The Kingdoms Arrangement [H.S]

XVI

***** King Heinrich's POV *****

           A weight was lifted through my shoulders once I knew she was out of my business for good. I sit at the bar and take a long drink of ale. I hate having to avoid the playthings for these wretched meetings with the spoiled man named Baron. Thankfully, we never have to talk again after this, he will take over business here and we will split the profits on the brothels. Then I can go back to enjoying myself once that nasty spawn of mine is out of my hair. I do not know how he will ever control that woman, she has read too much and has too much willpower for a woman. Kit told me they were getting along now though, I do need to talk to him about his attitude lately though, it is not acceptable. He has been defending the boy that took his mother from him way too much. I will be able to get him out of that kingdom soon and back where he belongs. I have a list of available women for him to marry once he is back that will bear him the heirs he will need.

I barely notice Baron sitting next to me until he claps my shoulder. "Why do you look so glum? We should be celebrating business moving on as usual!" He exclaims with a sleazy smile on his face. I turn and look at him.

"I was just thinking of my ungrateful sons. I can fix the older one once we are back in our kingdom but the other has been a lost cause since birth. Good luck with him as your king." I say with a scowl. He cringes at my words.

"Hopefully that never happens." He says in a flat tone, as if to keep suspicions away. I ignore it, whatever he tries will not work anyway. His brother does not trust him as much as he thinks.

"Well now that it is done, you will handle business here and we only communicate through the shipments when necessary in the code that we discussed. I trust you have it handled?" I ask, finishing my drink and standing up from the bar.

"It is all under control. We are already turning a profit from the first shipment that was received." He says and gives me an annoying smirk.

"Very well then. Good luck Baron." I say and walk out of the brothel, getting far away from that man and whatever he is planning against his brother.

***** Harry's POV *****

          Art stayed with me last night after I told her about my father, I haven't slept much because of it honestly. She is just so beautiful and I cannot believe she's mine forever. I understand a couple days ago she was all over Percy and it did upset me for sometime but Kit finally got it into my head that she was overshadowing her feelings for me with her feelings for Percy. Ick, I really need to think of a better name for the douche. I start to brush Artemis' hair with my fingers and she grunts at my touch.

"Ouch Harry!" she slaps my hand away from her head making me giggle.

"Don't 'ouch Harry' me princess." I smirk and continue to brush her hair softer than I was before, she is so beautiful. Her red hair is laying across her shoulders effortlessly and she's wearing one of my old t-shirts. Is this what I'm going to wake up to every day from now on? Artemis yawns and looks at me, opening her eyes as little as possible.