A/N: Wow, it's been a while! My apologies! Alot has happened but I'm definitely finishing this story. And for having you all wait for as long as you did I will post two chapters! This is the first update and once I'm done posting there will be three chapters remaining. Happy Holidays!

Oh, and there's some love scenes on these updates. Just a warning! ;)

The Betrayal Of Maldonia

My Brother's Keeper Pt. 1

Tiana woke up and found herself laying on the twin sized bed she where she was assaulted by her husband. She had no idea how long she was out for but could hear son across the room in his crib. Slowly sitting up she glanced over and found him, but what confused her was that there was no sign of Naveen in the room.

'Could I have been dreaming of him again?' she thought to herself grimly as Nereus' threats of sending her to an asylum haunted her thoughts.

Bringing her son in her arms, she felt her heart break all over again at how disappointed she was in believing such a dream. Naveen was dead! He will never come back to her.

But that kiss...

It felt so real that her lips were still burning. A sensation only Naveen could possess upon her.

The door opened to the nanny this time and Tiana sighed, relieved and hesitant. She wanted to wash Nereus off of her but also wanted her son near her at all time.

"Your majesty!" The nanny greeted happily.

"I actually need for you to watch my son while I bathe," Tiana said

"In the nursery?"

"No silly, you will stay in my suite while I bathe," Tiana told her, humoured. "I want my baby to be at least one room from myself. Even if I will be in the bathroom."

The nanny nodded, understanding before she was handed the infant. She glanced over at the bed near the crib, seeing the sheets used and with dried blood spots masked on it. The crying and screaming she and the other staff heard earlier confirmed what happened in this very room while the poor prince was crying hysterically for his mother. She wanted to ask the queen on it, but felt that it wasn't her place with her only being the nanny.

"Come!" Tiana was already walking with a slight limp out the door, anxious to finally feel clean again.

Once in the tub she exhaled as the tense muscles from her abused body relaxed.

The day was a long one and she looked forward to when she could finally get some much needed rest. Once she was done with Nereus of course.

She shuddered at the thought of his hands on lips on her, but with another bath she will be rid of him enough for her to sleep. The tea will also be of some help.

Once she was out of the tub she put on a robe and checked out the dark reddish brown bruise on her left side of her neck and shoulder. Nereus bit hard enough to break skin, causing a scab.

Her fingers ran over it along with the redness and sighed. She could only hope that with this pregnancy he will back away from her. It will be the only time she will feel like herself. Just as it was with her first pregnancy. And even if this child was from Nereus she knew she will have to love it. It isn't its fault that its father is the devil. She will raise it to be a good spirit, kind to others and respectful. It's the least she could do for it.

Leaving the bathroom she found the nanny and infant prince together near the window as well as a red night gown and robe on her bed.

"That was a good bath," she shared, skipping the lingerie and going over to her closet where her night gowns hang.

The nanny pitied the queen. "Lydia brought in the lingerie, Tiana. It was-

"Nereus' choice for what he wants to see me in," Tiana finished sadly.

Suddenly, trumpets sounded off. Catching the women off guard. Tiana frowned. "Trumpets?"

"The king went out somewhere?" The nanny asked.

Tiana shrugged. "Perhaps?" She slipped on her nightgown and moisturized her skin. She also found her tea near her vanity table.

Just then, shouting could be heard from outside her room. It sounded like male voices.

She got up to see what the commotion was about.

()()()

An hour earlier...

Naveen caught Tiana before she and the child fell onto the floor and brought them over to the bed.

"Tiana?" He called her name.

He then checked for her breathing and heart beat, feeling them both and letting him know that she was still alive. His eyes then went over to the baby who resembled himself and his brother already knowing who it belonged to.

"So you're Nereus' son?" he asked, looking at the infant, bitter but he couldn't blame the child for his existence. He was more disappointed in the parents and how soon this happened.

Picking him up in his arms, he studied the child more and found that his eyes were light brown and thought to have found some features of Tiana within him as well.

"I won't punish you, nephew," he said then glanced over at Tiana, and couldn't deny her beauty still remained in her. He exhaled, knowing that he would again lose control if she were to wake up this moment. He couldn't help himself. She had that effect on him. As his eyes wandered her frame he spotted what appeared to be a deep bite mark on her neck. It didn't surprise him that Nereus would do this to her. He's always been rough with his women as he bragged. But to do it with his wife...

