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These next few chapters might be a bit slower than the previous ones but they will speed up again most likely after the next episode so I don't spoil anything for anyone.
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Margaery held Dove's hair back as she vomited.
"A negative side effect of being pregnant I'm afraid" Margaery laughed
Dove coughed and sat up wiping her mouth with her handkerchief "Or a side effect of being unable to stop Oberyn Martell's dying screams from replaying in my mind"
"Yes that was awful" Margaery frowned
"Grotesque" Dove corrected rubbing her eyes, she had hardly slept last night.
Dove sat back on her bed pulling her robe tight around her.
"Did you love him?" Margaery asked sitting beside Dove
"I liked him and we had a certain something but no I didn't love him" Dove sighed her green eyes looking honestly into Margaery's blue ones
"You love Tywin don't you?" Margaery asked gently
Dove sighed and flopped back on the bed.
"Unfortunately" She replied her voice betraying mild irritation
Margaery hesitated slightly remembering the state she had found Dove in yesterday, it had been completely out of character for her.
"Dove what happened?" Margaery sighed
Dove put her arm over her eyes.
"I don't want to talk about it Margaery" Dove replied sternly
"Did he hurt you?" Margaery enquired
"Not physically" Dove smirked
Margaery left out a long breath knowing she would get nowhere with Dove, she could be so stubborn sometimes.
"Come on Loras said he would break his fast with us" Margaery declared and stood up.
When Loras saw Dove he marched over to her and gave her a bear hug. Dove instantly broke down into tears. Margaery sighed Dove always let her guard down with Loras more than her.
"I'm sorry" Dove said pulling away "The baby is making me so emotional, you know I hate crying" She smiled weakly
"I know I thought grandma had removed tears from your repertoire" Margaery laughed as the Tyrell siblings took their seats.
"Ah yes grandmother, I'll be seeing her soon enough" Dove grinned
"Why?" Loras asked both he and Margaery looking at Dove sharply
"I'm leaving" Dove shrugged
"When-" "Why-" Loras and Margaery overlapped
"As soon as possible, two days should be sufficient. Lord Tywin has allowed me to leave now I have done what is required and I am carrying his child, so I am going home" Dove informed them indifferently but her eyes betrayed a slight sadness.
"That's awfully generous of him" Loras scoffed
"Naturally I must be at Casterly Rock for the birth but until then I'll be in Highgarden" Dove informed them
"Why are you leaving?" Margaery asked quickly
"Because I can" Dove snapped feeling as if she was being interrogated.
"Don't get snappy with us we know you better than that" Loras grinned
"Fine I'm leaving because I want to go home I don't like Kings Landing" Dove paused "I also need a break from my husband"
Margaery and Loras remained silent for a moment.
"I'm coming with you" Loras stated and a silent understanding passed between him and Dove.
"What? No, no you can't both leave me" Margaery started looking from Dove to Loras alarmed
"You'll be fine little sister" Loras smiled
"If anyone can play this game the best it's you" Dove smiled
"You're better than me" Margery sighed
"No I'm not, you're a lot more subtle " Dove grinned her eyes gleaming mischievously
Loras nearly choked on his wine "Well that's very true" He laughed
Dove scowled at him.
Tywin looked out of his window and smirked.
Dove was sat reading in the gardens knowing Tywin could see her and to add to that she was wearing that near translucent moss-green gown she had worn the last time she had taunted him so.
Tywin scribbled a note and signalled for the servant as he sealed it.
"Here take this to my wife" He instructed
"My Lady" The messenger said to Dove.
Dove looked up from her book "What is it?" She asked
The servant held out the note for her.
My wife,
Stop childishly taunting me and come to my chambers.
Regards,
Lord Tywin Lannister
Hand of the King
Protector of the realm
Lord Paramount of the Westerlands
Warden of the West
Lord of Casterly Rock
Dove turned and looked at the window where Tywin was watching her from. She waved at him and grinned before tearing the note into four pieces.
Dove handed the messenger the remaining fragments of the letter.
"Tell my husband that is what I think of his demands" She informed him her eyes flashing playfully
"Lord Tywin informed me that his note was not a suggestion but a command. I'm sorry my lady but he said if you refused him he would not allow you to leave for Highgarden" The servant said shakily
Dove's expression darkened.
Dove stormed into Tywin's chambers.
"Are you unable to knock?" Tywin snapped
"What do you want Tywin?" Dove asked frostily
"I thought I instructed you to wear no more revealing gowns and yet the next day you wear your most revealing one" Tywin stated not looking up from his documents
"Did you expect anything less?" Dove smirked and crossed her arms
"I expected you to have learnt I don't make idle threats. Remove that dress as well as your other revealing ones" Tywin answered coldly
Dove's eyes gleamed challengingly before she sighed dramatically and slowly began to remove her dress right there, she stepped out of it and stood before Tywin completely naked.
"That's not what I meant" Tywin smirked
"Oh I know but you see my dear husband it's either my Highgarden dresses or none at all" Dove informed him sweetly her green-silver eyes twinkling with mischief "I don't have a problem with the latter" She finished
"Don't play games Dove" Tywin snapped standing up abruptly.
"Why not?" She pouted and twirled a loose curl around her finger playfully
"Dove" He warned
"Tywin" Dove replied mockingly
"Put your dress back on before you're the highlight of a servant's day" Tywin said his mouth set in a tight line.
Dove smirked and put her dress back on knowing she had scored a point. Tywin watched her frowning slightly.
"Don't look so gloomy Tywin; I thought you liked my games?" Dove asked teasingly raising an eyebrow
Tywin stalked toward her but Dove held her ground even when he towered over her.
"That was before you humiliated me in front of everyone" Tywin snarled
Dove sighed and shifted from foot to foot.
