The Princess Slave – Chapter 48

Viktor POV

We both enjoyed the silence as we looked at each other. Her fever was high.. higher than its ever been, so she really needed the rest. I’d asked Beatrice why it was so high.. she said that not mating with her mate was making her best act up and get worse. Top that with her mare being an unfaithful bastard and we’re left with a sick Violette.

It didn’t take her very long to fall asleep. My eyelids were heavy and my body was exhausted.. I should go to my chambers but I couldn’t bring myself to go.

apers.

gh her mind. Maybe these would give me some insight. I wondered what she wrote about.

air. I shouldn’t be doing this.. this is awful of me. But I just had to know.

ers. I made her my slave not realizing that she’d already felt like one in her own home. At the time.. that wasn’t even a thought that had crossed my mind.. I was only

he blamed her father. I hadn’t known he’d.. beat her for it. It made me feel terrible for what was done.. but blood must have blood. That is what my Father always said.

ather failed to realize is it didn’t just hurt Arthur.. it hurt Violette. And that made me angry for some reason. She was innocen

st friends.. but family. I admire her strength to stand by them when her father was on his drunken rampages. She stood up for them when no one did so for her.

find out someone had been talking about her around me.. it never ended well. He didn’t want me to know anything about her. I’d always figured it was because he didn’t want me to get to her.. bu

her ancestors.. that she was kind and just.. that she was a very empathetic person. I never believed it.. not until I saw it with my very eyes.

the things she thinks about constantly makes me believe she’s truly a good person.

ound them. I was wrong for it.. but I couldn’t help it. I’d hoped maybe I’d find something in her writing about me.. what she thought of me, at least. But there was nothing.

.. and every time she moved the blanket would slip away from her petite frame more and more.

ceful sleep.

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iolette’s door opening and I sat up straight. I turned to see who it was and caught a w

ke Violette.

and rested her hand on Violette’s forehead.

d.

I gave her what you said to last night.” I said. She replied with a nod. I walked to the door and opened it, lookin

“I’ve

eatrice replied.

s she’s rejected or accepted. He clearly wants nothing to do with her.. so I want him to reject her.” I said.

worriedly.

ut I’ve never been so good at it.

She let out a small sigh.

thing to keep her.

ase try.” I said.

out everything.

Tilda.” She said as she looked at Violette.

r talks about her daughter becau

..” I said. Beatrice nodded her head.

s. Loren wasn’t there as his shift was over, and instead, Igor was in his place. Igor opened the door without a w

d raced with ideas, anything I could use to help me sort out this situation. It was taking a toll on me. I sat at my desk forev