He hated the thought of Nereus' hands on his wife! They may have shared almost every woman, but Tiana...she was suppose to only be his.

Then he wondered if she liked the treatment?

Some of the women he had would request rougher acts and even beatings which he refused to go on with, making their entire session end abruptly.

But Tiana never seemed like the type who would go for anything like that. She was free-spirited and willing to try new positions and techniques for him, but never as dark as what Nereus was accustom to.

It enraged him, but he had to remain civil and face his brother the way he was raised to face any man who touched what didn't belong to him.

So he placed the baby in his crib and glanced back at Tiana once more before leaving them in the nursery.

He'd deal with her later.

Surprisingly the guards who saw him at the entry immediately acknowledged him and despite their shock they let him into the palace. One glance at his royal print and they bowed before him. Almost seeming relieved.

He then found his former head guard standing before his suite. He too saw the shock look on his features.

"Your ma-majesty? Naveen?"

Naveen nodded, flashing his royal print. "Yes, it's me old friend!" And raised his hand to end the reunion. "Where is my brother?" He asked.

"In the king's suite, sire," Answered the other guard, his eyes teary, thrilled to know that his king is indeed alive.

Naveen found the gesture flattering but all he wanted to do was see his brother. "It is time I take back my rightful place as king."

"Yes, sire!" They opened the door for their king who stepped into the bedroom to find Nereus in his robe, a concubine massaging his shoulders while a female servant was holding his ashtray.

"Another drink, sire?" Asked the concubine.

Nereus sighed blissfully, rubbing his hand up the woman's inner and outer thigh. "Yes..."

The doors to the suite busted open.

The women both gasped at who they saw and fell onto the floor to bow before their true king.

"Your highness!"

Nereus stood up from his chaise and couldn't believe his eyes.

"Well I'll be damn..."

"Hello to you as well, brother," Naveen walked in.

"Naveen!" Nereus shook his head. "I thought you were...dead."

"I was...," Naveen walked up to him sensing his brother's fear.

Nereus backed away. "But I saw you die...in the battle..."

"Your services are no longer needed, Nereus," Naveen said with two guards behind him.

Nereus saw the men, recognizing them both. "Guards! Arrest this man for impersonating my brother!"

"Nice try," Naveen smirked while crossing his arms. "You no longer hold any power here, Nereus. Seize him!"

The men went over to Nereus who ran over to retrieve any weapon he could find but wasn't able to as the men grab a hold of him.

"Take your filthy hands off of me!" He exclaimed, glaring at his brother.

Naveen was clearly disappointed at his brother and asked, "Why did it have to come to this?"

"Because everything you ever wanted was handed to you on a silver platter!" Nereus then smirked darkly. "But at least I got what I wanted from your precious Tiana...a son!"

Naveen remained civil despite feeling the blow of the comment.

"She gave me something you thirst for," Nereus added "And it took one good night of fucking for it to happen!"

Naveen watched his brother get escorted toward the door.

It was the best way in order for Naveen to not lose any cool he barely had within him. And even if he was furious with his brother, he still loved him and stopped the guards.

"Send him to the corner cell," He instructed.

Nereus smirked. "The luxury dungeon?"

Naveen didn't look at him.

Nereus knew his brother still loved him and he would use it for his advantage. As it was always that way. "Don't bother trying to bond with my son, Naveen. As successful as you have been even your seeds weren't strong enough to accomplish that with Tiana." Nereus continued on. "We both shared the same woman within a year! And we both had her our own special ways. You took her virginity in a traditional sense while I took hers in a way that prevented her from sitting for an entire week!"

Naveen didn't know when it happened, but he was satisfied now with bruised knuckles after giving his brother the beating he deserved.

"Your majesty!"

"You son-of-a-bitch!" Naveen's fist made contact with Nereus' left jaw then right.

"Naveen!" Shouted the head guard and his friend as he and two other guards pulled him off his now bloodied face brother.

Naveen glared at him. "You will never touch her again you bastard!"

Nereus only smiled and licked the blood that was on his lips. "I had her in ways you could only dream of, brother! And she enjoyed ever inch of this!" He grabbed himself.

Tiana was the first to step out to find her husband being held and her other husband on the floor beaten. Confusion ran throughout her as she asked. "What happened?"

Both brothers looked over at Tiana

Nereus laughed "My rose! You should not see this-

"Shut up!" Naveen barked and returned his to his wife. "Tiana, I need for you to return to your room. This is a matter between men."

