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Post by Keiran M. Slater on Jun 7, 2016 17:28:23 GMT
She laughed as she took his hand, the sound of her voice almost taking on a musical quality as she pulled him along and he was helpless to refuse when it came to her. Her dark hair fluttered around her in the breeze and the sun setting behind her made a halo behind her head. Her smile was beautiful as her mouth moved, forming his name on her lips…
Her body stirred against his and Keiran awoke to the early morning sun piercing through his eyelids. Even asleep he couldn’t get her off his mind and the thought had his mouth twisting in a smile as his eyes opened and looked at the woman curled against him in his bed. Sure, it was unseemly for them to sleep together before they were even wed… but they’d already done things all backwards so sleeping with his soon to be wife didn’t seem like anything worse than her being pregnant with his twins.
Keiran had to admit the real Mercy definitely beat out any dream version his mind could create, especially as she lay against him naked as the day she was born and her stomach swelling with the life of their growing children. He reached out a hand and set it on her belly and smiled as one of the babies pressed against his palm, his heart swelling with love for his two unborn children. Pushing the covers back Keiran leaned down and pressed a kiss to her stomach and smiled again as the baby moved inside it’s mother’s womb in response.
His eyes lifted to gaze upon Mercy’s face as she continued to sleep unaffected by her child’s movements. A devilish smile crossed his face as he repositioned himself until he was kneeling over her sleeping form and kissed up the rest of her body until his reached those pretty lips of hers. ”Hmmm… I know my wife-to-be is somewhere…” He whispered against her lips before kissing her again. How he had fallen in love with this woman so quickly was a mystery to him, but he wasn’t feeling the least bit regretful about it. She had brightened his life considerably and was making him a father to boot.
”Sleeping beauty, with your fair skin and dark hair, why don’t you open those pretty blue eyes for me to see.” Keiran murmured to his sleeping love and then tugged her lip between his teeth. He was being awful, teasing her awake like this, especially after all they had done together last night… but just looking at her was enough to get him horny for her all over again. Before her he hadn’t been able to settle, jumping from woman to woman in search of something he hadn’t known he needed, not until Mercy had unexpectedly stumbled into his life that it.
Keiran had thanked the Gods several times over for having her run into him the way she had all those months ago. She had immediately lit a fire in his heart that hadn’t been there since his father had been murdered… and to think that this beautiful woman would have been forced to wed that vile man that had taken his father from him… he knew that the Gods had smiled upon them both by pushing them together.
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Post by Mercy E. Valendrian on Jun 8, 2016 2:51:31 GMT
When Mercy woke to the sound of his voice, the feeling of safety embraced her like a long lost friend. She didn’t think that she could ever explain to Keiran the effect that he had on her. This man had the ability to chase away the worst of her nightmares. He made her feel loved, and respected in ways that she had never expected to be. Even so, her love for this man couldn’t eradicate the dark cloud of guilt that loomed above her. If anything, it only seemed to make it grow.
His kisses were so loving and gentle that her own lips curved ever so slightly at his romantic gestures, even as she turned her face away from his, groaning in response. ”You would think that carrying twins might warrant me a few extra minutes of sleep,” she complained, though her affections for her fiancé were audible in her voice as her heart swelled with love for him. She opened one eye to peek up at him, only to close it again after a moment.
With a groan, she made a last ditch attempt to fall back to sleep, but it was futile. With him over top of her like this, she would never be able to sleep. Finally opening her blue eyes for him, she stretched beneath him, moaning from the pleasure of it. Gazing up at him, he still looked like a god to her… her knight in shining armor and the man who had saved her from a worse fate than he realized.
”Have you recovered from last night?” she asked him with a devilish smile, her hands coming to rest on her rounded stomach where their twins were growing within the safe confines of her womb. None of this was going according to plan… not that Mercy had really had a plan other than getting as far from her father as possible. She hadn’t expected to fall in love with her father’s enemy and become pregnant with his child, leading them to get engaged.
