Shawn looked at the young boy before him for a moment then held out his hand for him to shake. Bradley looked at Shawn's extended hand and reached out to grab it. Shawn held his hand firmly and shook it saying, "Hello Bradley."
Bradley looked at his uncle and said, "It's nice to finally meet you, uncle Shawn."
Shawn chuckled, "Why don't we go inside and you tell me all about your life that I missed out on."
Alice smiled and wrapped her arm around Shawn's dragging him up the path and they stopped in front of the two wives. Alice looked at them with a smug face and said, "Shawn, I'd like you to meet my sisters, Berene and Patsey.”
Shawn smiled at them and said, “So these are the lovely ladies who the villagers and townsfolk have been talking about.”
Bradley stopped outside a house exhausted and climbed over the honeysuckle vine wall and landed effortlessly on the ground. He looked around and sighed when he saw that there was no one around. He made his way to a window that he was familiar with. He knocked on the window and hid away. Soon the door opened and a boy with blond hair and green eyes opened it. Bradley popped up from nowhere greeting, “Hey!” The boy yelped and stepped back shocked, “Bradley what are you doing here?” Bradley climbed through the window and closed it. He turned are to him and said, “I missed you?” “But you were here just yesterday,” he said with a huff and turned around. He could feel that he was
Terrance followed behind Alice who leads him through the garden where they saw Shawn running after Bradley who was laughing at the top of his lungs as he enjoyed being chased by his uncle.Shawn reached him and scooped Bradley up in his arms and threw him up in the air. When Bradley came down, Shawn dropped to the ground with him and they started rolling around.Alice chuckled and asked with a shake of her head, “What are you doing to my child?”Shawn stopped and looked over at her and saw Terrance behind her. He got up with Bradley following him. Bradley suddenly felt horrible for having fun with his uncle especially because he knew that he needed to be a leader one day.“Showing him that there is more to life than be an arsehole,” Shawn answered
“No, I, I, I messed up. I said I would never but I did and I feel so bad, I betrayed you, Shawn,” Aldridge continued to cry.Shawn ran his hand through Aldridge’s hair out of habit as he asked, “What did you do?”But Aldridge could not answer, he did not want to tell Shawn of his shameful acts and just cried his heart out until he fell asleep in Shawn's arms and the pain and exhaustion of overthinking and hiding away made him cave in.After lying Aldridge down in bed and covering him. Shawn went to see if the guests were still here but they had left and he was very happy that they were not around especially because they were not the crowd he was used to with their royal noses in the air. He looked at the leftover sandwiches that were going
Aldridge immediately pulled back and looked down at Shawn’s lying figure. His heart was beating erratically as he stared on dumbfounded at what he could make out of Shawn's face. His mind started racing as anxiety built up in his system and the tears flooded his eyes along with his erratically beating heart.He did not know where to start and wished that he was the one to have explained his actions to him but now what was he to do and he knew for a fact that what Shawn heard must have been from Mr Wright's mouth who knew somewhat of the truth but then again, what was the actual truth?“Shawn I…” He started but was cut off by Shawn who flung the sheets off of him and sat up on the bed with a glare on his tired face.Shawn stood up and turned around to face Aldridge in the dark, “Aldridg
Aldridge woke up feeling groggy and dehydrated. He had been crying all night and as loud as he cried calling for help, Shawn did not come in to comfort him which made him feel even worse about what he did and going as far as thinking he deserved all of this after not consideration how Shawn would feel.Aldridge looked around the chamber and saw that he was not in his chamber but in Shawn’s chamber that they barely used but he clearly recalled Shawn leaving to this chamber last night and him falling asleep in his own.He moved the comforter off of him and heard a clank. He did not take it to mind and climbed off the bed but heard an even louder clank as something hit the floor. He looked down to where he heard the sound come from and his eyes widened in horror.His left foot had a shackle clamped to it wi
