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Brianna entered the hospital room of her
husband the King. Even in his injured state he looked as handsome
as ever.

“
My love.” Brianna shouted
as she rushed to his side. She kissed his cheek and stroked his
hair. She took his hand in hers.

“
I have been worried sick.
When I heard you were hurt, I thought my heart would just
burst.”

Cayden smiled as he looked at Brianna. She
was every bit as stunning as he thought she would be, she was
breathtaking and she was now all his. He couldn’t believe his
brother would ever choose another Fae over this radiant beauty. He
knew he had to pretend not to recognize her for the plan to work
but all he could think about was what it would be like to kiss her
beautiful lips.

“
Who are you?” Cayden
croaked out.

“
I am your wife. Don’t you
remember?” Brianna asked gently looking into his eyes.

“
I’m sorry, I don’t. Are
you mad?”

“
Of course not, just rest
and I will find the doctor.”

Brianna stormed out of the King’s room,
determined to find a doctor and find out what was wrong with her
husband. She found a nurse walking past and got her attention.

“
Nurse, I need to see King
Kieran’s Doctor immediately.” Brianna demanded.

“
Yes, ma’am. I will page
him now,” The nurse said as she hurried away. Brianna stood in the
hallway and took a deep breath. Down the hall she saw Charity
running toward her.

“
My Queen, I’m here. How
can I serve you?”

Brianna couldn’t hold it in anymore. She
grabbed Charity and began sobbing uncontrollably.

“
Oh, Charity, he doesn’t
remember me, he has no memory of anything.” Brianna continued
crying.

Charity pulled back and smiled at Brianna.
“This is good news don’t you see” Charity said to her friend
soothingly.

“
What are you talking
about?” Brianna sniffled.

“
You can make him fall in
love with you; it can be a new start. He will forget all about the
mistress and you can have your happily ever after.”

“
Do you really think so,
Charity?”

“
I know so, now go inside
and be with your husband, I will be downstairs in the lobby if you
need me.” Charity walked away leaving Brianna. She wiped away her
tears and smoothed out the wrinkles from her dress. She slowly
walked back into the King’s room. He looked like he was asleep. She
sat next to him on a chair and put her head down on his lap. She
lay there and thought to herself she would take advantage of the
situation.

He will love me this time; I will be his
perfect wife.

Brianna felt a hand start stroking her hair;
she smiled as she looked up at her husband.

“
You are my wife?” He asked
as Brianna sat upright.

“
Yes, and we are very much
in love.”

Chapter 16

Cam was sitting at the kitchen table eating
a snack of cheese and crackers. Gretchen came in the house looking
out of sorts.

“
Gretchen, is everything
alright? You look pale.” Cam said as she swallowed down her
food.

“
Cam, I’m sorry but I
fucked up.”

“
Gretchen, what did you
do?”

“
I met a guy at work, a
Fae. We went for a swim and he walked me home. He sensed you in the
house. It turns out, well…”

“
Please Gretchen, just tell
me.”

“
He’s the Fae enforcer, I’m
so sorry Cam I had no idea, I just thought he
was a cute
guy.”

Cam stood up abruptly and ran out of the
kitchen toward her bedroom. Gretchen chased after her. Cam was in
her bedroom packing.

“
Please Cam, stop. He isn’t
going to take you. He’s taking me on a date later and he just wants
to talk to you. He’s working for the King. He wants you back Cam,
don’t you want that?”

Cam stopped packing and sat on her bed. She
ran her hands through her hair in an exasperated manner, and
started crying. Gretchen ran to her and they both cried
together.

From the hallway Richard appeared in the
doorway with a worried look on his face. “Cam is everything okay?”
Cam release Gretchen and ran into Richard’s arms. He kissed her
forehead as he tried to calm her in a soothing voice.

Gretchen sat on the bed, stunned, with her
mouth hanging open. Why would Cam run to Richard? Was there
something going on she should know about? Cam, realizing what she
did, pulled back from Richard, quickly apologizing.

“
Hey beautiful, never
apologize. Now tell me what the problem is,” Richard said to Cam as
he stroked her hair.

“
It’s the Fae Enforcer. He
found me. He’s going to take me back to the King; I don’t want to
go. I don’t love him.”

Richard’s eyes narrowed
with a fury.
Oh shit!
Gretchen thought. I know what this means.

“
I will kill him where he
stands if he tries to lay one dirty finger on you. You will always
be safe with me.”
You’re mine, not
his,
Richard thought to
himself.

Cam’s eyes widened with surprise and relief.
She hugged him tightly, feeling his arms move around her. She
snuggled up to him, feeling right at home; never wanting to leave
his big arms.

“
Can I say something?”
Gretchen interrupted. “The king wants to find you, not imprison
you. Just talk to him. Set up an arrangement so he can visit with
the baby when he or she is born. He can’t force you to be with
him.”

“
He’s the King; he can
imprison me and take my baby.” Cam sobbed. Richard still held on to
Cam wanting nothing more than to comfort her.

“
Nobody will take you; I
will protect you until I breathe my last breath.” Richard said
seriously. Cam reached up and stroked Richard’s face as she smiled,
feeling safe and protected with him. “I will talk with the
Enforcer, I refuse to continue running. I don’t have it in me to do
it anymore.

“
Richard, will you be
there?” Cam asked hopefully.

“
Of course beautiful, I’m
not going anywhere.”

“
Okay. I think it’s time we
all just went to bed, it’s the middle of the night.” Gretchen said
trying to break the tension in the air. Gretchen gave Cam a hug and
dragged Richard out of the room. Richard didn’t go easily, but he
knew Gretchen wasn’t happy with him. They walked out to the living
room and settled on the couch.