”You should know that it’s a sin to have sex with your fiancée before you’re married,” she said with a teasing smile, reaching up to the back of his neck with her right hand in order to pull him in for a kiss. Her lips against his were gentle, but seeking of the fiery passion that burned between them. Sinning with Keiran just felt too amazing to stop… which was obvious considering the proof of their sins was blooming within her. Gods did she love him.
In her entire life, Mercy had never known love like the love that raged within her heart for Keiran and their twins. Pulling him closer and deepening the kiss, she was afraid to let him go, terrified that what she had to tell him would change everything between them. She knew that not telling him wasn’t an option though. Not now, anyway, not when they were expecting twins and due to be married.
Unfortunately, it couldn’t wait until after the wedding and Mercy had to do it before she lost the nerve. She’d already decided, after Athena and Lily helped her to work up the courage, that she would do it that day. She knew that her soon-to-be husband would be angry… but they’d helped her to understand that, if he truly loved her, he would get past it. After all, she may have been King Robert’s daughter, but she was clearly nothing like him. He would be able to see that… right? Mercy may not have told him everything about who she was and where she was from, but she had still been true to him in the sense that she was still her… He had fallen for the woman beneath the name.
As her heart filled with the fear of his rejection, Mercy wrapped her arms around him tightly, pulling him close and relishing in the feel of his bare skin against hers. Her lips parted against his, allowing their tongues to dance together with heat and desire. She wanted more than anything to make love with him right then… to feel him deep inside of her, filling her in a way that she only ever wanted to be filled by him. Feeling him release himself inside of her was always the most satisfying of sensations… but what she had to say couldn’t be put off any longer.
”Keiran…” she said softly against his lips, breaking the kiss so that she could gaze up at him. How would he react? Would he be hurt? Angry? She could only imagine the things that he might say to her, but she had to persevere. She couldn’t, in good conscience, walk down that aisle the next day without him knowing the whole truth. In the depths of her heart though, she feared that Keiran would hate her for this and that there would be no wedding.
He loved her though, right? Surely their love could overcome anything… even this obstacle. If he truly loved him, then he could get past who her father was… and if she truly loved him, then she could find the courage within herself to tell him her deepest, darkest secret. Her brows drew together as she looked into his eyes, searching their warm depths for the encouragement to continue.
”I love you more than anything,” she said softly, bringing her right hand to rest on the side of his incredibly handsome face. With her left hand, she seized his, holding it to her stomach where the life within her stirred in response. She was approaching this with obvious caution, though she sought to convey every ounce of love that she felt for him.
Anxiety was pooling up in the pit of her stomach at the thought of acknowledging this. She never wanted to go back there to face her father again… Van’Ostgar was her safe haven and she didn’t want to give up that safety that she felt right then… not just in his kingdom, but in his arms. Without him, she felt vulnerable, like her father would come for her at any moment. Only Keiran had the ability to set her mind at ease the way he did. Whether he realized it or not… ever since the day he cut down her father’s men in her defense.
”I need to tell you something…” Her throat felt constricted as she looked up at him, her blue eyes more intense than ever.
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Post by Keiran M. Slater on Jun 9, 2016 6:36:35 GMT
A smile crossed Keiran’s lips as she pulled him back down and pressed her lips back to his. He moved his hands to brace himself above her as they kissed. Yes, it was definitely a sin for them to be doing such things before their wedding… which was just hours away, but Keiran couldn’t care less. They had already sinned many times together, obviously, seeing as her stomach was swelling with the proof of it and it was the reason they were to be married later that day. Well, one of the reasons anyway. Keiran would be marrying this woman no matter if she had gotten pregnant or not, she was the on for him and there was no future he could imagine without her in it.
