"Can I ask you something weird?" William asked as I was laying in his arms, my eyes closed as I was fucking exhausted. I mmhd in exhaustion. "Well, you have trauma with physical intimacy. You saw the guys that misused you yesterday, but in the past 24 hours you've been with Trev, Hugo and I. I was just wondering why that uhm- With your trauma?" he asked carefully. I nodded slowly at that as I put my hand in his hair that was still wet from the sweat.
"Replace bad memories with good ones." I whispered softly as I pressed my lips on his chest. "Any time I feel like complete and utter shit regarding being raped, I try to think of the good memories. My mind yesterday was anything but happy, but now I'm happy." I whispered softly. "Trev, Hugo and you make my brain less fuzzy, that part of the trauma can be dealt with so to speak with having sex with you. Which might sound weird but it does. I am basically using the three of you to deal with my trauma." I whispered. "I also, basically all my traumatic experiences were in boxes that I closed up, but my head was too full. With the help of Polly I dealt with most boxes, apart from two." I said.
"Which were?" He whispered.
"The rape. She couldn't fix that. The three of you do." I whispered back, fuck I was exhausted. "The second box was Jude. She didn't know it either, I told Trev a couple of days ago but I still felt as if it was in my brain. But now that Hugo and you know as well, that box is slightly empty. It's like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. My mind is clearer." I said.
"I'm happy your mind is clearer." He whispered softly and I smiled at that. "And I for one, don't mind being used to replace bad memories with good memories." He joked and I couldn't help but giggle.
"That's such a Trevor thing to say." I muttered.
"We are triplet brothers love." He whispered back and I smiled at that.
"I know, but still." I whispered. "I love you William."
"Will and Will." He joked and I frowned at that. "William and Willow." He said carefully and I was silent for a second, processing that, and I then couldn't help but burst out into laughter, even if my body was tired. I leaned back and looked at him and stared into those telling green eyes of his.
"Will and Will." I confirmed as I leaned forward and pressed my lips onto his, giving him a couple of pecks. I leaned my head against his shoulder again as I whispered. "This Will is going to sleep now as she's been ruined by three very excited Kings."
"Mm." William said. "Good idea."
"I have them every now and then." I whispered and he giggled as he gave my forehead a kiss before I drifted in a dreamless sleep.
When I woke up, the bed I was in was empty, which confused me. I sat up carefully, rubbing my eyes and yawning. I stretched my arms as I looked sideways and I saw a note in William's perfect handwriting. I grabbed it and smiled very widely.
Hey Love. I'm in B3. If you want to come visit, you are more than welcome. I love you x
I stood up and went to the shower and rinsed myself off before going to his closet. I grabbed a pair of my tights and put that on and then a simple black bra. I grabbed one of his buttoned up shirts and put that on. I put my hair in two inverted braids and put on a beanie. I grabbed a pair of military boots as I called it and put them on before walking down the stairs. There was still something wrong though, a box that I had not opened up yet, prolonging it because the pain it would cause me. But I had to do it.
"Excuse me." I said to a security guard in front of the house. "You may address." I added as the security guard didn't even dare to look at me. The moment I uttered those three words, he turned his head to me. "I'd like to have security for a trip to Gotar City." I said and he nodded as he said something in his ear. "I'd like to leave in five minutes if that is possible, from Gotar Prison." I asked and he nodded as I walked towards the airstrip. It was slightly chilly, but not something I couldn't handle with. I looked out at the country that I had fallen in love with and I let out a couple of deep breaths. This was my home, this was my place, this was where I belonged.
After five minutes I arrived at the main entrance of Gotar prison and I saw about thirty security guards outside waiting. They were all talking to one another, laughing, and there were some clear nerves in them.
"My queen?" I heard a voice state and I froze at the spot. No, I couldn't deal with that voice right now. I first had to do what I had to do, go to a family member of mine. But I couldn't do that right now, as I heard that voice. I couldn't ignore that voice. I turned around and my eyes widened as I saw someone that, when I last saw him was 16 years old. Right now though he was an actual man. His blonde hair went all over the place and on his face was the recognsable loving look.
