Aldridge walked into the cabin and his eyes widened in surprise, “Mrs Wright!” He called and rushed up to her.
Mrs Wright opened her arms and hugged Aldridge who crashed into her arms. She chuckled and wiped away her tears. It had been a few months since she last saw them and she was so happy that Aldridge was happy to see her too.
“How have you been?” Aldridge asked her.
She smiled at him and said, “Never better. How about something to eat and drink?”
Aldridge nodded his head then turned to Shawn and asked, “When did you get her to come through.”
“I sent Joan Coachman to pass the message on and had John Coachman pick her up a few days before,” Shawn answered as he s
Hudson walked up to the door of the cabin and heard screaming accompanied by Shawn’s name. He frowned but ignored it and knocked on the door.Seconds later an elderly woman opened the door with red swollen eyes. Hudson looked at her confused and asked, “Good day, I am here to see Master Shawn.”“Oh?” She said then let him in. She led him to the family room and said, “I will call him.”He nodded his head and watched as she quickly rushed out to call him. She was so happy that Shawn’s madness could be put on hold.She knocked on the door and said over Aldridge’s screams, “My Lord, a man is here to see you.”The cane stopped mid-air and he looked at the door. &ldq
An hour after Shawn left the room, he returned and when he looked at the centre of the room where he left Aldridge, only the red silk was hanging from the beam. He looked around the room then cleared his throat and went over to the spare room that would be Hudson’s place of residence until he leaves. He opened the door and saw Aldridge lying naked on his stomach with his eyes closed. Behind him, Mrs Wright was applying ointment on his wounds where she needed to. When she saw Shawn walk in, she noticed the black book in his hands and recalled that Hudson had that same book with him. Shawn gazed at her profoundly and asked, “Who gave you permission to remove Aldridge?” She glared at him and said, “You took your time
“Aldridge is no longer the seventh prince, so why does he need to rush to the castle? A place that does not even want him there?” Shawn asked the King’s messenger.The messenger did not recognise Shawn and was slightly afraid because of the look in his eyes.The man cleared his throat and began his explanation, “Prince Aldridge and all the royal siblings have been called to the castle for questioning on their whereabouts over the last three days.”Shawn stared at him as he explained this and said, “No one knew we were here until you went to the estate so what did the Majordomo say to you?”The messenger awkwardly cleared his throat and answered, “The Majordomo of the prince’s estate stated that I would find you here w
The news of Princess Blanche’s passing shocked the kingdom especially because the others who were poisoned too were still alive. The news reached Aldridge and Shawn’s ears too and now they knew that they would have to head to the castle. As they were in the carriage manned by both Joan Coachman and John Coachman. Inside the carriage, Aldridge asked as he stared at Shawn who seemed to be in a world of his own, “If you know who is behind this, why aren’t you saying anything.” Shawn looked at him and said, “Currently, it’s better that you do not know as to not raise suspicion. Trust me when I say that I have your back, nothing will happen to you.” Aldridge sighed and rubbed his temples, no matter how he looked at this, in the past he was blamed for everything and now wi
The first and second princes walked through the castle halls until they arrived at the king’s hall. The messenger announced a royal entry and the doors opened. Shawn lifted his gaze for a split second and saw the other royal siblings inside with the queen and king. He lowered his gaze again as they entered. Walking into the hall, Aldridge and Sterling wore bright and cheerful clothes while the others were all in white and black. The queen was appalled by the disrespect. Sterling also suddenly felt awkward and when he looked at Aldridge he could see that it was affecting him too. They bowed slightly as Sterling spoke, “It seems the message to inform us on our attire has yet to reach us.” His words flew over all of their h
Sebastian who heard all of this couldn’t be bothered in the least. He killed her and so what? She was nothing but a pawn in their father’s tyranny and when it was announced that she would be dying, the marriage was moved to Princess Nora who was happy about it too and this time, she was marrying the duke’s son and not him.The queen looked at Sebastian who was staring out to nowhere and said, “Sebastian, did you kill your sister?”He snapped back to reality and as he answered, “And why would I do that?”Nora turned to him and said, “What about her exposing you to father? Like she said before you and Aldridge are the same.”“Prince Aldridge,” Sterling reminded her. He made it clear once before that if they
Aldridge pushed the doors open to his office and sighed. He walked around his desk and sat down on the chair and looked at Shawn who was closing the door. Shawn slowly walked up to the desk and said as he looked around, “So that went well.” Aldridge pouted and raised his legs on the desk, “It did and I can’t believe that she was planning to get in your pants, I’m glad she is dead, who the fuck does she think she is.” Shawn raised a surprised brow and asked as he looked at him, “You curse too? That’s new.” “Oh please Samuel, do you honestly expect me to be prim and propper after being accused of murder when we know who the culprit is?” Aldridge asked. Shawn walked around the desk and sat on it in front of Aldridge. He picked his feet up and put them on his lap and too
Aldridge sat down as he heard Sterling's words then pulled out the folder in his desk drawer that he put in there earlier before placing his feet on the desk.He places the folder on his desk as he said, "I didn't hear anything about any murders, I'm sure Sir and Madam Majordomo would have told me."Shawn side-eyed him as he said, "He did tell me. I'm the one who didn't speak."Aldridge turned his head to look at Shawn and was about to say something but remembered that Sterling was with them.He sighed and said, "Alright. I want you to have a deeper look into these cases when I am done going through this folder. Compile a file of your own as well so that we have something to report to the king as well."As Aldridge was readin
“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