She was making his cock harden as she pulled him closer and opened her mouth, allowing his tongue to push in and tangle with her own in a hot dance of desire. The king wanted her badly, right then, before their marriage ceremony. Wanted to hear her cry his name as she came around his shaft and squeezed his hot seed from him. And he’d carry that image with him and imagine her that way as she walked down the aisle and tied herself to him, becoming his queen. Just thinking about that, Mercy as his queen, it sent a shiver of delight down his spine and his balls tightened with need as he ravished her mouth.
Keiran stifled a groan as she pulled her lips away from his and spoke his name. Her blue eyes catching his and all he wanted to do was duck his head back down to hers and kiss her as he pushed his cock inside her tight wet pussy and make love to her until it was time for them to get dressed and ready to say their vows to one another. Heat flared in his heart though as she told him she loved him, more than anything. He felt the same, as though his world would be turned upside down without her. He knew that any life without Mercy would be painful… just briefly imagining it was like having a knife twisted into his heart.
”That’s a good thing to hear, seeing as you’re about to marry me.” Keiran teased as he stared down at her. The feel of her palm on his stubbled cheek felt amazing and, if wolves could purr, he was sure his wolf would be doing so. It always relished Mercy touching him… though she had yet to see the beast or even know that it existed. He turned his face into her palm and nipped at the meaty part of her thumb even as she grabbed his left hand and pressed it against her stomach.
He knew that she hadn’t made the gesture in hopes of turning him on further, he could see that in her eyes, but she would have to forgive him for finding her pregnancy sexy as hell. Everything about her was beautiful and it seemed like being pregnant with his twins only enhanced her beauty, giving her a glow other women could only be envious of.
Keiran could tell that she thought whatever she needed to say was important, and had they not been in bed, naked and positioned the way they were he probably would have heard what she had to say. As it was, they were naked and his hard cock pressed against her stomach just as much as his hand was… so he couldn’t exactly help it when instead of pulling away from her so he could listen to her rationally he leaned forward and pressed his lips to hers. ”It can wait, my love.” He told her, totally intent on letting her tell him… just when he was more able to actually do so instead of thinking about how much his cock ached to get inside of her, especially when he knew she was just as horny as he was. ”I’m sorry, but I need you…” Kieran murmured against her lips, hoping that she would forgive him of his lack of control this one time as he kissed down her jaw and expertly slipped his shaft into her soaked opening.
Normally he would have taken his time, teasing them both to the point that they could no longer handle it before he would take her… but the king was already too far gone into lust for his soon-to-be bride that he needed his cock deep within her right away. They’d have time for the rest after the ceremony anyway, and he fully intended on pleasuring her thoroughly that night, as his wife. Kissing down her throat his mouth made a quick path to one of her growing breasts, pulling the tight beaded nipple between his lips as he began a slow pace at first that grew just as slowly in speed.
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Post by Mercy E. Valendrian on Jun 10, 2016 1:04:29 GMT
Her growing arousal did nothing to remedy the situation as Keiran continued to ravish her with that hot mouth of his. ”Keiran-“ she protested against his lips, but just from the sound of her voice, it was obvious that she was lost in him. His cock pressed against her stomach, reminding her of how she came to be pregnant with his twins in the first place as she grew wet with need.
Her arousal struck her deep down to her very core, urging her to just give in to him. ”It can’t wai- OH GODS.” Her breath caught in her throat and her back arched, pressing her swollen stomach against him as he pushed his cock right into her. Just the feel of having him fill her like this, buried deep inside of her, was almost enough to push her over the edge, especially given just how sensitive her body had become in the wake of her pregnancy.
They fit together so perfectly that Mercy was sure that the two of them were meant to be. There was no doubt in her mind that Keiran was her soul mate, though she had never expected to find her soul mate in the king of Van’Ostgar. She’d found love in a place that she had never expected… hell, she had never even expected to find love and she would thank the divines for bringing her and Keiran together for the rest of her life.
