May 7th 1515
Chateau Blois, France
Nerissa Brereton POV
I am now seven months with child and almost ready to deliver as I only have two months left.
Oh, how I love my unborn children as I feel movement and it feels like there are two babes instead of one.
With Francois dead and Louis as King Louis the XIII no one knows I was Francois' mistress and these babes might be Francois' instead of William's.
I remember the day I became his mistress well as he was good in bed, better than my husband.
Flashback starts
May 10th 1513
I am walking in the palace gardens and I accidently bump into the regent King, Francois.
''Oh, I am so sorry my King. I was not looking where I was going.''
''Fear not my beauty. I know you meant no harm. You are safe from my anger.'' he says as he is taking my underwear off.
I moan and spread my legs so he has easier access.
He thrusts into me and the love-making is so passionate that we are almost found out.
He impregnated me that day with twins, two perfect little boys who are named Pierre and Louis.
Flashback ends
I remember Pierre and Louis' birth well. I had told William when I was three months pregnant that one of my sisters were with child and needed my help for the rest of the pregnancy.
And Eris had been with child, but she miscarried and we said my babes were her's and since she is my twin, it was easy to believe.
Flashback starts
February 13th 1514
I scream my head off while delivering my babes into the world who others will believe is Eris's who after giving birth shall wed her betrothed but she needs to give the babes to someone else. And that is where I come in.
I push and push until both babes have been born and given the names by Francois as he is there as is his right.
I nurse my babes until their hunger is satisfied and they grow tired.
February 20th 1514
I leave my sister's residence with her (my) babes in my arms and return to my husband and tell him my sister was not allowed to keep the babes and since I look like the babes' mother, they made me take the babes.
William isn't angry, he is happy as we can raise our children along with their cousins (half-brothers).
Flashback ends
The reason I do not know who the father could be was I slept with both of them the same day.
Oh, how passionate that love making was as Francois switched their bodies for a little while from the help of his witch and then wiped William's memories so he would not remember a thing.
Flashback starts
October 10th 1514
I go to the palace gardens to meet with Francois as he is two days from being a father again but he still has needs and I shall satisfy them.
He rips off my underwear, frees himself and makes passionate love to me two hours straight.
I then go to my husband to cover up what I have done, not knowing at the time Francois had switched bodies with William, and I free him of his pants and begin to make love to him.
After that love making, he throws me on the bed, rips our clothes off, and makes rough passionate love to me ten times before he is satisfied. (they switched back after the love making).
And that day I conceived my babes, not knowing I did and when I found out not knowing who the father is.
Flashback ends
And so, I cannot say that William is the father or that he is not the father as I slept with Francois and William.
May 10th 1515
William Brereton POV
I call my mistress in as I need my needs satisfied and as my wife is pregnant, she cannot satisfy me.
My mistress, Diana Kingsley satisfies my needs and leaves not long after that and I am left wondering if I should wed her and make her my second wife.
I battle with myself for a few minutes before making my final decision.
I call her back and tell her to meet me at the Royal Chapel and to have two of her friends who have kept her secret to meet us there as well.
An hour later
Royal Chapel
Diana Kingsley POV
I have just finished saying my vows and I am now happily Diana Brereton nee Kingsley and not just William's mistress.
We consummate our marriage a week straight and afterwards I come out of the room with a limp.
May 17th 1515
Dear Odette,
I have just gotten married sister and to the man I have been a mistress to and no I did not kill his wife as she is still alive. I know you do not approve but I am with child and it is better than the babe being born a bastard as he or she would have been if we never married as I had no other marriage prospects as everyone but the wife knows I am mistress to William Brereton and no one else wished to marry me. Please just be happy for me.
Your sister,
Diana Brereton nee Kingsley
With that, I send the letter to England where my sister lives and I hear that she is with child again.
I hope she can be happy for me and doesn't judge me as I need her support.
I am almost three months along as William impregnated me on February 19th and he does not know yet as I was going to tell him today after he got back from court but he had stormed in in such a mood I am afraid to tell him now but he deserves to know.
''My love I know now might not be the best time but I have good news to tell you.''
''And what might that be?'' he asked.
''I am with child my love.''
''That is the most wonderful news. How far along are you?''
''Almost three months. I conceived on the nineteenth of February my love.''
He kisses me with so much passion I moan as I want him to take me again and he does just that.
I love him so much and it is such a shame that his first wife has been unfaithful to him.
Francois and Nerissa may think no one saw them in the gardens but I did and both times I couldn't leave without being found out so I hid behind the rose bushes both times and they never seen me.
I would tell William but he would probably believe Nerissa over me as Nerissa has been his wife longer than I have.
And so has more power over him than I do and yet, I want to save William from the scandal that might follow.