War of Faeries

Chapter 19

Three days had gone by since I threatened Elenore at dinner. I would love to say I finally just killed her, but that would be too easy now wouldn't it? I let her keep living her life- in fear. She was more cautious around me, and she kept her mouth shut when she wasn't being talked to. Which was smart, because I would be lying if I didn't say I wanted to kill her yesterday morning just for looking at me.

Training with Henry went better than the first day, instead of belittling me he was actually helping me? If you could consider it that, after living in the palace for about a year without keeping up with my training I had gotten slow. I wasn't slower than Henry, by no means had I gotten that out of practice, but I wasn't where I needed to be.

Speaking of Henry he still hadn't made head way with Cora's release, and I was getting antsy. I wanted her out of those cells, and I wanted her out of there now. I decided that he had until dinner to get her out of there before I freed her. There was no way she was spending another night in those cells.

As for seeing him... I hadn't he stayed hidden. Always around yet never showing his face. Never letting me see him, never giving me the opportunity to talk to him. I have to admit it was starting to drive me crazy. Yet I knew he was doing this on purpose. He was having his fun, and I was paying for the hell I made him go through.

I was currently in the library hiding from Henry. I was supposed to have started a training session with him twenty minutes ago. But I didn't want to train. His training while effective in some areas, was annoying in others.

"Valarie, you cant hide from me forever. I know you are in here." Henry shouts from somewhere in the library, I was far enough in the back that it would take him a few minutes to find me. Unless I tried hiding from him.

I decided to stay in my spot, he would find me eventually. He had to if I wanted to keep up the act. He didn't suspect me so far, I had done a good job weaving a web of believable of lies.

"Reading romance books? I would have expected something more from you." It was the guard from the other day, I had successfully avoided him in the past three days, and now here he was.

"Sometimes I like to surprise people, and myself." I answer him, putting the book back on the shelf.

"There you are Valarie." Henry says coming down the aisle. I turn to look at the guard, but he has already walked away. I let out a sigh before turning Henry again.

"Here I am." I deadpan.

"What? No cheerful, Hey there Henry. I had a good reason for hiding from you?" he asks in a mock cheerful voice. He leans against the bookshelf, watching me for a moment.

"Nope." I say giving him a close lipped smile, before following down the aisle after him.

"You know I left Elenore." He states, like that changes anything.

"I'm glad to hear that. You weren't meant to be with a girl like that." I tell him, he deserved to hear that- and not from one of his family members.

"I think you are right, maybe my problem has always been I rushed into things."

"You have a good heart Henry. But I think you are so worried about becoming the person everyone else wants you to be that you have lost your way." The words escaped my lips before I could fully process what I was telling him.

"You want to run today?" he asks as soon as we get to the garden.

I groan, but take off running. It was going to be a long session, and there is no use delaying it.

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Henry had me running for the whole four hours we were supposed to be training. He wanted me faster, telling me that I might be able to enter the running part of the competition. I wasn't thrilled about it, but I did force him to take me. I flopped onto my bed while my maids took there time following me into my room. They had this magical power I was sure of it, they always knew when to enter my room.

"We will run a bath for you." Samantha tells me, once they have gotten a chance to look at me. I was drenched in sweat. I more than needed a shower.

"Henry had me running nonstop." I answer before peeling myself from my bed.

The warm water surrounds me like a blanket, they let me soak in the water for a bit before they start massaging my scalp with shampoo. I don't remember falling asleep, but between the warm water, and stressful day it just happened. What woke me up was yelling, more like shouting match between Henry and Shannon. The only one of my maids bold enough to argue with him.

"Henry she is-"

"I don't care. I need to see her now." Henry cuts her off, I climb out of the bath and wrap the towel around my body.

Henry barges into my room after that, he glares at me, and I glare at him. He sighs before grabbing my hand, yanking me out of the bathroom. I smack his hand trying to get him to release my hand. My smacking didn't stop him though, he was too lost in his head to pay attention to me.

"Henry."

"Shut up." he growls at me.

"LET GO OF ME!" I shout at him. He still doesn't listen to me, he just keeps dragging me down the hall.

Eventually I lock eyes with the mystery guard from the other day, he stops in his tracks and runs after us. Instead of looking where Henry is dragging me, I look behind me and watch the guard try to catch up to us.

"Henry!" he shouts. Henry doesn't stop, but he does slow down a bit. Allowing the guard to catch up to us. "Henry stop for a minute."

"Not going to happen." and he picks up his speed again.

"Let her go!"

"Not going to happen. So fuck off." A streak of lightning flashes between us, which shocks me. I know it shouldn't but it does, I almost forgot that Faeries got powers. I almost forgot that I should be getting mine soon.

Eventually the guard looses us, Henry walking too fast and using the lightning made it near impossible for him to keep up. Could I fight my way out of Henry's grasp? Maybe. It would be a long shot, but its the only option I have left. I turn my arm in his grasp, and yank on my arm harder. I struggle to no avail. When it came down to it, he was stronger than I was. He had his Fae strength, and I didn't. I couldn't tap into that like he could. Not like he was right now. I bested him at everything else, but the strength part was something I could never beat him at- even when I was training all the time.

He turns around and glares at me before dragging me down the steps towards the dungeon. I glare at him right back, and continue to glare at his back as he continues to drag me after him. It wasn't too long later that he opens a door to a torture room and throws me onto the floor. I hold onto the towel with one hand, and glare up at him. He towers over me in this position and I don't like it. He glares at me, and then looks behind me.

"Do you know him?" I wipe my eyes towards the man behind me, my mouth almost drops open.

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I am literally screaming!!!

This was such a fun chapter to write. I love writing Valarie and introducing you more to the person she once was. I also love this wild ride we are having with Henry.

So question of the day.... Who do you think this new guy is?

As always happy reading my loves! See you again soon!