His lips upon her neck sent shivers racing down her spine as pleasure radiated through her entire body. She should have put up more of an effort to stop him because she would surely regret this later. Not the sex… never the sex… she would regret putting off telling him again all because she was too weak to withstand his primal urges.
His slow pace was divine, her very core aching for what he had to offer her and her body begging for more. She could see that he wasn’t one for foreplay that morning, but she was always ready for him anyway, his foreplay only ever serving to torture and tantalize her in the most blissful ways. Wrapping her legs around his waist, her vaginal walls tightened around him, enticing him and urging him to keep going, though he probably didn’t need any encouragement.
His kisses left a trail of heat blazing across her skin and the instant his lips seized her nipple, she let out a cry of pure pleasure, tilting her head back. Pushing her hand through his mane of hair, she held him to her breast, pressing her chest closer to him with great eagerness. Her nipple ached pleasurably, adding to the sensations already filling her.
With her free hand, Mercy started to massage the breast that he wasn’t paying attention to, moaned loudly as her orgasm was slowly but surely growing within her. ”Oh, fuck,” she moaned, not even caring that princesses and ladies shouldn’t let out a slew of such profanities. They also weren’t supposed to open their legs and let a man fuck them before they were married and yet there they were, filling his chambers with the sweet sounds of their sinful lovemaking.
Her moans were growing louder as he pushed her closer to euphoric oblivion and she tugged at his hair, pulling his head back so that she could kiss his lips again. Her kiss was teasing and fleeting, but it left her lips tingling nonetheless. He always knew just what spots to hit deep within her, bringing her the most pleasure possible. Any thoughts of her past and where she came from were completely eradicated as she became swept up in him and their future together. That night, they were going to make love as husband and wife and it was going to be the most wonderful night of her life.
”Oh, gods, Keiran… OHHHHH,” Mercy moaned, pulling her lips from his. Taking his face in her hands, she looked up at him, her gaze locking onto his as her orgasm came crashing over her, unforgiving and relentless as it overcame her entirely. Her grip on him tightened, holding him closer even as the walls of her pussy contracted around him.
There was nothing fleeting about her climax, her body so overly sensitive from the changes in her hormones that it was almost too much for her. Almost. Squirming beneath him from the overwhelming force of pleasure shooting through her body, Mercy never wanted it to end, but end it did, slowly but surely. Their twins stirred within her and Mercy pressed a hand to her stomach, moaning as the remnants of her orgasm left her, her eyes tearing from the intensity of it. ”Keiran…” she breathed, trying to catch her breath. ”Gods I can’t wait to make love to you every night for the rest of our lives, as husband and wife…”. She smiled breathlessly at him as she said this, her body aching for more of him even after that intense round.
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Post by Keiran M. Slater on Jun 15, 2016 5:08:15 GMT
One thing he’d never grow tired of, besides loving this woman, was making love to her. Here in this bed or anywhere else they managed to find enough privacy to get completely lost within one another and the pleasure they could give each other. Keiran loved the way Mercy’s body responded to his, the way she arched her body against his as he thrust inside her and how her head went back as he took her nipple into his mouth… the sound of her voice as she cried out in pleasure and the feel of her fingers running through his hair… they only served to turn him on more.
It wouldn’t be long now; the way her tight walls were gripping him he would likely lose all control once she came around him. He could feel it building within him as his balls contracted with the promise of spilling his hot seed deep inside her. Even if she weren’t pregnant at this time, Keiran doubted he would be worried about getting her pregnant. He wasn’t afraid of becoming a father, in fact he had been secretly dreaming of a family of his own for years, even before the deaths of his parents. And now, well, he was getting everything he had dreamed of and more. He hadn’t known to dream of a woman as amazing as Mercy.
