Heyyy! I'm back with another chapter! Last one was sweet...sad and HOT at the same time wasn't it?! This chapter is going to focus on Lucy and Allen's aftermath.
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Lucy POV
With a lot argument and very strong persuasion, I was able to go to the medical wing with Allen as he got checked out for his injuries. Thank God none of them were life threatening, but Allen was told that he's not allowed to do any vigorous activity and that he needs to take it slow and basically do nothing for about two weeks. If that is all the diagnosis was and what he needs to do to get better, I'm beyond thrilled, but I'm also anxious because we just exited the kingdom's grounds and I know I'm going to need to confess and tell Allen everything.
He's been quiet this entire time and it makes me extremely nervous because I honestly don't know how he is going to react when he finds out why I've been banished from the kingdom when just yesterday, everything was perfect and was the first time we ever made love.
We find a quiet and safe place to spend the night in the village just outside the kingdom. We've finally settled down and I try to have Allen relax and not over exert himself, but he's having none of it. I look down at the ground with the next words that leave his mouth. "Lucy, I want you to tell me what is goin' on. You need to tell me what is goin' on. Why in the hell were you banished? What happened? What did you do to have this happen?" He asks me and I can hear the sternness in his tone. There is no getting out of this and I know it. "Look at me, Lucy," he orders me. I hesitantly look up at him because he's never spoken to me like this before.
"Before I tell you, I just want you to know how much I love you and I never wanted to hurt you. I never dreamed of it, but then you ended up getting attacked by Randy and that was all my fault. I don't know why he attacked you the way he did because I did everything he demanded of me, but then again he's changed…a lot…since you showed up and you and I became…very close. And he didn't like that. At all," I begin to tell Allen and the hardness in his beautiful blue eyes hasn't changed.
I reach out to grab Allen's hand, but he pulls it away and out of my grasp. The pain that shoots through me at the action, makes it hard to breath. "Allen…please. I'll explain everything to you, I promise. Just please…don't push me away; I wouldn't be able to survive it if you do," I whisper brokenly and the look in his eyes soften fractionally, but I can still see the severity of how pissed off he is at me.
Sighing, Allen gingerly holds his arm open to me and gently tilts his head, "c'mere," he said softly and I don't hesitate to accept his offer. I gently burrow myself into his side, being careful not to bump into him or jostle him too much. He wraps his arm around me and holds me close, pressing a kiss to the top of my head. "I'd never dream of pushin' you away, Lucy. No matter how angry I may get at you, I'll always love you, darlin'," he quietly tells me.
Hearing him tell me that makes me feel better and I instantly relax at the fact that I'm not going to lose him. I almost did tonight. I momentarily enjoy the feeling of freely being in his arms without having to worry about hiding from anyone. "Come on, Lucy. Talk to me," Allen coaxes as he runs his hand along my side.
I take a deep breath, releasing it through my nose. "I was sheltered my entire life, so I knew nothing about life outside of practically being a slave to my father. You already know I felt obligated to become queen because Drew saved my life. You also already guessed that I had no desire to be queen nor knew what I was doing. I was thrown into a life I knew nothing about, which means I knew nothing about how to act properly, how to live in the life of royalty and I certainly didn't know how to be in any type of relationship…I didn't know what was normal," I begin.
"I was clueless to everything and Randy took advantage of that once I became comfortable enough around him and Drew. Any chance he got, Randy would try and get me alone. Most of the time he succeeded. He was always patient and told me everything I wanted to hear…or so I thought I did. He sweet talked me and eventually seduced me and I fell for his false charm…" I continue, but Allen cuts me off.
"Please don't tell me you had an affair with him and let him take you," he asked, his voice pleading, but I can hear the underlying tone of disgust there as well. I stay silent and bury my face into his chest. "Lucy, no. Why?" Allen said, pulling away to look at me and I can't meet his gaze. "Lucy. Why?" He asks me again, but this time forced me to look at him by lifting my chin up.
