𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥 | 𝘼.S

| The Resentment I've Felt For You |

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Eloise really wanted to avoid this.

She would much rather fight in the battlefield than being here, a death would've been more peaceful than this.

She sat with Anakin, Griffin and her mother. The girl could barely get through a supper with her mother, but hearing the constant bickering between the three of them made her call the servant to her.

The servant wanted to fill her cup with more wine but Eloise quickly stopped him, "Do you see what it's infront of me? Wine won't be enough, bring something stronger." She informed her servant.

The boy quickly brought what the Queen wished for, and she chugged it, liking the burning in her throat and the buzzing in her head. It made everything quieter.

"I just thought a general wouldn't have the time to waste time on a foreign planet." Natalie commented, irritated by Anakin.

Oh, Anakin was really holding back. It was surprising that the cup didn't break under his iron grip. He still didn't understand why Natalie was still around Eloise after everything she'd done, but he knew that Eloise is dealing with a lot and a fight between him and her mother wouldn't help.

So he kept his silence, letting the Dowager Queen throw slander at him. At least Griffin kept it sort of quiet, besides a few snarky remarks, he only looked at Anakin with death eyes, burning holes in his head.

"Mother, stop." Eloise finally said, covering her eyes with her hands.

Natalie only nods, "Of course, warfare talk does not belong to the table. Let's talk about your party, so many suitors are coming from across the galaxy. Obviously, mostly I and Lord Sirius planned the party but I would love if you could-"

Anakin froze at her words, suddenly feeling nauseous at the sight of the delicious food. Suitors?

Eloise quickly looks Anakin, who already stared at her, "I- I thought that party didn't have a specific date until I said a date."

"Well, my darling, you've been postponing it for a year, and because of what happened with the Republic," she glares at Anakin with a disgusted look. "We don't want people to think you don't want to rule any longer, finding a lord husband or at least a betrothed will calm down the lords and ladies. You've been ruling for two years, my dear, and you still have no child."

Eloise lets out a chuckles, "I have a son, you may have seen him fly-" Natalie does not laugh at her jest, the Queen sighs before taking a sip from her cup before it was abruptly taken away from her mouth by her mother.

"If you insist so much on being on the battlefield, you have to realize that you're placing the crown in danger. You have no children, I have no other children than you, and you need an heir-" The Dowager Queen was interrupted by the screeching of Anakin's chair, he abruptly got up and excused himself, "I'm feeling rather tired, if you will excuse me, Your Grace." He stared directly at Eloise with a livid glare, suddenly Eloise felt sober.

And Anakin left the room in haste, leaving Griffin and Natalie more than satisfied, "Do you truly take pleasure in the sorrow of others?" She asked her mother, feeling nauseous by even looking at her.

Eloise ran after Anakin, but obviously he was quicker.

She needed to catch her breath after following him in his assigned chambers, finding Anakin fumbling with his tunic. The tunic started to itch him, a sudden need to take it all off. Eloise eyes go wide when Anakin shows his muscular back to her, she could see how tense his back shoulders were.

"Anakin I didn't know-" Eloise found herself say, but Anakin turns around, his curls messy and his eyes were filled with anger.

"Why did you bring me here, Ellie? For revenge, to get back at me?" Anakin accuses her, Eloise stutters in the beginning, he never spoke with so much hatred in his voice. It was scaring her.