As she finally came around his shaft, her walls clenched around him and practically milked him until his seed spilled from him and mixed with her own feminine juices. Keiran thrust into her a few times more before finally stilling himself within her and looking down into those big blue eyes of hers. A smile flashed across his face at her words for he couldn’t help but to agree… making love to her as husband and wife would definitely be just as amazing and just thinking about it was oddly satisfying. Probably because he hadn’t actually thought he’d ever find the woman that held the other piece of his soul, or get married for that matter.
”Yes, that’s sounds fantastic doesn’t it?” Keiran spoke softly before leaning down and pressing a feather light kiss to her lips. After just a moment he pulled back and rolled over to his side, pulling himself from inside her though he pulled her close to him. The king felt like falling asleep all over again but he knew that they didn’t have that luxury that day, not with their wedding looming just hours away. There were many things to check on… but he was content just to lay there with her in his arms for a little while longer.
His hand rested upon her growing stomach once more and he couldn’t help but feel overjoyed with everything that was happening to him. There were no doubts in his mind that she would make the perfect queen for his people, they already adored her… most of them anyway. Keiran leaned over and pressed a kiss to her temple before sighing contentedly and saying quietly ”I love you, Mercy… no matter what that won’t change. You and our children… you’re my greatest loves.” And he meant it too despite his love for his family and his kingdom Mercy and these babies were beginning to come first in his mind. He lay there holding her after that until they just absolutely had to get up and start doing things to get ready for their big day.
A week. It had only been a week but Keiran had to admit that marriage suited them immensely. Every night he went to sleep with Mercy lying beside him and it couldn’t be frowned upon by anyone within the court. His children would now be born as legitimate heirs to his kingdom, which was a great importance to a kingdom that had lost its previous king in such a shocking and brutal way. And they were happy, the two of them. Keiran felt as if his heart was practically over flowing with love and happiness for the first time in a very long time.
A genuine smile was spread across his face as he stood there, his arms wrapped around Mercy with his hands resting on her stomach as they talked and laughed with a small group of people in the more intimate setting of the dining hall which was usually reserved mainly for royal family meals but today it was full of friends and family for an early lunch. Athena was just walking over to speak with them when Keiran noticed Robb motioning to him and, reluctantly, he excused himself and unwrapped his arms from around his wife to follow his uncle and advisor from the room and down the long hall to his study.
If he were at all curious as to what this was about it increased that much more as he opened the door and his eyes fell upon Cedric, the spy he had placed within Robert’s castle in order to remain apprised of what his enemy was doing at all times. Keiran’s eyebrow’s raised, not having expected the man for another few weeks or so. He walked around his desk, though instead of sitting down he opted for leaning against the bookshelf behind it. ”What is it, Cedric, that brings you here early? You haven’t been found out have you?”
The idea that one of his best spies might have been made definitely was top on his list of things to worry about. It had been hard enough getting Cedric in with all the right people within Robert’s court… it’d be even more difficult, if he had been outed, to get someone knew in his place. They’d be looking for a new spy then. Worrying about something like that was the last thing he wanted right now, not with his marriage so knew. He’d rather be focusing on his wife…
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Post by Mercy E. Valendrian on Jun 16, 2016 5:34:59 GMT
Being married to Keiran was everything Mercy had ever dreamed of. Every night, she fell asleep, wrapped up in the warmth and safety of her husband’s arms and every morning, she woke to sight of his warm eyes and loving smile. Keiran had no idea that he had given her the world and saved her from a fate worse than death. There wasn’t a doubt in her mind that he was it for her… her one and only, her soul mate. And now, they were finally husband and wife, happily awaiting the birth of their twins.
Mercy had tried to tell him the truth so many times but it was more difficult than she had ever anticipated. He didn’t exactly make it easy and there always seemed to be interruptions. None of it really helped her desire to tell him even though she knew it had to be done. They were married and it wasn’t right for her to let him go on believing that she was just Mercy Scarborough when she was in fact Mercy Valendrian… at least, she had been Mercy Valendrian until the day she married him and became Mercy Slater. If they were going to have an open and honest marriage, she would have to tell him and the sooner, the better.
