The The Blood War
Chapter thirteen, You're one to talk
———————————-Early 1921
London, EnglandPaige and James were not doing well, at all. If one of them was in the room, the other would leave. Paige couldn't give her parents what they wanted, an heir. Tara made her fully aware what everyone was after, an heir. "Tara" Paige said. "Yes?" Tara asked. "Has there been any letters?" Paige asked desperately. She needed to hear from Arthur because she felt he was the only one that would understand her.
"Paige, Tara. There you are" Apollo said, coming around the corner with Nathalia. "The king is requesting to speak to you both" Nathalia said. Paige and Tara looked at each other alarmed. "Oh you are fucked" Tara said, walking in front of her. "You think?" Paige asked sarcastically. They walked into the hall and seen Christian sitting on his throne beside Kaitlyn. "You wanted to speak with us father?" Tara asked.
"Paige, do you want to explain these?" Christian asked, slamming letters on the table. Paige froze at the sight of them. "Not much to say now huh? Who is he?" Christian asked, "Who is he!" He asked again in a higher voice. "No one" Paige murmured. "Who!" Christian asked. "No one" Paige shouted back at him.
"And I have noticed the ring on your finger. A fucking Shelby ring!" Christian shouted. Paige didn't even realise she was wearing the ring, she thought she lost it when she was really falling for James. But with the marriage now going up in flames she had to find some form of comfort. "Paige answer me!" Christian shouted, "This is adultry!"
"It isn't adultery if he hasn't touched me" Paige said. "These letters suggest otherwise" Kaitlyn said. "I want to speak with my husband" Paige said. Just as she says that, Atlas and James walk in. "If you're talking to Paige about adultery then you should talk it through with James as well" Tara said.
"Talk about what?" James asked, approaching the girls. "He slept with Nathalia" Tara said. James's face dropped, so did Nathalia's. "Are you kidding me?" Paige asked. "Paige slept with Atlas" Nathalia said. Paige and Atlas looked at each other, "and Sirius." "Apollo, when are you going to confess that you're fucking Tara?" James asked.
"Fuck off, that is not your place" Tara said. "But it is his" James said. Tara was about to hit him but Apollo held her back. The room was so loud Christian couldn't hear himself think. "Enough!" Kaitlyn shouted but no one stopped. "Silence!" Christian shouted. "For fuck sake Apollo. Just ask for her hand in marriage and close this chapter of playing the long game" James said.
"He already fucking knows now" Apollo said. "Well can he?" James asked. Tara stood there frozen. "That depends. I am not going to be around for much longer so, Paige, does Apollo have your blessing to Marry Tara?" Christian asked. Paige looked at Tara and then and Apollo. "Apollo" She started, "You have our blessing to marry Tara." She took a pause after that. "While we are on the topic of Marriage. I want a divorce." The room went silent. James was thinking of asking for one for a while now but he didn't think Paige would actually do it.
"I hope you know, asking for a divorce isn't going to stop me from executing Arthur Shelby" Christian said. Kaitlyn looked at him wide eyed. "That's fine. Go for it" Paige said, "Now if you'll excuse me your majesty" Paige said, bowing and was walking out the door. Tara went to check on her sister and she was panicking. "It's going to be okay" Tara said, hugging her sister. "I can't even write to him because he would find the letter" Paige said. "There's only one other option, you go to him" Tara said.
"Paige" James said from the door, "your father said he's sending for Mr Shelby at dawn." "Fuck it I'm going now" Paige said, pulling her cloak over her shoulders. "Take his horse" James said suddenly. "What?" Paige asked. "Take Christian's horse" James said. "If any of you two tell, you are dead people. Do you understand me?" Paige ordered. "Yes your highness" The pair said. Paige left her bedroom and sneaked down to the stables. The sun was setting which meant she'd have to ride in the dark.

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