I avert my eyes and I hear Allen sigh, "baby, why won't you look at me?" He asks and I shake my head, pulling my chin from his grasp.
I can feel the sting of tears develop behind my eyes before they fall. "I'm already disgusted at myself. I don't want to see you look at me with the same disgust I know you feel for me right now. I can't," I reply, my voice raspy from the tightness in my throat.
"Lucia, baby, please look at me," Allen begs me, moving his hand to cup the side of my face and his thumb begins stroking my cheek. I finally meet his eyes and I see anything but disgust in them. I see the disappointment and that he's upset with me, but I can also see the love he holds for me. "I could never be disgusted with you or at you. Yeah, I'm beyond pissed and devastated to learn you slept with that piece of garbage, but I would never look at you with disgust. I love you and what you've done will never change my mind about you and how I feel about you. Alright? Do you hear me?" He tells me and I silently nod my head. Satisfied with my silent response, Allen presses his lips to mine and I whimper quietly into the kiss.
Pulling back, Allen rests his forehead against mine, "I love you, so much, no matter what. Don't you forget that. But I need you to tell me why. Why did you sleep with him? And how many times?" He asks and I pull away, covering my mouth the cover the loud sob that wants to break free.
Allen POV
I watch Lucy as she struggles to get the words out. I can see on her face how distraught about it she is as well as the regret, but if we're going to be together, I have the right to know. I did mean what I said though when I told her that I'd never leave her. I could never bring myself to do it. I can never bring myself to do it. I love her way too much to even contemplate it, let alone think about it.
"No more than five times. But I slept with him for the first time because I thought I loved him, but he never did. He manipulated me, Allen," she whispers and I shake my head, not wanting to believe what she's told me.
"And the last time?" I ask, dreading to hear the answer. Not wanting to hear it, but I know I need to.
Lucy looks over at me and the tears just keep running down her face. "Please, Allen…don't make me…" she rasps out and hangs her head, her hair shielding her face from me.
"No, Lucy. I want to know. Tell me," I reply sternly.
"Tonight…" she said barely above a whisper after a few moments of silence and my breath gets caught in my throat at her admission.
"GODDAMN IT!" I yell, causing Lucy to jump in shock at my sudden outburst. Whimpering, she creates distance between us and looks at me with fear, apology and uncertainty. My body jerks from the pain radiating though my body and I cry out in pain, wrapping my arm around my abdomen.
"Allen!" Lucy cries out and comes to aid me, but I hold my hand out. She stops dead in her tracks and the devastation in her brown eyes at me stopping her advance…I hate that I put it there, but at this very moment… "Allen…" she whispers as the tears fall down her face.
"Don't. Touch me," I ground out, pointing my finger at her as I look at her with anger. "You literally just fucked him before coming to me, didn't you?" I ask her and when she doesn't respond, I repeat myself. "DIDN'T YOU?" I scream and Lucy flinches at my choice of words and the volume of my voice.
Lucy suddenly finds a bout of confidence when I see the fire in her eyes. "I DID IT TO PROTECT YOU, ALLEN! I didn't sleep with him willingly. He threatened to end your life right in front of me if I didn't do what he wanted. He threatened Drew's life, too. I stopped sleeping with him the moment you came into my life because that's when I fell in love with you! I wanted you! Not him! So I avoided him at all costs as best as I could. I managed to be successful for two weeks before he figured out you meant something to me. He knew the only way he could get to me to get what he wanted from me was to go after the one thing that means the most to me in this world. You, Allen.
"While he was raping me, I tried to escape the hell I was going through and go to my happy place. And that's when I'm with you. All I had to do was think about you and it put a smile on my face. My world begins and ends with you, Allen! It's why I did what I did tonight…" she rasps out from all the yelling. "To save your life because I can't picture my life without you in it," Lucy croaks and I stare at her in shocked disbelief.
