Forbidden love

𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑡𝑒𝑟 twenty-four

18+ this chapter contains smut skip if you are uncomfortable with it.

3rd person PoV

It's a long night as they all wait for word about Arabella the doctor was able to repair the wound,but it's up to Arabella if she'll pull through due to the blood she had lost "darling you need to sleep,there isn't anything you can do right now"Athos' voice brings Corinne back into reality she looks over to where Athos is,stood by the balcony doors his pipe in his hands  "i don't feel like sleeping"she says she pulls the blanket that was on the back of the sofa over her legs,her hair is still slightly damp from the bath she had earlier to get off the blood "i just feel like I'm going to wake up tomorrow and she'll be gone"Corinne mutters Athos sits down next to her he lets her crawl onto his lap she lays her head on his shoulder,he lightly traces patterns on the outside of her thigh "she'll wake up Corinne"he whispers to her he strokes her thigh with one hand while the other is in her hair brushing through it softly,she hums softly snugging her head further into his shoulder.

A few quiet moments pass between them and Corinne had gotten too quiet,Athos looks down and sees her fast asleep her lips are slightly parted,her fingers are holding onto Athos' shirt keeping him close.A few more minutes pass before Athos lifts Corinne up she grumbles but her eyes don't open,he walks over to the bed carefully so he wouldn't wake her up,he places her on the bed she rolls over and snuggles into the pillows.Once Corinne is settled on the bed Athos sneaks out of the bedroom,he closes the door behind him quietly.

Dominic sits in his cell staring at the opposite wall he hears footsteps but doesn't look away from the wall,Athos turns to look at Porthos who has been watching Dominic "go outside,I want to talk with him"Athos says he looks at his friend hearing this made Dominic look to the two musketeers outside of his cell "Athos,I'm all for hurting him but he's a prince if he squeals you're going to be in deep trouble"Porthos whispers Athos doesn't listen to him he turns his head to glare at him angry rising in his veins "I don't care,he got away without a scratch last time I'm not making that mistake again"he says Porthos sighs knowing he won't be able to change Athos' mind he gives him the keys to the cell before making his way out.

The bedroom is dimly lit when Athos creeps back into Corinne's bedroom,all the anger he had before was gone and by the state of his knuckles he had gotten it all out of him.The bedsheets rustle as Corinne rolls onto her back she had scratched out so she's on both sides of the bed,Athos chuckles as she lets out a snore hinting she's in a deep sleep.Once he had took off his trousers and shirt he walks over the side of the bed,he blows the candle on the bedside table out encasing the room into total darkness.Corinne wakes up a little
as Athos moves her onto her side of the bed "it's just me go back to sleep"he mutters sliding in behind her she hums when his arm curls around her pulling her closer to him,he kissed the back of her head before they both fall asleep.

The sun is barely rising when Corinne gets woken up with the urge to be sick she groans as she gets out of her bed,thankfully her hair is still in the braid she done last night so she wouldn't have to fuss with her hair.Athos feels the bed shift and rolls onto his back he sits up while rubbing his eyes "darling?"he calls out he hears Corinne mess about in her conjoined bathroom,he looks to the window next to the bed and groans when he sees the slightly dark sky he falls backwards on to the pillows.A few minutes later the bed shifts again when Corinne comes back to bed Athos lifts his left arm so she could cuddle into his side "sorry if I woke you up"she whispers resting her head on his bare chest he pulls the comforter higher so it covers her up to her shoulders "don't apologise"he whispers back to her Corinne hums she closes her eyes again trying to go back to sleep and Athos does the same.

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Corinne is busy pinning some of her hair up,when Louis bursts in slightly furious,he looks at Corinne through her mirror as she sits at her vanity "going to explain why Dominic was found nearly beaten to death in his cell this morning!"Louis exclaims Corinne turns to the side confused about why he is so concerned about what state Dominic is in "is he dead?"she asks turning back to continue getting ready she opens one drawer and pulls out a ornate white box that is filled with different hair pieces encrusted with jewels "no"Louis answers he starts pacing around Corinne picks out a sapphire piece she closes the box and places it back in the drawer "and you're angry because..."she trails off picking up a diamond choker style necklace with a sapphire teardrop pendant she finally gets up and walks towards her bedside table.