Chapter 23
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THE KING
He was just about to enjoy his dinner with the thought of having you safe and sound back in your room. But then his peace was interrupted by the princess that just can not keep her hands of him and her nose in her own business. He takes a deep breath, not to come across as too mad, and then turns to her.
"I was conducting some business, princess. Why would that matter to you where I was?"
"I just want to know where my fiancé is? Is that so wrong of me to know?"
She knows very well that people can hear their conversation and so she takes her chance to ask him questions that he would not answer her in private. He wants to get away from her for she irritates him tremendously.
"No of course not, princess. If you will excuse me, I would like to eat my dinner now. I am just too hungry to talk right now"
He turns back to his plate and starts to eat. He hopes that the princess will just disappear so he can go with Lord Walton to the place he found you. The princess gets the hint and then politely walks back to her seat. He finishes his dinner quickly and then meets Lord Walton outside.
"I just need to make another stop. Will you join me?"
"Yes, of course, sire"
He walks back to your room and knocks on the door.
LADY WINTERS
You sleep soundly when you hear a knock on the door. James did say he will be coming back again but he also said not to open the door for anyone. You get out of bed, afraid of what you might find. You walk slowly toward the door and then ask loudly.
"Who is it?"
"It is the King, Lady Winters"
You hear the King's deep voice and you know that you are safe. You quickly walk to the door and throw a nightgown on. You open the door expecting the King and to your surprise, you also see Lord Walton standing next to the King.
"Lady Winters, hope you are doing better than when I last saw you?"
"Yes thank you, Lord Walton. Please come in"
You stand by the door while they walk through the door and the King touches your hand to reassure you as he walks past you. Everyone sits down in the living room.
"Can I offer you gentlemen, tea or coffee?"
"No thank you, Lady Winters. It is very polite of you to ask"
Suddenly the way Lord Walton says those words sends a chill down your spine. You stop in the middle of walking to the tea station and then just freeze for a moment.
"Are you okay, Lady Winters?"
You can hear the concern in the King's voice when he asks you that question. You trying to find out why you feel this way and then it hits you. It is the same voice you heard in the old factory when you were kidn*pped. You know that you need to know for sure if it was him and if your mind is not just playing tricks on you.
You also know that you have to tread lightly and not make any mistakes, otherwise he will suspect something. You need to act normal and maybe see if you can not see anything else that would confirm what you think you know. You remember that there was a white spot on one of his shoes.
"I am fine thank you, your Highness"
The King looks at you strangely and then he remembers that Lord Walton does not know about him and you. You make tea for the King and then give it to him. His hand brush over yours and you quickly pull away. If it is indeed Lord Walton that kidn*pped you, he must then know about you and the King. His words were that you did something naughty.
You try and sit as close to Lord Walton as possible to look at his shoes. You look at the shoe on the ground but there is no white spot.
"I wanted to thank you properly for rescuing me, yesterday. It is indeed great luck that you were on the road that day. Where were you heading? I hope I did not destroy any plans that you might have had"
"Oh…I…uhm…was actually out looking for you Lady Winters and we chose to take the path that way. Only luck that we came across you"
He moves around uncomfortably and you watch as the King also notice a change in his behavior. You look at the King as if to tell him that there is something wrong with this situation.
"Lord Walton and I are actually on our way to that road right now to investigate and try and see if we can not get some clue of where you were held or maybe who it could be. Are we not, Lord Walton?"
Lord Walton moves his legs in a different position and then you see the very same spot you saw on the kidnapper's shoes. You swallow deep and try to keep your breathing as normal as possible but you are now very sure that Lord Walton is your kidnapper.
"Yes, sire. We will find the man responsible for your k********g, Lady Winters"
"Well, then I will not keep you any longer but if I may be so forward to have a word in private with you, sire?"
Lord Walton stands up from his chair and walks towards the door. "I will wait at the carriage, your Highness"
The King nods at him and he leaves the room. You jump from your seat and the King comes closer to you. He watches as your once beautiful face now turns into horror written all over it.
"What is wrong, angel??"
"James, it is Lord Walton that kidn*pped me!!"
The King takes you by the shoulders and then bend down to look in your eyes. He sees fear trembling in them and he knows that you are speaking the truth.
"How do you know, angel? Are you sure?"
"I am very sure. At first, I was not, but then I saw the white spot on his shoes and he used the word polite….the kidnapper said that I was a polite girl and I swear his voice sounds the same. The same tone, everything…it is him, James"
The King then starts to pace around the room and you know, when he starts to pace, anger and rage are filling his soul.
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