Chapter 23 Feeling torn , he dismissed her .
Thats all for now .
Im tired and hungry and dont care for how this morning has gone .
He sounded petulant even to his own ears , but he didnt care right now .
Uhm .
She collected his bowl of breakfast and sat down in the chair that was still situated next to his bed .
She was doing that infuriating habit of hers where she bit her bottom lip .
He watched as she sucked it into her mouth and nibbled .
Dear Goddess , are you tempting me ? I wanted to say , again , how sorry I am for- Its fine .
He interrupted her .
He knew what she meant to apologize for and he couldnt stomach another apology .
How could she not see that it was the other way around ? It was he who needed to be apologizing to her , not her to him .

I dont want to talk about it right now .
He felt his frown appear , but he couldnt stop it .
The subject left him with a sour taste in his mouth .
She held out the spoon and fed him his breakfast of oats over milk with a small pouch of strawberries before she mentioned something about going to the Market and getting proper medicine , but he didnt have the heart to fully pay attention to what she was saying .
His mind was on David and the dangers that might lurk in his castle .
What had happened since his accident ? Who was in his home ? Was Bea safe when she slept ? However far away that was from him .
She was getting up to leave when he said abruptly , I want you to move into my rooms .
What ? That was all she said .
Her eyes had grown large and were peering down at him in confusion .
So , he repeated himself .
I have a room attached to mine just in case I needed a private servant .
Youll find it comfortable .
I want you to move into my rooms with me .

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Closer .
So , moving forward , Ill know where you are .
Her expression grew sad .
A small frown formed , and her brow turned down , but she simply said , As you wish .
And then she turned and left the room .
Why was she sad ? The thought of her face lingered in his mind .
Why do I care ? She was nothing more than a slave pretending to be his wife .
Hed named her as such himself yet she couldnt NOT be a slave .
For that was what she was .
He remembered her standing up to David and her shocked expression when she saw his cut .
How she fought for him , battled for him really .
As she should ! The thought slid in , unbidden .
Yet , the hours of her absence started he to call for ? What if she fell and alone ? weigh on him .

Not only was she not in his room , but she was also not in his castle .
If he needed something , who was herself because she was carrying too much and now , she was stuck and injured ? Did she have help ? Did she go He hated how he tormented himself over the unknown and so he focused on the known .
He was awake , present .
He was slowly gaining control over his limbs and body .
Even if those limbs were nothing like they used to be .
In his mind , they were weak , feeble , and broken .
No longer did he feel powerful and strong .
He chided his form which was no better than a mewling child in his mind , Once a man of significance and power , now , a traitor to his Kingdom and a subject of mockery and ridicule .
Truly , a mass of meat , thrown over a railing by a slave .
And who should he find at his side in his darkest hour ? A beautiful girl who saved his life only to be beaten , burned , and discarded .
He would force himself to become strong again , even if it killed him .
He would be a force to be reckoned with and he swore right then and there that he would get to the bottom of what happened at the cottage , and he would slaughter whoever it was that dared to cross him , his father , and now , his wife .