When I don't respond right away, the anguish that develops in her eyes makes itself known and she nods her head in defeat. "I get it, Allen. Message received loud and clear. I'll leave you alone," Lucy whispers brokenly and lays down on the grass next to Blaze, hoping to catch some of his body heat since it's cold out tonight. She faces her back towards me and I can see her body convulse from her silent crying, save for a quiet whimper here and there.
Now I feel like complete and total shit because I just did what I said I would never do; I put her at arms length. I silently curse myself for making Lucy feel the way she is. I never liked that piece of shit who treated Lucy like an object instead of a human being to begin with. So, to learn that she's let him…I can't even think it, it makes me sick…it really fucking hurts after the moments she and I have shared. Especially yesterday. But I'm also livid and enraged at learning he forced Lucy to lay with him by using me as a pawn in his sick game to dominate her.
I know I can't hold tonight against her because she literally sacrificed herself to save my life. If that's not true love, I don't know what is. That's also why I still can't figure out why I'm letting her silently suffer when her actions are what prevented Randy from killing me. If she didn't sacrifice her body the way she did tonight, I'm pretty damn sure that I wouldn't be here right now.
I sigh in defeat and grab the blanket thrown over Blaze. Sidling up behind Lucy, I wrap my arm around her midsection while covering us with the blanket. Lucy stiffens in my arms as she continues to quietly cry, releasing an occasional sniffle. I nuzzle the back of her head before pressing a soft kiss there, whispering, "I love you, Lucy. So much. I'm sorry, baby."
I don't get a response from her even though I know she's still awake. I didn't expect to get one, but then again, it's not like I deserve a response from how I just treated her. "Thank you for saving my life. I owe you so much for that," I quietly tell Lucy.
Lucy flips over in my hold and I softly grunt in pain at the movement. "Sorry," she whispers before she nuzzles her face into my chest. "And you're welcome. There is nothing I wouldn't do for you, Allen," Lucy replies, resting her hand flat against me. I tighten my hold on her tiny body while pressing a kiss to the top of her head.
"I know that, sweetheart. I'm angry at him, not you, baby. Please know that, okay?" I respond and Lucy subtly nods her head.
"Okay." She says just above a whisper.
Allen POV
I wake up the following morning, wondering where I am and why I feel like I got trampled by a bunch of horses. It's then that I realize that I'm lying next to Lucy with her body up against mine; no doubt trying to stay warm from the cold. I look over at Blaze and he hasn't moved from his spot since last night.
Suddenly, all the events from last night comes rushing back to me. My body stiffens, but I groan in pain when I do it. I feel Lucy stir in my arms, but she doesn't wake; she only moves closer to me and I have to grit my teeth from crying out in pain.
I think back to what she told me last night and how that vile piece of shit forced himself on her. How she sacrificed herself to save my life. I know I can't use last night against her. The only thing we can do is move forward. We're together now without any restrictions and free to live our life how we want. I can finally make Lucy my wife and we can start our life together the way we always wanted since the day we met.
I press a kiss to Lucy's forehead and continue to hold her as I listen to the sounds around us. I begin to think about what we are going to do to survive, how we are going to get food and where we're going to go. We're already outside the kingdom's domain, so anything around here is fair game.
I'd honestly like to stay close to the kingdom, just in case for whatever reason we may need Drew's assistance. I snort and berate myself for my train of thought. I'm no saint in this situation. I knew what I was doing when I chose to lay with Lucy while she was still married to him. I don't regret a second of it though because the love I have for her is just too strong. It's why I left with her. I meant what I said to myself on that first day; where Lucy goes, I go. I just don't have a clue as to if he knows about me and Lucy or not. Because god knows if he does and I walk back onto his land, I could lose my life. Not if you're going there for the right reasons. Hopefully, you'll never have to.
Lucy begins to whimper in her sleep and the hold she creates on my shirt is strong. I gently rub my hand up and down her back, trying to keep her sleeping form calm as I continue to hold her close. But the next words to leave her mouth has my body becoming like stone.
