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"Beckett!" Victoria yelled rushing after him Daniel nowhere to be seen. "Beckett please come here," she grabbed his arm and Jadelyn shot her a disproving glare. "Beckett can we just forget this ever happened?" she asked her eyes pleading with him.
"You expect me to just be able to do that?" he questioned looking at her incredulously.
"It's not like it will help anyone to remember it," she whispered quietly.
"On the contrary," he told her "it will benefit my relationship with Jadelyn quiet a bit."
"You'll never be able to marry her," Victoria said. "You're already engaged to me."
"But I won't be any longer once I tell my father of your whorish ways."
"Our families remaining at peace depends on our union. Your father won't jeopardize that, and this is the first time I've ever done something like this. It will be my last too. Beckett you don't have to worry about this becoming habit."
"I don't want to marry you Victoria, you're a lying whore. I want to marry Jadelyn."
Jadelyn felt her cheeks color as Beckett said that. "But," Victoria protested "she has the worst reputation in the country, no prince has asked for her hand or anything."
"Actually," Jadelyn said "not that I plan on accepting but I am currently engaged."
Victoria looked at her curiously "if you're already engaged there's nothing left to accept. Besides if she's engaged too Beckett we should just stay together and then it'll be two happy couples."
"I can accept whether or not I allow my father to rule my life," Jadelyn snarled.
"There won't be two happy couples Victoria," Beckett said coldly. "There will be two miserable couples, neither Jadelyn nor myself will be happy with anyone but each other. That is correct is it not my princess?"
Jadelyn smiled, she loved when he called her that, "yes," she acknowledged. Beckett smiled and cupped her cheeks kissing her softly.
Victoria followed them to his castle even though it was Jadelyn he escorted. "Tell my father I wish to speak with him," Beckett told a man near the entry.
"Right away sir," the man bowed and ran off to find King Oliver.
Beckett led Jadelyn into his throne room which wasn't too different from her throne room. They stood waiting for the king to appear while Victoria had been held at the gates since Beckett wished for a private council with his father.
"Beckett my son a guard told me you wished-" Beckett's father ended his sentence as his eyes rested on Jadelyn. "Why have you brought this witch here?" he asked outraged.
Beckett squeezed Jadelyn's hand softly then approached his father. "I wish to sever my engagement to Victoria Vega. She is a whore who I saw myself today out with Daniel Rutson."
"That's impossible," his father said taking his seat "Daniel is engaged to Catherine Valentine."
"That doesn't appear to matter to either of them father," Beckett said.
"Well I'm sure there is a reasonable explanation Beckett, why don't we ask Victoria?"
"With all due respect father I think that's a bad idea."
"How so?"
"She'll only lie. She's desperate for me to have her and I wish to sever the engagement. I do not believe she will be honest."
"My son you must have faith in people."
"You have no faith in Jadelyn."
"The West family is different," Beckett's father said fixing Jadelyn with a cold glare.
"That's exactly what I'm talking about," Beckett shouted outraged. "You judge her on an old war that reflects nothing on her."
"Oh that old prejudice reflects very much on the West family still. Perhaps best in their cold hearted ice blue eyed girl."
"If you don't know the actual story then it's not proof!" Beckett yelled exasperated.
"Oh but I do know the story my son, and I will tell you. After hearing it you yourself will decide if you still wish to be associated with this ice hearted demon child."
