Royal seals (Major editing)

Chapter 14

Charles pov

We were walking I thought it'd be best if we walked and talked about what just happened.

"Ask me any question." She said with her beautiful brown eyes.

"Who gave you those scars?" I knew who did it i just wanted to hear her say it.

"How did you know about that?"

"I saw them." I replied.

"My...... um my father."

"Why?"

"Because I'm......I'm different." She said.

"Different how?" She shook her head.

"I can't. You'll hate me......and treat me different." She said.

I turned to face her and made her face me.

"I could never hate you." She looked down.

"I'm a...... bastard." She whispered.

"What."

"I'm a bastard. There now you know and you can hate me and abuse me-" I reached up to stroke her face but she flinched.

I wanted to cry. I sighed.

"I would never hit you."

She started to cry i reached out to hug her. She leaned into my embrace sobbing.

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I had the servants fix her a bath and ordered them out.

I sat in my chair taking everything in. That explains why we didn't know about her, why she was never in the eye of the public.

She came out in a robe with her head down I stood up and walked over to her.

I made her looked at me and moved her hair out of her face.

"No one has to know, it stays between us your not a bastard here okay." I said to her.

She hesitated but nodded I sighed.

"When did the abuse start?"

"I was around six years old and I didn't understand anything."

"Is that why Noah taught you how to fight?" I asked she nodded.

"He said it would make him feel better if he knew i could protect myself." She said.

I nodded "I'm sorry you lost him, i know how much you love him."

"Can i ask you a question?"

I nodded.

"Why don't you let yourself get attached to people?"

"I don't know what you mean." I replied.

"You push people away, why?" She said.

I shrugged "I'm impossible to love."

I looked down and she walked over to me putting her hand on my chest.

"I don't know much about love, but I do know that love takes time and if you give me time I can love you." She said.

This made me want to smile but i knew I couldn't do that to her.

"No, I don't deserve your love. You're like a precious flower and i know that I'll ruin you. And i cant do that to you."

"No I-"

"Have a nice sleep." I walked out and closed the door with my back on it.

I slid down the door with my head in my hands.