But Tiana shook her head. "Naveen? You really are alive?" She stepped over to him.

Nereus's smirk disappeared as he witnessed his wife going over to his brother. "Wrong brother, Tiana!" He warned.

She ignored him as she neared the love of her life, who appeared broken, stoic and even cold? She had to touch his face, but was disappointed when he refused her hand.

Instead, he looked over at his guards, almost ignoring her. "Escort my brother to the dungeon I assigned him to."

Nereus frowned. "Not without my wife!"

"She was never your wife!" Naveen corrected, noticing his father's amulet around his brother's neck. "And I'd advise you to hold your tongue unless you want it removed."

Nereus let out a chuckle. "Remove my tongue? Using father's torture methods now, twin brother? Tiana is very much still my..." he stopped when the men had to carry him down the hall. "Put me down dammit! Tiana!"

Tiana didn't care what happens to Nereus. All she felt was her heart taking a tumble after Naveen rejected her touch. When she tried again he took her by the wrist.

Closing his eyes with hurt he couldn't look at her. "Don't." He then released her wrist.

Tina knew it was about her marrying Nereus and she had to let him know right away. "Naveen...I don't love him. I never have!"

"You should take care of your son," he said coldly before walking around her to head straight to his office.

Tiana furrowed her brows. "Naveen, about my son..."

"I'll talk to you later. I have to see how much damage my brother caused this kingdom at the cost of leadership," he said before slamming the door shut behind him.

Tiana stood frozen in the same spot for a moment, realizing that she could have probably lost the love of her life.

And with this pregnancy she knew he probably would want nothing to do with her.

"No!" She said to herself. "I won't give up! Not after finally getting him back!"

()()()()

A week later

After a week of leadership, Naveen felt at home again as well as his staff and legal team welcoming him back after their brief shock of him returning back from the 'dead'. He was quite surprised at the progress he brother had during his leadership.

"Nereus may have been a conniving bastard, but he knew exactly how to rule a kingdom!" Naveen admitted.

"Yes, but he had his struggles," added a member of the legal team. "His last minute decisions had plenty to do with it."

Naveen glanced at his time piece and realized the time.

"It's late, gentlemen. This meeting is adjourn." Naveen announced, standing. The others stood as well.

He shook every hand before exiting his office for his suite which took a couple of days to return to his original preference. Everything of Nereus was now gone and there was still more work to be done.

It's also been a week sense he's spoken to Nereus and Tiana. He had his reasons for Nereus, but Tiana he had to eventually face. Knowing that she moved on and married only weeks after his supposed death left bitterness in his broken heart.

But the more he thought about her, the more his broken heart got in the way of wanting to see her. He missed her and though the kiss he gave her was out of emotions a week ago, the part where she married his brother and birth his brother's child kept him away from her.

Then there was seeing the bite marks on her neck after she fainted, as well as Nereus's sadistic pride of how he claimed her as a 'virgin'.

The thought of Tiana submitting to another man was too much and the son he wanted didn't belong to him. It was his brother's. The situation was all too confusing

A soft knock interrupted his musing and once he accepted permission, a female servant pushed in a cart of food.

"Dinner your highness! "

"Thank you, Daniele," he glanced down at the different selections.

"Queen Tiana helped prepare most of the dishes, sire."

As she always did since his return."Thank you, Daniele."

The servant curtseyed and immediately left the room.

Naveen swallowed a piece if steak before getting a whiff of vanilla/lavender which lead him to thinking of his wife, Tiana.

When he thought back of him bringing her lips to his it was as if the world had begun for him again. Her soft lips, her beautiful dark smooth skin and her sweet mouth now possessed his thoughts.

"Naveen?"

He turned toward the door to find his wife in a lavender housecoat with her hair down, now pass her shoulders and make-up-free.

Naveen felt his heart tighten at the vision before him.

Tiana knew the love from Naveen was still there. And was hesitant to step further pass the door but Naveen invited her in.

"Would you like to come in?"

"Naveen...," Tiana didn't sit but stood in front of the man she love.

Naveen asked, "What are you doing here?"

"To see how you're doing and to talk." She said. "That is if you want to."

Naveen had to smile and her farouche demeanor. There she stood before him in a robe with possibly nothing underneath and she was the shy and vulnerable one?

"We can talk."

Tiana sighed, relieved that he was finally ready to speak with her about everything and she will begin with is how much she never stopped loving him.