"Randy…don't. Please. Leave him alone…no. I'll do what you want. Just don't hurt him," Lucy continues to whimper. Even when she's managed to break way from him, that bastard still haunts her.
"It's alright, darlin'. It's Allen. You're safe, baby and so am I. He can't hurt either of us. Come on, Lucy. Wake up, darlin'," I say quietly and continue to rub her back as I try to bring her back to me and away from that monster that plagues her dreams.
My name falls from her lips and I press a kiss to her forehead before resting mine against it. "Yeah, baby; it's me and I'm safe. I'm right here," I whisper, never once taking my gaze off of her.
All of a sudden, Lucy's eyes snap open and when she realizes where she's at and that I'm safe, a flood of tears fall from her eyes. "Oh my god, Allen. You're alive. You're okay." She cries out, framing the one side of my face before pressing her lips onto mine.
"I am. It was just a bad dream, baby. I'm right here with you," I reply, reassuring Lucy as I continue to let my touch calm her down. She nods her head before pressing her body further into mine and the action has me crying out in pain.
Lucy squeaks and backs away from me with a horrified look on her face. "Oh…I'm so sorry! I didn't mean…" she says, her voice beginning to quiver again as she looks at me as if I've just become an object she is forbidden to touch.
"It's alright. Honestly. Please come back over here," I tell her and she shakes her head.
"N–no. I don't want to keep hurting you. That's all I've been doing is hurting you!" Lucy exclaims, unable to hold back her tears.
"They're only physical wounds, darlin' They'll go away in time. The only way you could ever hurt me is if you left me because I can't live without you, Lucia. So please, come here and let me hold you. Besides, I can see you're shivering and I don't want you to catch your death out here," I counter as I slowly sit up, trying to get her to understand as I scoot closer to Blaze, leaning up against him. Thankfully, he stays put and let's me use him to hold myself up.
I can see the change in Lucy's eyes and she sniffles, wiping away the tears. She crawls back over to me and gingerly places herself in between my legs as I cradle her to me. I feel Lucy rest her head against my chest before speaking. "I'm so sorry you're having to go through with this. I never meant for any of this to happen. And now you're out of a home and job because of me," she whispers brokenly and I frown at her words.
"No, Lucy. I chose to come with you. I wanted to come with you because there is nowhere else I'd rather be than with you. Like I said last night, I only stayed because of you. You're my life, darlin' and where you go…I go. I know it's going to sound horrid, but all of this is sorta a blessing in disguise. We're finally together without any restrictions. We're free to do what we want. We finally got what we both wanted…each other…and there is nothing holding us back now," I say quietly, running my fingers through Lucy's hair.
I feel her nod before she sits up and leans back to look at me properly, "but how are we going to survive? We have nothing, Allen," Lucy protests. I lean in and press a soft kiss to her lips.
"We've come this far, haven't we? We'll figure it out. We always do, baby. But the first thing I want to do after I'm healed…I want to marry you and make you my wife, Lucy. I want us to be able to start our life together the right way," I said and her eyes light up at my statement.
Lucy nods her head with a big smile and presses a kiss of her own to me. "I'd love nothing more. I've wanted to be your wife since the day we met, Allen," she whispers against my lips and I can't help but return her smile. Even though I don't show it, her confession takes me aback.
"You did?" I ask, pulling Lucy in closer despite the pain.
Nodding her head, Lucy replied, "the second you decided you trusted me enough to let your protective walls down around me and let me in here…" she begins and places her hand over my heart, "…is the second I fell in love with you. You had been what I was wanting my entire life. I just didn't know it until you were standing right in front of me and now that you're really and truly mine with nothing or no one holding us back, I can't wait to be your wife and start a family with you," she finishes quietly, stroking my beard with her thumb as she looks deep into my eyes.