"Dave?" I stammered in total and utter shock and I gulped. He had muscles for days, he had trained a lot, it was insane. He was looking at me in shock too, and tears appeared in his face. "I was just going to visit the bakery to go to your mum." I said in a bit of panic. "I haven't- I couldn't." I said apologising.
"Mum doesn't work at the bakery anymore." Dave said looking at me as a tear fell and I frowned.
"Why not?" I replied in shock.
"During the funeral of Princess Lea, her sons, husband and Prince Oliver, we were attacked. The bakery one of the places that was attacked." He said carefully and my eyes widened.
"No." I said shaking my head frowning. "That's impossible." I said. "They would've told me." I said as tears started to stream down my face as my body was shaking. "Your dad?" I practically begged and he shook his head and I then couldn't help but burst out into sobs as I realised this boy was all alone. "I'm so-." I started but he then did something that could get him punished, but I would never be able to punish him, and he walked forward and wrapped his arms around me to hold me. "I tried to protect him. I'm so sorry." I said through my sobs as I held onto him so fucking tightly that I was afraid he'd break.
"It's not your fault." He stammered. "Your husbands have been nothing but kind to me. Your sister-in-law, Natalie, helped me. I'm currently the head of the 8th floor. I'm doing great. They would be so proud of me." He said and I backed away to look at him and he stared back at me wiping tears from my face. "They are in the highest tier a commoner can be in Seglusa's Keep, and whenever I perish I will join them."
"But. How did your father? What?" I said in shock and I looked at him. "You're so- I." I shook my head as my mind was all fuzzy.
"On the day Locatlie was attacked and you were taken, your husband King William, came to our house and told us that there had been an attack on the island." He explained and I nodded as I held onto his hand tightly, and he accepted it. "They were sending a team to the island to get the Local people back. A day later King William arrived at our doorstep and told us they couldn't find Danny. Danny had written to us that he fell in love with Lotus and that when the war was over, he'd bring her to Locatlie and would spend his whole life protecting her." He stammered. "So, I sort of knew that he would never let her get taken without going himself." He explained and my whole body shut down as I tried to think back to that day. "We don't know what happened to him, but he's dead. When mum heard that she was a mess, but she tried to be strong. She went to work on the day of the funeral and she got murdered by a bomb." He said and tears were rolling down my cheeks as I tried to process what he was saying. "When dad found out, he got a heart attack and they were too late."
"You lost your whole family in a week time?" I stammered and he nodded slowly. "O, Dave, I'm so sorry."
"It is perfectly fine. I got a leave of absence for a month to go to Brusta. Was allowed time with High Priestess Polly herself. After that month I came back and I continued my internship with King Trevor, or I thought that would be what I was doing. But that wasn't possible because he was so busy and uhm- King William thought it wouldn't be smart to have me around King Trevor as his emotions were all over the place and I was a reminder of you for him. I got a job as the second man on the 8th floor and I took over two months ago."
"what is the eighth floor again?" I stammered looking at him and he smiled very widely.
"It's X-8. It's really exciting." He said with a huge smile and I nodded looking at him but then shook my head as I started to sob again and I hugged him tightly.
"He died shortly after we arrived." I whispered softly in his ear and Dave held onto me tighter. "He wasn't a woman, so they didn't have a prolonged use for him." I stammered. "I uhm." I took a step back, I had to tell him this. "I was with him after he died until he wasn't recognisable anymore." I said and he stared at me confused for a second before realising what that meant. "From what I could see, he wasn't tortured a whole lot. He didn't know a lot of information, or at least that's what he acted on. He obviously knew more than my sisters and parents, but they didn't know that. He was great. You can be so proud of him." I said and he let go of me and grabbed my face.
"He protected the Queen of Locatlie and her family and died protecting them. Proud is an understatement." He said and I nodded slowly looking at him. "I do have to get to work though-."
"I'll join you, well not to your work. Going to B3, my husbands have meetings." I said and he nodded slowly as we went into the elevator together. He stepped out at his floor and I gave him a swift hug before he left.
The moment his calming presence disappeared; it was replaced with anger.
A.N.
The people we were missing were Dave and his family! We just figured out what happened to them? What do you think? Did the kings forget mentioning it to Julia because of how busy they were, or do you think they held the information back?
Tomorrow Julia whom we know and love will return with a vengeance! Who is excited?
3 more chapters to go!