"It's always been you who held my heart even after I married Nereus."

His smile disappeared at the mention of his brother as well as his attention span. Tuning Tiana out for a moment before he interrupted her.

"Never mention my brother's name again." He warned darkly.

"I'm sorry," she apologized, knowing he meant every word.

Naveen stepped closer to her, extending his hand to caress her face. "Mi benita." He watched how Tiana reacted by closing her eyes at his touch, hearing a soft moan escape her beautiful full lips.

That did it for him and when he brought her into his strong arms and pressed his own lips onto hers, it felt natural. He had to have her and now.

"Mi benita," he whispered through their kisses. "Oh, mi benita."

Tiana quickly recovered his rough kisses, her tongue tasting her just as he was with her. Her breasts pressed against his hard chest, her stomach feeling his erection pressed against and that alone caused her tummy to tighten and feeling very wet between her thighs.

She tilted her head back to feel his kisses on her neck.

Naveen's hands opened her robe, exposing what his imagination hoped for. There was his wife, standing nude before him. Everything about her, from what he remembered was curvier from her hips to her now fuller breasts. Her tiny waist swooped in perfectly. Yes, motherhood looked very good on her. But as he brought her back in his arms and into his bed he noticed the small scars on her breasts and tummy.

"You were mistreated," he ran a finger over each scar he spotted. And felt her tense. "Does it hurt?"

Tiana's eyes waters. "Not anymore."

Naveen sighed and caressed her cheek as her tears fell out. "I will never hurt you." He kissed away her tears.

"I know," she breathed, wiping off her tears.

Any little anger or bitterness he had for Tiana was gone and he held her in his arms.

"I love you," Naveen said. "I'm sorry for being unbearable."

Tiana inhaled his cologne and earthy scent and exhaled blissfully. Looking up at him she said, "Make love to me."

Naveen glanced down into his wife's brown eyes, seeing the desire and lust in them. As aroused as he was he didn't want to pressure her. Even if she is naked in his arms.

So Tiana took matters into her own hands and pressed her lips to his. Parting her mouth as she unbuttoned his shirt.

It took no time for Naveen to undress and be under Tiana's complete control.

She felt a sense if freedom while straddled her husband's hips and brushed her wetness over his rock hard erection.

He groaned as the sensation. Her seductively teasing skills almost put him over the edge and let out another groan when feeling her tight womaness take him whole.

"Mmm...," she moaned, stopping briefly to accept the fullness inside of her before continuing to move up and down.

Naveen moved along with her, eying bouncing breasts. He cupped them and pinched her brown nipples between his index and middle fingers, feeling her contracted around him, releasing on him.

Tiana moaned loud and proud as the waves of orgasms rolled through her. She collapsed when it ended, but soon found herself on her front and Naveen entering her womaness from behind. She felt Naveen pounding in and out of her as another wave of ecstasy hit her just as his spilled inside if her. He kissed her shoulders, cupping her breasts while groaning out at his intense orgasm.

Once it ended they hit the mattress, catching their breaths.

()()()()

"I can't believe that you're here. Breathing...," Tiana then kissed his chest. "Am I dreaming?"

Naveen laughed huskily before planting a kiss on her forehead. "You're not dreaming, mi benita. My dream come true is finally happening after you broke away my bitter heart"

She looked up at him with love in her brown eyes. "How did I break your bitter heart?"

He ran his larger hand over her curvy hip and over her buttock. "Seeing you in that robe and knowing there was nothing underneath."

Tiana blushed and buried her head on his toned chest and yelped when he squeezed her backside.

"Are you blushing?"

"No."

"Are you lying to your king?"

"I'm not!" Tiana smiled devilishly and shrieked when he pulled her on top of him, forcing her to straddle him.

Naveen gave her a dark grin, rubbing her hips.

She felt him firm under her and that itself caused her to feel wet with want. The of lust burned in both their eyes before their lips crashed into another heated burst of passion.

()()()()

"So now do you feel as if you are no longer dreaming?" Naveen asked, holding her in his strong arms.

Tiana exhaled blissfully. "I don't know." Clearly joking.

Naveen knew her game and played along. "Even after a night of panza?"

"Love making," she corrected,

"Panza and love making, or as they call it in Maldonia...adoroh fazzoh."

"Mmm," Tiana moaned at the true king using his native tongue. She would jump his bones if she wasn't so sore.

As if reading her mind, Naveen gave her cheek a kiss. "We will rest and I promise we'll spend the day together after I take care of some business."

