Hazard of Reylo Hearts

Chapter Thirteen

Lady Organa had never been so excited than tonight surrounded by a group of gentlemen laughing at her jokes and trying to win her attention. All to soon the fun came to an end when she spotted her son crossing the room with a barely contained murderous glare. Before he even spoke, she knew something was wrong.

"We need to speak" he said quietly.

"It is a bad time for a chit chat at present. Is the house on fire?" she whispers.

"I regret to take her from your sirs, but I must speak with my mother" he addresses the group. Lady Organa takes his arm and allows herself to be guided from the room.

As soon as she was free of curious eyes and ears, she looks up at her son guiding her to the library.

"What happened?" she tentatively asks still letting her annoyance be known.

He did not reply but quickened his pace. It wasn't until they were in the library and the door slammed behind her she felt fear. What could it be about? She has never seen him so livid. The room had never looked so vast and gloomy until this moment. Perhaps the fire not being lit making the room unseasonably cold is the cause.

"I have guests I must entertain, speak quickly" it was then that for the second time tonight she saw her son cross the room and faced her. Despite not knowing the cause of his bad attitude she could still admire his handsomeness. He has grown to such a strong and tall man.

"Tell me the truth, the whole truth – for I shall know if your lying. What are your arrangements with Lord Snoke to abduct Miss Rey?" Lady Organa cried in astonishment which would have conned most men.

"To what are you speaking Ben? Lord Snoke intends to kidnap Rey? That is a most amusing story"

"It is not a story and I am not deceived by your faux surprise. Your plot would have been successful if not for Miss Rey's extreme resourcefulness to escape him"

"She.... She escaped... how do you know of this"

"Miss Rey has returned and informed me of everything"

Giving up the charade of intimidating her son by standing she slumped into an armchair by the unlit fireplace. "So she has returned... Lord Snoke must be furious" she snickers. Noticing her slip up she grimaced.

"She is safe and thankfully mostly unharmed. Now tell me the truth" Lady Organa looked up at him her eyes flashing with anger.

"What an idiot Lord Snoke is to let her escape him. How does something like that even happen?" she said impulsively, words dying from her mouth once she saw her son's face.

"What did he offer for your assistance?" he demanded. He said is so slow and harsh he could slice you with his words. Lady Organa is regretting not keeping up the charade of not know anything.

"I know nothing, Ben" she said lacking true conviction.

"Answer me" he thundered, she was truly afraid of him while he furiously towered above her. She stood up abruptly to create some distance and gain some courage.

"You know you are making such a fuss over this silly girl. You don't want her for yourself and Lord Snoke is more than delighted to have her. She was being difficult blaming him for her father's death and couldn't get past it to see it for what it was; an amazing match; we could not have planned this any better" while she spoke so quickly her son responded so slowly "That is now what I asked, how many credits did he promise you?"

"My darling son, do you think so lowly of me? I am certain Lord Snoke intended to leave me a gift for assisting in creating the match. He was most grateful to me and I am sure Rey would have been later when she saw reason and they were married. Now you inform me she has returned; I will leave to find out what happened?" She turned away and made to leave but Ben had grabbed her arm to stop her.

"Listen carefully, I want the truth"

"You disrespectful child, how dare you touch me, you are hurting me. Remove her hand this instance"

"The truth" he growled shaking her a bit. Lady Organa faced him defiantly.

"Fine, Lord Snoke promised 10 Thousand credits, I really needed those credits. It was a measly amount considering she will earn him 80 Thousand upon their marriage. Are you happy now?" She pulled her arm out of his grasp and took a few steps back to create some distance from herself and his blazing hot angry face.

"How dare you! How dare you sell a guest! How could you sink so low to sell an innocent girl, a child who I trusted to your care. I know you have your faults but didn't think you would act so disgustingly. I am astonished you would have the guts to sell and betray her for filthy credits and cause such a disgrace and shame upon our family"

"Family, hah, your father married me to set a jewel in this house. I want gold, I want excitement. I want the thrill of gaining what I need myself. I am not afraid of you, this manor or the family reputation" her breath came quickly from her outburst, practically spitting the words and yet her son did not care.

The room was deadly silent which frightened her more than angry response. Lady Organa waited for what felt like a lifetime for him to say something; eventually giving up she looked up at her son.

"Have you nothing to say? Have I finally silenced you?" she said smugly.

"Oh, I have a great deal to say and many things to do. For starters the house will be closed, the tunnels will be blocked you will be sent abroad"

"You cannot mean to banish me, Ben, you cannot" she states in shock, her face paling.

"First there is something I must do"