alexandria i wanted to nothing do with him and calling me his duchess only infruiated me even more but right now I was infront thousands of subjects so i had to be congual i walk gracefully up stairs in my wedding gown with leo by my side all way into the castle to the royal bedroom if the Duke was expecting to lay with me he was in for the shock of his life
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Findout what happens in the next chapter