emeralds and diamonds ♔ bridgerton

Part 23

benedict yearned to be back in england. he missed his family. sure, spending everyday (and night) with katherine was paradise. but being in a new country, with new people, and a murder. it was not the ideal vacation he had hoped for.

and something happened with anne. he didn't necessary love anne, most of the time she aggravated him. she was always interrupting when the couple would spend time together. he always had an off feeling about her as well. she was always there.

victoria didn't even give a care towards her anymore. anne would bring her tea, her papers, help her with her clothing; but other than that the two didn't share a glance.

benedict and katherine decided to go out riding with the court horses, something they did on a regular basis before the murder. "victoria?" he asked.

"yes love?" when she called him that, it made benedict's stomach turn into a knot. something about the way she said it, she always seemed so calm but so interested.

he took a look around. this was a popular path and he did not want anyone hearing this. "what happened between you and anne?"

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"what happened between you and anne?"

my stomach dropped. i had forgotten to tell my own husband.

france was bad luck now. i was sure of it.

"let's go back to england." i wanted to change the topic. how are you supposed to tell someone that your closest companion wants you dead?

he stopped his mount and mine followed suit, "we need to tell each other these sort of things katherine," and he was right but i still felt it wasn't the right time.

it was never the right time.

it would never be the right time.

the person i had trusted most for the entirety of my life had betrayed me. this wasn't something that your fine with telling everyone.

but i knew everyone would want to be told the story.