It's been several years but I think it's time for this story to stop being incomplete and become finished.

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Katherine Parr and The Beast

Chapter 9

Katherine galloped her horse at full speed. She looked behind her and saw that Thomas Seymour had some how manged to catch up her.

"No" she thought. "I must get back to Whitehall quickly and get help."

Who would help her though? Princess Mary probably resented her for leaving. King Henry had ordered her to leave and make amends with her mother. Both Anthony and Charles would be clueless in this situation.

Whitehall Palace quickly got into view. She had never felt so grateful in her life than she did now. Katherine went through the entrance gates and dismounted her horse. She quickly ran up the stairs and to the door but when she got there the doors were locked. She pounded her fists against them with all her might.

"Your Majesty please let me in. I am in need of safety" Katherine cried.

All of a sudden Thomas Seymour had arrived and dismounted his horse. He quickly got to Katherine and attempted to drag her away from the door.

"Let go of me you foul excuse for a man!" Katherine exclaimed as she tried to get out of Seymour's arms.

"No Madam. I am taking you home to your mother and then marrying you and then we shall board the ship home to France." Thomas sneered at her.

"The King could have you arrested for what you are doing" Katherine gloated at him.

"Ha! That man cannot do anything! He is not a King anymore. He is nothing but miserable monster." Thomas explained. He attempted to drag her by her wrists to his horse.

Katherine managed to escape his grip and get off the ground

"You are wrong. The King may be a miserable monster but deep inside his heart his trying to break free from it's prison. It would free if someone could love him." Katherine explained.

"You my dear have been living a fantasy world. No one could ever love him. He is cursed forever and nothing can change that." Thomas told her.

"He is not cursed forever. True loves kiss can break and his mind will be human again." Katherine boldly

"Unfortunately you won't be the one to find out whether it works or not." Thomas gleamed as he caught her preceded to drag her to his horse.

"UNHAND HER AT ONCE." said a booming voice.

Thomas let goof Katherine to see who had spoken. He was shocked when he saw the once great King Henry VIII standing at the entrance.

"Your majesty this isn't what it looks like." Thomas said nervously.

"Are sure Sir Thomas. It looks like your attempting to drag a poor woman against her will. Last I saw that was against the rules of chivalry." King Henry explained.

"What do you know about Chivalry? Your the one who sent your wife to the executioner's block." Thomas leered at him.

"But I have never once taken one against her will." King Henry told him.

"You my Lord have no word. You may be a King by title but whatever power you had has been gone for three years." Thomas explained

King Henry grabbed him by his shirt collar and looked him in the eyes.

"Go and leave the lady here. If you ever come her again. I will see to it that you are executed. The executioner will be me." King Henry explained and pushed him to the ground.

Sir Thomas out of fear mounted his horse. He quickly rode through the gates of Whitehall and didn't look back. He wanted to get out of England as soon as possible.

"Thank you" Katherine curtseyed deeply feeling eternally grateful.

"It was nothing my lady." he told her and turned to go back into the Palace in fear that his insanity would soon return.

"Wait" Katherine told him.

She rushed towards him. She quickly placed a kiss on his lips. King Henry stood there for a moment fearing his rage would come. A moment passed and nothing happened.

"You broke my curse." King Henry said softly.

"I was just returning the favor of you helping me get rid of Seymour." Katherine told him.

"I have another favor to ask my lady." King Henry told her,

"And what is that your majesty?" Kathrine asked.

"Would you do me the honor of becoming my wife and queen?" King Henry asked.

"I would be honored" Katherine replied with a smile and kissed him again.

Stay tuned for a short epilogue.