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To Make Me Happy
Ch.8: Every Word
Although Dentwood was seething with anger, he didn't say another word. He silently picked himself and Miranda up of the ground and carried her towards the castle. She kept her face buried in his shoulder, soaking his shirt with tears. Seylin followed angrily behind, to mad to speak and making plans to confront the Goblin King later.
By the time Dentwood placed Miranda in the bed in their room, she was sound asleep, exhausted from all the running. Dentwood placed a light kiss on her forehead before going into the sitting room, motioning for his father to follow.
When they finally took a seat, Dentwood had to take several calming breaths before he could speak.
"This is the second time…The second! He might be unhappy with his wife, but he can't take this out on Miranda! She suffered enough when he refused to marry her, but now all this!"
Seylin nodded his head. "I will speak to him, and soon. You can't do anything with out getting into some kind of trouble. But I can. And I will."
The younger elf nodded his head. "Thank you father."
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Two hours later Miranda woke from a nightmare with a start. She had dreamed that she was back in the garden with Catspaw chasing her once again. He had caught her and held his large paw over her head, ready to swipe, when Dentwood shook her awake.
She screamed and he wrapped his arms around her. He waited until her heart rate calmed before trying to talk to her. He stroked her hair and waited patiently until he could feel her breathing even out.
"Miranda," he whispered. "What happened?" She shuddered and snuggled closer to him. "He-he got mad and lost his temper with me. I-I couldn't do anything. And when I ran away, he chased after me."
The tears and agony came back. She turned into her husband's shoulder and cried all over again. Dentwood gently tugged at her chin until she looked up at him.
He could still see the pain lingering behind her eyes. "Miranda, is there something else?" Her eyes grew wide for a moment as all the hateful and hurtful things he said came back to her.
"I see now why your mother didn't want you. Why nobody wanted you. Not even my father." Miranda's whole body shook and she let out a heart wrenching sob. "I-it's not t-true…." She cried. He laughed his cruel laugh again. "Yes my dear, I'm afraid it is. You were never wanted. My father just took care of you because of a bargain he made with your mother."
More tears spilled down her cheeks and Dentwood hugged her closer. "Miranda, you can tell me." Her whole body shook as she struggled to get the words out.
"He-he told m-me that I wa-wasn't wanted, and th-that nobody e-ever wanted m-me."
Dentwood clenched his fists in anger. "That's a lie and you know it Miranda. He's bitter and angry because his wife hates him and he knows he should have picked you instead." He rubbed comforting circles on her back as he spoke.
"But to be honest, I'm glad he was stupid and picked that elf girl. Because I got you." Miranda looked up from his chest and into his eyes through her tear filled ones. "Do you mean that?"
He grinned. "Every word." Miranda smiled up into her husbands beautiful face. They had only been married for a short amount of time, but she was growing to like him. She snuggled down into his chest.
He sighed and kissed the top of her head. "You need to sleep now. You've been through a trying ordeal and two hours is hardly sufficient." Miranda nodded her head, her eyes already drooping with exhaustion.
Finally, she nodded off into a peaceful sleep.
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The next morning, Miranda awoke to find Dentwood staring intently at her face. She narrowed her eyes. "What? Do I have something on my face?" He chuckled and leaned forward. He gently brushed a wayward strand of hair from her forehead.
"No." he whispered. "I just like to look at you."
Miranda's cheeks grew bright red and that made him laugh even more. She buried her face in her pillow to hide the embarrassment.
She felt a finger under her chin, and soon, she was staring into Dentwood's mesmerizing eyes. He stroked her cheek gently. "Miranda, I truly can't see why he picked that elf girl over you. I really can't. You're so much more beautiful and smart and, and…well, everything about you is great to me."
Miranda's blush grew deeper, but she made no attempt to hide this time. She gave him a shy smile and a quick kiss on the cheek.
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Seylin walked towards the king's rooms. His sleep had been fitful. He couldn't calm his anger down. Emily was furious once she found out.
It was high time he had a talk with Catspaw.
When he arrived, he raised his hand and knocked. "Come in." Seylin took a deep breath and entered the room.
END CHAPTER
I am so so so so so so so sorry for the super long wait. I went on a band trip to St. Louis and was pooped forever after that. I'M JUST NOW GETTING CAUGHT UP ON MY SLEEP.
So I'm really really sorry for the super long wait. I hope you like this chapter and I'll hopefully be posting the next one a lot sooner! And I would like to say thanks to the reviews and stuff from the last chapter.