"Does it involve Nereus?" she asked.

Naveen hated hearing his name come out of her mouth, but decided not to carry on with a fight that didn't need to happen. Especially not after making love with her.

"Rest, mi benita. We have the rest of our lives to be together."

Tiana heard his tone change to somewhat icy and felt his body tense at the mention of his brother's name. She gave his chest a kiss, then his neck and finally his lips before saying, "I love only you."

"I know you do. There's no doubting that and I feel the same way, but you have to remember Tiana. You married my brother-

"By force, Naveen!" Tiana sat up on the bed.

Naveen groaned, sitting up to put his hands on her arms. "Lay back down with me."

Tiana shook her head. "I will not let you guilt me for doing something I had no control of!"

"I've shown you every secret tunnel that could've led to your escape from the palace and country if something were to happen to me, Tiana!"

"My family was in danger!"

"You had resources!" He added. "I showed you-

"He locked the borders!" Tiana exclaimed, shooting him a glare. "He locked the tunnels and on top of that threatened my family's life! What part of that didn't you understand!"

"I understand that you married my brother for selfish reasons, Tiana! But as a man who believes in forgiving and understanding your less than fortunate upbringing-

"Less than fortunate upbringing?" Tiana felt as if he stabbed her with a knife. "I had to protect my family from your brother's unmerciful heart!" She got off the bed to dress in her robe.

"Your mother and grandmother seem just fine!"

Tiana sighed, turning to him. "Our child was also in danger at his hands, Naveen!"

Naveen got out of the bed as well, pulling on some pajama bottoms. "The child you have with my brother?"

"No," Tiana shook her head, slowly walking over to him. "Our child Naveen. The baby created from our love. Both you and I."

Naveen frowned. "So you're trying to deceive me after everything-

"I was two weeks pregnant when your brother came back from that damn war you wanted to fight shoulder to shoulder in!"

"Two weeks is a little too early to know of a pregnancy!"

"You don't know my grandmother! She knew and in my heart I knew as well. Which made marrying Nereus all the more convenient for my unborn child. I made him believe that the child was his just so that he wouldn't kill him!"

"My brother wouldn't want to kill my..." Naveen started to defend Nereus when he thought about the reason why he was away in the first place. He too wanted him dead and they are blood brothers.

Tiana took his hands. "The only person Nereus cares for his himself. He's selfish and full of hate and rage, Naveen. He's in a dark place that will never see the light."

Naveen stared at the love of his life's brown eyes, realizing that she knows more about his brother than even he did.

But his son...

"I want to see my son."

Tiana heard him and was more than thrilled. "Then let's see him."

()()()()

Naveen stared at his son who was in his mother's arms making a fuss. He had to break a humoured smile on his lips as he witnessed him greedily take to his mother's breast, sucking away.

"He knows what he wants."

Tiana playfully rolled her eyes as she fed the prince. "I'm actually slowly weaning him off. He only gets his feedings two the three times a day."

"Why wean him off now? He isn't even one yet."

"Well, I was only stopping to prepare...," she stopped when she thought about carrying Nereus' child. Unlike her first born who was conceived through this child who's heart is beating at this moment was conceived through pain and force.

Naveen could see the hurt in her eyes and asked, "Prepare for what?"

Tiana sighed, looking down at the prince who was also looking up at her with curious honey coloured eyes. "Would you like to hold your son?"

"Yes," Naveen answered and was gently handed his son and from that moment the infant laid eyes on him his heart felt heavy.

From his beautiful tan skin to his dark wavy hair to his full lips and honey coloured eyes. His son was the splitting image of him when he was that age.

But also Nereus.

"Are you certain that he's mine?" his voice cracked during the inquiry.

Tiana couldn't be offended by the question. She too would be skeptical. "Yes, he is yours through and through."

"That he is!" He looked up at Tiana with glistened eyes before returning them to the baby.

"My boy..."

The prince grunted, and blew out a raspberry.

Naveen chuckled. "You are my son. I know you are!"

"Just like his...father! Quite playful," Tiana said. "He's also very patient," she added, gazing at Naveen who met with her eyes.

"A trait he inherited from us both," he said.

Tiana smiled a little as she then looked down at the infant.

