𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐭 - 𝐓𝐞𝐰𝐤𝐞𝐬𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐱 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫

𝐱𝐢𝐢𝐢.

[Y/N]'s POV

It had been a month since the gathering. Tewkesbury and I had met twice after that. We didn't meet in our town or anything. It was a small village in Richmond that was close but far enough. It was near the city of London.

We knew no one there, so it did allow us to be ourselves without worrying. In the times we had met we had gone to different shops. Some of them we had gotten kicked out... I do not want to get started.

I was out in our regular hometown. It was fairly slow today from what it usually is. I was running some errands for my mother as she was busy. She needed to get some gifts but she was busy meeting with Mateo's mother. Luckily he wasn't there or else I would have been stuck with him.

I made my way to the jeweler's shop until someone placed their hand over my mouth and picked me up by the waist. I quickly hooked my leg behind theirs and whipped my arms forward to help make them unbalanced.

This caused them to set their foot down right in front of me. I grabbed their ankle but it was strange. They also had a skirt. I ignored my thought and quickly used their ankle to my advantage. I pull their ankle up and they stumbled backward, hearing a thud as they landed.

They didn't try and get up so I quickly left my spot and turned around to face them. To my surprise, it was a girl around my age. I quickly walked around them as she looked up, staring at the sky. I pressed my foot on her chest.

"I have to admit, you caught me by surprise." She said, turning to face me. Who the hell was she? I was very confused as to why she wanted to kidnap me.

"Who are you?" I asked her. She had dark brown hair and fair skin. Her eyes were brown too.

"I don't think I want to tell you," She said, slightly smirking. I was not in the mood to try and be kidnapped by her again. I removed my foot from her chest, and she slowly sat up.

"Look, I do not know who you are. But whoever you are, leave me alone. I have nothing to do with you." I said, keeping my distance from her.

How do I find myself in these situations?

"That's where you are wrong," She said, finally standing up. I was still confused. Why was she here? "I'm surprised he hasn't said anything about me yet." She said, dusting her dress.

He?

"What?" I mumbled. "Look," I said frustrated, "I have no idea who you are. You must be mistaken for someone else."

"I know I'm not." She shrugged, stating factually. "I don't get what he saw in you, clearly I was the better option." She said out loud.

But then it clicked.

Of course she was bitter about this.

"You're Melanie." I acknowledged. It made much more sense. Tewkesbury never spoke about her, but Owen had told me about her. How she left Tewkesbury for another man.

"What a smart princess," She mocked, making me snap out of my thoughts. "I guess she does have a brain after all," She said in the third person, talking about me. I wasn't offended at all. She knew nothing about me.

"I don't know what you want from me," I answered her truthfully. I've heard about her from my mother. Melanie Edwards. Her family was known because they thought they were the best. They are not.

"I want Tewkesbury back!" Melanie snapped at me.

"From what I've heard, you were the one who left him for another man," I informed her, crossing my arms. How could anyone do that to someone they were supposed to love?

"He isn't Tewkesbury." She sighed, insinuating about the man she left Tewkesbury for. "Tewkesbury was good to me, but then he got boring. You know how he can be, he can make you feel like the only girl in the world and give you everything. But that gets boring after a while."

"Look, I don't know him that well," I lied to her. I hoped she believed me. I couldn't let anyone know about me and Tewkesbury.

"Don't act dumb," She scoffed. "I've seen you with him." She crossed her arms. What? We made sure no one was near us. No one could have known where we were except our... parents...

"You are mistaken, I have never been near the heir," I said, trying to convince her. There was only one way she could have found out and that was if Tewkesbury's parents had told her. They wouldn't tell her, would they?

"I saw you both in Richmond," She placed her arms on her hips now. "And I know you have met his parents," Melanie remarked. My eyebrows furrowed.

"I have only seen and talked to Lady Basilwether once," I informed her. Did she talk with Tewkesbury's mother?

"At the theatre." She answered. She had to have talked with his mother. She wasn't there, not from what I saw. "She said you were a lovely girl, unlike your mother." She said smugly.

"You know nothing about my family." I spat out harshly. No one talks about my family. They will not speak badly about them in front of me.

"You're right, I don't," She declared. "But it would be such a shame if someone from your family found out." She declared.

"Look, I have nothing to do with you or Tewkesbury. Leave me alone. You were the one who chose to be a whore." I responded to her.

"Who do you think you are?" She asked, clearly offended.

"I think you must be confused. I thought you knew who I was. I am the Alderidge's daughter of course. And if you knew me, you should know that this is my town. You're walking on my turf." I informed her.

"Who do you think you are?" I asked her. "Waltzing into my hometown and acting like I owe you answers. My parents thought the Edwards were delusional, I guess they were right," I spoke, every single word sharp.

She went to slap me, but I grabbed her wrist before she even came in contact with my face. I didn't flinch or anything. I didn't owe her anything, why should I have been afraid?

"First you accuse me of something that has nothing to do with you, second you offend my family," I said out loud, gripping her wrist tighter as she tried getting out of my grasp. "And you also have tried to offend me. Next time I won't be so hesitant about what I say or do to you." I warned before I let go of her wrist.

She looked at me in disbelief. I hadn't been aggressive with her until now. I had no reason to at first, but I wasn't going to let her treat me like a dog. No one ever would. Not to me, especially not to my family.

She looked angry, astonished even. I guess she might have had a misconception about me. She finally regained her composure and started walking towards me.

"If you know what is best," She started, getting closer to me. "I advise you to stay away from him." She warned before leaving me alone.