Shawn returned late in the morning to the estate tired and when he opened the door to the chamber Aldridge was being served lunch. Aldridge had the fork in his mouth and gasped as he saw Shawn standing at the door looking at him and immediately wanted to say something but he cowered and remained silent looking down at his plate of food with tears swimming in his eyes.Shawn walked over to the table and sat opposite him and stared at Aldridge who kept his gaze lowered. His brows knitted, Aldridge was showing him a submissive side of him that he was not happy seeing -- the Aldridge he knew and loved was stronger than this.Loved? Shawn scoffed at the thought.Sighing inwardly, he rubbed his temples changing his mind about teaching his prince a lesson he wouldn’t for
Three days later... The Majordomo rushed to the front door and opened it after hearing continuous banging as if an army was at the door. He stared at the person who was banging on it and her face was fuming, “How dare you take forever to answer! Where is that bastard of my fathers?” Princess Blanche demanded as she walked past him, purposely bumping her shoulder into him. The Majordomo’s eyes darted around the front of the estate then he closed the door, “My Lady, Prince Aldridge is in no state to see anyone.” Princess Blanche stopped in her steps and glared at him as she asked, “No state? Even if he dies, he needs to fulfil his royal duties, why must I do it?” She walked off through the estate yelling Aldridge’s name with the Majordomo following behind her
Princess Blanche stalked through the castle to her father’s chamber with raging anger.The doors swung open and his majesty who was frolicking with a servant shot up from his bed.He glared at Blanche who just walked in and said, “Father, that bastard son of yours and his servants should be beheaded!”The king sat up on his knees and threw a pillow at her and yelled, “Do you not know about knocking?”The pillow hit her square in the face, hurting her. Blanche stared at her father and did not expect to walk in on him cheating on her mother and glared at the servant.Said servant quickly pulled the sheets to herself and Blanche saw that she was not much younger than her.
“SHAWN!!” Aldridge yelled at the top of his lungs.Shawn was out back on the lawn with Sebastian and their daughter Victoria. Sebastian groaned displeased, asking, “What is it now.”Shawn smirked amused, he turned to look at Aldridge, who was dragging Anthony and Matthias, who was covered in white powder to him. He stopped in front of them and said, “I am tired of you and your offspring. I’m going away. I don’t know where, but any place is better than this madhouse.”“As Aldridge was leaving, Sebastian yelled, “So you are leaving me with this mess?”“Deal with it!” Aldridge yelled over his shoulder and left.Shawn looked at his sons, who were just s
Joshua’s screaming could be heard throughout the estate. Shawn was inside, holding his hand while Miriam and the servants were rushing.“One last push and baby number two will be out,” Miriam assured them as she held half of the baby’s body in her arms.Joshua looked at Shawn and felt dizzy. He took in a deep breath as he squeezed his hand, then pushed hard.Miriam guided the baby out and quickly cut the umbilical cord. She wrapped him in a towel and handed him to Lilith, saying, “Make sure they are clean.”Shawn wiped the sweat off Joshua’s forehead and kissed him on the lips, “You did so well.”Joshua forced a smile and said, “Shawn, you know I love you, righ
The sun was setting and just as they thought they would have another quiet day, there was a knock on the door. Miriam was closest to the door and answered. She saw Richard standing there holding his daughter, and it looked like he had cried.At his feet were five bags, and it was as if she travelled into the past when he would sleepover. Richard looked at her sadly and asked, “Is there an extra room for us?”“I’ll let them know you are here. For now, you can leave your bags there and follow me to the family room.” She said and closed the door when he stepped in.Following her to the family room, he saw Prince Christian sitting by the fireplace, reading a book. Christian looked up and raised a brow. He looked at Miriam, who introduced who he was, then ignored Richard.She went to let Shawn and the others know he was here. Aldridge and Joshua went to see him while Sebastian stayed in his room.
