-Karen-He chuckled again and left me waiting until I sweetly nipped his neck. “You’re getting your wish.” Conor answered softly. “We are having a boy.” He murmured as I giggled excitedly. A boy! I held him tightly. Our pumpkin is a boy! I couldn’t help but be so overwhelming happy. “I’m so excited! I get my boy after all!”“I want a daughter next. I want my Elizabeth! You better give me one!” He reached over to the desk, grabbed the bowl and held up a strawberry to my lips. “I know you have to be starving now.” I nodded and ate the berry he placed on my tongue. “Bertha told me the week before you woke up. I just hope he is as vivacious as you are with your tenacity.” He gave me a piece of cheese next.“I hope he looks just like you. Handsome and strong. And so kind!” I rubbed my belly sitting there in my own world for a moment as I soaked up the happy feelings this left me with. Conor held another strawberry to my lips. “How did I get so lucky?” I whispered. I ate the berry slowly,
-Karen-Several guards came in and surrounded me as I had rushed towards Michael and Conor. Stay calm Kay. There has to be a good explanation for this.“To Conor?” Michael huffed a laugh. “He stupidly marched into father’s apartments without permission and demanded that Joanne be released while we were in the middle of starting her interrogation.” Michael explained heaving Conor onto the bed haphazardly. Don’t hurt him you jerk! “Father said no and for him to leave immediately but Conor refused saying he wasn’t leaving without Joanne. So, he got punished! Twice in one day… He sure doesn’t learn does he? He’s a glutton for punishment. Always has been since we were kids. He really is an idiot.” Michael looked over to Bart and then to me. I don’t like that look on his face. “Well, well... Looks like there’s no one left to protect you now.” He started to approach me with a cruel smile. “Don’t let her get away men.”“Stay away from me!” I half-shrieked backing away from him. The guards tig
-Karen-When I awoke the next time, I was back in our apartment. I bolted up and looked around. I looked down and saw that my belly had grown a lot more since I remembered seeing it last as it protruded through nightgown. I was much smaller before Michael captured me. How far am I right now? I look like I could have this baby any day now… I felt my son moving around, most likely protesting my unwelcomed sudden movement. Sorry pumpkin. Please don’t be too angry at Mama! I had been lying on the chaise and slowly looked over to the bed.Three pale faced people lay a few feet apart from each other in the large bed. The door opened and closed quietly as I took a step towards the bed. I crossed the space and tried shaking Conor awake. “Wake up!” I rubbed his cheek and kissed his lips, but he didn’t stir. “Wake up Conor! Please!” I pleaded shaking his shoulders. I pressed my ear to his chest, and I could hear his heartbeat. The melodic rhythm I loved and had fallen asleep to many nights befo
-Karen-“Step aside, my sweet.” Michael instructed as he put rope around my wrists on me. I fought back as best I could, but I was overpowered quickly. He dragged me by the rope and hung it on a hook even though I begged and pleaded to be released. It eerily mirrored the room that Lewis had taken me to. “I promise we’re going to make you wish you were never even born.” He crooned as they smiled cruelly. He patted my right cheek then walked over to a table on the left wall. Beatrice pulled off the black sheet that had been covering the table and laid out perfectly was an entire collection of tools designed for torture. Some of them were familiar as Lewis had already used them on me but the rest were foreign. Look at all of those weapons… There must be at least thirty or more. I felt a lump form in my throat as I resigned myself to face this impending torture session. I’m going to die here, and I won’t have even had the chance to say I love you one last time… I fought hard against my e
-Karen-“Hey, do you have that juice I told you to bring?” Michael asked as I felt the hooks dig in and be ripped out again. I felt sick to my stomach from the continuing pain. Another lash that ripped away flesh. I fought to push away the nausea. Beatrice left my line of sight as the hooks continued to dig out the flesh in my back. “Yes, that’s the one! Bring it over here and we will pour it on her back. That should wake her up a bit!”Beatrice walked past me with a smug smirk as I struggled to breathe. Michael took a break from flogging me as Beatrice reached behind me. As soon as the liquid touched my open wounds it felt like I was being set on fire. I shrieked and screamed from the pain as she doused me with more juice. “Come on! Scream louder bitch! I came two weeks from home for this!” Beatrice yelled as I screamed as loud as I could from the mind crushing agony. I ended up vomiting from the pain I was being put through. “Gross!” She yelled, gagging in response.“Have some more
-Conor-Conor was the first to wake. He slowly woke up holding his head with his hands as sat up carefully. He remained still for a few minutes as he tried to figure out what had happened. I went to confront father and the Generals so I could try to get Joanne back and then everything escalated quickly… They said they were going to do an interrogation on her- Why? What happened after that? He thought a few more minutes as his head throbbed. Before I could even begin to fight back, the command was issued to for me to be punished. Octavian and Michael! Those bastards attacked me! It’s all black after that… He looked over to his right and he saw Bart and Joanne. They are both here. But wait…Joanne looked different but he couldn’t figure out why. Something’s off about her…He took her left hand as it dawned on him as to why she looked different. “Oh no! They didn’t…” He whispered shaking her shoulder roughly. “Joanne! Joanne!!” She started to stir slowly. Conor reached over Joanne and sho
-Conor-With lightning speed, Conor disarmed Michael’s sword and slashed his throat. “You fucking bastard! I only wish I had more time so I can torture you like you truly deserve.” He left the room quickly rushing down the hall passing many servants as he dashed to the servant’s stairs as the blood dripped off the blade along the floor. He quickly ran down the stairs and made his way into the small dining hall and through to the kitchen. Please don’t be dead. Please don’t be dead. Please don’t be dead! Please hold on! Hold on for me Kay!Many servants and soldiers stepped quickly out of his way as he passed by them with an icy death glare in his eyes. He snapped the keys up off the hook as he proceeded down to the dungeon. “Kay! Answer me!” Conor shouted as he looked into a couple open cells right in front of the stair landing. He saw several empty rows with cells on either side. He turned to the left and down the corridor he saw a couple closed off cells of the left side of the main
-Conor-“I want him killed!” Conor shouted coldly. “Torture him! Like he tortured her! And then kill him slowly. Peel his skin off after you boil him! It’s only fair for what he has done to us!” Michael laughed lightly as Conor became even more enraged. “Let me fucking go, father! I’m going to destroy you, Michael!!” I’ll rip your throat out and stomp you down to the bed rock! I’m going to enjoy getting rid if you, you piece of fucking trash!“I’ve heard enough out of you, Michael!” Zachary snapped unamused. He turned back to Conor. “We cannot kill him even if he might deserve it. But I will personally punish him myself. Guards seize him immediately and take him to my apartments. It’s time for you to learn an important lesson in retribution, Michael. Further, bring Beatrice; she is just as guilty in this case.” Zachary commanded firmly. “Octavian, please send for Roger immediately. Tell him it is an emergency; We will see if we can save your Mistress, Conor.” After many of the guards