She could practically feel the love radiating off of him, wrapping around her and the life inside of her as he held her. She was safe there, against his chest, reminding her that Robert couldn’t touch her there. Her own hands came to rest over his on her growing stomach as they conversed amongst family and friends, her thumb absent-mindedly rubbing against the back of his hand.
Her smile slowly faded as her husband excused himself and pulled away from her, her blue eyes following him as he walked toward Robb. Watching as they exited the room together, the young queen frowned as a feeling of dread settled in the pit of her stomach. They couldn’t possibly know… could they? She didn’t know why she was so afraid, there was just something about the moment that unsettled her as she set her hands on her stomach.
”Are you okay, Mercy?” Lilian asked her, coming over to touch her stomach and feel the kicking of the twins for herself. She was one of the few that Mercy didn’t mind being so touchy with her during her pregnancy. ”You look pale.”
Brows furrowing as Lily pulled her out of her silent reverie, she looked from Lily to Athena. ”You don’t think they know, do you?” she asked them quietly so nobody else would hear, the kick of one of her twins against Lily’s hands helping to soothe her fearful heart a little.
As they entered Keiran’s study, Robb went to stand by the window, crossing his arms as he looked out at the kingdom for a moment. As Keiran questioned the spy, he listened intently, curious himself to see exactly why he had returned so soon. Cedric had refused to speak of anything until Keiran was there with them, deeming what he had to say much too important to withhold from the king for even a second.
”No, sire, I haven’t been discovered,” Cedric insisted, standing tall in the presence of his king. ”What I found out was much too important to delay in telling you and too dangerous to send by raven.”
This peaked Robb’s curiosity and he half turned, arching a brow. ”Well what is it?” he asked, worried that the blasted king of Avaryn might have some damn plan up his sleeve. The last thing they needed was the bastard trying to assassinate Keiran and his wife as a wedding gift.
”King Robert’s daughter disappeared some time ago. Robert has done his best to keep it hushed up out of the fear that someone might find her and use her against him,” Cedric explained to them.
”And what does this have to do with us?” Robb questioned, wondering exactly where this was going.
”I have reason to believe that Queen Mercy is Robert Valendrian’s daughter.”
”What?!” Robb asked, uncrossing his arms and moving toward Cedric. He was angry that Cedric would accuse the queen of such a thing. He knew Mercy and there was no way that a girl like that could have been born to a monster like Robert Valendrian. ”That’s ridiculous! What proof do you have of this?!”
”It was about a year ago that the princess ran away from Avaryn… about the same time that a certain Lady Scarborough came to Van’Ostgar, from what I recall. Incidentally, Robert’s late wife came from a now eradicated noble house by the name of Scarborough… There was never a Mercy Scarborough, my liege, only a Mercy Valendrian, the very same woman that you brought into your protection and wed.”
Robb was frozen, not knowing what to say or do as he turned his eyes on Keiran. Mercy was now their queen and bore the future of their kingdom in her womb. This wasn’t just a matter of finding an apprehending a girl that they didn’t know. There had to be an explanation… Robb just couldn’t bring himself to consider that Mercy’s intentions had been malevolent in any way, even if what Cedric said was true. One thing was clear to Robb though: their queen and the children she bore required more protection than even he had thought.
”Make sure Robert doesn’t get wind of his daughter being wed to Keiran or that she’s pregnant,” Robb said to Cedric, though his eyes turned to Keiran. ”We’ll sort this out, Keiran…” Though Robb remained calm, cool, and collecting, he couldn’t help but worry for his nephew.
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Post by Keiran M. Slater on Jul 4, 2016 3:46:43 GMT
Keiran felt relief flood him briefly, the knowledge that his spy was uncompromised was comforting except his next words were anything but. His body tensed a bit as he leaned against the bookshelf. He wasn’t entirely sure he wanted to hear whatever was too dangerous for Cedric to have sent by raven, something in the pit of his stomach told him he likely wouldn’t like was he would be told. The hairs on the back of his neck even raised at the ill feeling he suddenly had and his wolf stirred deep inside him, curious about what was making him upset.
