Chapter 47: Forty Seven: Brave Or Bold
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Chapter forty eight: Brave or bold
Jamie could perceive the aroma of freshly baked bread as she stirred on her bed. Her hand searched for the companion that shared her bed but he was gone. Jamie felt a little bit disappointed.
Jamie had half expected Alexander to apologize but what for? Kings took mistresses and there was nothing sacrilegious about it. But she had half hoped her king wouldn't.
Her king?
Jamie pushed Alexander out of her mind. There was the reason why she never sit still long enough to think. Thinking was tedious but lately she had been doing a lot of it.
She opened her eyes and for the first time she stared at the ceiling. Slowly, everything came to focus. There were little faded stars all over the ceiling and someone had tried to paint over it. Jamie thought it was beautiful.
"Hmm"
A voice inside the room startled Jamie and she jumped. She looked around.
"Didn't mean to scare you"
"I wasn't scared. I was just... vigilant, Alexander"
Alexander stepped into the light. Jamie wondered how he had been able to sneak up on her or be in the same room with her without her noticing.
He was holding a bowl containing freshly baked bread. He sat on the bed and offered one to Jamie. She took it. That she was angry at him didn't mean she should pass over perfectly edible bread.
"I want to show you Aradale. Maybe if you see the lands and her people, then you wouldn't run away anymore" Alexander told her.
Bollocks! Jamie knew now that Sir Walters told the King about her attempted escape yesterday.
"Sir Walter told you?"
"No. I knew you would try it. And I saw the basket you hide behind table. The West is a beautiful place, Monisha and they need a Queen. Just see the lands and make up your mind" Alexander told her.
Jamie thought about it for a moment. She had been holed up in the castle and she was bored.
"And If I don't fancy Aradale or the West, Will you let me go?" She asked him.
"No"
Jamie stood up from the bed. She was going to show the King first hand that she was the last person he would want as Queen. She opened her plan and mischief box in her head and picked a devious one.
"I will go with but I need the king to grant me a wish"
Alexander moved closer to her, he thought she was going to put up a fight but she hadn't.
"A wish? Okay, you can have anything you want, Janessa but don't you dare ask to be returned to Namura"
"You are not going to regret this, His Highness" Jamie grabbed his hand and kissed it. She was smiling broadly.
She tried to leave but Alexander grabbed her hand and pulled her back. He kissed her on the lips. It wasn't a passionate kiss. It was light and good natured.
Jamie was disappointed. She really liked the way he normally kissed her. This kiss felt passive.
"You can kiss me back if you want, Janessa" Alexander saw through her like he always does.
"I will make you a deal, his Highness. If you go along with my plan with a smile on your face, I might just kiss you back"
Alexander moved closer to her until Jamie was forced to take a step back.
"If I go ahead with your scheme, I want to do more than kiss you, sweetheart. I want to touch you... really... really touch you"
Jamie detected a change in his voice that made her both excited and nervous. She had no idea what touching meant to Alexander. Frankly, she wanted to find out.
"Are you...are you going to...to?" Jamie stammered for a bit.
"Make Love to you?" Alexander asked her since she was struggling for words.
"Yes. That"
"No. Not unless if you asked me to. But what we will do, will be close to love making but not quite"
Jamie thought about it. She thought she was brave enough but what if more turned out to be more dangerous than kissing? Was he going to do to her what he did to Amelia?
"Are you going to do wicked things to me like you did to Amelia, yesterday?"
Alexander hated that she brought Amelia up while they were discussing something as sensitive as almost love making.
Did she really hate that he was with his mistress that much? Most women didn't seem to care whether their husbands took mistresses especially Queens, as long as the King doesn't make his mistresses their concubine; they were usually fine with it.
But it's seems this Queen was an exception.
"Does it bother you that I have mistresses?" Alexander asked her.
He thought she would deny feeling jealous but she answered his question.
"Yes. It bothers me. Can you make sure that i don't bump into any of them?" Jamie asked him.
Alexander was disappointed. He thought for a minute that she was going to tell him that she was jealous and she didn't want him to see anymore of his mistresses. He might have granted that wish for her. He probably would have, it wasn't like he was interested in any of them since Janessa was delivered to him in ropes.
"I will keep them out of your way, Janessa"
"Then we have an agreement. You will do my bidding with smiles and you can have your way with me without actually making me legally yours"
It dawned on Alexander, if Janessa was willing to go along with his strange request then what deadly wicked plan was she going to make him do?
Jamie smiled broadly at him. This was going to be fun. She had to get creative. It was time to show the king that it would be unwise to make someone like her, Queen over the biggest hemisphere in Derkal.
Jamie opened a secret compartment inside her wardrobe and she smiled even more.
