Hey y'all, I'm so glad you liked the last chapter! If you didn't...well...sorry. too bad. Anyways go with another chapter! I can't promise frequent updates for a little while but I will try as much as possible. Anyways~read on
America's POV
My eyes felt heavy as I tried to open them. Once I did all I saw was a dark blue room. I tried to sit up but a sharp pain jolted in my right shoulder. Then it all came back to me; memories of last night flooded my mind and tears flooded my face. Why did this happen? Who did this on the night of my engagement? I kept crying to myself, wondering why. "It's going to be okay, America." A strangely familiar voice said. I whipped my head up and looked around the room. Maxon emerged from the curtains and a loud scream escaped my mouth. "What are you doing here?"
"I wanted to apologize." He said.
"You did this!" I shouted. "How could you do this to me? On the day I got engaged? Maxon I thought you cared about me? How could you!" He shook his head at me.
"You think I did this to you? America I still love you. I came here to apologize for...kodnapping...and...assaulting you. I was... completely wasted and I was so stupid. I realize that there's not much I can do about your engagement. I just wish it was with me." I stiffened a little as he walked closer to me.
"You didn't do this?" I asked with caution.
"No. Like I said, I don't think I could even think about doing this to you. Not now anyways. Not after all the pain I already caused you." He said softly. He had a pained look on his face that made me fell guilty.
"I forgive you Maxon. I really do. I'm sorry for what I did to you as well. I realize that being with Killian in your own home and being...romantic...with him made you feel uncomfortable. I get it. But you have to tell me. Do you know who did this to me?"
POV SWITCH to Killian
Through the monitor set up in America's room I heard a scream. I shot up from the dining room to her room. Unfortunately the two rooms were very far away from each other so it took me 5 minutes to get there. Running.
I rounded a corner and opened the door to see Maxon standing next to America and shesaid, "Do you know who did this to me?"
"Get out of here!" I yelled. Maxon looked at me with wide eyes as I ran towards him. He dodged me and said, "Killian, here me out. You have to listen to me."
"Stop it Killian! Please." America said. She looked at me with pleading eyes and her eyebrows knitted together. I put my hands up in the air and sat down on her bed. I took her hand into mine and said, "I'm sorry. How are you feeling?" She shook her head and said, "To be honest, it hurts so bad." A singular tear fell down her cheek and I squeezed her hand ever so slightly and looked at Maxon.
"What do you want?" I asked. Even though he was my cousin, he kidnapped my girlfriend and tried to take advantage of her so pardon me if I was a little pissed off at him. He cleared his throat and ran a shaky hand through his hair.
"I wanted to apologize to America. Which I did. But then I was telling her who shot her. You have to promise me you won't tell him I told you. He's now the leader of the Southern Rebels down in Illea. If he finds out I started him out...he could attack the palace even more."
"We promise, just tell us." America said quickly.
Maxon made a smug face and said, "Aspen Leger." (There's a twist for your plot!)
"What?!" America shrieked. "No. He wouldn't hurt me. I know it."
"He did America. He came to me yesterday morning back in Illea. I took a plane here to stop him but I was too late. He found out that things were getting serious here and he said he thought he finally had a chance at getting you to love him again once it didn't work out between us." He looked down and continued, "He told me he was going to find a way to get you two separated. I was offered to help him. But I refused it. I'm sorry this happened to you. I also want to give you quite hint; he's staying at Pearl Beach Inn. Room 203. I have to go now but good luck."
As I absorbed this information I felt the fury boiling inside me. Maxon left with a nod to America and an awkward hug for me. I called in my men to go and get Aspen. He had messed with America enough before me and Maxon. He has to stop now. I was determined to find him and make him pay.
America'
Fury, betrayal, sadness, and anger rose inside me. How could Aspen do this to me? I know he wanted a chance with me but shooting me as definitely not the right answer. Once Maxon left, Killian left to go get some men together to get Aspen. He came back soon and laid down next to me. "I was so worried Mer. When you fell backwards and all the blood was everywhere... I couldn't handle seeing you like that. I love you so much, don't ever leave me." I nuzzled my head into his shoulder and he brushed his fingers through my hair. "I promise."
We laid there together for an hour or two, talking and laughing together. Lunch came in around noon and we ate the yummy soup and garlic bread. While we were eating Killian asked me, "Do you like it?"
"Like what? The soup? Yeah it's yummy. I love tomato basil."
He laughed and said, "not the soup you goofball. The ring. It's been passed down to each incoming princess for centuries."
"Of course I do. It's simple. Just like me." I admired the ring on my left hand but quickly put it down because of the pain in my shoulder.
"Of Mer, you are anything but simple." He snorted. I tried to punch his chest but I was to weak to even do that. Instead I let out a fake cry and said, "how could you say that to me? After everything we've been through you call me complicated and ugly?!" He stiffened and patted my back, "No Mer, Your beautiful, so beautiful and you're not complicated! You just have a few speedbumps on your road of life." He said nervously.
I laughed and said,"Gotcha!" He let out a deep breath and said, "Dont do that to me! I can't marry, let alone, even handle, a girl who has tantrums."
"You call that a tantrum? Come see my house and visit May when she doesn't get what she wants."
"Your Highness." A deep voice said. "We have him. He's in the cells."