Ruthless

13. Astonished

Revised

Kiara, could not believe her ears.
She was getting married ...to these 2 fools nonetheless. This couldn't be happening . She was stunned to say the least.
"Kiara,my love."
"You know how I feel about being ignored."
Harrison could see the disdain in her eyes.
"I'm sorry my Lord,I'm just a bit overwhelmed, that's all."

All present were shocked. They couldn't believe that she was being so complicit. They didn't know whether or not they should trust her but they gave her the benefit of the doubt. Harry stood up and left his seat as he walked over to his bride-to-be.
"Move brother."

Harrison vehemently moved but deep down he wanted to be the opposition party towards his brother as he didn't want to leave her side. Harry knelt down towards her as he'd done many times before. He gently and lovingly kissed her cheeks while whispering sweet-nothings against her skin.
"Look beautiful,I know this is all a shock to you and might be quite overwhelming but we think that this is best."

"Yes, it's quite uncoventional,but I'm not the biggest fan of following social norms you see?"
"Same here gorgeous."
She hadn't seen Harrison reading a script behind her brother as he cheekily and playfully winked at her. The king decided his too full for eating after enjoying his future daughter-in-law work on him.
"Okay,son's,I'm off now."

"Take care of this little angel for me and good luck with this wedding of yours."
The king said as he got up and left the three youngsters to themselves. Kiara did not know what to do nor what to say. She knew she had no choice in the matter however this instance would make her chances of winning escaping much much harder.
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Kiara enjoyed the lovely feeling of the hot steaming water against her sore skin. The soothing effect came her down and made her forget the kind of hell she was living in as her mind escaped away to the utupia she'd created.
"Mmm,princess, I just love the feeling of you on top of me."

"It's finally time for me to spend time with my beautiful wife to be."
"For once my brother found some other to utilise his time besides stealing you from me.",Harry jokingly chucked.
"Tell me about yourself beautiful."
"Your hobbies,your parents,your desires all that stuff my love."

Kiara felt tears surface to her eyes as she bitterly thought about how he was taunting her. 'You know all the answers to those questions,you know what to my parents,my only desire being to leave this place and my hobbies are being away from you.',she bitterly thought.
Yet,she knew better than to say what she actually wanted to say what they wanted to hear.
Harry felt her stiffen up above him. He then thought about how insensitive he was being as no one other than him,not even Harrison knew the full extent of the pain and destruction he'd caused. Right as Kiara was about to answer ,Harry interjected and stopped her.
"You know what ,forget about that beautiful ,I wasn't thinking about what I'm saying."
"I just want you to be happy."
"If only you'd just allow me to,I can make you happier than my brother ever could."
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Kiara was so engrossed in the paintings and the ambiance of the library she couldn't detect Harrison's presence behind her as he'd returned from the bathroom.
"Beautiful,isn't it?"
Kiara simply nodded.
Harrison wanted to throw a fit about her not using her words and how disrespectful she was being but he just let her be.
He was happy that she was loosening up and submitting to him.

Harrison walked Kiara towards the grand conference table centred in the capacious room.
All the wedding invitations,the list of wedding guests,all such important documents were laid upon this table. Harrison pulled out a chair for Kiara to sit. Kiara was still wary about him as he stood behind her chair and massaged her shoulders. Kiara couldn't help but moan even though she didn't want to. This was also another thing he'd been blessed with. His phenomenonal massaging skills.
"I'm so glad you're enjoying this my love."
"Contrary to what you may believe my angel,I don't enjoy hurting you."
"It hurts me seeing you in pain but you need to learn."
"See how nice I can be if you just give in and behave,if you don't upset me."
"I understand that it was such a tumultuous time when you first ended up here."

"But all we've ever known,the best way we've known of dealing with matters is through violence."

"We were always trained to be brave soldiers in war and use violence to get what we want."
"Princess,I know you're scared about all this but there's really no need for that."
"If you could just give in and let me take care of you."
"My brother isn't who you think he is my love."
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All the drama of preparing for the wedding was much too chaotic. The palace was a rumble of busy bodies as all the hustle and bustle of completing this wedding was of upmost importance. The dressmaker was practically staying in the sleeping chamber of the Princes as that's where she spent most of her time these days. Chefs,maids,soldiers,knights,the church orchestra you make it it was there. Everyone readying themselves for the big day. The big dreaded dooms day. The "cursed" wedding as Kiara deemed it,the wedding of all things bad and dark. Kiara has thoughts running through her mind as she's being manhandled like some sort of doll. Her hair being tugged at,her corset being forcefully tightened around her her already strained waist.
She couldn't fathom that the day was around the corner. The day where she signed her life away and was trapped by these 2 twisted people. Bound to them by force,against her will but by theirs.