"Is that so? Or did you not read what said on the agreement and what it stood clearly?" He smirked watching her in bewilderment, Nicholas never thought Rose Hamilton were this entertaining, if he knew the woman in the lake would make him feel this way he would've met the Hamilton's much earlier and not delay it.
She shook her head not caring, "I do not care what that bloody piece of paper says, there is no way I will share a bed with you"
Nicholas suddenly felt the door cracked open he saw Geviniene in utter shock, "I'll take the clothes" he told causing the old woman to turn a shade darker. It was not something one said if they already were not consummate
"No! You will leave!" Rose saw him holding a pair of clothes she was frightened when he stride towards her thinking he would take his advantage at this vulnerable moment she was in but she watched him only focusing on her eyes never taking a glimpse of her nakedness as he handed her the towel, "Relax, I won't ravish you.." he said and Rose thought was finished but she swore she could hear him mutter for now.
Over her dead body!
She huffed in annoyance when she heard him walk towards the door, she almost went up from the water but stopped when he looked over his shoulder his hand on the doorknob, "Your supposed to lock the door, be thankful it were only me who saw"' he told her sharply before he closed the door.
What a laugh! Thankful? It should've been anyone but him who found her in the bath.
Rose immediately dried herself and pulled on the muslin that smelled so fresh with a hint of something, she needed to ask Genevieve what it was.
She placed her pocket knife in her stocking that ended up to her thighs, before she let her hair fall down after brushing it not bothering to put it up since it is damp from the water.
Rose closed the door behind her wondering exactly which way she should take or if she even should've come out of the bedchamber, maybe the maid would— her thoughts came to a halt when a small hand gripped her maslin, she spun around and had to look down to see a little girl smile at her.
She was adorable with her hair in braids and her short height, "My name is Suzy what is your name?" The girl asked excitingly, Rose smiles widely wanting to squeeze the girls chubby cheeks, "Rose my dear you are the most adorable kid"
Suzy smiled with dimples forming on her face, "You are..pretty. I wish I could have that long hair"
Rose chuckled not realizing she is having a conversation in the middle of the corridor with a child, "It will dear, with time of course" Rose smiled and Suzy grinned asking, "Are you lost Rose?... it happens to a lot of people in our home"
How could a child be this intelligent, she ought to know more about this child Rose thought before she nodded, "I don't find that hard to believe, it have came to my wonder that you escaped your bedchamber" Rose whispered and chuckled when she saw the Mischievous eyes bringing memories of her own childhood, "My brother is bringing a princess... I- I wanted to—" her words were interrupted, "I see you have meet each other," The earl approached.
He looked at Suzy who only sent him a sweet smile, "What have I told you about sleep time" Nicholas asked in not the tone that Rose expected.. he sounded far to calm and collected unlike she ever expected, she thought he would yell at the poor girl to go back to sleep, Rose glances at Suzy thinking she would catch a frightened look but she only grinned, "Sorry Nic"
Nic Something clenched at rose body hearing a nickname on his name, it was as she expected everyone shall say milord to him and nothing else, "My sister.. Suzy" he trailed off breaking her thoughts and she realized Suzy sprinted back towards the halls already
Rose smiled for the first time at him, a full dazzling one. And seeing her smile made the breath knock out of him, he wanted it to remain forever but she immediately dropped her smile and cleared her throat, "Your sister, she is adorable" she had a hard time understating how that cheerful girl could be related to this brute
"Stop insulting me," The earl snapped her out of her thoughts, she frowned at him, "Huh?"
"I know you are thinking bad of me, and while we got on the wrong foot let me tell you I am not what your picturing" Nicholas jaw ticked thinking she is afraid of him, but it was impossible, Rose was everything but afraid, that woman would slice his throat not caring, "Oh you wouldn't want to know what I pictured, now where can I place all my baggage?" she asked changing topic
He was more interested in her previous statement but he let her slip, "In our bedchamber of course" he stated the obvious
Rose groaned inwardly wanting to punch this man, he is talking none sense, what kind of woman who has not even made sure the person she's marrying is not a psychopath who could very well murder her in sleep just shares a bed with him?, "I shall have my own bedchamber I believe it won't be hard to find one with this never ending doors," Rose gestured the long halls and even stairs leading to different floors.
Nicholas shook his head, "You don't get it do you? Well you would if you read had the agreement slowly and calculated"
Rose did not understand him, for heavens sake how hard could it be to get her a room of her own! She could live in the garden if there wasn't any left, "Than spit it out! Say what states on that blasted agreement" Rose impatiently snapped
"We will consummate, it will be as any other marriage, we don't have to get on with it right now since the matrimony have not—-" his words were cut off when her hand came contact with his cheek, she slapped him but it seemed to not even have an effect.. his skin did not even go red, he only looked up at her calmly.. like the calm before the storm, "— I shall not let that slide" he looked at her dangerously making her heart quickened,
She felt uneasy of knowing how men treated their wife and beat them with no mercy,
Rose challenged him, "What will you do? Throw a punch at me? Beat me? Choke me to death? Strangle me and murder me then throw my body—" her words was cut off by his lips crashing on hers, fast and hard Nicholas poured out all his frustration on the kiss angling her head to kiss her punishingly and deeply, his lips knocked the breath out of her and she was surprised how he hungrily kissed her in the middle of this hall
Anyone could see!
As if he was reading her mind he pushed the door open and brought her back to the bedchamber shutting the door lazingly with his feet without breaking the kiss, he held her waist with one hand the other holding her neck delicately as his hands started running all over her body.. his lips.. his hands..Rose was in what she would call an outer body experience, she melted into his lips that consumed her until any rational thoughts where vanished from her mind he fisted her hair loving how it felt so smooth, her lips were so sweet.. so damn sweet, he bite her lip demanding her to open her mouth when she stubbornly shut her lips, she need to wake up from this nightmare... there's no way she's kissing and enjoying it
"No no give me your sweet mouth.." he muttered as she tried pulling away, and god if she did not try, all her vows of never letting a man posses her was slamming back at her, he groaned in between kisses when she instead took control running her hands through his brown locks, her tongue experienced with kissing something that brought a foreign fury from the earl, Rose kissed him harder and all of a sudden jerked away with force and tore her lips away from him,
Leaving her in bewilderment and Nicholas in lust.
They were both breathing heavily, Nicholas looked back at her already wanting nothing else but grip her neck and pull her back against him, Rose on other hand was furious that she let herself being taken in a state of weakness
She let him have control.
She let him kiss her
She even responded to his kisses
Rose wiped her mouth harshly hoping to erase the feel of his kisses. When her breath evened, she gathered the most hateful tone, "I will not stand this you chauvinist brute! If you so ever touch me again or so god help me I will make you pay!"
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Historical Fiction(Series) Lady Rose Hamilton the daughter of Duke Hamilton a well-known intimidating titled man but behind that cold ice face he didn't hide to love his children, even his youngest bundle of trouble Rose. Her father hides a secret from her that de...
