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SEXUAL ASSAULT/ ABUSE/ VULGAR LANGUAGE AND MORE
When the future king of Luxembourg Prince Archibald Williams is exiled into a foreign country he has no choice but to start over. This time he gets to build his family wi...
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Archibald looks over his shoulder in adoration, committing to memory the lingering shine on her skin as her chest move in a measured pace, rising up and down and putting him at peace. Time is not on his side. He is finally acknowledging the fact that he is running on borrowed time.
He finally steps out and goes to kitchen where he meets a wide awake Gavin nursing a glass of what he presumes to be scotch. Gavin hears the footsteps of his best friend and sets a second glass of scotch on the counter as Archie takes the seat beside him solemnly.
"Never knew you had a thing for screamers" Gavin whispers making Archie's lip quirk up
"I have a thing for everything Philomena just as you do with Eve and her claws" Archie pretends to check his body making him laugh
"Ha ha well played but no more claws for this guy" he confesses pointing a finger to his chest "tying all loose end"
The bitterness in his tone does not go unnoticed especially when the heaviness of the message lingers in the air. Gavin refills their glasses this time as Archie runs his hands through his hair
"When will you give yourself the chance to build something real. You could have had that with Elle if only you didn't self sabotage yourself like you always do and don't you dare blame it on me. You stopped letting people get close after she walked out"
Gavin empties his glass and places the bottle to his lips emptying what's left in the jar much to Archie's disappointment as he scowls at his best friend.
"You have no right bringing her up when you know she has nothing to do with my relationship. What Elle and I have is complicated and definitely far from what she and I had"
"How do I know when you are doing the same thing you have been doing ever since she left. I get it she is your mother"
"No you don't get it, You father will literally crawl on sharp rocks and bleed to death just for you to come back and here you are comparing him to my drug addict of a mother who run off with my father as soon as he got released from jail!" Gavin yells pushing his char back, making his way to the cabinet for another bottle
Archibald bringing up his mother opened an old wound for him. Gavin would have never connected his relationship with Elle to what he has with his parents and Archie doing that is the same as him putting salt on a wound.
Archie makes his way to Gavin finally realizing that it is indeed a wrong time to bring this up. He places a hand on his wife beater clad shoulder and signs when it is shrugged off. I deserve that
"I love you Gavin but nothing will bring her back and you deserve to move on"
"I will move on when you are crowned King and we don't have to live our lives in the shadows. And not everyone is as lucky as you, have the love of your life fall in your lap ready to love you back" Gavin spins around, making his way to his previous seat
"Bullshit Gavin..." Archie whispers coldly "No, you think this is easy for me, I have the most beautiful and perfect woman up there and yet here I am wide awake planning my own death just so I don't bring her along with me. This is my life Gavin, this is what luck is cause this is exactly what we planned back at the castle"
"That was out of line_" Archie cuts off his words
"Fuck yeah that was out of line. Just like Rudolf, Sophia and everyone is. You all assume you know the best for me and treat me like a kid when I am a grown married man"
"We have till the end of the month to return, enough time for you to let her go and be a real grown man"
"Not everyone is as heartless as you are. Leaving a trail of broken hearts and stolen innocent wherever you go" Gavin tsks irritatedly
"Heartless men don't fake their death because they are scared of telling the truth" Gavin bumps his shoulder against Archie's, making his ways up the stairs to his bedroom. Leaving behind a speechless Archie who feels the burn of his best friends words as they cut through his heart
Morning comes and Philomena is woken up by banging on her bedroom door
"I know you're hiding my best friend in there, bring her out before I break down this big ass house. This isn't event a house, its a mansion!" Elle's scream carries through the room as Archie steps out of the closet fully clothed
"Mhm morning babe" Philomena rubs her eyes tiredly
"Good morning love" he says placing a sweet kiss on her temple "I'll get Elle away from the door so you can go freshen up. Meet us downstairs"
Philomena chuckles "may the force be with you baby" she says to his receding back
"Ahhh..." Elle screams running to Philomena who eagerly embraces her as well at the entrance of the living room "Don't you ever do that to me again bitch" she says when they pull away
"Stop being dramatic Elle, you just saw me less than a week ago when I was getting released"
"So, I can't fangirl over my main bitch"
"You were not fingerling girl, you was being extra" they both laugh out loud making their men smile
"Go grab your bag and let's go. Why do you look so shocked, I told your boyfriend to tell you. Today is our girls day out"
"You know that man put a ring on this finger, wait for me" she goes back up to her bedroom for her bag and finds Archie laying on the bed with a book in his lap whilst occupied on his phone
"Why didn't you tell me of my girls day out with Elle" she asks dropping her lipstick and phone in her bag
"I was busy making up for lost time, making you scream my name is not easy" she freezes looking at the cheeky smile on his face. The twinkle in his eyes as he waits for her response and loving the effect he has on her makes he shiver unconsciously. Feeling the love and safety cascade over her protectively
"I can't stand you" she says trying to mask her smile, making her way to him
"I love you too" Archie pulls her in by the lap of her leather jacket, takes her glossy lips into a passionate kiss "Don't stay out too long" he says putting her own black card in her pocket
"I don't need your money" she says after pulling away
"Good, that's your money" he chuckles "It's your very own black card and bank account, you can do whatever you want with it"
"Archie this is way too much"
"Nothing is too much for my Queen. Now go down before Elle come up here and kills me with her breath"
Philomena bursts out laughing "Oh shut up, you are no better"
Archie's mouth drops open dramatically before screaming at her retreating back "I beg your pardon, this mouth is richer than her entire generation"
"Thats what she said!" Philomena shuts the door laughing her way down the stairs as Archie chuckles to himself happily
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