Alexander moved closer to his wife. He dreaded every step he took. He forged ahead until he was standing behind her. He blinked twice.
"There is no way in hell I am doing that!"
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Chapter forty eight: Brave or bold
Jamie could perceive the aroma of freshly baked bread as she stirred on her bed. Her hand searched for the companion that shared her bed but he was gone. Jamie felt a little bit disappointed.
Jamie had half expected Alexander to apologize but what for? Kings took mistresses and there was nothing sacrilegious about it. But she had half hoped her king wouldn't.
Her king?
Jamie pushed Alexander out of her mind. There was the reason why she never sit still long enough to think. Thinking was tedious but lately she had been doing a lot of it.
She opened her eyes and for the first time she stared at the ceiling. Slowly, everything came to focus. There were little faded stars all over the ceiling and someone had tried to paint over it. Jamie thought it was beautiful.
"Hmm"
A voice inside the room startled Jamie and she jumped. She looked around.
"Didn't mean to scare you"
"I wasn't scared. I was just... vigilant, Alexander"
Alexander stepped into the light. Jamie wondered how he had been able to sneak up on her or be in the same room with her without her noticing.
He was holding a bowl containing freshly baked bread. He sat on the bed and offered one to Jamie. She took it. That she was angry at him didn't mean she should pass over perfectly edible bread.
"I want to show you Aradale. Maybe if you see the lands and her people, then you wouldn't run away anymore" Alexander told her.
Bollocks! Jamie knew now that Sir Walters told the King about her attempted escape yesterday.
"Sir Walter told you?"
"No. I knew you would try it. And I saw the basket you hide behind table. The West is a beautiful place, Monisha and they need a Queen. Just see the lands and make up your mind" Alexander told her.
Jamie thought about it for a moment. She had been holed up in the castle and she was bored.
"And If I don't fancy Aradale or the West, Will you let me go?" She asked him.
"No"
Jamie stood up from the bed. She was going to show the King first hand that she was the last person he would want as Queen. She opened her plan and mischief box in her head and picked a devious one.
"I will go with but I need the king to grant me a wish"
Alexander moved closer to her, he thought she was going to put up a fight but she hadn't.
"A wish? Okay, you can have anything you want, Janessa but don't you dare ask to be returned to Namura"
"You are not going to regret this, His Highness" Jamie grabbed his hand and kissed it. She was smiling broadly.
She tried to leave but Alexander grabbed her hand and pulled her back. He kissed her on the lips. It wasn't a passionate kiss. It was light and good natured.
Jamie was disappointed. She really liked the way he normally kissed her. This kiss felt passive.
"You can kiss me back if you want, Janessa" Alexander saw through her like he always does.
"I will make you a deal, his Highness. If you go along with my plan with a smile on your face, I might just kiss you back"
Alexander moved closer to her until Jamie was forced to take a step back.
"If I go ahead with your scheme, I want to do more than kiss you, sweetheart. I want to touch you... really... really touch you"
Jamie detected a change in his voice that made her both excited and nervous. She had no idea what touching meant to Alexander. Frankly, she wanted to find out.
"Are you...are you going to...to?" Jamie stammered for a bit.
"Make Love to you?" Alexander asked her since she was struggling for words.
"Yes. That"
"No. Not unless if you asked me to. But what we will do, will be close to love making but not quite"
Jamie thought about it. She thought she was brave enough but what if more turned out to be more dangerous than kissing? Was he going to do to her what he did to Amelia?
"Are you going to do wicked things to me like you did to Amelia, yesterday?"
Alexander hated that she brought Amelia up while they were discussing something as sensitive as almost love making.
Did she really hate that he was with his mistress that much? Most women didn't seem to care whether their husbands took mistresses especially Queens, as long as the King doesn't make his mistresses their concubine; they were usually fine with it.
But it's seems this Queen was an exception.
"Does it bother you that I have mistresses?" Alexander asked her.
He thought she would deny feeling jealous but she answered his question.
"Yes. It bothers me. Can you make sure that i don't bump into any of them?" Jamie asked him.
Alexander was disappointed. He thought for a minute that she was going to tell him that she was jealous and she didn't want him to see anymore of his mistresses. He might have granted that wish for her. He probably would have, it wasn't like he was interested in any of them since Janessa was delivered to him in ropes.
"I will keep them out of your way, Janessa"
"Then we have an agreement. You will do my bidding with smiles and you can have your way with me without actually making me legally yours"
It dawned on Alexander, if Janessa was willing to go along with his strange request then what deadly wicked plan was she going to make him do?
Jamie smiled broadly at him. This was going to be fun. She had to get creative. It was time to show the king that it would be unwise to make someone like her, Queen over the biggest hemisphere in Derkal.
Jamie opened a secret compartment inside her wardrobe and she smiled even more.
