Threat to the Throne (BxB)

25 | Grand Brutality

King "Robert's" POV

It is true when they say you never know what you have until it's gone. The support system that I had for the past couple of weeks was something I believed to be entirely grateful for, but it's funny how the night changed that.

I clearly didn't show my appreciation and gratitude to my brother, the Queen Mother and even Irene, but now - I can't. Even if I wanted, I cannot.

Irene left without saying a word yesterday. It was clear as day that she was utterly distraught from being released from an organisation that she gave her entire life to, given so much to.

My brother on the other hand was absolutely livid. Angry for himself, angry for the Queen Mother, for Irene, for me. He wanted to stand his ground and defy the authority, but he decided otherwise seeing as that May as well endangered him, and to an extent Felix.

Whereas, the Queen Mother willingly took her belongings and left the palace. Her reasoning being that she has true potential for a better life out there than in the confines of the walls of the palace. She clearly feared that Victoria's words yesterday may have well been an indirect death threat. She had to ensure her safety, and if leaving her home was the only way to guarantee that - she had to do it.

So that is why I find myself once again in the comfort of the guest bedroom, locked away from what happens outside these four walls, with Cleo's breakfast on the bedside table, reminiscent of the situation I found myself in just a few weeks back.

I run my hand through my hair with a sigh...at least I can still see Nathaniel, I think to myself before heading out of the bedroom, ready to make my way to the Fortress.

I swing the door open, only to stop in my tracks when I see the broad back that blocked my way out of the bedroom.

The large man turns around and stares intently at me, as if waiting to hear what reason I had for even daring to show my face outside my bedroom.

"Excuse me" I try to squeeze my way out, only for him to block my path. "I said excuse me" I say a little bit louder, but instead of moving out of my way, this giant whistles - calling on two more ginormous guards that were standing at the end of the hallway.

"May I please leave?" I ask, now in no mood to try and argue with these beasts.

"The Queen gave us strict orders not to let you leave" the man finally speaks.

I sigh in defeat at his words. How am I supposed to see my husband if I'm not even allowed to leave my bedroom? Well I don't have to use the e door per se, I can just sneak out the window...

"More guards are situated around the yard, some right beneath your window" he adds, as if he somehow read what I was thinking. "The Queen wants you here, we're here to ensure that."

And in this moment, it was almost like the light switch in my head flicked - and I decided to throw all caution to the wind and try to run past the behemoths. I mean, what more can I lose? It's either I make it out, or they catch me and lock me back in my bedroom, right?

WRONG!

I came to that harsh realisation when a painful blow lands right at the back of my head bringing me right down. As I attempt to recuperate, another blow lands - this time right on my rib cage.

And that, unfortunately for me was the doorway to the beating that came afterwards. Punches and stomps came from every direction imaginable. I tried to block, but I only had two hands to try and shield myself from six hands and six feet that all had the intent of doing harm to me.

One of the guards locked my arm under his foot as the others pummelled me.

I mean, I tried - I really tried to help myself by trying to manoeuvre my arm under this man's size 18, but my attempts seem to fuel their anger even more as the punches came harder, the kicks a lot faster, fiercer - and the last thing I remember was looking down the hallway, seeing Victoria and the woman from yesterday standing tall and enjoying the scene before them, as what I assume to be the final kick landed right across my face - rendering me unconscious.

*****
I laid in bed unmoving, yet everything around me seemed to be spinning relentlessly as I finally regained consciousness. I close my eyes to try and calm the spinning, but as soon as the spinning sensation came to an end, the skull tearing headache finally set in.

Gosh, how did I even get back in my bedroom? I try rolling out of bed but immediately stop when a sharp pain shoots up my mid-section.

"I see you're up" a voice says behind me, and I didn't even need to turn around to tell that it was Victoria.

"So we're abusing each other now?" I choose to ask out of genuine interest.

"Oh? So you not paying attention to me, and cheating on me with a commoner in my father's house is not abuse? But the minute I decide to exercise my power I'm being abusive?" she laughs evilly. "I just want a favour from you, seeing what my enforcers did to you, the King of the Quinns, I want you to imagine what they'll do to your commoner boyfriend."

Her words succeed at pushing me over the edge of the hill of calm, down to the pit of fury as I all of a sudden see red at the possibility of the hazel-eyes boy being on the receiving end of the beat down I just got. He doesn't deserve that.

"I'm the King of Quinnston, I also have some power..."

"Power that you get by being married to me!" she fires back. "But I'll put your mind at ease, I won't lay a finger on your boy toy. Not when I've already chosen the noose that will wrap oh so perfectly around his neck" she squeals in excitement, clapping her hands as well.

"Just three days, three more days and the source of all my problems will finally be eradicated, or should I say - hanged" she laughs loudly. "I hope you can see now Robbie, what the Queen wants, the Queen gets" she adds, before leaving the bedroom - leaving me to suffer from not only the pain of getting beaten up, but the now confirmed execution of my hazel-eyed lover.

*****

And that was the twenty-fifth chapter, and it's just drama all the way!

I've never hated someone like I hate Victoria right now (I hope y'all share the same sentiments as me).

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See you in the next one!