Naveen held on to his son while studying his wife. Physically she slightly remained the same. From making love he noticed her breasts looking fuller which he didn't mind, her tummy was flat but softer than he remembered—again, he didn't mind that. In fact he loved the slight weight gain. It only enhanced her already curvaceous body. Physically, she was perfect. More beautiful than when he remembered. Soft, feminine and very desirable. But emotionally, she wasn't there. Something was missing and he knew that his brother had everything to do with it. "You seem different, Tiana," Naveen decided to say.

"I am different, Naveen," Tiana gazed at him. "I thought I lost you..."

"Did you at all have any feelings for my brother since marrying him?"

Tiana looked at Naveen in disgust. "Oh God no! All the pain and humiliation...Yes, I had feelings for him, but they are hate. I despise that man so much!" She then looked away. "I'm also terrified of that minster." She then gave her husband an apologetic look. "I'm sorry but I this is how I really feel about him."

"Understandable," Naveen noticed more bruises on her arm and wrists during their times together last night.

"Every time he took me in his arms I would think of you until I felt physical pain from him. Then the more I had to submit to him the more I started hating you for dying!" Tears ran down her cheeks. "For leaving me under his hands. Under him."

Naveen heard the emotion and pain in her voice and brought her in his arms. "I'm sorry."

Tiana didn't want to cry and suppressed it for as long as she could before finally breaking down.

Naveen understood her decision completely. "I can only imagine all that you had to face for our son."

Tiana put the sleeping infant back in his crib. "Nereus would sometimes have an audience whenever we...he would..." She was too ashamed to continue.

Naveen was beyond enraged at this point. To learn that his brother not only mistreated her, but humiliated her before their staff and guests. To display her as if she was a concubine, a whore...What love and respect he had for the man was now completely gone. H e then thought back on his father's warning about Nereus the night he died...

...

Kabir glanced up at his son. "Naveen, I know how much you love your brother but I must warn you when trusting him. Especially around your wife."

Naveen looked out the door to see Nereus speaking with Tiana.

"Protect her son. Protect the kingdom."

"Father..." Naveen began.

"Goodnight, son," Kabir dismissed the prince. Knowing he will try to defend his brother on the matter.

Naveen sighed. "Goodnight, father."

...

Then to hear her cry this hard let him know that Nereus caused more harm to her other than physically.

"Shh!" Naveen then kissed her on the forehead. "I'm here now. And Nereus is behind bars. He will no longer harm you."

Tiana looked up at Naveen, feeling his strong arms around her. Once again

She felt safe. Naveen was the only man who has ever had that effect on her.

Then their lips touched again, igniting in passion.

But there would be enough time for Naveen ended the kiss, regretfully.

"I really need to get back into my duties as king, mi benita," he said.

"You're going to see him aren't you?"

"By law I have to," Naveen said. "There are a lot of questions that needs to be answered."

Tiana saw that her husband, a man with a good heart wanted to give his brother a slight chance. A lesser sentence perhaps? Whatever it was she was pleased to have him back.

She placed a gentle hand on his jaw. "Don't make me wait too long." she flirted.

Naveen smirked while gazing in her eyes, lust in them. "Be ready in our suite by noon. I won't have you waiting."

"What colour would you like to see me in?" she asked.

Naveen leaned forward to kiss her. "Any color but red." He was aware of his brother's love of red. If it'll make her happy he would ban the colour from the palace completely.

Tiana smiled, circling her arms over his broad shoulders "Then I'll see you later. In our suite." She kissed him. "Until then, I'm going to shower." And broke their embrace to walk away.

But Naveen grasped her hand and pulled her into another passion kiss.

Tiana moaned just as he ended it.

Naveen put her forehead on hers. "Why did you have to mention you showering? How will I ever leave you for an an hour?"

Tiana giggled and placed a small kiss on his lips. "I'll be here when you return." And sashayed down the hall.

Naveen couldn't keep his eyes off her as she gave him an erotic show with her steps. He knew she would only do that for him and no other man.

With a heavy exhale he decided that it would be wise to shower alone if he was going to end up meeting with his brother on his possible sentencing. As much as he loved Tiana, his father was correct on one thing in his opinion.

'Share your body with her wife, but never the crown.'

He viewed Tiana as an equal to a certain extend, but will never share that form of info with her. It was best to keep peace between them let her think that she was fully his equivalent, mainly in his bed.

Now was the time to get back into the stoic king he was raised to be and once he gets his head cleared in a hot shower, he will be able to get the answers he deserves from the only brother he ever truly love. The same brother who betrayed him in the worst possible way.

()()()()