“
Ok, spill it big brother,
what is going on?”

“
She’s mine, that’s all
there is to it.”

“
And how does she feel
about you?” Gretchen asked skeptically.

“
We kissed, and then she
threw me out of her room, but damn what a kiss.”

Gretchen smacked Richard upside the head out
of frustration. “Richard you need to back off, she isn’t a Werecat,
she won’t respond to your forcefulness.”

“
I know it was stupid, I
promise I’m not going to push it. I will give her as much time as
she needs. I just can’t let anyone take her away from
me.”

“
I don’t know Adrian very
well but I trust him, it will all work out.” Gretchen gave Richard
a quick peck on the cheek and left him.

“
Be good.” Gretchen said.
She returned to her room exhausted. As she settled into her bed her
phone rang. She grumbled as she answered the phone.

“
Hello,” she
snapped.

“
Is this your normal phone
etiquette?” A familiar voice replied

“
Tanek, I’m sorry, it’s
been a trying night.”

“
Want to tell me about it?”
he asked in a soothing voice.

“
No I just want to get some
sleep and forget all about it for a while.”

“
I am calling to ask if you
would like to join me tomorrow night for dinner.”

Oh shit!
“Actually, I have plans. I don’t know how to say
this but I have a date tomorrow night,” Gretchen said
timidly.

“
I see. I have business to
take care of. Good night.” Tanek said as he quickly hung up the
phone.

That didn’t go too
well.
Gretchen put her phone away too
tired to put on any pajamas; she stripped off her clothes deciding
just to sleep in her t-shirt. As soon as her head hit the pillow
sleep claimed her.

*****

Adrian was sound asleep and woke to a
pounding at his door. He was very irritated; it seemed someone was
always waking him up out of a dead sleep. He answered the door to
find Kieran. The King pushed his way through the door past
Adrian.

“
Come in.” murmured Adrian.
Kieran sat down in the living room placing his feet up on the
coffee table.

“
It’s done. My brother is
at the hospital. The Queen most likely is at his side annoying the
hell out of him.” Kieran said with excitement in his voice. “I am
finally rid of that dreadful woman.”

“
I glad to hear it, sounds
like everything is going smoothly.”

“
Now we must complete the
last piece of the puzzle; my love Cam. I want her
found.”

“
I have a good lead. I’m
checking it out tonight; I will contact you later.”

“
Don’t disappoint me
Adrian.” Kieran abruptly jumped up from his seat. “I will be
waiting for your call.”

“
It will be done.” Adrian
replied dryly. Kieran left, shutting the door behind him. Adrian
sat back down on the couch. It was early but he doubted he would be
able to fall back asleep. He couldn’t stop thinking about Gretchen;
he had fallen asleep only to dream about her. He walked to the
kitchen and grabbed a quick cup of coffee. He sat back down in the
living room to the portal activating.

Oh fuck me, now what?

Queen Maryebella appeared smiling at Adrian.
She was dressed in a red silk robe with her silky black hair pulled
back revealing her perfect, beautiful face.

“
My Queen. Once again I am
in awe of your beauty,” Adrian replied dryly.

“
I can sense a shift. What
is going on with the fugitive?”

“
I am close to locating
her.”

“
You are hiding something,
tell me.” Maryebella demanded.

“
The King was in an
accident. Queen Brianna is at his side tending to him, he has lost
all his memory.”

“
Does this change anything
in regards to the fugitive?” Maryebella asked.

“
No, I will find her one
way or another.”

“
Good, make quick work of
locating her, I am losing patience.”

“
Good tidings, Adrian.” The
Queen said as the glass started fogging up.

“
Good tidings my Queen.”
Adrian grumbled.

Chapter 17

Cam woke up early despite the late night she
had. It wasn’t a very restful sleep at all. All she could do was to
dream about The Queen capturing her and executing her or the King
forcing her to run away with him. As Cam sat at the kitchen table
drinking an orange juice, she decided to take it back to her room
and try to get some sleep. On her way she practically smacked right
into Richard who had just came out of the bathroom.

Shit, that much sexiness should be
illegal.

Richard was only dressed in pajama bottoms
and no shirt, Cam felt very embarrassed by the way she acted last
night.

It seems like I’m always throwing myself at
him, what is wrong with me?

“
Oh Richard, sorry I was
just heading to my room.”

“
Me too, um
bye.”

“
Bye.”

She hurriedly entered her room and shut the
door. She set her orange juice on the table next to her bed and
took off her robe; she was naked underneath. It felt good to just
be naked sometimes. She collapsed on her bed and closed her eyes,
trying to sleep, when she heard a scratch at the door. She got up
not even bothering to put her robe back on and cracked open the
door. There on the other side sat Monroe; she opened the door a
little wider letting him inside before shutting it again. She stood
with her arms crossed defiantly as he transformed back to human
form.

“
How’s my beautiful
girlfriend?” He asked jokingly.

“
I’m not your girlfriend,
the deals off.” His expression changed from a joking one to serious
one.

“
What has happened to put
your panties in a twist?”

“
The Fae that you wanted
Gretchen to go out with is the Fae enforcer. I very well might go
back to prison or the King might make me run away with him. I don’t
know. One thing I do know is the deal is off, so scram.”

“
My dear you need me now
more than ever. You are just as important to me as Gretchen right
now.”

“
You are full of shit; I
don’t believe a thing you say.”

“
You are the only way I
have to influence Gretchen; to her I’m only a cat. You are her
girlfriend; she trusts and listens to you. Help me and I will owe
you. I can call off the enforcer.”

“
You lie; you cannot do
such a thing.”

“
Gretchen's grandfather is
Lachlan”