I pull Lucy in for a kiss I know will take her breath away. My hands wander her body and I cup her breasts, squeezing them gently and I'm rewarded with a quiet moan as Lucy pushes her chest further into my hands. I need to stop myself before we get carried away. Lucy quietly whines when I release my hold on her, but instead, move them to her waist. "Sorry," I breathe. "I want to Lucy, so bad, but we can't, baby. I'm hurt and it's cold out here. I don't want anymore of you exposed to the elements than you already are. What you have on is hardly enough to keep you warm."
"Well we can't stay here. We need someplace warm so you can rest properly. I don't care what I'll have to do to ensure that you are safe and warm, Allen," Lucy protests and goes to get to her feet, but I am able to grab her arm, keeping her in place.
"You're not goin' anywhere. We'll keep each other warm until we figure something out. I have a few dollars from my last pay that we can use to get us a place for a night or two, until we can figure out what we are going to do. As soon as I'm healed I'll begin to build us a house," I reassure Lucy and she looks up at me helplessly. "Do you trust me?" I ask her.
"You know I do, Allen."
"Then trust me when I say that I will get us out of this situation. Your health and safety are my priority and that is what I'm going to focus on," I tell Lucy and she nods her head, resigned.
"That goes both ways, Allen. Which is why I want you out of this cold. Can we at least please find somewhere for us to stay. I can see you're shivering and I know that's not good for your ribs. Please, Allen," Lucy begs me, clutching onto my hand with a desperate look on her face.
Nodding, I give in. "Alright, alright. We can go. I just need to get up first," I grunt out. My grunts turn into groans when I try to get to my feet, using Blaze as leverage, but the pain is just too much that I crumple back to the ground. "Son of a bitch!" I yell out, slamming my fist on the ground.
Lucy tries to help me up, but I force her away, telling her I can do it on my own. "Clearly, you can't, Allen," she scolds me. "It's just you and me. No one else is around. You don't always need to be strong for me or in front of me. It's not going to make me think any different of you or make me think you are weak; I know you are anything but, baby. Come on, let me help you up," she says and I begrudgingly accept her help.
We finally make it onto Blaze and within an hour or two, Lucy and I come across a small village. We find an Inn, but they refuse to let us stay because we are short on cash by only a little bit. Stomping out of the building, I run my mouth, frustrated and angry that they won't show even an inkling of pity and let us stay. Even if it was for only one night.
Following behind, Lucy calls my name, bursting past me and stops me from going any further. I look down at her with white hot anger even though it's not directed at her. She seems to know it as well because she hasn't flinched from its intensity.
Reaching up to grab my face with both hands, leaving me no choice but to look at her, Lucy begins to stroke my cheeks with her thumbs."Allen, calm down, baby. Please. Like you said, we'll figure it out, but doing this is not the way to go about it. It's going to want to make people not help us," she tries to explain, but I'm still livid and I know she can see it in my face. "Allen, baby…please," she begs me quietly, the look in her eyes pleading.
I reach up and grab Lucy's hips, pulling her in closer to me and she gently presses her body up against mine. Closing my eyes, I take a deep breath and release it through my nose. I open them, reconnecting them with Lucy's and nod my head. The look of relief on her face mixed with her touch is sobering. I lean down and press a soft kiss to her lips before resting my forehead on hers.
"Okay. I'm sorry," I whisper.
Before Lucy can respond, a voice interrupts us and we look over to see an older gentleman, no older than 60 approach us. He has sandy blonde hair, blue eyes and a polite smile. He looks and seems harmless enough, but I'm not taking any chances. I stand up straight and grit my teeth through the pain as I push Lucy behind me. She grabs my hand with one of her own as the other grips my bicep and she presses the side of her face against my shoulder as she watches.
The man holds his hands up, showing he means no harm as he continues to smile in our direction. "I'm no danger to you, I promise. But I overheard your conversation and hear that you need a place to stay for a little while?" He speaks, his accent British. What in the hell is he doing here in Scotland? I give him a curt nod, but stay silent.
