I am frozen. The cold blade presses down harder on my neck and I am afraid to let out the breath I've been holding. I can feel my assailant's hot breath against my neck as he wraps an arm around my waist.
"Why are you here?" he says.
I immediately know who it is. "L-louis, let go of the knife."
"Why should I? Aren't you just here to finish me?" I can clearly hear the vile in his voice.
The knife presses harder against my neck. "Please, I just want to talk to you, Louis."
He snarls. "I am not Louis to you anymore, D'Artagnan. Now, get out of my damn room and get out of my life."
I can feel tears in the back of my eyes. "I didn't do this. I was framed. Can you honestly believe for one second that I would do this to you? I love you and I would never even attempt to hurt you."
Louis sighs and relieves my neck of a little pressure but doesn't completely take the knife off. "Then who did this, Corinne? All of this evidence… it all points to you. You have no alibi. What are we supposed to think?"
I reach a hand and slowly take his arm to release the knife. I set it on a table and turn to him. "I don't know, Louis. You should have told me about this."
"I couldn't. I wasn't allowed." He squeezes my arm and I flinch. "Wait, oh, Lord, are you alright? Let me look at you in the light." Louis takes me gently and leads me towards the candlelight. He gasps when he sees my face. "Corinne, I'm… I should've stopped it as soon as it started. I'm so sorry."
As he touches my face, I lean into him. "Don't make me leave."
Louis wraps his arms around me, setting his chin on my shoulder. "I'm sorry, but… I can't take this back. The papers have been signed and as of tomorrow at dawn."
My lip quivers and I grip his back as I cry. "Stupid, so, so stupid."
He walks over to his bed. "Lay with me, Corinne. Lay with me until morning." I bite my lip and nod as I sit next to him. After I lie down, he drapes an arm over me. Louis moves his mouth closer to my ear and whispers, "I'm sorry, Corinne. I'm so sorry."
(A/N: Aw, don't worry, guys. Your heart shouldn't be THAT broken after reading this chapter. Well, until tomorrow, bye!
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