Chapter 6: A pin for Jamie.

Words : 1074 Updated : Jul 3rd, 2025
King Alexander watched with a hint of a wicked smirk as his new bride was escorted to the dungeon by his guards. He thought Janessa would object, but surprise! She made no fuss at all. She just stood up and adjusted her clothing, and followed the guard with her dignity intact. "Stop!" Alexander ordered the guard and his new bride. And they both stopped. He stood up and walked around her with eyes, one could use to watch prey. She was pretty enough. Not as much as her sister, who looked so delicate that Alexander imagined a little yelling would send her to the edge of tears. Janessa, on the other hand, looked like she could put up a fight. It was okay, but until she learn about her place by his side, he had to handle her with the same casual ruthlessness he used for the neighboring kingdoms, so they don't take his silence and love for peace as weakness. "Leave us!" He ordered, and they bowed and left. "I have a proposition for you, Janessa." "I go by Jamie, milor.d" Jamie was getting irritated by the minute, and the smug look on his face made her even angrier. "Queens don't shorten their names, Janessa," Alexander wanted to sound pleasingly, but it came out stronger than intended. "I do. I must insist you call me Jamie, Milord." "My name is Alexander. You don't have to call me, Milor, or his highness. You are my bride, after all." Jamie looked at him. She didn't know what to think of him. She had expected an old, fragile man with bad breath and a hunger for power, but instead, she was here with a man she could mistake for an angel. She wanted to ask him one question. Jamie wanted to know why her sister ran. Was Alexander wicked to her? Did he break lovely and kindhearted Arabella? Did he drive Arabella crazy? Will she go crazy herself? "What proposition?" Jamie asked instead. "I don't want you in a dungeon. I want you up here by my side as my Queen.n" "What are you suggesting, Milord?" "We consummate our marriage, and we will keep out of each other's way. You won't attempt to escape it.h "B-by consummation y-you mean..." It was the first time she stuttered in front of Alexander. Alexander could see her as clear as day. She was red in the face. "I will make love to you, Mon, Isha, and then you will be mine truly by law," Alexander told her. He expected her to turn redder in the face, but her face lit up instead like she was hatching a plan. "So, if we don't do that, then I am not yours to keep, right? You are not my husband, and I am not your wife," Jamie said with a hopeful countenance can return to my kingdom." "Make no mistake,e Janessa. I am going to make love to you and consummate this marriage between us." Alexander knew exactly what she was hatching in her mind. "You see, Milord, I will never give you consent to ravish m,e or is his highness the type to force himself on a woman?" A little tingling fear crept inside Jamie's heart. Alexander was fondly called the devil of Aradal, that meant he was capable of such monstrosity. "No, I would never take what you are not willing to give." Alexander's reply to her question came to Jamie as a shock, and for a moment, she was relieved. But it didn't last long. "But I can sit on that chair right over there and watch as I make you toucyourselfelf" Alexander was serious. "You wouldn't dare!" Jamie cried out in disgust. Why, I would, but I will make you a new deal. Our customary marriage rites will be performed in a fortnight, you will smile and pretend to enjoy, and afterword, when we retire to bed as husband and wife by law, I promise to ignore you." Alexander had no idea why he was saying that to her. His whole body screamed at him. The closer he was to this little woman, the more he had to fight to keep his hands off of her. When he had kissed her earlier, at first it was to quiet her and save her life, but then he hadn't wanted to stop. She wasn't anything like her elder sister, yet he never felt this way for beautiful Arabella. "And if I don't sit still like you want during the marriage rites, what exactly will happen?" Jamie had this nasty habit of pushing her luck. As a child, she always had to know the punishment for a particular mischief before she committed it. She would weigh the thrill of the mischief against the punishment and then decide if it was worth it. "If you make a fuss at our marriage rites, I will chain you to that bed and make you watch as I make love to another woman all night. And before you ask, if you run away again, I will chain you to that bed and put a baby in you" "I won't make a fuss, then," Jamie murmured. For some reason, the image of Alexander with another woman made her nauseous, even more than she hated the idea of being a breeding cow to the arrogant king. Alexander watched her as she gave in to his demands without further problems. "Great! If you will excuse me, I have to punish the vile men who caused that mark on your neck and hands." Alexander stood up to leave, but Jamie stopped him. "I don't want anyone punished on my behalf, Milord." "If you call me Alexander from now on, I might consider taking a finger instead of an entire arm." Alexander saw the look on her face. She was unhappy about the punishment. "I have to punish them somehow. I can't let it stand that you can tie up the future Queen of Aradale without consequence.s" "Then have them flogged in public.... Alexander" "Okay, I will think about it. Alexander kissed her cheek and left. Jamie heard the sound of the lock as he locked the chamber and took the key with him. She smiled and pulled out a small pin from her hair.

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