Eternal Flame

Not A Mistress-1526

I hear the footsteps of someone approaching me. "Miss! Miss!"
I turn around to greet them. "Yes?"
"His Majesty has asked me to escort you to his bedchamber. He wishes to speak with you. Alone."
"Then take me, sir."
He escorts me to the King's bedchamber and leads me inside. "Stay here. His Majesty will be right with you shortly." The man walks out of the room and gently closes the door.
Just a moment later, I hear footsteps approaching. And sure enough, there stood the King right in front of me. I curtsied. "Your Majesty." I stay down and suddenly the King takes me in his arms and stands me up, staring into my eyes.
"Anne, I want to say something to you. If it pleases you to be my true loyal mistress and friend, to give yourself up to me, body and soul. I promise, I will take you as my only mistress. I will not have a thought or affection for anyone else. If you agree to be my Maîtresse-en-titre, I promise.....I shall serve only you."
"Maîtresse-en-titre.....Your Official Mistress....."
He smiles at the fact I caught onto his intentions very quickly. "Yes."
Disappointment filled my face. "What have I done to make you treat me like this?"
His smile was interrupted by utter confusion. "Done.....? What fault have I committed? Tell me. TELL ME."
I sighed. "Your Majesty, I have given my maidenhead into my HUSBAND's hands--"
He grunts in anger and lets go of me. I walk close to him to make sure he could hear my words. "And whoever he is, only HE will have it."
He grunts in anger again and turns his back towards me, walking to his bed and setting his hands on his bed and squeezing out all his anger onto it. "Oh Anne.....Why?"
"Because I know how it goes otherwise! My sister is called the Great Prostitute by everyone!"
He storms out of the room and heads toward court, annoyed. Tears form in my eyes and fall. I know I upset the King greatly but I did not want to be like how Mary was. I was genuinely in love with him and I did not want to be cast aside by him.