Burning chains

Ch 9: What if I loved you

Anne's Pov

After I helped Olivia I left the garden and headed into Arthur's room to look for something I misplaced...my journal.

I looked in the nightstand, closets and dressers but I found nothing.

"Damnit I need to find it, what if he looks through it,I know he won't because he respects my privacy...but still I just want to find it" I sigh to myself and I continue my search.

There's only one place I haven't checked,his secret hidey-hole under our bed...our bed. We sleep together but he gives me space which I appreciate,but sometimes in the night he turns around and clings to me,at first I was scared but eventually I understood that he had constant nightmares so I just held him and it sort of stopped after a week, now I just hold him in the night out of habit.

I lift up his pillow and I open the hidey-hole and I do fine my journal with a note on it.

"I put it here after Emily found her way into our room after I locked it" it was in Arthur's handwriting.

I guess it's kind of my fault since I didn't lock the bedroom earlier.

I took my journal and I left it on the bed as I went to change. I take off my sleeping gown and I put on fresh panties and a bra,and put on a white dress with black ornate.

I take my journal and I head out of the bedroom and I'm instantly stopped by a man in red armour,and the grey scales on his forehead,a wyvern

"Pardon me human, I'm looking for the prince and since you came out of his room you must be one of his servants,but why are you wearing a dress that's fit only for Nobel dragons" he sounded annoyed but stern.

I honestly felt angry, I'm not a servant and I don't like to be seen as such. And he's not even looking at my face!

"My name is Anne and I'm not a slave or a servant!" I spat with venom.

He looked at me in shock,he then looked at my red hair and grabbed it.

"Don't touch me!' I screamed as his grip was too much.

I hear fast sprinting and and I see what looks like shadow instantly run up and kick this man away witsych force that he goes flying through the mansion wall and out to the garden.

I feel arms wrap around me and stroke my hair.

"It's okay my love, everything is alright I'm here now" it was Arthur's hand that stroked my head and soothed me.

I was thankful that he was here,if not I don't know what would have happened. I cling to him in fear and bury my face in his neck and I let my tears fall.

"Thank you,thank you Arthur,I don't know what" I'm immediately silenced by Arthur's lips against mine.

Fireworks go off in my head and I deepen the kiss,it was anchoring me back to reality and felt all my my sadness and fear melt away.

He pulled away and kisses my forehead.

"It's okay my love,now go inside out bedroom while go kill that piece of shit general's lackey for hurting you" I gave me lovingly smile.

I knew that his smile was hiding how much he wanted to kill that man who hurt me,but I didn't want him to leave.

"My prince what happened?" Another man in the same kind of armor but older than to Arthur.

"Your soldier tried to harm my beloved!" He roared with anger that smoke came out of his mouth.

The man looked at me with confusion,but upon seeing my red he seemed to understand and get angry at his soldier too.

"I'll kill him myself my prince,it is my fault as his leader" the man ran off out into the garden with haste.

"You fucking better Orion. Now my love,how about we go check up on the little ones" Arthur's voice was gentle as he helped me up.

I was flushed,my mind replaying the memory of the kiss,I know I was distress,but that kiss was good...oh who am I kidding I fucking loved it...I loved him,what do I actually love him?

We go into Emily and Sammy's room and we see the two girls surrounded by their toys and sleeping together in the center.

"Shhhh, our little ones are so cute" he whispered and tiptoed towards them

I do the same and we put them in their bed and clean up their toys. We leave them in the room and we go back into the hallway to that man Orion kneeling down.

"It is done my prince,I killed my soldier for harming Lady Anne" he showed us a heart as proof.

Arthur quickly covered my eyes but I didn't flinch, I've seen worse things, I've seen Liam's cooking, fucking rotten and disease looking food.

"Good, now you may leave back to the palace" Arthur said sternly while holding me.

Orion spread his wings and flew out of the window and away. Honestly being called Lady felt good.

"Shall we go into the kitchen to cook something for dinner" I smiled and held out my hand to Arthur.

He took my hand and we headed for the kitchen.

He began to cut the meat and mushrooms while I made and rolled the dough.

"Ready to to make some Beef Wellington?" He looked at me with admiration.

"Hell yes" I smirked and and watched him cook the meat.

When it was done he out it on my pastry with the mushrooms and we put it in the oven. He breathed out fire into the oven to start it up. It's the first time I've seen a dragon breathe fire, from what Olivia taught me wyrms breathe blue fire or ice,wyvern breathe lightning,drakes breathe fire and lave,but Arthur's fire was black and dark red. It was beautiful in a weird way.

"Now we wait" he said confidently.

I gave him a nod and we wait until it's cooked.

"Now my love,shall we eat the fruits of our labor?" He jokes while taking out the beef wellington.

"My prince we can,but I would like some chili salad too"I playfully jab his shoulder.

He gave me a laugh and he began cutting chili peppers,ghost peppers and habaneros and out them in a bowl with lettuce, avocado and chili powder.

We then took our food and when outside to lounge and eat out food.

"I've never had beef wellington before but this so good,and I love the chili salad as always" I was stuffing my face with food.

"If you keep eating like that you'll choke " he laughed at me.

I gave him a glare but I stopped stuffing my face,but only because I nearly ate everything.

"You looked like a chipmunk " he patted my head and gave me his food.

I ate his food but slowly as I didn't want to choke.

He just looked at me happily, maybe because he thought I looked beautiful like a princess. Even in the morning he looks at me like this, like I'm the most beautiful thing in the world,I love that about him.