The King's Court

Chapter: 4

I watched from the mat as my brother and another guy sparred with swords. The guy was good. I was here to fence with the guy. They finally stopped and the guy went to get ready to fence. I challenged my brother and was able to steal his sword and hold him in a double blade hold. "You won today." My brother said.

"Like I do every few days?" I asked. I let him go before handing him the two swords. I grabbed my fencing sword and stood ready. The guy came out. I was refusing to back down the whole time. I finally got him one time before I got brutal. When he was about to give out, I got his sword out of his hand and into mine.

"Try better next time." I told him. He didn't know my name. Only that my brother was the one that set it up. I saw Josh out in the distance. He had videoed it. I guess someone had to for evidence.

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Alex walked through the palace with two of his men at his sides. He opened the double doors to the bedroom of his lovers. The two with him went to shower. "You should have seen it. Maverick definitely got his butt kicked today in fencing." Josh said. "You need to delete the video." Maverick said. "Nah. I thought the others should see it. She's really good at what she does." Josh said.

"Who was it?" Louis asked. "Gen. Her brother and Adam's brother taught them everything." Josh said. Maverick didn't move. "I bet you would love it if she was swallowing your sword." William said. "How bout you do it." Maverick said.

William smirked. "I would love to have her in the kitchen with me while I'm cooking." Henry said. "She does cook too." Josh said. Henry showed a wide smile. "I will approach her tomorrow by myself and see if she would like to join us for dinner tomorrow night. Henry if you want to cook, I will tell the chef that you will be in charge of our meal." Alex said. Henry nodded. "I would love to cook for my family." Henry said.

"Then it is set in motion. None of you go near her tomorrow until after I've spoken to her." Alex said. All ten nodded to him. "We will do our best. The best time to catch her will be after she goes on her daily ride with Jac." Joshua said. "Or during it." Philip said.

Josh nodded. "Then it is settled." Alex said. "Goodnight. I will join you for breakfast in the morning." "Goodnight." Was a chorus of ten. Alex exited the room. Was he really thinking about walking up to the one that several of his men wanted with them? After finding out when he was ten that his future bride might have been dead, he understood it more when Genevieve Fredericks never showed back up to the palace since he was ten and she was four. Jac loved the little girl.

She was who he was betrothed to. Alexander felt it since he was ten. At sixteen he fell in love with a guy six months younger than himself. It progressed until all ten were in love with him and him the same. Now with his twenty fifth birthday three months away, he had to find a bride, earn her trust, hope she loves his men too, marry her, and hopefully have kids with her.

Right now this Genevieve that works in the stables was his best hope. He thought for a moment, then took off at a jog to the palace doctor. He pulled his cell out and called the older man. The man picked up. "I need you to do something for me." Alex said over the line. "I need a DNA test ran on a young woman named Genevieve. She works in the stables most days." He told the man. "Great. Thank you again for doing this." Alex said before he hung up.

If he was right, this Genevieve is the same one in the crash with the Duke and Duchess of Marcos. It was late enough for him to let out a yawn. He went to his study to finish paperwork and didn't get much sleep. If he was going to convince this Genevieve to be with them, he was wanting to spend the whole day with her.