Robb spoke before Keiran could, asking that Cedric tell them what was so important that he come to them early. The feeling in his stomach only managed to grow bigger as Cedric continued and he almost asked him to stop, not to tell him more but of course Robb spoke before he could again. Keiran shot him a look as if trying to remind him who the hell was King but Cedric’s next words floored him. Mercy? Robert’s daughter? Robb was right, that did sound ridiculous but the way she had shown up that day came rushing back to him, the way she had been running from Robert’s men… fleeing or at least doing a good job at pretending.
Cedric continued and Keiran felt as if a knife had been thrust into his heart. Never in a million years, even with the seer’s warning, would Keiran have thought that Mercy might be the one to betray him but right then the fear struck at him swiftly. He had fallen for her much too quickly and he hadn’t even asked many questions of her or where she came from… and all this time she’d been deceiving him. His eyes went blue as a silent fury started to fill him and his body was practically blazing inside with fire.
It shouldn’t have been so easy for him to jump to the idea that his wife was capable of betraying him. He should have been so affirmed of her love for him that he could never dream of it being true… but the feeling of pain lancing through his heart at just the mere thought of her betrayal had him believing the worst of his mate. She had lied to him about who she was. She had been keeping a wall between their minds since their wedding night, which he thought was unintentional until that moment. The truth of that was right there in front of him and he was all at once terrified that she had been plotting with her father all along to find a way to gain control of his kingdom and take more of the things he loved from him.
Keiran barely heard his uncle speak to him as anger began to consume him. His eyes, his wolf’s eyes turned on Robb and he pinned his beta with an icy look for a fleeting moment. ”Yes, we will.” He said roughly as he pushed himself away from the shelf and started towards the door. He didn’t even notice if Robb tried to stop him, though he was sure the man tried to do just that. He pulled the door to his study open, or rather threw it open before striding out and down the hall. He didn’t even give a thought to the fact that there was a party going on as he entered the room, his eyes instantly alighting upon her.
He walked straight through the crowd and up to her, pushing aside his sister when she would have stepped between him and his wife. Keiran’s mind pushed forcefully against the barrier between them and burst through it without any thought for her as his hand grabbed her roughly by the throat and pushed her against the wall. He had no idea that the fire racing through his blood was leaving a hand shaped burn mark in her soft flesh as he swept through her mind for the truth, or at least the truth that she was indeed Robert’s daughter. That was all the proof he needed in that moment, his hand holding her up against the wall so that her toes barely touched the floor, his hand slowly cutting off her air and burning her skin.
She might have died right there if Athena hadn’t distracted him. Her hand pulled at his shoulder roughly and her voice slipped past his anger. ”Keiran! Let her go! You love her! Think about the babies Keiran!” His hand released her instantly, letting her fall to the floor gasping for breath as he turned on his sister. It was only her mentioning the babies in Mercy’s womb that had made him let her go. He knew with just one look at his sister’s face that she knew the truth about Mercy’s parentage as well and had kept it from him. ”Love her? How can I know I love her when I don’t even know the real Mercy?” Keiran practically growled before turning his gaze back down to his wife.
”What was I? Some experiment to gain your father’s complete trust? Gain my kingdom and bear heirs to solidify your place within it and then what? Kill me while I slept beside you at night? Well I hope you enjoyed your brief moment of victory because that’s all you’ll be getting from me. Once you give birth to my children we’ll figure out what to do with you further.” Keiran said, his voice eerily gentle though the anger coming off of him was palpable… it filled the entire room until you could practically cut it with a knife. One more look at her and then he turned away and walked from the room unable to look at her anymore as the pain in his heart was only increasing by the moment. He had given this woman everything and she had been betraying him.
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