Running Around Royal (Prince Harry #4)

Chapter Eighty-Four

After touching down in Grenada, Meredith happily climbed into bed. After the long day, she was happy to be in a warm and comfortable bed. As soon as her head touched the pillow, she was out.

It wasn't a peaceful sleep, however, because the dream-- or nightmare-- pulled her in. Meredith found herself in a plain but gray room with Jack Campbell. There was someone that was forgotten but still haunted the back of her mind. It seemed like forever ago, and at the same time, Jack Campbell's obsession with Prince Harry and Meredith Rogue led to incredibly dangerous consequences. Jack had always been obsessed with Prince Harry, and he had traveled to Scotland knowing that Prince Harry had been sequestered there for the summer. In Jack's eyes, Meredith was-- and to this day-- the only thing that stood in his way.

Jack Campbell played with a gleaming silver knife with the tips of his fingers. A finger started to bleed. A creepy smile crossed his face, bearing his perfectly white and straight teeth. His blue were so bright. It was interesting how Meredith remembered him so well, but when he haunted her almost four years after the fact, the face was easy.

Jack ran his bloody hand through his blond hair. "Hello, Mere," he called in a sing-song voice, using Harry's nickname for her.

She shuddered.

"I hope you didn't think I had forgotten about you." Jack Campbell pointed the knife at her. "I didn't, and look at you now. You're having a baby!"

Meredith glanced down at herself, and instead of her normal stomach of where she was in the first semester of her pregnancy, the dream had caused her stomach to balloon. She looked almost overdue. Her hand fluttered protectively over her stomach.

Jack admitted, "I never saw you as a mommy-type, but I guess the money was just too good to pass up. How much did the prenup offer for every kid? You are a gold digger. You could never love him like I do."

She spat, "You're fucking nuts."

He laughed. "Wow. You haven't changed. Is that good or bad?" Jack thought about it for a quick second. "It probably doesn't matter either way because I'll be taking that baby from you now." As Jack Campbell went in for the blow, thankfully Meredith was pulled from the dream.

She sobbed into her pillow in the hotel room in Grenada. Her hand was still hovering protectively over her stomach. Her whole body trembled.

"Mere?"

Meredith jumped back, wiping her eyes, scared that Jack Campbell had followed her into the real world. Thankfully, it was just Harry, and she let out a shaky breath.

Harry reached out and tucked back her drenched blonde hair. "Mere, what's going on? What was your nightmare about?"

"Jack Campbell taking the baby."

Sympathy crossed his face. His arms wrapped around his wife and pulled her in. Meredith came willingly, shaking. Her sobs weren't silently, even though she desperately tried to swallow them. Harry preferred if she let it out. Honestly, Harry had been thinking about Jack Campbell too, even though the criminal and murderer was locked away in prison. There was no rehabilitation for him.

In the morning sun, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor stepped out in the public eye at the Grenada Cruise Port, where they were welcomed by the officials of Grenada. The duke and duchess moved down the line of officials, and both of them shined. The duchess, in particular, had a shine about her, like one of her stylists went a little overboard with the highlighter. She wore a bright yellow dress, and the heavy makeup was to make sure that her skin wasn't paled out. She at least had a little more of a tan than her husband.

Then, the duke and duchess met with some of the locals, who waved Grenadian flags and British flags. The Grenadian flags were a mix of yellow, green and red, and the duchess wore a touch of every color. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was the monarch of Grenada, and the duke and duchess acted as her for these few days. Everything they did reflected the crown, and the duchess was very careful about how she acted. "God Save the Queen" played, and the duke and duchess sang along.