Shawn walked out of the estate with a thick fury coat on and waited as the carriage pulled up to the steps. Joan Coachman jumped off her seat and rushed inside, hurrying away from the cold.Shawn shook his head amused and walked up as the door opened and out stepped Hudson with a frown on his face. He walked past Shawn too after greeting and went inside to warm up.Alice stepped out of the carriage and looked at the beautiful estate covered in snow and when she laid eyes on Shawn, her eyes watered as she smiled. Rushing into Shawn’s arms, she said, “It’s so good to see you again, big brother.”Shawn chuckled, giving her a tight squeeze and said, “Now you know where I stay, so you should visit often.”Alice rolled her eyes and looked ba
“I need to think this through,” Sebastian said, rubbing his forehead. He felt like crying, not even he could pull off something like this and in the end, she was not even executed. He looked over at Aldridge and asked, “So, did you kill my mother?”“I don’t know what the fuck she tried to do after I closed the cell door. She jumped off the bed and fell straight to earth,” he said.“So she really died like I suspected,” he confirmed.Shawn turned to Joshua, who was beyond angry and said, “Joshua, I know you disagree with the affairs I have and with what I do, but that is just how I am and I will never change. Even when I was with Aldridge, I let you walk into my life and it was not only you. But what I can assure you is that everyone that matte
Three weeks later…Sebastian stood in front of the mirror with his shirt in his mouth and ran his hand over his stomach. “I can’t believe I am already showing. I even had to buy new clothes to hide this,” he complained.Covering himself, he walked out of the estate and to the carriage. He looked at Joann Coachman and asked, “Where do you plan to take me?”“I am only instructed to pick you up, not give you any information,” she said and faced the front. Joshua stuck his head out of the carriage and said, “Hurry or we will leave you behind!”Sebastian looked at him surprised and asked, “Why the hell are you here?”“Oh, it disgusts me too that you are going to be in here with my children. Just hurry so we can go see what Shawn wants us to,” he said, and pulled his head back in.Climbing instead, Sebastian saw that Agnus and Lilith were in
“I’m coming!” The Majordomo of the Hillroge estate yelled at the person banging on the front door.He pulled the door open and saw a furious Sebastian. He stepped aside and bowed, “Welcome, your highness.”“Is Shawn here?” He asked. The majordomo nodded his head, “Yes he is, please follow me.”Sebastian was led to the where he saw Shawn teaching Matthias to walk. Joshua was lying on a blanket with Anthony sitting on his back eating fruit.He walked up to Joshua and cleared his throat. Turning his head to look at him, Joshua’s face, “What the fuck are you doing here?”“Oh now, you shouldn’t be cursing in front of children,” Sebastian said
Shawn’s heavy footsteps could be heard hitting against the concrete floor. He made his way down to the last cell and turned on his heels. He glared into the cell at the queen, who looked up at him blankly.“Are you comfortable?” He asked her.She lowered her gaze and said, “Ever since you entered our lives, things have gone downhill for the royal family.”Shawn raised a brow and smirked. “No, the moment you tried to kill Aldridge the first time, things went downhill for you. Aldridge never died once I came into his life.”She scoffed and lifted her gaze. Standing up, she walked towards the bars and said, “But he finally died, didn’t he?”Shawn stared into her eyes an
Sebastian opened his mother’s door and looked inside. He saw her sitting on her bed, sewing something. Clearing his throat, he said, “Good morning, mother.”She looked up and placed the needle and shirt down she was busy with and smiled, “Good morning son, what can I do for you?”“I came to visit you,” he said as he walked over to her.Queen Katherine sighed, smiling she said, “Son, you are investigating me and the duke ordered that I should receive no visitors, not even from my own servants.”He looked at her and with a weary smile he said, “Things are not looking good for you mother.”“Sebastian, I am innocent,” she said.He shook his head unamused and went to sit down on the bed. Taking her hands in his, he said, looking into her eyes, “Mother, I have good news.”“What is it? Does it have something to do with my ca