Trident Kings

Chapter 41

"But I'm nobody," she shook her head as she started to pace. "I am not a queen. I look nothing like those supermodels you use to be with. I am not a trophy wife kind of girl. No, this won't work, I'm too different. No, no, no," She shook her head and backed away from them. Just then Henry walked in and she saw the opportunity. She dashed out the door and tried to run.

She got down to about halfway down the driveway and collapsed as her body burned from the wounds that were trying to reopen and the lack of exercise from her being stuck in bed recovering. She burst into tears out of a mixture of fear and frustration. She felt herself being picked up and she tried to push away but they had too strong of a hold on her.

"Stop Ma'am," Henry's voice filled her ears and she stopped fighting him but continued to cry.

"Let me go Henry," She sobbed, "please let me go."

"I can't," he whispered as he gently carried her back into the house. "You belong here with them."

"No I don't," She sobbed as she felt him carry her back to her room.

"Bring her in here," Jason said from the bathroom.

"Doc is on his way to check her wounds," Gabe said as he kept talking on the phone.

"I got her some soft clothes to change into," John said as he came in behind Henry. "What were you thinking Sweetheart? You know you aren't healed yet."

"I can't be here," She whispered. "I can't."

"Why?" he asked as he gently took her from Henry. "Why don't you think you are our Queen?"

"I told you I'm too different," She whispered, "I am nothing like those women you were with."

"And that is exactly why you are our Queen," John explained. "You aren't with us for our money or status. You are independent and smart and have proven yourself over and over to everyone around you. You can run a business all on your own, that is saying something. We like that you aren't like them."

"But you were with all those women," She said confused.

"Because they weren't you," Jason sighed, "we honestly never thought we could be with you Luv. So we basically used them like they were using us. We wanted to be with you from the moment we saw you but you were so adamant about not being with us and proving your worth that we thought you would never look at us like we look at you. Why do you think we allowed you to talk to us like you do yet never let anyone else?"

"Because...." She frowned as she thought about it. "I don't know."

"Because we respect you and you respect us," Gabriel said smirking. "You are worthy to us. Like you told the bitch, we would destroy the world for you and no one else. That's how much you mean to us."

"I just said that to piss her off," She shrugged as she started playing with the buttons on John's shirt.

"Well, it's true, Mi Amor," Gabriel smiled softly. "You mean that much to us. Will you give us a chance to show you just how much you mean to us?"

"I'm not ready for intimacy," She whispered, "I don't know if I ever will be."

"You will Luv," Jason grinned softly, "and we have no problem waiting until that day, even if it takes years because when you are it will be special and amazing."

"You already sold the company I worked so damn hard to help build which I'm still mad about by the way," She glared then sighed, "and you found this amazing house and put it in my name with a bunch of land and built a wonderful Belle library, and are caring for me from what your crazy ass ex did to me, how much more can you spoil me?"

"Oh just wait," John smiled, "we can show you the world."

"Alright Aladdin," She rolled her eyes and they burst out into laughter.

"There's that sass we have missed so damn much, Sweetheart," John smiled as he pushed her hair out of her face.

There was a knock on the door and they all turned to see Henry and Doc Warren come into the room. "Hey Little One, I heard you tried to escape these trouble makers."

"They messed up the library so I tried," She shrugged, "but my ninja skills aren't up to par just yet."

Doc burst into laughter as did the guys. "Guess we have some more stuff to fix up to her standards," Gabriel smirked as she smiled softly.

"Come on Little One, let me check out your wounds," Doc Warren smiled as he helped her into the bathroom. As he assessed everything he kept a close eye on her. "They are worried about you, you know that don't you?"

She nodded, "I don't really understand why though," She barely admitted.

Doc Warren sighed as he threw some bandages away, "Those boys have never cared for anyone besides themselves and Henry until they met you. You keep them in line without fear of who they truly are. You showed them respect out of pure respect, not because of who they are. They respect you for that and in turn it turned into care and now love. You are the one for them because you don't care about their status and what it could bring for you. All this," he waved his hand around, "they never would have done this for anyone before. They never would have listened to me about someone before other than each other and Henry. This is the most I've been on call for them. You are special to them. I know you have been through a lot because of them but I also know you are starting to see a change in them when it comes to you. They could be wonderful for you if you give them a chance."

"I don't want to be in that world," She whispered and he nodded.

"They will keep you out of it if you tell them that," he said as he applied new bandages. "Just keep communicating to them. They will listen to you."