"Name is William Regal," he tells me, holding his hand out and with a few seconds of hesitation, I reach out and grab it, giving him a firm handshake.
"I'm Allen Jones and this here is my fiancée, Lucia Johnson," I reply, releasing his hand and wrap it around Lucy, keeping her close, but with the way she's latched onto me, I know she's not going anywhere.
"It's a pleasure to meet you both," he replies.
"You said you have a place for us to stay? What is the catch? I refuse to put Lucy in any type of danger," I retort, skipping the pleasantries now that we've introduced ourselves.
"I assure you, there is no catch. You are a young couple who are stuck in a sticky situation, that need help. After witnessing what had just happened, I felt obligated to help you; it's what my Macie would have done," William replied.
I feel Lucy tug on my shirt to get my attention. I look down at her to already find her looking up at me. "What is it? What are you thinking, darlin'?" I ask her quietly.
"I know I may not have the best judge in character, but he does look harmless to me and his offer seems genuine. I trust whatever decision you decide to make, though," she tells me and I nod my head once in confirmation. I feel Lucy rest her head on my chest as she continues to observe William. I return my attention to the older man who hasn't taken his eyes off of us, but he hasn't moved from his spot.
"How much?" I ask him, getting straight to the point.
"I'm sure I don't follow…" William replies.
"How much will it be to stay in your home for a night or two?" I repeat.
A smile develops on his face before he answers, "absolutely nothing. Like I told you; I want to do this for you two…out of the goodness of my heart. You seem like a good couple who have their heads on straight, but are just having some trouble in life and I want to help," William says and I look back down at Lucy. She subtly nods her head at me and I resign because I know it's what she wants.
"Fine, thank you. We'll take your offer, but if you try anything just once…" I begin and Lucy hisses my name. "What?" I retort, looking down at her with mild annoyance.
"Don't look at me like that. And secondly, don't threaten the man, he has done nothing to show us he means any harm," Lucy snaps back and I quietly growl in the back of my throat, not liking how she dismissed my authority at not only wanting to keep us safe, but for thinking it's alright for her to take charge like that. Before I can even respond to her, Lucy addresses William.
"Please, forgive Allen; he's not feeling the best right now, which explains his attitude, but we kindly accept your offer. It's very kind of you and we'll try to be out of your way as quickly as possible," she tells him.
"What the hell, Lucy," I quietly ground out, my eyes conveying the extreme annoyance that has grown with her in the past couple of minutes. I love her to death, but she is so naive when it comes to men and life in general, that she doesn't even realize what she's doing. She looks up at me and her eyes widen slightly at the look in mine, but she ignores it and breaks away from me to retrieve Blaze.
I feel William's eyes on us as he watches mine and Lucy's interaction as we collect Blaze so we can follow him back to his home. When she makes it to Blaze, I grab Lucy's arm halting her movements. She looks up at me with fire in her eyes at my action, but I'm not backing down.
"What are you doing?" Lucy said, struggling to release the hold I have on her and when she realizes she's not going to win this fight, she quickly closes herself up and backs down before looking at the ground.
"Lucy, look at me…now," I order her, my voice stern and she with slow movements, raises her eyes to look up at me. The fire Lucy once held, diminishes the second she sees the anger in my eyes because she knows it's directed at her. "Don't you ever do that, again and embarrass me the way you just did. Do you understand?" I growl out and Lucy stays silent. "I asked you a question," I said, my tone hard, leaving no room for argument.
"Yes. I understand. Now let me go," breaking eye contact, she responds quietly, ripping her arm from my grasp and walks away towards where William is standing. My eyes follow her as I grab Blaze and begin to walk in step with him. Lucy walks beside William and strikes up conversation with him, while I keep behind them, watching William like a hawk. But as we get closer to where we're going, something in my gut tells me that things aren't going to go well when we get there.