Alexander moved closer to his wife. He dreaded every step he took. He forged ahead until he was standing behind her. He blinked twice.
"There is no way in hell I am doing that!"
Chapter forty eight: Brave or boldJamie could perceive the aroma of freshly baked bread as she stirred on her bed. Her hand searched for the companion that shared her bed but he was gone. Jamie felt a little bit disappointed.Jamie had half expected Alexander to apologize but what for? Kings took mistresses and there was nothing sacrilegious about it. But she had half hoped her king wouldn't. Her king?Jamie pushed Alexander out of her mind. There was the reason why she never sit still long enough to think. Thinking was tedious but lately she had been doing a lot of it.She opened her eyes and for the first time she stared at the ceiling. Slowly, everything came to focus. There were little faded stars all over the ceiling and someone had tried to paint over it. Jamie thought it was beautiful."Hmm"A voice inside the room startled Jamie and she jumped. She looked around."Didn't mean to scare you""I wasn't scared. I was just... vigilant, Alexander"Alexander stepped into the light. Jamie wondered how he had been able to sneak up on her or be in the same room with her without her noticing.He was holding a bowl containing freshly baked bread. He sat on the bed and offered one to Jamie. She took it. That she was angry at him didn't mean she should pass over perfectly edible bread."I want to show you Aradale. Maybe if you see the lands and her people, then you wouldn't run away anymore" Alexander told her.Bollocks! Jamie knew now that Sir Walters told the King about her attempted escape yesterday."Sir Walter told you?""No. I knew you would try it. And I saw the basket you hide behind table. The West is a beautiful place, Monisha and they need a Queen. Just see the lands and make up your mind" Alexander told her.Jamie thought about it for a moment. She had been holed up in the castle and she was bored."And If I don't fancy Aradale or the West, Will you let me go?" She asked him."No"Jamie stood up from the bed. She was going to show the King first hand that she was the last person he would want as Queen. She opened her plan and mischief box in her head and picked a devious one."I will go with but I need the king to grant me a wish"Alexander moved closer to her, he thought she was going to put up a fight but she hadn't."A wish? Okay, you can have anything you want, Janessa but don't you dare ask to be returned to Namura""You are not going to regret this, His Highness" Jamie grabbed his hand and kissed it. She was smiling broadly.She tried to leave but Alexander grabbed her hand and pulled her back. He kissed her on the lips. It wasn't a passionate kiss. It was light and good natured.Jamie was disappointed. She really liked the way he normally kissed her. This kiss felt passive."You can kiss me back if you want, Janessa" Alexander saw through her like he always does."I will make you a deal, his Highness. If you go along with my plan with a smile on your face, I might just kiss you back"Alexander moved closer to her until Jamie was forced to take a step back."If I go ahead with your scheme, I want to do more than kiss you, sweetheart. I want to touch you... really... really touch you"Jamie detected a change in his voice that made her both excited and nervous. She had no idea what touching meant to Alexander. Frankly, she wanted to find out."Are you...are you going to...to?" Jamie stammered for a bit."Make Love to you?" Alexander asked her since she was struggling for words."Yes. That""No. Not unless if you asked me to. But what we will do, will be close to love making but not quite"Jamie thought about it. She thought she was brave enough but what if more turned out to be more dangerous than kissing? Was he going to do to her what he did to Amelia?"Are you going to do wicked things to me like you did to Amelia, yesterday?"Alexander hated that she brought Amelia up while they were discussing something as sensitive as almost love making.Did she really hate that he was with his mistress that much? Most women didn't seem to care whether their husbands took mistresses especially Queens, as long as the King doesn't make his mistresses their concubine; they were usually fine with it.But it's seems this Queen was an exception."Does it bother you that I have mistresses?" Alexander asked her.He thought she would deny feeling jealous but she answered his question."Yes. It bothers me. Can you make sure that i don't bump into any of them?" Jamie asked him.Alexander was disappointed. He thought for a minute that she was going to tell him that she was jealous and she didn't want him to see anymore of his mistresses. He might have granted that wish for her. He probably would have, it wasn't like he was interested in any of them since Janessa was delivered to him in ropes."I will keep them out of your way, Janessa""Then we have an agreement. You will do my bidding with smiles and you can have your way with me without actually making me legally yours"It dawned on Alexander, if Janessa was willing to go along with his strange request then what deadly wicked plan was she going to make him do?Jamie smiled broadly at him. This was going to be fun. She had to get creative. It was time to show the king that it would be unwise to make someone like her, Queen over the biggest hemisphere in Derkal.Jamie opened a secret compartment inside her wardrobe and she smiled even more.Alexander moved closer to his wife. He dreaded every step he took. He forged ahead until he was standing behind her. He blinked twice."There is no way in hell I am doing that!"
