Prince Leonardo's' Virtues

Chapter 23

"Why aren't you wearing the robe? It's freezing". I said to him as I walked out of my bedroom.

He was sitting on the couch with no shirt on. His head turned to look at me and he looked a bit amused at the fact that I was staring at him.

He got up and came around the chair as my eyes trailed down his chest, my fingers longing to feel the feathered chest hair that's played neatly. Her hands were probably doing that the nights she slept in his bed. The bitter taste grew in my mouth again as I walked around him and picked up the robe.

I tossed it at him." I know what your doing and it's not going to work, as long as that memory plagues me I can't forgive you" my voice broken.

He sighed as he ran his fingers through his hair." I know I'm sorry, can we talk though?. He said but I was already turning.

"Please?, I....I just want to know how have you been".

"Why ask a question you already know the answer to?". I replied.

"Then tell me why did you leave me?" His voice vulnerable.

I sighed." I left for the same reason you proved me right on two days ago".

"Then why did you carry those letters to the papers, was that a way at getting back at me?".

"No it wasn't about you-"

"It wasn't about me?, I find out my father strangled my mother to death and that isn't about me?, what on earth could drive you to do something like that and why didn't you tell me about the other letter".

A realization suddenly hit me, the truth came out but I never thought how he would react to this all. I felt a bit selfish now, I must have scared him with such news and in the papers too. "When I found it I had to go".

"Why?" His voice low.

"Your father threatened me, he even had someone track me done and unsuccessfully tried to burn me alive".

His eyes widened." What?, you were almost killed!?, why the hell are you just telling this!, I understand your mad at me but if your life is in danger I deserve to know!" His voice loud.

"It was not important-" I started but he cut me off again.

"Not important!?, your my wife of course it's important!" He shouted at me.

"I just want to forget about it". I said as I sat down.

"Your being incredibly stupid right now, are you hearing yourself?, the thought alone scares me, you could have been dead love".

"It's not like you would have noticed considering you were quite occupied". I said bitterly.

"That's not fair Julianna, I missed you, I was scared out of my mind when I discovered you missing, and now you tell me this" his voice still vulnerable.

"Your father is a piece of work, and turns out I was right about Lord Bernard too".

He raised a brow at me and a confused look plastered on his face.

"Bernard?, what's he got to do with this?".

"Your father paid him to kill me"

I heard let out a sound as he balled his hands into fists. He was mad, furious to be exact. He passed his hand across his face and I could feel the anger from all the way here. "That bastard tried to kill you?, he came in to seek money that my father owed him, never told me what for so I never gave it to him".