A Rose and A Thron

Chapter 13

"Aly, no one is killing anyone." Sampson speaks to her as if she's a child. 

"Didn't seem that way five minutes ago." the blonde counters back.

 "Do not lie to me Sampson...anymore than you already have." she states simply. 

The pair have a staring contest waiting for one of them to crack. Eventually Sampson does. 

"My father was the one that originally proposed this marriage. He thought if we were married he could kill Jasper without anyone suspecting it considering he would be your father in law." Sampson begins to explain.

 "So your dad still hates my dad?" Alessandra questions to get clarification. 

"That would be correct. He umm never got over the Five Year War. Too many of our men died at the hands of your father." Sampson continues. 

"And did you ever plan on letting me in on what your father has planned." Alessandra asks, trying to process all this information. 

"Eventually... Aly you need to know that everything between us has been real so far, okay?" Sampson is basically pleading at this point wanting the blonde to know that he does care for her and values their friendship.

 Alessandra is hesitant to believe him but she goes ahead and accepts the words coming out of his mouth since she is more focused on her father at the moment. 

"Why are you wanting him dead? I thought things were good between you too."

 It's now Sampson's turn to question the blonde.

 "He has also been lying to me." she starts giving Sampson a pointed look.

 "He has been the one behind Bishop Richard's death, the poor boy's death, and he is apparently planning on having a dead deer in my room when I return to my chambers tonight. I overheard him talking to one of his guards." Alessandra states looking void.

 "He did what?!" Sampson shrieks, growing even more angry at Jasper. 

"Yes. My own father not only caused harm to innocent people but he harmed me all so I would depend on him. He figured that would make me easier to manipulate. The sad thing is, that it was working." she states looking heartbroken.

 Sampson moves over to her quickly wrapping his arms around her but she shrugs them off. 

"I'm still mad at you for lying to me but please let me in. I want to kill my father." she pauses to look into his eyes.

 "If he's dead he can't keep hurting me. He can't keep letting me down." she chokes out the last part.

 "He's still your father." Sampson voices fearful that Alessandra would grow to regret this decision. 

"So?" she scuffs out as her eyes water. 

"If this is what you want, then okay. I will support you. Do you want my father to know that you know?" he questions the blonde. 

"You may tell him." she shakes her head in approval. 

"So tonight when you go to your room you have to act as if you do not know what your father has been up to. You have to be completely terrified of the dead deer." Sampson instructs her. 

"I know." she agrees. 

"How does your father plan on killing my father?" Alessandra asks probably the most important question of the night.

 "I don't know. He's still trying to figure that part out." Sampson informs her. 

"Well maybe I can give him some ideas." she speaks.