"Look Tywin I am sorry about that, if I had known Oberyn was planning to do that I would have never have gone over to him. But I thought the lion doesn't concern himself with the opinions of the sheep?"
"There was a lot of sheep" Tywin snapped
"I said I'm sorry" She sighed, the apology tasting bitter in her mouth she knew it should be Tywin apologising but that would never happen.
Tywin regarded Dove realising that apology was hard for her.
"Well Oberyn has had his last revenge against me" Tywin informed her irritably
"Yes, he's humiliated you and divided us" Dove sighed, there was no mischief or playfulness in her eyes just a sadness.
"And you helped him achieve that my little harlot" Tywin chuckled nastily
"We have already established I'm a harlot, I don't try to hide it" Dove snapped the tension thickening between them.
"That's precisely what's wrong with you" Tywin smirked
"Wrong with me, there is nothing wrong with me Tywin" Dove scowled
"Oh really?" Tywin chuckled stepping closer to Dove
"Yes and you know it, you married me for who I was and we both knew that was a rich, pretty harlot" Dove stated looking mischievously into Tywin's eyes and placing her hands lightly on his chest.
"True but I still thought you would rein in your behaviour once we were married" Tywin replied coldly
"I did try" Dove sighed dropping her hands
"Not hard enough" Tywin scolded
"Don't take that tone with me I'm not a child" Dove replied glowering at him
"I'll speak to you how I want you're mine remember?" Tywin asked his tone indifferent
"How could I forget?" Dove replied darkly
They stared at each other both of them unyielding when the atmosphere shifted between them and became charged with lust as it always did if they were together long enough.
Dove felt that familiar pull as her stomach twisted with longing, she wondered how Tywin could do this to her when they were both still infuriated with one another. Tywin grasped her chin and allowed his thumb to trace Dove's bottom lip.
"Don't" She whispered
Tywin smirked and leaned in and kissed her roughly. Dove tried to pull away but he refused to allow that. Dove's hands pushed on Tywin's chest but he tightened his grip on her.
"Stop fighting me Dove" Tywin growled
"Please not after-" Dove started but Tywin silenced her by kissing her forcefully
Dove struggled as the fire started within her again but she was determined not to allow Tywin the satisfaction of her surrender. As her hands went upwards to fight him Tywin grasped her wrists and began to reverse her until her back collided with the wall.
Tywin pinned Dove's hands above her head with one of his, the other trailed over Dove's body. Her body arched in response to his familiar touch but she still tried to pull away although her opposition was dwindling.
Tywin's fierce kiss was clouding her mind as the recognisable desire unfurled in the pit of her stomach.
"Just give in" Tywin hissed in her ear
And for the first time in her life Dove obeyed someone completely and gave in to her emotions. Those conflicting emotions collided within her creating a fierce mix of anger, desire and sadness. In her eyes if she gave in it was as if everything was normal between them, that he hadn't hurt her, that she wasn't leaving him in two days.
Tywin released her hands and Dove wrapped them around his neck as he lifted her off the ground. Dove wrapped her legs around him as Tywin began to lift the hem of her dress. Dove tugged on Tywin's hair and he groaned in response.
Tywin was unlacing his breeches as Dove kissed him passionately losing herself to him. Tywin tried not to smirk at her submissiveness as he pushed roughly inside of her. Dove gasped and Tywin released a low moan.
Tywin was enjoying the power he had over her as he thrust hard inside of her, rocking her pelvis back and forth with his hands so she was in sync with his movements. Dove released small pleasurably gasps tilting her head back against the wall.
Tywin groaned as Dove tightened around him as they both began to build. Tywin and Dove were both moaning loud not trying to hide their pleasure as Tywin's thrusts became erratic.
They came apart simultaneously Dove cried out Tywin's name as she shattered around him. Tywin found his release burying his face in the curve of Dove's neck as his seed rushed inside of her.
Tywin pulled his head back to look into Dove's eyes as a sense of primal satifastion settled inside of him. Dove blinked at him before bursting into tears. Tywin quickly pulled out of her and settled Dove back on her feet.
"I can't do this" Dove sobbed
Tywin stepped away from Dove as the tears fell down her pink cheeks.
"Can't do what?" Tywin snapped
"This, what we do to each other, we fight and then make up and have great sex but then soon enough we fight again. Don't you see we are trapped in a vicious circle and I can't keep doing it" Dove gasped
"Why?" Tywin asked his green eyes looking into her tearful ones unemotionally.
"It hurts, you've hurt me Tywin" Dove replied taking a shaky breath
"What about me, do you think it didn't hurt me that you openly flirted with Oberyn Martell a man you knew despised me?" Tywin asked fiercely
"I thought it only wounded your pride, I didn't think you cared about me enough for it to hurt you" Dove replied blinking bemused at him.
"For an intelligent woman you really are stupid sometimes" Tywin scoffed and walked away from her.
Dove looked surprised at Tywin as he returned to his desk.
"You'd be more useful to me here than Highgarden" He stated
"I know but I-I have to leave we need time apart" Dove said sadly her hands twisting uneasily together.
Tywin's intelligent gaze focused on Dove for a moment, his eyes had a gleam she had never seen before and Dove wondered what he was thinking as his gaze wandered over her.
Tywin cleared his throat and picked up his quill.
"Yes everything has become too intense between us and you are too much of a distraction for me" Tywin paused "You can go now"
Dove laughed bitterly at the way he just dismissed her and walked toward the door, she hesitated and looked back at Tywin who didn't look up.
Dove wanted to protest to ask him if he really wanted her to go, to give her something, anything. But this was Tywin Lannister and Dove knew that was an unrealistic expectation on her behalf, so Dove didn't protest and instead shook her head sadly and exited feeling hollow inside.
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