In the Kings Bed

Chapter 8

Chapter 8: Winter Is Coming
Winter Is Coming

Lying on her side, Caroline could not find sleep.

As soon as they took Sir Lockwood away, Klaus had left her alone to deal with the after math.

Her ladies in waiting were torn from their sleep to console the future Queen, but she knew that wasn't what she needed.

She wanted justice for the man she once admired. It hurt to know that someone like that wanted to do something so awful and heinous to her.

Caroline was young and did not know the ways of a troubled man and Sir Lockwood was troubled.

She didn't think a man was capable of doing such an atrocious thing, especially to a future Queen nonetheless.

Caroline was learning the hard way that the world was not a perfect place. She didn't like this situation one bit.

She wanted her husband and King here to comfort her, but she was afraid that he was incapable of that.

She desperately craved love, but she wasn't quite sure what that was.

She felt Lady Bennett brushed her long blonde curls back. "I'm so sorry, your highness."

Lady Bennett continued to stroke her hair as the tears began to fall down her cheeks.

"There isn't anything we can do about it now." Caroline said. "It has already been done."

"You are not to blame." Lady Bennett reassured her. "Sir Lockwood was troubled from the second he stepped into the jousting arena."

"I don't know what I could have done differently." Caroline was thinking about every conversation she held with Sir Lockwood. She hated that she blamed herself, but if she wasn't to blame then who was?

"Where is Lady Tanya?" Lady Rebekah asked.

That always seemed to be the question. Lady Tanya was never around. At least since she claimed to be carrying the Kings child.

"On my way over I saw the midwife and the doctor walking to her chambers." Lady Katherine added. "They're testing the validity of her pregnancy."

"Why would they do this right now?" Lady Bennett raised her eyebrow.

"I think she was working with Sir Lockwood." Lady Rebekah presumed. "Why else would they rush to figure out if she was telling the truth?"

Caroline covered her face with her hands.

Lady Tanya was involved now?

She could not bear to hear of it anymore.

"How long has it been since my husband has left?" She changed the subject.

"About an hour, your highness." Lady Bennett answered.

"What do you think he's doing?" Caroline asked. She hated that she didn't know what was going on. It was driving her insane.

"Hopefully killing that vile man." Lady Rebekah said. "I'd do it myself, but I don't think my brother wants that honor more than I do."

The door to the bedroom began to rattle and two guards stepped inside followed by Klaus, the King.

All of the ladies stood up straight as the King made a beeline towards Caroline.

"I bid you goodnight, ladies." He looked down at Caroline the entire time he spoke.

The ladies in waiting bowed before they quietly left the room.

Klaus was unsure how to approach his wife after what happened.