Chapter 11 11
Lacey’s pov
I lift my face from the tub, gasping for air.
I've been underwater for a few seconds lost in my thoughts, thoughts that threaten to tear me apart.
I sat up, naked, and tossed a black bath bomb into the tub, watching as it fizzed and reeled.
I run the bar of soap over my skin, the jasmine and coconut scent wafting into my nostrils. I pause when I hear soft distant footsteps.
“Who is there?”
The door screeched open slowly but it’s just Andrea, my chief maiden, she stepped in nestling Eloise in her arms. Her laughter filled the air bringing a smile to my face but it faded when Andrea cleared her throat, like she wanted to sentence me for a crime I’d committed in the past.
“My Luna,” she began, her voice soft and cool. “There is someone who wishes to speak to you.”
“Who is it?”
“Theodore, Luna.”
I roll my eyes, irritation sweeping into my body like waves hitting the shore. What the hell did he want? He was going to put me in trouble if he kept showing up like this. I thought before throwing in another bathtub.
“Do you have any idea where Alpha Henry went?” I ask, rinsing the soap off my skin.
Andrea shifts from toe to toe pulling Eloise a little closer to herself. “The alpha has gone training, my Luna.”
“Perfect, let Theodore in,” I quavered, my tone lacking confidence, like I wasn’t sure if this decision I was making, I’m sure she sensed it before her lips parted as if to protest.
“But My Luna….”
I shoot her a venomous glance and she snaps her mouth shut, bowing curtly, “ I’ll bring him in.” She says as she slips out of the bathroom.
A few minutes later, I heard a loud thud of boots. I didn’t need to turn. I knew it was Theodore, his scent hit me so hard I almost passed out.
I finally glanced up at him, his white hair white as ever and his broad shoulders made my inner thigh moist as I watched in awe and seduction.
His blue eyes pierced my soul as his buff figure sat across from me. He was once my guard, he was strong, one who could split a person into two without thinking, he was hired by Henry to watch over but little did he know that he was going to be more than a guard to me.
“Hi, mate,” I gushed as I leaned my back against the tub letting a smirk play on my lips. I was excited he was here, in this tiny space with me.
I could tell he was too, from the way he stared at me as though I was the only girl in the world, Henry would never look at me that way.
“Good day, my special queen.” He said bowing, I scanned him carefully before clearing my throat, throwing in another velvet bath bomb instantly making the water turn red like the Red Sea.
“Why are you here, Theodore?”
He straightened, trying hard not to stare at my chest area, which wasn’t visible though, the foam protected my breasts from being exposed. “ I’m here because I miss you so much, my queen… I want to come back as your guard, your personal guard, I want to kill for you like I always do.”
A chuckle escaped my lips even though I couldn’t help it. “You are not allowed to miss me, Theo. And you cannot return to the villa, you are to keep guard in the other lands affiliated to our kingdom, I’ve put you there so you have to remain there.”
“But….”
“But nothing, you must return now before Alpha Henry sees you lurking around and starts to get suspicious. This would be better for Eloise.”
He clenched his jaw like I’d just denied him freedom of speech. “But I want to get to know my daughter… I saw her white hair, just like mine… and those captivating sea blue eyes…”
“Shhh!”I said getting up on my feet as the water flowed off my body, his gaze followed they looked hungry and unapologetic, I let him take a clear glance at my perky breasts and of course, bloated belly filled with stretch marks, “She is not yours, the baby is Henry’s, is that clear?”
“But we…”
“We only had a one-time fling, that’s all it will ever be, let that sink into your dumb skull, what are you even trying to prove?” I asked to reach out for my robe. He helped me with it and I snatched it off his grip.
“I’m sorry… my queen… I’m not trying to compete with the king, it’s just that, I can’t help it. My wolf… It’s drawn to you and to her..” he said his eyes filled with so much sadness but I didn’t care, I only cared about myself yet I couldn’t deny the fact that I had a soft spot for him.
I slip into the red silk robe and walk towards where he stands, my fingers touching the hard line of his chiseled jaw. “ I desire you too, don't think for a second that I don’t feel the same, I’d rather wake up to you than to bear one more night of King Henry snoring.”
We both giggled, “Just give me time, I whispered.
“How long?”
“Till I get what I want. And you know I can’t do that without King Henry. I’ll eliminate him as soon as I have the trust and riches of the Sanders territory and we will be free to love and raise Eloise.”
A smile played on his lips and I leaned in, pressing my lips against his. He grabs me by the waist pulling me closer to him. I could feel his arms so strong around me, rough yet protective. For a minute I let myself get lost in this moment in his lips and the heat we felt.
But then I pulled away, coming back to my senses. “You seriously need to leave, I don’t want Henry to see you here, he might be back any moment,” I said looking around in urgency.
“I’ll call you when I need you to take care of someone…. Like my twin sister who just resurrected from the dead.”
He nodded like he understood, of course, he always did, he took my hand and kissed the back gently, and just like that, he disappeared into thin air.
As soon as I was alone I shut my eyes so tight as I stood there staring at the closed door, I wished I could follow him wherever he went, well, that was the curse of having a mate. Now I understand Henry’s curiosity towards Laura.
I caught my reflection in the full-size mirror, my blonde hair moist and tangled, my cheeks flushed too. I rolled my eyes, I hated that we had to part ways again. If only I could spend more time with Theodore, not that fool Henry.
“Andrea!” I called my voice out loud.”
She rushed in, “I’m here my lady Luna.”
“Grab a comb and comb my hair,” I ordered, sitting before the mirror watching as she began, her hands gently yet skillfully, I asked, “So, what do you think about Theodore always being here to look for me?”
“I can’t say much, my lady.” Andrea hand-stilled for a moment like she was thinking about a response.
I nod, not entirely paying attention to her or her suggestion. “Well, I have far more important things at hand, I don’t need his distraction.”
“Like the return of your sister?”
“Exactly, my twin sister, she needed to be stopped or else she would stop me instead and destroy everything I have suffered to build.”
Eloise's shrill scream cuts through my throat, “Bring her to me,” I say to Andrea and she hurries off returning with the screaming banshee.
“Please stop crying, mummy is trying to think of ways to destroy her enemies, “ I muttered, still she didn’t stop instead her cries increased, “Stop crying, haven’t you ruined my life enough? I sacrificed my perfect body for you, to bring you into this world, so I can satisfy your father and be the perfect Luna he’d always wanted, but it’s never enough, he always wants that Biych!”
Andrea took Eloise from me. She understood my frustration.
Moments later I stood by the window, the corset dress hugging my curves, the one I hated, the only accessory I liked was the heavy golden crown resting on my head.
I couldn't help but think about Laura, why must she always come back into our lives!?
I needed to eliminate her fast or she would snatch Henry and I’ll be dethroned, cast aside and all my hard work will be gone to the ruins.
Just as predicted the door throws open and Henry strides in with his men, he is sweaty from training but I don’t care. “ Welcome king, we need to talk.”
“Now is not a good time, Lacey,” he said, threatening to walk past me.
“Well this is important,” I argued, blocking his path. “And you better listen to me for your own good, we need to arrange a battalion of our strongest warriors, they are going to raid Laura’s new home, the blueblood territory, are you in or not?”