CHAPTER THIRTEEN..
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ADONIS POV..
The moment I saw her father walk through by door, I knew he was here to take her home. I was actually not ready to let her go, not because I developed feelings for her but because I wanted to hurt her in every way possible.
Ever since she stepped into my house, Charlotte has been a bone in my neck and I am not going to give her the luxury of going just yet.
With my hand snaked across her waist and her body bare to my sight. I could see the rise and fall of her chest and how her breast danced in rhythm to it, I could see how surprised she looked but made no attempt to even push me away. It was not like she could push me away if she wanted to.
“Why are you doing this?” Charlotte finally asked with tears welling up on her eyes, “why do you hate me so much when I have done nothing to you, i didn’t even know you until a few days ago when you barged into our house and changed my life forever” by now the tears were pouring down her face, “what did i ever do to you?”
“You are paying for the sins of your father, Charlotte” i replied with my hand cupping her breast lightly and a gasp escaped her throat, my eyes never leaving hers,
“I will keep you for as long as I want and i hope you keep that in mind”
“Why do you want to keep me when I mean nothing to you?” She asked in an angry tone, “it is not like I mean anything to you of you want me for something, I no longer want to be here” by now tears welled up in her eyes, “I want to go back to England, that is the only place I feel safe”
“Too bad for you miss” i hissed in anger as i yanked her closer, “your father only brought half of what he was supposed to bring and until he brings every single thing, you will stay here and I hope you deal with that”
After I was done talking, I shoved her off and walk out of the room again, Hawkins was still seated on my chair and he had an unfathomable look on his face. Too bad, I was already very pissed.
“Adonis” the old man wanted to speak but I halted him with a wave of my hand.
“Once again you have angered me, hawkings” I paused for a while, “you can not go with your daughter unless you bring what I had asked you. Now get yourself off from my chair and take your clowns with you” I was genuinely angry, how dare he?
“You can not speak to my father like that” the now angry girl bellowed from behind me and her face came into view, “can’t you at least show some respect to him? He is obviously older than you and..,.”
“You don’t talk to me like that” i hissed in anger and threw a slap across her face, blood immediately splattered out of her mouth,
“Take her and lock her up” i told Victoria and she nodded before leading her out of the room despite all her struggles.
“You are going about this the wrong way, that little girl has done nothing to you. I made a promise to her mother to bring her back today Adonis, I pray thee, let me take her with me”
“Get yourself and your infantrymen away from my house or I will send your bloodstained bodies back to England, do you hear me?”
Not bothering to wait for his response, i turned my attention back on zeth who also had an angry look on his face, he hated both father and mother.
“If he doesn’t leave soon, release the dogs”
With that, i walked out of the room again.
*****
It was already past sundown when zeth sauntered into my room looking as uninterested as ever, being my parabatai, he is sure taking over my habits and attitudes.
“Are you busy?” He asked from the door and I nodded in the negative which gave him the permission to enter my room.
“Why are you here?” I asked, “you are supposed to be in your chambers or somewhere doing something weird and bizarre”
“Why are keeping that English girl here?” Zeth went straight to the point, “I don’t understand why you won’t let her go when clearly you have no use for her”
My lips curled into a smile as I leaned back on the headboard,
“She is my puppet now, zeth” I announced and a confused look flashed across his face.
“I have decided to keep her and make her pay for her father’s price day after day, it will be so fun to watch and it will be like a warning to Hawkins, he shouldn’t take me for granted”
“Are you sure it is the right thing to do?” He asked again.
“When have I ever made a wrong decision, zeth?”
We were still talking when a soft knock resonated on the door and it gently pushed open.
“Master” Rose bowed gently, “king George is here to see you”
The moment I heard the name, my countenance changed for the worst, how dare he show his face in my building after when his lowly daughter did?
The more I thought about it, the more angry I became.
Without saying anything again, I grabbed my black robe and made my way out of the room.
***
king George immediately stood up from the chair when he saw me, his face looking sad and confused. I know exactly why he is here but I am not going to let Estella go, no matter what.
“If you are here to beg for your daughter” my voice trailed off as I lowered myself on the chair, “I think you should turn around and leave”
“Adonis” the old man immediately fell on his knees in front of everyone, “Estella has done something unforgivable and she has been serving her punishment as per your instructions but Adonis” the old man grabbed onto my leg, “she has been in the outhouse for days now and she has not said a word since. I am afraid something may actually happen to her Adonis”
“Estella must not come out of the outhouse until four days are over, your majesty. I will personally bring your household to the ground if she dares”
“Adonis” he tightened his grip around my leg, “i have brought you fifteen barrels of wine from England and twenty new barouches. This is enough to compensate you and you can finally let her go”
I gently bent down and grabbed her old man by the neck,
“Do you know the daughter of whom Estella locked in the outhouse? She is the daughter of lord Hawkins, the Duke of the lower court of England”
His eyes opened wide as I talked, he must be lost for words.
“So you see why your gifts are not important? Your daughter hurt the daughter of a member of the ton, this is little compared to the punishment she will be getting if England finds out you punished one of their own”
After I finished talking, I shoved the old man off and dusted some invisible dust from my pants,
“So go and help your daughter serve her punishment quietly and get out of my sight”
With that, I pushed him off and made my way back into my chambers, everyone was just trying to annoy me and it was so annoying,
The moment I pushed my door open, Victoria was sprawled on my bed, naked.
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